Top 10 Hardest Pokemon to Catch in Sword and Shield

[@sansthedrummer]

For those really struggling to find eevee, lake of outrage has 1 eeveelution walking by the stone structure per day. The weather will determine which eeveelution you find.

[@maurochan9211]

You can breed any Eeveelution with a Ditto to get an Eevee Edit: You can do this to try and get all the Eeveelutions possible

[@salvasalva50]

Where I got my leafeon n bred all eeveelutions

[@juelzheart7998]

Actullay 2

[@juelzheart7998]

Well no there's alot

[@AquaUu]

Also there’s a less chance of finding an eevee in sword

[@PlasmaShuriken]

So basically, if you want something rare go to the lake of outrage

[@eliomorgan7773]

Which is an outrage

[@We_Have_Dragons]

No

[@domonicpoores1267]

Basically

[@riku4614]

Lol

[@malroonic4515]

Exactly

[@hotshotbball23]

For those struggling with getting Rotom at the Lake of Outrage bring a pokemon with lightning rod in your party to make the overworld spawn rate 50%

[@thegeneral19]

make sure you go in thunderstorm weather

[@johndevanwayne4272]

Used this, and I have a box full of them

[@chewruru]

When I caught him I thought it was a common spawn. Saw several when going for Drippy

[@damiancurran1762]

@@chewruru 5r

[@MultiMikerd]

How is Turtonator not on this list? Sure, it has a 70 catch rate, but it is a 2% random encounter only at Lake of Outrage while the weather has to be Intensive Sun. On top of that, it knows EXPLOSION.

[@chrisharding9254]

Damp

[@mgf909]

Explosion? Damn I'm getting ptsd

[@EmiryCoco18]

Quagsire, Jellicent, Frillish and Wooper has Damp abilities that prevents a pokemon from self-destructing

[@peggydavidson2925]

QUICK BALL+Hipnosis=easy

[@soappacket2342]

Same for Drampa!!!

[@pizzajacob5564]

I’m surprised Feebas wasn’t on the list. 1% chance to get it while fishing in one spot on the map. lol

[@eyeonthepanda]

Better off just cathing a Milotic in the wild area and breeding it lol

[@Takittack]

yeah. You can get one in the fog (I think).

[@microwvee]

Yeah I went to breeding it

[@12thMandalorian]

I always seem to get one via WonderBox trade

[@mmnr100]

I SWEAR THAT FEEBAS TOOK ME A MILLION HEARS TO GET.

[@willtempest6129]

No joke I didn’t know that ditto was rare because I found 4 in a row and caught them

[@BenJohnsonw]

Taller Ferret957 same

[@caro200023]

Same

[@tititoroblox9533]

Taller Ferret957 ditto isnt rare

[@hirandompeopled4968]

Moi aussi

[@lazyloki4104]

In the grass yes

[@jaboi5707]

I legit found 4 dittos in less than 20 minutes in lake of outrage. That can’t be right.

[@Shortorderboy1048]

I’ve found so many dittos there and I wasn’t even looking for them

[@peggydavidson2925]

You were at the lake of outrage,that means rare Pokemon all over ( from what I hear)

[@Alex-rp3or]

Yea the reason is that it's a 10% spawn in overworld and I did not get drippy I had to breed it from its evo bc of how common they are in the thunderstorm

[@queslife5641]

I found 2 right next to each other

[@edsweet2858]

KiForward same

[@jackspiegel4]

Eevee can be found as a five percent over world spawn in shield with Pikachu replacing Eevee as the one percent encounter rate.

[@talkytabby2878]

Eevee has to be wrong lol I keep finding them without even trying

[@necromancy1062]

Charnelle Willis they have a way higher cathc rate in sheild

[@juniorthomas2234]

Same, I just keep finding eevee's on route 4. Although it is more common in shield

[@bradleyzanteson2571]

Charnelle Willis I wouldn’t say eevees are common but that aren’t very rare. Plus, I have a really easy time catching them

[@HaydenRoberts08]

Same, they’re always on route 4 for me on Shield.

[@hannah.lindseyy]

I have sword and I had no trouble finding Eevee.

