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Clear - Land

Green Grass Patches

Name Type Location (Encounter Rate)
"Dugtrio" IconDugtrio Ground Dirt Path (50%)
"Woobat" IconWoobat Psychic/Flying All grass patches (35%)
"Boldore" IconBoldore Rock Dirt Path (30%)
"Pumpkaboo" IconPumpkaboo Ghost/Grass All grass patches (25%)
"Excadrill" IconExcadrill Ground/Steel Dirt Path (20%)
"Gloom" IconGloom Grass/Poison All grass patches (10%)
"Tranquill" IconTranquill Normal/Flying All grass patches (10%)
"Nickit" IconNickit Dark All grass patches (4%)
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Dry Grass Patches

Name Type Location (Encounter Rate)
"Nickit" IconNickit Dark All grass patches (50%)
"Koffing" IconKoffing Poison All grass patches (35%)
"Scraggy" IconScraggy (Sword only) Dark/Fighting All grass patches (15%)
"Croagunk" IconCroagunk (Shield only) Poison/Fighting All grass patches (15%)
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Minus Overcast/Snow/Snowstorm/Fog - Water

Name Type Location (Encounter Rate)
"Shellos" IconShellos Water In the pond (65%)
"Frillish" IconFrillish Water/Ghost In the pond (35%)

Overcast - Land

Green Grass Patches

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Name Type Location (Encounter Rate)
"Dugtrio" IconDugtrio Ground Dirt Path (50%)
"Butterfree" IconButterfree Bug/Flying All grass patches (40%)
"Tranquill" IconTranquill Normal/Flying All grass patches (35%)
"Boldore" IconBoldore Rock Dirt Path (30%)
"Excadrill" IconExcadrill Ground/Steel Dirt Path (20%)
"Gloom" IconGloom Grass/Poison All grass patches (10%)
"Sawk" IconSawk (Sword only) Fighting All grass patches (10%)
"Throh" IconThroh (Shield only) Fighting All grass patches (10%)
"Farfetch'd" IconFarfetch’d (Sword only) Fighting All grass patches (5%)
"Corsola" IconCorsola (Shield only) Ghost All grass patches (5%)

Dry Grass Patches

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Name Type Location (Encounter Rate)
"Scraggy" IconScraggy (Sword only) Dark/Fighting All grass patches (60%)
"Croagunk" IconCroagunk (Shield only) Poison/Fighting All grass patches (60%)
"Nickit" IconNickit Dark All grass patches (35%)
"Hitmonlee" IconHitmonlee (Sword only) Fighting All grass patches (5%)
"Hitmonchan" IconHitmonchan (Sheild only) Fighting All grass patches (5%)

Overcast/Heavy Fog - Water

Name Type Location (Encounter Rate)
"Frillish" IconFrillish Water/Ghost In the pond (50%)
"Shellos" IconShellos Water In the pond (50%)
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Raining - Land

Green Grass Patches

Name Type Location (Encounter Rate)
"Dugtrio" IconDugtrio Ground Dirt Path (50%)
"Wimpod" IconWimpod Bug/Water All grass patches (40%)
"Palpitoad" IconPalpitoad Water/Ground All grass patches (35%)
"Boldore" IconBoldore Rock Dirt Path (30%)
"Excadrill" IconExcadrill Ground/Steel Dirt Path (20%)
"Gloom" IconGloom Grass/Poison All grass patches (10%)
"Natu" IconNatu Psychic/Flying All grass patches (10%)
"Chewtle" IconChewtle Water All grass patches (5%)
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Dry Grass Patches

Name Type Location (Encounter Rate)
"Electrike" IconElectrike Electric All grass patches (50%)
"Palpitoad" IconPalpitoad Water/Ground All grass patches (35%)
"Nickit" IconNickit Dark All grass patches (10%)
"Koffing" IconKoffing Poison All grass patches (5%)
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Thunderstorm - Land

Green Grass Patches

Name Type Location (Encounter Rate)
"Dugtrio" IconDugtrio Ground Dirt Path (50%)
"Helioptile" IconHelioptile Electric/Normal All grass patches (40%)
"Joltik" IconJoltik Bug/Electric All grass patches (35%)
"Boldore" IconBoldore Rock Dirt Path (30%)
"Excadrill" IconExcadrill Ground/Steel Dirt Path (20%)
"Gloom" IconGloom Grass/Poison All grass patches (10%)
"Yamper" IconYamper Electric All grass patches (10%)
"Natu" IconNatu Psychic/Flying All grass patches (5%)
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Dry Grass Patches

Name Type Location (Encounter Rate)
"Electrike" IconElectrike Electric All grass patches (50%)
"Nickit" IconNickit Dark All grass patches (35%)
"Palpitoad" IconPalpitoad Water/Ground All grass patches (15%)
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Intense Sun - Land

Green Grass Patches

Name Type Location (Encounter Rate)
"Excadrill" IconExcadrill Ground/Steel Dirt Path (50%)
"Tranquill" IconTranquill Normal/Flying All grass patches (45%)
"Durant" IconDurant Bug/Steel All grass patches (40%) (Sword), (5%) (Shield)
"Boldore" IconBoldore Rock Dirt Path (30%)
"Dugtrio" IconDugtrio Ground Dirt Path (20%)
"Gloom" IconGloom Grass/Poison All grass patches (10%)
"Heatmor" IconHeatmor Fire All grass patches (5%) (Sword), (40%) (Shield)
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Dry Grass Patches

