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How to beat Bede in Sword & Shield

Bede’s team, what hits it hard, and what you can catch before the fight. Add your own team to see who to lead with.

Plan with your team

Their team

Other bosses
  • MawileLv 51Steel and Fairy typeMoves: Fairy, Steel and Dark
  • GardevoirLv 51Psychic and Fairy typeMoves: Fairy and Psychic
  • Galarian RapidashLv 52Psychic and Fairy typeMoves: Psychic, Normal and Fairy
  • HattereneLv 53Psychic and Fairy typeMoves: Psychic, Fairy and Fire

Hit it with

Best hit · how many of their 4 Pokémon it hits super effectively.

Poison2× · 3/4Ghost2× · 3/4Steel2× · 3/4Fire2× · 1/4Ground2× · 1/4

Good to catch

Catchable before Bede in Sword & Shield.

4 take normal hits from their moves. 2 are weak to part of their team: switch out where the card says.

  • SnorlaxNormalhits 2× with Ground or Steel · 4/4Heavy Slam · Lv 32takes 1×Catch Snorlax · Motostoke Riverbank Add
  • MudsdaleGroundhits 2× with Ground or Steel · 4/4Heavy Slam · Lv 34takes 1×Catch Mudbray · Route 3 · evolves at 30 Add
  • SkuntankPoisonDarkhits 2× with Fire or Poison · 4/4Venoshock · Lv 21takes 1×Catch Stunky · North Lake Miloch · evolves at 34 Add
  • SteelixSteelGroundhits 2× with Ground or Steel · 4/4Iron Tail · Lv 48switch out against HattereneCatch Steelix · Giant’s Seat Add
  • DrapionPoisonDarkhits 2× with Fire or Poison · 4/4Cross Poison · Lv 39takes 1×Catch Skorupi · Motostoke Riverbank · evolves at 40 Add
  • LucarioFightingSteelhits 2× with Ground or Steel · 4/4Meteor Mash · Lv 48switch out against HattereneCatch Lucario · North Lake Miloch Add

Slot by slot

What to send against each of their Pokémon, and what takes its moves best.

  • MawileLv 51Beat it withSnorlaxhits 2×High Horsepower · Lv 40WallNo catch resists all of its moves.
  • GardevoirLv 51Beat it withSteelixhits 2×Iron Tail · Lv 48WallCopperajah takes ½×Catch Cufant · Bridge Field · evolves at 34 · rare
  • Galarian RapidashLv 52Beat it withSteelixhits 2×Iron Tail · Lv 48WallFerrothorn takes ½×Catch Ferrothorn · Bridge Field
  • HattereneLv 53Beat it withSnorlaxhits 2×Heavy Slam · Lv 32WallNo catch resists all of its moves.

Other bosses in Sword & Shield

Every boss, in the order you meet them. All Sword & Shield bosses

Quick picks for Sword & Shield

Up nextNessaFinals, FinalsLv 53. Team types: Bug, Water, Flying and Rock. Golisopod, Pelipper, Barraskewda, Seaking and Drednaw.

Gyms

  1. 01MiloTurffieldLv 20. Team types: Grass. Gossifleur and Eldegoss.
  2. 02NessaHulburyLv 24. Team types: Water and Rock. Goldeen, Arrokuda and Drednaw.
  3. 03KabuMotostokeLv 27. Team types: Fire and Bug. Ninetales, Arcanine and Centiskorch.
  4. 04Beain SwordLv 36. Team types: Fighting and Dark. Hitmontop, Pangoro, Sirfetch’d and Machamp.
  5. 04Allisterin ShieldLv 36. Team types: Ground, Ghost, Fairy and Poison. Galarian Yamask, Mimikyu, Cursola and Gengar.
  6. 05OpalBallonleaLv 38. Team types: Poison, Fairy, Steel and Flying. Galarian Weezing, Mawile, Togekiss and Alcremie.
  7. 06Gordiein SwordLv 42. Team types: Rock, Water, Bug and Fire. Barbaracle, Shuckle, Stonjourner and Coalossal.
  8. 06Melonyin ShieldLv 42. Team types: Ice, Bug and Water. Frosmoth, Galarian Darmanitan, Eiscue and Lapras.
  9. 07PiersSpikemuthLv 46. Team types: Dark, Fighting, Psychic, Poison and Normal. Scrafty, Malamar, Skuntank and Obstagoon.
  10. 08RaihanHammerlockeLv 48. Team types: Rock, Ground, Dragon and Steel. Gigalith, Flygon, Sandaconda and Duraludon.

Champion Cup

  1. 01MarnieSemifinalLv 49. Team types: Dark, Poison, Fighting, Electric and Fairy. Liepard, Toxicroak, Scrafty, Morpeko and Grimmsnarl.
  2. 02HopGrookey startLv 49. Team types: Normal, Flying, Steel, Electric and Water. Dubwool, Corviknight, Pincurchin, Snorlax and Inteleon.
  3. 02HopScorbunny startLv 49. Team types: Normal, Flying, Steel, Electric and Grass. Dubwool, Corviknight, Pincurchin, Snorlax and Rillaboom.
  4. 02HopSobble startLv 49. Team types: Normal, Flying, Steel, Electric and Fire. Dubwool, Corviknight, Pincurchin, Snorlax and Cinderace.
  5. 03OleanaRose TowerLv 52. Team types: Ice, Ghost, Grass, Poison, Fire and Water. Froslass, Tsareena, Salazzle, Milotic and Garbodor.
  6. 04BedeFinalsLv 53. Team types: Steel, Fairy and Psychic. Mawile, Gardevoir, Galarian Rapidash and Hatterene.
  7. 05NessaFinalsLv 53, up next. Team types: Bug, Water, Flying and Rock. Golisopod, Pelipper, Barraskewda, Seaking and Drednaw.
  8. 06Beain SwordLv 54. Team types: Fighting and Flying. Hawlucha, Grapploct, Sirfetch’d, Falinks and Machamp.
  9. 06Allisterin ShieldLv 54. Team types: Ghost, Fire and Poison. Dusknoir, Chandelure, Cursola, Polteageist and Gengar.
  10. 07RaihanFinalsLv 55. Team types: Fire, Dragon, Ground and Steel. Torkoal, Goodra, Turtonator, Flygon and Duraludon.

Darkest Day

  1. 01RoseEnergy PlantLv 57. Team types: Bug, Steel and Grass. Escavalier, Ferrothorn, Perrserker, Klinklang and Copperajah.
  2. 02EternatusEnergy PlantLv 60. Team types: Poison and Dragon. Eternatus.

Champion

  1. 01LeonGrookey startLv 65. Team types: Steel, Ghost, Dragon, Water, Ground, Fire and Flying. Aegislash, Dragapult, Haxorus, Seismitoad, Cinderace and Charizard.
  2. 01LeonScorbunny startLv 65. Team types: Steel, Ghost, Dragon, Ice, Psychic, Water, Fire and Flying. Aegislash, Dragapult, Haxorus, Mr. Rime, Inteleon and Charizard.
  3. 01LeonSobble startLv 65. Team types: Steel, Ghost, Dragon, Ground, Rock, Grass, Fire and Flying. Aegislash, Dragapult, Haxorus, Rhyperior, Rillaboom and Charizard.