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Mystery Gift codes

Select "Mystery Gift" at the Rotom menu, choose "Get A

Mystery Gift", then select "Get Via Code/Password". Enter
one of the following Mystery Gift codes to get the
corresponding bonus. Note: Mystery Gift codes expire, as
indicated below.

1 Bottle Cap: Enter "GALAR" as a code. This code expires on

2/28/20.
20 Battle Points: Enter "KAMPFTEAM" as a code. This code
expires on 2/28/20.
10 Premier Balls: Enter "AREAS1LVESTRE" as a code. This
code expires on 2/27/20.
10 Dive Balls: Enter "0T0SH1DAMA" as a code. This code
expires on 1/30/20.
10 Luxury Balls: Enter "PRESENT" as a code. This code
expires on 1/30/20.
20 Battle Points: Enter "G1GANTAMAX" as a code. This
code expires on 1/30/20.
1 Fast Ball, 1 Moon Ball, 1 Level Ball: Enter
"K0UN1NMASC0T" as a code. This code expires on 1/15/20.
1 Heavy Ball, 1 Lure Ball, 1 Beast Ball: Enter "1YAHAYA" as a
code. This code expires on 1/15/20.
1 Love Ball, 1 Friend Ball, 1 Dream Ball: Enter
"0KUGAFUKA1B0RU" as a code. This code expires on
1/15/20.

Catching, Oval, and Shiny Charms

Successfully complete the specified requirement for each

charm, then go to Circhester. From the Pokemon Center,
go right towards the hotel, and enter the hotel on the left.
Talk to the indicated character to get the corresponding
charm.

Catching Charm: Go to the second floor, and into the

second room on the left. Speak with the doctor. The
Catching Charm boosts the rate of a critical capture.

Oval Charm: Become the Champion of the Pokemon

League. Then go to the second floor, and into the first
room on the left. Battle the cop there. The Oval Charm
makes it more likely for Pokemon to lay an egg at the
nursery if they are compatible.

Shiny Charm: Capture all 400 Pokemon in the Galarian

Pokedex. Then, speak with the same doctor that gave
you the Catching Charm. The Shiny Charm triples the
frequency at which Shiny Pokemon appear.

Getting all three starters

Have three people, each with a different starter, all breed

for two eggs of their own starter. Hatch them, then give
one newborn to each other player for all three players to
have all three starters in just three trades. You can then use
those traded ones to breed as many more as desired.

Getting Charmander

Successfully complete the game. After the credits, you will

be sent back home and into your room. Go outside and
follow the road to the right, and go into Hop's home. Go
upstairs and into the room on the right to find a Pokeball
on the floor. Collect it to find Charmander inside. You can
breed Charmander with a Ditto if you want to make more.
Getting Dino Pokemon

Go to the Fossil Restoration NPC located on Route 6. When

you reach the two ladders, go up the left ladder. At the top,
look left of the camper to find Dr. Cara Liss. Give Cara Liss
the indicated combination of fossils to get the
corresponding Galarian Pokemon.

Arctovish: Fossizlied Fish + Fossilized Dino

Arctozolt: Fossilized Bird + Fossiziled Dino
Dracovish: Fossilized Fish + Fossilized Drake
Dracozolt: Fossilized Bird + Fossiziled Drake

There is a chance to get any of these fossils from the

Digging Duo located to the right of the Pokemon Nursery
on the Bridge Field in the Wilds. Pay them 500 Watts for a
chance at finding any of the four fossil types. You can also
find fossils randomly while exploring the Wilds.

Fossilized Bird: Found in Dusty Bowl and Stow-On-Side.

Fossilized Dino: Found in Dusty Bowl.
Fossilized Drake: Found in Dusty Bowl and Stow-On-Side.
Fossilized Fish: Found in Dusty Bowl and Route 6.

Note: There are four ancient Pokemon you can restore

from fossils. It is recommended to save your Watts and
spend them on the Digging Duo. Make sure to only pay the
right digging brother, as he is more likely to get you more
stuff.

Getting Eevee and Pikachu early

First, transfer your Pokemon: Let's Go, Eevee! and/or

Pokemon: Let's Go, Pikachu! data to your device. If you do
not have the data or are playing on a different device, you
will not be able to trade for Eevee and Pikachu. Then, speak
with the children at the train station, at the following
location. It is called the Meetup Spot and is right before
you enter the wild zone.

