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Pokémon: Sword & Shield

Max Raids

By
Ben Chard
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Vincent Lau

Den A/B

(1 of 2) Den A can be found to the southwest of the Berry Tree

Den A can be found to the southwest of the Berry Tree (left), while Den B is located in the northeastern corner. (right)

Common Den

Name Type Encounter Rate
"Stunky" IconStunky Poison/Dark ☆ - 35%
"Trubbish" IconTrubbish Poison ☆ - 35%
"Skorupi" IconSkorupi Poison/Bug ☆ - 20%, ☆☆ - 30%
"Mareanie" IconMareanie Poison/Water ☆ - 10%, ☆☆ - 30% (Sword), ☆☆ - 20% (Shield)
"Oddish" IconOddish Grass/Poison ☆☆ - 20% (Sword), ☆ - 10%, ☆☆ - 30% (Shield)
"Roselia" IconRoselia Grass/Poison ☆☆ - 20%, ☆☆☆ - 40%
"Qwilfish" IconQwilfish Water/Poison ☆☆☆ - 20%, ☆☆☆☆ - 35%
"Drapion" IconDrapion Poison/Dark ☆☆☆ - 20%, ☆☆☆☆ - 25%, ☆☆☆☆☆ - 30%
"Vileplume" IconVileplume Grass/Poison ☆☆☆ - 20%, ☆☆☆☆ - 25%, ☆☆☆☆☆ - 30%
"Toxapex" IconToxapex Poison/Water ☆☆☆☆ - 15%, ☆☆☆☆☆ - 20% (Sword), ☆☆☆☆☆ - 5% (Shield)
"Garbodor" IconGarbodor Poison ☆☆☆☆☆ - 15%
"Skuntank" IconSkuntank Poison/Dark ☆☆☆☆☆ - 5% (Sword), ☆☆☆☆ - 15%, ☆☆☆☆☆ - 20% (Shield)

Rare Den

Name Type Encounter Rate
"Stunky" IconStunky Poison/Dark ☆ - 35%
"Trubbish" IconTrubbish Poison ☆ - 35%
"Skorupi" IconSkorupi Poison/Bug ☆ - 20%, ☆☆ - 30%
"Koffing" IconKoffing Poison ☆ - 10%, ☆☆ - 30%
"Mareanie" IconMareanie (Sword only) Poison/Water ☆☆ - 20%, ☆☆☆ - 20%
"Salandit" IconSalandit (Shield only) Poison/Fire ☆☆ - 20%, ☆☆☆ - 20%
"Toxel" IconToxel Electric/Poison ☆☆ - 20%, ☆☆☆ - 40%
"Garbodor" IconGarbodor Poison ☆☆☆ - 20%, ☆☆☆☆ - 20%, ☆☆☆☆☆ - 10%
"Drapion" IconDrapion Poison/Dark ☆☆☆ - 20%, ☆☆☆☆ - 20%, ☆☆☆☆☆ - 20%
"Toxtricity" IconToxtricity Electric/Poison ☆☆☆☆ - 20%, ☆☆☆☆☆ - 25%
"Skuntank" IconSkuntank Poison/Dark ☆☆☆☆ - 40%, ☆☆☆☆☆ - 25%
"Weezing" IconWeezing Poison/Fairy ☆☆☆☆☆ - 15%
"Toxapex" IconToxapex (Sword only) Poison/Water ☆☆☆☆☆ - 5%
"Salazzle" IconSalazzle (Shield only) Poison/Fire ☆☆☆☆☆ - 5%

Den C/D

(1 of 2) You’ll find Den C along the southwestern edge of the lake

You’ll find Den C along the southwestern edge of the lake (left), while Den D can be found up on the cliff to the east, overlooking Giant’s Seat. (right)

