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How to beat Nessa (Champion Cup) in Sword & Shield

Nessa’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
  • GolisopodLv 51Bug and Water typeMoves: Bug, Water and Ghost
  • PelipperLv 51Water and Flying typeMoves: Flying and Water
  • BarraskewdaLv 52Water typeMoves: Water, Dark, Ice and Ground
  • SeakingLv 52Water typeMoves: Steel, Bug and Water
  • DrednawLv 53Water and Rock typeMoves: Water, Dark and Rock

Hit it with

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

Electric4× · 5/5Grass4× · 3/5Rock2× · 2/5Fighting2× · 1/5Ground2× · 1/5Flying2× · 1/5

Good to catch

Catchable before Nessa in Sword & Shield.

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

  • KlinklangSteelhits 4× with Electric · 5/5Zap Cannon · Lv 48switch out against BarraskewdaCatch Klink · Hammerlocke Hills · evolves at 49 Add
  • VikavoltBugElectrichits 4× with Electric · 5/5Thunderbolt · on evolvingswitch out against DrednawCatch Vikavolt · Giant’s Seat Add
  • JolteonElectrichits 4× with Electric · 5/5Thunder · Lv 50switch out against BarraskewdaCatch Jolteon · Lake of Outrage · rare Add
  • BoltundElectrichits 4× with Electric · 5/5Wild Charge · Lv 48switch out against BarraskewdaCatch Yamper · Route 4 · evolves at 25 Add
  • OctilleryWaterhits 4× with Rock or Grass · 5/5Bullet Seed · Lv 30takes 1×Catch Remoraid · South Lake Miloch · evolves at 25 Add
  • ManectricElectrichits 4× with Electric · 5/5Wild Charge · Lv 48switch out against BarraskewdaCatch Electrike · Route 4 · evolves at 26 Add

Slot by slot

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

  • GolisopodLv 51Beat it withJolteonhits 2×Thunder · Lv 50WallNo catch resists all of its moves.
  • PelipperLv 51Beat it withJolteonhits 4×Thunder · Lv 50WallLanturn takes ½×Catch Chinchou · Hulbury · evolves at 27
  • BarraskewdaLv 52Beat it withVikavolthits 2×Thunderbolt · on evolvingWallNo catch resists all of its moves.
  • SeakingLv 52Beat it withJolteonhits 2×Thunder · Lv 50WallGyarados takes ½×Catch Magikarp · Route 2 · evolves at 20
  • DrednawLv 53Beat it withOctilleryhits 4×Bullet Seed · Lv 30WallKommo-o takes ½×Catch Kommo-o · Dusty Bowl · 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 nextBeain Sword, in SwordLv 54. Team types: Fighting and Flying. Hawlucha, Grapploct, Sirfetch’d, Falinks and Machamp.

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, up next. 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.