Up To 4th Gym (vs. Gym Leader Bea & Allister) - Story Walkthrough

Up To 4th Gym (vs. Gym Leader Bea & Allister) - Story Walkthrough | Pokemon Sword Shield

Last Updated: August 21, 2022 10:59 PM

Check out this guide for a story walkthrough up to Gym Leader Bea & Allister in Pokemon Sword and Shield, including trainer battle strategy, tips, item location and more!!!

Table of Contents

Head To Hammerlocke
On The Road To Stow-On-Side
(Sword) Challenge the Fighting Gym
(Shield) Challenge the Ghost Gym

Story Progression

Previous Part	Current Part	Next Part
~ vs. Gym Leader Kabu	~ vs. Gym Leader Bea & Allister	~ vs. Gym Leader Opal

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Head To Hammerlocke - Walkthrough & Tips

Head To Hammerlocke Walkthrough

No.	Procedure
1	Head North Through the Wild Area
2	Meet Up With Chairman Rose In Town

1. Head North Through The Wild Area

Opportunity To Farm Exp

If your Pokemon are underleveled, this can be a good chance to fight against them. Try to find an area that works to the advantage of the Pokemon you're using and keep fighting wild Pokemon.

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Find Sun Stone In The Dusty Bowl

If you head to the Dusty Bowl part of the Wild Area, you can find a Sun Stone lying on the ground! This can be used to evolve several Pokemon, such as Gloom and Helioptile.

2. Meet Up With Chairman Rose In Town

Head To The Vault

Eventually, you'll be told to head to the Vault. When you enter Hammerlocke, keep heading left, past a bridge & Pokemon center. Eventually you will come across Raihan, the 8th Gym Leader.

On The Road To Stow-On-Side - Walkthrough & Tips

On The Road To Stow-On-Side Walkthrough

No.	Procedure
1	Battle With Team Yell On Route 6
2	Battle With Hop

1. Battle With Team Yell On Route 6

Use Fighting & Ground Moves

Team Yell will block your path once again. This team, they'll bring out a Stunky, which is Poison/Dark, meaning it is only weak to Ground type moves. Aside from that, they'll bring out a Zigzagoon and Liepard, so Fighting moves should dispatch them easily.

Catch A Galarian Yamask

This area features wild Yamask, which have a different form in Galar. Galarian Yamask is Ghost/Ground, so it may come in handy against the Ghost Gym (Shield only).

2. Battle With Hop - Tips

Hop's Pokemon Lineup

Pokemon	Type/Level	Weakness
Cramorant	Lv. 29	(x4)
Toxel	Lv. 29	(x4)
Silicobra	Lv. 30
Thwackey (If you chose Scorbunny)	Lv. 33
Raboot (If you chose Sobble)	Lv. 33
Drizzile (If you chose Grookey)	Lv. 33

Hop's Team Is Quite Diverse

The type diversity of Hop's team has improved signficantly. You'll have to either rely on strong STAB moves that deal normal damage, or switch out each time to a Pokemon with a super-effective move.

Watch Out For Toxel's Static

Toxel's static ability can cause it to paralyze Pokemon which make direct contact. Try to avoid using Physical moves against it!

Challenge The Fighting Gym (Sword Only) - Walkthrough & Tips

The Fighting Gym is exclusive to Pokemon Sword

No.	Procedure
1	Take On The Gym Mission
2	Defeat Gym Leader Bea

1. Take On The Gym Mission - Tips

Requires Solving Puzzle & Moving Downards

For this Mission, you'll have to maneuver the circular platform to the bottom. As you continue further down, the stage will become more and more complicated.

Use Red Boxing Gloves To Boost Yourself

Use the red gloves to push yourself up and gain access to different parts of the puzzle.

2. Defeat Gym Leader Bea - Tips

Pokemon	Type/Level	Weakness
Hitmontop	Lv. 34
Pangoro	Lv. 34	(x4)
Sirfetch'd	Lv. 35
Machamp	Lv. 36

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Bring A Flying or Fairy Type

All of Bea's Pokemon are weak to Flying and Fairy type moves. Pangoro in particular will take 4x damage from Fairy moves.

Sirfetch'd Uses Detect

Sirfetch'd has the ability Detect, which can prevent your next move from dealing damage. Be careful and plan your moves wisely.

Save Dynamax For The Last Two Pokemon

Save Dynamax for a Flying or Fairy type Pokemon on the second to last Pokemon. Bea's final Pokemon will be her Machamp, which will Dynamax and hit your team for a lot of damage. Be careful bringing Psychic Pokemon, Bea's Machamp can use Max Darkness and take out Psychic types.

Get TM42 Revenge

For defeating Bea, you will be rewarded with TM42: Revenge. This move does more damage if you were hit by an ability before using it.

Challenge The Ghost Gym (Shield Only) - Walkthrough & Tips

The Ghost Gym is exclusive to Pokemon Shield

No.	Procedure
1	Take On The Gym Mission
2	Defeat Gym Leader Allister

1. Take On The Gym Mission - Tips

Move Down To Proceed

The goal of this mission is to navigate your circular platform to the bottom part of the map. Use right stick to steer and nudge your platform. The technique lies in how you control and manage your speed.

Use Green Hands To Propel

As you advance further, you will encounter green hands attached to the walls. Coming in contact with them will proper you to the direction they are facing. Use these mechanisms to gain speed and progress.

2. Defeat Gym Leader Allister - Tips

Pokemon	Type/Level	Weakness
Yamask (Galarian)	Lv. 34
Mimikyu	Lv. 34
Cursola	Lv. 35
Gengar (Dynamax)	Lv. 36

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Bring Lv. 35 ~ 38 Pokemon

Allister will field Ghost Pokemon that are of Lv. 34 to 36. Try to bring Pokemon that can match or exceed his team's level.

Aim For Damaging Attacks

As Allister can inflict status ailments, it is recommended to quickly eliminate his Pokemon by bringing in Pokemon with high Atk. or Sp. Atk.

Bring Items To Counter Sleep

Gengar can slow down your momentum with Hypnosis, putting your Pokemon to sleep. Prepare items such as Awakening and Full Heal to counter its effects.