The Galar Pokémon League is the Pokémon League of the Galar Region located at the Wyndon Stadium. The Ball Guy is the official mascot of the league.
Unlike the previous games, there are no Elite Four in the Galar Pokémon League. Instead, it only has 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 championship match.
In Pokémon Sword and Shield, the player character battles Marnie and Hop in the Semi-Finals, the player character then face Bede who interrupt part of the League.
The player then faces against three of the Gym Leaders in the finals, Nessa, the Gym Leader of the Hulbury Stadium, Bea, the Gym Leader of the Stow-on-Side Stadium in Pokémon Sword only, or Allister Gym, Leader of the Stow-on-Side Stadium in Pokémon Shield only, and Raihan the Gym Leader of the Hammerlocke Stadium.
The player character has to defeat Leon, who is the Pokémon Champion of Galar as their final opponent in the Championship Match, before becoming the new Pokémon Champion in Galar.
Champion Cup[]
| Name(s) | Type(s) | Signature Pokémon |
|---|---|---|
 Marnie (Semi-finals) |
Dark |  Grimmsnarl |
 Hop (Semi-finals) |
Mix |  Inteleon[Notes 1]  Rillaboom[Notes 2]  Cinderace[Notes 3] |
 Bede (Interruption) |
Fairy |  Hatterene |
 Nessa (Finals) |
Water |  Drednaw |
 Bea (Finals; Sword only) |
Fighting |  Machamp |
 Allister (Finals; Shield only) |
Ghost |  Gengar |
 Raihan (Finals) |
Dragon |  Duraludon |
 Leon (Champion) |
Random |  Charizard |
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