Slumbering Weald

Slumbering Weald まどろみの森 Slumbering Forest "Wild Missingno. appeared!"
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Location:	West of Postwick
Region:	Galar
Generations:	VIII
Location of Slumbering Weald in Galar.
Pokémon world locations

The Slumbering Weald (Japanese: まどろみの森 Slumbering Forest) is a forest in southern Galar, located west of Postwick.

Role

Spoiler warning: this article may contain major plot or ending details.

At the start of the game, the Slumbering Weald is blocked by a closed gate. After the player and Hop obtain their first partner Pokémon, a Wooloo crashes through the gate, prompting the two to enter the area to rescue it. After the first grass patch and before leaving the third grass patch, the player may talk to Hop any number of times to heal their Pokémon. After leaving the second grass patch, the player and Hop hear a cry, and Hop automatically heals the player's Pokémon. Soon after leaving the third grass patch, Hop runs ahead of the player; after following him, the two run into a thick wall of fog and are suddenly approached by a mysterious Pokémon. None of the player's Pokémon's moves have any effect on it, and they and Hop are soon knocked unconscious as the mysterious Pokémon envelops them in opaque fog. The two wake up and are found soon after by Leon, who also managed to find the runaway Wooloo, and leads everyone out of the forest. The gate closes again at this point, and does not re-open until much later in the game.

During this first visit, the game does not allow the player to leave the Slumbering Weald. After the second and third grass patches, Hop also prevents the player from backtracking to the grass patch they just left.

Zacian and Zamazenta encountered during the Darkest Day

After Rose interrupts the Champion Cup by starting the Darkest Day, the player and Hop enter the forest again in order to find the Pokémon they met before, since legend says it once stopped the Darkest Day in the past. The player and Hop eventually find both of the Pokémon described in Galarian legends, and Sonia explains that they are known as Zacian and Zamazenta, which were born somewhere beyond the Slumbering Weald long, long ago. At an altar at the deepest part of the forest, the player and Hop discover the Rusted Sword and the Rusted Shield, ancient artifacts that were once used to stop the Darkest Day. Each of them takes one of the relics, before traveling to Hammerlocke to stop Rose. While the player and Hop confront Eternatus, Zacian and Zamazenta awaken from their long sleep near the altar and rush to join the battle.

The altar where Zacian and Zamazenta sleep

During the post-game, the player meets Hop at Slumbering Weald and battles him. After the player has defeated Hop yet again, the two return the relics to the altar, only for Sordward and Shielbert to show up and snatch them. The player manages to recover one of the items, but the two brothers get away with the other one.

Later, Hop pursues Zamazenta^Sw/Zacian^Sh to the Slumbering Weald after the twin brothers had driven it berserk, and manages to calm it down by the time player is done catching the other Legendary Pokémon and they and Sonia reach the Slumbering Weald. The Legendary Pokémon then willingly lets itself to be caught by Hop, becoming one of his partners. Hop then requests the player battle him for one last time, in the same place where their adventure first began. Once the battle is over, Hop declares that his new dream is to become a Pokémon Professor, and Sonia offers him a place as her assistant, which he accepts.

	Spoilers end here.

Geography

Slumbering Weald is a maze-like foggy forest off Postwick. Low-leveled Pokémon are found near the entrance, with stronger ones being found deeper inside. A small river flows through the forest, with stone bridges leading over it whenever the forest oath crosses it. In one spot, a fallen log also provides access to the opposite side of the river.

At the deepest part of the forest is an altar dedicated to Zacian and Zamazenta. Behind the altar is a small lake, which is likely connected to the river flowing through the forest.

