Walkthrough for Route 6 in Pokemon Sword and Shield, including wild Pokémon, trainer battles, items, and tips for navigating this area.
Walkthrough
- 1Start on the bridge-like pathway above the Wild Area. Travel west to the end.
- 2At the end, you'll encounter Team Yell Grunts blocking the path next to the number 6 signpost. You must fight them.
- 3Team Yell Grunt Battle 1: Stunky (Lv. 29, Poison/Dark) and Galarian Linoone (Lv. 30, Normal/Dark). Stunky is weak to Ground. Galarian Linoone is weak to Fighting, Bug, and Fairy.
- 4Team Yell Grunt Battle 2: Liepard (Lv. 30, Dark). Weak to Fighting, Bug, and Fairy. It may use Fake Out on the first turn.
- 5After the battle, you will receive Opal’s League Card.
- 6Continue west along the path. You will encounter Beauty Anita.
- 7Beauty Anita Battle: Clefairy (Lv. 29, Fairy) and Clefable (Lv. 30, Fairy). Both are weak to Poison and Steel. They may use Metronome.
- 8After Anita, go through the tall grass and jump over the ledge. Pick up the 3 Ultra Balls on the right.
- 9Head left back into the tall grass, then go north. You can climb a ladder to a small pond for fishing.
- 10Continue west past the first ladder. At the end of the tall grass, there are two ladders with trainers between them. You can climb either.
- 11Medical Team Iwan and Evelyn Double Battle: Pawniard (Lv. 31, Dark/Steel) and Togetic (Lv. 31, Fairy/Flying). Pawniard is weak to Fighting, Fire, and Ground. Togetic is weak to Electric, Rock, Ice, Poison, and Steel. Togetic may use Yawn and Life Dew.
- 12After climbing a ladder, you'll reach an area with tall grass. More ladders are to the left and right. A trainer stands to the left of the tall grass.
- 13Climb the left-hand side ladder. If you came from the left, this is easy. Otherwise, fight or avoid the trainer.
- 14Backpacker Diane Battle: Sawk (Lv. 31, Fighting). Weak to Flying, Psychic, and Fairy.
- 15Climb the next ladder on the left from Diane. You'll find a campsite. Pick up TM15 Dig to the right of the tent.
- 16Head left from the tent and speak to the lady for Fossil Restoration services.
- 17Go back down to the top of the ladder, then turn left. Search the left side of the rock mound to find 2 Fossilized Dino (Sword) or 2 Fossilized Fish (Shield).
- 18Go down the ladder at the end. Head right through the small patch of tall grass. Pick up the Light Clay by the ledge and jump over.
- 19You'll be back near Backpacker Diane. Go right through the tall grass and climb the right-hand side ladder.
- 20At the top, a trainer walks left and right. Head to her left and search the sparkling spot for 2 Rare Bones.
- 21Model Nicola Battle: Skorupi (Lv. 30, Poison/Bug) and Pawniard (Lv. 30, Dark/Steel). Skorupi is weak to Fire, Flying, and Rock. Pawniard is weak to Fighting, Fire, and Ground.
Wild Pokémon - Overworld:
- Yamask (Ground/Ghost) - 35%
- Helioptile (Electric/Normal) - 29%
- Dugtrio (Ground) - 20%
- Maractus (Grass) - 10%
- Axew (Dragon) - 5% (Sword) / 1% (Shield)
- Trapinch (Ground) - 1% (Sword) / 5% (Shield)
Wild Pokémon - Random Encounters:
- Silicobra (Ground) - 30%
- Durant (Bug/Steel) - 20% (Sword) / 5% (Shield)
- Duskull (Ghost) - 18%
- Skorupi (Poison/Bug) - 10%
- Hippopotas (Ground) - 10%
- Heatmor (Fire) - 5% (Sword) / 20% (Shield)
- Torkoal (Fire) - 5%
- Hawlucha (Fighting/Flying) - 2%
- Greedent (Normal) - 100% (Berry Tree)
Wild Pokémon - Fishing:
- Magikarp (Water) - 70%
- Drednaw (Water/Rock) - 20%
- Goldeen (Water) - 10%
Tips
- Bring Ground-type Pokémon to counter Stunky and Pawniard.
- Fighting, Bug, and Fairy-types are effective against Liepard and Galarian Linoone.
- Poison and Steel-types are good against the Fairy-types Clefairy and Clefable.
- Remember that Togetic can inflict drowsiness with Yawn.
- Fossil Pokémon can be restored by a lady near the campsite after climbing the left ladder.
100% Human-Written. AI Fact-Checked. Community Verified. Learn how AntMag verifies content