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==See also==
==See also==
* [[Poké Portal News]]
* [[Event Pokémon]]
* [[Event Pokémon]]
* [[Max Raid Battle]]
* [[Max Raid Battle]]

Revision as of 19:20, 27 November 2022

Wild Area News (Japanese: ワイルドエリアニュース 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 spawns 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. Additionally, during the Wild Area News events, certain Pokémon such as Mewtwo and Zeraora sometimes cannot be captured.

Any Pokémon Den can spawn a Max Raid Battle from Wild Area News. Pokémon Dens that do so will always emit a red beam, indicating the "common" pool. In contrast to normal Max Raid Battles (which either only allow Pokémon in 4★ and 5★ raids to have their Hidden Abilities, or guarantee Pokémon in the Pokémon Den will always have their Hidden Abilities), all Pokémon that spawn from Wild Area News have a chance of having their Hidden Abilities. Wild Area News Raids battled after Version 1.2.0 and 1.3.0 can drop Armorite Ore and Dynite Ore, respectively, regardless of whether or not the player has purchased the Pokémon Sword and Shield Expansion Pass.

On October 13, 2022, the Pokémon HOME news section announced that the final update for Wild Area News would be on November 1, 2022.

Prior to the final update on November 1, 2022, when no other Wild Area News event was active, any Pokémon Den that would normally contain an event raid would default to the April 5, 2021 event data:

Main article: Wild Area News/2021 → April 5, 2021 to November 1, 2022

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.

November 1, 2022, to End-of-life

This Wild Area News focuses on Gigantamax Pokémon, several of which are not typically available in the wild, as well as Ditto, Wooloo, and Dubwool.

The Pokémon HOME news section described these event raids as "featuring Pokémon that did not previously appear during normal play, such as Gigantamax Snorlax", and announced that Wild Area News would receive no further updates following this final update.

It is assumed this event will be available via Wild Area News until the Nintendo Switch eventually reaches End-of-life, at which point Wild Area News will become inaccessible, as servers will have shutdown.

Pokémon Games Location Levels Rate
Sw Sh
Wishing Piece
17 50%
Sw Sh
Wishing Piece
17 50%
★★
Sw Sh
Wishing Piece
30 50%
Sw Sh
Wishing Piece
30 50%
★★★
Sw Sh
Wishing Piece
40 50%
Sw Sh
Wishing Piece
40 50%
★★★★
Sw Sh
Wishing Piece
50 50%
Sw Sh
Wishing Piece
50 50%
★★★★★
Sw Sh
Wishing Piece
60 4%
Sw Sh
Wishing Piece
60 4%
Sw Sh
Wishing Piece
60 5%
Sw Sh
Wishing Piece
60 5%
Sw Sh
Wishing Piece
60 4%
Sw Sh
Wishing Piece
60 5%
Sw Sh
Wishing Piece
60 5%
Sw Sh
Wishing Piece
60 10%
Sw Sh
Wishing Piece
60 4%
Sw Sh
Wishing Piece
60 5%
Sw Sh
Wishing Piece
60 5%
Sw Sh
Wishing Piece
60 4%
Sw Sh
Wishing Piece
60 4%
Sw Sh
Wishing Piece
60 4%
Sw Sh
Wishing Piece
60 4%
Sw Sh
Wishing Piece
60 5%
Sw Sh
Wishing Piece
60 4%
Sw Sh
Wishing Piece
60 5%
Sw Sh
Wishing Piece
60 4%
Sw Sh
Wishing Piece
60 5%
Sw Sh
Wishing Piece
60 5%
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.


2022

Main article: Wild Area News/2022

2021

Main article: Wild Area News/2021

2020

Main article: Wild Area News/2020

2019

Main article: Wild Area News/2019

In other languages

Language Title
Chinese Cantonese 曠野地帶新聞
Mandarin 曠野地帶新聞 / 旷野地带新闻
France Flag.png French Bulletin des Terres Sauvages
Germany Flag.png German Neuigkeiten Aus
Italy Flag.png Italian Bollettino delle Terre Selvagge
South Korea Flag.png Korean 와일드에리어 뉴스를
Spain Flag.png Spanish Noticias del Área Silvestre

References

See also



Pokémon Dens
South Wild Area
Rolling FieldsDappled GroveWatchtower Ruins (Lair) • East Lake AxewellWest Lake Axewell
Axew's EyeSouth Lake MilochGiant's SeatNorth Lake Miloch
North Wild Area
Motostoke RiverbankBridge FieldStony WildernessDusty BowlGiant's Mirror
Hammerlocke HillsGiant's CapLake of Outrage
Isle of Armor
Fields of HonorSoothing WetlandsForest of FocusChallenge BeachBrawlers' Cave
Challenge RoadCourageous CavernLoop LagoonTraining LowlandsPotbottom Desert
Workout SeaStepping-Stone SeaInsular SeaHoneycalm SeaHoneycalm Island
Crown Tundra
Slippery SlopeFrostpoint FieldGiant's BedOld Cemetery
Snowslide SlopePath to the PeakCrown ShrineGiant's Foot
Frigid SeaThree-Point PassBallimere LakeDyna Tree Hill
Wild Area News (2019202020212022)