Pokémon Sword and Shield: Every Wild Area den and what Max Raid Battles spawn from them

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Different Max Raid Pokémon appear in different Wild Area dens.

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South Lake Miloch #1

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Location: When you're heading towards Motostoke from the Wild Area Station, there's a section on the East side of the lake that splits into a hill going up and a hill going down. If you take the hill going down you'll soon see this den near the cliff edge.

Common Raid

If you want to know more specifics about what your chances are of encountering each Pokémon and what items each Pokémon drops in this den specifically, check out Serebii's page.

  • Caterpie (Sword)
  • Combee (Sword)
  • Cutiefly (Sword)
  • Blipbug (Sword)
  • Joltik (Sword)
  • Metapod (Sword)
  • Dottler (Sword)
  • Galvantula (Sword)
  • Butterfree (Sword)
  • Ribombee (Sword)
  • Vespiquen (Sword)
  • Orbeetle (Sword)
  • Caterpie (Shield)
  • Combee (Shield)
  • Cutiefly (Shield)
  • Blipbug (Shield)
  • Joltik (Shield)
  • Metapod (Shield)
  • Dottler (Shield)
  • Galvantula (Shield)
  • Butterfree (Shield)
  • Ribombee (Shield)
  • Vespiquen (Shield)
  • Orbeetle (Shield)

Rare Raid

If you want to know more specifics about what your chances are of encountering each Pokémon and what items each Pokémon drops in this den specifically, check out Serebii's page.

  • Wimpod (Sword)
  • Blipbug (Sword)
  • Karrablast (Sword)
  • Dewpider (Sword)
  • Shelmet (Sword)
  • Dwebble (Sword)
  • Dottler (Sword)
  • Orbeetle (Sword)
  • Araquanid (Sword)
  • Golisopod (Sword)
  • Excavalier (Sword)
  • Shedinja (Sword)
  • Wimpod (Shield)
  • Blipbug (Shield)
  • Shelmet (Shield)
  • Dewpider (Shield)
  • Karrablast (Shield)
  • Dwebble (Shield)
  • Dottler (Shield)
  • Orbeetle (Shield)
  • Araquanid (Shield)
  • Golisopod (Shield)
  • Accelgor (Shield)
  • Shedinja (Shield)

South Lake Miloch #2

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Location: This den is on the top of the cliff that overlooks the Motostoke Riverbank. While standing here, the Motostoke city stairs will be to your Northwest.

Common Raid

If you want to know more specifics about what your chances are of encountering each Pokémon and what items each Pokémon drops in this den specifically, check out Serebii's page.

  • Tyrogue (Sword)
  • Machop (Sword)
  • Timburr (Sword)
  • Scraggy (Sword)
  • Machoke (Sword)
  • Gurdurr (Sword)
  • Hitmonlee (Sword)
  • Hitmonchan (Sword)
  • Scrafty (Sword)
  • Conkeldurr (Sword)
  • Machamp (Sword)
  • Hitmontop (Sword)
  • Tyrogue (Shield)
  • Machop (Shield)
  • Timburr (Shield)
  • Croagunk (Shield)
  • Gurdurr (Shield)
  • Machoke (Shield)
  • Hitmonchan (Shield)
  • Hitmonlee (Shield)
  • Toxicroak (Shield)
  • Hitmontop (Shield)
  • Machamp (Shield)
  • Conkeldurr (Shield)

Rare Raid

If you want to know more specifics about what your chances are of encountering each Pokémon and what items each Pokémon drops in this den specifically, check out Serebii's page.

  • Gastly (Sword)
  • Yamask (Sword)
  • Sinistea (Sword)
  • Duskull (Sword)
  • Haunter (Sword)
  • Pumpkaboo (Sword)
  • Dusclops (Sword)
  • Runerigus (Sword)
  • Polteageist (Sword)
  • Gourgeist (Sword)
  • Dusknoir (Sword)
  • Gengar (Sword)
  • Gastly (Shield)
  • Yamask (Shield)
  • Sinistea (Shield)
  • Duskull (Shield)
  • Haunter (Shield)
  • Corsola (Shield)
  • Dusclops (Shield)
  • Sableye (Shield)
  • Runerigus (Shield)
  • Cursola (Shield)
  • Dusknoir (Shield)
  • Gengar (Shield)

South Lake Miloch #3

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Location: To get to this den, you'll need to enter the water near the bridge in the Southern end of South Lake Miloch. Head Northwest and you'll eventually see this den in the middle of the water.

Common Raid

If you want to know more specifics about what your chances are of encountering each Pokémon and what items each Pokémon drops in this den specifically, check out Serebii's page.

  • Chewtle (Sword)
  • Arrokuda (Sword)
  • Shellos (Sword)
  • Dewpider (Sword)
  • Wailmer (Sword)
  • Basculin (Sword)
  • Wishiwashi (Sword)
  • Drednaw (Sword)
  • Barraskewda (Sword)
  • Araquanid (Sword)
  • Gastrodon (Sword)
  • Wailord (Sword)
  • Chewtle (Shield)
  • Arrokuda (Shield)
  • Shellos (Shield)
  • Dewpider (Shield)
  • Wailmer (Shield)
  • Basculin (Shield)
  • Wishiwashi (Shield)
  • Drednaw (Shield)
  • Barraskewda (Shield)
  • Araquanid (Shield)
  • Gastrodon (Shield)
  • Wailord (Shield)

Rare Raid

If you want to know more specifics about what your chances are of encountering each Pokémon and what items each Pokémon drops in this den specifically, check out Serebii's page.

