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Pokémon: Sword & Shield

Max Raids

By
Ben Chard
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Vincent Lau

Den A

Head north and search behind the Berry Tree to find this Den.

Common Den

Name Type Encounter Rate
"Bunnelby" IconBunnelby Normal ☆ - 35%
"Hoothoot" IconHoothoot Normal/Flying ☆ - 35%
"Pidove" IconPidove Normal/Flying ☆ - 20%, ☆☆ - 30%
"Minccino" IconMinccino Normal ☆ - 10%, ☆☆ - 30%
"Helioptile" IconHelioptile Normal/Electric ☆☆ - 20%
"Stufful" IconStufful Normal/Fighting ☆☆ - 20%, ☆☆☆ - 40%
"Diggersby" IconDiggersby Normal/Ground ☆☆☆ - 20%, ☆☆☆☆ - 35%
"Noctowl" IconNoctowl Normal/Flying ☆☆☆ - 20%, ☆☆☆☆ - 25%, ☆☆☆☆☆ - 30%
"Unfezant" IconUnfezant Normal/Flying ☆☆☆ - 20%, ☆☆☆☆ - 25%, ☆☆☆☆☆ - 30%
"Heliolisk" IconHeliolisk Normal/Electric ☆☆☆☆ - 15%, ☆☆☆☆☆ - 20%
"Cinccino" IconCinccino Normal ☆☆☆☆☆ - 15%
"Bewear" IconBewear Normal/Fighting ☆☆☆☆☆ - 5%

Rare Den

Name Type Encounter Rate
"Bunnelby" IconBunnelby Normal ☆ - 35%
"Pidove" IconPidove Normal/Flying ☆ - 35%
"Skwovet" IconSkwovet Normal ☆ - 20%, ☆☆ - 40%
"Eevee" IconEevee Normal ☆ - 10%, ☆☆ - 10%, ☆☆☆☆☆ - 15%
"Tranquill" IconTranquill Normal/Flying ☆☆ - 25%, ☆☆☆ - 20%
"Wooloo" IconWooloo Normal ☆☆ - 25%, ☆☆☆ - 40%
"Unfezant" IconUnfezant Normal/Flying ☆☆☆ - 20%, ☆☆☆☆ - 20%, ☆☆☆☆☆ - 10%
"Dubwool" IconDubwool Normal ☆☆☆ - 20%, ☆☆☆☆ - 20%. ☆☆☆☆☆ - 20%
"Braviary" IconBraviary (Sword only) Normal/Flying ☆☆☆☆ - 20%, ☆☆☆☆☆ - 25%
"Oranguru" IconOranguru (Shield only) Normal/Psychic ☆☆☆☆ - 20%, ☆☆☆☆☆ - 25%
"Indeedee" IconIndeedee Normal/Psychic ☆☆☆☆ - 40%, ☆☆☆☆☆ - 25%
"Snorlax" IconSnorlax Normal ☆☆☆☆☆ - 5%

Den B

Make your way to the west of Den A to find this Den.

Common Den

Name Type Encounter Rate
"Diglett" IconDiglett Ground ☆ - 35%
"Mudbray" IconMudbray Ground ☆ - 35%
"Nincada" IconNincada Bug/Ground ☆ - 20%, ☆☆ - 30%
"Drilbur" IconDrilbur Ground ☆ - 10%, ☆☆ - 30%
"Onix" IconOnix Rock/Ground ☆☆ - 20%
"Barboach" IconBarboach Water/Ground ☆☆ - 20%, ☆☆☆ - 40%
"Steelix" IconSteelix Steel/Ground ☆☆☆ - 20%, ☆☆☆☆ - 10%
"Whiscash" IconWhiscash Water/Ground ☆☆☆ - 20%, ☆☆☆☆ - 20%, ☆☆☆☆☆ - 10%
"Diggersby" IconDiggersby Normal/Ground ☆☆☆ - 20%, ☆☆☆☆ - 20%, ☆☆☆☆☆ - 25%
"Dugtrio" IconDugtrio Ground ☆☆☆☆ - 50%, ☆☆☆☆☆ - 25%
Excadril Ground/Steel ☆☆☆☆☆ - 30%
"Mudsdale" IconMudsdale 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%, ☆☆☆☆☆ - 30%
"Gastrodon" IconGastrodon Water/Ground ☆☆☆☆ - 20%, ☆☆☆☆☆ - 35%
"Seismitoad" IconSeismitoad Water/Ground ☆☆☆☆ - 40%, ☆☆☆☆☆ - 30%
"Runerigus" IconRunerigus Ground/Ghost ☆☆☆☆☆ - 1%
"Rhyperior" IconRhyperior Ground/Rock ☆☆☆☆☆ - 4%

