Battle plan · Sword & Shield
How to beat Allister (Shield)
Allister’s team, what hits it hard, and what you can catch before the fight in Sword & Shield. Add your own team to see who to lead with.
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Pick one for their whole team, or their type. Pick two for a dual type.
Quick picks for Sword & Shield
Gyms
Champion Cup
Darkest Day
Champion
Allister: 6 good catches.
Their team
Galarian YamaskLv 34Ground and Ghost typeMoves: Dark and Ghost
MimikyuLv 34Ghost and Fairy typeMoves: Ghost and Normal
CursolaLv 35Ghost typeMoves: Rock and Ghost
GengarLv 36Ghost and Poison typeMoves: Poison, Ghost and Dark
Hit it with
Best hit · how many of their 4 Pokémon it hits super effectively.
Ghost2× · 4/4Dark2× · 3/4Water2× · 1/4Grass2× · 1/4Ice2× · 1/4Ground2× · 1/4Psychic2× · 1/4Steel2× · 1/4
Good to catch
Catchable before Allister in Sword & Shield.
1 resist their moves, 5 take normal hits.
PawniardDarkSteelhits 2× with Dark or Steel · 4 of 4Assurance · Lv 25takes ½×Motostoke Outskirts
DurantBugSteelhits 2× with Dark or Steel · 4 of 4Crunch · learns at 36takes 1×Route 6
SkuntankPoisonDarkhits 2× with Dark · 3 of 4Sucker Punch · Lv 30takes 1×Catch Stunky · North Lake Miloch
Galarian LinooneDarkNormalhits 2× with Dark · 3 of 4Night Slash · on evolvingtakes 1×Catch Galarian Zigzagoon · Route 3
MawileSteelFairyhits 2× with Dark or Steel · 4 of 4Crunch · Lv 28takes 1×Bridge Field · rareSword only
CrawdauntWaterDarkhits 2× with Water or Dark · 3 of 4Night Slash · Lv 28takes 1×Catch Corphish · South Lake Miloch
Slot by slot
What to send against each of their Pokémon, and what takes its moves best.
- Galarian YamaskLv 34Beat it withPawniardhits 2× · Assurance · Lv 25
WallShiftry takes ½×Dappled Grove · Sword only - MimikyuLv 34Beat it withPawniardhits 2× · Metal Claw · Lv 10WallNothing resists all its moves yet.
- CursolaLv 35Beat it withPawniardhits 2× · Assurance · Lv 25
WallPangoro takes ½×Dappled Grove · rare - GengarLv 36Beat it withPawniardhits 2× · Assurance · Lv 25WallSkuntank takes ½×