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Pokémon: Sword & Shield

Max Raids

By
Ben Chard
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Vincent Lau

Den A

Den A can be found near the entrance to the Zone from the south, in the center.

Common Den

Rare Den

Name Type Encounter Rate
"Riolu" IconRiolu Fighting ☆ - 35%
"Machop" IconMachop Fighting ☆ - 35%
"Scraggy" IconScraggy (Sword only) Dark/Fighting ☆ - 20%, ☆☆ - 30%
Croadunk (Shield only) Poison/Fighting ☆ - 20%, ☆☆ - 30%
"Stufful" IconStufful Normal/Fighting ☆ - 10%, ☆☆ - 30%
"Bewear" IconBewear Normal/Fighting ☆☆ - 20%, ☆☆☆ - 20%
"Falinks" IconFalinks Fighting ☆☆ - 20%, ☆☆☆ - 40%, ☆☆☆☆ - 10%
"Machoke" IconMachoke Fighting ☆☆☆ - 20%, ☆☆☆☆ - 10%
"Scrafty" IconScrafty (Sword only) Dark/Fighting ☆☆☆ - 20%, ☆☆☆☆ - 20%, ☆☆☆☆☆ - 35%
"Toxicroak" IconToxicroak (Shield only) Poison/Fighting ☆☆☆ - 20%, ☆☆☆☆ - 20%, ☆☆☆☆☆ - 35%
"Machamp" IconMachamp Fighting ☆☆☆☆ - 20%, ☆☆☆☆☆ - 30%
"Passimian" IconPassimian (Sword only) Fighting ☆☆☆☆ - 40%, ☆☆☆☆☆ - 25%
"Hawlucha" IconHawlucha (Shield only) Fighting/Flying ☆☆☆☆ - 40%, ☆☆☆☆☆ - 25%
"Lucario" IconLucario Fighting/Steel ☆☆☆☆☆ - 5%
"Gallade" IconGallade Psychic/Fighting ☆☆☆☆☆ - 5%

Den B

Head to the western edge to locate Den B.

Common Den

Rare Den

Den C/H

(1 of 2) Search under the rock bridge to locate Den C

Search under the rock bridge to locate Den C (left), while Den H can be found the other side of the large rock to the northeast. (right)

Common Den

Name Type Encounter Rate
"Silicobra" IconSilicobra Ground ☆ - 35%
"Yamask" IconYamask Ground/Ghost ☆ - 35%
"Hippopotas" IconHippopotas Ground ☆ - 20%, ☆☆ - 30%
"Swinub" IconSwinub Ice/Ground ☆ - 10%, ☆☆ - 30% (Sword), ☆☆ - 20% (Shield)
"Trapinch" IconTrapinch Ground ☆☆ - 20% (Sword), ☆ - 10%, ☆☆ - 30% (Shield)
"Piloswine" IconPiloswine Ice/Ground ☆☆ - 20%, ☆☆☆ - 40%
"Vibrava" IconVibrava Ground/Dragon ☆☆☆ - 30%, ☆☆☆☆ - 20% (Sword), ☆☆☆ - 30%, ☆☆☆☆ - 30%, ☆☆☆☆☆ - 29% (Shield)
"Stunfisk" IconStunfisk Ground/Steel ☆☆☆ - 30%, ☆☆☆☆ - 30%, ☆☆☆☆☆ - 29% (Sword). ☆☆☆ - 30%, ☆☆☆☆ - 20% (Shield)
"Hippowdon" IconHippowdon Ground ☆☆☆☆ - 50%, ☆☆☆☆☆ - 25% (Sword), ☆☆☆☆☆ - 35% (Shield)
"Flygon" IconFlygon Ground/Dragon ☆☆☆☆☆ - 35% (Sword), ☆☆☆☆ - 50%, ☆☆☆☆☆ - 25% (Shield)
"Runerigus" IconRunerigus Ground/Ghost ☆☆☆☆☆ - 1%
"Sandaconda" IconSandaconda Ground ☆☆☆☆☆ - 10%