Items

Item		Location	Games
	Full Restore	In the center of the first patch of grass in the deeper part of the forest (hidden)	Sw  Sh
	Life Orb	At the end of the eastern path in the deeper part of the forest, across the water	Sw  Sh
	Misty Seed	At the western branch of the eastern path in the deeper part of the forest	Sw  Sh
	Mental Herb	On the very western path in the deeper part of the forest	Sw  Sh
	Elixir	On the eastern branch of the western path in the deeper part of the forest, in a patch of grass right after a fallen tree (hidden)	Sw  Sh
	TM86 (Phantom Force)	At the end of the eastern branch of the western path in the deeper part of the forest	Sw  Sh
	Smoke Ball	At the eastern branch of the western path deep within the forest	Sw  Sh
	Rusted Sword	At the altar in the deepest part of the forest*	Sw
	Rusted Shield	At the altar in the deepest part of the forest*	Sh
	Sonia's Book	From Sonia, after defeating Hop in the deepest part of the forest	Sw  Sh
	Hop's rare League Card	From Hop after defeating him for the second time in the deepest part of the forest	Sw  Sh

Pokémon

Hidden encounters

Pokémon	Games		Location	Levels	Rate
Southern Area
Hoothoot	Sw	Sh	Grass	2-3	15%
Grubbin	Sw	Sh	Grass	2-3	5%
Skwovet	Sw	Sh	Grass	2-3	50%
Rookidee	Sw	Sh	Grass	2-3	20%
Blipbug	Sw	Sh	Grass	2-3	10%
Northern Area
Butterfree	Sw	Sh	Grass	45-47	5%
Weezing Galarian Form	Sw	Sh	Grass	45-47	30%
Munna	Sw	Sh	Grass	45-47	25%
Stunfisk Galarian Form	Sw	Sh	Grass	45-47	5%
Corviknight	Sw	Sh	Grass	45-47	20%
Orbeetle	Sw	Sh	Grass	45-47	15%
Fishing
Magikarp	Sw	Sh	Fishing	45-47	20%
Barboach	Sw	Sh	Fishing	45-47	20%
Whiscash	Sw	Sh	Fishing	45-47	60%
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.

Visible encounters

Pokémon	Games		Location	Levels	Rate
Southern Area
Grubbin	Sw	Sh	Grass	2-3	10%
Skwovet	Sw	Sh	Grass	2-3	40%
Rookidee	Sw	Sh	Grass	2-3	30%
Blipbug	Sw	Sh	Grass	2-3	20%
Northern Area
Weezing Galarian Form	Sw	Sh	Grass	45-47	50%
Munna	Sw	Sh	Grass	45-47	30%
Corviknight	Sw	Sh	Grass	45-47	5%
Orbeetle	Sw	Sh	Grass	45-47	15%
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.

Curry encounters

Pokémon	Games		Location	Levels	Rate
Southern Area
Skwovet	Sw	Sh	Curry	2-3	7.55%
Rookidee	Sw	Sh	Curry	2-3	19.34%
Hoothoot	Sw	Sh	Curry	2-3	21.75%
Blipbug	Sw	Sh	Curry	2-3	24.17%
Grubbin	Sw	Sh	Curry	2-3	27.19%
Northern Area
Weezing Galarian Form	Sw	Sh	Curry	45-47	11.43%
Munna	Sw	Sh	Curry	45-47	13.33%
Corviknight	Sw	Sh	Curry	45-47	15.24%
Orbeetle	Sw	Sh	Curry	45-47	17.14%
Butterfree	Sw	Sh	Curry	45-47	21.43%
Stunfisk Galarian Form	Sw	Sh	Curry	45-47	21.43%
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.

Wanderers

• A Stunfisk hides mostly beneath the soil with only its lips visible, resembling a tiny item ball. It will emerge from the dirt if stepped on or if the player whistles. It is near the deepest part of the forest, just south of the Smoke Ball. It respawns every time when exiting and re-entering the area.

Pokémon	Games		Location	Levels	Rate
Stunfisk Galarian Form	Sw	Sh	Wanderer	48	N/A
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.

Special

On the player's first visit, they are forced to participate in three guaranteed hidden encounters, one for each of the first three patches of grass. Unlike usual, the player cannot move after the exclamation mark has popped up in front of them, and the encounter begins immediately afterward even though the player has not made direct contact with the exclamation mark.

