Watt Trader

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Watt Trader
ワットショップ Watt Shop
Watt Trader SwSh.png
Speaking to the Watt Trader at the Meetup Spot.
Gender Male
Hometown Unknown
Region Galar
Generation VIII
Games Sword and Shield

Watt Traders (Japanese: ワットショップ Watt Shop) are NPCs who sell items in exchange for Watts. Watt Traders can most prominently be found in the Wild Area, where they have the appearance of League staff and also offer other services, including organizing the Rotom Rally (Japanese: ロトムラリー Rotom Rally).

In the games

Pokémon Sword and Shield

Wild Area

In Sword and Shield, Watt Traders can be found in the following Wild Area locations:

Each of these Watt Traders' stock follows a schedule that changes daily, and always consists of one type of Poké Ball, a Wishing Piece, and five distinct TRs.

Possible TRs
Wishing Piece
Possible Poké Balls


The first TR any Watt Trader offers always is between TR00 and TR49 (inclusive), and increases each day (where TR49 becomes TR00), if the game was saved the day before. Within that domain, each Watt Trader's first TR is seven more than the last one's, in the order shown above; e.g., if the Watt Trader at Meetup Spot offers TR00, the one at East Lake Axewell offers TR07, etc.

Any Watt Trader's stock solely depends on the first TR he offers, in the following way:

  • The second TR is 24 more than the first
  • The third TR is 42 more than the first
  • The fourth TR is 67 more than the first (or, if that would result in 100 or more, 100 less than that)
  • The fifth TR is 96 more than the first (or, if that would result in 100 or more, 100 less than that)
  • The offered type of Poké Ball generally is the first TR's number modulo 9, in the order Net Ball, Dive Ball, Nest Ball, Repeat Ball, Timer Ball, Luxury Ball, Dusk Ball, Heal Ball, Quick Ball (starting from 0); however, Repeat Ball is offered if the first TR is TR47, Quick Ball if it is TR48, and Heal Ball if it is TR49.
Rotom Rally

The Rotom Rally is a competition that requires the player to ride the Rotom Bike and reach the location of another Watt Trader in within a predefined amount of time. The destination can be any Watt Trader the player has previously visited.

During the Rotom Rally, when the player passes through a white balloon, the Rotom Bike receives a temporary speed boost. When passing through a red balloon, the player receives a time bonus and the road ahead (if any) will be populated with balloons. Contacting wild Pokémon does not trigger a battle but instead causes the bike to spin to a stop, costing the player speed.

After successfully completing the Rotom Rally, the attempt is graded with a score, and the player receives some Watts. For their first successful attempt, the player receives TM14 (Thunder Wave) from the Watt Trader. The eleventh successful attempt will earn the player a Fast Ball. The first attempt with more than 20,000 points is rewarded with TM80 (Volt Switch). The player will not receive both TMs if their first successful attempt has a score more than 20,000 points.

Outfit color change

Watt Traders will offer to change the color of the Rotom Bike outfit free of charge. He will offer colors that match the type or types of the first Pokémon in the player's party, as well as Rotom colors.

Rotom Bike upgrade

Watt Traders will offer to improve the Rotom Bike by boosting its turbo-boost charge speed. They can improve the bike up to three times; they will charge 1,000W for the first upgrade, 3,000W for the second, and 5,000W for the third.

Isle of Armor

On the Isle of Armor, a Watt Trader is located in the Fields of Honor, right in front of the Master Dojo. This Watt Trader has the appearance of a dojo member, does not offer additional services, and has a fixed stock:

Fields of Honor trader's stock


Crown Tundra

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Reason: exact stock pattern
today's highlight offers

In the Crown Tundra, a Watt Trader is located at Snowslide Slope, near the Giant's Bed border. His regular stock consists of three distinct Poké Ball variants, a Hyper Potion, a Wishing Piece, and a set of ten consecutive TRs (all offered at the same price as at Watt Traders at the Wild Area). In addition, this Watt Trader also offers "today's highlight", a special offer that changes daily, and can only be purchased once per day.

In other languages

Language Title
Mandarin Chinese 瓦特商店
  French Boutique Watts
  German Watt-Händler
  Italian Negozio Watt
  Korean 와트숍
  Spanish Canje de vatios

Rotom Rally

Language Title
Mandarin Chinese 洛托姆越野赛
  French Moti-Rallye
  German Rotom-Rallye
  Italian Rotorally
  Korean 로토무 랠리
  Spanish Rotocrono



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