When Does Linoone Evolve In Pokemon Sword

How to evolve Galarian Linoone into Obstagoon in Pokemon Sword and Shield

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There are plenty of new and exciting Pokemon to discover as y'all piece of work your fashion across the Galar region, just one of the headliners is Galarian Obstagoon. Evolving from Galarian forms of first Zigzagoon, and afterward Linoone, the entire Pokemon family is inspired by the band Buss - complete with black and white fur and long tongues. But while Galarian Zigzagoon and Linoone are both quite common in Pokemon Sword and Shield, getting Galarian Obstagoon takes a little more piece of work. So so, how practise you lot evolve Galarian Linoone into Obstagoon in Pokemon Sword and Shield?

Well, the answer is less than straightforward. On the Pokemon Sword and Shield website (opens in new tab), information technology states that "the Linoone of the Galar region live in harsh atmospheric condition compared to those constitute in other regions, with fierce competition against others of their species. Their survival instincts have been honed as a upshot, leading to their Development into Obstagoon." Doesn't seem to tell us much does information technology?

Even so, there's a clue in there and it's in the words 'survival instincts'. It turns out that the only way to evolve Linoone into Obstagoon is Pokemon Sword and Shield is to literally brand it continue on surviving, by battling with information technology. My Linoone evolved from Zigzagoon at Lv. 20, but only evolved into Obstagoon at Lv. 56, and I quote from the Pokedex here, "after experiencing numerous fights". From memory, that was somewhere in the region of 50-100 battles, simply information technology'south unclear whether Linoone needs to participate in all battles or merely exist in your party.

For now, if you want a Galarian Obstagoon, keep it in your party and use whenever possible, as much as possible, in order to guarantee the speediest route to evolution. Nosotros'll update this guide as soon as we take more concrete information.

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