Pokémon: Sword & Shield

Wild Area Motostoke Riverbank

Overworld Encounter Data

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Clear - Land

Name	Type	Location (Encounter Rate)
Skorupi	Poison/Bug	All grass patches (40%)
Gossifleur	Grass	All grass patches (25%)
Purrloin	Dark	All grass patches (20%)
Wooloo	Normal	All grass patches (10%)
Muchlax	Normal	All grass patches (5%)

All weather except Snowing/Snowstorm - Water

Name	Type	Location (Encounter Rate)
Basculin	Water	In the pond (65%)
Arrokuda	Water	In the pond (30%)
Mantyke	Water/Flying	In the pond (5%)

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Overcast - Land

Name	Type	Location (Encounter Rate)
Koffing	Poison	All grass patches (40%)
Cutiefly	Bug/Fairy	All grass patches (25%)
Purrloin	Dark	All grass patches (20%)
Rookidee	Flying	All grass patches (10%)
Sawk (Sword only)	Fighting	All grass patches (5%)
Throh (Shield only)	Fighting	All grass patches (5%)

Raining - Land

Name	Type	Location (Encounter Rate)
Skorupi	Poison/Bug	All grass patches (40%)
Wimpod	Bug/Water	All grass patches (25%)
Purrloin	Dark	All grass patches (20%)
Chewtle	Water	All grass patches (10%)
Dewpider	Water/Bug	All grass patches (5%)

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Thunderstorm - Land

Name	Type	Location (Encounter Rate)
Yamper	Electric	All grass patches (40%)
Mareanie (Sword only)	Poison/Water	All grass patches (25%)
Purrloin	Dark	All grass patches (20%)
Skorupi	Poison/Bug	All grass patches (10%) (Sword), (25%) (Shield)
Chewtle (Shield only)	Water	All grass patches (10%)
Toxel	Electric/Poison	All grass patches (5%)

Intense Sun - Land

Name	Type	Location (Encounter Rate)
Rhyhorn	Ground/Rock	All grass patches (40%) (Sword), (5%) (Shield)
Skorupi	Poison/Bug	All grass patches (25%) (Sword), (30%) (Shield)
Salandit (Shield only)	Poison/Fire	All grass patches (25%)
Purrloin	Dark	All grass patches (20%) (Sword), (10%) (Shield)
Torkoal	Fire	All grass patches (10%) (Sword), (20%) (Shield)
Rolycoly	Rock	All grass patches (5%) (Sword), (10%) (Shield)

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Snowing - Land

Name	Type	Location (Encounter Rate)
Sneasel	Dark/Ice	All grass patches (40%)
Cutiefly	Bug/Fairy	All grass patches (25%)
Purrloin	Dark	All grass patches (20%)
Vanillite	Ice	All grass patches (10%)
Wooloo	Normal	All grass patches (5%)

Snowing/Snowstorm - Water

Name	Type	Location (Encounter Rate)
Vanillite	Ice	In the pond (50%)
Basculin	Water	In the pond (30%)
Arrokuda	Water	In the pond (15%)
Mantyke	Water/Flying	In the pond (5%)

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Snowstorm - Land

Name	Type	Location (Encounter Rate)
Sneasel	Dark/Ice	All grass patches (40%)
Vanillite	Ice	All grass patches (25%)
Purrloin	Dark	All grass patches (20%)
Cutiefly	Bug/Fairy	All grass patches (10%)
Pawniard	Dark/Steel	All grass patches (5%)

Sandstorm - Land

Name	Type	Location (Encounter Rate)
Rhyhorn	Ground/Rock	All grass patches (25%)
Sudowoodo	Rock	All grass patches (25%)
Skorupi	Poison/Bug	All grass patches (20%)
Purrloin	Dark	All grass patches (20%)
Rolycoly	Rock	All grass patches (10%)

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Heavy Fog - Land

Name	Type	Location (Encounter Rate)
Clefairy	Fairy	All grass patches (40%)
Wobbuffet	Psychic	All grass patches (25%)
Purrloin	Dark	All grass patches (20%)
Cutiefly	Bug/Fairy	All grass patches (10%)
Duskull	Ghost	All grass patches (5%)

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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
Guide Author

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:

The Crown Tundra walkthrough and information. Check back often for the latest updates!

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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