Den C

You’ll find this Den in the far southwest corner of Rolling Fields.

Common Den

Name Type Encounter Rate
"Noibat" IconNoibat Flying/Dragon ☆ - 35%
"Trapinch" IconTrapinch Ground ☆ - 25% (Sword), ☆ - 20%, ☆☆ - 30% (Shield)
"Axew" IconAxew Dragon ☆ - 20%, ☆☆ - 30% (Sword), ☆ - 35% (Shield)
"Jangmo-o" IconJangmo-o (Sword only) Dragon ☆☆ - 20%
"Goomy" IconGoomy (Shield only) Dragon ☆☆ - 20%
"Vibrava" IconVibrava Ground/Dragon ☆☆ - 20%, ☆☆☆ - 40%
"Hakamo-o" IconHakamo-o (Sword only) Dragon/Fighting ☆☆☆ - 20%, ☆☆☆☆ - 35%
"Sliggoo" IconSliggoo (Shield only) Dragon ☆☆☆ - 20%, ☆☆☆☆ - 25%, ☆☆☆☆☆ - 30%
"Fraxure" IconFraxure Dragon ☆☆☆ - 20%, ☆☆☆☆ - 25%, ☆☆☆☆☆ - 30%
"Haxorus" IconHaxorus Dragon ☆☆☆ - 20%, ☆☆☆☆ - 25%, ☆☆☆☆☆ - 30% (Sword), ☆☆☆☆ - 15%, ☆☆☆☆☆ - 20% (Shield)
"Flygon" IconFlygon Ground/Dragon ☆☆☆☆ - 15%, ☆☆☆☆☆ - 20% (Sword), ☆☆☆ - 20%, ☆☆☆☆ - 25%, ☆☆☆☆☆ - 30% (Shield)
"Turtonator" IconTurtonator (Sword only) Fire/Dragon ☆☆☆☆☆ - 15%
"Drampa" IconDrampa (Shield only) Normal/Dragon ☆☆☆☆☆ - 15%
"Kommo-o" IconKommo-o (Sword only) Dragon/Fighting ☆☆☆☆☆ - 5%
"Goodra" IconGoodra (Shield only) Dragon ☆☆☆☆☆ - 5%

Rare Den

Name Type Encounter Rate
"Trapinch" IconTrapinch Ground ☆ - 35% (Sword), ☆ - 20%, ☆☆ - 30% (Shield)
"Applin" IconApplin Grass/Dragon ☆ - 35%
"Axew" IconAxew Dragon ☆ - 20%, ☆☆ - 30% (Sword), ☆ - 35% (Shield)
"Jangmo-o" IconJangmo-o (Sword only) Dragon ☆ - 10%, ☆☆ - 30%
"Goomy" IconGoomy (Shield only) Dragon ☆ - 10%, ☆☆ - 30%
"Dreepy" IconDreepy Dragon/Ghost ☆☆ - 20%, ☆☆☆ - 20%
"Fraxure" IconFraxure (Sword only) Dragon ☆☆ - 20%, ☆☆☆ - 40%
"Vibrava" IconVibrava (Shield only) Ground/Dragon ☆☆ - 20%, ☆☆☆ - 40%
"Hakamo-o" IconHakamo-o (Sword only) Dragon/Fighting ☆☆☆ - 20%, ☆☆☆☆ - 20%, ☆☆☆☆☆ - 10%
"Sliggoo" IconSliggoo (Shield only) Dragon ☆☆☆ - 20%, ☆☆☆☆ - 20%, ☆☆☆☆☆ - 10%
"Turtonator" IconTurtonator (Sword only) Fire/Dragon ☆☆☆ - 20%, ☆☆☆☆ - 20%, ☆☆☆☆☆ - 20%
"Drampa" IconDrampa (Shield only) Normal/Dragon ☆☆☆ - 20%, ☆☆☆☆ - 20%, ☆☆☆☆☆ - 20%
"Kommo-o" IconKommo-o (Sword only) Dragon/Fighting ☆☆☆☆ - 20%, ☆☆☆☆☆ - 25%
"Goodra" IconGoodra (Shield only) Dragon ☆☆☆☆ - 20%, ☆☆☆☆☆ - 25%
"Drakloak" IconDrakloak Dragon/Ghost ☆☆☆☆ - 40%, ☆☆☆☆☆ - 25%
"Haxorus" IconHaxorus (Sword only) Dragon ☆☆☆☆☆ - 15%
"Flygon" IconFlygon (Shield only) Ground/Dragon ☆☆☆☆☆ - 15%
"Dragapult" IconDragapult Dragon/Ghost ☆☆☆☆☆ - 5%

