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, and 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
Double Battle Tier List	Competitive Build List

Pokemon Trading Forums

Pokemon Sword and Shield - Latest News & Guides

New & Updated Articles

Double Battles Best Pokemon Tier List

[UPDATE] 2019/12/13 07:57

Wild Area - Tips & Guide

[UPDATE] 2019/12/13 03:03

Toxtricity - Moveset and Build

[UPDATE] 2019/12/13 02:00

Kommo-o - Moveset and Build

[UPDATE] 2019/12/13 02:00

Wash Rotom - Moveset and Build

[UPDATE] 2019/12/13 01:58

Pokemon: Twilight Wings Anime Series Incoming!

Pokemon: Twilight Wings, a new animated short Pokemon series, is coming on Jan. 15, 2020! It will focus on the everyday life of residents & Pokemon in the Galar Region, first introduced in Pokemon Sword and Shield.

Capture Gigantamax Centiskorch & Sandaconda

Starting Dec. 12, 2019 to Jan. 9, 2020, you will be able to capture Gigantamax Centiskorch or Gigantamax Sandaconda! Shield players are more likely to encounter a Centiskorch while Sword players will likely encounter a Sandaconda!

Pokemon Sword and Shield - Wild Area Guides

Recommended Pokemon For Today's Weather (12/13)

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
Excadrill	>> Giant's Mirror
Ralts	>> Rolling Field
Shelmet	>> Motostoke Riverbank
Karrablast	>> Motostoke Riverbank
Shellos	>> Giant's Mirror >> Dusty Bowl >> Giant's Cap
Gurdurr	>> Stony Wilderness Riverbank *Sword Only
Hippopotas	>> Dusty Bowl

Today's Wild Area Weather (12/13)

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
All Moves List

Other Pokemon Databases
Best Pokemon for Ranked Battle	Best Pokemon For Max Raid Battles
All Egg Group List	Evolution Chart
All Abilities 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 & 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.