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This is a guide on how to beat Opal and obtain the 5th Badge in Pokemon Sword and Shield. Read on to see the Gym Leader of Ballonlea's Pokemon and other walkthrough information on how to defeat Opal.
| Previous Gym | Next Gym | ||
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 Bea(Sword) |
 Allister(Shield) |
 Gordie (Sword) |
 Melony (Shield) |
How to Beat the Fifth Gym Challenge
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| Suggested Level | Lv. 37 ~ Lv. 39 |
| Pokemon | Lv | Type | Weak to |
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 Galarian Weezing
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Lv.36 |
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 Mawile
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Lv.36 |
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 Togekiss
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Lv.37 |
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 Alcremie
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Lv.38 |
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Here are some Pokemon that are obtainable up to this point in the game that could help you turn the tides of battle!
| Pokemon | Type | Known Moves |
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 Corviknight
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・Steel Wing |
If you've evolved your Rookidee up to a Corviknight, you can take it to a Move Rememberer at a Pokemon Center to teach it Steel Wing, which will be super effective against all of Opal's Pokemon except Mawile.
While fighting Opal, if you answer the questions she gives during the battle correctly, your Pokemon's stats will be boosted. Simply by answering the questions correctly, the battle will become significantly easier.
However, if you answer her questions incorrectly, your Pokemon's stats will get lowered.
Opal's strongest Pokemon is her Alcremie at Level 38. You'll want to bring your Pokemon up to at least the same point to ensure that the battle goes off without a hitch.
If your Pokemon's levels are low coming in to the fight, put in a Pokemon who can withstand Alcremie's Dynamax attacks. If one of your Pokemon can withstand 3 attacks from Alcremie's Dynamax form, it will return to its normal form and become easier to handle for the rest of the battle.
Opal's Pokemon deal heavy damage, so have these items along as insurance to help make it through the fight.
| Getting to the 5th Gym | Getting to the 6th Gym |
 List of Gym Challenges |
 Go Back to All Gym Leaders |
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| 1st Badge | 2nd Badge | 3rd Badge | |||
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 Milo |
 Nessa |
 Kabu |
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| 4th Badge | 5th Badge | ||||
| Bea (Sword) |
Allister (Shield) |
 Opal |
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| 6th Badge | |||||
| Gordie (Sword) |
Melony (Shield) |
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| 7th Badge | 8th Badge | ||||
 Piers |
 Raihan |
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How to Beat Opal and Opal's Pokemon
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