Getting Pikachu

Pikachu can be found on Route 4 during the day and night,

at the following location. It is a rarer Pokemon and hard to
see in the yellow grass. Try to keep an eye out for the
brighter yellow ears of Pikachu while you are in the area. If
you do not see one, go to town and return. Pikachu is very
fast and an Electric type. It is recommended to use a
Ground Pokemon. Ground is strong against Electric so a
Ground Pokemon should be able to take plenty of hits
without being incapacitated. However, you need to be
careful not to kill Pikachu. Avoid using Ground moves if
possible, sticking to normal moves to lower Pikachu's HP so
you can catch it more efficiently.

Evolving Eevee into Espeon

Note: You cannot evolve the Eevee from the Pokemon: Let's
Go, Eevee! data. Thus, you need to catch an Eevee in the
wild to evolve it. Once you have caught a wild Eevee, raise
your friendship with it. You can do this by camping and
playing with it, feeding it at camp, fighting battles with it,
and giving it certain items. You can view how friendly your
Pokemon is towards you by talking to the kid in the house
in Hammerlocke, which is to the right of the first
Pokecenter. When you get to pretty friendly with your
Eevee, it will evolve at its next level. To get Espeon, you
have to evolve Eevee during the day. It should evolve
around Level 19.

Evolving Eevee into Umbreon

Note: You cannot evolve the Eevee from the Pokemon: Let's
Go, Eevee! data. Thus, you need to catch an Eevee in the
wild to evolve it. Once you have caught a wild Eevee, raise
your friendship with it. There are a few ways to do this. You
can camp, play, and cook with it. You can fight with it in
battle to raise it up. Do not let it faint, as that hurts your
relationship. There is an item you can give it called the
Soothe Bell which makes it more friendly as well. The most
important thing is you need to level up Eevee at night.
When your Eevee is friendly with you, and you level it up at
night, it will change into Umbreon. It should evolve around
Level 23. You can view how friendly your Pokemon is
towards you by talking to the kid in the house in
Hammerlocke, which is to the right of the first Pokecenter.
If he says you are pretty good friends, then Eevee will
evolve next level.
Evolving all Evies

There are eight Eevee evolutions —- one for eight different

types of Pokemon. Depending on which method you use
for Eevee, she will evolve into one of the eight forms. Eevee
can be found on Route 4 and is somewhat rare. Look for
her in the field near the Eevee Pokekid. You can evolve
Eevee at any time using the indicated methods listed
below. You do not need to reach any specific level.

Espeon (Psychic type): Reach Happiness 160 and level up

during the day.
Flareon (Fire type): Use a Fire Stone evolution item.
Glaceon (Ice type): Use an Ice Stone evolution item.
Jolteon (Electric type): Use a Thunder Stone evolution item.
Leafeon (Grass type): Use a Leaf Stone evolution item.
Sylveon (Fairy type): Reach Happiness 160 and level up with
a Fairy Type move learned.
Umbreon (Dark type): Reach Happiness 160 and level up
during the night.
Vaporeon (Water type): Use a Water Stone evolution item.

Evolving Pikachu

Note: You cannot evolve the Pikachu from the Pokemon:

Let's Go, Pikachu! data. Thus, you need to catch a Pikachu in
the wild to evolve it. Once you catch a wild Pikachu, get it to
at least Level 15. Then, use a Thunderstone to evolve it into
a Raichu. The Thunderstone is rare, but the duo digger
brothers can sometimes dig them up in the Wild Zone, near
the Nursery.

Evolving Piloswine into Mamoswine

To evolve Piloswine into Mamoswine, first get Swinub to

Level 33 to evolve into Piloswine. With Piloswine, travel to
any Pokemon Center and talk to the Move Reminder NPC
on the left. Choose to relearn the "Ancient Power" move for
Piloswine. Level up with Ancient Power to evolve into
Mamoswine. Ancient Power is a move that you can only
learn with Piloswine. You can find Swinub randomly
wandering the Wilds. Piloswine is a little more rare, and
appears as a very difficult encounter. All of these Pokemon
are Ice/Ground -- so they are more likely to appear in
snowy weather. They are also great Pokemon to have in
your collection.

