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

West Lake Axewell #1

Pokemon Sword and Shield

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Location: This den is found across the grass to the East of the Watchtower Ruins.

Common Raid

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  • Purrloin (Sword)
  • Stunky (Sword)
  • Sneasel (Sword)
  • Inkay (Sword)
  • Pawniard (Sword)
  • Liepard (Sword)
  • Skuntank (Sword)
  • Weavile (Sword)
  • Malamar (Sword)
  • Bisharp (Sword)
  • Crawdaunt (Sword)
  • Shiftry (Sword)
  • Purrloin (Shield)
  • Stunky (Shield)
  • Sneasel (Shield)
  • Inkay (Shield)
  • Pawniard (Shield)
  • Liepard (Shield)
  • Skuntank (Shield)
  • Weavile (Shield)
  • Malamar (Shield)
  • Bisharp (Shield)
  • Crawdaunt (Shield)
  • Sableye (Shield)

Rare Raid

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  • Nickit (Sword)
  • Zigzagoon (Sword)
  • Scraggy (Sword)
  • Sneasel (Sword)
  • Liepard (Sword)
  • Linoone (Sword)
  • Thievul (Sword)
  • Pangoro (Sword)
  • Weavile (Sword)
  • Scrafty (Sword)
  • Obstagoon (Sword)
  • Hydreigon (Sword)
  • Nickit (Shield)
  • Zigzagoon (Shield)
  • Vullaby (Shield)
  • Sneasel (Shield)
  • Liepard (Shield)
  • Linoone (Shield)
  • Thievul (Shield)
  • Pangoro (Shield)
  • Weavile (Shield)
  • Mandibuzz (Shield)
  • Obstagoon (Shield)
  • Tyranitar (Shield)

West Lake Axewell #2

Pokemon Sword and Shield

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Location: You'll find this den next to the bridge that's to the South of Watchtower Ruins.

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)
  • Wooper (Sword)
  • Tympole (Sword)
  • Corphish (Sword)
  • Shellder (Sword)
  • Palpitoad (Sword)
  • Drednaw (Sword)
  • Quagsire (Sword)
  • Pyukumuku (Sword)
  • Cloyster (Sword)
  • Seismitoad (Sword)
  • Crawdaunt (Sword)
  • Chewtle (Shield)
  • Wooper (Shield)
  • Tympole (Shield)
  • Corphish (Shield)
  • Shellder (Shield)
  • Palpitoad (Shield)
  • Drednaw (Shield)
  • Quagsire (Shield)
  • Pyukumuku (Shield)
  • Cloyster (Shield)
  • Seismitoad (Shield)
  • Crawdaunt (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)

West Lake Axewell #3

Pokemon Sword and Shield

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Location: This den is to the West of the Motostoke city stairs next to the lake.

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)
  • Wooper (Sword)
  • Tympole (Sword)
  • Corphish (Sword)
  • Shellder (Sword)
  • Palpitoad (Sword)
  • Drednaw (Sword)
  • Quagsire (Sword)
  • Pyukumuku (Sword)
  • Cloyster (Sword)
  • Seismitoad (Sword)
  • Crawdaunt (Sword)
  • Chewtle (Shield)
  • Wooper (Shield)
  • Tympole (Shield)
  • Corphish (Shield)
  • Shellder (Shield)
  • Palpitoad (Shield)
  • Drednaw (Shield)
  • Quagsire (Shield)
  • Pyukumuku (Shield)
  • Cloyster (Shield)
  • Seismitoad (Shield)
  • Crawdaunt (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.

  • Magikarp (Sword)
  • Dewpider (Sword)
  • Wooper (Sword)
  • Barboach (Sword)
  • Krabby (Sword)
  • Wishiwashi (Sword)
  • Kingler (Sword)
  • Whiscash (Sword)
  • Qwilfish (Sword)
  • Quagsire (Sword)
  • Araquanid (Sword)
  • Gyarados (Sword)
  • Magikarp (Shield)
  • Dewpider (Shield)
  • Wooper (Shield)
  • Barboach (Shield)
  • Krabby (Shield)
  • Wishiwashi (Shield)
  • Kingler (Shield)
  • Whiscash (Shield)
  • Qwilfish (Shield)
  • Quagsire (Shield)
  • Araquanid (Shield)
  • Gyarados (Shield)

West Lake Axewell #4

Pokemon Sword and Shield

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Location: This den is on the Southside of the bridge that connects Watchtower Ruins to Rolling Fields.

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)
  • Wooper (Sword)
  • Tympole (Sword)
  • Corphish (Sword)
  • Shellder (Sword)
  • Palpitoad (Sword)
  • Drednaw (Sword)
  • Quagsire (Sword)
  • Pyukumuku (Sword)
  • Cloyster (Sword)
  • Seismitoad (Sword)
  • Crawdaunt (Sword)
  • Chewtle (Shield)
  • Wooper (Shield)
  • Tympole (Shield)
  • Corphish (Shield)
  • Shellder (Shield)
  • Palpitoad (Shield)
  • Drednaw (Shield)
  • Quagsire (Shield)
  • Pyukumuku (Shield)
  • Cloyster (Shield)
  • Seismitoad (Shield)
  • Crawdaunt (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.

