Pokémon Sword and Shield The Elite Four in Pokémon Sword and Shield are not like the Elite Four in other Pokémon games. Instead of competing against four regular trainers back-to-back, you’ll first compete against your opponents to qualify for the competition. Following that, you’ll be pitted against a chosen group of gym leaders you’ve already faced. (They’re also vying for the title of Champion.) After defeating them in a bracket-style, you will face the champion.
You will be restored between battles as you return to the waiting room. You can’t even access your PC or switch out your Pokémon while in the reception room, so make sure your party is balanced.
How to defeat Leon in Pokémon Sword and Shield’s Championship
After the great struggle at the Energy Plant with Chairman Rose and Eternatus, you’ll have to defeat Leon in the Championship Match as the final obstacle in Sword and Shield’s primary narrative. After the great struggle at the Energy Plant with Chairman Rose and Eternatus, the ultimate task in Sword and Shield’s primary tale is how to defeat Leon in the Championship Match.
We’ll go through all of the attainable Pokémon, item locations, trainers and their teams, as well as any important plot points, riddles, or difficulties along the road, on each page of our guide laid out in this manner. Because you frequently backtrack or visit different locations in your quest to become Galar League Champion, our walkthrough pages, when relevant, will be broken down into discrete sections pertaining to each of your visits to a certain site.
Champion Battle
Leon is capable of becoming rather tough. He’s around 10 levels higher than anyone else in the bracket stage, so make sure you breezed through the previous encounters or he’ll trip you up. He’ll Gigantamax his Charizard, and it’s quite powerful. Expect him to perform the grass-type Dynamax move to one-hit K.O. any water-type Pokémon. When he’s not in Gigantamax form, the move is Solar Beam, thus if you’re going to use a water-type, I’d wait for his Gigantamax to wear off. His party changes based on the beginning Pokémon you choose, so he might be the captain of any of the following teams:
Scorbunny
- Aegislash, level 62, steel/ghost
- Dragapult, level 62, dragon/ghost
- Haxorus, level 63, dragon
- Rime, level 64, ice/psychic
- Intel Xeon, level 64, water
- Charizard, level 65, fire
Cobble
- Aegislash, level 62, steel/ghost
- Dragapult, level 62, dragon/ghost
- Haxorus, level 63, dragon
- Rhyperior, level 64, ground/rock
- Rillaboom, level 64, grass
- Charizard, level 65, fire
Grookey
- Aegislash, level 62, steel/ghost
- Dragapult, level 62, dragon/ghost
- Haxorus, level 63, dragon
- Seismitoad, level 64, water/ground
- Cinderace, level 64, fire
- Charizard, level 65, fire
How to Defeat Leon in the Championship Match with Pokémon Sword and Shield
Finally, it’s time for your final bout against Leon, Galar’s reigning champion, in the Championship Match. Leon has a diverse squad, but you’ll be familiar with two of them ahead of time: the Gigantamax Charizard he’s famed for, and the third beginning Pokémon which neither you nor Hop picked at the start of your trip.
Pokemon Sword and Shield Final Battle
| Trainer | Pokémon | Level |
| Champion Leon | Aegislash Rillaboom / Cinderace / Inteleon Haxorus Seismitoad Dragapult Charizard (Gigantamax) |
Lv.62 Lv.64 Lv.63 Lv.64 Lv.62 Lv.65 |
Aegislash is Leon’s first Pokémon, and probably the toughest, because of its distinctive ability and solid numbers. You have the advantage, however, because you can train your first Pokémon to be effective against it. Fire, Ground, Ghosts, and Dark are all quite effective.
Dragapult is up next, a super-fast, high Special Attack Dragon-type with considerable damage potential. Fortunately, it has a slew of vulnerabilities, including Ghost and Dark like Aegislash, as well as Fairy, Ice, and Dragon. Haxorus is another pure Dragon-type, so he suffers from Dragon, Ice, and Fairy once more, and things get more situational.
Seismitoad is hefty but 4x weak to Grass – ideal if you started with Grookey – thus any Grass-type attacks will deal massive damage. Then there’s his beginning Pokémon, which, unlike Hop’s, will be a formidable foe to your own. If you select Grookey, he will use Cinderace, Cobble will use Rillaboom, and Scorbunny will use Intel Xeon.
Finally, he will summon Gigantamax Charizard. Fortunately, it’s 4x vulnerable to Rock-type attacks, so you may take it out in a single blow with the correct Pokémon. We discovered that Colossal was ideal because it also resists Fire-type attacks!
When the battle is over, you are the Champion of Galar!
Take it all in, watch the credits, and unwind because the main story is over. Congratulations!