Evolving Yamask into Runerigus

Before you can evolve Yamask into Runerigus, you must

catch Yamask. Yamask can be found in a Max Raid battle;
the Galarian Yamask can also be found on Route 6. You can
also trade for a Unovan Yamask in Ballonlea —- but you will
not be able to evolve that one using this method. Once you
have Yamask, get him to take 49+ HP of damage. 49+ HP
off your maximum HP is all that is needed. It may seem
bizarre, but that is how it works. Do not heal. Take Yamask
(with 49 or more HP taken off) to the Dusty Bowl in the
Wilds. The tricky part is, Yamask needs to take 49+ HP of
damage in a single hit. Make sure to bring a high-level
Yamask. Note: The easiest way to take 49+ damage in a
single hit is to fight a high-level enemy in the Wilds with
Yamask and the Focus Sash held item equipped. This item
allows any Pokemon holding it to survive a fatal attack with
1 HP. Find a Focus Sash in Hammerlocke. Save your game if
you take 49+ points of damage in a single attack, then run
to the Dusty Bowl. Find the huge stone structure —- it is
the giant flat stone. When you walk under it with Yamask in
your party, Yamask will immediately evolve into Runerigus.
Make sure to walk all the way through the arch. Runerigus
is a huge stone possessed by a ghost. It is a Ground/Ghost
type with high Defense, Special Defense, and HP. It is an
extremely rare Pokemon, and one of the weirdest evolution
methods in the series.

Farming Max IV Dittos

There are lots of Pokemon to catch in Max Raids, but Ditto

is one of the most valuable Pokemon if you want to breed
lots of Pokemon. Ditto is genderless -- so it can breed with
any other Pokemon in your Pokedex. However, Ditto is very
rare. The only way to get it is to farm a specific Max Raid
den in the Wilds. It is hard getting a Ditto, but it is even
harder getting a useful Ditto with high IVs (genes). You will
be able to check IVs after completing the game. Try to get a
Ditto with Max IVs. The more Max IVs a Pokemon has, the
better they are for breeding —- and they will pass those
values onto their eggs. To farm for Ditto, you first need
access to the Lake Of Outrage in the Wilds. You will unlock
the ability to cross water with the bike on Route 9. Locate
the den surrounded by standing stones in a circle. This Max
Raid den is where Ditto can spawn, and you will need a lot
of Wishing Pieces to make him appear. You can find
Wishing Pieces by talking to the Digger Bros (Digging Duo)
in the Wilds —- they are to the right of the Pokemon
Nursery. For 500 watts, they will collect random rare items
for you. Only talk to the brother on the right, as he digs
less, but can find the Wishing Piece. The left brother will
never find it. When trying to catch a Ditto, make sure you
are the host. The host of a Max Raid will always catch the
Pokemon, as there is a 100% catch rate chance. You can do
this by selecting to stay on a local connection and not
inviting other trainers to help. It is also recommended to
do this early in the day -- so if you are farming (and fail),
you will not get reset soon after starting to farm. All Max
Raids reset around midnight.

Infinite money

If you use Gigantamax Meowth, it is possible to multiply

your money rewards from completing battles. Use the
Amulet Coin in addition to double your rewards further. To
get an Amulet Coin, look for it behind the sign to Galar
Mine #2 in the Motostoke Outskirts area. To get
Gigantamax Meowth, it is a Mystery Gift for early adopters.
You can also trade for standard (Gigantamax) Meowth in
Turffield. Talk to an NPC trainer in the gym to trade.
Gigantamax Meowth can appear as a Max Raid opponent
in the following Wilds areas: Dusty Bowl, Giant's Seat, and
Stony Wilderness. This trick requires a Gigantamax Meowth
-- so it only works in Dynamax Battles. Equip the Amulet
Coin held item on Meowth, then enter a Dynamax Battle -–
you can farm the Champion Cup and re-battle trainers after
you have completed the story. To earn 99,999 (max amount
of money possible), enter Meowth's Gigantamax Form and
use his special G-Max Gold Rush move three times. Each
time you use G-Max Gold Rush, you multiply the money
reward for the battle by x100. Use it three times to multiply
your reward by x300. Carry the Amulet Coin to double your
rewards -- so you will get a x600 money reward per battle.
You will need to be high level, and you will need to be able
to win even if you waste your three turns as a Dynamax
Form. To get the maximum amount of money per battle,
reach Level 84 with Gigantamax Meowth. Save up Rare
Candy or use your EXP Candy to rapidly level up Meowth.

Getting the Master Ball

Successfully complete the game. After the credits, you will

be sent back home and into your room. Leave your room,
and a woman will enter your home and talk to you. When
she is done, she will give you a Master Ball as a reward for
becoming champion. There is only one in the game -- so
make sure to use it wisely. It is recommended to use it on
the legendary Pokemon so it does not take a long time to
catch.

