This is a guide to making Max Soup, a new item in The Isle of Armor DLC for Pokemon Sword and Shield which allows Pokemon to Gigantamax. Learn what steps are needed to make Max Soup, and what Pokemon it should be used on!

What is Max Soup?

A soup that can awaken Pokemon's Gigantamax potential

Rare ingredients found on the Isle of Armor can be brewed into a potent stew known as Max Soup. When a Pokemon drinks this soup, if a Gigantamax form for that Pokemon exists, it will unlock their ability to transform into a Gigantamax Pokemon.

Curiously, a Gigantamax Pokemon who drinks Max Soup will [redturn back into a normal Dynamax Pokemon![/red]

How to Unlock Max Soup

Proceed through the Story

Before you can get some of that delicious, powerful Max Soup, you'll have to clear 2 of the Pokemon Dojo Trials given to you by Mustard. If the soup is all you're here for, speed through the story!

The Isle of Armor Story Walkthrough

How to Make Max Soup

Guide to Making Max Soup

At this stage, it's not clear what steps the player will need to complete to make and use the Max Soup. However, it has been stated that the Max Soup is made of rare ingredients available on the Isle of Armor. It's possible that the Soup will be quite difficult to make based on the stated rarity of its ingredients, and the great value of its effect.

1. Find 3 Max Mushrooms

To make Max Soup, you first need to prepare 3 Max Mushrooms. Max Mushrooms can be obtained by picking them up where they grow, in the forests and caves on Isle of Armor Island.

Max Mushrooms appear more often when you participate in Max Raid Battles. Find an area where Max Mushrooms appear, and then keep doing Raid Battles until more Max Mushrooms. Rinse and repeat for success!

Note that for Max Mushrooms to start appearing, you need to clear the second Dojo Trial first!

2. Talk to the guy in the Pokemon Dojo Kitchen

Once you have 3 shrooms, head to the Pokemon Dojo and follow the smell of raw power to the Kitchen.

There, talk to the guy by the golden pot and choose "Yep!" when asked if you want to give a Pokemon Max Soup.

3. Choose a Pokemon to Gigantamax

Select the Pokemon you want to Gigantamax, and after a very anti-climatic fade to black, your buddy will be all powered up and ready to go!

What Pokemon can Use Max Soup

All Pokemon who currently have Gigantamax Forms are able to use Max Soup.

List of Pokemon that can Drink Max Soup

Venusaur	Charizard	Blastoise
Rillaboom	Cinderace	Inteleon
Butterfree	Pikachu	Meowth
Machamp	Gengar	Lapras
Eevee	Snorlax	Garbodor
Drednaw	Toxtricity	Toxtricity (Low Key Form)
Corviknight	Alcremie	Duraludon
Orbeetle	Coalossal	Sandaconda
Grimmsnarl	Flapple	Appletun
Hatterene	Copperajah	Kingler
Centiskorch	-	-

Best Pokemon to Use Max Soup on

Galar Starters

The final evolutions of the Galar Starters, Rillaboom, Cinderace, and Inteleon, do not appear in Max Raid Battles, so there is currently no way to obtain their Gigantamax Forms.

Although it hasn't been announced if there will be any other ways to obtain Gigantamax-ready versions of these Pokemon, Max Soup is the only currently-known option to power up the Starter you received at the beginning of your adventure, or the Hidden Ability versions of each starter available free in Pokemon HOME.

How to Get & Transfer Hidden Ability Starters from Pokemon HOME

Pokemon from Limited-Time Raid Events

Although there are several Pokemon who can Gigantamax, many of these Pokemon are obtainable normally in the Wild Area, although at a low rate. However, some Pokemon such as Pikachu, Eevee and Meowth are only available in their Gigantamax Form via special methods, or rare limited-time Raid Events, so using Max Soup will make it much easier for players to get their hands on them.

Pokemon Used in Ranked Battle

Pokemon like Snorlax and Toxtricity are used frequently in the Ranked Battle metagame, so having the Gigantamax forms of these Pokemon available is all the more important. Using the rare soup on your EV-trained Pokemon with perfect IVs will help bring it to the next level!

Movesets & Best Builds for Ranked Battle

Pokemon Exclusive to Sword or Shield

Pokemon like Lapras and Coalossal which only appear in one of the two game versions are a prime choice for Max Soup users. Gigantamax Lapras is frequently used in Ranked Battle, but is difficult for players of Sword to obtain. If you've gotten your hands on a Lapras, use Max Soup to unlock its Gigantamax potential!

Gigantamax Pokemon found only in Pokemon Sword

Gigantamax Machamp

Gigantamax Coalossal

Gigantamax Flapple

Gigantamax Pokemon found only in Pokemon Shield

Gigantamax Gengar

Gigantamax Lapras

Gigantamax Appletun

Related Links

The Isle of Armor

All About The Isle of Armor DLC
Story Walkthrough	Isle of Armor Pokedex
Isle of Armor Maps	How to Get Kubfu
Cram-o-Matic	Max Soup
Towers of Two Fists	Post-Game Content
All Diglett Locations	All Dojo Upgrades
Finding Max Mushrooms	Best Style for Urshifu
Digging Pa	Digging Ma

New Features

• Restricted Sparring
• New Rotom Bike Upgrades

Tips & Tricks

• How to Get to the Isle of Armor
• Which Style of Urshifu Should You Choose?
• Should you Choose Bulbasaur or Squirtle?
• How to Get the Best Kubfu
• Get New Pokemon without Expansion Pass
• How to Get Armorite Ore Fast
• How to Find Apricorns
• How to Complete the Isle of Armor Pokedex
• Isle of Armor Useful Characters and Their Locations
• How to Beat Klara
• How to Beat Avery
• How to Beat Mustard
• Where to Find All Gym Leaders

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• How to Buy and Download
• Release Time
• How to Download the Isle of Armor Update
• Price & Cost
• All Preorder and Early Purchase Bonuses
• Is the Expansion Pass DLC Worth It?