Wild Area

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A Trainer walking in the Wild Area.

The Wild Area (Japanese: ワイルドエリア Wild Area) is an extensive area in the Galar region. It adjoins several towns in the region.

The Pokémon found in the Wild Area vary depending on the weather, which can vary wildly between the different subareas. Pokémon with higher levels also wander outside of the normal tall grass in many places. The areas north of the Motostoke River are home to Pokémon with higher levels overall.

Unlike the rest of the game (which uses a fixed perspective), in the Wild Area, the player can control the camera using the right control stick.

Locations

An overview of the entire Wild Area

The Wild Area is composed of many subareas. The player first enters the Wild Area from the south, but the locations below are listed from north to south in accordance with the map. The Town Map's representation of the Wild Area is only a rough layout and may diverge from in-game borders.

South Wild Area
  • Watchtower Ruins lies in the northwestern corner.
  • East Lake Axewell is the large area in the north in front of the gate to Motostoke and includes most of the eastern half of Lake Axewell.
  • Axew's Eye is the island that lies in the middle of Lake Axewell.
  • North Lake Miloch lies in the northeastern corner and includes a part of the northern end of Lake Miloch.
  • West Lake Axewell is the western half of Lake Axewell (in the west). Despite the depiction on the Town Map, it also extends north of the footbridge to Motostoke's wall.
  • Dappled Grove lies in the southwestern corner.
  • Rolling Fields is the large central area in the south.
  • Meetup Spot is the southernmost point.
  • South Lake Miloch encompasses the majority of Lake Miloch (in the east).
  • Giant's Seat lies along the south and east borders of the Wild Area.
North Wild Area

Weather

The weather in the Wild Area varies between areas, and each area changes weather when the date changes. The weather determines which wild Pokémon can appear, and may cause certain weather conditions and terrain to appear in battle.

Thunderstorms, blizzards, sandstorms, and fog are rarer than other weather conditions. If these weather conditions are occurring anywhere in the Wild Area, this fact will be advertised on the X menu.

Sandstorms, blizzards, and fog will not appear until the player has reached certain points in the games. If they would appear in the Wild Area, they instead appear as intense sun, snow, or clear (respectively). Once the player unlocks the weather, any instances of it that would have appeared immediately become that weather (even without changing the date).

On certain special dates, the whole Wild Area will have the same weather. These dates are typically the first of a month.

Since symbol encounters and wanderers are spawned based on the weather the player is currently experiencing, it is possible for the weather of one zone to affect these types of spawns in another zone near a border.

Icon Weather Common Pokémon Effect in battle Prerequisite Special dates
Clear Clear (はれ) Normal, Grass, Flying May 1
Cloudy Cloudy (くもり) Fighting, Poison, Dark March 1
Rain Rain (あめ) Water, Bug Rain October 1
Thunderstorm Thunderstorm (豪雨) Water, Electric, Dragon Rain, Electric Terrain November 1
Snow Snow (ゆき) Ice Hail December 1
December 25
Blizzard Blizzard (吹雪) Ice, Steel Hail Visit Hammerlocke February 1
Harsh sunlight Harsh sunlight (ひでり) Fire, Ground Harsh sunlight July 1
Sandstorm Sandstorm (砂嵐) Ground, Rock Sandstorm Visit Hammerlocke April 1
Fog Fog () Psychic, Ghost, Fairy Misty Terrain Become Champion February 29
June 1

Features

The Wild Area has a number of features that appear in many different areas:

  • The Wild Area is populated with 99 Pokémon Dens, where the player can participate in Max Raid Battles.
  • There are a large number of hidden items throughout the Wild Area. These items respawn daily, and each specific spot may yield different items on different days.
  • Watt Traders allow the player to trade Watts for items, participate in the Rotom Rally, change the color of their outfit, and upgrade their Rotom Bike.

Items

Hidden items

There are a large number of hidden items throughout the Wild Area. These hidden items regenerate each day, even if the player has not obtained them.

Each spot has one or more possible items that it can yield, with the possible items depending on the spot. Every item that regenerates daily can also rarely regenerate as a Wishing Piece (at approximately a 1% chance) instead of the items in its standard pool.

100-Watt gifts

Hikers and Fishers may appear in different parts of the Wild Area to offer the player an unspecified item for 100 Watts. The player does not know what the item is until they agree to purchase it.

Fisher

Item Location Games
Pearl Pearl ×3 Common  Sw  Sh 
Big Pearl Big Pearl Common  Sw  Sh 
Big Pearl Big Pearl ×2 Average  Sw  Sh 
Big Pearl Big Pearl ×3 Average  Sw  Sh 
Pearl String Pearl String Average  Sw  Sh 
Pearl String Pearl String ×2 Rare  Sw  Sh 
Wishing Piece Wishing Piece Rare  Sw  Sh 

Hiker

A Hiker's possible items depend on the player's progress, changing when the player gains their second Badge and when they become Champion.