This is followed by a special battle with Zacian^Sw/Zamazenta^Sh. In this battle, that Pokémon's name and level are replaced with ??? and the player only has the option to Fight or Run, although selecting run only displays the message "You can't run away for some reason!" and the player's turn is not taken up. All of the player's Pokémon's moves have no effect; if move animations are turned on in the options, Zacian^Sw/Zamazenta^Sh will only shimmer slightly in response to any move. Zacian^Sw/Zamazenta^Sh does not use any moves; instead, it keeps making the fog in the battle thicker and thicker until the player passes out at the end of the third turn.

None of these Pokémon can be caught, as the player has no Poké Balls at this stage of the game. In addition, no wild Pokémon will appear outside of these scripted encounters. This prevents the player from using up all of their first partner Pokémon's PP and selecting Struggle against Zacian or Zamazenta.

Pokémon	Games		Location	Levels	Rate
Forced hidden encounters
Skwovet	Sw	Sh	Grass	2	One
Skwovet	Sw	Sh	Grass	3	One
Rookidee	Sw	Sh	Grass	2	One
Special Pokémon
Zacian Hero of Many Battles	Sw	Sh	Only one	???	One
Zamazenta Hero of Many Battles	Sw	Sh	Only one	???	One
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.

Trainers

First post-game visit

If the player chose Grookey:

Pokémon Trainer Hop Slumbering Weald Sword and Shield Reward: $7,200

Type: Normal Unknown Ability: Steadfast Held item: None Dubwool♂ Lv.59 Cotton Guard Grass Status   --       Double Kick Fighting Physical   --       Double-Edge Normal Physical   --       Headbutt Normal Physical   --       Types: Flying Steel Ability: Unnerve Held item: None Corviknight♂ Lv.59 Steel Wing Steel Physical   --       Drill Peck Flying Physical   --       Scary Face Normal Status   --       Brave Bird Flying Physical   --       Type: Electric Unknown Ability: Lightning Rod Held item: None Pincurchin♀ Lv.58 Zing Zap Electric Physical   --       Poison Jab Poison Physical   --       Bubble Beam Water Special   --       Fury Attack Normal Physical   --       Type: Normal Unknown Ability: Thick Fat Held item: None Snorlax♂ Lv.58 Hammer Arm Fighting Physical   --       High Horsepower Ground Physical   --       Heavy Slam Steel Physical   --       Crunch Dark Physical   --       Types: Flying Water Ability: Gulp Missile Held item: None Cramorant♂ Lv.58 Dive Water Physical   --       Drill Peck Flying Physical   --       Throat Chop Dark Physical   --       Steel Wing Steel Physical   --       Type: Water Unknown Ability: Torrent Held item: None Inteleon♂ Lv.60 Snipe Shot Water Special   --       Sucker Punch Dark Physical   --       Liquidation Water Physical   --       U-turn Bug Physical   --

If the player chose Scorbunny:

Pokémon Trainer Hop Slumbering Weald Sword and Shield Reward: $7,200

Type: Normal Unknown Ability: Steadfast Held item: None Dubwool♂ Lv.59 Cotton Guard Grass Status   --       Double Kick Fighting Physical   --       Double-Edge Normal Physical   --       Headbutt Normal Physical   --       Types: Flying Steel Ability: Unnerve Held item: None Corviknight♂ Lv.59 Steel Wing Steel Physical   --       Drill Peck Flying Physical   --       Scary Face Normal Status   --       Brave Bird Flying Physical   --       Type: Electric Unknown Ability: Lightning Rod Held item: None Pincurchin♀ Lv.58 Zing Zap Electric Physical   --       Poison Jab Poison Physical   --       Bubble Beam Water Special   --       Fury Attack Normal Physical   --       Type: Normal Unknown Ability: Thick Fat Held item: None Snorlax♂ Lv.58 Hammer Arm Fighting Physical   --       High Horsepower Ground Physical   --       Heavy Slam Steel Physical   --       Crunch Dark Physical   --       Types: Flying Water Ability: Gulp Missile Held item: None Cramorant♂ Lv.58 Dive Water Physical   --       Drill Peck Flying Physical   --       Throat Chop Dark Physical   --       Steel Wing Steel Physical   --       Type: Grass Unknown Ability: Overgrow Held item: None Rillaboom♂ Lv.60 Drum Beating Grass Physical   --       Slam Normal Physical   --       Knock Off Dark Physical   --       Uproar Normal Special   --

