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Galar is the region where Pokémon Sword and Pokémon Shield takes place. It made its anime debut in Pokémon Journeys: The Series. The region is based on Great Britain.

The First partner Pokémon for beginners are Grookey, Scorbunny, and Sobble.

Cities and towns[]

Landmarks[]

Pokémon League[]

Gym Leaders[]

Name Settlement Type Signature Pokémon Badge
Milo
Milo
Turffield Grass 830
Eldegoss
841G
Flapple (rematches)
842G
Appletun (rematches)
GrassBadge
Grass Badge
Nessa
Nessa
Hulbury Water 834
Drednaw
834G
Drednaw (rematches)
WaterBadge
Water Badge
Kabu
Kabu
Motostoke Fire 851G
Centiskorch
FireBadge
Fire Badge
Bea
Bea
Stow-on-Side Fighting 068G
Machamp
FightingBadge
Fighting Badge
Allister
Allister
Stow-on-Side Ghost 094G
Gengar
GhostBadge
Ghost Badge
Opal GalarBede
Opal/Bede
Ballonlea Fairy 869G
Alcremie (Opal)
858G
Hatterene (Bede)
FairyBadge
Fairy Badge
Gordie
Gordie
Circhester Rock 839G
Coalossal
RockBadge
Rock Badge
Melony
Melony
Circhester Ice 131G
Lapras
IceBadge
Ice Badge
PiersMarnie Galar
Piers/Marnie
Spikemuth Dark 862
Obstagoon (Piers)
861
Grimmsnarl (Marnie)
DarkBadge
Dark Badge
Raihan
Raihan
Hammerlocke Dragon 884G
Duraludon
DragonBadge
Dragon Badge

Champion Cup[]

Name Type Signature Pokémon
Marnie Galar
Marnie (Semi-Finals)
Dark 861G
Grimmsnarl
Hop
Hop (Semi-Finals)
Mix 818
Inteleon (if the player character chooses Grookey)
812
Rillaboom (if the player character chooses Scorbunny)
815
Cinderace (if the player character chooses Sobble)
823G
Corviknight (rematches)
Bede
Bede (Interruption)
Fairy 858G
Hatterene
Nessa
Nessa (Finals)
Water 834G
Drednaw
Bea
Bea (Finals)
Fighting 068G
Machamp
Allister
Allister (Finals)
Ghost 094G
Gengar
Raihan
Raihan (Finals)
Dragon 884G
Duraludon

Champion[]

Name Type Signature Pokémon
Leon Galar
Leon
Mix 006G
Charizard

Trivia[]

  • Galar is the first core series region:
    • Not to have an "o" in its English name.
    • Not to have the Elite Four.
      • Instead, the Pokémon League (Galar) only have the Champion Cup, where the player character only battle the rivals, three of the eight Gym leaders, in the Semi-Finals and Finals respectively and battle the Champion in the Championship Match.
    • To contain no settlements that end in "Town" or "City" in their English names.
    • To introduce no Mythical Pokémon at the time of its release.
    • To contain a single landmass the map of which does not fit on the screen. Previous regions with multiple maps either contained or were archipelagos.
    • To introduce four fossils, the most of any region so far.
      • Despite this, the region does not beat the record for most Fossil Pokémon introduced (five in Kanto) due to the Galarian Fossil Pokémon being unable to evolve.
      • Also, for the first time, none of the introduced Fossil Pokémon are Rock type.
    • To have two Gym Leaders resign from their posts over the course of a single game's plot.
    • To not have an series solely dedicated to Ash Ketchum fully exploring the region in a journey.
    • The only region where Ash Ketchum didn't catch a First partner Pokémon.
  • Like Kalos and Paldea. Galar is based on a European country. In this case, Galar is based on the United Kingdom, but upside-down.
  • Galar is one, if not the biggest, region so far in the Pokémon franchise.
  • Much like Johto, Galar region does not have an Electric-type Gym Leader or other notable specialists.
  • Galar is the first region to have a Dark-type Gym and Gym Leader.
  • Galar is the first region to not have traditional badges. The names are now simply the type used by the Gym Leader.
  • Galar is the first region where trainers have to wear official/regulation uniforms when challenging Gym Leaders. This clothing style is comparable to Super Contests in Sinnoh.
  • Galar has the fewest numbered routes of any core series region, with ten.
  • Northern Ireland is the only UK country not to be featured in the Galar region.
  • Gym Leader battles are public spectacles, with Gyms now having stadiums for the battles. The puzzles and challenges in each Gym have been retained from previous games, though.
  • Galar's gym challenge bears a similarity to the Heartland Carnival in the anime series, Yu-Gi-Oh ZEXAL:
    • Having to register to participate.
    • Collecting pieces of an emblem to gain entry into the final round.
  • The adjectival form of Galar is "Galarian".
  • The script of the region bears a resemblance to the old Hungarian script.

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