Pokémon Sword and Shield Champion Cup
Prepare for the first story tournament in Wyndon: Marnie, Hop, Bede and the returning Gym Leaders. Select your version and your original starter.
Displaying 9 of 9 battle records.
The first Champion Cup semifinal. Marnie Gigantamaxes Grimmsnarl.
Bring Fairy coverage for Scrafty and Steel or Poison coverage for Grimmsnarl. Toxicroak’s Poison typing stops Fairy from being a universal answer.
Champion Cup semifinal · Marnie5 Pokémon
Liepard
- Fake Out
- Torment
- Nasty Plot
- Snarl
Toxicroak
- Venoshock
- Sucker Punch
- Swagger
- Toxic
Scrafty
- Swagger
- Scary Face
- Brick Break
- Crunch
Morpeko
- Bullet Seed
- Torment
- Spark
- Bite
Grimmsnarl
Gigantamax
- Spirit Break
- Darkest Lariat
- Bulk Up
- Torment
The second Champion Cup semifinal. If you chose Grookey, Hop uses Inteleon as his Dynamax ace.
Fighting attacks pressure Dubwool and Snorlax. Electric or Fire covers Corviknight; save a healthy answer for the starter Hop Dynamaxes.
Champion Cup semifinal · Hop · Grookey chosen5 Pokémon
Dubwool
- Cotton Guard
- Reversal
- Body Slam
- Zen Headbutt
Corviknight
- Steel Wing
- Drill Peck
- Scary Face
- Swagger
Pincurchin
- Thunderbolt
- Poison Jab
- Curse
Snorlax
- Heavy Slam
- High Horsepower
- Hammer Arm
Inteleon
Dynamax
- Snipe Shot
- Mud Shot
- Icy Wind
- Dark Pulse
The second Champion Cup semifinal. If you chose Scorbunny, Hop uses Rillaboom as his Dynamax ace.
Fighting attacks pressure Dubwool and Snorlax. Electric or Fire covers Corviknight; save a healthy answer for the starter Hop Dynamaxes.
Champion Cup semifinal · Hop · Scorbunny chosen5 Pokémon
Dubwool
- Cotton Guard
- Reversal
- Body Slam
- Zen Headbutt
Corviknight
- Steel Wing
- Drill Peck
- Scary Face
- Swagger
Pincurchin
- Thunderbolt
- Poison Jab
- Curse
Snorlax
- Heavy Slam
- High Horsepower
- Hammer Arm
Rillaboom
Dynamax
- Drum Beating
- High Horsepower
- Snarl
- Uproar
The second Champion Cup semifinal. If you chose Sobble, Hop uses Cinderace as his Dynamax ace.
Fighting attacks pressure Dubwool and Snorlax. Electric or Fire covers Corviknight; save a healthy answer for the starter Hop Dynamaxes.
Champion Cup semifinal · Hop · Sobble chosen5 Pokémon
Dubwool
- Cotton Guard
- Reversal
- Body Slam
- Zen Headbutt
Corviknight
- Steel Wing
- Drill Peck
- Scary Face
- Swagger
Pincurchin
- Thunderbolt
- Poison Jab
- Curse
Snorlax
- Heavy Slam
- High Horsepower
- Hammer Arm
Cinderace
Dynamax
- Pyro Ball
- Counter
- Gunk Shot
- Bounce
Bede interrupts before the first scheduled finals battle as Ballonlea’s new Gym Leader. He Gigantamaxes Hatterene.
Steel is strong against Bede’s Psychic/Fairy Pokémon. Carry a Fire or Ground move for Mawile, and prevent Calm Mind from building momentum.
Champion Cup finals · Bede4 Pokémon
Mawile
- Play Rough
- Iron Head
- Crunch
Gardevoir
- Dazzling Gleam
- Psychic
- Calm Mind
- Wish
Galarian Rapidash
- Psycho Cut
- Take Down
- Dazzling Gleam
- Quick Attack
Hatterene
Gigantamax
- Psychic
- Dazzling Gleam
- Calm Mind
- Mystical Fire
The first scheduled finals opponent. Nessa Gigantamaxes Drednaw in this battle.
Electric covers the Water team well, especially Pelipper, while Grass punishes Drednaw. Barraskewda’s Ice Fang and Seaking’s Megahorn can hit Grass counters.