  • Magikarp (Sword)
  • Dewpider (Sword)
  • Wooper (Sword)
  • Barboach (Sword)
  • Krabby (Sword)
  • Wishiwashi (Sword)
  • Kingler (Sword)
  • Whiscash (Sword)
  • Qwilfish (Sword)
  • Quagsire (Sword)
  • Araquanid (Sword)
  • Gyarados (Sword)
  • Magikarp (Shield)
  • Dewpider (Shield)
  • Wooper (Shield)
  • Barboach (Shield)
  • Krabby (Shield)
  • Wishiwashi (Shield)
  • Kingler (Shield)
  • Whiscash (Shield)
  • Qwilfish (Shield)
  • Quagsire (Shield)
  • Araquanid (Shield)
  • Gyarados (Shield)

West Lake Axewell #5

Pokemon Sword and Shield

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Location: You'll find this den in the Southwest section of the lake, just South of the Watchtower Ruins.

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.

  • Shellos (Sword)
  • Krabby (Sword)
  • Corphish (Sword)
  • Chewtle (Sword)
  • Binacle (Sword)
  • Pyukumuku (Sword)
  • Kingler (Sword)
  • Crawdaunt (Sword)
  • Barbaracle (Sword)
  • Gastrodon (Sword)
  • Jellicent (Sword)
  • Drednaw (Sword)
  • Shellos (Shield)
  • Krabby (Shield)
  • Corphish (Shield)
  • Chewtle (Shield)
  • Binacle (Shield)
  • Pyukumuku (Shield)
  • Kingler (Shield)
  • Crawdaunt (Shield)
  • Barbaracle (Shield)
  • Gastrodon (Shield)
  • Jellicent (Shield)
  • Drednaw (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.

  • Magikarp (Sword)
  • Feebas (Sword)
  • Arrokuda (Sword)
  • Chewtle (Sword)
  • Mareanie (Sword)
  • Basculin (Sword)
  • Qwilfish (Sword)
  • Toxapex (Sword)
  • Pyukumuku (Sword)
  • Gyarados (Sword)
  • Lapras (Sword)
  • Milotic (Sword)
  • Magikarp (Shield)
  • Feebas (Shield)
  • Arrokuda (Shield)
  • Chewtle (Shield)
  • Mareanie (Shield)
  • Basculin (Shield)
  • Qwilfish (Shield)
  • Toxapex (Shield)
  • Pyukumuku (Shield)
  • Gyarados (Shield)
  • Lapras (Shield)
  • Milotic (Shield)

West Lake Axewell #6

Pokemon Sword and Shield

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Location: You'll find this den in the Southwest section of the lake, just South of the Watchtower Ruins.

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.

  • Magikarp (Sword)
  • Mantyke (Sword)
  • Remoraid (Sword)
  • Chinchou (Sword)
  • Wailmer (Sword)
  • Basculin (Sword)
  • Octillery (Sword)
  • Mantine (Sword)
  • Lanturn (Sword)
  • Wailord (Sword)
  • Wishiwashi (Sword)
  • Gyarados (Sword)
  • Magikarp (Shield)
  • Mantyke (Shield)
  • Remoraid (Shield)
  • Chinchou (Shield)
  • Wailmer (Shield)
  • Basculin (Shield)
  • Octillery (Shield)
  • Mantine (Shield)
  • Lanturn (Shield)
  • Wailord (Shield)
  • Wishiwashi (Shield)
  • Gyarados (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.

  • Magikarp (Sword)
  • Feebas (Sword)
  • Arrokuda (Sword)
  • Chewtle (Sword)
  • Mareanie (Sword)
  • Basculin (Sword)
  • Qwilfish (Sword)
  • Toxapex (Sword)
  • Pyukumuku (Sword)
  • Gyarados (Sword)
  • Lapras (Sword)
  • Milotic (Sword)
  • Magikarp (Shield)
  • Feebas (Shield)
  • Arrokuda (Shield)
  • Chewtle (Shield)
  • Mareanie (Shield)
  • Basculin (Shield)
  • Qwilfish (Shield)
  • Toxapex (Shield)
  • Pyukumuku (Shield)
  • Gyarados (Shield)
  • Lapras (Shield)
  • Milotic (Shield)

Dens, dens everywhere

There you have it all 99 Pokémon dens and the Pokémon that spawn from them. As you can see, the Pokémon available in Max Raid Battles differ from one version of the game to the next. If you want to get any of those super-powerful Pokémon not in your own version, you'll want to do Max Raid Battles with other trainers online or with friends. Have fun and good luck catching Pokémon!

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