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Battle plan · Sword & Shield

How to beat Hop (Sobble start)

Hop’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.

Plan with your team

Stuck on a gym or a rival?

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

Hop: 6 good catches.

Their team

  • DubwoolLv 48Normal typeMoves: Fighting, Normal and Psychic
  • CorviknightLv 48Flying and Steel typeMoves: Steel and Flying
  • PincurchinLv 47Electric typeMoves: Electric and Poison
  • SnorlaxLv 47Normal typeMoves: Steel, Ground and Fighting
  • CinderaceLv 49Fire typeMoves: Fire, Poison and Flying

Hit it with

Best hit · how many of their 5 Pokémon it hits super effectively.

Fighting2× · 2/5Ground2× · 2/5Fire2× · 1/5Water2× · 1/5Electric2× · 1/5Rock2× · 1/5

Good to catch

Catchable before Hop in Sword & Shield.

5 take normal hits from their moves. One is weak to part of their team: switch out where the card says.

  • FlygonGroundDragonhits 2× with Fighting or Ground · 4 of 5Superpower · Lv 1takes 1×Dusty Bowl
  • SeismitoadWaterGroundhits 2× with Fighting or Ground · 4 of 5Drain Punch · on evolvingtakes 1×Catch Tympole · West Lake Axewell
  • MudsdaleGroundhits 2× with Fighting or Ground · 4 of 5Double Kick · Lv 8takes 1×Catch Mudbray · Route 3
  • SnorlaxNormalhits 2× with Fighting or Ground · 4 of 5High Horsepower · Lv 40switch out against Dubwool and SnorlaxMotostoke Riverbank
  • Galarian YamaskGroundGhosthits 2× with Ground · 2 of 5Earthquake · Lv 44takes 1×Route 6
  • GolurkGroundGhosthits 2× with Ground · 2 of 5Stomping Tantrum · Lv 24takes 1×Catch Golett · Watchtower Ruins

Slot by slot

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

  • DubwoolLv 48Beat it withFlygonhits 2×Superpower · Lv 1WallSableye takes 0×Dusty Bowl · rare · Shield only
  • CorviknightLv 48Beat it withTogedemaruhits 2×Zing Zap · Lv 40Route 8 · rareWallHelioptile takes ½×Route 6
  • PincurchinLv 47Beat it withGalarian Yamaskhits 2×Earthquake · Lv 44WallSteelix takes 0×Giant’s Seat
  • SnorlaxLv 47Beat it withFlygonhits 2×Superpower · Lv 1WallShedinja takes 0×Catch Nincada · West Lake Axewell · rare
  • CinderaceLv 49Beat it withFlygonhits 2×Earthquake · Lv 44WallSudowoodo takes ½×Motostoke Outskirts