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Pokémon: Sword & Shield

Max Raids

By
Ben Chard
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Vincent Lau

Den A

Den A is the first Den you’ll encounter when taking the path down from Rolling Fields.

Common Den

Name Type Encounter Rate
"Caterpie" IconCaterpie Bug ☆ - 35%
"Combee" IconCombee Bug/Flying ☆ - 35%
"Cutiefly" IconCutiefly Bug/Fairy ☆ - 20%, ☆☆ - 30%
"Blipbug" IconBlipbug Bug ☆ - 10%, ☆☆ - 30%
"Joltik" IconJoltik Bug/Electric ☆☆ - 20%, ☆☆☆ - 10%
"Metapod" IconMetapod Bug ☆☆ - 20%, ☆☆☆ - 30%
"Dottler" IconDottler Bug/Psychic ☆☆☆ - 20%, ☆☆☆☆ - 10%
"Galvantula" IconGalvantula Bug/Electric ☆☆☆ - 20%, ☆☆☆☆ - 20%, ☆☆☆☆☆ - 10%
"Butterfree" IconButterfree Bug/Flying ☆☆☆ - 20%, ☆☆☆☆ - 20%, ☆☆☆☆☆ - 25%
"Ribombee" IconRibombee Bug/Fairy ☆☆☆☆ - 50%, ☆☆☆☆☆ - 25%
"Vespiquen" IconVespiquen Bug/Flying ☆☆☆☆☆ - 20%
"Orbeetle" IconOrbeetle Bug/Psychic ☆☆☆☆☆ - 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 B

This Den can be found to the east of the previous one.

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
"Gastly" IconGastly Ghost/Poison ☆ - 35%
"Yamask" IconYamask Ground/Ghost ☆ - 35%
"Sinistea" IconSinistea Ghost ☆ - 20%, ☆☆ - 30%
"Duskull" IconDuskull Ghost ☆ - 10%, ☆☆ - 30%
"Haunter" IconHaunter Ghost/Poison ☆☆ - 20%, ☆☆☆ - 30%
"Pumpkaboo" IconPumpkaboo (Sword only) Ghost/Grass ☆☆ - 20%, ☆☆☆ - 40%, ☆☆☆☆ - 20%
"Corsola" IconCorsola (Shield only) Ghost ☆☆ - 20%, ☆☆☆ - 40%, ☆☆☆☆ - 20%
"Dusclops" IconDusclops Ghost ☆☆☆ - 30%, ☆☆☆☆ - 20%
"Runerigus" IconRunerigus Ground/Ghost ☆☆☆☆ - 20%, ☆☆☆☆☆ - 45% (Shield), ☆☆☆☆☆ - 1% (Sword)
"Sableye" IconSableye (Shield only) Dark/Ghost ☆☆☆☆☆ - 1%
"Polteageist" IconPolteageist (Sword only) Ghost ☆☆☆☆ - 20%, ☆☆☆☆☆ - 45%
"Gourgeist" IconGourgeist (Sword only) Ghost/Grass ☆☆☆☆ - 40%, ☆☆☆☆☆ - 35%
"Cursola" IconCursola (Shield only) Ghost ☆☆☆☆ - 40%, ☆☆☆☆☆ - 35%
"Dusknoir" IconDusknoir Ghost ☆☆☆☆☆ - 15%
"Gengar" IconGengar Ghost/Poison ☆☆☆☆☆ - 4%

Den C

You’ll find this Den in the northwest of the lake area.

Common Den

Name Type Encounter Rate
"Chewtle" IconChewtle Water ☆ - 35%
"Arrokuda" IconArrokuda Water ☆ - 35%
"Shellos" IconShellos Water ☆ - 20%, ☆☆ - 30%
"Dewpider" IconDewpider Water/Bug ☆ - 10%, ☆☆ - 30%
"Wailmer" IconWailmer Water ☆☆ - 20%, ☆☆☆ - 10%
"Basculin" IconBasculin Water ☆☆ - 20%, ☆☆☆ - 30%
"Wishiwashi" IconWishiwashi Water ☆☆☆ - 20%, ☆☆☆☆ - 10%
"Drednaw" IconDrednaw Water/Rock ☆☆☆ - 20%, ☆☆☆☆ - 20%, ☆☆☆☆☆ - 10%
"Barraskewda" IconBarraskewda Water ☆☆☆ - 20%, ☆☆☆☆ - 20%, ☆☆☆☆☆ - 25%
"Araquanid" IconAraquanid Water/Bug ☆☆☆☆ - 50%, ☆☆☆☆☆ - 25%
"Gastrodon" IconGastrodon Water/Ground ☆☆☆☆☆ - 20%
"Wailord" IconWailord Water ☆☆☆☆☆ - 20%

Rare Den

Name Type Encounter Rate
"Corphish" IconCorphish Water ☆ - 40%
"Krabby" IconKrabby Water ☆ - 25%
"Arrokuda" IconArrokuda Water ☆ - 25%, ☆☆ - 25%
"Chewtle" IconChewtle Water ☆ - 10%, ☆☆ - 25%
"Mareanie" IconMareanie Poison/Water ☆☆ - 20%, ☆☆☆ - 20%
"Basculin" IconBasculin Water ☆☆ - 20%, ☆☆☆ - 30%
"Crawdaunt" IconCrawdaunt Water/Dark ☆☆☆ - 20%, ☆☆☆☆ - 20%
"Toxapex" IconToxapex Poison/Water ☆☆☆ - 20%, ☆☆☆☆ - 20%, ☆☆☆☆☆ - 15%
"Pyukumuku" IconPyukumuku Water ☆☆☆☆ - 20%, ☆☆☆☆☆ - 25%
"Gyarados" IconGyarados Water/Flying ☆☆☆☆ - 30%, ☆☆☆☆☆ - 35%
"Lapras" IconLapras Water/Ice ☆☆☆☆☆ - 15%
"Kingler" IconKingler Water ☆☆ - 10%, ☆☆☆- 10%, ☆☆☆☆ - 10%, ☆☆☆☆☆ - 10%

Den D/E

(1 of 2) You’ll find both Den D

You’ll find both Den D (left), and Den E side-by-side in the southern part of 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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  • A Complete Walkthrough of the Isle of Armor.
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  • Images and Locations of All 150 of the Missing Diglett.
  • The Isle of Armor Pokédex (featuring 100 Returning Pokémon).
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  • A Full Walkthrough featuring Pokémon encounter rates.
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  • Dynamaxing and Gigantamaxing.
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