Pokemon Sword and Shield Guides

Welcome to the Pokemon Sword and Shield guide! Read on to get more information about Sword and Shield's updates, guides, walkthroughs, & strategies!

Pokemon Sword and Shield Guides - Recommended Articles

Essential Guides

Must Reads For Beginners
Recommended Starters	Best Team Comp With Starters

Other Useful Articles
Galar Pokedex	Perfect Breeding Guide
Ranked Battles Tier List	Ranked Battles Meta Report

Pokemon Trading Forums

Pokemon Sword and Shield - Latest News & Guides

New & Updated Articles

Arcanine - Moveset and Build

[UPDATE] 2019/12/11 03:38

Rillaboom - Moveset and Competitive Build

[UPDATE] 2019/12/10 05:40

Battle Cafe - Location & Reward Items List

[UPDATE] 2019/12/10 04:56

Draco Meteor - Move Tutor Location & How To Get

[UPDATE] 2019/12/10 03:50

Dawn Stone - Location & How To Get

[UPDATE] 2019/12/10 02:52

Gigantamax Snorlax Is Here!

Gigantamax Snorlax has finally made its way to the Wild Area! You can now catch this special Pokemon in Max Raid Battles for a limited time from Dec. 4, 2019 to Jan. 5, 2020. The Gigantamax Pokemon will have a unique move called G-Max Replenish!

First Official Online Competition On December 6!

Nintendo has announced that the first online competition will be held on December 6, 2019. To participate, you need to be subscribed to the Nintendo Switch Online service.

Pokemon Sword and Shield - Wild Area Guides

Recommended Pokemon For Today's Weather (12/11)

The Pokemon listed here are found during fixed weather (which resets at midnight). Pokemon which appear during random weather (Sandstorms, Hail, Fog, etc) are not included.

Pokemon	Location
Ditto	>> Lake of Outrage
Excadrill	>> Giant's Mirror
Ferroseed	>> Bridge Field
Toxel	>> Motostoke Riverbank >> Bridge Field
Togepi	>> Bridge Field
Shelmet	>> Hammerlocke Hills
Karrablast	>> Hammerlocke Hills
Shellos	>> Motostoke Riverbank >> Dusty Bowl
Gurdurr	>> Stony Wilderness Riverbank *Sword Only

Today's Wild Area Weather (12/11)

Dappled Grove	-	Rolling Field	-
South Lake Miloch	-	North Lake Miloch
Giant's Seat		East Lake Axewell
West Lake Axewell		Axew’s Eye
Watchtower Ruins		Motostoke Riverbank
Bridge Field		Stony Wilderness Riverbank
Giant's Mirror		Hammerlocke Hills
Dusty Bowl		Giant's Cap	-
Lake of Outrage

Drought	Sunny	Cloudy
Rainy	Thunderstorm	Snow
Hail	Sandstorm	Fog

Check Out How Weather Affects Pokemon

Pokemon Sword and Shield - Database

Pokemon Database

Recommended Pokemon Database
Galar Full Pokedex	Base Stat Ranking

Other Pokemon Databases
Best Pokemon for Ranked Battle	Best Pokemon For Max Raid Battles
All Egg Group List	Evolution Chart
All Abilities List	All New Moves List
Gigantamax Pokemon	New Fossil Pokemon
Recommended Hidden Ability List	-

Item Database

Recommended Item Databases
All TMs List	All TRs List
Clothes & Hairstyles List	Battle Tower Rewards List

Other Item Databases
Breeding Items List	BP Shop Item List
Poke Ball List	Battle Related Items List
Evolutionary Stones List	Berries List

Pokemon Sword and Shield - Breeding Guides & Endgame Contents

Breeding Related Contents

Must Read
Step By Step Guide On How To Breed
All Egg Group List	Base Stat Ranking
Breeding Items List	EV Training

Breeding Terminology Explained
Base Stats	Individual Strengths (IVs)
Pokemon Natures	Abilities & Hidden Abilities

Other Breeding Related Articles
Hyper Training	Hatching Eggs Fast
Pokemon Nursery	Catch Ditto For Breeding
Party Building Tips	Brilliant Aura
Egg Move Search Tool	How To Get Pokerus

