Battle plan · Sword & Shield
How to beat Piers
Piers’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.
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
Piers: 6 good catches.
Their team
ScraftyLv 44Dark and Fighting typeMoves: Normal, Fighting and Dark
MalamarLv 45Dark and Psychic typeMoves: Dark and Psychic
SkuntankLv 45Poison and Dark typeMoves: Dark
ObstagoonLv 46Dark and Normal typeMoves: Dark and Ghost
Hit it with
Best hit · how many of their 4 Pokémon it hits super effectively.
Fairy4× · 3/4Fighting4× · 2/4Bug4× · 2/4Ground2× · 1/4Flying2× · 1/4
Good to catch
Catchable before Piers in Sword & Shield.
6 take normal hits from their moves.
NinjaskBugFlyinghits 4× with Flying or Bug · 4 of 4Bug Bite · Lv 29takes 1×Stony Wilderness
GrimmsnarlDarkFairyhits 4× with Fairy · 3 of 4Spirit Break · on evolvingtakes 1×Catch Impidimp · Stony Wilderness
RibombeeBugFairyhits 4× with Fairy or Bug · 3 of 4Pollen Puff · on evolvingtakes 1×Stony Wilderness
ShiinoticGrassFairyhits 4× with Fairy · 3 of 4Dazzling Gleam · Lv 38takes 1×Glimwood Tangle
SwirlixFairyhits 4× with Fairy · 3 of 4Play Rough · Lv 33takes 1×Route 5Sword only
SpritzeeFairyhits 4× with Fairy · 3 of 4Moonblast · Lv 36takes 1×Route 5Shield only
Slot by slot
What to send against each of their Pokémon, and what takes its moves best.
- ScraftyLv 44Beat it withNinjaskhits 2× · Aerial Ace · Lv 1WallNothing resists all its moves yet.
- MalamarLv 45Beat it withGrimmsnarlhits 2× · Spirit Break · on evolvingWallScrafty takes ¼×Catch Scraggy · Galar Mine No. 2 · Sword only
- SkuntankLv 45Beat it withNinjaskhits 2× · Dig · Lv 1WallGrimmsnarl takes ¼×
- ObstagoonLv 46Beat it withGrimmsnarlhits 2× · Spirit Break · on evolving
WallBewear takes ½×Catch Stufful · East Lake Axewell