[@notetmc]

I shouldve caught Dhelmise when i saw him. He was there during my first walkthrough

[@maverick885]

Same 😫

[@MiguelRodriguez-lp9et]

It was on mine too, luckily I captured it. Its funny because I even made a joke on how easy it was to find here, when in sun and moon was a bit rare.

[@ckatkit5775]

I caught once and the bxtch was so hard to catch it’s like catching an Articuno lol

[@stark4030]

When in doubt, Quick Ball it out.

[@duckworshipper2587]

Amen

[@garyoak317]

I just be out there chucking quick balls amd catching everything

[@richardkenan2891]

Dhelmise is also ghost type, so immune to false swipe.

[@hannah.lindseyy]

Use a quick ball

[@zyron625]

Have Hattarene use magic powder to turn it into a psychic type then use false swipe

[@zyneti]

*Timer ball*

[@soappacket2342]

I caught 3 Dhelmise without trying. Well, 1 I tried for a while to get it, and then 2 spawned a few minutes later 😑

[@neneenenejrkerre1828]

Use soak

[@maximusau]

To me turtanator has to be on here, the rate to find him was so hard. It took me over 3 hours to get him. I made sure I had damp, to prevent explosion.

[@johnmontgomerythunderbirdi5315]

Also stonjourner thing took me days to find. Along with a mimikyu. Hatched a shiny mimikyu quick like with a shiny ditto

[@DarthMalgusSith_Lord]

get a pokemon with an ability of Flash Fire in your first slot, you will find him in a matter of minute

[@omar_mcbuckets5366]

I caught Zamazenta with a love ball accidentally trying to throw a dream ball while it was asleep 😂

[@TJayTelevision]

LOL SAME 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@zacharypegg790]

I'm still confused about Mantyke. I was literally trying to avoid them because there were so many.

[@emilybujor]

I actually found a Ditto during a max raid battle and caught it and I’ve never been so happy.

[@SallyEmbley]

Lucky I got traded a level 60 ditto but I did not know how rare it was so I gave it away😭😭😭

[@emilybujor]

Don’t worry. Just go to the lake of outrage. They spawn there so often.

[@oof-ih8ok]

Emily Constance I’m chilling here with raid reset exploit

[@Danimalsfan]

i got a foreign language lvl 100 ditto

[@Danimalsfan]

and i just traded a deino

[@felrise3966]

Actually you can see mimikyu in the bridge field its not very rare but its very short and hard to see plus the weather condition you need makes it harder to see its like finding riolu but harder

[@gregorymirabella1423]

i had let's go eevee, so eevee was pretty easy to get.

[@evan4671]

Gregory Mirabella you can’t evolve that eevee tho. You can only evolve the wild ones

[@gregorymirabella1423]

@@evan4671 breeding

[@simi8610]

i just bred ditto and the eeveelutions that i caught on the lake of outrage and now i have like 20 eevees

[@gregorymirabella1423]

@@simi8610 that works too.

[@loggizzo]

For some reason tho, ive been sent about 9 dreepy through surprise trades. I dont get it

[@ShadowFox10587O]

Oh wow only 9? Wonder trade is like 90% dreepy..... I've gotten a stupid amount of lv 1 dreepy

[@heroofmasks]

People are shiny hunting dreepy that's why.

[@ShadowFox10587O]

@@heroofmasks yeah I know after I got my shiny ponyta I had a few boxes to trade away but it's still annoying because IT'S SO MUCH DREEPY

[@soappacket2342]

Right. GIVE ME A DRAMPA NOT ANOTHER MF DREEPY OR PONYTA

[@TwistedTeaFate]

Also because of people trying to breed perfect IV dreepys because his final evolution is a psuedo legendary.

[@gamester512]

I think you forgot about Ralts, who IMO should have at least been an honorable mention. Ralts only has a 2% spawn rate in the wild area (it can appear in the grass near the Lv 30 Onix, where Tyrogue normally spawns) during Overcast weather, while it has a far better 60% spawn rate in Foggy weather. It also doesn't help that if it's a "luminous" Ralts (one that gives you Watts), there's a chance that it could have Memento, which would cause it to kill itself. Yes, it has a very high catch rate of 235, but with how rarely it shows up prior to defeating Leon, the biggest problem would be actually *finding* one of them in the first place!

[@brofelixthecat8233]

Bruh... You can get Eevee super easy through breeding. Just find one of it’s evolutions at Lake of Outrage and breed, breed, breed.