Finding Evolution Stones

Stones are special evolution items used on certain

Pokemon. Go to the Nursery (place where you breed
Pokemon) in the Wild area. Nearby, at the following
location, you will see two brothers offering to dig up some
treasure for you, if you pay them Watts. There are two
types of digging, Skill and Stamina, each of which provides
different rewards. Speak with the left (skill) brother, and he
will charge you 500 Watts to dig up treasure. The amount
he can dig up varies and is random. Usually you will get at
least 2-3 items, but you can get nearly double or triple that.
The following are some of the items you can receive from
the Skill digger: Shiny Stone, Dawn Stone, Sun Stone,
Comet Fragment, and Rare Bone. Speak with the right
(stamina) brother, and he will charge you 500 Watts to dig
up treasure. The following are some of the items you can
receive from the Stamina digger: Smooth Rock, Bag Of
Stardust, and Dawn Stone. This is a great place to find lots
of treasures and Evolution Stones.

IV Checker

Reach Battle Tower Rank 4 and enter Pokeball Tier to check

your Pokemon IV's using the portable PC.

Alternate intro

Successfully complete the Pokemon League or main story

to change the title intro video to display the team of
Pokemon that was with the player at the time of
completion.

Extra Pokemon boxes

When first accessing the Pokemon Storage system using

the Pokemon Box Link or Rotomi, there will be eight boxes
to store Pokemon in. If you put at least one Pokemon
inside each box, and then leave the storage system and
return, more boxes will be unlocked. This trick can be
repeated until all 31 boxes have been unlocked. Each of the
31 boxes can hold 30 Pokemon, allowing a total of 930
Pokemon to be stored on one save file.

Catching Pokemon easier

Catch Nincada on Route 5 outside Turffield. At Level 10, it

gains the False Swipe move, which leaves Pokemon with 1
HP. You can find a Level 10 Nincada in the tall grass as a
random "!" encounter early in the game. The leveled-up
Ninjask also has False Swipe, but they are harder to find in
the Stony Wilderness area of the Wilds.

Get a Gallade with False Swipe and Hypnosis to catch

Pokemon much easier. Start by catching Ralts in the Wilds.
This small Pokemon is found in the Dappled Grove, Rolling
Fields, and South Lake Miloch (basically anywhere in the
southern section of the Wilds). Make sure to catch a Male
Ralts, then reach Level 20 to evolve into Kirlia. Next, use a
Dawn Stone on Kirlia to evolve into Gallade. This Pokemon
can learn the False Swipe and Hypnosis moves. Ralts/Kirlia
learns Hypnosis at Level 9. This is a non-damaging move
that puts enemies to sleep. Gallade learns False Swipe at
Level 23. This attacks always leaves Pokemon with 1 HP.
Gallade can also learn the Thunder Punch move, which is
very useful and often paralyzes the target. Later in the
game, Thunder Punch will be available for sale at the
Pokemon Center in Wyndon. Additionally, if you choose to
breed Gallade, it is possible to get the Mean Look Egg
move, which prevents targets from fleeing. That move is
basically required for some of the tougher-to-catch
Pokemon. However, it is not required for Legendary
Pokemon.

Increasing Shiny Pokemon chances

In addition to using the Shiny Charm, there are a couple

ways to improve your chances of encountering a Shiny
Pokemon. The chances of seeing a Shiny Pokemon increase
depending on how many of a particular Pokemon you
defeat in battle. The chances of seeing a Shiny Pokemon
dramatically increase depending on how many of the same
Pokemon you battle in a row. For example, if you are
hunting for a Shiny Yamper, your chances will increase for
the global number of Yamper Pokemon you have
encountered and defeated, as well as the number of
Yamper Pokemon you have battled in a row. If you battle
any other type of Pokemon, the counter will reset. The best
way to hunt for Shiny Pokemon is in the wild, where you
will see the Pokemon wandering around. You can then try
to fight the same type as often as possible. Fighting the
same Pokemon in a row requires you to actually defeat the
Pokemon and not run away.

