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Pokémon: Sword & Shield

List of Adventure Pokémon

By
Ben Chard
&
Vincent Lau

This is a list of the Pokémon you can rent (at the beginning of the adventure or from the scientists partway through an adventure). These are the same Pokémon you’ll fight and catch in the adventure as well. Which makes sense since you can swap your rental with the caught Pokémon.

For Pokémon listed as “not fully evolved”, if you run into a backpacker along a path, you can boost their defensive stats by choosing the Eviolite (if it’s available). We’ve also highlighted some Pokémon with useful moves/Abilities or who excel at supporting allies (by restoring HP etc.)

Kanto Region (#001 to #151)

Number Name Type 1 Type 2 Notes
002 "Ivysaur" IconIvysaur Grass Poison Not fully evolved.
005 "Charmeleon" IconCharmeleon Fire - Not fully evolved.
008 "Wartortle" IconWartortle Water - Not fully evolved.
012 "Butterfree" IconButterfree Bug Flying Can Gigantamax; has Pollen Puff.
026 "Raichu" IconRaichu Electric - Has Light Screen; redirects Electric moves.
026 "Raichu" IconRaichu (Alolan) Electric Psychic -
028 "Sandslash" IconSandslash Ground - -
028 "Sandslash" IconSandslash (Alolan) Ice Steel -
031 "Nidoqueen" IconNidoqueen Poison Ground -
034 "Nidoking" IconNidoking Poison Ground -
035 "Clefairy" IconClefairy Fairy - Not fully evolved; great support.
036 "Clefable" IconClefable Fairy - Has Follow Me.
039 "Jigglypuff" IconJigglypuff Normal Fairy Not fully evolved; great support.
040 "Wigglytuff" IconWigglytuff Normal Fairy -
044 "Gloom" IconGloom Grass Poison Not fully evolved.
045 "Vileplume" IconVileplume Grass Poison Has Pollen Puff.
051 "Dugtrio" IconDugtrio Ground - -
051 "Dugtrio" IconDugtrio (Alolan) Ground Steel -
053 "Persian" IconPersian Normal - -
053 "Persian" IconPersian (Alolan) Dark - -
055 "Golduck" IconGolduck Water - -
062 "Poliwrath" IconPoliwrath Water Fighting -
064 "Kadabra" IconKadabra Psychic - Not fully evolved.
067 "Machoke" IconMachoke Fighting - Not fully evolved.
073 "Tentacruel" IconTentacruel Water Poison -
080 "Slowbro" IconSlowbro Water Psychic -
082 "Magneton" IconMagneton Electric Steel Has Light Screen.
093 "Haunter" IconHaunter Ghost Poison Not fully evolved.
099 "Kingler" IconKingler Water - Can Gigantamax; has Wide Guard.
103 "Exeggutor" IconExeggutor Grass Psychic -
105 "Marowak" IconMarowak Ground - -
105 "Marowak" IconMarowak (Alolan) Fire Ghost -
106 "Hitmonlee" IconHitmonlee Fighting - Has Wide Guard.
107 "Hitmonchan" IconHitmonchan Fighting - -
108 "Lickitung" IconLickitung Normal - Not fully evolved.
110 "Weezing" IconWeezing Poison - Nullifies most Abilities.
110 "Weezing" IconWeezing (Galarian) Poison Fairy Creates Misty Terrain.
112 "Rhydon" IconRhydon Ground Rock Not fully evolved.
113 "Chansey" IconChansey Normal - Not fully evolved; great support.
114 "Tangela" IconTangela Grass - Not fully evolved.
115 "Kangaskhan" IconKangaskhan Normal - -
117 "Seadra" IconSeadra Water - Not fully evolved.
119 "Seaking" IconSeaking Water - -
121 "Starmie" IconStarmie Water Psychic -
122 "Mr. Mime" IconMr. Mime Psychic Fairy Great support (can’t heal).
122 "Mr. Mime" IconMr. Mime (Galarian) Ice Psychic Not fully evolved; Light Screen & Reflect.
123 "Scyther" IconScyther Bug Flying Not fully evolved.
124 "Jynx" IconJynx Ice Psychic Absorbs Water moves, but weak to Fire.
125 "Electabuzz" IconElectabuzz Electric - Not fully evolved.
126 "Magmar" IconMagmar Fire - Not fully evolved.
128 "Tauros" IconTauros Normal - -
132 "Ditto" IconDitto Normal - Transforms into opponent.
134 "Vaporeon" IconVaporeon Water - Absorbs Water moves.
135 "Jolteon" IconJolteon Electric - Absorbs Electric moves.
136 "Flareon" IconFlareon Fire - Absorbs Fire moves.
137 "Porygon" IconPorygon Normal - Not fully evolved.
148 "Dragonair" IconDragonair Dragon - Not fully evolved.

