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Pokemon Sword and Shield walkthrough: Wedgehurst and Route 2

Wedgehurst

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Item	Visible	Hidden
Poke Doll	Y	Row 0 - Cell 2
Rare Candy	Y	Row 1 - Cell 2
Revive	Row 2 - Cell 1	Y

When you reach Wedgehurst, cross the bridge and head to the right where you'll find Leon waiting for you outside the Pokemon Research Lab. Go inside and you'll meet Sonia for the first time, then after the cutscene, head back outside to meet Hop who will introduce you to the Pokemon Center. Heal up, then speak to the woman outside to have your fortune read. Ominous.

Explore the town and shops, then when you're ready to move forwards, Hop will tell you all about the gym challenge. Follow the path down and you'll reach Route 2, where Leon gives you 20 more Poke Balls.

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Route 2

Pokemon: Route 2 - Overworld

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Pokemon	Rarity
Chewtle	Average
Nickit	Average
Rookidee	Common
Skwovet	Common
Yamper	Rare
Zigzagoon	Rare

Pokemon: Route 2 - Random Encounters

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Pokemon	Rarity
Blipbug	Frequent
Hoothoot	Rare
Lotad (Shield)	Common
Purrloin	Average
Rookidee	Common
Seedot (Sword)	Common

Pokemon: Route 2 - Fishing

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Pokemon	Rarity
Arrokuda	Rare
Chewtle	Average
Magikarp	Frequent

Items: Route 2

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Item	Visible	Hidden
Fresh Water	Row 0 - Cell 1	Y
Great Ball	Y	Row 1 - Cell 2
Poke Ball x3	Y	Row 2 - Cell 2
Potion x2	Y	Row 3 - Cell 2
Repel	Row 4 - Cell 1	Y
TM57 Payback	Y	Row 5 - Cell 2

Just like on Route 1, use this time to battle some wild Pokemon and catch some more, because there's a staggering amount of Pokemon available here. When you get through the first two sections of tall grass, you'll face your first trainer battle against Youngster Jake.

Youngster Jake

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Pokemon	Level	Type
Skwovet	6	Normal

He's not a particularly tough fight as you'd expect, so take down his singular Skwovet then carry on down Route 2. The next trainer you'll fight is Lass Lauren.

Lass Lauren

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Pokemon	Level	Type
Chewtle	6	Water

Lass Lauren also only has one Pokemon, but this time it's a Chewtle, so use a Yamper if you've caught one to take it down with the Electric-type moves. Finally, before you reach Professor Magnolia's house, there's one more battle to win.

Youngster Benjamin

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Pokemon	Level	Type
Blipbug	5	Bug
Nickit	7	Dark

After you defeat Youngster Benjamin, go inside Professor Magnolia's house and speak with the gang. When you're done, go back outside and battle against Hop for the second time.

Hop

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Pokemon	Level	Type
Wooloo	6	Normal
Sobble/Grookey/Scorbunny	8	Water/Grass/Fire
Rookidee	5	Flying

When you've beaten Hop, Leon will give you a letter of endorsement so you can enter the gym challenge. Grab the Wishing Star off Hop so you can now Dynamax your Pokemon, then when you're done speaking with Magnolia again, Hop will challenge you to a race to see who can catch the most Pokemon on the way back to Wedgehurst.

While you can spend time doing this, even if you run straight back and don't catch any, Hop will still give you TM40 Swift as a gift. Head inside the train station, grab the Camping Gear off your Mom, then jump on the train.

Route 2 - Surfing

Pokemon: Route 2 (Across the lake) - Overworld

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Pokemon	Rarity
Blipbug	Common
Nickit	Average
Yamper	Rare
Zigzagoon	Frequent

Pokemon: Route 2 (Across the lake) - Random Encounters

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Pokemon	Rarity
Blipbug	Average
Chewtle	Rare
Gossifleur	Common
Lotad (Shield)	Common
Purrloin	Common
Seedot (Sword)	Common

Pokemon: Route 2 (Across the lake) - Fishing

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Pokemon	Rarity
Chewtle	Frequent
Feebas	Extremely Rare
Magikarp	Average

Pokemon: Route 2 (Surfing) - Water Surface

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Pokemon	Rarity
Arrokuda	Frequent
Barraskewda	Common
Gyarados	Rare

Items: Route 2 (Across the lake)

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Item	Visible	Hidden
Choice Band	Y	Row 0 - Cell 2
Max Ether	Row 1 - Cell 1	Y
PP Max	Y	Row 2 - Cell 2
Prism Scale	Row 3 - Cell 1	Y
Psychic Seed	Y	Row 4 - Cell 2
Rare Candy	Row 5 - Cell 1	Y
TM69 Psycho Cut	Y	Row 6 - Cell 2
Water Stone	Row 7 - Cell 1	Y

When you've obtained the ability to surf with your Rotom Bike, make sure you return to Route 2 because there's plenty more Pokemon to catch and items to find on the surface of the lake and beyond. Head to the very south of the river to find some items, and at the very top of the lake are some more.

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