Pokémon Sword and Shield Guide & Walkthrough Wiki

Welcome to the Game8 Pokemon Sword and Shield (SWSH) Wiki. We're updating with new information about The Isle of Armor DLC as soon as it is released, so check out all of our brand-new guides updated at lightning speed!

All The Isle of Armor Guides

Story Walkthrough	Isle of Armor Pokedex
Isle of Armor Maps	How to Get Kubfu
Cram-o-Matic	Max Soup
All Diglett Locations	All Dojo Upgrades

Pokemon Sword and Shield - News

Ranked Battle Series 5 has begun!

Itching to use your new Isle of Armor Pokemon in the big leagues? The wait is over! All Isle of Armor Pokemon, including Urshifu and its Gigantamax forms, are now legal for Ranked Battle!

Before you start, check out our new Best Builds for each of the new Pokemon, and our detailed explanation of the revised ruleset!

Movesets & Best Builds for Isle of Armor Pokemon
Scizor	Kingdra	Magnezone
Volcarona	Chansey	Blissey
Talonflame	Azumarill	Galarian Slowbro
Porygon2	Urshifu Single-Strike Style	Urshifu Rapid-Strike Style
Slowbro	Alolan Marowak	Dragalge
Klefki	Lycanroc

Cobalion, Terrakion, and Virizion have also been made available, but can currently only be obtained via Pokemon HOME or trading with other players.

Newly Legal Pokemon via Pokemon HOME
Terrakion	Cobalion	Virizion

Ranked Battle Rules and Legal Pokemon

Steel & Rock Types Rising from the Earth!

Availability Period
June 30th, 2020 (Tues.) - July 31st, 2020 (Fri.) 24:00 UTC

Starting on Tuesday, June 30th, Steel-type and Rock-type Pokemon are more likely to appear in Max Raid Dens. After checking the Wild Area News, you'll be able to find a variety of Pokemon in Dens across the Wild Area, with Gigantamax Coalossal and Gigantamax Copperajah making appearances as well.

List of Max Raid Events

Galar Starters available with Hidden Abilities!

The Galar Starter Pokemon, Rillaboom, Cinderace, and Sobble, are available for the first time with new Hidden Abilities, available for free in the mobile version of Pokemon HOME. This will unlock a world of new potential for these Pokemon, so be sure to grab them before it's too late!
How to Get & Transfer Hidden Ability Starters from Pokemon HOME

Also, check out our new Best Builds for each of their fully-evolved forms to learn how to use 'em once you got 'em!

Galar Starters - Hidden Ability Builds
Cinderace Libero Build	Rillaboom Grassy Surge Build	Inteleon Sniper Build

In preparation for the release of The Isle of Armor on June 17th, the first half of the Expansion Pass DLC, Pokemon Sword and Shield are playing host to the biggest appearance of Gigantamax Pokemon ever! Read our full article for a list of all available Pokemon and what games they can be found in.

List of Max Raid Events

Pokemon Sword and Shield - Hot Articles

Hot Articles

Best Teams Available for Rental	How to Evolve Every Pokemon
Best Pokemon Tier List For Ranked Battle HOT	Where to Find All Gigantamax Pokemon
How to EV Train Fast and Reset EVs	List of Raid Boss Locations
How to Get All Starters	Shiny Hunting Guide

Pokemon Sword and Shield - Pokedex

Pokedex and List of All Pokemon

Galar Pokedex

The Isle of Armor Pokedex

Pokemon by Generation

Generation 1		Generation 2		Generation 3
Generation 4		Generation 5		Generation 6
Generation 7			Generation 8 (New Pokemon)

Pokemon by Type

Fire	Water	Grass
Electric	Ice	Fighting
Poison	Ground	Flying
Psychic	Bug	Rock
Ghost	Dragon	Dark
Steel	Fairy	Normal

Pokemon by Stats

Pokemon Related Links

Pokemon Sword and Shield - Wild Area

Wild Area and Raid Strategy

Wild Area and Raid Strategy

The Isle of Armor Maps

Fields of Honor	Soothing Wetlands
Forest of Focus	Challenge Beach
Brawlers' Cave	Loop Lagoon
Stepping-Stone Sea	Insular Sea
Honeycalm Island	Honeycalm Sea
Potbottom Desert	Warm-Up Tunnel
Training Lowlands	Challenge Road
Courageous Cavern	Workout Sea

The Isle of Armor Wild Area

All Wild Area Maps

Rolling Fields	Dappled Grove	West Lake Axewell
Axew's Eye	Giant's Seat	South Lake Miloch
East Lake Axewell	Watchtower Ruins	Motostoke Riverbank
Stony Wilderness	Bridge Field	Dusty Bowl
Giant's Mirror	Giant's Cap	Lake of Outrage
Hammerlocke Hills	North Lake Miloch	-