Den D/F

(1 of 2) Search to the east of the western Berry Tree for Den D

Search to the east of the western Berry Tree for Den D (left), while Den F can be found to the northeast just before the Zone change. (right)

Common Den

Name Type Encounter Rate
"Pidove" IconPidove Normal/Flying ☆ - 35%
"Hoothoot" IconHoothoot Normal/Flying ☆ - 35%
"Natu" IconNatu Psychic/Flying ☆ - 20%, ☆☆ - 30%
"Rufflet" IconRufflet (Sword only) Normal/Flying ☆ - 10%, ☆☆ - 30%
"Vullaby" IconVullaby (Shield only) Dark/Flying ☆ - 10%, ☆☆ - 30%
"Woobat" IconWoobat Psychic/Flying ☆☆ - 20%
"Tranquill" IconTranquill Normal/Flying ☆☆ - 20%, ☆☆☆ - 40%
"Unfezant" IconUnfezant Normal/Flying ☆☆☆ - 20%, ☆☆☆☆ -35%
"Noctowl" IconNoctowl Normal/Flying ☆☆☆ - 20%, ☆☆☆☆ - 25%, ☆☆☆☆☆ - 30%
"Swoobat" IconSwoobat Psychic/Flying ☆☆☆ - 20%. ☆☆☆☆ - 25%, ☆☆☆☆☆ - 30%
"Xatu" IconXatu Psychic/Flying ☆☆☆☆ - 15%, ☆☆☆☆☆ - 20%
"Braviary" IconBraviary (Sword only) Normal/Flying ☆☆☆☆☆ - 15%
"Mandibuzz" IconMandibuzz (Shield only) Dark/Flying ☆☆☆☆☆ - 15%
"Sigilyph" IconSigilyph Psychic/Flying ☆☆☆☆☆ - 5%

Rare Den

Name Type Encounter Rate
"Wimpod" IconWimpod Bug/Water ☆ - 30%
"Blipbug" IconBlipbug Bug ☆ - 20%
"Karrablast" IconKarrablast Bug ☆ - 20%, ☆☆ - 25% (Sword), ☆☆ - 20%, ☆☆☆ - 20% (Shield)
"Dewpider" IconDewpider Water/Bug ☆ - 20%, ☆☆ - 25%
"Shelmet" IconShelmet Bug ☆☆ - 20%, ☆☆☆ - 20% (Sword), ☆ - 20%, ☆☆ - 25% (Shield)
"Dwebble" IconDwebble Bug/Rock ☆☆ - 20%, ☆☆☆ - 30%
"Dottler" IconDottler Bug/Psychic ☆☆☆ - 20%, ☆☆☆☆ - 20%
"Orbeetle" IconOrbeetle Bug/Psychic ☆☆☆ - 20%, ☆☆☆☆ - 20%. ☆☆☆☆☆ - 20%
"Araquanid" IconAraquanid Water/Bug ☆☆☆☆ - 20%, ☆☆☆☆☆ - 25%
"Golisopod" IconGolisopod Bug/Water ☆☆☆☆ - 30%, ☆☆☆☆☆ - 30%
"Escavalier" IconEscavalier (Sword only) Bug/Steel ☆☆☆☆☆ - 15%
"Accelgor" IconAccelgor (Shield only) Bug ☆☆☆☆☆ - 15%
"Butterfree" IconButterfree Bug/Flying ☆, ☆☆, ☆☆☆, ☆☆☆☆, ☆☆☆☆☆ - 10%

Den E

Head north along the dirt path and you’ll find this Den just before you leave Rolling Fields.

