Nosepass is an obvious reference to the ancient Easter Island sculptures, but that reference won’t help trainers catch one in this generation. Here’s how to get Nosepass and evolve into 
Probopass in Pokémon Scarlet and Violet: The Teal Mask. We’ve even got a rock solid yet electrifying competitive build for Probopass, so let’s get straight into it.
How To Get Nosepass¶
Start by heading to the Paradise Barrens fast travel point. From there, Nosepass should be in abundance. Use a quick ball to get and easy capture whilst have a high-level Pokémon with false swipe and a status affecting move for backup. Once Nosepass has evolved, we need to evolve it into Probopass. The trick is to use a certain evolutionary item to push the process along.
How To Evolve Nosepass Into Probopass¶
Trainers will need a Thunderstone to evolve Nosepass into Probopass. Thunderstones can be found as dropped items around Kitakami and Paldea, with Delibird Presents stocking them for $3000. The easiest one to find would be south of Paradise Barrens along the west side of the map as the grasslands appear. Go around halfway down this area to find a rocky patch to the west side of the map to find a Thunderstone.
(1 of 5) Head south of Paradise Barren and hug the east side of the map until the middle of the grassland area.
Once trainers have a Thunderstone, use it on Nosepass whilst it’s in the trainers party to evolve it into Probopass. Now trainers have a strong new partner Pokémon, let’s get into the best build for it.
The Best Probopass Competitive Build¶
| Stat | Description |
|---|---|
| Level | 100 |
| Tera Type | Flying |
| Nature | Calm |
| Ability | Magnet Pull |
| Held Item |  Leftovers |
| Moveset |  Earth Power,  Power Gem,  Stealth Rock and  Thunder Wave |
| Base Stats | HP: 95 Attack: 60, Defense: 79, Sp. Atk: 100, Sp. Def, 125 and Speed: 81 |
| EVs | HP: 252, Special Defense: 168 and 88 Speed |
| IVs | HP: 31, Attack: 31, Defense: 31, Sp. Atk: 31 Sp. Def. 31 and Speed: 0 |
Thanks to its high Sp. Defense stat, Probopass can set up Stealth Rock whilst taking hits thanks to a number of added benefits of this build. Its flying Tera-Typing will eliminate its Ground and Rock weaknesses with Leftover topping up its HP every turn. Earth Power is a strong special move which should be used to wipe out and Steel types looking to get a foothold. Power Gem is a powerful move that will receive a 50% basic damage boost thanks to its type match up with Probopass. This is known as STAB (Same-type attack bonus). Finally Thunder Wave will help break any sweepers knock out streak to even the odds.
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