Pokémon Sword/Shield Isle of Armor guide: How to evolve Galarian Slowpoke

Slowpoke is the only Pokémon in the Sword and Shield expansion, Isle of Armor, to get a new Galarian form.

You can find the yellow-headed Pokémon roaming around beaches on the Isle of Armor. To evolve it into the gun-toting Galarian Slowbro, you’ll need a Galarica Cuff. These can be obtained from a female NPC sitting on an island in the Workout Sea. She’ll trade 8 Galarica Twigs for one Galarica Cuff.

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Galarica Twigs will spawn under trees on the Isle of Armor as a hidden item. You’ll be able to see twinkling spots on the floor. Press A in front of the sparkles to pick up the item. While you can find other items this way, doing this will eventually lead you to many Galarica Twigs.

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If you snagged the Galarian Slowpoke at the train station without buying the expansion pass, you won’t be able to evolve that one unless you have a real-world buddy grab a Galarica Cuff for you in their playthrough of the expansion pack.

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