Gym Leaders - Types & Weakness | Pokemon Sword Shield

Last Updated: August 21, 2022 10:59 PM

Check out this guide on the Pokemon Sword and Shield Gym Leaders. This includes list and their order, types, weaknesses, pokemon, recommended strategy, & Champion Cup rivals, and trainers!!!

Table of Contents

All Gym Leaders List
Champion Cup List
What are Gym Battles?
Gym Leader Weaknesses

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Gym Leaders - Types & Weakness

*Click on a Gym Leader to know their Pokemon, strengths, weaknesses, and how to beat them.

Gym Leader	Main Pokemon Reward
Milo	Eldegoss Catch Pokemon Lv Limit: 25
Nessa	Drednaw Catch Pokemon Lv Limit: 30
Kabu	Centiskorch Catch Pokemon Lv Limit: 35
Bea Sword Only	Machamp Catch Pokemon Lv Limit: 40
Allister Shield Only	Gengar Catch Pokemon Lv Limit: 40
Opal	Alcremie Catch Pokemon Lv Limit: 45
Gordie Sword Only	Coalossal Catch Pokemon Lv Limit: 50
Melony Shield Only	Lapras Catch Pokemon Lv Limit: 50
Piers	Obstagoon Catch Pokemon Lv Limit: 55
Raihan	Duraludon Catch Pokemon of any level

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Champion Cup Opponent List

Champion Cup Opponents

Opponent	Main Pokemon
Marnie	Semifinals Grimmsnarl
Hop	Semifinals Opposing Starter Pokemon
Oleana	Story Event Garbodor
Bede	Finals Round 1 Hatterene
Nessa	Finals Round 2 Drednaw
Bea Sword Only	Finals Round 3 Machamp
Allister Shield Only	Finals Round 3 Gengar
Raihan	Finals Round 4 Duraludon
Chairman Rose	Story Event Copperajah
Leon	Championship Match Charizard
Hop	Final Battle (Outside Tournament) Opposing Legendary Pokemon

What are Gym Battles?

Battle Gym Leaders for Badges

Gym Battles are unique types of battles that you'll need to accomplish to progress the story. This is the only way to collect Gym Badges and increase the level cap of the Pokemon that you can capture and train.

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Each Gym Has A Unique Mission

Instead of just letting you run through a gauntlet of Pokemon Battles, each Gym has their own set of unique missions or challenges to spice things up. Quickly solve and complete these mini-games to face the Gym Leader & progress through the story!

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Defeat Gym Leaders To Raise Capture Level

Defeat Gym Leaders To Increase Capture Level

In Pokemon Sword and Shield, you must defeat Gym Leaders for you to be able to capture stronger Pokemon in the field. Level up your Pokemon to defeat them so you can catch rarer & more powerful Pokemon!

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Gain Gym Uniforms For Winning

Defeating Gym leaders will not only reward you with Badges, but also uniforms of the gym's themes. Change into them at the dressing rooms of each Boutiques!

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Dynamax Battles In Gyms

Dynamax Battles are spectacular fights between two gigantic Pokemon. Most of these kind of fights in Pokemon Sword and Shield are held inside Gyms or Max Raid Battles.

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Rematch Gym Leaders After Beating The Game

Repeat It As Many Times As You Want

In the tournament, 3 trainers will face off against you in a row. These trainers include the Gym Leaders, Hop, & the Champion Leon. Successfully defeating them will reward you with items.

Recommended For Farming Exp And Money

This method gives you over 10,000 per battle, along with a lot of experience points. We recommend selecting Leon, as he will give you a lot of experience points.

Gym Leader Weakness & Counters

Easier to Find Weakness Due to Having a Common Type

It's easy to figure out the Type Weaknesses of Gym Leaders since their teams have a common type. Bring a Pokemon team that's strong against the gym's type with movesets that can dish out super effective damage!

Check Out the Type Effectiveness Chart Here

Can Have Multiple Weaknesses

There are gyms in the game that have multiple weaknesses. Try to bring a Pokemon of each type weakness of the Gym just in case they have a Pokemon that is strong against one of those you brought.