Here are some good Pokémon to catch and evolve for this gym, as well as the easiest places to find them: For Gigalith and Sandaconda, you can use water- and grass-types to knock them down. Raihan’s dragon-types are weak against dragon-, fairy-, and ice-types, with a couple of exceptions. As with the other gym leaders, he’ll Gigantamax his last Pokémon, Duraludon. His Gigalith also knows Stealth Rock, a move that will damage your Pokémon when they get sent out. Not only is his battle a double battle, but he utilizes sandstorm, meaning that all your Pokémon that aren’t ground-, rock-, or steel-type will take damage every turn. Raihan is trickier than other gym leaders and he only uses two Pokémon that are actually dragon-type. Once you successfully beat them, you’ll be able to take on Raihan. Raihan’s gym challenge has you fight against three different trainers, who all use different types of weather to give them an advantage in a double battle.
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While he’s labeled as a dragon-type user, he actually only uses two dragon-type Pokémon, so check out our guide to figure out how to beat him. The final gym leader in Pokémon Sword and Shield is Raihan, a dragon-type gym leader. Weirdly enough, Raihan only uses two dragon-type Pokémon Game Freak, The Pokémon Company/Nintendo via Polygon