Increasing Brilliant Pokemon chances while fishing

Fishing can increase your chances of encountering Brilliant

Pokemon (Pokemon with a yellow aura that know an Egg
Move). This strategy differs from the standard encounter
chaining, which is based on the number of times you have
battled any one specie and does not matter at all for
fishing. Instead, you simply need to defeat as many
Pokemon consecutively as possible, no matter which
species appears. The chain will break if you fail to reel a
Pokemon in, if you catch a Pokemon, run away from a
Pokemon, leave the area, or turn off the game. The
number of successful hooks goes towards your chances of
encountering a Brilliant Pokemon. The following is a list of
the increased chances of encountering a Brilliant Pokemon
when fishing:

1. Brilliant Pokemon may appear 0–2 successful hooks.

2. Brilliant Pokemon have 1.3× the likelihood of appearing
with 3-6 successful hooks.
3. Brilliant Pokemon have 3.3× the likelihood of appearing
with 7-14 successful hooks.
4. Brilliant Pokemon have 6.6× the likelihood of appearing
with 15-24 successful hooks.
5. Brilliant Pokemon have 16.6× the likelihood of appearing
with 25+ successful hooks.

Easy Evolution items and money

Go to the Lake Of Outrage in the Wild area. There is a stone

circle in the center of the area where Evolution Stones will
randomly spawn on every reset. Look behind the tall
stones. Additionally, talk to the Digger Bros in the Wild
area. They are located just south of the Pokemon Nursery.
They will dig random items for 500 Watts. It is
recommended to just talk to the right brother since you will
get more items from him. For easy money, go to Stow-On-
Side and talk to the Rare Item dealers. The right NPC will
sell one rare item daily. The left NPC will purchase one rare
item daily. Visit them daily, and sell items to the left NPC to
get a lot of money. By visiting all three of these locations
daily (checking the Lake Of Outrage, going to the Digger
Bros after collecting Watts from the Max Raid Dens, and
then taking a Sky Taxi to Stow-On-Side), you will regularly
get rare items, Evolution items, and lots of money. You
normally have to wait for the daily reset for these things to
reset. However, you can keep doing the daily reset by using
the "Change time and reset daily events" trick. Use this
trick to get as many rare items, Evolution items, and money
as desired.

Change time and reset daily events

To reset the daily events whenever desired, do the
following:

1. Make sure you are "Offline" or "Local" in the Y-Comm

menu.

2. Go to any Max Raid Den in the Wild area.

3. Select "Invite Others" -- you will not actually invite

anyone.

4. Press [Home] while the menu says "Searching" and

open "System Settings".

5. In "System Settings", go to "System" -- "Date & Time" -

- and move the day ahead by 24+ hours. Check and
make sure "Synchronize Via Internet" is disabled.

6. Go back in-game and press B to back out of the Max

Raid Den.

You will now be in a new day in the game. You can now
farm Watts, return to the Lake Of Outrage to collect new
items, or go to Stow-On-Side to get your daily item or sell
for lots of money. Note: The only downside to doing this
exploit is the PokeJobs will be reset, but you can still use
the time zone trick to change the day —- daily activities will
reset, and weather will change in the Wilds.

Easy XP
A good and simple method to earn XP and level up quickly
is by completing Max Raids. Max Raids are cooperative
battles where you and three other trainers fight a giant
Dynamax version of a random Pokemon. Max Raids are
initiated by interacting with Raid Dens —- stone dens found
all throughout the Wilds region. The deeper in the Wilds,
the higher the star rating the Raid Dens will be. Higher star
rated Max Raids are more difficult, but they give better
rewards. You can easily identify Gigantamax Pokemon by
looking for the bright beams of light shooting upward —- if
a beam of light has swirling energy around it, that means it
is a very challenging Max Raid with a Gigantamax
Pokemon. Max Raids commonly reward participants with
an Exp. Candy item. Giving Exp. Candy to your Pokemon
will give them free XP, and if you have plenty of these in
your inventory, you can instantly level up a desired
Pokemon. Exp. Candy comes in variants ranging from XS
(Extra Small) to XL (Extra Large), but all types are useful.
Max Raids are also a great way to find rare Pokemon.
However, Max Raids do not give XP for completing them.
You just get Exp. Candy and lots of items. To complete Max
Raids more quickly, play solo (do not invite online trainers),
go to "Settings" and disable "Battle Animations", and use
Exp. Berries and Rare Candy to level up. Additionally, you
can replay Max Raids multiple times if you fail, and raids
will reset every 12-24 hours. You have to clear the Wilds of
all beams of light to spawn more. Sometimes they will
appear in high-level areas —- only 5 Star Raids are difficult,
but with the right match-up, you can complete those solo
as well. Note: When Max Raids are played solo with NPC
trainers, they seem to have a 100% catch rate at the end of
a battle. It is much lower if you are not the host —- guests
only seem to have a 10% chance of capturing with a
standard Pokeball.