If the player chose Sobble:

Pokémon Trainer Hop Slumbering Weald Sword and Shield Reward: $7,200

Type: Normal Unknown Ability: Steadfast Held item: None Dubwool♂ Lv.59 Cotton Guard Grass Status   --       Double Kick Fighting Physical   --       Double-Edge Normal Physical   --       Headbutt Normal Physical   --       Types: Flying Steel Ability: Unnerve Held item: None Corviknight♂ Lv.59 Steel Wing Steel Physical   --       Drill Peck Flying Physical   --       Scary Face Normal Status   --       Brave Bird Flying Physical   --       Type: Electric Unknown Ability: Lightning Rod Held item: None Pincurchin♀ Lv.58 Zing Zap Electric Physical   --       Poison Jab Poison Physical   --       Bubble Beam Water Special   --       Fury Attack Normal Physical   --       Type: Normal Unknown Ability: Thick Fat Held item: None Snorlax♂ Lv.58 Hammer Arm Fighting Physical   --       High Horsepower Ground Physical   --       Heavy Slam Steel Physical   --       Crunch Dark Physical   --       Types: Flying Water Ability: Gulp Missile Held item: None Cramorant♂ Lv.58 Dive Water Physical   --       Drill Peck Flying Physical   --       Throat Chop Dark Physical   --       Steel Wing Steel Physical   --       Type: Fire Unknown Ability: Blaze Held item: None Cinderace♂ Lv.60 Double-Edge Normal Physical   --       Headbutt Normal Physical   --       Pyro Ball Fire Physical   --       Agility Psychic Status   --

Pokémon Sword

Pokémon Trainer Sordward Slumbering Weald Sword Reward: $12,000

Type: Fighting Unknown Ability: Steadfast Held item: None Sirfetch'd♂ Lv.60 Leaf Blade Grass Physical   --       Slam Normal Physical   --       Meteor Assault Fighting Physical   --       Swords Dance Normal Status   --       Types: Bug Water Ability: Emergency Exit Held item: None Golisopod♂ Lv.60 First Impression Bug Physical   --       Liquidation Water Physical   --       X-Scissor Bug Physical   --       Sucker Punch Dark Physical   --       Types: Steel Ghost Ability: No Guard Held item: None Doublade♂ Lv.60 Sacred Sword Fighting Physical   --       Iron Head Steel Physical   --       Night Slash Dark Physical   --       Swords Dance Normal Status   --       Types: Dark Steel Ability: Defiant Held item: None Bisharp♂ Lv.60 Iron Head Steel Physical   --       Night Slash Dark Physical   --       Swords Dance Normal Status   --       Stone Edge Rock Physical   --

Pokémon Shield

Pokémon Trainer Shielbert Slumbering Weald Shield Reward: $12,000

Type: Fighting Unknown Ability: Steadfast Held item: None Sirfetch'd♂ Lv.60 Leaf Blade Grass Physical   --       Slam Normal Physical   --       Meteor Assault Fighting Physical   --       Iron Defense Steel Status   --       Types: Steel Psychic Ability: Levitate Held item: None Bronzong Lv.60 Light Screen Psychic Status   --       Extrasensory Psychic Special   --       Gyro Ball Steel Physical   --       Hypnosis Psychic Status   --       Type: Fighting Unknown Ability: Battle Armor Held item: None Falinks Lv.60 No Retreat Fighting Status   --       First Impression Bug Physical   --       Close Combat Fighting Physical   --       Megahorn Bug Physical   --       Type: Steel Unknown Ability: Plus Held item: None Klinklang Lv.60 Gear Grind Steel Physical   --       Shift Gear Steel Status   --       Protect Normal Status   --       Wild Charge Electric Physical   --

