Pokemon Sword and Shield complete guide and walkthrough to become the Champion of Galar

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Pokemon Sword and Shield walkthrough: Galar Mine No. 2 and Motostoke Gym

Galar Mine No. 2

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Pokemon	Rarity
Binacle	Average
Chewtle	Rare
Croagunk (Shield)	Average
Noibat	Average
Scraggy (Sword)	Average
Shellos	Common
Shuckle	Rare
Stunfisk	Frequent
Wimpod	Common

Pokemon: Galar Mine No. 2 - Fishing

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Pokemon	Rarity
Barboach	Frequent
Chewtle	Common
Corphish	Average

Items: Galar Mine No. 2

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Item	Visible	Hidden
Dusk Ball x3	Y	Row 0 - Cell 2
Grip Claw	Y	Row 1 - Cell 2
Soft Sand	Row 2 - Cell 1	Y
Star Piece	Row 3 - Cell 1	Y
TM49 Sand Tomb	Y	Row 4 - Cell 2
TM53 Mud Shot	Y (Need Surf)	Row 5 - Cell 2

Enter Galar Mine No. 2 and aside from a bunch of wild Pokemon, the first thing you'll come across is another battle with Bede.

Bede

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Pokemon	Level	Type
Solosis	21	Psychic
Gothita	22	Psychic
Hatenna	23	Psychic
Ponyta	22	Psychic

After taking down Bede - she's still a huge Psychic-type fan – head further through the cave to find Worker Francis blocking the path with three Dusk Balls behind him.

Take note of the tiny Poke Balls in the ground; these are actually wild Stunfisk, so walk around them if you don't fancy a series of wild Pokemon battles.

Worker Francis

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Pokemon	Level	Type
Carkol	21	Rock/Fire

Afterwards, you'll be up against Worker Yvonne.

Worker Yvonne

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Pokemon	Level	Type
Roggenrola	20	Rock
Timburr	21	Fighting

Take down Yvonne and there'll be a Grip Claw behind her, followed by a duo battle against Team Yell alongside Hop.

Team Yell Grunt & Team Yell Grunt (Duo)

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Pokemon	Level	Type
Thievul	21	Dark
Linoone	22	Dark/Normal
Liepard	22	Dark
Pancham	21	Fighting

After beating Team Yell, Hop will head further into the cave looking for the Fire-type gym leader. Proceed further into the mine and you'll find Rail Staff Vincent guarding TM49 Sand Tomb.

Rail Staff Vincent

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Pokemon	Level	Type
Drillbur	22	Ground
Onix	23	Rock/Ground

Carry on and you'll find Hop and Kabu, the Motostoke Fire-type gym leader. Watch the cutscene and head outside to find another two trainers and some more wild Pokemon.

Motostoke Outskirts

Pokemon: Motostoke Outskirts - Overworld

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Pokemon	Rarity
Hatenna	Average
Koffing	Average
Noctowl	Frequent (Sword) / Common (Shield)
Salandit (Shield)	Rare
Sawk (Sword)	Rare
Sudowoodo	Common
Throh (Shield)	Rare

Pokemon: Motostoke Outskirts - Random Encounters

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Pokemon	Rarity
Chewtle	Average
Croagunk (Shield)	Common
Impidimp	Rare
Pawniard	Common
Roggenrola	Common
Scraggy (Sword)	Common

Items: Motostoke Outskirts

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Item	Visible	Hidden
Amulet Coin	Y	Row 0 - Cell 2
Great Ball x3	Y	Row 1 - Cell 2
PP Up	Row 2 - Cell 1	Y

Just like the previous bridge, you can also find random feathers along the bridge back into Motostoke.

Now you're in the Motostoke Outskirts, and almost ready to take on the Fire-gym. First up however, is Madame Caroline.

Madame Caroline

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Pokemon	Level	Type
Yamper	22	Electric
Swoobat	24	Psychic/Flying

Afterwards, there's one more battle you need to complete against Police Officer Raymond.

Police Officer Raymond

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Pokemon	Level	Type
Growlithe	23	Fire

Take him down and cross the bridge back into Motostoke, then head to the Budew Inn. Inside, you’ll find Marnie who won’t let you past without another battle. Morpeko puts up one hell of a fight thanks to its type constantly changing, but you should be able to brute force your way through. Also, watch out for Scraggy’s Headbutt — a type advantage here is crucial.

Marnie

Croagunk (Lv. 24)
Scraggy (Lv. 24)
Morpeko (Lv. 26)

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Pokemon	Level	Type
Croagunk	24	Poison/Fighting
Scraggy	24	Dark/Fighting
Morpeko	26	Electric/Dark

Marnie likes Fighting and Dark-types, which means that using a Fairy-type is your best bet here. When you beat her, she’ll give you Kabu’s league card and two Burn Heals. The next morning, you can use the elevator to head upstairs and speak to the man in the far left room for a Star Piece. Afterwards, leave and head over to Motostoke Gym.

Motostoke Gym

Motostoke Gym is the Fire-type gym, and the challenge here is a simple one; simply earn five points before your competitors. How do you earn points, I hear you ask? There will be three wild Pokemon in an arena, and three other trainers. You earn one point for defeating a wild Pokemon, and two points for catching it. The three Pokemon you’ll find are Vulpix, Litwick, and Sizzlipede. Simply catch all three and you’ll win the challenge, just don’t let your opponents reach five points before you!

Gym Leader Kabu

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Pokemon	Level	Type
Ninetales	25	Fire
Arcanine	25	Fire
Centiskorch	27	Fire/Bug

As long as you've got a strong Water or Rock-type, Ninetales and Arcanine are a pushover. Centiskorch on the other hand is when Kabu will Gigantamax, so make sure you've got some Pokemon that can absorb the hits — or use your Dynamax first — to make sure your Pokemon with type-advantages don't get wiped out.

When you beat Kabu, you can catch Pokemon up to level 35, and you'll be given TM38 Will-O-Wisp. Head outside and watch the ensuing cutscene, then head over to the Wild Area with Hop to make your way towards Hammerlocke. You can spend as much time as you like exploring the Wild Area, but your goal is to reach the northernmost point and enter Hammerlocke.

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