Version exclusives are now appearing in the Wild Area!
The Wild Area Event has now shifted in Pokémon Sword & Shield. With this, various Version Rare Pokémon will start to appear in Max Raid Battles with a myriad of rare rewards including fossils. We’re currently cataloguing all elements. it runs until March 25th at 23:59 UTC. This event was unannounced and may be in respond to the rise in COVID-19 cases across the world. Whatever the cause, this is a great opportunity for trainers to complete their Pokedexes if they haven’t already.
The tiers are as follows:
Tier 1
Sword
- Karrablast
- Shelmet
- Galarian Corsola
- Gastly
- Machop
- Pincurchin
Shield
- Karrablast
- Shelmet
- Galarian Darumaka
- Gastly
- Machop
- Pincurchin
Tier 2
Sword
- Galarian Ponyta
- Snorlax
- Galarian Corsola
- Haunter
- Machoke
- Pincurchin
Shield
- Galarian Farfetch’d
- Snorlax
- Galarian Darumaka
- Haunter
- Machoke
- Pincurchin
Tier 3
Sword
- Galarian Ponyta
- Gigantamax Snorlax
- Galarian Corsola
- Gigantamax Gengar
- Gigantamax Machamp
- Pincurchin
Shield
- Sirfetch’d
- Gigantamax Snorlax
- Galarian Darumaka
- Gigantamax Gengar
- Gigantamax Machamp
- Pincurchin
Tier 4
Sword
- Accelgor
- Gigantamax Snorlax
- Escavalier
- Gigantamax Gengar
- Gigantamax Machamp
- Pincurchin
Shield
- Accelgor
- Gigantamax Snorlax
- Escavalier
- Gigantamax Gengar
- Gigantamax Machamp
- Pincurchin
Tier 5
Sword
- Oranguru
- Gigantamax Snorlax
- Female Indeedee
- Gigantamax Machamp
- Galarian Rapidash
- Mandibuzz
Shield
- Passimian
- Gigantamax Snorlax
- Male Indeedee
- Gigantamax Gengar
- Sirfetch’d
- Braviary
Happy hunting, trainers!