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Sword / Shield
Gen 8 · Galar · Nintendo Switch · 2019 · 8 badges
- Generation
- Gen 8
- Goal
- 8 badges
- Available dex
- 664 species
- Bosses
- 11 in order
What it does to a run
- Exp. Share is permanently on and cannot be turned off — level caps do the balancing instead.
- Overworld encounters plus the Wild Area mean you can meet almost anything early.
- Gym leaders Dynamax their last Pokémon: three turns of doubled HP and boosted moves.
Where runs die
- Nessa's Drednaw
- Piers
- Leon's Charizard
Starters
The pick that decides your first gym.
The gauntlet
Open as splits →The ace is the highest-level Pokémon on that team, and the cap is its level in the standard release — the number a Hardcore run caps at for that segment.
| Stage | Trainer | Type | Ace | Cap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gym 1 | Milo | grass | Eldegoss | Lv20 |
| Gym 2 | Nessa | water | Drednaw | Lv24 |
| Gym 3 | Kabu | fire | Centiskorch | Lv27 |
| Gym 4 | Bea / Allister | fightingghost | Machamp or Gengar | Lv36 |
| Gym 5 | Opal | fairy | Alcremie | Lv38 |
| Gym 6 | Gordie / Melony | rockice | Coalossal or Lapras | Lv42 |
| Gym 7 | Piers | dark | Obstagoon | Lv45 |
| Gym 8 | Raihan | dragon | Duraludon | Lv48 |
| Semifinal | Marnie | dark | Grimmsnarl | Lv47 |
| Semifinal | Hop | mixed | His starter | Lv48 |
| Champion | Leon | mixed | Charizard | Lv65 |
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