Item Rate
0-1 Badge 2-8 Badges Champion
Exp. Candy XS Exp. Candy XS Common
Exp. Candy XS Exp. Candy XS ×2 Common
Exp. Candy XS Exp. Candy XS ×3 Common
Exp. Candy XS Exp. Candy XS ×4 Average
Exp. Candy XS Exp. Candy XS ×5 Common
Exp. Candy S Exp. Candy S Rare Common Common
Exp. Candy S Exp. Candy S ×2 Common Common
Exp. Candy S Exp. Candy S ×3 Rare
Exp. Candy M Exp. Candy M Rare Common
Exp. Candy M Exp. Candy M ×2 Uncommon
Exp. Candy L Exp. Candy L Rare
Rare Candy Rare Candy Rare Rare Rare
Wishing Piece Wishing Piece Very Rare Very Rare Very Rare

Trainers

Pokémon Breeder Chloe can appear in many different Wild Area zones. She eventually reappears after being defeated.

She can appear in the following Wild Area zones:

Trainer Pokémon
Before earning the Fire Badge
Pokémon Breeder Chloe
Pokémon Breeder Chloe
テツコ Tetsuko
Reward: $2,600
Grookey Grookey Lv.13
No item
Scorbunny Scorbunny Lv.13
No item
Sobble Sobble Lv.13
No item
After earning the Fire Badge
Pokémon Breeder Chloe
Pokémon Breeder Chloe
テツコ Tetsuko
Reward: $9,000
Raboot Raboot Lv.30
No item
Drizzile Drizzile Lv.30
No item
Thwackey Thwackey Lv.30
No item
After becoming Champion
Pokémon Breeder Chloe
Pokémon Breeder Chloe
テツコ Tetsuko
Reward: $18,000
Inteleon Inteleon Lv.60
No item
Rillaboom Rillaboom Lv.60
No item
Cinderace Cinderace Lv.60
No item


In the anime

The Wild Area in the anime

In the main series

The Wild Area appeared in SS005, where Ash and Go explored it. They witnessed a Snorlax Gigantamaxing, but it blocked a railroad line in the process, threatening to cause an accident. However, Ash and Go were able to make Snorlax move off the tracks, saving the train. Afterwards, in the same area, Go caught the Scorbunny that had followed him from Wyndon.

Pokémon found in the Wild Area

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Braviary
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Maractus
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Wooloo
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Ribombee
Wild Area Grubbin.png
Grubbin
Wild Area Phantump.png
Phantump
Wild Area Seedot.png
Seedot
Wild Area Goomy.png
Goomy
Wild Area Hippopotas.png
Hippopotas
Wild Area Tympole.png
Tympole
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Frillish
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Flygon
Wild Area Snorlax.png
Snorlax ↔ Gigantamax Snorlax

In Pokémon: Twilight Wings

The Wild Area in Pokémon: Twilight Wings

The Wild Area first appeared during a montage at the end of Letter, where Bea was shown confronting a wild Rhydon. Bea's visit to the Wild Area was shown in full in Training, where she took a Flying Taxi there to train with her Machop, Machoke, and Machamp following her loss against Leon in a battle.

In the manga

The Wild Area in Pokémon Adventures

In the Pokemon Adventures manga

The Wild Area first appeared in the Sword & Shield arc.

In other languages

Language Title
Chinese Cantonese 曠野地帶 Kwongyéh Deihdaai
Mandarin 曠野地帶 / 旷野地带 Kuàngyě Dìdài
The Netherlands Flag.png Dutch Wilde Land
France Flag.png French Terres Sauvages
Germany Flag.png German Naturzone
Italy Flag.png Italian Terre Selvagge
South Korea Flag.png Korean 와일드에리어 Wild Area
Portugal Flag.png European Portuguese Área Selvagem
Russia Flag.png Russian Нетронутые Земли Netronutyye Zemli
Spain Flag.png Spanish Área Silvestre


Galar
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Water Gym logo.png
Fire Gym logo.png
Fighting Gym logo.png

Ghost Gym logo.png
Fairy Gym logo.png
Rock Gym logo.png

Ice Gym logo.png
Dark Gym logo.png
Dragon Gym logo.png
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Settlements
PostwickWedgehurstMotostokeTurffieldHulburyHammerlocke
Stow-on-SideBallonleaCirchesterSpikemuthWyndon
Routes
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Landmarks
Slumbering WealdGalar MineGalar Mine No. 2Motostoke Outskirts
Glimwood TangleRoute 9 TunnelRose Tower/Battle TowerEnergy PlantTower Summit
Wild Area
Meetup SpotRolling FieldsDappled GroveWatchtower RuinsEast Lake AxewellWest Lake Axewell
Axew's EyeSouth Lake MilochGiant's SeatNorth Lake MilochMotostoke RiverbankBridge Field
Stony WildernessDusty BowlGiant's MirrorHammerlocke HillsGiant's CapLake of Outrage
Isle of Armor
Fields of HonorMaster DojoSoothing WetlandsForest of FocusChallenge BeachTower of WatersBrawlers' Cave
Challenge RoadTower of DarknessCourageous CavernLoop LagoonTraining LowlandsWarm-Up Tunnel
Potbottom DesertWorkout SeaStepping-Stone SeaInsular SeaHoneycalm SeaHoneycalm Island
Crown Tundra
Slippery SlopeMax LairFreezingtonFrostpoint FieldGiant's BedRock Peak RuinsIron RuinsOld Cemetery
Snowslide SlopeIceberg RuinsTunnel to the TopPath to the PeakCrown ShrineGiant's FootRoaring-Sea Caves
Frigid SeaThree-Point PassSplit-Decision RuinsBallimere LakeLakeside CaveDyna Tree Hill


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