After completing the game, you can re-challenge Gym

Leaders and Championship Trainers for quick and easy XP.
You can also fight the highest level Pokemon possible.
Select a high-level powerful Pokemon as the leader of your
team, and fill the rest of the five slots with Pokemon you
want to level up.

Easy money

You need a Gigantamax Meowth (not the special Galarian

version, the original Meowth) for this trick to work. You can
trade one for a Galarian Meowth in the Grass Gym near the
start of the game. Meowth has PayDay, which is a decent
ability for earning a few extra coins, but it is not much.
However, his Dynamax ability is really good. Use Meowth in
a Gym Battle and Dynamax him. Then, use his Gold Rush
abilities three times, over three rounds to cause the
opponent to drop money on the floor, which can end up
being a lot of money. For example, the Gym Leader at the
Grass Gym will drop 3,200. However, you will get an
additional 11,400 because of Meowth's Dynamax ability.
This only works well in Gym battles, and especially at the
end of the game, but it is also a great way of earning a lot
of money throughout the game. Additionally, you can use
an Amulet Coin near the cave entrance on Motostoke
Outskirts, or buy Lucky Incense in Hulbury market, both of
which double prize money from trainer and gym fights.

Easier Max Raids

Soloing Max Raids can be especially difficult when

encountering 5-Star battles. These are the hardest fights in
the game because the Max Raid Pokemon you battle will
attack multiple times per turn, and can summon a powerful
shield at 50% health. The battle will end if four Pokemon
are downed, or if you take more than 10 turns to finish the
fight. Use the following tips to make Max Raid battles
easier:

Reach Level 100: In solo Max Raids, your NPC trainers

will always join at 70% of your current level. If you are
Level 100, NPC trainers will be Level 70, which is the
highest level they can be. Level 70 NPC trainers make
the battles much easier to complete. To quickly farm up
levels, use Exp Berries from Max Raids, or farm the
Battle Tower. Using rental teams is enough to win and
get lots of Rare Candy.

Use Legendary Pokemon: The Legendary Pokemon

basically have the best stats in the game. After
completing the story, you will have Eternatus. It is
recommended to use him for most 5-Star Max Raid
battles. He is easy to use, can crush enemies, and has
good defense. You can boost his stats with vitamins to
rapidly increase the Attack or Special Attack stats.
Maximize Special Attack with the right vitamins and
reach Level 100 with Eternatus to be able to handle
most Max Raids. With Level 100 Eternatus, you can get
170 Attack power, and his signature move power
doubles for Max Raids. He is very strong.

Increase Attack Power with Held Items: You can increase

your Attack or Special Attack power by 50% with the
right held item. For Eternatus, boost his Special Attack
with two different items. The Choice Specs gives +50%
Special Attack. It is found in Spikemuth. The Choice
Band gives +50% Attack. It is found on Route 2. Once
you have those items for Eternatus, you can farm raids
much easier to earn lots of powerful Exp Candies to
level up other Pokemon you want to use for raids. If you
still cannot win a 5-Star Raid with Eternatus, you may
also need a Level 100 Pokemon that is very effective.

Defeating Dynamaxed Pokemon easily

Normally, when a wild Dynamaxed Pokemon raises a

shield, only the first hit in a multi-hit move will break part of
the barrier, and the following hits do not break the barrier
or inflict damage. However, when a multi-move hit breaks
the last fragment of the barrier, the subsequent hits do
damage normally as if the barrier was already down. This
can take a Dynamaxed Pokemon down to the next barrier
stage or even fully defeat them (if it was the final barrier
altogether) without waiting an additional turn.

Breeding Pokemon

To breed two Pokemon, put them both in the Nursery. You

need a male and female of the same species. For example,
a male Eevee and female Eevee. Check back after
approximately 30 minutes to probably find an egg. Once
you have an egg, simply carry it with you and it will hatch
as you walk. Breeding has many benefits. It gives you a
Level 1 version of a Pokemon. Pokemon that gain levels
with a trainer are stronger than those that level in the wild,
making breeding the best option to make a single
Pokemon live to its maximum potential. You can also learn
moves certain Pokemon would have missed. For example,
catching a Level 30+ Gastly will miss out on Hypnosis as a
move, but you can breed a Level 1 Gastly and learn it that
way. There are also a lot of other benefits to breeding.
There are other possibilities with more advanced breeding,
such as using Ditto as a male or female version of
anything.

