Motostoke Riverbank is a rather unremarkable Zone that links the southern Wild Area with the northern Wild Area. You’ll likely take this path when you’re on your way to Hammerlocke as part of your adventure however there are a few useful items that you can snag early in the game. You’ll find two Berry Trees here along with four Pokémon Dens but pay attention to the wandering Pokémon and avoid them until you’re later in your adventure.
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.