Rare Den

Name Type Encounter Rate
"Wooper" IconWooper Water/Ground ☆ - 35%
"Barboach" IconBarboach Water/Ground ☆ - 35%
"Yamask" IconYamask Ground/Ghost ☆ - 20%, ☆☆ - 30%
"Golett" IconGolett Ground/Ghost ☆ - 10%, ☆☆ - 30%
"Palpitoad" IconPalpitoad Water/Ground ☆☆ - 20%, ☆☆☆ - 20%
"Quagsire" IconQuagsire Water/Ground ☆☆ - 20%, ☆☆☆ - 40%
"Stunfisk" IconStunfisk Ground/Steel ☆☆☆ - 20%, ☆☆☆☆ - 20%
"Golurk" IconGolurk Ground/Ghost ☆☆☆ - 20%, ☆☆☆☆ - 20%, ☆☆☆☆☆ - 20%
"Gastrodon" IconGastrodon Water/Ground ☆☆☆☆ - 20%, ☆☆☆☆☆ - 25%
"Seismitoad" IconSeismitoad Water/Ground ☆☆☆☆ - 30%, ☆☆☆☆☆ - 30%
"Rhyperior" IconRhyperior Ground/Rock ☆☆☆☆☆ - 15%
"Sandaconda" IconSandaconda (Gigantamax) Ground ☆☆☆☆ - 10%, ☆☆☆☆☆ - 10%

Den D

Den D is the only Den found in the lake to the northwest.

Common Den

Name Type Encounter Rate
"Chewtle" IconChewtle Water ☆ - 35%
"Wooper" IconWooper Water/Ground ☆ - 35%
"Tympole" IconTympole Water ☆ - 20%. ☆☆ - 30%
"Corphish" IconCorphish Water ☆ - 10%, ☆☆ - 30%
"Shellder" IconShellder Water ☆☆ - 20%
"Palpitoad" IconPalpitoad Water/Ground ☆☆ - 20%, ☆☆☆ - 40%
"Drednaw" IconDrednaw Water/Rock ☆☆☆ - 20%, ☆☆☆☆ - 10%
"Quagsire" IconQuagsire Water/Ground ☆☆☆ - 20%, ☆☆☆☆ - 20%, ☆☆☆☆☆ - 10%
"Pyukumuku" IconPyukumuku Water ☆☆☆ - 20%, ☆☆☆☆ - 20%, ☆☆☆☆☆ - 25%
"Cloyster" IconCloyster Water/Ice ☆☆☆☆ - 50%, ☆☆☆☆☆ - 25%
"Seismitoad" IconSeismitoad Water/Ground ☆☆☆☆☆ - 20%
"Crawdaunt" IconCrawdaunt Water/Dark ☆☆☆☆☆ - 20%

Rare Den

Name Type Encounter Rate
"Magikarp" IconMagikarp Water ☆ - 68%
"Dewpider" IconDewpider Water/Bug ☆ - 2%
"Wooper" IconWooper Water/Ground ☆ - 20%, ☆☆ - 30%
"Barboach" IconBarboach Water/Ground ☆ - 10%, ☆☆ - 30%
"Krabby" IconKrabby Water ☆☆ - 20%, ☆☆☆ - 20%
"Wishiwashi" IconWishiwashi Water ☆☆ - 20%, ☆☆☆ - 40%
"Kingler" IconKingler Water ☆☆☆ - 20%, ☆☆☆☆ - 20%
"Whiscash" IconWhiscash Water/Ground ☆☆☆ - 20%, ☆☆☆☆ - 20%, ☆☆☆☆☆ - 10%
"Qwilfish" IconQwilfish Water/Poison ☆☆☆☆ - 20%, ☆☆☆☆☆ - 35%
"Quagsire" IconQuagsire Water/Ground ☆☆☆☆ - 40%, ☆☆☆☆☆ - 35%
"Araquanid" IconAraquanid Water/Bug ☆☆☆☆☆ - 10%
"Gyarados" IconGyarados Water/Flying ☆☆☆☆☆ - 10%

Den E

Den E can be found to the north of the Zone, in the center.

