Appendix:Sword and Shield walkthrough/Section 2

Route 1

Now that you have a Starter Pokémon, you can now explore the tall grass on the side of the route. The main path is blocked by Wooloo, so you will now have to take the detour around to the tall grass, where there are plenty of wild Pokémon available. You already have five Poké Balls, so you will have the option to catch any of these Pokémon if you so wish.

Random encounters

Available Pokémon
Pokémon Games Location Levels Rate Caterpie Sw Sh Grass 2-5 15% Hoothoot Sw Sh Grass 2-5 5% Grubbin Sw Sh Grass 2-5 10% Skwovet Sw Sh Grass 2-5 40% Blipbug Sw Sh Grass 2-5 30% A colored background means that the Pokémon can be found in this location in the specified game. A white background with a colored letter means that the Pokémon cannot be found here.

Visible encounters

Available Pokémon
Pokémon Games Location Levels Rate Skwovet Sw Sh Grass 3-6 50% Rookidee Sw Sh Grass 3-6 30% Nickit Sw Sh Grass 3-6 5% Wooloo Sw Sh Grass 3-6 15% A colored background means that the Pokémon can be found in this location in the specified game. A white background with a colored letter means that the Pokémon cannot be found here.

Items

Items
Item Location Games Potion South side of the route, between two fields of grass  Sw  Sh  Paralyze Heal ×2 East side of the route, in the clearing against the rock wall among a field of grass  Sw  Sh

Head straight to Wedgehurst across this route when you are done.

Wedgehurst

You are now at Wedgehurst for a second time. This time, you will meet with Leon to go to the Pokémon Research Lab on the east side of town, upon his request. In the lab, you will meet up with Sonia, an old childhood friend of Leon and Professor Magnolia's assistant as well as granddaughter. You will obtain the Pokédex here. She will ask you to visit her grandmother at her home across Route 2.

After you leave the Lab and head further down Wedgehurst, Hop will offer to show you around the Pokémon Center. You can turn down his tutorial if you are already familiar with the Pokémon Center concept.

There are 3 stations in the Pokémon Center. On the left is a Move Tutor who will rate nicknames, and help with remembering or forgetting a move. In the center is the healing station and on the right is a Poké Mart. Poké Balls cannot be bought until the main prologue is complete and you leave on the train.

After exiting the Pokémon Center for the first time speak with the girl on the right to register your birthdate and get your fortune told.

Items

Items
Item Location Games Potion From a man after leaving the Pokémon Research Lab  Sw  Sh  Rare Candy On the right, next to the Pokémon Research Lab  Sw  Poké Doll Next to the Boutique  Sw  Sh

Route 2

Now upon your first step to Route 2, you will meet with Hop before a patch of tall grass. If you haven't already caught a Pokémon, Leon will step in and provide a tutorial on how to catch a Pokémon: the game will skip this, however, if you have already captured a Pokémon on Route 1. Leon will also gift you with 20 Poké Balls. You can catch a slew of new Pokémon here, and there are three novice Trainers along the way who will challenge you to a battle.

Trainers
Trainer Pokémon Youngster Jake ゲン Gen Reward: $360 Skwovet♂ Lv.6 No item Lass Lauren リコ Riko Reward: $504 Chewtle♀ Lv.6 No item Youngster Benjamin カン Kan Reward: $420 Blipbug♂ Lv.5 No item Nickit♂ Lv.7 No item

Wedgehurst side

Random encounters

Available Pokémon

Pokémon Games Location Levels Rate Hoothoot Sw Sh Grass 4-6 5% Lotad Sw Sh Grass 4-6 20% Seedot Sw Sh Grass 4-6 20% Purrloin Sw Sh Grass 4-6 10% Rookidee Sw Sh Grass 4-6 25% Blipbug Sw Sh Grass 4-6 40% Fishing Magikarp Sw Sh Fishing 4-6 80% Chewtle Sw Sh Fishing 4-6 15% Arrokuda Sw Sh Fishing 4-6 5% A colored background means that the Pokémon can be found in this location in the specified game. A white background with a colored letter means that the Pokémon cannot be found here.

Visible encounters

Available Pokémon
Pokémon Games Location Levels Rate Zigzagoon Galarian Form Sw Sh Grass 5-7 2% Skwovet Sw Sh Grass 5-7 38% Rookidee Sw Sh Grass 5-7 30% Nickit Sw Sh Grass 5-7 15% Chewtle Sw Sh Grass 5-7 10% Yamper Sw Sh Grass 5-7 5% A colored background means that the Pokémon can be found in this location in the specified game. A white background with a colored letter means that the Pokémon cannot be found here.

Wanderers

• Chewtle appears in the middle of the route, on the open path before the Trainer Tips sign. It does not respawn.
• Yamper appears in the middle of the route, on the open path just past the Trainer Tips sign. It does not respawn.

