Pokemon Sword and Shield

Assault Vest Effect and How to Get It

This is a page on the Battle Item Assault Vest and its location in Pokemon Sword and Shield, Isle of Armor, and the Crown Tundra DLC. Read on to see its effect, how to get it, and how to use it competitively.

Assault Vest Effect

Assault Vest ImageAssault Vest
Effect An item to be held by a Pokemon. This offensive vest raises Sp.Def but prevents the use of status moves.

How to Get Assault Vest

Locations

Places This Item Can Be Found
Lake of Outrage Giant's Bed

Found in the Lake of Outrage

Assault Vest Walkthrough
You can pick up Assault Vest in the Lake of Outrage located in the Wild Area.

Use your Rotom Bike to cross the lake and look for a Poke ball at the base of a tree southwest of the map.
Lake of Outrage Map and Obtainable Pokemon

Obtain in Giant's Bed

Crown Tundra - Giant

An Assault Vest can be found in the Giant's Bed area of the The Crown Tundra DLC.

Giant's Bed Map and Obtainable Pokemon

How to Use Assault Vest

Give it to your Offensive Pokemon

Due to the nature of the Assault Vest, it will be beneficial to give this to offensive Pokemon. This makes it so that the Pokemon is not hindered by the vest's secondary effect.

Rillaboom is a popular choice when it comes to Assault Vest users in the current meta.

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