Common Den

Name Type Encounter Rate
"Klink" IconKlink Steel ☆ - 35%
"Meowth" IconMeowth Steel ☆ - 35%
"Bronzor" IconBronzor Steel/Psychic ☆ - 20%, ☆☆ - 30%
"Ferroseed" IconFerroseed Grass/Steel ☆ - 10%, ☆☆ - 30%
"Pawniard" IconPawniard Dark/Steel ☆☆ - 20%
"Cufant" IconCufant Steel ☆☆ - 20%, ☆☆☆ - 40%
"Klang" IconKlang Steel ☆☆☆ - 20%, ☆☆☆☆ - 25%, ☆☆☆☆☆ - 10%
"Perrserker" IconPerrserker Steel ☆☆☆ - 20%, ☆☆☆☆ - 25%, ☆☆☆☆☆ - 10%
"Bronzong" IconBronzong Steel/Psychic ☆☆☆ - 20%, ☆☆☆☆ - 25%, ☆☆☆☆☆ - 30%
"Bisharp" IconBisharp Dark/Steel ☆☆☆☆ - 25%, ☆☆☆☆☆ - 30%
"Klinklang" IconKlinklang Steel ☆☆☆☆☆ - 10%
"Copperajah" IconCopperajah Steel ☆☆☆☆☆ - 10%

Rare Den

Name Type Encounter Rate
"Meowth" IconMeowth Steel ☆ - 35%
"Bronzor" IconBronzor Steel/Psychic ☆ - 35%
"Pawniard" IconPawniard Dark/Steel ☆ - 20%, ☆☆ - 30%
"Ferroseed" IconFerroseed Grass/Steel ☆ - 10%, ☆☆ - 30%
"Honedge" IconHonedge Steel/Ghost ☆☆ - 20%, ☆☆☆ - 30%
"Bronzong" IconBronzong Steel/Psychic ☆☆ - 20%, ☆☆☆ - 40%
"Ferrothorn" IconFerrothorn Grass/Steel ☆☆☆ - 30%, ☆☆☆☆ - 20%, ☆☆☆☆☆ - 10%
"Perrserker" IconPerrserker Steel ☆☆☆☆ - 20%, ☆☆☆☆☆ - 20%
"Bisharp" IconBisharp Dark/Steel ☆☆☆☆ - 20%, ☆☆☆☆☆ - 25%
"Stunfisk" IconStunfisk Ground/Steel ☆☆☆☆ - 40%, ☆☆☆☆☆ - 25%
"Copperajah" IconCopperajah Steel ☆☆☆☆☆ - 15%
"Duraludon" IconDuraludon Steel/Dragon ☆☆☆☆☆ - 5%

Den F

Den F can be found to the northeast on the green grass.

Common Den

Name Type Encounter Rate
"Vanillite" IconVanillite Ice ☆ - 35%
"Swinub" IconSwinub Ice/Ground ☆ - 35%
"Snover" IconSnover Grass/Ice ☆ - 20%, ☆☆ - 30%
"Bergmite" IconBergmite Ice ☆ - 10%, ☆☆ - 35%
"Delibird" IconDelibird Ice/Flying ☆☆ - 5%
"Vanillish" IconVanillish Ice ☆☆ - 25%, ☆☆☆ - 40%
"Piloswine" IconPiloswine Ice/Ground ☆☆☆ - 20%, ☆☆☆☆ - 10%
"Avalugg" IconAvalugg Ice ☆☆☆ - 20%, ☆☆☆☆ - 20%, ☆☆☆☆☆ - 10%
"Abomasnow" IconAbomasnow Grass/Ice ☆☆☆ - 20%, ☆☆☆☆ - 20%, ☆☆☆☆☆ - 25%
"Cloyster" IconCloyster Water/Ice ☆☆☆☆ - 50%, ☆☆☆☆☆ - 25%
"Vanilluxe" IconVanilluxe Ice ☆☆☆☆☆ - 30%
"Lapras" IconLapras Water/Ice ☆☆☆☆☆ - 10%

Rare Den

Den G

Den G is located to the northeast, by the side of a rock.

Common Den

Rare Den

Den I

Den I is far to the northeast, just before you cross over into Hammerlocke Hills.