Competitive Build List
Ditto	Dragapult	Mimikyu	Goodra
Toxtricity	Hippowdon	Ferrothorn	Kommo-o
Arcanine	Wash Rotom	Excadrill	Corviknight
Galarian Darmanitan	Tyranitar	Gyarados	Hydreigon
Galarian Corsola	Togekiss	Heat Rotom	Snorlax
Toxapex	Grimmsnarl	Dracovish	Aegislash
Inteleon	Fan Rotom	Durant	Cinderace
Umbreon	Charizard	Rillaboom	Cloyster
Duraludon	Greedent

Endgame Contents

Must Read
What To Do After Beating The Game
Battle Stadium (Ranked Battle)	Battle Tower Guide
Tier List For Ranked Battle	Best Pokemon For Raid Battle
Other Endgame Related Articles
How To Get Legendaries	Catch Eternatus With High IVs
Catch Zacian With High IVs	Catch Zamazenta With High IVs
How to Get Master Ball	-

Pokemon Sword and Shields - Story Walkthroughs & Gym Guides

Storyline Walkthrough

Gym Leader Guide

*Sword Only - Blue Background
*Shield Only - Red Background

Gym Leader List
1	Milo
2	Nessa
3	Kabu
4	Bea	Allister
5	Opal
6	Gordie	Melony
7	Piers
8	Raihan

Other How To Beat Articles
Leon	Hop (Final Battle)

Pokemon Sword and Shield - Beginner Tips & Useful Information

Check Out the Beginner Tips Here!

Beginner Tips & Farming Guide

Beginner Tips
Recommended Starters	Best Teams With Starters
Points Of No Return	How To Get Legendaries
Glossary of Terms	Battle System Guide
Multiplayer Features	Shiny Pokemon Hunting
Type Effectiveness Chart	Status Effects Guide
Remember Moves	How to Use TRs
How to Trade Pokemon	How to Catch Pokemon
Pokemon Nursery	Pokemon Center
How to Get Master Ball	How to Get Water Bike
Day & Night Cycle	How To Get Gigantamix

Farming Tips
BP Farming	Earn Money Fast
EXP Farming	How To Get Lucky Egg
Watts Farming	EVs Farming
Fast Egg Hatching	-

New Features

New Features
Battle Tower	Battle Stadium
Wild Area	Max Raid Battles
Dynamax & Gingatamax	Increasing Dynamax Lv.
Max Moves	Dynamax Camera
Brilliant Aura	Surprise Trades
Berries Effect	Weather Effect
Pokemon Camp	Curry Rice
Hyper Training	Move Tutor
New Fossil Pokemon	Customize Your Character
Rotom Phone	Rotom Rally
New Characters	Galar Region Map
Pokemon Home	-

What's New In Pokemon Sword and Shield

The Dynamax Phenomenon

The Galar region's Pokemon have a unique characteristic called Dynamax. This phenomenon turns Pokemon into gigantic versions of themselves, making them tremendously strong!

Gigantamaxing Changes Pokemon's Size And Form

The new feature Gigantamaxing not only changes a Pokemon's size but also its base form. Gigantamax Pokemon can also use G-Max Moves! Gigantamax Pokemon can be caught in Max Raid Battles.

Max Raid Battle With 4 Trainers

Work together with 4 other trainers to take down Gigantamax Pokemon! Defeat them to get a chance to catch them similar to how raid battles in Pokemon GO.

Related Articles

Max Raid Battle Events

Max Raid Battle Details

Explore the Wild Area

Catch new Pokemon in the Wild Area. The Pokemon you encounter in the Wild Area differ depending on the weather or its location.

Many New Features Added!

New features such as Poke Jobs, Battle Stadium, Surprise Trade are introduced! Catch up on what's new in Sword & Shield before its official release.

Pokemon Sword and Shield - Release Information

Expected To Release On November 15th, 2019

Choose From "Sword" And "Shield"

Version Exclusive Pokemon

There will be version exclusive Pokemon in each version. For example, Deino & Jangmo-o only appear in Pokemon Sword while Larvitar and Goomy only appear in Pokemon Shield.

Different Gym Leaders

Some gym leaders only appear in certain versions. For example, gym leader Bea only appears in Pokemon Sword while gym leader Allister appears in Pokemon Shield.