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List of Contents
News & Updates		Hot Articles		Pokedex
Wild Area		Tier Lists		Best Teams
Movesets & Best Builds		Team Building Guides		Story Walkthrough
Beginner's Tips & Guides		Moves		Maps
Abilities		New Features		Items
Message Boards		About the Game		All Pokemon Wikis

Pokemon Sword and Shield - News & Updates

Crown Tundra Guides & Walkthroughs

The Crown Tundra Pokedex	Crown Tundra Walkthrough
Crown Tundra Maps	Post-Game Content
Dynamax Adventures	Galarian Star Tournament
Glastrier or Spectrier?	Regieleki or Regidrago?
All Footprint Locations	Dex Completion and Rewards
Shiny Legendary Hunting	How to Get Ultra Beasts
Get the Ability Patch	Dynite Ore Farming Guide

Crown Tundra Pokemon Lists

All New Pokemon	All Legendaries
Dynamax Adventure Pokemon List	Version Exclusives

Ongoing Events

Event	Description
Shiny Meltan and Keldeo	Description: Shiny Meltan and Keldeo for completing your LGPE and SwSh Pokedexes respectively! Release Date: February 12, 2025

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

All Pokemon

Pokedex and List of All Pokemon

Pokemon by Pokedex

All Pokedex Pages
Galar Pokedex	The Isle of Armor Pokedex
The Crown Tundra Pokedex	All Pokemon HOME Additions

Pokemon by Generation

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

Pokemon by Type

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

Pokemon by Stats

All Stat Lists
Base Stats	EV Yield

Pokemon Related Links

Other Pokemon Guides
How to Get All Gigantamax Pokemon	All Pokemon Added in Pokemon HOME
How to Evolve Every Pokemon	List of Galarian Forms
Which Starter Pokemon Should You Choose?	Type Effectiveness and Damage Output
Generation 8 (New Pokemon)	Legendary Pokemon
List of Egg Groups	Guide to Egg Moves

Pokemon Sword and Shield - Wild Area

Wild Area and Raid Strategy

Wild Area and Raid Strategy

The Crown Tundra Maps

Crown Tundra Wild Area Maps
Slippery Slope	Frostpoint Field	Giant's Bed
Old Cemetery	Giant's Foot	Ballimere Lake
Dyna Tree Hill	Frigid Sea	Three-Point Pass
Snowslide Slope	Path to the Peak	Crown Shrine
Lakeside Cave	Roaring-Sea Caves	Tunnel to the Top

The Isle of Armor Maps

Isle of Armor Wild Area 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 Teams for Ranked Battles
Best Durant Team	Best Arcanine Team	World Top 3's Go-to Team
Best Standard Doubles Team	Series 8 Rain Team

Pokemon Sword and Shield - Best Builds for Ranked Battle

All Competitive Builds for Ranked Battle

Movesets & Best Builds for The Crown Tundra Pokemon
Galarian Articuno	Galarian Zapdos	Galarian Moltres
Raikou	Entei	Suicune
Articuno	Zapdos	Moltres
Tornadus	Thundurus	Landorus
Tapu Koko	Tapu Lele	Tapu Bulu
Tapu Fini	Regieleki	Regidrago
Latios	Latias	Heatran
Cresselia	Glastrier	Spectrier
Nidoking	Swampert	Dragonite
Salamence	Garchomp	Metagross
Galarian Slowking	Nihilego	Naganadel
Pheromosa	Buzzwole	Celesteela
Kartana	Stakataka	Blaziken
Kyogre	Yveltal	Xerneas
Necrozma (Dusk Mane)	Calyrex (Shadow Rider)	Mewtwo
Calyrex (Ice Rider)	Dialga	Lugia
Black Kyurem	Zekrom	Ho-Oh
Rayquaza	Zygarde	Reshiram
White Kyurem	Groudon	Regirock
Palkia	Regigigas	Registeel
Regice	Giratina	Solgaleo
Lunala	Kyurem	Necrozma
Uxie	Mesprit	Azelf
Calyrex

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	Amoonguss
Poliwrath	Palossand	Mienshao
Starmie	Heracross	Comfey
Porygon-Z	Alakazam	Politoed

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	Zarude
Galarian Weezing	Eternatus	Indeedee (Female)
Sandaconda	Zamazenta

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	Flygon	Gardevoir
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	Fan Rotom
Toxicroak	Pelipper	Jellicent
Celebi	Clefairy	Hitmontop
Diggersby	Ditto	Raichu
Hawlucha	Shiftry	Tsareena
Ludicolo

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

Pokemon Sword and Shield - Team Building Guides

All Competitive Battling Guides
Battle Formats
Basics of Competitive Singles Team Building	Basics of Competitive Doubles Team Building
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

Getting a Good Start
Things to Know Before Starting Pokemon	How to Adjust Screen Size
Galar Starters
Which Starter Pokemon Should You Choose?	How to Get All 3 Starters
Changing Appearance
How to Change Your Appearance	How to Change Your Uniform
Pokemon Battles
Type Effectiveness and Damage Output	Fishing for Pokemon
How to Run Away	-
Building the Best Team
How to Build the Best Team	Train Pokemon Like a Pro
Catching Legendary Pokemon	-
Your Pokemon
How to Stop Evolutions	How to Release Pokemon
How to Get More PC Boxes	-
Online Features
How to Add Friends	How to Get and Use the Y-Comm
How to Battle and Trade with Friends	How to Max Raid with Friends
Pokemon Camp
How to Pokemon Camp with Friends	How to Get Toys
How to Make Best Curry	-
Useful Information
How to Get Money (Poke Dollars) Fast	Things to Do Every Day
Useful Characters and Their Locations	List of Unrepeatable One-time Events
List of All Mystery Gift Codes	How to Get BP
New in Sword and Shield
Differences Between Dynamax and Gigantamax	Access Pokemon Boxes on the Road
How to Get Sweets	Removed Features

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

Physical

Special

Status

Dynamax Moves

List of Max Moves

List of G-Max Moves

Pokemon Sword and Shield - Maps

Towns

Wyndon	Ballonlea
Circhester	Stow-on-Side
Spikemuth	Hammerlocke
Hulbury	Turffield
Motostoke	Wedgehurst
Postwick

Routes

Route 10	Route 8
Route 6	Route 9
Route 7	Route 5
Route 4	Route 3
Route 2	Route 1

Mines

Galar Mine No. 2	Galar Mine

Wild Area

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

Miscellaneous Maps

Route 9 Tunnel	Motostoke Outskirts
Slumbering Weald	Glimwood Tangle

Pokemon Sword and Shield - Abilities

List of All Abilities

Pokemon Sword and Shield - New Features

List of All New Features

New Features
Max Raid Battles	Poke Jobs
Pokemon Camp	Surprise Trades
Changing Natures with Mints	Auto-save
Changing Your Uniform	Wild Area and Raid Strategy
Changing Nicknames of Traded Pokemon	Customizing Your League Card
Differences Between the Versions	Pokemon HOME

Pokemon Sword and Shield - Items

Types of Items
New Items
Poke Balls	TRs	TMs
Berries	Evolutionary Stones	Ingredients
Battle Items	Recovery Items	Power Items
Important Items
Mints	Exp. Candy	Vitamins
Master Ball	Fossils	Evolutionary Held Items

Pokemon Sword and Shield - Message Boards

Message Board

Max Raid & Dynamax Adventures Board UP
Discussion Board	Friend Request Board
Pokemon Trading Board	Ditto / Pokerus Trading Board
Cram-o-Matic Recipes Board	Pokemon Memes 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!

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