Common Den

Name Type Encounter Rate
"Rolycoly" IconRolycoly Rock ☆ - 35%
"Roggenrola" IconRoggenrola Rock ☆ - 35% (Sword), ☆ - 20%, ☆☆ - 30% (Shield)
"Dwebble" IconDwebble Bug/Rock ☆ - 20%, ☆☆ - 30% (Sword), ☆ - 35% (Shield)
"Binacle" IconBinacle Rock/Water ☆ - 10%, ☆☆ - 30%
"Carkol" IconCarkol Rock/Fire ☆☆ - 20%
"Boldore" IconBoldore Rock ☆☆ - 20%, ☆☆☆ - 40%
"Crustle" IconCrustle Bug/Rock ☆☆☆ - 20%, ☆☆☆☆ - 10%
"Barbaracle" IconBarbaracle Rock/Water ☆☆☆ - 20%, ☆☆☆☆ - 20%, ☆☆☆☆☆ - 15%
"Onix" IconOnix Rock/Ground ☆☆☆ - 20%, ☆☆☆☆ - 20%, ☆☆☆☆☆ - 25% (Sword), ☆☆☆☆☆ - 30% (Shield)
"Coalossal" IconCoalossal Rock/Fire ☆☆☆☆ - 50%, ☆☆☆☆☆ - 25% (Sword), ☆☆☆ - 20%, ☆☆☆☆ - 20%, ☆☆☆☆☆ - 25% (Shield)
"Gigalith" IconGigalith Rock ☆☆☆☆☆ - 30% (Sword), ☆☆☆☆ - 50%, ☆☆☆☆☆ - 25% (Shield)
"Rhyperior" IconRhyperior Ground/Rock ☆☆☆☆☆ - 5%

Rare Den

Name Type Encounter Rate
"Wooper" IconWooper Water/Ground ☆ - 35%
"Barboach" IconBarboach Water/Ground ☆ - 35%
"Yamask" IconYamask Ground/Ghost ☆ - 20%, ☆☆ - 30%
"Golett" IconGolett Ground/Ghost ☆ - 10%, ☆☆ - 30%
"Palpitoad" IconPalpitoad Water/Ground ☆☆ - 20%, ☆☆☆ - 20%
"Quagsire" IconQuagsire Water/Ground ☆☆ - 20%, ☆☆☆ - 40%
"Stunfisk" IconStunfisk Ground/Steel ☆☆☆ - 20%, ☆☆☆☆ - 20%
"Golurk" IconGolurk Ground/Ghost ☆☆☆ - 20%, ☆☆☆☆ - 20%, ☆☆☆☆☆ - 20%
"Gastrodon" IconGastrodon Water/Ground ☆☆☆☆ - 20%, ☆☆☆☆☆ - 25%
"Seismitoad" IconSeismitoad Water/Ground ☆☆☆☆ - 30%, ☆☆☆☆☆ - 30%
"Rhyperior" IconRhyperior Ground/Rock ☆☆☆☆☆ - 15%
"Sandaconda" IconSandaconda (Gigantamax) Ground ☆☆☆☆ - 10%, ☆☆☆☆☆ - 10%
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Guide Information
  • Publisher
    Pokemon Company International
  • Platforms,
    Switch
  • Genre
    RPG
  • Guide Release
    15 November 2019
  • Last Updated
    21 March 2024
    Version History
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Welcome to our comprehensive strategy guide for Pokémon: Sword and Shield, the latest entries in the Pokémon video game franchise. Our guide also incorporates all the DLC, including the Isle of Armor and brand new Crown Tundra DLC.

In Sword and Shield, you explore the Galar region, based on the United Kingdom, alongside rivals Hop, Bede and Marnie, with the aim to dethrone the Pokémon League Champion.

The games introduce several new features such as Dynamaxing and Gigantamaxing, functions that increase size and change forms of certain Pokémon; the Wild Area, a large open world with free camera movement; and raids with co-op battling. They also reintroduce features previously seen in Sun and Moon and Let’s Go, Pikachu! and Let’s Go, Eevee!, such as regional variants and roaming Pokémon depicted in the overworld.

Brand New October 2020:

Version 1.2

  • A Complete Walkthrough of the Isle of Armor.
  • Details of all 16 new Wild Areas, including Pokémon encounter rates.
  • All the new Max Raid Dens: Locations and Featured Pokémon.
  • Images and Locations of All 150 of the Missing Diglett.
  • The Isle of Armor Pokédex (featuring 100 Returning Pokémon).
  • Recipes for the Cram-o-matic.
  • A Full Walkthrough featuring Pokémon encounter rates.
  • All Gym Encounters and Strategies.
  • New Items: Mints & Natures Explained.
  • Post Game content including Champion Cup.
  • Dynamaxing and Gigantamaxing.
  • The Galar Region Pokédex (featuring 400 Pokemon).

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