[@gregorymirabella1423]

even easier if you had let's go eevee.

[@di1894]

smart

[@coolitsjaz432]

What weather can you find Eevee at lake of outrage

[@gregorymirabella1423]

@@coolitsjaz432 you have to find one of the evolutions there and breed it.

[@coolitsjaz432]

@@gregorymirabella1423 oh ok I just found Jolteon that's it

[@Sentient-_-]

7:25 when it’s clearly not probability equations

[@indisputable3]

Me: *Catches Zamazenta with Luxury ball first try* Me: Oh so does it always catch? HIm: "Zamazenta has a 10% catch rate" Me: ...

[@iina4nn]

I just throw a Master ball to catch Zamanzenta XD

[@dylanlindsey4388]

Ultra ball first try i still have my master ball👍👍

[@DarthMalgusSith_Lord]

i caught him with my third Normal Pokeball

[@DarthMalgusSith_Lord]

@@iina4nn NOOB!!!

[@DisgaeMi]

Eevee has a 5% encounter rate in Shield while it 1% in Sword

[@aefreeman83]

me who just transferred my Eevees in from let's go Pikachu: _interesting_

[@bigting1059]

Lmao! I caught Zacian first turn with a premier ball

[@justakathings]

Big Ting I caught it first time as well but with a quick ball

[@Tenkurel]

So did I. I used a masterball though. I ain't dealing with that shit.

[@Sleepcycle831]

Same but with a luxury ball

[@jackson-md2gh]

Box legendaries are almost always easy to catch. Xerneas/Yveltal had a 50% catch rate in a poke ball in X and Y. Zacian and Zamazenta like being special I guess

[@eezzkid3305]

First throw with a pokeball

[@lorddeath6300]

Man I never knew how lucky I was catching eevee on route 4 since I’m on the sword version

[@Abby-yn6fi]

Me: *Finds 5 Eevee’s in a row* Also Me: *watches this video* Still Me: Oh-

[@szczurgranie894]

Right when you mentioned Dhelmise is one of the hardest Pokemon to find, a Dhelmise appeared on my Shield game.

[@xxzxozkxlxton1344]

Where?

[@slayerzprime5808]

Don’t know if I’m just getting lucky but I’ve found 3 eevee’s and well Dittos are everywhere just annoying to catch and got an indeedee earlier along with a shiny

[@joshuastreet8664]

I saw Dhelmise plenty of times while I was hunting for shiny Clobbopus on route 9 lol. Ride your bike up and down for 4,103 encounters, you'll see a few of them. I even had two appear in the same patch of grass once

[@emmanorman8172]

Biggest Pokemon I had troubles finding and catching was feebas. I found 2 shiny pokemon fishing for it before I found a stupid feebas to finish my dex for the charm.

[@majorroger147]

Emma Norman well you can just hatch an egg from a milotic

[@emmanorman8172]

@@majorroger147 milotic is a rare spawn itself and I didn't have that either. At the time I didn't know you could manipulate the date for the specific weather you need for milotic.

[@majorroger147]

Emma Norman well then it is hard to get, that‘s for sure

[@aftermonkeyphireusfa716]

I caught most of the list already but the Metagross evolution line was hell to catch. All three of them took an insane amount of pokeballs to catch moreso than any other i caught to complete my dex.

[@jermaineloreaux5220]

They have the same catch rate as legendary, I think about 3%.

[@fatamajahura2970]

I found Throh sooo many times

[@jasonpanfil8935]

I have two strategies Ditto- have a really weak Pokémon that’s maybe normal type (doesn’t matter) then use a Pokémon that’s only effective, if it’s super effective then it will die, so use those moves and use a ultra ball or heal ball. Eevee: there is one that spawns at the lake of outrage, try to get the daily spawn eevee and use your ditto to get more dittos. Behind the rocks in lake of outrage is stones such as water, leaf etc

[@saiyan4414]

Still can’t wait till i can play this.

