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Max Raid Battles in Pokémon Sword and Shield are a treasure trove of rare and powerful Pokémon.

However, there are plenty of Pokémon Dens that trainers will find in the Wild Area. There are 99 Pokémon Dens in total, and they each contain a different pool of Pokémon. Each Den can be activated randomly each day or by clearing all Max Raid battles in the Wild Area.

Trainers can also use Wishing Pieces to activate a Pokémon Den, but if you activate the correct Den you may find a Gigantamax Pokémon.

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While exploring the Wild Area of Sword and Shield you'll notice two types of beams of light. The red beams of light are the most common and only "common" Pokémon will appear in these Dens. Gigantamax Pokémon won't appear in these Dens. For that you'll have to find the "rare" dens that have a purple light shining out of them.

Gigantamax Pokémon usually have a 5 percent chance of appearing in these Raids, so get out there and hunt.

Some Gigantamax Pokémon are not yet available. Gigantamax Snorlax will begin appearing starting December 4, and trainers will have a higher chance of finding and capturing this powerful Pokémon until January 25, 2020.

It seems The Pokémon Company will continue to have these Wild Area Events periodically to promote certain Gigantamax Pokémon.

Certain Dens featuring Gigantamax Pokémon are also version-exclusive. Gigantamax Gengar/Machamp and Coalossal/Lapras, for example, can only be found in Max Raid Battles in their respective versions.

If you want to know every Pokémon found in each Den, you can visit Serebii's comprehensive list. But if you're looking for just the Gigantamax Pokémon, here's the list of the available 'mons and where you can find them. You can also check this thread of in-game screenshots to help you find the Den you're looking for.

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POKEMON SWORD AND SHIELD GIGANTAMAX RAID DEN LOCATIONS

Gigantamax Orbeetle

• Den 92
• Bridge Field
• Dappled Grove

Gigantamax Hatterene

• Den 87
• Bridge Field

Gigantamax Flapple

• Den 79
• Dappled Grove

Gigantamax Alcremie

• Den 82
• Bridge Field

Gigantamax Grimmsnarl

• Den 88
• Dusty Bowl

Gigantamax Sandaconda

• Den 93
• Dusty Bowl

Gigantamax Garbordor

• Den 86
• East Lake Axewell

Gigantamax Corviknight

• Den 89
• Giant's Cap

Gigantamax Drednaw

• Den 78
• Giant's Cap

Gigantamax Duraludon

• Den 84
• Giant's Seat

Gigantamax Coalossal

• Den 83 (Sword only)
• Giant's Seat

Gigantamax Lapras

• Den 83 (Shield only)
• Giant's Seat

Gigantamax Charizard

• Den 77
• Lake of Outrage

Gigantamax Butterfree

• Den 90
• Rolling Fields

Gigantamax Kingler

• Den 91
• South Lake Miloch
• West Lake Axewell

Gigantamax Copperajah

• Den 85
• Stony Wilderness

Giganatamax Machamp

• Den 81
• Stony Wilderness (Sword only)

Gigantamax Gengar

• Den 81
• Stony Wilderness (Shield only)

Gigantamax Centiscorch

• Den 80
• Stony Wilderness

Pokémon Sword and Shield are available now for Nintendo Switch.

Which Gigantamax Pokémon is your favorite? Let us know in the comments section.

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