All Raid Boss Locations

Location of Each Raid Boss by Generation

Pokemon Sword and Shield - Tier Lists for Ranked Battle

Best Pokemon Tier List For Ranked Battle

Pokemon Sword and Shield - Best Teams for Ranked Battle

All Best Teams for Ranked Battle

Best Durant Team

Best Arcanine Team

World Top 3's Go-to Team

Pokemon Sword and Shield - Best Builds for Ranked Battle

All Competitive Builds for Ranked Battle

Movesets & Best Builds for Isle of Armor Pokemon
Scizor	Kingdra	Magnezone
Volcarona	Chansey	Blissey
Talonflame	Azumarill	Galarian Slowbro
Porygon2	Urshifu Single-Strike Style	Urshifu Rapid-Strike Style
Slowbro	Alolan Marowak	Dragalge
Klefki	Lycanroc

Movesets & Best Builds for New Pokemon
Dragapult	Galarian Corsola	Toxtricity
Galarian Darmanitan	Corviknight	Dracovish
Grimmsnarl	Rillaboom	Duraludon
Cinderace	Alcremie	Dracozolt
Hatterene	Eiscue	Inteleon
Pincurchin	Frosmoth	Zacian
Sirfetch'd	Flapple	Coalossal
Centiskorch	Arctozolt

Movesets & Best Builds for Returning Pokemon
Mimikyu	Wash Rotom	Gyarados
Ferrothorn	Aegislash	Excadrill
Tyranitar	Hydreigon	Heat Rotom
Arcanine	Mamoswine	Toxapex
Togekiss	Cloyster	Durant
Snorlax	Charizard	Sylveon
Lucario	Hippowdon	Umbreon
Conkeldurr	Quagsire	Gastrodon
Lapras	Whimsicott	Rhyperior
Goodra	Haxorus	Glaceon
Mow Rotom	Type: Null	Gengar
Milotic	Gardevoir	Flygon
Chandelure	Lanturn	Torkoal
Bisharp	Seismitoad	Silvally
Butterfree	Primarina	Incineroar
Blastoise	Decidueye	Venusaur
Darmanitan	Alolan Ninetales	Gothitelle
Crawdaunt	Clefable	Reuniclus
Kommo-o	Terrakion	Cobalion
Virizion	Noivern

Movesets & Best Builds for Gigantamax Pokemon
Gigantamax Grimmsnarl	Gigantamax Snorlax	Gigantamax Charizard

Pokemon Sword and Shield - Team Building Guides

All Competitive Battling Guides
Team Building Basics
Basics of Competitive Team Building	Basics of Competitive Doubles
Battle Formats
Singles	Doubles
Types of Teams
Offensive Teams	Defensive Teams
Weather Teams	Trick Room Teams
Monotype Teams	Doubles Teams

Pokemon Sword and Shield - Story Walkthrough

Story Walkthrough

See All Story Walkthroughs

Story Walkthrough

Getting to the 1st Gym	Getting to the 2nd Gym
Getting to the 3rd Gym	Getting to the 4th Gym
Getting to the 5th Gym	Getting to the 6th Gym
Getting to the 7th Gym	Getting to the 8th Gym
Champion Cup Semifinals	Rose Tower
Champion Cup Finals	Getting to the Champion
Post Game Content

Gym Challenge

List of Gym Challenges

How to Beat Each Trainer

Rival Battles	Gym Leader Battles
How to Beat Champion Leon

Pokemon Sword and Shield - Beginner's Tips & Guides

See All Beginner Tips and Guides

Pokemon Sword and Shield - Moves

Moves by Type

Fire	Water	Grass
Electric	Ice	Fighting
Poison	Ground	Flying
Psychic	Bug	Rock
Ghost	Dragon	Dark
Steel	Fairy	Normal

Moves by Category

Dynamax Moves

Pokemon Sword and Shield - Maps

Towns

Routes

Mines

Wild Area

Miscellaneous Maps

Pokemon Sword and Shield - Abilities

List of All Abilities

Pokemon Sword and Shield - New Features

List of All New Features

Pokemon Sword and Shield - Items

Pokemon Sword and Shield - Message Boards

Message Board

What Kind of Game is Pokemon Sword and Shield?

Start your Adventure in the Galar Region

Your adventure will start in Galar, where nature is abundant, wild Pokemon are stronger and always on guard, and where people and Pokemon are partners. Many various Pokemon Gyms are also found throughout the region.

Locations in the Region

There are many locations that can be found in the region, where you can find different species of Pokemon as you go through your adventure! One of these locations is the Wild Area, where you can battle with Dynamax and Gigantamax Pokemon.

Pokemon Battles

Pokemon Battles in the Galar Region are considered the most popular form of entertainment. With the new Pokemon forms, items, and moves, Pokemon Battles are sure to be more fun than ever!