Name Type Location (Encounter Rate)
"Hippopotas" IconHippopotas Ground All grass patches (55%)
"Growlithe" IconGrowlithe (Sword only) Fire All grass patches (30%)
"Vulpix" IconVulpix (Shield only) Fire All grass patches (30%)
"Drilbur" IconDrilbur Ground All grass patches (10%)
"Nickit" IconNickit Dark All grass patches (5%)
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Snowing - Land

Green Grass Patches

Name Type Location (Encounter Rate)
"Excadrill" IconExcadrill Ground/Steel Dirt Path (50%)
"Vanillite" IconVanillite Ice All grass patches (50%)
"Cubchoo" IconCubchoo Ice All grass patches (35%)
"Boldore" IconBoldore Rock Dirt Path (30%)
"Dugtrio" IconDugtrio Ground Dirt Path (20%)
"Natu" IconNatu Psychic/Flying All grass patches (10%)
"Delibird" IconDelibird Ice/Flying All grass patches (5%)
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Dry Grass Patches

Name Type Location (Encounter Rate)
"Cubchoo" IconCubchoo Ice All grass patches (50%)
"Sneasel" IconSneasel Dark/Ice All grass patches (35%)
"Vanillish" IconVanillish Ice All grass patches (10%)
"Delibird" IconDelibird Ice/Flying All grass patches (5%)
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Snowing - Water

Name Type Location (Encounter Rate)
"Vanillite" IconVanillite Ice In the pond (50%)
"Shellos" IconShellos Water In the pond (30%)
"Inkay" IconInkay Dark/Psychic In the pond (20%)

Snowstorm - Land

Green Grass Patches

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Name Type Location (Encounter Rate)
"Excadrill" IconExcadrill Ground/Steel Dirt Path (50%)
"Pawniard" IconPawniard Dark/Steel All grass patches (50%)
"Vanillite" IconVanillite Ice All grass patches (35%)
"Boldore" IconBoldore Rock Dirt Path (30%)
"Dugtrio" IconDugtrio Ground Dirt Path (20%)
"Cubchoo" IconCubchoo Ice All grass patches (10%)
"Natu" IconNatu Psychic/Flying All grass patches (5%)

Dry Grass Patches

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Name Type Location (Encounter Rate)
"Snover" IconSnover Grass/Ice All grass patches (50%)
"Mawile" IconMawile (Sword only) Steel/Fairy All grass patches (35%)
"Swinub" IconSwinub (Shield only) Ice/Ground All grass patches (35%)
"Cubchoo" IconCubchoo Ice All grass patches (15%)

Snowstorm - Water

Name Type Location (Encounter Rate)
"Vanillite" IconVanillite Ice In the pond (65%)
"Shellos" IconShellos Water In the pond (20%)
"Frillish" IconFrillish Water/Ghost In the pond (15%)
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Sandstorm - Land

Green Grass Patches

Name Type Location (Encounter Rate)
"Excadrill" IconExcadrill Ground/Steel Dirt Path (50%)
"Rhyhorn" IconRhyhorn Ground/Rock All grass patches (50%)
"Drilbur" IconDrilbur Ground All grass patches (35%)
"Boldore" IconBoldore Rock Dirt Path (30%)
"Dugtrio" IconDugtrio Ground Dirt Path (20%)
"Tranquill" IconTranquill Normal/Flying All grass patches (15%)
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Dry Grass Patches

Name Type Location (Encounter Rate)
"Hippopotas" IconHippopotas Ground All grass patches (60%)
"Drilbur" IconDrilbur Ground All grass patches (35%)
"Shuckle" IconShuckle Bug/Rock All grass patches (5%)
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Heavy Fog - Land

Green Grass Patches

Name Type Location (Encounter Rate)
"Dugtrio" IconDugtrio Ground Dirt Path (50%)
"Swirlix" IconSwirlix (Sword only) Fairy All grass patches (40%)
"Spritzee" IconSpritzee (Shield only) Fairy All grass patches (40%)
"Morelull" IconMorelull Grass/Fairy All grass patches (35%)
"Boldore" IconBoldore Rock Dirt Path (30%)
"Excadrill" IconExcadrill Ground/Steel Dirt Path (20%)
"Gloom" IconGloom Grass/Poison All grass patches (10%)
"Natu" IconNatu Psychic/Flying All grass patches (10%)
"Cutiefly" IconCutiefly Bug/Fairy All grass patches (5%)
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Dry Grass Patches

Name Type Location (Encounter Rate)
"Wobbuffet" IconWobbuffet Psychic All grass patches (55%)
"Duskull" IconDuskull (Sword only) Ghost All grass patches (35%)
"Sableye" IconSableye (Shield only) Dark/Ghost All grass patches (35%)
"Gothorita" IconGothorita (Sword only) Psychic All grass patches (10%)
"Duosion" IconDuosion (Shield only) Psychic All grass patches (10%)
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Guide Information

  • Publisher
    Pokemon Company International
  • Platforms,
    Switch
  • Genre
    RPG
  • Guide Release
    15 November 2019
  • Last Updated
    4 January 2023
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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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