Galar

Galar is the region where Pokémon Sword and Pokémon Shield takes place. It made its anime debut in Pokémon Journeys: The Series. The region is based on Great Britain.

The First partner Pokémon for beginners are Grookey, Scorbunny, and Sobble.

Cities and towns

• Postwick
• Wedgehurst
• Motostoke
• Turffield
• Hulbury
• Hammerlocke
• Stow-on-Side
• Ballonlea
• Circhester
• Spikemuth
• Wyndon

Landmarks

• Wild Area
  • Meetup Spot
  • Rolling Fields
  • Dappled Grove
  • Watchtower Ruins
  • East Lake Axewell
  • West Lake Axewell
  • Axew's Eye
  • South Lake Miloch
  • Giant's Seat
  • North Lake Miloch
  • Motostoke Riverbank
  • Bridge Field
  • Stony Wilderness
  • Dusty Bowl
  • Giant's Mirror
  • Hammerlocke Hills
  • Giant's Cap
  • Lake of Outrage
• Slumbering Weald
• Galar Mine
• Galar Mine No. 2
• Motostoke Outskirts
• Glimwood Tangle
• Route 9 Tunnel
• Rose Tower/Battle Tower
• Energy Plant
• Isle of Armor
  • Brawlers' Cave
  • Challenge Beach
    • Tower of Waters
  • Challenge Road
    • Tower of Darkness
  • Courageous Cavern
  • Fields of Honor
    • Master Dojo
  • Forest of Focus
  • Honeycalm Island
  • Honeycalm Sea
  • Insular Sea
  • Loop Lagoon
  • Potbottom Desert
  • Soothing Wetlands
  • Stepping-Stone Sea
  • Training Lowlands
  • Warm-Up Tunnel
  • Workout Sea
• Crown Tundra
  • Ballimere Lake
  • Crown Shrine
  • Dyna Tree Hill
  • Freezington
  • Frigid Sea
  • Frostpoint Field
  • Giant's Bed
    • Iron Ruins
    • Rock Peak Ruins
  • Giant's Foot
  • Lakeside Cave
  • Old Cemetery
  • Path to the Peak
  • Roaring-Sea Caves
  • Slippery Slope
    • Max Lair
  • Snowslide Slope
    • Iceberg Ruins
  • Three-Point Pass
    • Split-Decision Ruins
  • Tunnel to the Top

Pokémon League

Gym Leaders

Name	Settlement	Type	Signature Pokémon	Badge
Milo	Turffield	Grass	Eldegoss Flapple (rematches) Appletun (rematches)	Grass Badge
Nessa	Hulbury	Water	Drednaw Drednaw (rematches)	Water Badge
Kabu	Motostoke	Fire	Centiskorch	Fire Badge
Bea	Stow-on-Side	Fighting	Machamp	Fighting Badge
Allister	Stow-on-Side	Ghost	Gengar	Ghost Badge
Opal/Bede	Ballonlea	Fairy	Alcremie (Opal) Hatterene (Bede)	Fairy Badge
Gordie	Circhester	Rock	Coalossal	Rock Badge
Melony	Circhester	Ice	Lapras	Ice Badge
Piers/Marnie	Spikemuth	Dark	Obstagoon (Piers) Grimmsnarl (Marnie)	Dark Badge
Raihan	Hammerlocke	Dragon	Duraludon	Dragon Badge

Champion Cup

Name	Type	Signature Pokémon
Marnie (Semi-Finals)	Dark	Grimmsnarl
Hop (Semi-Finals)	Mix	Inteleon (if the player character chooses Grookey) Rillaboom (if the player character chooses Scorbunny) Cinderace (if the player character chooses Sobble) Corviknight (rematches)
Bede (Interruption)	Fairy	Hatterene
Nessa (Finals)	Water	Drednaw
Bea (Finals)	Fighting	Machamp
Allister (Finals)	Ghost	Gengar
Raihan (Finals)	Dragon	Duraludon