[@Leon3dg]

I hope you play it soon

[@saiyan4414]

Leon3DG so do I. I still need a Switch though. :(

[@jacobreese9322]

I was really lucky with my dhelmise 😂 as soon as I got to route 9 it was an overworld encounter and I watched the other video and decided to just go catch it while it was there 😅

[@Mattropolis97]

Same with me. I saw it spawn, then had PTSD ‘Nam flashbacks to Sun/Moon where it was hard af to find so I nabbed it without question

[@jacobreese9322]

The Jackass Linguist In sun and moon I spent over an hour fishing in that damn spot 😂

[@Mattropolis97]

Puff Daddy Dude for real...so when I saw it in sword I was like “hm that’s probably gonna be a bitch later..”

[@jacobreese9322]

I found out harvest ups the encounter rate of grass type Pokémon so finding dhelmise would be easier ! Same with lightning rod storm drain and flash fire with their respective types :)

[@Mattropolis97]

Puff Daddy True I saw that vid recently. Oh well I already completed the dex. Just saw the vid talking about bugged shiny odds and I feel like I did it for nothing

[@lukehenry4937]

Why not Feebas? 1% spawn rate if you’re fishing on route 2

[@hb3920]

Luke Henry it’s about catch rate and not spawn rate 🙃

[@potatoeconnectionmohawk1996]

Im still lookin i have to say its annoying to keep getting magicraps

[@PossessedPotatoBird]

I’ve seen every single one on this list but ran away cause “im nOt lOOkIng fOr thAt”

[@samanthaknoss7817]

Haha omg same!!

[@ladyflappington]

"Yes these are the actual calculations"... I call bull on that... at what point in calculating catch rates do you need to work out the angle of a tangent to a circle?

[@mcwoomy]

I'm sad a fond a gmax shiny sandacoda and did not catch it

[@Ray-Zide]

"Large pool of pokemon" _Shows more than 60% of the cut pokemon_

[@JokerManJr]

I have had no troubles catching anything

[@calebtmb7442]

Let’s “hop” into the list. Get it cause the rival is hop

[@brandonadrien3476]

Ohhh broOOOTHER, THIS GUY *STINKS!*

[@cornelygaming9871]

Don’t explain the joke that doesn’t make it funny as it would be but still great work

[@Davis2009]

But what does hop have to do with this?

[@calebtmb7442]

Brandon Adrien f u

[@vxlduh4250]

Bruh... XD

[@SvVilla]

mysticumbreon: these are the hardest pokomon to catch me: catch them in max raid battles

[@HSM10000Rocks]

What about Feebas? 1% chance fishing in only 2 spots

[@brofelixthecat8233]

Catherine Crosson though, you can also just catch a Milotic from an overworld encounter and breed it...

[@HSM10000Rocks]

@@brofelixthecat8233 where at?

[@brofelixthecat8233]

Catherine Crosson I found mine on Lake of Outrage... I think. Don’t remember what weather condition...

[@HSM10000Rocks]

@@brofelixthecat8233 thank you!!

[@deathcea3967]

Not the lakes but in fog weather you can change it I will try to find the location.

[@bigboikahuna5758]

I caught the shield legendary with my first quick ball... Didn’t know he had that low of catch rate

[@Blitz-lx3cv]

Ran into a lapras and it refused to be caught by my quick ball. I was thinking, "Ok I'll just keep throwing ultra balls at it" **Lapras used Perish Song** **THROWS MASTER BALL**

[@sakurabloom4485]

Lol

[@nathanharper1995]

Was it shiny?

[@Danimalsfan]

Nathan Harper i sure hope so

[@psychictrainerbede2668]

When catching rare Pokemon, I make sure to have weak Pokemon on my team so I don't accidentally kill it.

[@hanaxbutu]

I feel like Feebas is the hardest to catch

[@christianrosas7119]

Love these videos. Do you edit everything yourself??

[@SuccessMindsetCatalyst]

I love your vids. They are so informative and interesting!!!

[@elin111]

I have no idea why they STILL have 2% encounters in random tall grass. If they want to make a Pokemon rare to find, we have RARE spawns for that, it's efficient in making them harder to find than normal while still making it so you can increase the odds.

[@w_out7631]

I caught Zacian in a premier ball for the memes.

[@ErikCranmer]

SAME 😂

[@justsomedangerbigfootwithweb]

Caught it first try with a quick ball.

