Pokemon Sword and Shield - Shielbert (Slumbering Weald) Post Game Guide

Guide for Slumbering Weald Battle (Shielbert)

After winning the battle against Hop at the Slumbering Weald, two new characters named Sordward and Shielbert show up. They introduce themselves as descendants of the first kings of Galar and stole Zacian’s rusted sword relic and Zamazenta’s rusted shield relic. In the Pokemon Shield version, Shielbert challenged the player to a pokemon battle in exchange for the rusted shield relic.

Recommended Pokemon

• Flying: Corviknight, Gyarados, Unfezant, Braviary, Noivern
• Psychic: Espeon, Gardevoir, Claydol, Xatu, Bronzong, Meowstic, Gothitelle, Mr. Rime
• Fairy: Alcremie, Sylveon, Gardevoir, Hatterene, Mr. Mime, Togekiss, Mawile, Slurpuff
• Fighting: Conkeldurr, Machamp, Pangoro, Hawlucha
• Fire: Arcanine, Cinderace, Flareon, Ninetales
• Ground: Excadrill, Golurk, Dugtrio, Flygon, Mudsdale
• Dark: Thievul, Morgrem, Obstagoon
• Ghost: Froslass, Golurk, Dusknoir, Gengar, Gourgeist, Chandelure, Shedninja

Shielbert Slumbering Weald Battle (Pokemon Shield only)

• Sirfetch’d (Lv. 60), Falinks (Lv. 60), Klinklang (Lv. 60), and Brongzong (Lv.60)

Your first battle with Sordward starts his with first pokemon, Sirfetch’d, a pure fighting type. Choose from flying, psychic, or a fairy type pokemon to counter its moves. Depending on the first pokemon you called out, Shielbert will choose between a Falinks or a Klinklang. To defeat Falinks, you can still use a flying, psychic, or a fairy type pokemon. When it comes to Klinklang, choose between a fighting type, fire type, or ground type. Shielbert’s last pokemon is a steel / psychic type called Brongzong. Send out a pokemon with a strong fire type, ground type, dark type, or ghost type move to reduce its HP to zero.

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