Common Den

Name Type Encounter Rate
"Tyrogue" IconTyrogue Fighting ☆ - 35%
"Machop" IconMachop Fighting ☆ - 35%
"Timburr" IconTimburr Fighting ☆ - 20%, ☆☆ - 30%
"Scraggy" IconScraggy (Sword only) Dark/Fighting ☆ - 10%, ☆☆ - 30%
"Croagunk" IconCroagunk (Shield only) Poison/Fighting ☆ - 10%, ☆☆ - 30%
"Machoke" IconMachoke Fighting ☆☆ - 20%, ☆☆☆ - 10% (Sword), ☆☆ - 20%, ☆☆☆ - 30% (Shield)
"Gurdurr" IconGurdurr Fighting ☆☆ - 20%. ☆☆☆ - 30% (Sword), ☆☆ - 20%. ☆☆☆ - 10% (Shield)
"Hitmonlee" IconHitmonlee Fighting ☆☆☆ - 20%, ☆☆☆☆ - 25% (Sword), ☆☆☆ - 20%, ☆☆☆☆ - 25%, ☆☆☆☆☆ - 30% (Shield)
"Hitmonchan" IconHitmonchan Fighting ☆☆☆ - 20%. ☆☆☆☆ - 25%, ☆☆☆☆☆ - 30% (Sword), ☆☆☆ - 20%, ☆☆☆☆ - 25% (Shield)
"Scrafty" IconScrafty (Sword only) Dark/Fighting ☆☆☆ - 20%, ☆☆☆☆ - 25%. ☆☆☆☆☆ - 30%
"Toxicroak" IconToxicroak (Shield only) Poison/Fighting ☆☆☆ - 20%, ☆☆☆☆ - 25%, ☆☆☆☆☆ - 30%
"Conkeldurr" IconConkeldurr Fighting ☆☆☆☆ - 25%, ☆☆☆☆☆ - 20% (Sword), ☆☆☆☆☆ - 10% (Shield)
"Machamp" IconMachamp Fighting ☆☆☆☆☆ - 10%
"Hitmontop" IconHitmontop Fighting ☆☆☆☆☆ - 10% (Sword), ☆☆☆☆ - 25%, ☆☆☆☆☆ - 20% (Shield)

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 G

Make your way east from the entrance and look in the middle of a grass patch to find this Den.

Common Den

Name Type Encounter Rate
"Caterpie" IconCaterpie Bug ☆ - 35%
"Grubbin" IconGrubbin Bug ☆ - 35%
"Nincada" IconNincada Bug/Ground ☆ - 20%, ☆☆ - 30%
"Joltik" IconJoltik Bug/Electric ☆ - 10%, ☆☆ - 30%
"Metapod" IconMetapod Bug ☆☆ - 20%, ☆☆☆ - 10%
"Durant" IconDurant Bug/Steel ☆☆ - 20%, ☆☆☆ - 30%, ☆☆☆☆☆ - 20%
"Charjabug" IconCharjabug Bug/Electric ☆☆☆ - 20%, ☆☆☆☆ - 10%
"Ninjask" IconNinjask Bug/Flying ☆☆☆ - 20%, ☆☆☆☆ - 20%, ☆☆☆☆☆ - 10%
"Butterfree" IconButterfree Bug/Flying ☆☆☆ - 20%, ☆☆☆☆ - 20%, ☆☆☆☆☆ - 25%
"Galvantula" IconGalvantula Bug/Electric ☆☆☆☆ - 50%, ☆☆☆☆☆ - 25%
"Vikavolt" IconVikavolt Bug/Electric ☆☆☆☆☆ - 20%