Johto Region (#152 to #251)

Number Name Type 1 Type 2 Notes
164 "Noctowl" IconNoctowl Normal Flying Has Reflect.
171 "Lanturn" IconLanturn Water Electric Volt Absorb.
176 "Togetic" IconTogetic Fairy Flying Not fully evolved; great support.
178 "Xatu" IconXatu Psychic Flying -
182 "Bellossom" IconBellossom Grass - -
184 "Azumarill" IconAzumarill Water Fairy Absorbs Grass moves.
185 "Sudowoodo" IconSudowoodo Rock - -
186 "Politoed" IconPolitoed Water - Summons rain.
195 "Quagsire" IconQuagsire Water Ground -
199 "Slowking" IconSlowking Water Psychic -
206 "Dunsparce" IconDunsparce Normal - -
211 "Qwilfish" IconQwilfish Water Poison -
215 "Sneasel" IconSneasel Dark Ice Not fully evolved.
221 "Piloswine" IconPiloswine Ice Ground Not fully evolved.
224 "Octillery" IconOctillery Water - -
226 "Mantine" IconMantine Water Flying Absorbs Water moves; Wide Guard.
227 "Skarmory" IconSkarmory Steel Flying -
237 "Hitmontop" IconHitmontop Fighting - -
241 "Miltank" IconMiltank Normal - Can hit Ghost-types.

Hoenn Region (#252 to #386)

Number Name Type 1 Type 2 Notes
253 "Grovyle" IconGrovyle Grass - Not fully evolved.
254 "Sceptile" IconSceptile Grass - -
256 "Combusken" IconCombusken Fire Fighting Not fully evolved.
257 "Blaziken" IconBlaziken Fire Fighting -
259 "Marshtomp" IconMarshtomp Water Ground Not fully evolved.
260 "Swampert" IconSwampert Water Ground -
264 "Linoone" IconLinoone Normal - -
264 "Linoone" IconLinoone (Galarian) Dark Normal -
279 "Pelipper" IconPelipper Water Flying Summons rain; Wide Guard.
291 "Ninjask" IconNinjask Bug Flying -
295 "Exploud" IconExploud Normal - Can hit Ghost-types.
305 "Lairon" IconLairon Steel Rock Not fully evolved.
310 "Manectric" IconManectric Electric - Redirects Electric moves.
315 "Roselia" IconRoselia Grass Poison Not fully evolved; Life Dew.
319 "Sharpedo" IconSharpedo Water Dark -
320 "Wailmer" IconWailmer Water - Not fully evolved.
324 "Torkoal" IconTorkoal Fire - Summons intense sunlight.
330 "Flygon" IconFlygon Ground Dragon -
334 "Altaria" IconAltaria Dragon Flying Negates weather.
340 "Whiscash" IconWhiscash Water Ground -
342 "Crawdaunt" IconCrawdaunt Water Dark -
344 "Claydol" IconClaydol Ground Psychic Trick Room.
346 "Cradily" IconCradily Rock Grass -
348 "Armaldo" IconArmaldo Rock Bug -
356 "Dusclops" IconDusclops Ghost - Not fully evolved.
359 "Absol" IconAbsol Dark - -
362 "Glalie" IconGlalie Ice - -
364 "Sealeo" IconSealeo Ice Water Not fully evolved.
369 "Relicanth" IconRelicanth Water Rock -
375 "Metang" IconMetang Steel Psychic Not fully evolved; Reflect.

