You've got a handy detector with you, but here's a little walkthrough for you, talking as if the playing field is on a grid.Īrea 1: Go forward two - right three until you hit the rock - up three - left three - up three into the platform - fight the Gym Trainer - exit left off the platform - go left three - up three or until you're one line from the top - go right until you hit the rock - exit the areaĪrea 2: Go forward five - head left until you hit the rock - go up two - left one - up until you hit the rock - right one - move onto the platform - battle the Gym Trainer - exit the platform at the top but don't go up further than one tile - move right one or two until you're one tile from the next platform on your right - go up one - move right onto the next platform - battle the gym Trainer - exit the platform on the right - go up until you're parallel with the trainer on your left - go right all the way to the wall - go up until you hit the rock - go left until you hit the rock - go up one - move left until you can step onto the platform at the topĪrea 3: Enter the area in the left lane - go up three - left two - up one - left one - up until you hit the rock - right one - move up onto the platform - go all the way up the platform - battle the trainer at the top - exit the platform on the right below the trainer - go right until you hit the wall - go up three - left two - up one - left one - up two - left one - up two - right one - up until you reach the platform - exit either left or right - go up and around the blocks until you get to the platform. Gym Mission: As we mentioned before, the Ice Gym Mission is all about navigating a trecherous floor. There are Gym Trainers en route, all armed with Ice Type Pokemon, so make sure you've got some Fighting, Steel, Rock or Fire Type Pokemon with you. You'll need to work your way through an area where the floor will collapse beneath your feet with any false steps, using a detector that'll tell you when you're close to a big ol' hole.
Like Nessa's Water Gym back in Tuffield, Melody's Ice Gym is a slightly more traditional Pokemon Gym. It's fairly straightforward to move through, although there are some Gym Trainer battles to complete between sections of track. Gym Mission: Possibly the most fun of all the Gym Missions in Pokemon Sword and Shield, the Ghost Gym will ask you to ride in a cup-shaped car, spinning the joystick left or right to move in those directions, avoiding obstacles and using glowing green hands to boost you up where necessary. Allister's crew are going to be tough otherwise as Ghost Type Pokemon can be tricky to attack. In order to take on the Ghost Type Gym you'll need to make sure you've got Pokemon with Dark, Steel or Ghost Type moves. Taking on the Ghost Gym is partly great fun, and partly a test of your skills thus far. 40, TM38 Will-O-Wisp, and the Fire Uniform 4. We found all catch attempts were successful first time, meaning you'll earn yourself a Vulpix, Litwick and the new Sizzlipede as part of your rewards.
So if you want to a) catch these rare Pokemon and b) earn the most points, you'd do well to just fling out a Great Ball as soon as the battle starts. However, for each wild Pokemon battle, you'll be paired with a Gym Trainer. Defeating them earns you one point, while catching them gets you two. Gym Mission: In order to face Kabu, you'll have to earn five points by either defeating wild Pokemon, or catching them. If you've chosen Sobble as your starter, this is your time to shine as to take down the Fire Type Gym residents, you'll need a Pokemon with Water, Ground or Rock Type moves. The Fire Gym is headed up by Kabu, and although it's located in Motostoke, you won't be able to challenge him until Gym Number 3 in your Gym Challenge journey. 35, TM36 Whirpool, and the Water Uniform. Weakness: Electric, Grass, Fighting, Ground You'll then be able to go down the yellow steps and up to Nessa. You'll need to move through the Gym, and press the switches in this order:Īrea 3: Yellow (down the steps past the trainer). Along the way you'll fight Gym Trainers armed with Water Type Pokemon. Gym Mission: Making your way to Nessa involves using Switches to direct the flow of water falling from different coloured pipes.
The Hulbury Gym is probably the most traditional Gym Challenge you'll face in Pokemon Sword and Shield, with a puzzle to solve before you face Nessa herself. The Water Gym is second on your Gym Challenge journey, meaning you'll need to come prepared with a Grass, or Electric Type in your party in order to pack super effective moves against Nessa's crew, and the Gym Trainers you'll battle along the way.