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Star Sweet Effect and How to Get It

This is a page on the Star Sweet, one of the evolutionary held items in Pokemon Sword and Shield, Isle of Armor, and the Crown Tundra DLC. Read on to see this item's effect and the Pokemon that evolve using it, and how to find it.

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Star Sweet Effect

Star Sweet ImageStar Sweet
Effect A star-shaped sweet. When a Milcery holds this, spinning will cause it to evolve.

Pokemon that Evolve Using Sweets

Milcery ImageMilcery → Alcremie ImageAlcremie

Alcremie has over 50 forms in the game! Check our guide to learn more about Milcery's unique evolution method.
How to Evolve Milcery Into Alcremie

How to Get Star Sweet

Obtain at a Max Raid Event

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Starting from January 31, 2020 (Fri) to February 17, 2020 (Mon) 8:59, a special Milcery may appear in Max Raid Battles, holding the new Star Sweet or Ribbon Sweet, which was previously not in the game!

These new items will allow you to evolve Milcery into Gigantamax Alcremie with 18 new forms!

Steps to Get It

1 Update Your Pokemon Sword or Shield Game Online
Connect to the internet to update your game. To manually update it, press the X button to open the menu and select Wild Area News from Mystery Gifts.
2 Search Dens in the Wild Area
You can find Milcery in Dens scattered in several locations in the Wild Area. See the locations here.
3 Start or Join the Max Raid Battle
Take your Pokemon and challenge Milcery, or invite other trainers to defeat and catch it! The Milcery will be holding the item.

How to Start and Join Max Raid Battles

Locations where Milcery can appear in Max Raid Battles

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Search any of the Dens below to find Milcery which can evolve into Gigantamax Alcremie.

Location Hidden Ability?
Bridge Field Den (E) No
Bridge Field Special Den (H) No
Lake of Outrage Den (B) No
Lake of Outrage Rare Den (B) No

List of All Sweet Items

Item Effect
Berry Sweet Berry Sweet A berry-shaped sweet. When a Milcery holds this, spinning will cause it to evolve.
Clover Sweet Clover Sweet A clover-shaped sweet. When a Milcery holds this, spinning will cause it to evolve.
Flower Sweet Flower Sweet A flower-shaped sweet. When a Milcery holds this, spinning will cause it to evolve.
Love Sweet Love Sweet A heart-shaped sweet. When a Milcery holds this, spinning will cause it to evolve.
Ribbon Sweet Ribbon Sweet A ribbon-shaped sweet. When a Milcery holds this, spinning will cause it to evolve.
Star Sweet Star Sweet A star-shaped sweet. When a Milcery holds this, spinning will cause it to evolve.
Strawberry Sweet Strawberry Sweet A strawberry-shaped sweet. When a Milcery holds this, spinning will cause it to evolve.

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