Sinnoh Region (#387 to #493)

Number Name Type 1 Type 2 Notes
405 "Luxray" IconLuxray Electric - Has Light Screen.
416 "Vespiquen" IconVespiquen Bug Flying -
421 "Cherrim" IconCherrim Grass - -
423 "Gastrodon" IconGastrodon Water Ground -
426 "Drifblim" IconDrifblim Ghost Flying Has Tailwind.
428 "Lopunny" IconLopunny Normal - -
435 "Skuntank" IconSkuntank Poison Dark -
437 "Bronzong" IconBronzong Steel Psychic -
446 "Munchlax" IconMunchlax Normal - Not fully evolved.
452 "Drapion" IconDrapion Poison Dark -
460 "Abomasnow" IconAbomasnow Grass Ice Has Aurora Veil.
478 "Froslass" IconFroslass Ice Ghost Has Aurora Veil.
479 "Rotom" IconRotom Electric Ghost -

Unova Region (#494 to # 649)

Number Name Type 1 Type 2 Notes
508 "Stoutland" IconStoutland Normal - Can hit Ghost-types.
510 "Liepard" IconLiepard Dark - -
518 "Musharna" IconMusharna Psychic - -
521 "Unfezant" IconUnfezant Normal Flying Has Tailwind.
525 "Boldore" IconBoldore Rock - Not fully evolved.
528 "Swoobat" IconSwoobat Psychic Flying -
531 "Audino" IconAudino Normal - Great support.
533 "Gurdurr" IconGurdurr Fighting - Not fully evolved.
536 "Palpitoad" IconPalpitoad Water Ground Not fully evolved.
537 "Seismitoad" IconSeismitoad Water Ground -
545 "Scolipede" IconScolipede Bug Poison -
547 "Whimsicott" IconWhimsicott Grass Fairy -
549 "Lilligant" IconLilligant Grass - Has Pollen Puff.
550 "Basculin" IconBasculin Water - -
553 "Krookodile" IconKrookodile Ground Dark -
556 "Maractus" IconMaractus Grass - Redirects Water moves.
558 "Crustle" IconCrustle Bug Rock -
561 "Sigilyph" IconSigilyph Psychic Flying -
563 "Cofagrigus" IconCofagrigus Ghost - -
569 "Garbodor" IconGarbodor Poison - Can Gigantamax.
573 "Cinccino" IconCinccino Normal - Has Light Screen.
583 "Vanillish" IconVanillish Ice - Not fully evolved.
587 "Emolga" IconEmolga Electric Flying -
589 "Escavalier" IconEscavalier Bug Steel -
591 "Amoonguss" IconAmoonguss Grass Poison -
593 "Jellicent" IconJellicent Water Ghost Absorbs Water moves; Trick Room.
596 "Galvantula" IconGalvantula Bug Electric -
600 "Klang" IconKlang Steel - Not fully evolved.
601 "Klinklang" IconKlinklang Steel - -
606 "Beheeyem" IconBeheeyem Psychic - -
608 "Lampent" IconLampent Ghost Fire Not fully evolved; absorbs Fire moves.
611 "Fraxure" IconFraxure Dragon - Not fully evolved.
614 "Beartic" IconBeartic Ice - -
615 "Cryogonal" IconCryogonal Ice - Has Reflect.
617 "Accelgor" IconAccelgor Bug - -
618 "Stunfisk" IconStunfisk Ground Electric -
618 "Stunfisk" IconStunfisk (Galarian) Ground Steel -
620 "Mienshao" IconMienshao Fighting - Has Wide Guard.
621 "Druddigon" IconDruddigon Dragon - -
623 "Golurk" IconGolurk Ground Ghost -
625 "Bisharp" IconBisharp Dark Steel -
626 "Bouffalant" IconBouffalant Normal - Absorbs Grass moves.
631 "Heatmor" IconHeatmor Fire - Absorbs Fire moves.
632 "Durant" IconDurant Bug Steel -

Kalos Region (#650 to #721)

