How To Get Popplio Into Pokémon Sword & Shield

Popplio is not a fan-favorite Pokémon, but you’ll need it to complete your Pokémon Home Pokédex.

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Poor Popplio. Even though Litten evolves into a dreaded bipedal Fire-type, Popplio still catches the most flak for its overall design. But there are those who find its clown aesthetic cute. If nothing else, collectors need to have Popplio to complete a full Pokédex in Pokémon Home. If you’re one of these collectors – or rare fans of Popplio – read on to learn how to get one in Sword, Shield, and Pokémon Home.

Transferring Popplio Through Pokémon Home

Popplio’s debut games were Pokémon Sun & Moon. It then reappeared in the follow-ups Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon. Until Pokémon Home’s release, these were the only games in which Popplio could be legitimately obtained. You had to pick Popplio as your starter Pokémon or trade with someone who did.

Popplio that exist in any of the Sun/Moon games can be put into Pokémon Bank. This 3DS app acts as a cloud storage and is essentially the predecessor to Pokémon Home. Since Home is all but replacing Bank, Nintendo is offering free month of Bank to encourage 3DS owners to migrate their Pokémon to Switch. You just need a paid Premium Plan for Home to unlock the 3DS transfer function.

If you want your Popplio to make that journey, put it in Bank. Make sure Bank is updated to the latest version, and get Home on your Nintendo Switch. You’ll need both consoles on at the same time. Find the menu options on both apps to set up a 3DS-to-Switch transfer, then follow the onscreen instructions. Popplio, and any other Pokémon you designate, will show up in Home after a few minutes. Then it’s just a matter of moving Popplio from your Home box to your Sword or Shield box.

Trade With A Popplio Owner

While Nintendo is trying to make things easy with the free month of Bank, many trainers still face obstacles. Maybe they lack a working 3DS, or simply don’t want to fork over money for Pokémon Home’s Premium Plan out of principle. Fortunately for these people, trading is a thing.

Pokémon Home has its own in-app trade function and you don’t need Premium to use it. Just put a request in on the GTS. Or find a Pokémon trades discussion board and ask for Popplio there. You could also work within Sword & Shield’s trade system. Maybe a lucky Popplio Wonder Trade will come your way.

Popplio’s Evolutions

Popplio evolves into Brionne at level 17 and Primarina at level 34. It does not have a Mega Evolution or Gigantamax form.

What Primarina Does In Battle

Primarina has a very unique type combination of Water and Fairy. This makes it particularly strong as a Fairy-type, as the Water removes that pesky Steel-type weakness. Primarina’s best stats are Special Attack and Special Defense, so give it moves that do Special damage and watch out for fast physical strikers.

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