Second post-game visit

Pokémon Sword

If the player chose Grookey:

Pokémon Trainer Hop Slumbering Weald Sword Reward: $11,200

Type: Normal Unknown Ability: Steadfast Held item: None Dubwool♂ Lv.69 Cotton Guard Grass Status   --       Double Kick Fighting Physical   --       Double-Edge Normal Physical   --       Headbutt Normal Physical   --       Type: Normal Unknown Ability: Thick Fat Held item: None Snorlax♂ Lv.68 Hammer Arm Fighting Physical   --       Earthquake Ground Physical   --       Heavy Slam Steel Physical   --       Crunch Dark Physical   --       Type: Electric Unknown Ability: Lightning Rod Held item: None Pincurchin♀ Lv.68 Zing Zap Electric Physical   --       Poison Jab Poison Physical   --       Liquidation Water Physical   --       Recover Normal Status   --       Types: Flying Steel Ability: Unnerve Held item: None Corviknight♂ Lv.69 Steel Wing Steel Physical   --       Drill Peck Flying Physical   --       Swagger Normal Status   --       Light Screen Psychic Status   --       Type: Water Unknown Ability: Torrent Held item: None Inteleon♂ Lv.70 Snipe Shot Water Special   --       Sucker Punch Dark Physical   --       Ice Beam Ice Special   --       Dark Pulse Dark Special   --       Types: Fighting Steel Ability: Dauntless Shield Held item: Rusted Shield Zamazenta Lv.70 Crunch Dark Physical   --       Behemoth Bash Steel Physical   --       Psychic Fangs Psychic Physical   --       Play Rough Fairy Physical   --

If the player chose Scorbunny:

Pokémon Trainer Hop Slumbering Weald Sword Reward: $11,200

Type: Normal Unknown Ability: Steadfast Held item: None Dubwool♂ Lv.69 Cotton Guard Grass Status   --       Double Kick Fighting Physical   --       Double-Edge Normal Physical   --       Headbutt Normal Physical   --       Type: Normal Unknown Ability: Thick Fat Held item: None Snorlax♂ Lv.68 Hammer Arm Fighting Physical   --       Earthquake Ground Physical   --       Heavy Slam Steel Physical   --       Crunch Dark Physical   --       Type: Electric Unknown Ability: Lightning Rod Held item: None Pincurchin♀ Lv.68 Zing Zap Electric Physical   --       Poison Jab Poison Physical   --       Liquidation Water Physical   --       Recover Normal Status   --       Types: Flying Steel Ability: Unnerve Held item: None Corviknight♂ Lv.69 Steel Wing Steel Physical   --       Drill Peck Flying Physical   --       Swagger Normal Status   --       Light Screen Psychic Status   --       Type: Grass Unknown Ability: Overgrow Held item: None Rillaboom♂ Lv.70 Drum Beating Grass Physical   --       Slam Normal Physical   --       Knock Off Dark Physical   --       High Horsepower Ground Physical   --       Types: Fighting Steel Ability: Dauntless Shield Held item: Rusted Shield Zamazenta Lv.70 Crunch Dark Physical   --       Behemoth Bash Steel Physical   --       Psychic Fangs Psychic Physical   --       Play Rough Fairy Physical   --

If the player chose Sobble:

