Wild Area News

Wild Area News is a feature in Pokémon Sword and Shield that expands on the available Max Raid Battles in the Wild Area, making certain Pokémon more common for a limited time. It can be accessed via Mystery Gift or updated automatically by connecting to the internet in game. Wild Area News typically spawn different Max Raid Battles depending on the game version. Certain species of Gigantamax Pokémon, which are usually very rare, are often made more common through Wild Area News events. These events are also currently the only way to obtain Gigantamax Snorlax.

Any den can spawn a Max Raid Battle from Wild Area News. And dens that do so will always beam a red light, indicating the "common" pool.

List of Max Raid Battles

The following lists, in reverse chronological order, the encounter rates for Max Raid Battles from different Wild Area News events.

January 9, 2020 onward

Pokémon	Games		Location	Levels	Rate
★
Lapras	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	17	40%
Rolycoly	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	17	40%
Applin	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	17	30%
Milcery	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	17	30%
★★
Lapras	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	30	40%
Carkol	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	30	40%
Flapple	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	30	30%
Appletun	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	30	30%
Alcremie Vanilla Cream Gigantamax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	30	30%
★★★
Lapras	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	40	10%
Lapras Gigantamax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	40	40%
Coalossal	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	40	10%
Coalossal Gigantamax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	40	40%
Flapple	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	40	10%
Flapple Gigantamax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	40	20%
Appletun	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	40	10%
Appletun Gigantamax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	40	20%
Alcremie Mint Cream Gigantamax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	40	10%
Alcremie Lemon Cream Gigantamax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	40	10%
Alcremie Ruby Cream Gigantamax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	40	10%
Alcremie Matcha Cream Gigantamax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	40	10%
★★★★
Lapras	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	50	10%
Lapras Gigantamax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	50	40%
Coalossal	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	50	10%
Coalossal Gigantamax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	50	40%
Flapple	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	50	10%
Flapple Gigantamax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	50	20%
Appletun	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	50	10%
Appletun Gigantamax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	50	20%
Alcremie Ruby Cream Gigantamax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	50	10%
Alcremie Matcha Cream Gigantamax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	50	10%
Alcremie Caramel Swirl Gigantamax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	50	10%
Alcremie Rainbow Swirl Gigantamax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	50	10%
★★★★★
Lapras	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	60	10%
Lapras Gigantamax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	60	40%
Coalossal	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	60	10%
Coalossal Gigantamax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	60	40%
Flapple	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	60	10%
Flapple Gigantamax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	60	20%
Appletun	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	60	10%
Appletun Gigantamax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	60	20%
Alcremie Salted Cream Gigantamax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	60	10%
Alcremie Ruby Swirl Gigantamax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	60	10%
Alcremie Mint Cream Gigantamax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	60	10%
Alcremie Lemon Cream Gigantamax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	60	10%
A colored background means that the Pokémon can be found in this location in the specified game. A white background with a colored letter means that the Pokémon cannot be found here.

December 31, 2019 - January 4, 2020

In celebration of the New Year 2020, Magikarp became more common in Max Raid Battles, with some of the Max Raid Battles programmed to guarantee a Shiny. Rewards for defeating Magikarp include a Big Nugget and several potential Nuggets.^[1]

Pokémon	Games		Location	Levels	Rate
★
Butterfree Gigantamax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	17	10%
Magikarp	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	17	52%
Magikarp Shiny	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	17	8%
Munchlax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	17	10%
Rookidee	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	17	10%
Chewtle	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	17	10%
Silicobra	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	17	10%
Sizzlipede	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	17	10%
★★
Butterfree Gigantamax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	30	10%
Magikarp	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	30	52%
Magikarp Shiny	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	30	8%
Snorlax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	30	10%
Corvisquire	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	30	10%
Drednaw	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	30	10%
Silicobra	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	30	10%
Centiskorch	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	30	10%
★★★
Butterfree Gigantamax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	40	10%
Magikarp	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	40	52%
Magikarp Shiny	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	40	8%
Snorlax Gigantamax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	40	10%
Corviknight Gigantamax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	40	10%
Drednaw Gigantamax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	40	10%
Sandaconda Gigantamax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	40	10%
Centiskorch Gigantamax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	40	10%
★★★★
Butterfree Gigantamax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	50	10%
Magikarp	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	50	52%
Magikarp Shiny	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	50	8%
Snorlax Gigantamax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	50	10%
Corviknight Gigantamax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	50	10%
Drednaw Gigantamax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	50	10%
Sandaconda Gigantamax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	50	10%
Centiskorch Gigantamax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	50	10%
★★★★★
Butterfree Gigantamax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	60	10%
Magikarp	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	70	52%
Magikarp Shiny	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	60	8%
Snorlax Gigantamax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	70	10%
Corviknight Gigantamax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	70	10%
Drednaw Gigantamax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	70	10%
Sandaconda Gigantamax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	70	10%
Centiskorch Gigantamax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	70	10%
A colored background means that the Pokémon can be found in this location in the specified game. A white background with a colored letter means that the Pokémon cannot be found here.

