How to Beat Hop and Hop's Pokemon

This is a guide on the rival Hop, as well as a walkthrough on how to beat Hop in the game Pokemon Sword and Shield. Read on to learn where you have to fight Hop (locations), Hop's Pokemon, as well as Hop's Pokemon's names and types.

1st Battle With Hop (Postwick) Walkthrough

Hop's Pokemon (Postwick)

Always Used

Pokemon	Lv.	Type	Known Moves
Wooloo	3		Tackle

Changes Depending on Your Starter

Pokemon	Lv.	Type	Known Moves
Grookey (If you chose Scorbunny)	5		・Scratch ・Growl
Sobble (If you chose Grookey)	5		・Pound ・Growl
Scorbunny (If you chose Sobble)	5		・Tackle ・Growl

1st Battle (Postwick) Strategy

Fight with your starter Pokemon

Unlike previous rivals from the series, Hop will choose the starter with a type disadvantage to your Pokemon. This battle is easily won by simply using your offensive attack repeatedly until you wip his Pokemon out.

2nd Battle With Hop (Professor Magnolia's House) Walkthrough

Hop's Pokemon (Professor Magnolia's House)

Always Used

Pokemon	Lv.	Type	Known Moves
Wooloo	6		Tackle
Rookidee	6		Peck

Changes Depending on Your Starter

Pokemon	Lv.	Type	Known Moves
Grookey (If you chose Scorbunny)	5		・Scratch ・Growl
Sobble (If you chose Grookey)	5		・Pound ・Growl
Scorbunny (If you chose Sobble)	5		・Tackle ・Growl

2nd Battle (Professor Magnolia's House) Strategy

Fight with your starter Pokemon

Unlike previous rivals from the series, Hop will choose the starter with a type disadvantage to your Pokemon. As you may have leveled up some by this battle, you most likely have access to an attack that is super effective on the starter that Hop chose. Use it for an easy win.

3rd Battle With Hop (Motostoke) Walkthrough

Hop's Pokemon (Motostoke)

Always Used

Pokemon	Lv.	Type	Known Moves
Wooloo	11		Tackle
Rookidee	12		Peck

Changes Depending on Your Starter

Pokemon	Lv.	Type	Known Moves
Grookey (If you chose Scorbunny)	14		・Scratch ・Growl ・Branch Poke
Sobble (If you chose Grookey)	14		・Pound ・Growl ・Water Gun
Scorbunny (If you chose Sobble)	14		・Tackle ・Growl ・Ember

3rd Battle (Motostoke) Strategy

Strike with type-advantages

Hop is still rather easy to defeat, especially considering that the starter you chose easily counters his. His other two Pokemon are not too much of a hastle, so you can likely take down all three of them with just your starter.

4th Battle With Hop (Route 5) Walkthrough

Hop's Pokemon

Always Used

Pokemon	Lv.	Type	Known Moves
Wooloo	18
Corvisquire	19		Fury Attack

Changes Depending on Your Starter

Pokemon	Lv.	Type	Known Moves
Thwackey (If you chose Scorbunny)	21
Drizzile (If you chose Grookey)	21
Raboot (If you chose Sobble)	21		・Ember ・Double Kick

5th Battle With Hop (Stow-on-Side) Walkthrough

Hop's Pokemon (Stow-on-Side)

Always Used

Pokemon	Lv.	Type	Known Moves
Cramorant	29		Pluck Fury Attack
Toxel	29		Acid
Silicobra	30

Changes Depending on Your Starter

Pokemon	Lv.	Type	Known Moves
Thwackey (If you chose Scorbunny)	33
Drizzile (If you chose Grookey)	33
Raboot (If you chose Sobble)	33		Flame Charge

6th Battle With Hop (Route 7)

Hop's Pokemon (Route 7)

Always Used

Pokemon	Lv.	Type	Known Moves
Trevenant	34		Shadow Claw
Heatmor	34		Fire Lash
Snorlax	35		Body Slam Heavy Slam Stockpile
Boltund	35		Spark

Changes Depending on Your Starter

Pokemon	Lv.	Type	Known Moves
Rillaboom (If you chose Scorbunny)	37
Inteleon (If you chose Grookey)	37
Cinderace (If you chose Sobble)	37		Pyro Ball

6th Battle (Route 7) Strategy

Bring a Pokemon with good physical stats

Hop's Snorlax has both a high HP and Sp. Def, so special attackers are not very useful against him. On the other hand, Pokemon that primarily attack with physical attacks will have a much easier time, and in particular, Fighting-type Pokemon with physical based attacks are his bane.

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