Pokémon Trainer Hop Slumbering Weald Sword Reward: $11,200

Type: Normal Unknown Ability: Steadfast Held item: None Dubwool♂ Lv.69 Cotton Guard Grass Status   --       Double Kick Fighting Physical   --       Double-Edge Normal Physical   --       Headbutt Normal Physical   --       Type: Normal Unknown Ability: Thick Fat Held item: None Snorlax♂ Lv.68 Hammer Arm Fighting Physical   --       Earthquake Ground Physical   --       Heavy Slam Steel Physical   --       Crunch Dark Physical   --       Type: Electric Unknown Ability: Lightning Rod Held item: None Pincurchin♀ Lv.68 Zing Zap Electric Physical   --       Poison Jab Poison Physical   --       Liquidation Water Physical   --       Recover Normal Status   --       Types: Flying Steel Ability: Unnerve Held item: None Corviknight♂ Lv.69 Steel Wing Steel Physical   --       Drill Peck Flying Physical   --       Swagger Normal Status   --       Light Screen Psychic Status   --       Type: Fire Unknown Ability: Blaze Held item: None Cinderace♂ Lv.70 Gunk Shot Poison Physical   --       Iron Head Steel Physical   --       Pyro Ball Fire Physical   --       Zen Headbutt Psychic Physical   --       Types: Fighting Steel Ability: Dauntless Shield Held item: Rusted Shield Zamazenta Lv.70 Crunch Dark Physical   --       Behemoth Bash Steel Physical   --       Psychic Fangs Psychic Physical   --       Play Rough Fairy Physical   --

Pokémon Shield

If the player chose Grookey:

Pokémon Trainer Hop Slumbering Weald Shield Reward: $11,200

Type: Normal Unknown Ability: Steadfast Held item: None Dubwool♂ Lv.69 Cotton Guard Grass Status   --       Double Kick Fighting Physical   --       Double-Edge Normal Physical   --       Headbutt Normal Physical   --       Type: Normal Unknown Ability: Thick Fat Held item: None Snorlax♂ Lv.68 Hammer Arm Fighting Physical   --       Earthquake Ground Physical   --       Heavy Slam Steel Physical   --       Crunch Dark Physical   --       Type: Electric Unknown Ability: Lightning Rod Held item: None Pincurchin♀ Lv.68 Zing Zap Electric Physical   --       Poison Jab Poison Physical   --       Liquidation Water Physical   --       Recover Normal Status   --       Types: Flying Steel Ability: Unnerve Held item: None Corviknight♂ Lv.69 Steel Wing Steel Physical   --       Drill Peck Flying Physical   --       Swagger Normal Status   --       Light Screen Psychic Status   --       Type: Water Unknown Ability: Torrent Held item: None Inteleon♂ Lv.70 Snipe Shot Water Special   --       Sucker Punch Dark Physical   --       Ice Beam Ice Special   --       Dark Pulse Dark Special   --       Types: Fairy Steel Ability: Intrepid Sword Held item: Rusted Sword Zacian Lv.70 Crunch Dark Physical   --       Behemoth Blade Steel Physical   --       Wild Charge Electric Physical   --       Close Combat Fighting Physical   --

If the player chose Scorbunny:

Pokémon Trainer Hop Slumbering Weald Shield Reward: $11,200

Type: Normal Unknown Ability: Steadfast Held item: None Dubwool♂ Lv.69 Cotton Guard Grass Status   --       Double Kick Fighting Physical   --       Double-Edge Normal Physical   --       Headbutt Normal Physical   --       Type: Normal Unknown Ability: Thick Fat Held item: None Snorlax♂ Lv.68 Hammer Arm Fighting Physical   --       Earthquake Ground Physical   --       Heavy Slam Steel Physical   --       Crunch Dark Physical   --       Type: Electric Unknown Ability: Lightning Rod Held item: None Pincurchin♀ Lv.68 Zing Zap Electric Physical   --       Poison Jab Poison Physical   --       Liquidation Water Physical   --       Recover Normal Status   --       Types: Flying Steel Ability: Unnerve Held item: None Corviknight♂ Lv.69 Steel Wing Steel Physical   --       Drill Peck Flying Physical   --       Swagger Normal Status   --       Light Screen Psychic Status   --       Type: Grass Unknown Ability: Overgrow Held item: None Rillaboom♂ Lv.70 Drum Beating Grass Physical   --       Slam Normal Physical   --       Knock Off Dark Physical   --       High Horsepower Ground Physical   --       Types: Fairy Steel Ability: Intrepid Sword Held item: Rusted Sword Zacian Lv.70 Crunch Dark Physical   --       Behemoth Blade Steel Physical   --       Wild Charge Electric Physical   --       Close Combat Fighting Physical   --

