Pokemon Sword and Shield Guide & Walkthrough Wiki

The Pokemon Sword and Shield Walkthrough Team

Last updated on: 2019.12.13 16:43

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Welcome to the Game8 Pokemon Sword and Shield (SWSH) Wiki. Guides on Pokemon, Items, Maps, as well as other tips and information can all be found here. Read on if you would like to know about walkthrough information.

List of Contents
Hot Articles	Pokedex	Wild Area
Movesets & Best Builds	Story Walkthrough	Tips & Guides
Moves	Maps	New Feature
Abilities	Items	BBS

Pokemon Sword and Shield - Hot Articles

Hot Articles

Story Walkthrough	All Pokemon
Best Pokemon Tier List For Ranked Battle HOT	All Moves
How to EV Train Fast and Reset EVs	All Maps
Shiny Hunting Guide	How to Catch Ditto

News & Updates

Genre	Description
New Features	・Version Exclusive Pokemon ・How to Customize Your League Card ・How to Change Your Uniform ・How to Start and Join Max Raid Battles
Story Walkthrough	・Gym Leader Types and Walkthroughs ・How to Beat Champion Leon
Post Game Content	・Post Game Content ・Battle Tower Walkthrough ・How to Unlock the Judge Function
Pokemon	・How to Build the Best Team ・Fossil Pokemon and How to Revive Them ・List of Max Moves ・How to Get Hidden Abilities
Items	・Evolutionary Stones ・How to Get the Master Ball
Useful Information	・How to Increase Friendship ・How to Win Max Raid Battles ・How to Level Up Fast ・Useful Characters and Their Locations ・How to Get and Use the Rotom Bike
Competitive Play	・How to Play Ranked Battle ・Best Ranked Battle Moveset & Build for Dragapult HOT ・Best Ranked Battle Moveset & Build for Dracovish

Pokemon Sword and Shield - Pokedex

Pokemon
Pokedex and List of All Pokemon

Pokemon Related Links

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

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 Sword and Shield - Wild Area

Wild Area

Wild Area and Raid Strategy

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

Pokemon Sword and Shield - Tier Lists for Ranked Battle

Best Pokemon Tier List For Ranked Battle

Pokemon Sword and Shield - Best Builds for Ranked Battle

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All Competitive Builds for Ranked Battle

Strategies for New Pokemon
Dragapult	Galarian Corsola	Toxtricity
Galarian Darmanitan	Corviknight	Dracovish
Grimmsnarl	Rillaboom	Duraludon
Strategies for Returning Pokemon
Mimikyu	Wash Rotom	Gyarados
Ferrothorn	Aegislash	Excadrill
Tyranitar	Hydreigon	Heat Rotom
Arcanine	Mamoswine	Toxapex
Togekiss	Cloyster	Durant
Snorlax	-	-

Pokemon Sword and Shield - Story Walkthrough

Story Walkthrough

See All Story Walkthroughs

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

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

Moves by Type

List of Max Moves

List of G-Max Moves

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

Pokemon Sword and Shield - Maps

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

Abilities

List of All Abilities

Pokemon Sword and Shield - New Features

List of All New Features

New Features
Dynamax and Gigantamax	Wild Area and Raid Strategy
Max Raid Battles	Poke Jobs
Pokemon Camp	Surprise Trades
Changing Natures with Mints	Auto-save
Using Pokemon Boxes on the Road	Changing Outfits and Hairstyles
Changing Nicknames of Traded Pokemon	Customizing Your League Card

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

What Kind of Game is Pokemon Sword and Shield?

Start your Adventure in the Galar Region

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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

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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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