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How to beat Leon (Sobble start) in Sword & Shield

Leon’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
  • AegislashLv 62Steel and Ghost typeMoves: Ghost, Fighting and Steel
  • DragapultLv 62Dragon and Ghost typeMoves: Ghost, Fire, Electric and Dragon
  • HaxorusLv 63Dragon typeMoves: Poison, Steel, Dragon and Ground
  • RhyperiorLv 64Ground and Rock typeMoves: Ground, Rock, Bug and Fire
  • RillaboomLv 64Grass typeMoves: Grass, Dark and Ground. It also uses a move that does the same damage whatever your types.
  • CharizardLv 65Fire and Flying typeMoves: Fire, Flying, Grass and Rock

Hit it with

Best hit · how many of their 6 Pokémon it hits super effectively.

Ice2× · 4/6Water4× · 2/6Fire2× · 2/6Ground2× · 2/6Ghost2× · 2/6Dragon2× · 2/6Dark2× · 2/6Fairy2× · 2/6Grass4× · 1/6Rock4× · 1/6Electric2× · 1/6Fighting2× · 1/6Poison2× · 1/6Flying2× · 1/6Bug2× · 1/6Steel2× · 1/6

Good to catch

Catchable before Leon in Sword & Shield.

Best trade first. All 6 are weak to part of their team: switch out where the card says.

  • FlygonGroundDragonhits 2× with Ground, Dragon or Bug · 5/6Earthquake · Lv 44switch out against Dragapult and HaxorusCatch Flygon · Dusty Bowl Add
  • MachampFightinghits 2× with Dark, Dragon or Fighting · 4/6Dual Chop · Lv 36switch out against CharizardCatch Machamp · Giant’s Mirror Add
  • HippowdonGroundhits 2× with Ground, Dark, Ice, Fire or Electric · 6/6Earthquake · Lv 44switch out against Rillaboom and CharizardCatch Hippopotas · Route 6 · evolves at 34 Add
  • GyaradosWaterFlyinghits 4× with Dark, Ice, Water or Flying · 6/6Crunch · Lv 24weak to 3 of their 6: switch outCatch Magikarp · Route 2 · evolves at 20 Add
  • BoltundElectrichits 2× with Dark, Fairy or Electric · 4/6Play Rough · Lv 55weak to 3 of their 6: switch outCatch Yamper · Route 4 · evolves at 25 Add
  • HitmonchanFightinghits 2× with Fire, Ice, Fighting or Electric · 6/6Fire Punch · Lv 24switch out against CharizardCatch Hitmonchan · Dusty Bowl · rareShield only Add

Slot by slot

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

  • AegislashLv 62Beat it withHippowdonhits 2×Earthquake · Lv 44WallNo catch resists all of its moves.
  • DragapultLv 62Beat it withTyranitarhits 2×Dark Pulse · Lv 24Catch Tyranitar · Dusty Bowl · Shield onlyWallNo catch resists all of its moves.
  • HaxorusLv 63Beat it withLaprashits 2×Ice Beam · Lv 45Catch Lapras · West Lake AxewellWallCorviknight takes ½×Catch Corvisquire · Route 3 · evolves at 38
  • RhyperiorLv 64Beat it withMilotichits 4×Hydro Pump · Lv 52Catch Milotic · South Lake Miloch · rareWallNo catch resists all of its moves.
  • RillaboomLv 64Beat it withGyaradoshits 2×Hurricane · Lv 44WallNo catch resists all of its moves.
  • CharizardLv 65Beat it withCursolahits 4×Power Gem · Lv 40Catch Galarian Corsola · Giant’s Mirror · evolves at 38 · rare · Shield onlyWallNo 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

From the topMiloTurffield, TurffieldLv 20. Team types: Grass. Gossifleur and Eldegoss.

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. 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.