Finding Evolution items

All five Evolution Stones can be randomly found through

the Digging Duo in the Wilds. They can be found to the
right of the Pokemon Nursery —- talk to the Stamina
Brother to get more rewards. Each time they will randomly
dig up items for 500 watts. Pokemon can also randomly
return with any of these Evolution Stones from a Pokejob.
Access Pokejobs from the terminal in any Pokemon Center.
You can also find the following Evolution Stones at the
indicated locations:

Fire Stone location: Motostoke Riverbank, Lake Of Outrage

Ice Stone location: Lake Of Outarge
Leaf Stone location: Turffield, Lake Of Outrage
Thunder Stone location: North Lake Miloch, Lake Of
Outrage
Water Stone location: Route 2, Bridge Field, Lake Of
Outrage

Increasing Pokemon happiness

Pokemon Happiness is increased by bonding with your

Pokemon at any PokeCamp. Play with them, give them
attention, and join other camps so they can play with other
Pokemon. Cooking and eating curry is also a good way to
increase happiness in your Pokemon.

Learning a Fairy Type Move with Eevee

The earliest Fairy Type Move Eevee can learn is "Baby-Doll

Eyes" at Level 15. Use the Move Reminder NPC at any
Pokemon Center to remember this move after you reach
Happiness 160 to evolve into Sylveon. You can also learn
"Charm" at Level 45.
Changing Pokemon natures

When Pokemon are captured, they will have 1 of 21

different natures. Each nature changes the rate a
Pokemon's main stats increase as you battle. Natures have
one strength and one weakness. One stat will increase
faster than others, while another will increase slower.
Changing your nature means you can further customize
your Pokemon and maximize the stats you need. To change
a Pokemon's nature, use the Nature Mint special item. All
Nature Mints cost 50 BP each and are sold at the Battle
Tower vendor. Using Nature Mints changes the stat buffs to
the matching nature, but does not change the displayed
nature on your Pokemon —- and the displayed nature is
what will be passed on to any Pokemon you breed. The
following is a list of all 21 natures with their strengths and
weaknesses:

Adamant: Attack++ / Special Attack-

Bold: Defense++ / Attack-
Brave: Attack++ / Speed-
Calm: Special Defense++ / Attack-
Careful: Special Defense++ / Special Attack++
Gentle: Special Defense++ / Defense-
Hasty: Speed++ / Defense-
Impish: Defense++ / Special Attack-
Jolly: Speed++ / Special Attack-
Lax: Defense++ / Special Defense-
Lonely: Attack++ / Defense-
Mild: Special Attack++ / Defense-
Modest: Special Attack++ / Attack-
Naïve: Speed++ / Special Defense-
Naughty: Attack++ / Special Defense-
Quiet: Special Attack++ / Speed-
Rash: Special Attack++ / Special Defense-
Relaxed: Defense++ / Speed-
Sassy: Special Defense++ / Speed-
Serious: N/A — No buff or debuff.
Timid: Speed++ / Attack-

Combo and Ultimate move locations

There are two move tutors that will teach the three starter
Pokemon (Scorbunny, Sobble, and Grookey) unique moves.
Combo moves are more powerful when used in
conjunction with another combo move. Ultimate moves are
super-powerful and only available to the final evolution of
your starter. The Combo Move Tutor is found in
Hammerlocke, near the Route 06 exit. He is at the bottom
of the steps on the far left of the town. Only the three
Starter Pokemon can learn these moves.

Fire Pledge (10 PP / 80 ATT / 100 CC): This move is only

available to Scorbunny. The move becomes more
powerful when used with Grass Pledge.

Water Pledge (10 PP / 80 ATT / 100 CC): This move is only

available to Sobble. The move becomes more powerful
when used with Fire Pledge.

Grass Pledge (10 PP / 80 ATT / 100 CC): This move is only

available to Grookey. The move becomes more powerful
when used with Water Pledge.

The Ultimate Move Tutor is located in the park area in

Ballonlea. Ultimate moves can only be learned by the three
final evolutions of the starters.

Blast Burn (5 PP / 150 ATT / 90 ACC): This move is only

available to Cinderace. The user cannot move on their
next turn.

Hydro Cannon (5 PP / 150 ATT / 90 ACC): This move is

only available to Inteleon. The user cannot move on
their next turn.

Frenzy Plant (5 PP / 150 ATT / 90 ACC): This move is only

available to Rillaboom. The user cannot move on their
next turn.

You can revisit the move tutors at any time to obtain your
Pokemon moves. You can also obtain them more than
once.
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Changing weather in Wild Area

The weather in each section of the Wild Area is normally

randomized based on your Switch's system date. This can
be annoying since certain Pokemon will only appear during
certain weather conditions. However, if you set your
Switch's system date to the indicated date (listed in
MM/DD/YYYY format), you will get the corresponding
weather condition in every section of the Wild Area.

