Pokémon Sword and Shield: Every Wild Area den and what Max Raid Battles spawn from them
Different Max Raid Pokémon appear in different Wild Area dens.
Giant's Cap #1
Location: You'll find this den to the Southwest of Hammerlock next to a large rock and a cliff.
Common Raid
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- Rookidee (Sword)
- Noibat (Sword)
- Wingull (Sword)
- Natu (Sword)
- Drifloon (Sword)
- Corvisquire (Sword)
- Drifblim (Sword)
- Pelipper (Sword)
- Xatu (Sword)
- Corviknight (Sword)
- Hawlucha (Sword)
- Cramorant (Sword)
- Rookidee (Shield)
- Noibat (Shield)
- Wingull (Shield)
- Natu (Shield)
- Drifloon (Shield)
- Corvisquire (Shield)
- Drifblim (Shield)
- Pelipper (Shield)
- Xatu (Shield)
- Corviknight (Shield)
- Hawlucha (Shield)
- Cramorant (Shield)
Rare Raid
If you want to know more specifics about what your chances are of encountering each Pokémon and what items each Pokémon drops in this den specifically, check out Serebii's page.
- Natu (Sword)
- Corviknight Gigantamax (Sword)
- Hoothoot (Sword)
- Rookidee (Sword)
- Wingull (Sword)
- Butterfree (Sword)
- Corvisquire (Sword)
- Noctowl (Sword)
- Pelipper (Sword)
- Xatu (Sword)
- Hawlucha (Sword)
- Sigilyph (Sword)
- Corviknight Gigantamax (Shield)
- Natu (Shield)
- Hoothoot (Shield)
- Rookidee (Shield)
- Wingull (Shield)
- Butterfree (Shield)
- Corvisquire (Shield)
- Noctowl (Shield)
- Pelipper (Shield)
- Xatu (Shield)
- Hawlucha (Shield)
- Sigilyph (Shield)
Giant's Cap #2
Location: This den is located just to the East of the Lake of Outrage. While standing next to it, you'll see Hammerlock to the Northeast.
Common Raid
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If you want to know more specifics about what your chances are of encountering each Pokémon and what items each Pokémon drops in this den specifically, check out Serebii's page.
- Pichu (Sword)
- Electrike (Sword)
- Joltik (Sword)
- Chinchou (Sword)
- Charjabug (Sword)
- Pikachu (Sword)
- Manectric (Sword)
- Lanturn (Sword)
- Galvantula (Sword)
- Vikavolt (Sword)
- Raichu (Sword)
- Pichu (Shield)
- Electrike (Shield)
- Joltik (Shield)
- Chinchou (Shield)
- Charjabug (Shield)
- Pikachu (Shield)
- Manectric (Shield)
- Lanturn (Shield)
- Galvantula (Shield)
- Vikavolt (Shield)
- Raichu (Shield)
Rare Raid
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- Drednaw Gigantamax (Sword)
- Magikarp (Sword)
- Arrokuda (Sword)
- Chewtle (Sword)
- Krabby (Sword)
- Pyukumuku (Sword)
- Basculin (Sword)
- Qwilfish (Sword)
- Kingler (Sword)
- Wishiwashi (Sword)
- Gyarados (Sword)
- Gastrodon (Sword)
- Drednaw Gigantamax (Shield)
- Magikarp (Shield)
- Arrokuda (Shield)
- Chewtle (Shield)
- Krabby (Shield)
- Pyukumuku (Shield)
- Basculin (Shield)
- Qwilfish (Shield)
- Kingler (Shield)
- Wishiwashi (Shield)
- Gyarados (Shield)
- Gastrodon (Shield)
Giant's Cap #3
Location: You'll find this den tucked against a large rock wall as you're heading from the Lake of Outrage towards the Stony Wilderness.
Common Raid
If you want to know more specifics about what your chances are of encountering each Pokémon and what items each Pokémon drops in this den specifically, check out Serebii's page.