  • Kingler Gigantamax (Sword)
  • Corphish (Sword)
  • Krabby (Sword)
  • Arrokuda (Sword)
  • Chewtle (Sword)
  • Mareanie (Sword)
  • Basculin (Sword)
  • Crawdaunt (Sword)
  • Toxapex (Sword)
  • Pyukumuku (Sword)
  • Gyarados (Sword)
  • Lapras (Sword)
  • Kingler Gigantamax (Shield)
  • Corphish (Shield)
  • Krabby (Shield)
  • Arrokuda (Shield)
  • Chewtle (Shield)
  • Mareanie (Shield)
  • Basculin (Shield)
  • Crawdaunt (Shield)
  • Toxapex (Shield)
  • Pyukumuku (Shield)
  • Gyarados (Shield)
  • Lapras (Shield)

South Lake Miloch #4

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Location: To get to this den, you'll need to enter the water near the bridge in the Southern end of South Lake Miloch. There are two dens in this area, you'll want the one that's the most Southwest.

Common Raid

If you want to know more specifics about what your chances are of encountering each Pokémon and what items each Pokémon drops in this den specifically, check out Serebii's page

  • Tympole (Sword)
  • Shellder (Sword)
  • Chinchou (Sword)
  • Mareanie (Sword)
  • Palpitoad (Sword)
  • Arrokuda (Sword)
  • Cloyster (Sword)
  • Lanturn (Sword)
  • Wishiwashi (Sword)
  • Seismitoad (Sword)
  • Barraskewda (Sword)
  • Toxapex (Sword)
  • Tympole (Shield)
  • Shellder (Shield)
  • Chinchou (Shield)
  • Palpitoad (Shield)
  • Mareanie (Shield)
  • Arrokuda (Shield)
  • Toxapex (Shield)
  • Cloyster (Shield)
  • Lanturn (Shield)
  • Wishiwashi (Shield)
  • Seismitoad (Shield)
  • Barraskewda (Shield)

Rare Raid

If you want to know more specifics about what your chances are of encountering each Pokémon and what items each Pokémon drops in this den specifically, check out Serebii's page.

  • Mantyke (Sword)
  • Remoraid (Sword)
  • Wailmer (Sword)
  • Binacle (Sword)
  • Krabby (Sword)
  • Pyukumuku (Sword)
  • Kingler (Sword)
  • Basculin (Sword)
  • Qwilfish (Sword)
  • Octillery (Sword)
  • Wailord (Sword)
  • Mantine (Sword)
  • Mantyke (Shield)
  • Remoraid (Shield)
  • Wailmer (Shield)
  • Binacle (Shield)
  • Krabby (Shield)
  • Pyukumuku (Shield)
  • Kingler (Shield)
  • Basculin (Shield)
  • Qwilfish (Shield)
  • Octillery (Shield)
  • Wailord (Shield)
  • Mantine (Shield)

South Lake Miloch #5

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Location: To get to this den, you'll need to enter the water near the bridge in the Southern end of South Lake Miloch. There are two dens in this area, you'll want the one that's the most Southeast.

Common Raid

If you want to know more specifics about what your chances are of encountering each Pokémon and what items each Pokémon drops in this den specifically, check out Serebii's page.

  • Tympole (Sword)
  • Shellder (Sword)
  • Chinchou (Sword)
  • Mareanie (Sword)
  • Palpitoad (Sword)
  • Arrokuda (Sword)
  • Cloyster (Sword)
  • Lanturn (Sword)
  • Wishiwashi (Sword)
  • Seismitoad (Sword)
  • Barraskewda (Sword)
  • Toxapex (Sword)
  • Tympole (Shield)
  • Shellder (Shield)
  • Chinchou (Shield)
  • Palpitoad (Shield)
  • Mareanie (Shield)
  • Arrokuda (Shield)
  • Toxapex (Shield)
  • Cloyster (Shield)
  • Lanturn (Shield)
  • Wishiwashi (Shield)
  • Seismitoad (Shield)
  • Barraskewda (Shield)

Rare Raid

If you want to know more specifics about what your chances are of encountering each Pokémon and what items each Pokémon drops in this den specifically, check out Serebii's page.

  • Mantyke (Sword)
  • Remoraid (Sword)
  • Wailmer (Sword)
  • Binacle (Sword)
  • Krabby (Sword)
  • Pyukumuku (Sword)
  • Kingler (Sword)
  • Basculin (Sword)
  • Qwilfish (Sword)
  • Octillery (Sword)
  • Wailord (Sword)
  • Mantine (Sword)
  • Mantyke (Shield)
  • Remoraid (Shield)
  • Wailmer (Shield)
  • Binacle (Shield)
  • Krabby (Shield)
  • Pyukumuku (Shield)
  • Kingler (Shield)
  • Basculin (Shield)
  • Qwilfish (Shield)
  • Octillery (Shield)
  • Wailord (Shield)
  • Mantine (Shield)
Rebecca Spear
Rebecca Spear
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Gaming aficionado Rebecca Spear is iMore's dedicated gaming editor with a focus on Nintendo Switch and iOS gaming. You’ll never catch her without her Switch or her iPad Air handy. If you’ve got a question about Pokémon, The Legend of Zelda, or just about any other Nintendo series check out her guides to help you out. Rebecca has written thousands of articles in the last six years including hundreds of extensive gaming guides, previews, and reviews for both Switch and Apple Arcade. She also loves checking out new gaming accessories like iPhone controllers and has her ear to the ground when it comes to covering the next big trend.