[@autumngazaway1533]

My pokedex is completed, so if you’re looking for a rare pokemon, let me know and I’ll breed one for you :)

[@iUsedToBeAMusician]

: o I just want a ditto and that Pokemon that looks like a cake T_T

[@attractivewhiteboy]

woahhH! do you have a milotic? ive been interested in getting one for the longest time but i dont wanna go through getting a feebas and evolving ittt

[@autumngazaway1533]

I used to be a musician I can give you a ditto :D And if you’re talking about Alcremie, I can give you that, too! I’m currently about to move back to school, so I can do it in a few hours if you want :)

[@alexdrake4081]

I had no problem with Eevee Since I have a let’s go Eevee save file

[@System_ErrorEXE]

I have alot of eevee eggs cus i have a flareon and a jolteon at the daycare

[@salza1066]

Absolutely fuming rn, found an overworld kommo o and accidentally ohko’d it :(

[@Danimalsfan]

Salza damn, you found another? i can trade you

[@johnmontgomerythunderbirdi5315]

They show up in the same spot everytime. After getting the shiny charm i checkd it a few times and what do u know i caught a shiny one!!! U never will unless u try!

[@LightningDesert]

There is a natural spawn spot for Mimikyu at Fog Weather bridge field. And Dhelmise you can re-flying taxi on route 9 to reset overworld spawn for 1%, no map loading needed thats why its fast. Also Polteageist with Antique Form is 1% in random grass, this shuld be the most hard one.

[@tobbi9589]

This guy really missed eiscue...

[@imnotokimdeadinside3271]

Dude what about drampa they are a 3 percent in grass they only spawn in thunder and lighting

[@Kepsin]

How hard is catching your heart?

[@grimdrip2052]

Kepsin ok boomer

[@Kepsin]

Grim Drip ok zoomer

[@grimdrip2052]

Kepsin ok pooper

[@yoxify7399]

I’ve completed the Pokédex and by far the most challenging Pokémon I had to catch was turtonator. 2% chance non-overworld in certain weather in lake of outrage. Worst part had to be after it killed itself after my first quick ball so I got to spend 30 more minutes finding another. Didn’t think I was going to be using a masterball on a turtonator

[@sn0lder]

dreepy was released in swsh too?? not only indeedee

[@LivvyUwU]

i have 4 out of the ten on this list, absolutely crazy. had no idea they were so hard to catch

[@724paddy]

' Abysmal ' reminded me of Friends.

[@NaviDoodlez]

i still feel so happy cause i threw one quickball at Zamanzeta, and caught him imediately for a while, i thought it was a guaranteed catch and i wasted a ball, until i heard that they were actually really freaking difficult to get

[@xsnowzzy5424]

Have a good day

[@mimicri3541]

You too

[@n0trend3ring95]

"Zacian and Zamazenta are the 2nd hardest to catch pokemon in the whole game" Me: Mega ball go brrrrr

[@ffroggae]

Who else heard Piers’ theme? ❤️

[@leiaheenan]

When I got my Zamazenta I accidentally threw a net ball at it and caught it... I guess I just have that sort of luck? I also got my Solgelao ( not sure if that’s how you spell it ) and Necrozma in regular pokeballs...

[@gio140]

I caught Zacian on my first try without master ball you sure it’s just 10%

[@Mattropolis97]

Gio Savino I had to reset the game twice after using all my ultra balls so yeah I’d say that catch rate is accurate. You’re just lucky af

[@covert7136]

Gio Savino Same here, I used a great ball though because I thought I’d make them color coordinated. Nice to see that somebody else shared my luck.

[@whenthe8512]

I caught it with a pokeball lmao, too ez

[@edgarfguerra]

Gio Savino me too! Just one Ultra ball!

[@eezzkid3305]

First ball regular pokeball for me

[@greenpandalover7977]

Top 10 Hardest Pokemon to Catch in Sword and Shield: You don't have these. Me: *uno reverse card*

[@cyndapika]

I never found ditto 😭 no matter what I do

[@cyndapika]

Outlawnas if you want to trade my friend code is : sw-2017-9422-0726

[@paulsmith6242]

There is a den that only spawns dittos

[@cyndapika]

Paul Smith do you know what den number and where in the wild area is this den?

[@paulsmith6242]

I don't know the den number but it's to the right of the breeder if you are leaving from there in the corner

[@jeffvo4100]

There’s a ton at lake of outrage

[@PhunnyConflicts]

I think this generation was the best Pokemon game to catch Pokemon just because there was such a mixed variety to catch compared to the older generations. Since Pokemon red, this is the first generation where I'll be completing my Pokedex.

