Detailed walkthrough for Route 5 in Pokemon Sword and Shield, including wild Pokémon encounters, trainer battles, item locations, and tips for navigating the area.
Walkthrough
- 1Head east past the number 5 signpost to encounter Interviewers Gillian and Cam in a Double Battle. Their Pokémon are Helioptile (Level 18, Electric/Normal) and Klink (Level 18, Steel). Helioptile is weak to Fighting and Ground, while Klink is weak to Fire, Ground, and Fighting.
- 2Continue east. A side path leads south-east. In the tall grass along the top, weave through trees on the right to find a Shed Shell.
- 3Return to the main path and take the south side path. In the tall grass on the left, collect 3 Heal Balls near a tree.
- 4Continue south. On the left is Chef Stuart, and on the right is more tall grass. Between these areas is a berry tree.
- 5Battle Cook Stuart. His Pokémon is Applin (Level 20, Grass/Dragon). Applin is weak to Ice, Flying, Bug, Poison, Fairy, and Dragon. A Flying or Fire-type is recommended.
- 6Head east, following the pond. In the south-east corner, find TM31 Attract above and to the right of a rock in the tall grass. Attract causes an opposite gender Pokémon to fall in love with yours, occasionally stopping it from attacking.
- 7Return to the trail and head towards the campsite above the pond. In the corner to the left of the tent, find 2 Big Mushrooms.
- 8Head right and up the incline to face Pokémon Breeder Debra. Her Pokémon are Minccino (Level 17, Normal) and Steenee (Level 19, Grass). Minccino is weak to Fighting. Steenee is a pure Grass-type.
- 9The next trainer, Pokémon Breeder Adrian, can be skipped by dashing north while keeping east when he looks down.
- 10Battle Pokémon Breeder Adrian. His Pokémon are Stufful (Level 17, Normal/Fighting), Cutiefly (Level 18, Bug/Fairy), and Ralts (Level 19, Psychic/Fairy). Stufful is weak to Flying and Psychic. Cutiefly is weak to Fire, Flying, Poison, and Steel. Ralts is weak to Bug, Dark, Ghost, Steel, and Poison.
- 11Continue north to reach the Pokémon Nursery. Speak to the breeder lady on the right to receive a Level 1 Toxel (Electric/Poison) and 5 Exp. Candies XS. Toxel evolves at Level 30.
- 12Continue east from the Pokémon Nursery to a large bridge. You will encounter a Team Yell Grunt. His Pokémon are Galarian Zigzagoon (Level 17, Normal/Dark) and Thievul (Level 18, Dark). Galarian Zigzagoon is weak to Fighting.
Wild Pokémon:
- Overworld: Eldegoss (Fixed), Stufful (35%), Swirlix (Sword only, 30%), Spritzee (Shield only, 30%), Minccino (15% Sword, 20% Shield), Wobbuffet (10%), Farfetch’d (Sword only, 5%), Drifloon (5%).
- Random Encounters: Dottler (26%), Espurr (20%), Nuzleaf (Sword only, 20%), Lombre (Shield only, 20%), Swirlix (Sword only, 14%), Spritzee (Shield only, 14%), Applin (10%), Dewpider (5%), Nincada (5%), Skwovet (Berry Tree - 100%).
- Fishing: Magikarp (70%), Chewtle (20%), Goldeen (10%).
Tips
- Use Fighting or Ground-type Pokémon against Gillian and Cam's Helioptile and Klink.
- A Flying-type Pokémon is useful against Cook Stuart's Applin.
- Collect TM31 Attract from the tall grass near the pond.
- The Pokémon Nursery is located north of the main path, offering a Toxel and Exp. Candies.
- Team Yell Grunt's Pokémon are weak to Fighting-types.
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