Champion

Name	Type	Signature Pokémon
Leon	Mix	Charizard

Trivia

• Galar is the first core series region:
  • Not to have an "o" in its English name.
  • Not to have the Elite Four.
    • Instead, the Pokémon League (Galar) only have the Champion Cup, where the player character only battle the rivals, three of the eight Gym leaders, in the Semi-Finals and Finals respectively and battle the Champion in the Championship Match.
  • To contain no settlements that end in "Town" or "City" in their English names.
  • To introduce no Mythical Pokémon at the time of its release.
  • To contain a single landmass the map of which does not fit on the screen. Previous regions with multiple maps either contained or were archipelagos.
  • To introduce four fossils, the most of any region so far.
    • Despite this, the region does not beat the record for most Fossil Pokémon introduced (five in Kanto) due to the Galarian Fossil Pokémon being unable to evolve.
    • Also, for the first time, none of the introduced Fossil Pokémon are Rock type.
  • To have two Gym Leaders resign from their posts over the course of a single game's plot.
  • To not have an series solely dedicated to Ash Ketchum fully exploring the region in a journey.
  • The only region where Ash Ketchum didn't catch a First partner Pokémon.
• Like Kalos and Paldea. Galar is based on a European country. In this case, Galar is based on the United Kingdom, but upside-down.
• Galar is one, if not the biggest, region so far in the Pokémon franchise.
• Much like Johto, Galar region does not have an Electric-type Gym Leader or other notable specialists.
• Galar is the first region to have a Dark-type Gym and Gym Leader.
• Galar is the first region to not have traditional badges. The names are now simply the type used by the Gym Leader.
• Galar is the first region where trainers have to wear official/regulation uniforms when challenging Gym Leaders. This clothing style is comparable to Super Contests in Sinnoh.
• Galar has the fewest numbered routes of any core series region, with ten.
• Northern Ireland is the only UK country not to be featured in the Galar region.
• Gym Leader battles are public spectacles, with Gyms now having stadiums for the battles. The puzzles and challenges in each Gym have been retained from previous games, though.
• Galar's gym challenge bears a similarity to the Heartland Carnival in the anime series, Yu-Gi-Oh ZEXAL:
  • Having to register to participate.
  • Collecting pieces of an emblem to gain entry into the final round.
• The adjectival form of Galar is "Galarian".
• The script of the region bears a resemblance to the old Hungarian script.

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v · d · e Regions
Core series	Kanto Sevii Islands Johto Hoenn Sinnoh Battle Zone Hisui Unova Kalos Alola Galar Isle of Armor Crown Tundra Paldea Kitakami
Others	Orre Fiore Almia Oblivia Ransei Ferrum Pasio Lental Aeos Island
Pokémon the Series	Orange Islands Decolore Islands

v · d · e List of Galar locations
Characters · Pokédex
Cities	Circhester Hammerlocke Motostoke Wyndon
Towns	Ballonlea Hulbury Postwick Spikemuth Stow-on-Side Turffield Wedgehurst
Pokémon League	Wyndon Stadium
Routes	1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Landmarks	Battle Tower Rose Tower Energy Plant Galar Mine Galar Mine No. 2 Motostoke Outskirts Glimwood Tangle Route 9 Tunnel Slumbering Weald
Wild Area	Axew's Eye Bridge Field Dappled Grove Dusty Bowl East Lake Axewell Giant's Cap Giant's Mirror Giant's Seat Hammerlocke Hills Lake of Outrage Dens Meetup Spot Motostoke Riverbank Dens North Lake Miloch Rolling Fields South Lake Miloch Stony Wilderness Watchtower Ruins West Lake Axewell
Isle of ArmorTIoA	Brawlers' Cave Challenge Beach Challenge Road Dens Courageous Cavern Fields of Honor Forest of Focus Honeycalm Island Honeycalm Sea Dens Insular Sea Loop Lagoon Master Dojo Potbottom Desert Soothing Wetlands Stepping-Stone Sea Tower of Darkness Tower of Waters Training Lowlands Warm-Up Tunnel Workout Sea
Crown TundraTCT	Ballimere Lake Crown Shrine Dyna Tree Hill Freezington Frigid Sea Frostpoint Field Dens Giant's Bed Giant's Foot Dens Iceberg Ruins Iron Ruins Lakeside Cave Max Lair Old Cemetery Path to the Peak Roaring-Sea Caves Rock Peak Ruins Slippery Slope Dens Snowslide Slope Split-Decision Ruins Three-Point Pass Tunnel to the Top
See also	Kanto Sevii Islands Johto Hoenn Sinnoh Battle Zone Hisui Unova Kalos Alola Isle of Armor Crown Tundra Paldea Kitakami Terarium
Regions