[@JokerManJr]

i actually found about 5 eevees not including gigantamax

[@eggofvoid87]

That might be because eevee is a 5% spawn in sheild.

[@JokerManJr]

@@eggofvoid87 Maybe

[@Cozy_Rach]

I've only been playing Sword for a few hours and I caught an Indeedee. I haven't encountered any of the others, but I'm just enjoying playing while I can before the Holidays are over 😭...

[@Robin...222]

yes me to. Love the game.

[@SystemBreaksown]

I didn't now you needed formula's from magnetism for determineing the catch rate!?🤣😂

[@robwelker750]

if you can't catch a dreepy just do mystery trade you will be up to your eyeballs in dreepy :D

[@valtterisavonen3852]

In my opinion, the absolute hardest normal wild pokemon to catch is turtonator, because it uses explosion. It took me over 40 minutes to find two since the first one exploded.

[@Nominokoni]

I have caught a tyranitar dude at Shield and I did not expected it to appear at all. Omg

[@yk3907]

Jokes on you, I bribed one of my buddies to give me a Dreepy.

[@mkkgrpp1629]

Were you can find litten

[@justsomerandomanimefan1135]

I’m surprised the first stage of Lucario didn’t make this list seriously hunting for that Pokémon Pokémon is a pain in the ass

[@masterbrad89]

I’ve actually caught 2 Drakloak back to back and have had 4 Dreepy come in surprise trades. I’ve had major trouble finding Goomy and Larvitar though, only receiving the latter in a link trade.

[@elijahchapman3548]

Uuhhhhh I found the anchor Pokémon as an over world encounter on my way to the dark gym and didn’t know it was rare

[@itzyagameace1038]

Zacian: *Exists* Me: *Laughs in Master Ball*

[@pb8-8]

Turtonator should be on this list. It has a 2% spawn rate in lake of outrage only during intense sun. It knows explosion, so it's incredibly hard to catch

[@ratxentherat]

2:34 *now I have to find out what it’s like fainting an extremely rare Pokémon is like the hard way*

[@tiredtortoise3396]

Something more people should know - the Ditto you battle in raids cannot transform into Zacian, Zamazenta or Eternatus - in other words, it cannot transform into Pokemon that cannot dynamax. This means that they are the best things to bring to those raids. So many times I have joined a Ditto raid, locked in Zamazenta, and the host has immediately cancelled (presumably thinking it would be too dangerous to let Ditto transform into a legendary).

[@BlackBeltGamers88]

I only recently got Pokemon Sword. First pokemon game since Gen 2 back in the 90's lol. Favorite Pokemon is Gengar and I'm glad he has a GMax form. I have no idea how I'll ever get one, I keep hoping to get lucky in the special trade or maybe I'll find someone nice enough to trade me one.

[@BigBeardBros]

Yeah super hard to catch when every move in the game one shots everything

[@bunnies8646]

I found like 6 dittos, in the wild area over there.

[@thecrimsonwrath1337]

uglyperson yeah same

[@KingXeonMyroku]

I found my Mimikyu on Bridge Field in the Wild Area, I don’t know what the chances were to obtain it but it was during the Fog weather and it appeared in the OverWorld. Sadly it was in the grass that made it difficult for me to find so I had to listen to it’s cry.

[@ryancook5008]

Try getting a turtonator post championship. 1% chance of finding in the grass during sunny day. Plus it is level 60 and the 1st move it uses is explosion.

[@izaelia4496]

You can find the first one for shield in Axew’s eye, I saw it but had to kill it since I lost like 5 Pokémon to it

[@jameskirkpatrick8186]

I caught the Pokemon Shield legendary Zamantanam or whatever you call it. Caught it on my third regular pokeball.

[@LivvyUwU]

that’s absolutely crazy, almost everytime i go to the place u can find ditto i find one

[@DEZZ_NutZ_Capitain]

Hey guys whats up with the holiday shirts and stuff. I cant find them anywhere?

[@marlenealbert2096]

I threw a master ball at Zamazenta

[@nickboon1235]

I really didn’t have any issues with catching zacian. Now he’s just sitting in the box, menacingly