A complete walkthrough of Chapter 6: Ballonlea Gym in Pokemon Sword, including tips on how to beat the Gym Leader, Raihan.
Ancient Mural
At the conclusion of the Stow-on-Side Gym, you’ll reach a chamber with a massive mural on the wall. This is Ancient Mural, and it is your last task before fighting Bea, the Gym Leader.
The mural may be interacted with to answer its riddle in the following ways: there are four symbols in each corner of the mural that match to either a rock type Pokmon or one of three elemental stones, as part 7 of the process.grass, fire, or water To activate the platforms in Circhester Gym, align two sets of four symbols and hit ‘A’. If you do it correctly, two platforms will spin around each other, creating an entry point to Bea. If you complete the puzzle at Circhester Gym properly, you will be able to fight her.
Glimwood Tangle
Glimwood Tangle is the fourth location in Pokemon Sword’s Chapter 6: Ballonlea Gym. It’s a big woodland northeast of Circhester and southwest of Wyndon. This location has several wild Pokémon as well as some unusual things. They also get the chance to fight and catch the formidable Pokémon Snorlax.
Glimwood Tangle is a lush woodland teeming with lofty trees, enigmatic crystals, and vibrant flowers. Snorlax’s lair is located deep inside this location, and it is a cave that leads to a tiny clearing where the player may combat Snorlax. After defeating Snorlax, the player gains the Battle Bond ability, which allows them to recruit this formidable Pokémon. Glimwood Tangle also has uncommon treasures such as Max Elixir, making it well worth investigating.
Ballonlea
Ballonlea is the sixth Gym in Pokémon Sword that players must defeat in order to become the Galar Region Champion. Allister, a Ghost-type Trainer, is the Gym Leader of the eighth Gym. Players must fulfill numerous trials before confronting him to a Gym Battle. These tasks may be found everywhere across Ballonlea.
The first task can be found in Allister’s store, where players must assist an NPC called Dedenne with his Poké Ball issue. This is accomplished by answering a series of questions about its components and characteristics. Following that, the second challenge occurs at the end of a dark lane near Allister’s store, where an NPC named Yvon will hand out several Ghost-type Pokémon with unique requirements linked to them. The last challenge will take place inside Allister’s Gym, where players must battle all Trainers as well as Allister himself in order to acquire his Badge and continue on their Pokémon adventure.
Ballonlea Gym
The sixth gym in Pokémon Sword is Ballonlea Gym. Nessa is the Gym Leader in the town of Ballonlea. This gym focuses on Water-type Pokémon.
Players must complete a series of puzzle tasks and fights to show their worth against Nessa’s Pokémon squad in order to acquire the Gym Badge. The puzzles require navigating underwater currents while avoiding obstacles and manipulating obstacles using switches. After each successfully completed puzzle, a fight against one of Nessa’s Pokémon will begin. These are all twin bouts that require players to put up a well-balanced team that can resist both Water-type Pokémon’s strengths and weaknesses.
After winning all three encounters against Nessa’s squad, players will get an Iceberg Badge and TM55 Brine from her. Players who obtain this badge will be able to employ HM03 Surf, which grants access to additional places in Galar’s post-game activities.
Leader Opal
Opal is the fourth Gym Head in Pokémon Sword and the leader of Ballonlea Gym. Milcery, Alcremie, and Gigantamax Alcremie make up her fairy-type Pokémon squad. You must beat all three of Opal’s Pokémon in order to confront her in the gym.
Opal’s team is effective against flying and fairy moves, but weak against steel moves. She will employ a variety of status effects, like Fairy Wind, to disadvantage your Pokémon and confuse them with Shiny Bombs. To beat Opal and her squad, you must first understand which attacks are efficient against each of her Pokémon. Bring enough healing items like Potions and Full Heals to offset any status ailments generated by Opal’s squad.