Rare Den

Name Type Encounter Rate
"Wimpod" IconWimpod Bug/Water ☆ - 35%
"Blipbug" IconBlipbug Bug ☆ - 35%
"Karrablast" IconKarrablast Bug ☆ - 20%, ☆☆ - 30% (Sword), ☆☆ - 20%, ☆☆☆ - 20% (Shield)
"Dewpider" IconDewpider Water/Bug ☆ - 10%, ☆☆ - 30%
"Shelmet" IconShelmet Bug ☆☆ - 20%, ☆☆☆ - 20% (Sword), ☆ - 20%, ☆☆ - 30% (Shield)
"Dwebble" IconDwebble Bug/Rock ☆☆ - 20%, ☆☆☆ - 40%
"Dottler" IconDottler Bug/Psychic ☆☆☆ - 20%. ☆☆☆☆ - 20%
"Orbeetle" IconOrbeetle Bug/Psychic ☆☆☆ - 20%, ☆☆☆☆ - 20%, ☆☆☆☆☆ - 20%
"Araquanid" IconAraquanid Water/Bug ☆☆☆☆ - 20%, ☆☆☆☆☆ - 30%
"Golisopod" IconGolisopod Bug/Water ☆☆☆☆ - 40%, ☆☆☆☆☆ - 30%
"Escavalier" IconEscavalier (Sword only) Bug/Steel ☆☆☆☆☆ - 15%
"Accelgor" IconAccelgor (Shield only) Bug ☆☆☆☆☆ - 15%
"Shedinja" IconShedinja Bug/Ghost ☆☆☆☆☆ - 5%

Den H

Hug the eastern cliff from the entrance and you’ll reach this Den first.

Common Den

Name Type Encounter Rate
"Bonsly" IconBonsly Rock ☆ - 35%
"Roggenrola" IconRoggenrola Rock ☆ - 35% (Sword), ☆ - 20%, ☆☆ - 30% (Shield)
"Binacle" IconBinacle Rock/Water ☆☆ - 20%, ☆☆☆ - 30% (Sword), ☆ - 35% (Shield)
"Dwebble" IconDwebble Bug/Rock ☆ - 10%, ☆☆ - 30%
"Rhyhorn" IconRhyhorn Ground/Rock ☆☆ - 20%, ☆☆☆ - 30%
"Boldore" IconBoldore Rock ☆☆ - 20%, ☆☆☆ - 30%
"Barbaracle" IconBarbaracle Rock/Water ☆☆☆ - 20%, ☆☆☆☆ - 10%
"Rhydon" IconRhydon Ground/Rock ☆☆☆ - 20%, ☆☆☆☆ - 20%, ☆☆☆☆☆ - 10%
"Sudowoodo" IconSudowoodo Rock ☆☆☆ - 20%, ☆☆☆☆ - 20%, ☆☆☆☆☆ - 25%
"Crustle" IconCrustle Bug/Rock ☆☆☆☆ - 50%, ☆☆☆☆☆ - 25% (Sword), ☆☆☆☆☆ - 20% (Shield)
"Gigalith" IconGigalith Rock ☆☆☆☆☆ - 20% (Sword), ☆☆☆☆ - 50%, ☆☆☆☆☆ - 25% (Shield)
"Shuckle" IconShuckle Bug/Rock ☆☆☆☆☆ - 20%

Rare Den

Name Type Encounter Rate
"Dwebble" IconDwebble Bug/Rock ☆ - 35%
"Bonsly" IconBonsly Rock ☆ - 35%
"Rolycoly" IconRolycoly Rock ☆ - 20%, ☆☆ - 30%
"Binacle" IconBinacle (Sword only) Rock/Water ☆ - 10%, ☆☆ - 30%
"Roggenrola" IconRoggenrola (Shield only) Rock ☆ - 10%, ☆☆ - 30%
"Carkol" IconCarkol Rock/Fire ☆☆ - 20%, ☆☆☆ - 20%
"Sudowoodo" IconSudowoodo (Sword only) Rock ☆☆ - 20%, ☆☆☆ - 40%
"Larvitar" IconLarvitar (Shield only) Rock/Ground ☆☆ - 20%, ☆☆☆ - 40%
"Barbaracle" IconBarbaracle (Sword only) Rock/Water ☆☆☆ - 20%, ☆☆☆☆ - 20%
"Pupitar" IconPupitar (Shield only) Rock/Ground ☆☆☆ - 20%, ☆☆☆☆ - 20%
"Onix" IconOnix Rock/Ground ☆☆☆ - 20%, ☆☆☆☆ - 20%, ☆☆☆☆☆ - 20%
"Crustle" IconCrustle Bug/Rock ☆☆☆☆ - 20%, ☆☆☆☆☆ - 30%
"Coalossal" IconCoalossal Rock/Fire ☆☆☆☆ - 40%, ☆☆☆☆☆ - 30%
"Steelix" IconSteelix Steel/Ground ☆☆☆☆☆ - 15%
"Stonjourner" IconStonjourner (Sword only) Rock ☆☆☆☆☆ - 5%
"Tyranitar" IconTyranitar (Shield only) Rock/Dark ☆☆☆☆☆ - 5%

