Pokémon Scarlet & Violet: All 32 Ominous Black Stake Locations

There are 32 Ominous Black Stakes in Paldea: eight purple, eight yellow, eight green and eight blue. Remove all eight of a color to open its matching shrine and face the Treasure of Ruin inside. The lists below group every stake by shrine and give nearby landmarks and terrain clues; use the linked map guide when a landmark alone does not pinpoint the exact spot.

How to unlock the shrines

Complete the Academy History classes and befriend teacher Raifort to have the shrines added to your map, according to Serebii’s Treasures of Ruin guide. Collect all eight stakes for a shrine, then return to it to open the entrance and battle the legendary Pokémon within.

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Each stake set is associated with one shrine and one Treasure of Ruin:

Some stakes are easy to miss because they sit in caves, on cliffs or islands, or below a mountain ledge. The location clues here follow the named areas and landmarks in Nintendo Life’s location guide, which also includes map images. The descriptions are landmarks, not coordinates.

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Purple stakes: Grasswither Shrine and Wo-Chien

The purple set is spread across South and East Paldea.

1. South of Los Platos, on hills in South Province (Area One), beside a small lake and a river running down the hillside.
2. Northeast of Los Platos and east of the Pokémon Center outside Mesagoza, on a plateau corner in South Province (Area One).
3. Atop the spiral plateau slightly northeast of Los Platos in South Province (Area One).
4. Near Mesagoza, just below the bridge leading to South Province (Area Three).
5. Southwest of South Province (Area Five), on a cliff overlooking several lakes in South Province (Area One).
6. East of Mesagoza, up a rocky hill in the first part of South Province (Area Three).
7. Outside Artazon, on a dirt hill directly south of the Artazon (East) Pokémon Center.
8. At the northern tip of South Province (Area Three), among cliff faces and overlooking East Province (Area One).

Yellow stakes: Icerend Shrine and Chien-Pao

The yellow set covers West and South Paldea. One stake is inside a tunnel rather than out in the open.

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1. North of Cortondo and across the river, in a cliffside crevice in South Province (Area Two). You may need to jump across the river.
2. South of Asado Desert and southeast of a Pokémon Center in West Province (Area One), on a small plateau near a Watchtower and ruins.
3. Behind the Cascarrafa Gym, concealed behind a tree.
4. In West Province (Area One), down in a crater on a circular plateau south of a lake and river. It is near the bridge toward the desert and Cascarrafa, opposite a wind farm.
5. Southeast of stake 4, high on a cliffside. A careful jump or a climb may be needed.
6. Inside a tunnel in South Province (Area Six), reached from the lower level of South Province (Area Four).
7. On a grassy patch halfway up the mountain near Alfornada and Alfornada Cave.
8. East of Alfornada, far down the mountain beside a wide river and waterfalls, at a waterfall mouth.

Green stakes: Groundblight Shrine and Ting-Lu

The green stakes span Casseroya Lake, Glaseado Mountain and West Province (Area Three). Expect to swim to one and drop down from high ground for others.

1. On a raised pillar in a cavernous area in West Province (Area Two). Reach it with a high jump or by dropping in from above.
2. Below that cavern, beside a small waterfall east of the bridge to Lake Casseroya.
3. On the southwest part of Glaseado Mountain, near a lake and gray rock. Drop down from the mountain to reach it.
4. On the smallest, lowest grassy patch of a small island near the middle of Casseroya Lake. Swimming is needed.
5. On the east side of Casseroya’s largest island, near the second False Dragon Titan encounter.
6. Near the tip of Casseroya’s triangular southwest land point, just before the land breaks up. Approach by heading clockwise from the south entrance.
7. On a small grassy plateau at the northwest corner of Casseroya Lake, outside Socorrat Trail and overlooking the ocean.
8. At Glaseado Mountain’s westernmost point, tucked behind the mountain. Drop down the northwest side.

Blue stakes: Firescourge Shrine and Chi-Yu

The blue set is in the North Provinces and on Glaseado Mountain, in northeast Paldea.

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1. Just north of Levincia, behind a tree beside the Levincia Lighthouse. You can jump down from the lighthouse.
2. Far north of Levincia in North Province (Area Two), hidden in ruins underneath a TM.
3. At the top of Fury Falls in the center of North Province (Area Two), above the shrine.
4. On a plateau in northeast Tagtree Thicket near a Tera Raid crystal and tree. You can also reach it by dropping down from Glaseado Mountain.
5. West of Tagtree Thicket, on a small green patch down the southern side of Glaseado Mountain.
6. Northeast of Glaseado Mountain in North Province (Area One), on a small grassy landform beside a small rock where a river runs into the North Paldean Sea.
7. In North Province (Area One), on raised ground west of a large lake, on a grassy patch.
8. Northeast of the bamboo forest in North Province (Area Two), beside a large tree atop a rocky hill.

After collecting a set

Once you have removed all eight stakes of one color, go to that color’s shrine and interact with its entrance to open it. The shrine encounter is with the corresponding Treasure of Ruin in the table above. If the entrance remains closed, check the set for a missing stake and use the map images in the linked location guide to compare the terrain around the named landmark.

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