December 20 - 25, 2019

Delibird was made more common in celebration of the holidays, whose rewards include Ice-type TRs and Exp. Candy.^[2]

Pokémon	Games		Location	Levels	Rate
★
Butterfree	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	17	1%
Butterfree Gigantamax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	17	9%
Delibird	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	17	60%
Munchlax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	17	10%
Rookidee	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	17	10%
Chewtle	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	17	10%
Silicobra	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	17	10%
Sizzlipede	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	17	10%
★★
Butterfree Gigantamax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	30	10%
Snorlax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	30	10%
Delibird	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	30	60%
Corvisquire	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	30	10%
Drednaw	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	30	10%
Silicobra	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	30	10%
Centiskorch	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	30	10%
★★★
Butterfree Gigantamax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	40	10%
Snorlax Gigantamax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	40	10%
Delibird	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	40	60%
Corviknight Gigantamax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	40	10%
Drednaw	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	40	1%
Drednaw Gigantamax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	40	9%
Sandaconda Gigantamax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	40	10%
Centiskorch	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	40	1%
Centiskorch Gigantamax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	40	9%
★★★★
Butterfree Gigantamax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	50	10%
Snorlax Gigantamax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	50	10%
Delibird	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	50	60%
Corviknight Gigantamax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	50	10%
Drednaw	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	50	1%
Drednaw Gigantamax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	50	9%
Sandaconda Gigantamax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	50	10%
Centiskorch	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	50	1%
Centiskorch Gigantamax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	50	9%
★★★★★
Butterfree Gigantamax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	60	10%
Snorlax Gigantamax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	70	10%
Delibird	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	70	60%
Corviknight Gigantamax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	70	10%
Drednaw	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	60	1%
Drednaw Gigantamax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	70	9%
Sandaconda Gigantamax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	70	10%
Centiskorch	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	60	1%
Centiskorch Gigantamax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	70	9%
A colored background means that the Pokémon can be found in this location in the specified game. A white background with a colored letter means that the Pokémon cannot be found here.

December 4, 2019 - January 9, 2020

Gigantamax Snorlax became obtainable for the first and a limited time.^[3]

Pokémon	Games		Location	Levels	Rate
★
Butterfree	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	17	10%
Butterfree Gigantamax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	17	10%
Munchlax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	17	40%
Rookidee	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	17	20%
Chewtle	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	17	20%
Silicobra	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	17	20%
Sizzlipede	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	17	20%
★★
Butterfree Gigantamax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	30	20%
Snorlax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	30	40%
Corvisquire	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	30	20%
Drednaw	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	30	20%
Silicobra	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	30	20%
Centiskorch	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	30	20%
★★★
Butterfree Gigantamax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	40	10%
Snorlax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	40	10%
Snorlax Gigantamax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	40	40%
Corviknight Gigantamax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	40	10%
Drednaw	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	40	10%
Drednaw Gigantamax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	40	20%
Sandaconda Gigantamax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	40	10%
Centiskorch	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	40	10%
Centiskorch Gigantamax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	40	20%
★★★★
Butterfree Gigantamax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	50	10%
Snorlax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	50	10%
Snorlax Gigantamax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	50	40%
Corviknight Gigantamax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	50	10%
Drednaw	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	50	10%
Drednaw Gigantamax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	50	20%
Sandaconda Gigantamax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	50	10%
Centiskorch	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	50	10%
Centiskorch Gigantamax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	50	20%
★★★★★
Butterfree Gigantamax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	60	10%
Snorlax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	60	10%
Snorlax Gigantamax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	70	40%
Corviknight Gigantamax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	70	10%
Drednaw	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	60	10%
Drednaw Gigantamax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	70	20%
Sandaconda Gigantamax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	70	10%
Centiskorch	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	60	10%
Centiskorch Gigantamax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	70	20%
A colored background means that the Pokémon can be found in this location in the specified game. A white background with a colored letter means that the Pokémon cannot be found here.

November 15 - December 4, 2019

Gigantamax Butterfree, Sandaconda^Sw/Corviknight^Sh, and Drednaw^Sw/Centiskorch^Sh became more common for a limited time.^[4]

Pokémon	Games		Location	Levels	Rate
★
Butterfree	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	17	10%
Butterfree Gigantamax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	17	10%
Rookidee	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	17	40%
Chewtle	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	17	40%
Silicobra	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	17	40%
Sizzlipede	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	17	40%
★★
Butterfree	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	30	10%
Butterfree Gigantamax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	30	10%
Silicobra	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	30	40%
Drednaw	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	30	40%
Corvisquire	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	30	40%
Centiskorch	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	30	40%
★★★
Butterfree	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	40	5%
Butterfree Gigantamax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	40	20%
Corviknight	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	40	5%
Corviknight Gigantamax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	40	30%
Drednaw	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	40	10%
Drednaw Gigantamax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	40	30%
Sandaconda	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	40	5%
Sandaconda Gigantamax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	40	30%
Centiskorch	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	40	10%
Centiskorch Gigantamax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	40	30%
★★★★
Butterfree	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	50	5%
Butterfree Gigantamax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	50	20%
Corviknight	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	50	5%
Corviknight Gigantamax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	50	30%
Drednaw	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	50	10%
Drednaw Gigantamax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	50	30%
Sandaconda	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	50	5%
Sandaconda Gigantamax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	50	30%
Centiskorch	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	50	10%
Centiskorch Gigantamax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	50	30%
★★★★★
Butterfree	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	60	5%
Butterfree Gigantamax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	70	20%
Corviknight	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	60	5%
Corviknight Gigantamax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	70	30%
Drednaw	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	60	10%
Drednaw Gigantamax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	70	30%
Sandaconda	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	60	5%
Sandaconda Gigantamax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	70	30%
Centiskorch	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	60	10%
Centiskorch Gigantamax	Sw	Sh	Max Raid Battle	70	30%
A colored background means that the Pokémon can be found in this location in the specified game. A white background with a colored letter means that the Pokémon cannot be found here.

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