Pokemon Sword and Shield Wiki Guide

Slumbering Weald

Your adventurous journey has led you to the Slumbering Weald page of IGN’s Pokemon Sword and Shield walkthrough and wiki guide. This page contains info on hidden collectible locations, appearance rates for any wild Pokemon, and a strategy to navigate towards the Grass Badge.

Looking for the page on your return to the Slumbering Weald later in the game? Check out this page for more.

Name SkwovetRookideeBlipbugGrubbinHoothoot
Area Grass, Shadow Grass, Shadow Grass, Shadow Grass, Shadow Shadow
Rarity 40%, 50% 30%, 20% 20%, 10% 10%, 5% 15%
Notes Early Game Early Game Early Game Early Game Early Game

The first thing you'll see when you enter the foggy and mysterious would is a nice big patch of grass. Tall grass equals Pokemon encounters, so get ready to fight! Hop is just beyond the grass and he'll heal your Pokemon if you decide to chat. He'll run and catch up to you every so often, acting as your own portable Pokemon Center.

The path itself is very straightforward. Patch of grass, emptiness, then more grass, then more emptiness. There are no junctions and you'll eventually reach a point where you run down a long path where the fog continues to thicken. It's actually a little creepy despite the wild Pokemon encounters featuring a simple bird and an adorable squirrel.

Eventually you'll reach Hop and essentially nothing else because the fog is so incredibly strong. And oh? What's this? From the shadows pops out… the game's legendary?? The one from the cover of the box?! You better believe it! A battle sequence will start up but none of your attacks do anything. After three attempts at attacking, the fog takes over and Leon finds you, along with the missing Wooloo, in the woods.

Pokemon Shield: This legendary encounter will differ in Shield in that Shield's exclusive legendary will appear. Surprise!

Once you're taken back to Postwick, go speak with your mom who essentially rewards you with some cash after going to the one place you were told not to go. Talking to mom again will heal your precious Pokemon. From there, head back to Route 1!

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Rated "E"
DeveloperGame Freak
Release DateNovember 15, 2019
PlatformsNintendo Switch