Number Name Type 1 Type 2 Notes
660 "Diggersby" IconDiggersby Normal Ground -
663 "Talonflame" IconTalonflame Fire Flying Has Tailwind.
675 "Pangoro" IconPangoro Fighting Dark -
680 "Doublade" IconDoublade Steel Ghost Not fully evolved.
687 "Malamar" IconMalamar Dark Psychic -
689 "Barbaracle" IconBarbaracle Rock Water -
695 "Heliolisk" IconHeliolisk Electric Normal Absorbs Water, but weak to Fire.
697 "Tyrantrum" IconTyrantrum Rock Dragon -
699 "Aurorus" IconAurorus Rock Ice -
701 "Hawlucha" IconHawlucha Fighting Flying -
702 "Dedenne" IconDedenne Electric Fairy -
707 "Klefki" IconKlefki Steel Fairy Has Light Screen.
709 "Trevenant" IconTrevenant Ghost Grass Reflect and Trick Room.
711 "Gourgeist" IconGourgeist Ghost Grass -

Alola Region + Other (#722 to #809)

Number Name Type 1 Type 2 Notes
737 "Charjabug" IconCharjabug Bug Electric Not fully evolved.
738 "Vikavolt" IconVikavolt Bug Electric -
743 "Ribombee" IconRibombee Bug Fairy Has Pollen Puff.
745 "Lycanroc" IconLycanroc (Midday) Rock - -
745 "Lycanroc" IconLycanroc (Midnight) Rock - -
750 "Mudsdale" IconMudsdale Ground - -
752 "Araquanid" IconAraquanid Water Bug Absorbs Water moves.
754 "Lurantis" IconLurantis Grass - Stat drops become stat gains.
756 "Shiinotic" IconShiinotic Grass Fairy -
758 "Salazzle" IconSalazzle Poison Fire -
760 "Bewear" IconBewear Normal Fighting -
763 "Tsareena" IconTsareena Grass - Prevents priority moves.
764 "Comfey" IconComfey Fairy - Great support.
765 "Oranguru" IconOranguru Normal Psychic Great support (can’t heal).
766 "Passimian" IconPassimian Fighting - -
770 "Palossand" IconPalossand Ghost Ground -
771 "Pyukumuku" IconPyukumuku Water No attacking moves.
777 "Togedemaru" IconTogedemaru Electric Steel -
778 "Mimikyu" IconMimikyu Ghost Fairy Takes no damage from first hit.

Galar Region (#810 to #898)

Number Name Type 1 Type 2 Notes
820 "Greedent" IconGreedent Normal - -
826 "Orbeetle" IconOrbeetle Bug Psychic -
828 "Thievul" IconThievul Dark - -
830 "Eldegoss" IconEldegoss Grass - Has Light Screen.
832 "Dubwool" IconDubwool Normal - -
834 "Drednaw" IconDrednaw Water Rock -
836 "Boltund" IconBoltund Electric - -
838 "Carkol" IconCarkol Rock Fire Not fully evolved; Reflect.
839 "Coalossal" IconCoalossal Rock Fire Can Gigantamax.
844 "Sandaconda" IconSandaconda Ground - Can Gigantamax.
845 "Cramorant" IconCramorant Flying Water -
847 "Barraskewda" IconBarraskewda Water -
849 "Toxtricity" IconToxtricity Electric Poison Can Gigantamax.
851 "Centiskorch" IconCentiskorch Fire Bug Can Gigantamax.
853 "Grapploct" IconGrapploct Fighting - -
855 "Polteageist" IconPolteageist Ghost - -
858 "Hatterene" IconHatterene Psychic Fairy Can Gigantamax; Life Dew.
861 "Grimmsnarl" IconGrimmsnarl Dark Fairy Can Gigantamax.
862 "Obstagoon" IconObstagoon Dark Normal -
863 "Perrserker" IconPerrserker Steel - -
869 "Alcremie" IconAlcremie Fairy - Can Gigantamax (heals with GMax move).
870 "Falinks" IconFalinks Fighting - -
871 "Pincurchin" IconPincurchin Electric - Creates Electric Terrain.
873 "Frosmoth" IconFrosmoth Ice Bug Has Tailwind.
876 "Indeedee" IconIndeedee Psychic Normal -
877 "Morpeko" IconMorpeko Electric Dark -
879 "Copperajah" IconCopperajah Steel - -
884 "Duraludon" IconDuraludon Steel Dragon Can Gigantamax.
886 "Drakloak" IconDrakloak Dragon Ghost Not fully evolved.
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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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