Galar is the region where Pokémon Sword and Shield takes place. It debuted in Pokémon Journeys: The Series.
The Starter Pokémon for beginners are Grookey, Scorbunny, and Sobble.
Cities and towns
- Postwick
- Wedgehurst
- Motostoke
- Turffield
- Hulbury
- Hammerlocke
- Stow-on-Side
- Ballonlea
- Circhester
- Spikemuth
- Wyndon
Landmarks
- Wild Area
- Slumbering Weald
- Galar Mine
- Galar Mine No. 2
- Motostoke Outskirts
- Glimwood Tangle
- Route 9 Tunnel
- Rose Tower/Battle Tower
- Energy Plant
- Isle of Armor
- Crown Tundra
Pokémon League
Gym Leaders
Name | Settlement | Type | Signature Pokémon | Badge |
---|---|---|---|---|
Milo |
Turffield | Grass | Eldegoss Flapple (rematches)Template:SWSH Appletun (rematches)Template:SWSH |
Grass Badge |
Nessa |
Hulbury | Water | Drednaw Drednaw (rematches) |
Water Badge |
Kabu |
Motostoke | Fire | Centiskorch |
Fire Badge |
BeaTemplate:SWSH |
Stow-on-Side | Fighting | Machamp |
Fighting Badge |
AllisterTemplate:SWSH |
Stow-on-Side | Ghost | Gengar |
Ghost Badge |
Opal/Bede |
Ballonlea | Fairy | Alcremie (Opal) Hatterene (Bede) |
Fairy Badge |
GordieTemplate:SWSH |
Circhester | Rock | Coalossal |
Rock Badge |
MelonyTemplate:SWSH |
Circhester | Ice | Lapras |
Ice Badge |
Piers/Marnie |
Spikemuth | Dark | Obstagoon (Piers) Grimmsnarl (Marnie) |
Dark Badge |
Raihan |
Hammerlocke | Dragon | Duraludon |
Dragon Badge |
Champion Cup
Name | Type | Signature Pokémon |
---|---|---|
Marnie (Semi-Finals) |
Dark | Grimmsnarl |
Hop (Semi-Finals) |
Mix | Inteleon (if the player character chooses Grookey) Rillaboom (if the player character chooses Scorbunny) Cinderace (if the player character chooses Sobble) Corviknight (rematches) |
Bede (Interruption) |
Fairy | Hatterene |
Nessa (Finals) |
Water | Drednaw |
Bea (Finals)Template:SWSH |
Fighting | Machamp |
Allister (Finals)Template:SWSH |
Ghost | Gengar |
Raihan (Finals) |
Dragon | Duraludon |
Champion
Name | Type | Signature Pokémon |
---|---|---|
Leon |
Mix | 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 Galar Pokémon League 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 receptively 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 anime series solely dedicated to Ash Ketchum fully exploring the region in a journey.
- Galar is the only region where Ash Ketchum didn't catch a Starter Pokémon.
- Like Kalos, 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 so far.
- Gym Leader battles are public spectacles, with Gyms now having stadiums for the battles. The puzzles and challenges 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".
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