Is Pancham Good in Sword & Shield Playthrough?
Pancham appears on Route 6. Fighting type evolving into Pangoro at level 32 with a Dark-type in the party. Bea uses a Pangoro in her Sword gym. Fighting/Dark handles Gordie, Piers, Allister (Shield), and Leon's Aegislash. Easy evolution condition.
Pancham trades roughly evenly with Milo's team.
Pancham trades roughly evenly with Nessa's team.
Kabu's typing presses Pancham's defenses.
Pangoro trades roughly evenly with Bea's team.
Opal's team hits Pangoro's weaknesses hard.
Pangoro has the type edge here and should clean up Gordie's team.
Pangoro trades roughly evenly with Piers's team.
Pangoro trades roughly evenly with Raihan's team.
Pangoro trades roughly evenly with Bede's team.
Pangoro trades roughly evenly with Leon's team.
Catch Pancham on Rolling Fields (overworld, Lv 7-10). Snowstorm.
Your Pancham should hit Level 32 before you reach Bea, at typical leveling pace.
How to Get Pancham in Sword & Shield
Pancham is available from early-game routes onward at high spawn rates. 36 encounter spots give you plenty of options. Grab one early and it'll be ready to evolve or train by mid-game.
Where To Catch Pancham in SwSh
Pancham is your first catch on the way to Pancham. You'll find walking encounters from Lv. 7-52 across 38 total spots in the chain.
Step 1Pancham ✓Rolling Fields - 2Lv.7-10OverworldRate 60%SandstormRolling Fields - 2Lv.7-10OverworldRate 60%Intense SunRolling Fields - 2Lv.7-10OverworldRate 60%ThunderstormRolling Fields - 2Lv.7-10OverworldRate 60%SnowstormRolling Fields - 2Lv.7-10OverworldRate 60%Heavy FogRolling Fields - 2Lv.7-10OverworldRate 60%Normal WeatherRolling Fields - 2Lv.7-10OverworldRate 60%RainingRolling Fields - 2Lv.7-10OverworldRate 60%SnowingRolling Fields - 2Lv.7-10OverworldRate 60%OvercastEast Lake AxewellLv.10-15OverworldRate 35%OvercastWest Lake AxewellLv.7-11CaveRate 25%OvercastRoute 3Lv.8-13GrassRate 20%All WeatherEast Lake AxewellLv.10-15OverworldRate 15%SnowstormWest Lake AxewellLv.7-11CaveRate 10%Intense SunEast Lake AxewellLv.10-15OverworldRate 10%SnowingEast Lake AxewellLv.10-15OverworldRate 5%Intense SunEast Lake AxewellLv.10-15OverworldRate 5%SandstormEast Lake AxewellLv.10-15OverworldRate 5%Thunderstorm
Step 2Catch or Evolve into PangoroLake of OutrageLv.50-52GrassShieldRate 13%OvercastLake of OutrageLv.50-52GrassSwordRate 10%Overcastor evolve from Pancham (Step 1)
Pancham Weakness
Type-wise, Pancham takes extra damage from Flying, Psychic, and Fairy. Not too many gaps in the chart, 3 weaknesses to account for.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Flying, Psychic, Fairy |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Bug, Rock, Dark |
What is Pancham Weak Against
AvgBest Pokemon Against Pancham
 Drifloon Ghost | C | |
 Munna Psychic | C | |
 Butterfree Bug | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Pancham View Butterfree builds →Psybeam 2x59-70% Gust 2x56-67% | ||
C | ||
 Woobat Psychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Pancham View Woobat builds →Psycho Cut 2x52-62% Air Cutter 2x60-71% | ||
Butterfree Bug | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Pancham View Butterfree builds →Air Slash 2x93-111%KO Psybeam 2x55-66% | ||
 Farfetch'd Normal | C | |
 Noctowl Normal | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Pancham View Noctowl builds →Sky Attack 2x97-115%KO Extrasensory 2x64-77% | ||
Drifloon Ghost | C | |
C | ||
 Xatu Psychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Pancham View Xatu builds →Air Slash 2x98-115%KO Stored Power 2x27-33% | ||
 Pelipper Water | C | |
Butterfree Bug | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Pancham View Butterfree builds →Air Slash 2x94-111%KO Psybeam 2x54-64% | ||
Farfetch'd Normal | C | |
Noctowl Normal | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Pancham View Noctowl builds →Sky Attack 2x98-115%KO Extrasensory 2x64-77% | ||
