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Circhester
Pokemon Sword and Shield

Circhester

Navigate Circhester in Pokemon Sword and Shield! Discover TM locations, hidden items like Snowball and Poké Doll, and the Catching Charm. Includes a guide to the hotel crime scene.

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Navigate Circhester in Pokemon Sword and Shield! Discover TM locations, hidden items like Snowball and Poké Doll, and the Catching Charm. Includes a guide to the hotel crime scene.

Walkthrough
  1. 1
    From the entrance, the Pokémon Center is ahead and to the left.
  2. 2
    To the right of the Pokémon Center is a street leading to the Steak Restaurant.
  3. 3
    Enter the first house on the left along this street. Speak to the man to receive TM27 Icy Wind (Sword) or TM48 Rock Tomb (Shield).
  4. 4
    Go down the stairs on the right.
  5. 5
    Search the small snowman to the right, below the next set of stairs, for a hidden Snowball.
  6. 6
    Continue up the next set of stairs to reach the hot baths.
  7. 7
    Go back up the previous stairs and head north towards the restaurant.
  8. 8
    Exit the restaurant and head east to reach the hot baths.
  9. 9
    At the hot baths, go to the bottom-left corner. Search the second pillar from the end to find a hidden Lemonade.
  10. 10
    Head north along the west side of the baths. Near the top-left corner, speak to the man facing the baths to learn Draco Meteor for certain Dragon Pokémon.
  11. 11
    Go around to the east side of the baths. Pick up TM51 Icicle Spear below one of the pillars.
  12. 12
    Exit the baths and head directly south to a plaza with a fountain.
  13. 13
    Go to the bottom-right corner of the plaza. Trade your Vanillish for a Throh (Shield) or Sawk (Sword) with the man at the ice-cream stand.
  14. 14
    Go to the top-right corner of the plaza to find one half of Hotel Ionia.
  15. 15
    Inside the hotel, take the elevator on the right to the higher floor.
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    Enter the first room on the left. Speak to the man below the bed to learn about the crime.
  17. 17
    Speak to all three suspects, then speak to the fourth suspect when they arrive.
  18. 18
    When asked to pinpoint the culprit, choose the fourth suspect. Receive a Wide Lens as a reward.
  19. 19
    Enter the first room on the right. Speak to the man inside to receive TM16 Screech.
  20. 20
    Check out the second room on the right. Receive TM47 Fake Tears from the man with sunglasses.
  21. 21
    Exit Hotel Ionia back to the plaza.
  22. 22
    Go to the top-left corner of the plaza to find the other half of Hotel Ionia.
  23. 23
    Go up the elevator on the left.
  24. 24
    Enter the second room on the left. Speak to the doctor by the window to receive a Catching Charm.
  25. 25
    Leave the hotel.
  26. 26
    Head east from the plaza. The hair salon is on the right, with the exit to Route 9 below it. (Note: It is recommended to visit Route 9 after beating the Circhester Gym Leader).
  27. 27
    Head north along the street.
  28. 28
    Go left down the stairs to another side path.
  29. 29
    Search the small snowman on the left for a hidden Poké Doll.
  30. 30
    Go up the next set of stairs on the left to reach the hot baths.
  31. 31
    Head back up the stairs you came from, then continue north towards the boutique.
  32. 32
    Go up the path to the left of the boutique to arrive in front of the stadium entrance.
  33. 33
    Run all the way to the west. Search the snow in the nearby corner to find 2 Sp. Atks.
  34. 34
    Step into Circhester Stadium.
Tips
  • Vanillish can be found in Route 8.
  • Throh can only be caught in Shield, and Sawk can only be caught in Sword.
  • The Draco Meteor move is powerful and Dragon-type.
  • The Wide Lens boosts your chance of triggering a critical capture.
  • The Catching Charm boosts your chance of triggering a critical capture.
  • The Gym in Circhester will be either Rock-type (Gordie in Sword) or Ice-type (Melony in Shield).

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