- Snorunt (Sword)
- Snom (Sword)
- Darumaka (Sword)
- Sneasel (Sword)
- Mr. Mime (Sword)
- Snover (Sword)
- Abomasnow (Sword)
- Glalie (Sword)
- Mr. Rime (Sword)
- Frosmoth (Sword)
- Froslass (Sword)
- Darmanitan (Sword)
- Snorunt (Shield)
- Snom (Shield)
- Delibird (Shield)
- Sneasel (Shield)
- Mr. Mime (Shield)
- Snover (Shield)
- Abomasnow (Shield)
- Glalie (Shield)
- Mr. Rime (Shield)
- Frosmoth (Shield)
- Froslass (Shield)
- Eiscue (Shield)
Rare Raid
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- Vanillite (Sword)
- Darumaka (Sword)
- Mr. Mime (Sword)
- Bergmite (Sword)
- Snorunt (Sword)
- Delibird (Sword)
- Avalugg (Sword)
- Glalie (Sword)
- Vanilluxe (Sword)
- Mr. Rime (Sword)
- Lapras (Sword)
- Darmanitan (Sword)
- Vanillite (Shield)
- Cubchoo (Shield)
- Mr. Mime (Shield)
- Bergmite (Shield)
- Snorunt (Shield)
- Delibird (Shield)
- Avalugg (Shield)
- Glalie (Shield)
- Vanilluxe (Shield)
- Mr. Rime (Shield)
- Lapras (Shield)
- Eiscue (Shield)
Giant's Cap #4
Location: This den is near a patch of grass on the main path between the Dusty Bowl and the Giant's Cap sections of the Wild Area.
Common Raid
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- Vulpix (Sword)
- Sizzlipede (Sword)
- Salandit (Sword)
- Litwick (Sword)
- Darumaka (Sword)
- Salazzle (Sword)
- Lampent (Sword)
- Ninetales (Sword)
- Torkoal (Sword)
- Centiskorch (Sword)
- Heatmor (Sword)
- Darmanitan (Sword)
- Growlithe (Shield)
- Sizzlipede (Shield)
- Salandit (Shield)
- Litwick (Shield)
- Heatmor (Shield)
- Lampent (Shield)
- Salazzle (Shield)
- Arcanine (Shield)
- Torkoal (Shield)
- Centiskorch (Shield)
Rare Raid
If you want to know more specifics about what your chances are of encountering each Pokémon and what items each Pokémon drops in this den specifically, check out Serebii's page.
- Vulpix (Sword)
- Sizzlipede (Sword)
- Litwick (Sword)
- Carkol (Sword)
- Lampent (Sword)
- Heatmor (Sword)
- Torkoal (Sword)
- Arcanine (Sword)
- Ninetales (Sword)
- Chandelure (Sword)
- Flareon (Sword)
- Growlithe (Shield)
- Sizzlipede (Shield)
- Litwick (Shield)
- Carkol (Shield)
- Heatmor (Shield)
- Lampent (Shield)
- Torkoal (Shield)
- Ninetales (Shield)
- Arcanine (Shield)
- Chandelure (Shield)
- Flareon (Shield)
Giant's Cap #5
Location: This den is between a rock wall, a tree, and a small rock on the Southernmost side of Giant's Cap.
Common Raid
If you want to know more specifics about what your chances are of encountering each Pokémon and what items each Pokémon drops in this den specifically, check out Serebii's page.
- Toxel (Sword)
- Gastly (Sword)
- Skorupi (Sword)
- Oddish (Sword)
- Gloom (Sword)
- Haunter (Sword)
- Koffing (Sword)
- Qwilfish (Sword)
- Vileplume (Sword)
- Roselia (Sword)
- Toxtricity (Sword)
- Weezing (Sword)
- Toxel (Shield)
- Gastly (Shield)
- Skorupi (Shield)
- Oddish (Shield)
- Gloom (Shield)
- Haunter (Shield)
- Koffing (Shield)
- Qwilfish (Shield)
- Vileplume (Shield)
- Roselia (Shield)
- Toxtricity (Shield)
- Weezing (Shield)
Rare Raid
If you want to know more specifics about what your chances are of encountering each Pokémon and what items each Pokémon drops in this den specifically, check out Serebii's page.
- Stunky (Sword)
- Trubbish (Sword)
- Skorupi (Sword)
- Koffing (Sword)
- Mareanie (Sword)
- Toxel (Sword)
- Garbodor (Sword)
- Drapion (Sword)
- Toxtricity (Sword)
- Skuntank (Sword)
- Weezing (Sword)
- Toxapex (Sword)
- Stunky (Shield)
- Trubbish (Shield)
- Skorupi (Shield)
- Koffing (Shield)
- Salandit (Shield)
- Toxel (Shield)
- Garbodor (Shield)
- Drapion (Shield)
- Toxtricity (Shield)
- Skuntank (Shield)
- Weezing (Shield)
- Salazzle (Shield)
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