If the player chose Sobble:

Pokémon Trainer Hop Slumbering Weald Shield Reward: $11,200

Type: Normal Unknown Ability: Steadfast Held item: None Dubwool♂ Lv.69 Cotton Guard Grass Status   --       Double Kick Fighting Physical   --       Double-Edge Normal Physical   --       Headbutt Normal Physical   --       Type: Normal Unknown Ability: Thick Fat Held item: None Snorlax♂ Lv.68 Hammer Arm Fighting Physical   --       Earthquake Ground Physical   --       Heavy Slam Steel Physical   --       Crunch Dark Physical   --       Type: Electric Unknown Ability: Lightning Rod Held item: None Pincurchin♀ Lv.68 Zing Zap Electric Physical   --       Poison Jab Poison Physical   --       Liquidation Water Physical   --       Recover Normal Status   --       Types: Flying Steel Ability: Unnerve Held item: None Corviknight♂ Lv.69 Steel Wing Steel Physical   --       Drill Peck Flying Physical   --       Swagger Normal Status   --       Light Screen Psychic Status   --       Type: Fire Unknown Ability: Blaze Held item: None Cinderace♂ Lv.70 Gunk Shot Poison Physical   --       Iron Head Steel Physical   --       Pyro Ball Fire Physical   --       Zen Headbutt Psychic Physical   --       Types: Fairy Steel Ability: Intrepid Sword Held item: Rusted Sword Zacian Lv.70 Crunch Dark Physical   --       Behemoth Blade Steel Physical   --       Wild Charge Electric Physical   --       Close Combat Fighting Physical   --

In the spin-off games

Pokémon Masters EX

Artwork depicting Slumbering Weald is seen in Gloria's mindscape.

Gloria & Zacian

In the anime

The Slumbering Weald in the anime

The altar in the anime

The Slumbering Weald first appeared in Sword and Shield, Slumbering Weald!. Ash and Goh ended up there after pursuing a Bunnelby that had stolen one of their scones from a train. Goh ended up catching the Bunnelby, but he then became separated from Ash. While there, Ash encountered Zacian, and Goh encountered Zamazenta. They tried battling them, but the two Legendary Pokémon were completely immune to all of the moves used. Ash and Goh were then briefly knocked out by a thickening fog before regaining consciousness and making it out of the forest.

In Sword and Shield: "From Here to Eternatus!", Goh revisited the forest with Sonia in order to ask for Zacian and Zamazenta's help in stopping the Darkest Day. Following the illusions of the two Legendary Pokémon, they found an altar at the center of the forest, where Goh found the Rusted Sword and Rusted Shield. Taking them with him, he and Sonia then headed to Hammerlocke.

In Sword and Shield... The Legends Awaken!, Ash and Goh revisited the forest together to return the Rusted Sword and Rusted Shield to the altar. As they did, they expressed their hopes that they would get to meet Zacian and Zamazenta again in the future.

In Getting More Than You Battled For!, the forest briefly appeared during the World of Pokémon opening.

In the manga

Pokémon Adventures

Spoiler warning: this article may contain major plot or ending details.

