Just like every other Pokémon game and the Isle of Armor, the new expansion The Crown Tundra also has Version Exclusives. This means that certain Pokémon will only show in the wild and in Dynamax Adventures on either Pokémon Sword or Pokémon Shield.
While exclusive players can still trade for the other versions or join a player's Dynamax Adventure on the opposite version of the game to obtain these Pokemon. In addition if you do find a version exclusive and don't catch it, Peonia will still allow you to search for it on the opposite version of the game. Pokémon HOME is another great way to trade as normally players will request a version exclusive for a version exclusive in the GTS.
Sword Exclusive Pokémon
Wild Pokemon
- Omanyte
- Omastar
- Bagon
- Shelgon
- Salamence
Legendaries/Mythicals/Ultra Beasts
- Ho-Oh
- Groudon
- Latios
- Dialga
- Reshiram
- Tornadus
- Xerneas
- Solgaleo (includes evolving from Cosmog)
Shield Exclusive Pokémon
Wild Pokemon
- Kabuto
- Kabutops
- Gible
- Gabite
- Garchomp
Legendaries/Mythicals/Ultra Beasts
- Lugia
- Kyogre
- Latias
- Palkia
- Zekrom
- Thuderous
- Yveltal
- Lunala (includes evolving from Cosmog)
