To become the Champion, you must defeat eight Gym Leaders in a specific order: (Grass) Hulbury Gym (Water) Motostoke Gym (Fire) Stow-on-Side Gym (Fighting in Sword / Ghost in Shield ) Ballonlea Gym (Fairy) Circhester Gym (Rock in Sword / Ice in Shield ) Spikemuth Gym (Dark) Hammerlocke Gym (Dragon) POKEMON SWORD AND SHIELD TIPS & TRICKS GUIDE!
: Pick up a Rookidee (Flying), Yamper (Electric), or Chewtle (Water) on the early routes to build a balanced team early on.
: Use Quick Balls at the very start of a battle for a high chance of an instant catch. These can often be bought from Watt Traders in the Wild Area. Pokemon Sword and Shield
Your journey begins in the town of Postwick, where you'll choose your first partner.
: You will see "Strong-looking" Pokémon wandering around. Avoid these early on, as they are often too high-level to catch until you earn more Gym Badges. To become the Champion, you must defeat eight
: Choose between Grookey (Grass), Scorbunny (Fire), or Sobble (Water). All three are well-rounded "sweepers" (high-offense Pokémon).
The Wild Area is a massive open space where you can control the camera and find Pokémon that aren't available on standard routes. These can often be bought from Watt Traders in the Wild Area
: Interact with glowing red dens to earn Watts , a unique currency used to buy special items like Technical Records (TRs) and Wishing Pieces.