 Gardevoir PsychicFairy | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Pancham View Gardevoir builds →Moonblast 2x159-188%KO Psybeam 2x111-131%KO | ||
 Drifblim Ghost | C | |
 Hawlucha Fighting | B | |
 Corviknight Steel | A | |
 Unfezant Normal | C | |
Gardevoir PsychicFairy | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Pancham View Gardevoir builds →Moonblast 2x155-183%KO Psychic 2x147-174%KO | ||
Drifblim Ghost | C | |
 Hatterene PsychicFairy | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Pancham View Hatterene builds →Dazzling Gleam 2x140-166%KO Psybeam 2x116-136%KO | ||
 Indeedee PsychicNormal | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Pancham View Indeedee builds →Psychic 2x128-151%KO Draining Kiss 2x47-56% | ||
 Grimmsnarl DarkFairy | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Pancham View Grimmsnarl builds →Spirit Break 2x98-117%KO | ||
Gardevoir PsychicFairy | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Pancham View Gardevoir builds →Moonblast 2x160-188%KO Psychic 2x149-176%KO | ||
Drifblim Ghost | C | |
Hatterene PsychicFairy | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Pancham View Hatterene builds →Dazzling Gleam 2x144-169%KO Psybeam 2x117-138%KO | ||
Indeedee PsychicNormal | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Pancham View Indeedee builds →Psychic 2x131-155%KO Draining Kiss 2x49-59% | ||
Grimmsnarl DarkFairy | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Pancham View Grimmsnarl builds →Spirit Break 2x101-119%KO | ||
Gardevoir PsychicFairy | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Pancham View Gardevoir builds →Moonblast 2x161-191%KO Psychic 2x153-180%KO | ||
 Musharna Psychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Pancham View Musharna builds →Future Sight 2x178-210%KO Moonblast 2x94-111%KO | ||
Hatterene PsychicFairy | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Pancham View Hatterene builds →Psychic 2x165-195%KO Dazzling Gleam 2x147-173%KO | ||
Drifblim Ghost | C | |
Indeedee PsychicNormal | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Pancham View Indeedee builds →Psychic 2x132-155%KO Draining Kiss 2x50-58% | ||
 Braviary Normal | C | |
Gardevoir PsychicFairy | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Pancham View Gardevoir builds →Future Sight 2x205-242%KO Moonblast 2x163-192%KO | ||
Drifblim Ghost | C | |
 Kadabra Psychic | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Pancham View Kadabra builds →Future Sight 2x198-234%KO | ||
 Reuniclus Psychic | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Pancham View Reuniclus builds →Future Sight 2x205-242%KO | ||
Braviary Normal | C | |
Gardevoir PsychicFairy | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Pancham View Gardevoir builds →Future Sight 2x205-242%KO Moonblast 2x163-192%KO | ||
Drifblim Ghost | C | |
Kadabra Psychic | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Pancham View Kadabra builds →Future Sight 2x198-234%KO Dazzling Gleam 2x89-105%KO | ||
Reuniclus Psychic | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Pancham View Reuniclus builds →Future Sight 2x205-242%KO | ||
Braviary Normal | C | |
Gardevoir PsychicFairy | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Pancham View Gardevoir builds →Future Sight 2x205-242%KO Moonblast 2x163-192%KO | ||
Drifblim Ghost | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Pancham View Drifblim builds →Fly 2x87-103%KO Psychic 2x78-92% | ||
Kadabra Psychic | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Pancham View Kadabra builds →Future Sight 2x198-234%KO Dazzling Gleam 2x89-105%KO | ||
Reuniclus Psychic | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Pancham View Reuniclus builds →Future Sight 2x205-242%KO | ||
In Sword & Shield, Hatterene can KO Pancham with Psyshock (157-186%). Mimikyu threatens a KO with Play Rough (130-153%). Talonflame deals 62-74% with Flare Blitz.
