Nuzlocke Tracker

Pokémon Shield Nuzlocke Guide

This guide contains useful information for a Shield Nuzlocke. Lists of all of the available Pokémon, the number of encounters, and detailed overviews of all Boss battles.

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Shield Encounters

A fun aspect of Nuzlocke runs is the variety of encounters forcing you to try out new Pokémon you've never used before. That is why it's important to know which Pokémon will be available during a run. We've compiled a list of every encounter for Pokémon Shield so you can quickly see who you might want on your team!

Pokémon Shield has 72 different encounter locations with 367 different Pokémon available as wild encounters. Hover over a Pokémon to see where to encounter it!

15 Fire Pokémon encounters

19 Dragon Pokémon encounters

20 Fighting Pokémon encounters

23 Electric Pokémon encounters

25 Fairy Pokémon encounters

27 Steel Pokémon encounters

27 Ghost Pokémon encounters

28 Ice Pokémon encounters

28 Dark Pokémon encounters

29 Rock Pokémon encounters

30 Poison Pokémon encounters

31 Grass Pokémon encounters

33 Bug Pokémon encounters

38 Flying Pokémon encounters

39 Ground Pokémon encounters

39 Psychic Pokémon encounters

41 Normal Pokémon encounters

65 Water Pokémon encounters

15Fire Pokémon
FIRE

19Dragon Pokémon
DRAGON

20Fighting Pokémon
FIGHTING

23Electric Pokémon
ELECTRIC

25Fairy Pokémon
FAIRY

27Steel Pokémon
STEEL

27Ghost Pokémon
GHOST

28Ice Pokémon
ICE

28Dark Pokémon
DARK

29Rock Pokémon
ROCK

30Poison Pokémon
POISON

31Grass Pokémon
GRASS

33Bug Pokémon
BUG

38Flying Pokémon
FLYING

39Ground Pokémon
GROUND

39Psychic Pokémon
PSYCHIC

41Normal Pokémon
NORMAL

65Water Pokémon
WATER

Shield Boss Battles

In order to complete a Shield Nuzlocke and become the Champion, you will need to win 36 Boss battles throughout the Galar region - ranging from bickering Rival & Evil team fights, to Gym Leaders & ultimately the Elite Four.

These can be a challenge, especially when your dear nicknamed nuzlocke mons are at risk. So below we've listed detailed overviews of all these fights! Giving you all the information you'll need to face everything from Hop's Wooloo to Raihan's Duraludon.

8 Gym Leader fights

7 Elite Four fights

19 Rival fights

2 Evil Team fights

Select your starter type

Like all Pokémon games, you will have to select a starter. The type will update some of the boss teams to match. For example, if your starter was a grass type Hop might have a fire type to take advantage!

Gym Leader fights

  • - Turfield Gym

    has a team of 0, made up of a level undefined undefined. The level cap for this fight is level null.

  • - Hulbury Gym

    has a team of 0, made up of a level undefined undefined. The level cap for this fight is level null.

  • - Motostoke Gym

    has a team of 0, made up of a level undefined undefined. The level cap for this fight is level null.

  • - Stow-on-Side Gym

    has a team of 0, made up of a level undefined undefined. The level cap for this fight is level null.

  • - Ballonlea Gym

    has a team of 0, made up of a level undefined undefined. The level cap for this fight is level null.

  • - Circhester Gym

    has a team of 0, made up of a level undefined undefined. The level cap for this fight is level null.

  • - Spikemouth Gym

    has a team of 0, made up of a level undefined undefined. The level cap for this fight is level null.

  • - Hammerlock Gym

    has a team of 0, made up of a level undefined undefined. The level cap for this fight is level null.

Elite Four fights

  • - Wyndon Semi Finals

    has a team of 0, made up of a level undefined undefined. The level cap for this fight is level null.

  • - Wyndon Semi Finals

    has a team of 0, made up of a level undefined undefined. The level cap for this fight is level null.

  • - Wyndon Championship Match

    has a team of 0, made up of a level undefined undefined. The level cap for this fight is level null.

  • - Wyndon Championship Match

    has a team of 0, made up of a level undefined undefined. The level cap for this fight is level null.

  • - Wyndon Championship Match

    has a team of 0, made up of a level undefined undefined. The level cap for this fight is level null.

  • - Wyndon Championship Match

    has a team of 0, made up of a level undefined undefined. The level cap for this fight is level null.

  • - Wyndon Championship Final

    has a team of 0, made up of a level undefined undefined. The level cap for this fight is level null.

Rival fights

  • - Hop's House

    has a team of 0, made up of a level undefined undefined. The level cap for this fight is level null.

  • - Route 2

    has a team of 0, made up of a level undefined undefined. The level cap for this fight is level null.

  • - Motostoke

    has a team of 0, made up of a level undefined undefined. The level cap for this fight is level null.

  • - Galar Mine Exit

    has a team of 0, made up of a level undefined undefined. The level cap for this fight is level null.

  • - Route 5

    has a team of 0, made up of a level undefined undefined. The level cap for this fight is level null.

  • - Galar Mine No.2 Exit

    has a team of 0, made up of a level undefined undefined. The level cap for this fight is level null.

  • - Budew Drop Inn

    has a team of 0, made up of a level undefined undefined. The level cap for this fight is level null.

  • - Route 6

    has a team of 0, made up of a level undefined undefined. The level cap for this fight is level null.

  • - Stow-on-Side Monument

    has a team of 0, made up of a level undefined undefined. The level cap for this fight is level null.

  • - Route 7

    has a team of 0, made up of a level undefined undefined. The level cap for this fight is level null.

  • - Route 8

    has a team of 0, made up of a level undefined undefined. The level cap for this fight is level null.

  • - Outer Spikemouth

    has a team of 0, made up of a level undefined undefined. The level cap for this fight is level null.

  • - Fields of Honor

    has a team of 0, made up of a level undefined undefined. The level cap for this fight is level null.

  • - Master Dojo

    has a team of 0, made up of a level undefined undefined. The level cap for this fight is level null.

  • - Warm-Up Tunnel

    has a team of 0, made up of a level undefined undefined. The level cap for this fight is level null.

  • - Battle Court

    has a team of 0, made up of a level undefined undefined. The level cap for this fight is level null.

  • - Battle Court

    has a team of 0, made up of a level undefined undefined. The level cap for this fight is level null.

  • - Slippery Slope Ambush

    has a team of 0, made up of a level undefined undefined. The level cap for this fight is level null.

  • - Max Lair

    has a team of 0, made up of a level undefined undefined. The level cap for this fight is level null.

Evil Team fights

  • - Rose Tower

    has a team of 0, made up of a level undefined undefined. The level cap for this fight is level null.

  • - Energy Plant

    has a team of 0, made up of a level undefined undefined. The level cap for this fight is level null.

Now that you're ready to take on the Pokémon Shield Nuzlocke Challenge, why not keep track of all your encounters with the Nuzlocke Tracker?