59 legendariesGen 8 · GalarUpdated NOV 12, 2026

Legendary Pokémon in Sword & Shield

The Crown Tundra holds most of the 59 legendaries in Sword & Shield: only Eternatus comes in the story, and Type: Null plus Zacian or Zamazenta follow the credits. Galarian Articuno flies there, and you must touch the real one, not a mirage. Regigigas appears at Giant’s Bed with all five Regis in the party.

  • In game 1
  • Evolve 5
  • Post-game 3
  • DLC 52
The list

Sword & Shield legendary list: all 59 legendaries

Each save can catch only one of Glastrier and Spectrier and only one of Regieleki and Regidrago; trade for the other one of each pair, whichever version you play.

Gen 6 legendaries (Kalos)

3

Xerneas is a Sword-only Max Lair catch and Yveltal a Shield-only one, and Zygarde turns up there for either version.

Where to catch them

How to get every legendary in Sword & Shield

Eternatus joins during the story, and Zacian or Zamazenta waits at the Energy Plant after the credits. Nearly everything else needs The Crown Tundra, mostly through the Max Lair.

In game1

Evolve5

Post-game3

DLC52

Version exclusives

Zacian is Sword’s and Zamazenta is Shield’s for keeps. The Max Lair exclusives only bind the host, so join an adventure on the other version for those.

Only in Sword 9

  • Ho-Oh
  • Latios
  • Groudon
  • Dialga
  • Tornadus
  • Reshiram
  • Xerneas
  • Solgaleo
  • Zacian

Only in Shield 9

  • Lugia
  • Latias
  • Kyogre
  • Palkia
  • Thundurus
  • Zekrom
  • Yveltal
  • Lunala
  • Zamazenta
Where to find

Sword & Shield legendary hunts: Max Lair, ruins and footprints

Peony’s Legendary Clues come with a Master Ball, and the carrot you grow picks Calyrex’s steed: Iceroot at Snowslide Slope brings Glastrier, Shaderoot at the Old Cemetery brings Spectrier.

Before you battle

  • Each save gets only one of Glastrier and Spectrier and only one of Regieleki and Regidrago: the other one takes a trade
  • In The Crown Tundra, Peony hands you a Master Ball along with the Legendary Clues in Freezington
Mythicals

Sword & Shield mythicals: Keldeo, Mew and HOME arrivals

Keldeo is the mythical you catch yourself, in The Crown Tundra: report all three Swords of Justice to Sonia, then camp and cook a curry on the Ballimere Lake islet with them in your party.

Catch it in SwSh1

  • KeldeoBallimere Lake (Cobalion, Terrakion and Virizion in your party)The Crown Tundra
    Level
    65
    Needs
    CobalionTerrakionVirizion
    When
    After you have caught Cobalion, Terrakion and Virizion and told Sonia
    1. Ride from Dyna Tree Hill onto Ballimere Lake to the small island with an old pot and a lone footprint
    2. With Cobalion, Terrakion and Virizion in your party, set up camp there and cook a curry
    3. Leave camp and Keldeo appears on the island in its Resolute Form

Gifts1

  • MewPoké Ball Plus gift
    Level
    1
    Needs
    Poké Ball Plus
    1. Use a Poké Ball Plus that has never given out its Mew, in any game: each ball holds only one
    2. Open Mystery Gift from the menu and connect the Poké Ball Plus
    3. When the game says a Pokémon is inside the ball, choose yes to receive Mew
    4. The Switch needs an internet connection for the transfer
    • No Mew lives in Galar: the Poké Ball Plus is the only way to get one inside the game

Bring it from another game12

  • MewPokémon HOME transfer from another game
  • CelebiPokémon HOME transfer from another game
  • JirachiPokémon HOME transfer from another game
  • VictiniPokémon HOME transfer from another game
  • GenesectPokémon HOME transfer from another game
  • DianciePokémon HOME transfer from another game
  • VolcanionPokémon HOME transfer from another game
  • MagearnaPokémon HOME transfer from another game
  • MarshadowPokémon HOME transfer from another game
  • ZeraoraPokémon HOME transfer from another game
  • MeltanPokémon HOME transfer from another game

    TipMeltan does not evolve here: Melmetal evolves from Meltan in Pokémon GO with 400 Candy

  • MelmetalPokémon HOME transfer from another game

From past events only

Zarude reached Galar only through event distributions: neither Sword & Shield nor its two expansions has an in-game route for it.

Sets

Legendary sets in Sword & Shield

Split-Decision Ruins opens only for Regirock, Regice and Registeel in your party, and Regigigas wants every Regi along, including the one your save skipped.

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Keep exploring

More Pokémon lists for Sword & Shield

Galarian Articuno, Galarian Zapdos and Galarian Moltres also have spots on the Sword & Shield Regional forms list.

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