One of the Isle of Armors most exciting additions, you can now teach the Gigantamax form. This guide on How To Teach Gigantamax Form In Pokemon Sword & Shield Isle Of Armor will tell you how far in the story you have to progress before you unlock the ability to use Max Mushrooms and Max Soup for exciting rewards.
There are two main forms of transformation in Pokemon Sword & Shield. Nearly all Pokemon can Dynamax, becoming a larger more powerful version of themselves (with some exceptions, but some Pokemon can Gigantamax. Not only does Gigantamax offer more power and moves for a Pokemon, it also changes its visual appearance. Previously only certain species of Pokemon could be Gigantamaxed if a special version was caught but now, you can teach any Pokemon with a Gigantamax form to transform.
How To Teach Gigantamax Form In Pokemon Sword & Shield Isle Of Armor
You need to follow the main story on the Isle of Armor until the leader of the Dojo sends you out to find Max Mushrooms. It’s a very easy quest. Once you have completed it a new NPC will appear in the Dojo that will serve you soup. You can then use this NPC to teach any Pokemon that has a Gigantamax form the ability to Gigantamax.
Wondering what reward you receive for completing all of the Isle of Armor Pokedex entries? This Pokemon Sword & Shield Isle Of Armor Pokedex Reward guide explains just that, providing all the information you need to know to determine whether or not completing the new Sword & Shield Pokdex is worth your while.
One of the returning Pokemon on the Isle Of Armor is Magneton. Check out this guide to find out how to evolve Magneton in Pokemon Sword & Shield Isle Of Armor. This way you can have a good electric and steel type if you need one.
Armorite Ore can be hard to come by and it's very valuable. In this Armorite Ore Farming Guide we show you each spawn for the shovel digger that can dig you up free Armorite Ore as well as showing you a quick route to reach all of the different spawn locations she can appear at.
Armorite Ore is a new item, highly valuable item. This guide on How To Get More Armorite Ore In Sword & Shield Isle Of Armor will explain how you can farm this new resource, a resource that can be traded for thousands of Watts or exchanged with an NPC to teach your Pokemon special moves.
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