Clear: 5/1/2020
Cloudy: 3/1/2020
Fog: 6/1/2020 (must have defeated the Champion)
Hail: 2/1/2020 (must have at least four badges)
Rain: 10/1/2020
Sandstorm: 4/1/2020 (must have at least four badges)
Snow: 12/1/2020
Sunny: 7/1/2020
Thunderstorm: 11/1/2020

Camp toys

To camp, press X and select Pokemon Camp. You can setup

camp anywhere outside. In the camp, you can play with
your Pokemon and cook some curry. Playing increases your
Pokemon friendliness, while cooking heals and gives an XP
reward depending on the complexity of the dish. By
cooking different types of curry and filling your Curry Dex,
you can unlock additional toys to play with at the camp.
There are a total of eight toys (Poke Toy and Poke Ball are
automatically unlocked). However, the extra toys do not
give any additional benefits. Get the indicated number of
Curry Dex entries to unlock the corresponding toy:

Fresh Ball: 5 Curry Dex entries

Weighted Ball: 10 Curry Dex entries
Soothe Ball: 15 Curry Dex entries
Mirror Ball: 30 Curry Dex entries
Tympole Ball: 50 Curry Dex entries
Champion Ball: 80 Curry Dex entries

To cook different types of curry, use different ingredients

mixed with different berry combinations. You can find
berry trees all over the Wilds. Try shaking berry trees until
you have 7-9 berries, then collect them. Berry trees
respawn fairly frequently -- so check daily to refill your
supplies. Ingredients are sold by green-parka NPCs in the
Wilds. Each ingredient produces a different curry -- so save
up and buy every type of ingredient possible. You can view
a list of all recipes to make all 151 curry dishes here.

All Fairy Gym quiz answers

During the Fairy Gym mission in Ballonlea, you will be

asked questions while battling. If you get a question
wrong, you will receive a stat penalty. The more questions
you get wrong, the worse the penalty becomes. The
following is a list of answers to all question:

Pokemon Battle Questions

These questions will appear as you battle Gym Trainers in

the "interview" mission.

Q: Do You Know About Fairy Type's Weaknesses?

A: Poison or Steel

Q: What was the previous trainer's name?

A: Annette

Q: What do I eat for breakfast every morning?

A: Omelettes

Gym Leader Battle Questions

These questions will appear during the final Fairy Gym

Leader battle against Ms. Opal.
Q: You... Do you know my nickname?
A: The wizard

Q: What is my favorite color?

A: Purple

Q: All righty then... How old am I?

A: 16 years

Pokemon Sword/Shield exclusives

Pokemon Sword and Shield contain most of the same

content. However, the following is a list of the things that
are unique to each version of the game:

Pokemon Sword exclusives

Legendary Zacian
Fighting Gym Leader Bea
Gigantamax Machamp (Raid Battle)
Gigantamax Coalossal (Raid Battle)
Galarian Farfetch'd and Sirfetch'd
Flapple and Gigantamax Flapple (Evolution Item and Raid
Battle)
Stonjourner
Indeeebee (Male)

Pokemon Shield exclusives

Legendary Zamazenta
Ghost Gym Leader Allister
Gigantamax Gengar (Raid Battle)
Gigantamax Lapras (Raid Battle)
Galarian Corsola and Cursola
Appletun and Gigantamax Appletun (Evolution Item and
Raid Battle)
Eiscue
Indeebee (Female)

The following is a list of all Pokemon from previous

generations that are exclusive to each version of the game:

Previous Gen Exclusives in Pokemon Sword

Seedot
Nuzleaf
Shiftry
Mawile
Solrock
Basculin
Darumaka
Darmanitan
Scraggy
Scrafty
Gothita
Gothorita
Gothitelle
Rufflet
Braviary
Deino
Zwellous
Hydreigon
Swirlix
Slurpuff
Passimian
Turtonator
Jangmo-o
Hakamo-o
Kommo-o

Previous Gen Exclusives in Pokemon Shield

Ponyta
Rapidash
Larvitar
Pupitar
Tyranitar
Lotad
Lombre
Ludicolo
Sableye
Lunatone
Croagunk
Toxicroak
Basculin
Solosis
Duosion
Reuniclus
Vullaby
Mandibuzz
Spritzee
Aromatisse
Goomy
Sliggoo
Goodra
Oranguru
Drampa

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