Available Pokémon
Pokémon Games Location Levels Rate Chewtle Sw Sh Wanderer 8 One Yamper Sw Sh Wanderer 8 One A colored background means that the Pokémon can be found in this location in the specified game. A white background with a colored letter means that the Pokémon cannot be found here.

Items

Items
Item Location Games Poké Ball ×23 From Leon upon entering the route (×20) In the middle of the route, atop a ledge (×3)  Sw  Sh  Potion ×2 Next to the Trainer Tips sign  Sw  Sh  Repel East of the grass patch in front of Professor Magnolia's house, on a dirt patch (hidden)  Sw  Sh

Magnolia's Lab

Now you and Hop will have arrived at Professor Magnolia's lab. After a brief conversation, in which Leon expresses his reservations about endorsing you and Hop for the Gym Challenge, Magnolia encourages him to endorse both you and Hop, after which he proposes you and Hop have a battle. So head out to the local Battle Court, and you will have a battle with Hop to prove your worthiness for the Gym Challenge. Afterwards, both of you are endorsed by Leon, but then a pair of Wishing Stars will drop from the sky. Magnolia will take both of these. Sonia will arrive and all of you will participate in dinner for the evening.

If the player chose Grookey:

Pokémon Trainer Hop Route 2 Sword and Shield Reward: $640

Type: Normal Unknown Ability: Run Away Held item: None Wooloo♂ Lv.6 Tackle Normal Physical   --       Growl Normal Status   --       Curse Unknown Status   --       Curse Unknown Status   --       Type: Flying Unknown Ability: Unnerve Held item: None Rookidee♂ Lv.5 Leer Normal Status   --       Peck Flying Physical   --       Curse Unknown Status   --       Curse Unknown Status   --       Type: Water Unknown Ability: Torrent Held item: None Sobble♂ Lv.8 Pound Normal Physical   --       Growl Normal Status   --       Water Gun Water Special   --       Curse Unknown Status   --

If the player chose Scorbunny:

Pokémon Trainer Hop Route 2 Sword and Shield Reward: $640

Type: Normal Unknown Ability: Run Away Held item: None Wooloo♂ Lv.6 Tackle Normal Physical   --       Growl Normal Status   --       Curse Unknown Status   --       Curse Unknown Status   --       Type: Flying Unknown Ability: Unnerve Held item: None Rookidee♂ Lv.5 Leer Normal Status   --       Peck Flying Physical   --       Curse Unknown Status   --       Curse Unknown Status   --       Type: Grass Unknown Ability: Overgrow Held item: None Grookey♂ Lv.8 Scratch Normal Physical   --       Growl Normal Status   --       Branch Poke Grass Physical   --       Curse Unknown Status   --

If the player chose Sobble:

Pokémon Trainer Hop Route 2 Sword and Shield Reward: $640

Type: Normal Unknown Ability: Run Away Held item: None Wooloo♂ Lv.6 Tackle Normal Physical   --       Growl Normal Status   --       Curse Unknown Status   --       Curse Unknown Status   --       Type: Flying Unknown Ability: Unnerve Held item: None Rookidee♂ Lv.5 Leer Normal Status   --       Peck Flying Physical   --       Curse Unknown Status   --       Curse Unknown Status   --       Type: Fire Unknown Ability: Blaze Held item: None Scorbunny♂ Lv.8 Tackle Normal Physical   --       Growl Normal Status   --       Ember Fire Special   --       Curse Unknown Status   --

Items

Items

Item Location Games Great Ball On the west side of Professor Magnolia's house, at the back of her garden  Sw  Sh  Fresh Water In a pot in front of Professor Magnolia's eastern crop plot (hidden)  Sw  Sh  TM57 (Payback) Behind Professor Magnolia's house, at the end of a long passageway  Sw  Sh  Endorsement From Leon after battling Hop  Sw  Sh  Wishing Star From Hop after battling him  Sw  Sh  Dynamax Band From Professor Magnolia, after obtaining the Wishing Star  Sw  Sh

Wild Area Station

The next morning, Magnolia will grant both you and Hop Dynamax Bands that allow your Pokémon to Dynamax. Both of you will run back to Wedgehurst Station along the way. As both of you head into the station, there will be a hidden item Revive you can grab before continuing onto the station itself. As well, both your mum and Hop's mum will stop you to give both of you Camping Gear before heading out into the Wild Area.

There is another Poké Mart in the station that is identical to the one in the Poké Centre

Items
Item Location Games Revive Near the rock on the right at the top of the stairs on Route 2 (after the bridge but before entering town)(hidden)  Sw  Sh  TM40 (Swift) From Hop in front of Wedgehurst Station, after battling him on Route 2  Sw  Sh  Camping Gear From Mum in Wedgehurst Station, before departing on a train for the first time  Sw  Sh

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