Screen Rant

  • Pokemon Sword and Shield are full of interesting and powerful creatures to collect, ... 1 / 7

  • ... including Galarian Yamask, which has a very strange evolution requirement. 2 / 7

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  • Galarian Yamask is one of Sword and Shield's Galar forms - regional variants on old Pokemon designs. 3 / 7

    Vertical Pokemon Sword Shield Galar Region

  • To evolve Galarian Yamask, players need to let it take 49 damage in a single move. 4 / 7

    Pokemon Sword and Shield Dynamax Pikachu Vertical

  • An easy way to do this is giving it a Focus Sash and then battling a "very strong-looking" Wild Area 'mon. 5 / 7

    pokemon sword and shield powerful vertical

  • Next, take it to this large stone arch in the Dusty Bowl zone of the Wild Area. 6 / 7

    Pokemon Sword and shield dusty bowl arch vertical

  • When the player walks underneath, the damaged Yamask will evolve into Runerigus. 7 / 7

    Pokemon Sword and shield runerigus vertical