Rock-type attacks are super effective against Fire, Ice, Flying, and Bug, so avoid bringing Pokémon of any of those types.
You’ll want Pokémon with Ground, Water, Fighting, or Grass moves to easily take them out. Barbaracle is Rock/Water, Shuckle is Rock/Bug, and Coalossal is Rock/Fire. You’ll be battling Rock-type Pokémon at Gordie’s gym, and three have secondary types as well. You’re given a detector that emits a vibration when you get close to a pit, so you know to go in another direction. Pokémon Sword Gym Mission: Like classic games, you’ll need to walk across a collapsible floor without falling into the pits. Gym 6: Circhester – Gordie (Sword) or Melony (Shield) You’ll want to avoid bringing Dragon, Dark, or Fighting Pokémon as they are weak against Fairy attacks. And Togekiss has the most vulnerabilities with Ice, Poison, Steel, Electric, and Rock, all being super effective. Weezing is weak to Ground, Steel, and Psychic. Instead, you’ll want to use Ground or Fire. Mawile, being a Fairy/Steel type, is actually immune to Poison damage. Fairy types are weak against Poison and Steel attacks. The others are Poison, Steel, and Flying for Weezing, Mawile, and Togekiss, respectively. Opal specializes in Fairy Pokémon, but only Alcremie is a pure Fairy type. Correct answers boost your stats, while wrong answers lower them. Gym Mission: Answer questions while battling Pokémon trainers. Yamask is also weak against Water, Grass, and Ice, and Gengar is also weak against Ground and Physic. Mimikyu is also weak against Steel types. All Ghost Pokémon are naturally vulnerable to other Ghost and Dark attacks. Yamask is Ghost/Ground, Mimikyu is Ghost/Fairy, and Gengar is Ghost/Poison. Allister’s Pokémon:Īllister specializes in Ghost types, but three out of four of his Pokémon are dual types, meaning they have another type aside from Ghost. Pokémon Shield Gym Mission: Ride in what looks to be an amusement park ride as you use the left and right thumbsticks to avoid obstacles along your path. Do not bring any Normal, Dark, Ice, Rock, or Steel Pokémon as they are weak against Fighting types. Pangoro is weak against Fighting, Fairy, and Flying, but is immune to Psychic damage. Fighting Pokémon are weak against Fairy, Psychic, and Flying attacks. Bea’s Pokémon:Īll of Bea’s Pokémon are Fighting types except for Pangoro, which is Fighting/Dark. Pokémon Sword Gym Mission: Use your left and right thumbsticks while sliding down a slope and use punching gloves to move yourself. Gym 4: Stow-on-Side: Bea (Sword) or Allister (Shield) Do not bring any Grass, Bug, Ice, or Steel types because they are weak against Fire. Centiskorch is a Fire/Bug-type, so it is weak to Water, Flying, and Rock. Ninetales and Arcanine are both Fire types, so bring a strong Water, Rock, or Ground Pokémon with the appropriate type moves to take them out.
Gym Mission: Defeat or catch wild Pokémon in the stadium to earn 5 points before the other competitors. Do not bring Fire, Rock, or Ground Pokémon as they are weak against Water types. Drednaw is also vulnerable to Fighting and Ground attacks. Bring an Electric or Grass Pokémon to make quick work of them. Goldeen and Arrocuda are both Water types, while Drednaw is a Water/Rock dual type. Gym mission: Use switches to direct the flow of water and clear your path towards the other side of the room. Try not to use Water, Ground, or Rock-type Pokémon as they are weak against Grass attacks. Milo’s Pokémon:īoth Pokémon are regular Grass types, so Fire, Poison, Bug, Ice, and Flying-type attacks will be super effective against them. Just run around and chase the Wooloo in the direction you want them to go. Here are some easy ways to beat each gym leader, no matter which version you bought. As for the rest, they’re identical whether you pick up Sword or Shield. Pokémon Sword and Shield each have two of their own gyms that are exclusive to either version, but they’re still located in the same towns. You can’t become a Pokémon master without first beating all eight gyms in the Galar region. Be the very best by earning all eight gym badges.