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Hop Battles
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.

List of Contents

1st Battle With Hop (Postwick) Walkthrough

Hop's Pokemon (Postwick)

Always Used

Pokemon Lv. Type Known Moves
Wooloo ImageWooloo 3 Normal Type Tackle

Changes Depending on Your Starter

Pokemon Lv. Type Known Moves
Grookey ImageGrookey
(If you chose Scorbunny)		 5 Grass Type ・Scratch
・Growl
Sobble ImageSobble
(If you chose Grookey)		 5 Water Type ・Pound
・Growl
Scorbunny ImageScorbunny
(If you chose Sobble)		 5 Fire Type ・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 ImageWooloo 6 Normal Type Tackle
Rookidee ImageRookidee 6 Flying Type Peck

Changes Depending on Your Starter

Pokemon Lv. Type Known Moves
Grookey ImageGrookey
(If you chose Scorbunny)		 5 Grass Type ・Scratch
・Growl
Sobble ImageSobble
(If you chose Grookey)		 5 Water Type ・Pound
・Growl
Scorbunny ImageScorbunny
(If you chose Sobble)		 5 Fire Type ・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 ImageWooloo 11 Normal Type Tackle
Rookidee ImageRookidee 12 Flying Type Peck

Changes Depending on Your Starter

Pokemon Lv. Type Known Moves
Grookey ImageGrookey
(If you chose Scorbunny)		 14 Grass Type ・Scratch
・Growl
・Branch Poke
Sobble ImageSobble
(If you chose Grookey)		 14 Water Type ・Pound
・Growl
・Water Gun
Scorbunny ImageScorbunny
(If you chose Sobble)		 14 Fire Type ・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 ImageWooloo 18 Normal Type
Corvisquire ImageCorvisquire 19 Flying Type Fury Attack

Changes Depending on Your Starter

Pokemon Lv. Type Known Moves
Thwackey ImageThwackey
(If you chose Scorbunny)		 21 Grass Type
Drizzile ImageDrizzile
(If you chose Grookey)		 21 Water Type
Raboot ImageRaboot
(If you chose Sobble)		 21 Fire Type ・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 ImageCramorant 29 Flying Type Water Type Pluck
Fury Attack
Toxel ImageToxel 29 Electric Type Poison Type Acid
Silicobra ImageSilicobra 30 Ground Type

Changes Depending on Your Starter

Pokemon Lv. Type Known Moves
Thwackey ImageThwackey
(If you chose Scorbunny)		 33 Grass Type
Drizzile ImageDrizzile
(If you chose Grookey)		 33 Water Type
Raboot ImageRaboot
(If you chose Sobble)		 33 Fire Type Flame Charge

6th Battle With Hop (Route 7)

Hop's Pokemon (Route 7)

Always Used

Pokemon Lv. Type Known Moves
Trevenant ImageTrevenant 34 Grass Type Ghost Type Shadow Claw
Heatmor ImageHeatmor 34 Fire Type Fire Lash
Snorlax ImageSnorlax 35 Normal Type Body Slam
Heavy Slam
Stockpile
Boltund ImageBoltund 35 Electric Type Spark

Changes Depending on Your Starter

Pokemon Lv. Type Known Moves
Rillaboom ImageRillaboom
(If you chose Scorbunny)		 37 Grass Type
Inteleon ImageInteleon
(If you chose Grookey)		 37 Water Type
Cinderace ImageCinderace
(If you chose Sobble)		 37 Fire Type 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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