Common Den

Name Type Lv
"Tyrogue" IconTyrogue Fighting ☆ - 35%
"Stufful" IconStufful Normal/Fighting ☆ - 35%
"Clobbopus" IconClobbopus Fighting ☆ - 20%, ☆☆ - 30%
"Pancham" IconPancham Fighting ☆ - 10%, ☆☆ - 30%
"Farfetch'd" IconFarfetch’d (Sword only) Fighting ☆☆ - 20%
"Sawk" IconSawk (Sword only) Fighting ☆☆ - 20%, ☆☆☆ - 40%
"Throh" IconThroh (Shield only) Fighting ☆☆ - 20%, ☆☆☆ - 40%
"Bewear" IconBewear Normal/Fighting ☆☆☆ - 20%, ☆☆☆☆ - 33%, ☆☆☆☆☆ - 22%
"Pangoro" IconPangoro Fighting/Dark ☆☆☆ - 20%, ☆☆☆☆ - 33%, ☆☆☆☆☆ - 22%
"Hawlucha" IconHawlucha Fighting/Flying ☆☆☆ - 20%, ☆☆☆☆ - 33%, ☆☆☆☆☆ - 20%
"Sirfetch'd" IconSirfetch’d (Sword only) Fighting ☆☆☆☆ - 1%, ☆☆☆☆☆ - 1%
"Grapploct" IconGrapploct Fighting ☆☆☆☆☆ - 25%
"Falinks" IconFalinks Fighting ☆☆☆☆☆ - 10%

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 E/F

(1 of 2) Both Dens E

Both Dens E (left), and Den E can be found in the lake. (right)

Common Den

Name Type Encounter Rate
"Tympole" IconTympole Water ☆ - 35%
"Shellder" IconShellder Water ☆ - 35%
"Chinchou" IconChinchou Water/Electric ☆ - 20%, ☆☆ - 30%
"Mareanie" IconMareanie Poison/Water ☆ - 10%, ☆☆ - 30% (Sword), ☆☆ - 20% (Shield)
"Palpitoad" IconPalpitoad Water/Ground ☆☆ - 20% (Sword), ☆ - 10%, ☆☆ - 30% (Shield)
"Arrokuda" IconArrokuda Water ☆☆ - 20%, ☆☆☆ - 40%
"Cloyster" IconCloyster Water/Ice ☆☆☆ - 20%, ☆☆☆☆ - 10% (Sword), ☆☆☆ - 20%, ☆☆☆☆ - 20%, ☆☆☆☆☆ - 10% (Shield)
"Lanturn" IconLanturn Water/Electric ☆☆☆ - 20%, ☆☆☆☆ - 20%, ☆☆☆☆☆ - 10% (Sword), ☆☆☆ - 20%, ☆☆☆☆ - 20%, ☆☆☆☆☆ - 25% (Shield)
"Wishiwashi" IconWishiwashi Water ☆☆☆ - 20%, ☆☆☆☆ - 20%, ☆☆☆☆☆ - 25% (Sword), ☆☆☆☆ - 50%, ☆☆☆☆☆ - 25% (Shield)
"Seismitoad" IconSeismitoad Water/Ground ☆☆☆☆ - 50%, ☆☆☆☆☆ - 25% (Sword), ☆☆☆☆☆ - 20% (Shield)
"Toxapex" IconToxapex Poison/Water ☆☆☆☆☆ - 20% (Sword), ☆☆☆ - 20%, ☆☆☆☆ - 10% (Shield)
"Barraskewda" IconBarraskewda Water ☆☆☆☆☆ - 20%

Rare Den

Name Type Encounter Rate
"Mantyke" IconMantyke Water/Flying ☆ - 68%
"Remoraid" IconRemoraid Water ☆ - 2%
"Wailmer" IconWailmer Water ☆ - 20%, ☆☆ - 30%
"Binacle" IconBinacle Rock/Water ☆ - 10%, ☆☆ - 30%
"Krabby" IconKrabby Water ☆☆ - 20%, ☆☆☆ - 20%
"Pyukumuku" IconPyukumuku Water ☆☆ - 20%, ☆☆☆☆ - 40%
"Kingler" IconKingler Water ☆☆☆ - 20%, ☆☆☆☆ - 20%
"Basculin" IconBasculin Water ☆☆☆ - 20%, ☆☆☆☆ - 20%, ☆☆☆☆☆ - 10%
"Qwilfish" IconQwilfish Water/Poison ☆☆☆☆ - 20%, ☆☆☆☆☆ - 35%
"Octillery" IconOctillery Water ☆☆☆☆ - 40%, ☆☆☆☆☆ - 35%
"Wailord" IconWailord Water ☆☆☆☆☆ - 10%
"Mantine" IconMantine Water/Flying ☆☆☆☆☆ - 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
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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.

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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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