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Welcome to the Game8 Pokemon Sword and Shield (SWSH) Wiki. Guides on Pokemon, Items, Maps, Movesets and Competitive Builds, as well as other tips and information can all be found here.

Whether you're a first-time player or an old-timer, read on to find out everything you need to know about the newest games in the Pokemon series!

List of Contents
News		Hot Articles		Pokedex
Wild Area		Tier Lists		Best Teams
Movesets & Best Builds		Story Walkthrough		Beginner's Tips & Guides
Moves		Maps		Abilities
New Features		Items		BBS

Pokemon Sword and Shield - News

New Information About The Isle of Armor from Nintendo Direct Mini!

• A dojo has been added!
• Evolution conditions for Kubfu via Towers of Two Fists have been explained!
• More information about Starter Pokemon's Gigantamax forms and G-Max moves!

The Isle of Armor

New Gigantamax Pokemon Event!

Until April 27th, four Pokemon will be available in Gigantamax form at far higher than the usual rate. With Gigantamax Charizard now legal for Ranked Battle, there's no better time to go out and snag one!
See All Max Raid Events

Pokemon Mystery Dungeon DX Guide & Walkthrough is Live!

For explorers big and small, find detailed advice on exploring dungeons, battle tactics and completing your adventure!

Remember, rescuers: Knowing is half the battle!
Pokemon Mystery Dungeon DX Guide & Walkthrough

Kanto and Alola Starters Join Ranked Battle

On Sunday, March 1, 2020, Series 3 of Ranked Battle begins! With the Kanto and Alola Starters now legal for all play, the metagame is in for a shakeup. Find out how to use and counter the new fighters with our guides below!

Kanto & Alola Starters
Primarina	Incineroar	Blastoise
Decidueye	Venusaur

Together with the newly legal Starter Pokemon, all regional forms available via Pokemon HOME became simultaneously legal for use in Ranked Battle.

Regional Forms
Darmanitan	Alolan Ninetales

The New Mythical Pokemon, Zarude, Has Been Discovered

The Rogue Monkey Pokemon has been discovered in the Galar region.

See the page on Zarude, the Dark/Grass-type Pokemon to debut in the new Pokemon the Movie: Coco, set to release in Japan on July 2020. Read on for the latest information, behavior, and characteristics predictions!
Zarude - How to Get and Release Date

Pokemon HOME brings new Pokemon, Moves and Abilities to the table

They say old is the new new! Pokemon HOME has opened the floodgates of Pokemon, Moves and Abilities from previous games, and players are already watching to see how the Ranked Battle metagame will change. Take a peek to see which strategies will be newly available to players.
New Pokemon, Abilities, and Moves available through Pokemon HOME

New DLC Announced – The Isle of Armor and The Crown Tundra

All About The Expansion Pass DLC	List of All Pokemon Appearing in the DLC
The Isle of Armor Coming June 2020	The Crown Tundra Coming Fall 2020

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

New Articles

Date	Genre	Article
2020/3/2	Beginner Tips & Guides	List of All Mystery Gift Codes
2020/2/27	Wild Area and Raid Strategy	How to Beat Max Raid Mewtwo and Item Drops
2020/2/20	Beginner Tips & Guides	List of Unrepeatable One-time Events
2020/2/19	New Features	New Pokemon, Abilities, and Moves available through Pokemon HOME
2020/2/11	Story Walkthrough	List of Story Characters
2020/2/11	Beginner Tips & Guides	Stow-on-Side Bargain Shop List of Items and Sell Prices
2020/2/10	Beginner Tips & Guides	How to Battle Online
2020/2/5	Beginner Tips & Guides	How to Know if a Pokemon is Shiny
2020/2/5	Beginner Tips & Guides	How to Get Sweets

Pokemon Sword and Shield - Pokedex

Pokedex and List of All Pokemon

Pokemon Related Links

How to Get All Gigantamax Pokemon
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 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 Base Stats

List of All Pokemon by Base Stats

Pokemon Sword and Shield - Wild Area

Wild Area and Raid Strategy

Wild Area and Raid Strategy

All Raid Boss Locations

Location of Each Raid Boss by Generation

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	-

Today's Weather in the Wild Area

Today's Weather in the Wild Area

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 New Pokemon
Dragapult	Galarian Corsola	Toxtricity
Galarian Darmanitan	Corviknight	Dracovish
Grimmsnarl	Rillaboom	Duraludon
Cinderace	Alcremie	Dracozolt
Hatterene	Eiscue	Inteleon
Pincurchin	Frosmoth	Zacian
Sirfetch'd

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

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	-
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	-
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

Town

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

Route

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

Mine

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 Board

Message Board

Discussion Board	Friend Request Board
Pokemon Trading Board
Ditto / Pokerus Trading Board
Max Raid Recruitment 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!