How to catch Meloetta in Pokémon Scarlet and Violet The Indigo Disk

If you needed another reason to explore the Terarium in Pokémon Scarlet and Violet The Indigo Disk, a Mythical Pokémon is hiding somewhere for you to find. Meloetta has a musical secret quest that you have to complete without any hints if you want to catch it.

The Mythical Melody Pokémon is a bonus encounter you can find in the DLC and doesn’t count toward your Blueberry Pokédex completion, and there’s a unique method to make it appear. Unlike Keldeo’s visual quest in Sword and Shield The Crown Tundra, Meloetta is hidden until you follow a few specific steps.

Meloetta The Indigo Disk encounter guide: How to locate and catch Meloetta location Pokémon Scarlet and Violet

If you’ve noticed the moving wind that carries leaves and grass in areas of the Coastal Biome, you have your first clue. Fly to the Coastal Outdoor Classroom atop the mountain, or climb there if you haven’t already, and then descend the waterfall. 

Once you’re at the bottom, or if you glided down on your mount Pokémon, head toward the biggest tree on the land closest to where the waterfall ends. To the left of that tree, if you look closely, you should see the wind circling a small area that includes a bush. Stand there and follow these steps exactly: 

• Stand within the circling wind and grass near the bush. 
• Using the left joystick on your controller, spin your character around for upward of 10 seconds. 
• Immediately after spinning, use the down button on your dpad to open your camera. 
• Press the left d-pad button until you select your Sepia filter.
• Wait around three to five seconds for whatever music is playing to cut out into a new melody and exit the camera. 

The song that replaces the normal music is called the Relic Song, a staple tune and move for Meloetta. If you look around the area, you should spot the Mythical Pokémon floating and singing for you. Feel free to listen to its song as long as you want before approaching it, because interacting with Meloetta will start a battle. Even if you leave to grab more Poké Balls, the Mythical Pokémon will remain in the same place, and you also don’t need to worry about resetting for a Shiny Meloetta.

This is a very creative and sneaky way to hide yet another Legendary Pokémon encounter in the DLC. It is also tied to Meloetta’s last appearance in Pokémon Black 2 and White 2, where a guitarist in Castelia City mentions “a long-ago melody from the fringes of my sepia-toned memories” and plays the Relic Song for you while Meloetta dances and changes forms.