Pokémon Sword / Shield / Shield’s Ice Gym Leader

Melony

Shield’s Ice Gym Leader · Circhester Stadium

Melony is Shield’s sixth Gym Leader and Gordie’s mother. She specialises in Ice Pokémon.

Story: Her version of the Circhester Gym mission ends with a battle for the Ice Badge. Sword players face Gordie instead.
In the game: Her team uses Frosmoth, Galarian Darmanitan, Eiscue and Gigantamax Lapras. Plan for Lapras’s Water typing and Eiscue’s Ice Face rather than treating all four identically.

Story spoilers.

Pokémon Sword / Shield · Nintendo Switch · 2019 · Original Pokémon Sword and Pokémon Shield for Nintendo Switch (2019). Version-exclusive Gyms and starter-dependent teams are labelled. · Picture: Melony: original Pokémon Sword and Shield character artwork.

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Melony

Circhester Stadium · Gym 6

Shield only

Ice

Badge: Ice Badge

Reward: TM27 Icy Wind

Shield only. Melony uses Galarian Darmanitan and Gigantamaxes Lapras.

Fire and Rock are excellent against Frosmoth. Keep a separate Electric or Fighting answer for Lapras, and be careful with Water Pokémon against Freeze-Dry.