Useful Characters & Locations Guide | Pokemon Sword Shield

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Read this article to find out more about Useful Characters & Locations in Pokemon Sword and Shield! Find out about NPC and locations, what functions they offer, and where they are!!!

Useful NPC & Locations

Useful NPC In Crown Tundra New!
Daily Usable Characters, Locations
Reusable Characters, Locations
Single-Use Only Characters & Locations

Move Tutor

All Move Tutor Locations

Essential Tips For Beginner Trainers

Useful NPC & Places In Crown Tundra

Read the guide below to learn new helpful NPC characters and places added in Crown Tundra expansion.

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List Of All Useful Characters & Location

Daily Usable Characters, Locations

Useful NPC & Locations	Location / Description
Loto-ID	Location: Rotomi of Each Pokemon Center Play a Lottery that may reward prizes
Battle Cafe	Location: Motostoke, Hammerlocke Get Money, XP Candy, even Evolution items for Sweets Pokemon for winning. >> Alcremie Evolution
Street Market	Location: Stow-on-Side (Left to the Pokemon Center) Buy / Sell specified items for a bargain or sell for a lot more.
Weather Man	Location: Hammerlocke (Middle NPC home, left of Metro station) Receive weather-related items for free
Tournament	Location: Wyndon City Fixed reward for beating it the first time daily
Morimoto	Location: Circhester You can battle Morimoto once a day

Reusable Characters, Locations

NPC & Locations	Location / Description
Nursery (Daycare)	Location: Route 5, Wild Area Send Pokemon here for eggs & nurture. >> Breeding Guide
Pokemon Name Change / Forget Moves / Remember Moves	Location: Left Counter of every Pokemon Center Change Pokemon names, Forget / remember moves >> Pokemon Center Guide
Hyper Training	Location: Wyndon (After Becoming Champion: Battle Tower, right counter) Using Bottle Caps, get the best IVs for your Pokemon. >> Hyper Training Guide
TM Vendor	Location: Motostoke (Pokemon Center Next to Route 3), Hammerlocke (Pokemon Center Next to Route 6) Purchase all sorts of TM >> All TMs List
Vitamins Trader	Location: Wyndon (Inside Pokemon Center) Buy items that increase EV >> How To EV Train & Reset Them
BP Shop	Location: Hammerlocke (Inside Pokemon Center) Trade items for BP >> All BP Shop Item List
Watt Vendor	Location: Wild Area (Meetup Spot, Dappled Grove, Giant's Seat, East Lake Axewell, Bridge Field, Giant's Cap, Hammerlocke Hills) ・Sells Pokeballs and TM ・Rotom Rally ・Change Riding outfit colors ・Upgrade Rotom Bike
Digging Duo	Location: Wild Area (Bridge Field) Digs out evolution items & fossils for 500 Watts >> Watts - How To Farm Them And Their Uses
Camping King	Location: Wild Area (East Lake Axewell) Change Tent Colors, Get appraisal for Curry Dex. >> Pokemon Camp Guide
Ingredients Seller	Location: Wild Area (Rolling Fields, Hammerlocke Hills) Buy ingredients to make curry >> Curry Guide
Wild Area NPC (Angler, Mountain Climber)	Location: Wild Area (Random) Exchange items for 100W
Wild Area Lady Trainer	Location: Wild Area - All Defeat her in battle to earn money.
Fossil Professor	Location: Route 6 Merge Fossils >> Fossil Pokemon & Guide
Friendship Lady	Location: Hammerlocke (NPC Home right side of Pokemon Center) Gives a Friendship Ribbon to your Pokemon if your Pokemon's Friendship is maxed. >> Friendship Level Guide
Best Effort Lady	Location: Hammerlocke (NPC Home right side of Pokemon Center) Gives a Best Effort Ribbon to your Pokemon if your Pokemon's EV is maxed. >> EV Guide

Single-Use Only Characters & Locations

NPC / Locations	Location / Description
Ball Guy	Location: Stadium of each Gym Gives 1 Pokeball at every Gym >> All Pokeball List
Fossil Giver	Location: Stow-on-Side (Inside Pokemon Center) Get 2 Fossils ・Sword: Fossilized Bird ・Shield: Fossilized Drake >> New Fossil Pokemon

All Move Tutor Locations

Taught Moves	Location / Move Description
Steal Beam	Location: Motostoke (After Becoming Champion: go down the steep stairs in front of hotel) Pow: 140, Acc: 95, Special The user fires a beam of steel that it collected from its body. This also damages the user (about half of HP).
Draco Meteor	Location: Circhester (Pink Sweater Man in Ancient Hero's Bath) Pow: 130, Acc: 90, Special Comets are summoned down from the sky onto the target. The attack's recoil harshly lowers the user's Sp. Atk stat.
Grass Pledge Fire Pledge Water Pledge	Location: Hammerlocke (Down the stairs near Route 6) Pow: 80, Acc: 100, Special Move for Starter Pokemon. Increased Power if used in conjunction with designated types in Double Battles.
Frenzy Plant Blast Burn Hydro Cannon	Location: Wyndon (Pink-Sweater man in the park) Pow: 150, Acc: 90, Special Ultimate move for Starter Pokemon. The user can't move the next turn.