Hatterene PsychicFairy | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityMagic Bounce ItemLeftovers NatureModest Moves
Damage vs Pancham View Hatterene builds →Psyshock 2x157-186%KO | ||
 Mimikyu GhostFairy | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityDisguise ItemLife Orb NatureJolly Moves
Damage vs Pancham View Mimikyu builds →Play Rough 2x130-153%KO Shadow Sneak29-35% Drain Punch36-43% | ||
 Talonflame Fire | C | |
Recommended Build AbilityGalewings ItemHeavy-Duty Boots NatureJolly Moves
Damage vs Pancham View Talonflame builds →Flare Blitz62-74% U Turn12-14% | ||
Pancham Evolutions
Pancham is the base form in a two-stage line leading to Pangoro. Check the evolution method below. A massive partner pool for breeding via two egg groups. Eggs are average hatch time. Evolving adds up to 147 stat points total. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
Breed Pancham easily with 152 breeding partners from the Ground and Humanshape egg groups. Pass egg moves like Power Trip, Quash, Quick Guard and 2 more to offspring.
SwSh Pancham Best Moveset
Fighting pre-evo with AbilityIron Fist boosting punch moves and AbilityScrappy from the hidden slot hitting Ghost-types with Normal and Fighting moves. 82 Attack at 43 Speed has some physical identity. The moveset waits for Pangoro's B-tier 124 Attack.
Best Build
Pancham best EVs are HP and Attack
Physical Tank Moveset
- Body Slam
- Endeavor
- Dark Pulse
- Brick Break
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Hard to wall, honestly. Pancham threatens 13 types beyond its own STAB, with Normal and Dark standing out. Pair that with Superpower and Brick Break and switchins need to think twice.
How to Read the Moves Table
Tabs
- Level-Up
- Learned by leveling up.
- TM
- Taught by a Technical Machine.
- Egg
- Inherited via breeding.
- Tutor
- NPC tutor (cost: items, BP, money).
- Reminder
- An NPC reteaches any move this Pokemon could have learned by leveling up.
- Transfer
- Carried over from an older game using Pokemon HOME.
- Event
- Given out through Mystery Gift events.
Visual Signals
CAT (Category)
How the move deals damage and which stats it uses.
A small dot on the icon's corner marks the move as contact. That triggers abilities like Static, Flame Body, Rough Skin, or Iron Barbs, plus items like Rocky Helmet and Sticky Barb.
Tier (S to D)
Each move's competitive rank in RankedBoost's system. TM, Egg, and Tutor sort by tier by default (best first). On Level-Up, click the Tier header to do the same.
PWR (Power)
Base damage. Numbers shown in a type color include STAB (base × 1.5). Hover any colored number to see the math.
— means no power (status moves) or variable power.
Sorting & Filter
Click any column header to sort. Level-Up opens with Lv 1 at the top. TM, Egg, and Tutor open with the highest-tier moves at the top.
Search filters by move name or type. The Filter button limits the list to STAB, Physical, Special, or Status moves.
Level-Up Moves
TM Moves
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
It chooses a Pangoro as its master and then imitates its master’s actions. This is how it learns to battle and hunt for prey.
Wanting to make sure it’s taken seriously, Pancham’s always giving others a glare. But if it’s not focusing, it ends up smiling.
Pancham Sword & Shield Guide
In Sword & Shield, For a casual playthrough, Pancham works as a placeholder. Fighting coverage is useful early. The real payoff is Pangoro. That's where the stats start mattering.
Game Availability
Since X & Y, Pancham has been obtainable in 6 games. A Generation 6 debut means a shorter history, but Pancham has appeared steadily across every generation since.
Click a game to view version-specific details
- Gen 1RB
Red & Blue - Gen 1Y
Yellow - Gen 2GS
Gold & Silver - Gen 2C
Crystal - Gen 3RS
Ruby & Sapphire - Gen 3E
Emerald - Gen 3FRLG
FireRed & LeafGreen - Gen 4DP
Diamond & Pearl - Gen 4Pt
Platinum - Gen 4HGSS
HeartGold & SoulSilver - Gen 5BW
Black & White - Gen 5B2W2
Black 2 & White 2 - Gen 6XYDebut
X & Y - Gen 6ORAS
Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire - Gen 7SM
Sun & Moon - Gen 7USUM
Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon - Gen 7LGPE
Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee - Gen 8SwSh
Sword & Shield - Gen 8BDSP
Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl - Gen 8PLA
Legends: Arceus - Gen 9SV
Scarlet & Violet - Gen 9LZA
Legends: Z-A - Gen 10WW
Winds & Waves