Den I

Head to the far southeast corner of Rolling Fields to find this Den.

Common Den

Name Type Encounter Rate
"Cleffa" IconCleffa Fairy ☆ - 35%
"Togepi" IconTogepi Fairy ☆ - 35%
"Cutiefly" IconCutiefly Bug/Fairy ☆ - 20%, ☆☆ - 30%
"Swirlix" IconSwirlix (Sword only) Fairy ☆ - 10%, ☆☆ - 30%
"Spritzee" IconSpritzee (Shield only) Fairy ☆ - 10%, ☆☆ - 30%
"Clefairy" IconClefairy Fairy ☆☆ - 20%
"Morelull" IconMorelull Grass/Fairy ☆☆ - 20%, ☆☆☆ - 40%
"Togetic" IconTogetic Fairy/Flying ☆☆☆ - 20%, ☆☆☆☆ - 35%
"Clefable" IconClefable Fairy ☆☆☆ - 20%, ☆☆☆☆ - 25%, ☆☆☆☆☆ - 30%
"Ribombee" IconRibombee Bug/Fairy ☆☆☆ - 20%, ☆☆☆☆ - 25%, ☆☆☆☆☆ - 30%
"Shiinotic" IconShiinotic Grass/Fairy ☆☆☆☆ - 15%, ☆☆☆☆☆ - 20%
"Slurpuff" IconSlurpuff (Sword only) Fairy ☆☆☆☆☆ - 15%
"Aromatisse" IconAromatisse (Shield only) Fairy ☆☆☆☆☆ - 15%
"Togekiss" IconTogekiss Fairy/Flying ☆☆☆☆☆ - 5%

Rare Den

Name Type Encounter Rate
"Togepi" IconTogepi Fairy ☆ - 35%
"Morelull" IconMorelull Grass/Fairy ☆ - 35%
"Impidimp" IconImpidimp Dark/Fairy ☆ - 20%, ☆☆ - 30%
"Ralts" IconRalts Psychic/Fairy ☆ - 10%, ☆☆ - 30%
"Togetic" IconTogetic Fairy/Flying ☆☆ - 20%, ☆☆☆ - 20%
"Shiinotic" IconShiinotic Grass/Fairy ☆☆ - 20%, ☆☆☆ - 40%
"Morgrem" IconMorgrem Dark/Fairy ☆☆☆ - 20%, ☆☆☆☆ - 20%, ☆☆☆☆☆ - 10%
"Mawile" IconMawile (Sword only) Steel/Fairy ☆☆☆ - 20%, ☆☆☆☆ - 20%, ☆☆☆☆☆ - 20%
"Rapidash" IconRapidash (Shield only) Psychic/Fairy ☆☆☆ - 20%, ☆☆☆☆ - 20%, ☆☆☆☆☆ - 20%
"Gardevoir" IconGardevoir Psychic/Fairy ☆☆☆☆ - 20%, ☆☆☆☆☆ - 25%
"Togekiss" IconTogekiss Fairy/Flying ☆☆☆☆ - 40%, ☆☆☆☆☆ - 25%
"Grimmsnarl" IconGrimmsnarl Dark/Fairy ☆☆☆☆☆ - 15%
"Mimikyu" IconMimikyu Ghost/Fairy ☆☆☆☆☆ - 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
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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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