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How to beat Marnie in Sword & Shield

Marnie’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
  • LiepardLv 47Dark typeMoves: Normal and Dark
  • ToxicroakLv 47Poison and Fighting typeMoves: Poison and Dark. It also poisons (Toxic or a poison powder), whatever your types; Poison and Steel types can’t be poisoned.
  • ScraftyLv 47Dark and Fighting typeMoves: Fighting and Dark
  • MorpekoLv 48Electric and Dark typeMoves: Grass, Electric and Dark
  • GrimmsnarlLv 49Dark and Fairy typeMoves: Fairy and Dark

Hit it with

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

Fairy4× · 4/5Fighting2× · 3/5Ground2× · 2/5Flying2× · 2/5Bug2× · 2/5Psychic4× · 1/5Poison2× · 1/5Steel2× · 1/5

Good to catch

Catchable before Marnie in Sword & Shield.

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

  • GardevoirPsychicFairyhits 4× with Fairy or Psychic · 5/5Moonblast · Lv 1switch out against ToxicroakCatch Gardevoir · Lake of Outrage Add
  • HatterenePsychicFairyhits 4× with Fairy or Psychic · 5/5Dazzling Gleam · Lv 30switch out against ToxicroakCatch Hatenna · Motostoke Outskirts · evolves at 42 Add
  • Galarian WeezingPoisonFairyhits 4× with Fairy or Poison · 4/5Strange Steam · Lv 1takes 1×Catch Koffing · Motostoke Outskirts · evolves at 35 Add
  • ArcanineFirehits 4× with Fairy · 4/5Play Rough · Lv 1takes 1×Catch Arcanine · Lake of Outrage · rareShield only Add
  • SnorlaxNormalhits 2× with Fighting, Ground or Steel · 5/5Hammer Arm · Lv 44switch out against ScraftyCatch Snorlax · Motostoke Riverbank Add
  • Galarian RapidashPsychicFairyhits 4× with Bug, Psychic or Fairy · 5/5Megahorn · Lv 1switch out against ToxicroakCatch Galarian Ponyta · Glimwood Tangle · evolves at 40Shield only Add

Slot by slot

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

  • LiepardLv 47Beat it withArcaninehits 2×Play Rough · Lv 1WallMawile takes ½×Catch Mawile · Bridge Field · rare · Sword only
  • ToxicroakLv 47Beat it withGalladehits 4×Future Sight · Lv 1 watch out: poisonCatch Gallade · Bridge FieldWallTyranitar takes ½× watch out: poisonCatch Tyranitar · Dusty Bowl · Shield only
  • ScraftyLv 47Beat it withArcaninehits 4×Play Rough · Lv 1WallClefable takes ½×Catch Clefable · Motostoke Riverbank · rare
  • MorpekoLv 48Beat it withArcaninehits 2×Play Rough · Lv 1WallShiinotic takes ½×Catch Shiinotic · Glimwood Tangle
  • GrimmsnarlLv 49Beat it withGalarian Weezinghits 2×Sludge Bomb · Lv 32WallMawile takes ½×Catch Mawile · Bridge Field · rare · Sword only

Other bosses in Sword & Shield

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

Quick picks for Sword & Shield

Up nextHopGrookey start, Grookey startLv 49. Team types: Normal, Flying, Steel, Electric and Water. Dubwool, Corviknight, Pincurchin, Snorlax and Inteleon.

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, up next. 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.