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How to beat Opal in Sword & Shield

Opal’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
  • Galarian WeezingLv 36Poison and Fairy typeMoves: Poison, Fairy and Normal
  • MawileLv 36Steel and Fairy typeMoves: Fairy, Dark and Ghost
  • TogekissLv 37Fairy and Flying typeMoves: Flying, Fairy and Rock
  • AlcremieLv 38Fairy typeMoves: Fairy

Hit it with

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

Steel2× · 3/4Poison2× · 2/4Ground2× · 2/4Fire2× · 1/4Electric2× · 1/4Ice2× · 1/4Psychic2× · 1/4Rock2× · 1/4

Good to catch

Catchable before Opal in Sword & Shield.

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

  • ExcadrillGroundSteelhits 2× with Ground or Steel · 4/4Metal Claw · Lv 16takes 1×Catch Drilbur · Galar Mine · evolves at 31 Add
  • CopperajahSteelhits 2× with Steel or Ground · 4/4Heavy Slam · on evolvingtakes 1×Catch Cufant · Bridge Field · evolves at 34 · rare Add
  • MudsdaleGroundhits 2× with Ground or Steel · 4/4High Horsepower · Lv 28takes 1×Catch Mudbray · Route 3 · evolves at 30 Add
  • Galarian StunfiskGroundSteelhits 2× with Ground or Steel · 4/4Metal Claw · Lv 1takes 1×Catch Galarian Stunfisk · Galar Mine No. 2 Add
  • BronzongSteelPsychichits 2× with Steel · 3/4Heavy Slam · Lv 32switch out against MawileCatch Bronzor · Giant’s Seat · evolves at 33 Add
  • DurantBugSteelhits 2× with Ground or Steel · 4/4Metal Claw · Lv 8takes 1×Catch Durant · Route 6 Add

Slot by slot

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

  • Galarian WeezingLv 36Beat it withExcadrillhits 2×Dig · Lv 34WallCopperajah takes ½×
  • MawileLv 36Beat it withExcadrillhits 2×Dig · Lv 34WallNo catch resists all of its moves.
  • TogekissLv 37Beat it withCopperajahhits 2×Heavy Slam · on evolvingWallBronzong takes ½×
  • AlcremieLv 38Beat it withCopperajahhits 2×Heavy Slam · on evolvingWallSalazzle takes ¼×Catch female Salandit · Motostoke Outskirts · evolves at 33 · rare · Shield only

Other bosses in Sword & Shield

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

Quick picks for Sword & Shield

Up nextGordiein Sword, in SwordLv 42. Team types: Rock, Water, Bug and Fire. Barbaracle, Shuckle, Stonjourner and Coalossal.

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, up next. 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.