Slumbering Weald in Pokémon Adventures

Sword & Shield arc

The Slumbering Weald first appeared in a flashback in Ooh Shiny!! Legendary Equipment. One year before the events of the arc, Henry and Casey entered it after seeing a pair of Wishing Stars falling there. After finding them, Henry also wished to see the legendary Rusted Sword and Rusted Shield at the heart of the forest. Upon finding the artifacts, they were confronted by Zacian and Zamazenta. As all of Casey's Pokémon's attacks just phased right through them, Henry was able to identify them as nothing but harmless illusions and just walked right through them, after convincing them that he was not going to steal anything. However, before the two could reach the artifacts, they were blinded and knocked unconscious by a bright burst of light. When they woke up, the artifacts and Casey's Pokémon were all gone. Henry, feeling partially guilty of the event, decided to help Casey find her missing Pokémon by joining the Gym Challenge with her, hoping to use the publicity brought by it to help find Casey's Pokémon.

In Swaying!! Murky Memories, Casey regained some of her memories of the incident, revealing to Henry that the sword, the shield, and her Pokémon had been taken away by two men who referred to themselves as celebrities. In Unbending!! Meet the Celebrities, she further recalled that they had also been the ones to wipe her memories of the incident by having their Doublade absorb her life force.

In Shock!! Chairman Rose's Plan, a pair of stones near the altar in Slumbering Weald was seen reacting to the Darkest Day.

	Spoilers end here.

In the TCG

The following is a list of cards mentioning or featuring Slumbering Weald in the Pokémon Trading Card Game.

Slumbering Weald Cards listed with a blue background are only legal to use in the current Expanded format. Cards listed with a green background are legal to use in both the current Standard and Expanded formats.
Card	Type	English Expansion	Rarity	#	Japanese Expansion	Rarity	#
Sordward & Shielbert	Su	Battle Styles		135/163	S-P Promotional cards		118/S-P

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In other languages

Language Title Chinese Cantonese 微寐森林 Mèihmeih Sāmlàhm Mandarin 微寐森林 Wéimèi Sēnlín / Wēimèi Sēnlín Czech Les odpočinku Danish Slumrende Vildnes Finnish Uinuva salo French Forêt de Sleepwood German Schlummerwald Italian Bosco Assopito Korean 꾸벅졸음숲 Kkubeok Joreum Sup Polish Senna Puszcza Portuguese Brazil Arvoredo Adormecido Portugal Bosque Adormecido Spanish Bosque Oniria

Galar
Settlements Postwick • Wedgehurst • Motostoke • Turffield • Hulbury • Hammerlocke Stow-on-Side • Ballonlea • Circhester • Spikemuth • Wyndon Routes 1 • 2 • 3 • 4 • 5 • 6 • 7 • 8 • 9 • 10 Landmarks Slumbering Weald • Galar Mine • Galar Mine No. 2 • Motostoke Outskirts Glimwood Tangle • Route 9 Tunnel • Rose Tower/Battle Tower • Energy Plant • Tower Summit Wild Area Meetup Spot • Rolling Fields • Dappled Grove • Watchtower Ruins • East Lake Axewell • West Lake Axewell Axew's Eye • South Lake Miloch • Giant's Seat • North Lake Miloch • Motostoke Riverbank • Bridge Field Stony Wilderness • Dusty Bowl • Giant's Mirror • Hammerlocke Hills • Giant's Cap • Lake of Outrage Isle of Armor Fields of Honor • Master Dojo • Soothing Wetlands • Forest of Focus • Challenge Beach • Tower of Waters • Brawlers' Cave Challenge Road • Tower of Darkness • Courageous Cavern • Loop Lagoon • Training Lowlands • Warm-Up Tunnel Potbottom Desert • Workout Sea • Stepping-Stone Sea • Insular Sea • Honeycalm Sea • Honeycalm Island Crown Tundra Slippery Slope • Max Lair • Freezington • Frostpoint Field • Giant's Bed • Rock Peak Ruins • Iron Ruins • Old Cemetery Snowslide Slope • Iceberg Ruins • Tunnel to the Top • Path to the Peak • Crown Shrine • Giant's Foot • Roaring-Sea Caves Frigid Sea • Three-Point Pass • Split-Decision Ruins • Ballimere Lake • Lakeside Cave • Dyna Tree Hill

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