Champion Cup finals · Nessa5 Pokémon
Golisopod
- First Impression
- Liquidation
- Swords Dance
- Shadow Claw
Pelipper
- Roost
- Air Slash
- Water Pulse
- Tailwind
Barraskewda
- Liquidation
- Throat Chop
- Ice Fang
- Drill Run
Seaking
- Smart Strike
- Megahorn
- Aqua Ring
- Waterfall
Drednaw
Gigantamax
- Liquidation
- Jaw Lock
- Rock Tomb
- Crunch
Sword only. Bea is the second scheduled finals opponent and Gigantamaxes Machamp.
Flying attacks pressure most of Bea’s team. Check Falinks’s Rock Tomb before leaving a frail Flying Pokémon in, and answer its stat boosts quickly.
Champion Cup finals · Bea5 Pokémon
Hawlucha
- Flying Press
- High Jump Kick
- Bounce
Grapploct
- Octolock
- Submission
- Bind
- Mega Punch
Sirfetch’d
- Leaf Blade
- Slam
- Brick Break
- Brutal Swing
Falinks
- No Retreat
- Bulk Up
- Close Combat
- Rock Tomb
Machamp
Gigantamax
- Cross Chop
- Revenge
- Fire Punch
- Strength
Shield only. Allister is the second scheduled finals opponent and Gigantamaxes Gengar.
Dark attacks cover every opponent. Keep your counter healthy through burns and Strength Sap, and do not give Polteageist a free Nasty Plot.
Champion Cup finals · Allister5 Pokémon
Dusknoir
- Shadow Punch
- Thunder Punch
- Rock Tomb
- Disable
Chandelure
- Shadow Ball
- Mystical Fire
- Will-O-Wisp
Cursola
- Hex
- Strength Sap
- Ancient Power
- Amnesia
Polteageist
- Shadow Ball
- Protect
- Nasty Plot
- Giga Drain
Gengar
Gigantamax
- Shadow Ball
- Sludge Bomb
- Dark Pulse
- Hypnosis
The last scheduled finals opponent. This Single Battle uses several kinds of weather, and Raihan Gigantamaxes Duraludon.
Use Ice or Fairy against the dragons when their secondary types allow it. Goodra can combine rain with Thunder, and Duraludon still needs Ground or Fighting coverage.
Champion Cup finals · Raihan5 Pokémon
Torkoal
- Lava Plume
- Body Press
- Solar Beam
- Yawn
Goodra
- Rain Dance
- Surf
- Thunder
- Muddy Water
Turtonator
- Sunny Day
- Dragon Pulse
- Shell Trap
- Fire Blast
Flygon
- Sandstorm
- Dragon Claw
- Earthquake
- Crunch
Duraludon
Gigantamax
- Dragon Claw
- Body Press
- Stone Edge
- Iron Head
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How the first Champion Cup works
Galar’s first League challenge uses a tournament instead of an Elite Four. Marnie and Hop are the semifinal opponents. Bede interrupts the finals, which then feature Nessa, Bea in Sword or Allister in Shield, and Raihan. Leon’s title match has its own guide.
The starter selector refers to your first partner. It changes Hop’s semifinal team while leaving the other contenders visible. These tables cover the first story Cup; repeat tournaments and the Expansion Pass’s Galarian Star Tournament use different encounters.
Battle reference: Dittobase Sword and Shield, cross-checked with Serebii Gym teams and Champion Cup teams. Pokémon and trainer imagery © Nintendo, Creatures and GAME FREAK. Picture credits.
References
Covered edition: Original Pokémon Sword and Pokémon Shield for Nintendo Switch (2019). Version-exclusive Gyms and starter-dependent teams are labelled. These guides cover the first story challenge, before Expansion Pass tournaments.
- Sword and Shield Gyms: TM numbers, forms and battle rules
- Sword and Shield first Champion Cup and Leon move sets
- Milo Sword and Shield battle reference
- Nessa Sword and Shield battle reference
- Kabu Sword and Shield battle reference
- Bea Sword and Shield battle reference
- Allister Sword and Shield battle reference
- Opal Sword and Shield battle reference
- Bede Sword and Shield battle reference
- Gordie Sword and Shield battle reference
- Melony Sword and Shield battle reference
- Piers Sword and Shield battle reference
- Raihan Sword and Shield battle reference
- Leon Sword and Shield battle reference