{"id":980884,"date":"2026-01-06T08:27:21","date_gmt":"2026-01-06T08:27:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/456648\/pokemon-go-galar-calling-choose-a-path-quest-steps-grookey-scorbunny-or-sobble"},"modified":"2026-01-06T08:27:21","modified_gmt":"2026-01-06T08:27:21","slug":"pokemon-go-legendary-heroes-choose-a-path-quest-steps-sword-path-or-shield-path","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/pokemon-go-legendary-heroes-choose-a-path-quest-steps-sword-path-or-shield-path\/","title":{"rendered":"Pok\u00e9mon Go \u2018Legendary Heroes\u2019 choose a path quest steps: Sword Path or Shield Path?"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure> <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-caption=\"\" data-portal-copyright=\"Image: Niantic \/ The Pok\u00e9mon Company via Polygon\" data-has-syndication-rights=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/pokemon-go-legendary-heroes-choose-a-path-quest-steps-sword-path-or-shield-path.jpg\" \/><figcaption><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\"><strong>\u201cLegendary Heroes\u201d<\/strong> is a <em>Sword and Shield<\/em>-themed Timed Research quest running until the start of Oct. 2024 in <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/game\/pokemon-go\/38713\">Pok\u00e9mon Go<\/a><\/em>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">There is a choice to be made as part of this branching quest \u2014 the Sword Path or Shield Path \u2014 which impacts both the Collection Challenges and Incensed Pok\u00e9mon you encounter during the event. Choose wisely!<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">This Timed Research is part of the \u201cMax Out\u201d season, which has seen the debut of various <a href=\"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/pokemon-go-guide\/444111\/galar-pokemon-list-gen-8\">Galar Pok\u00e9mon<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/pokemon-go-guide\/449273\/dynamax-pokemon-get-catch-max-battles\">Dynamax Pok\u00e9mon<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/pokemon-go-guide\/447529\/max-particles-power-spots-how-to-get-mp\">Power Spots<\/a>.<\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\" \/>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"bkYr1e\"><strong>\u2018Legendary Heroes\u2019 Timed Research quest steps<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Available from Sept. 26, you have until <strong>Oct. 1, 2024<\/strong>, to start and complete the \u201cLegendary Heroes\u201d Timed Research. Thanks to <a href=\"https:\/\/leekduck.com\/events\/legendary-heroes\/\">LeekDuck<\/a> with helping fill in the gaps with the following.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"bMbyOb\"><strong>\u2018Legendary Heroes\u2019 step 1 of <\/strong>2<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Catch 8 Pok\u00e9mon (Skwovet encounter)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\"><strong>Rewards<\/strong>: 8 Pok\u00e9 Balls, 800 XP, 800 Stardust<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"legendary-heroes-step-2-of-3\"><strong><strong>\u2018<strong>Legendary Heroes<\/strong>\u2019 step 2 of <\/strong><\/strong>2<\/h3>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">At this point, you will choose between the Sword Path and Shield Path.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/pokemon-go-legendary-heroes-choose-a-path-quest-steps-sword-path-or-shield-path-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" data-has-syndication-rights=\"1\" data-caption=\"\" data-portal-copyright=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>You can read our thoughts on which to pick in the next section \u2014 otherwise, the steps that follow for both choices are:<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"ZQUE20\"><strong><strong>\u2018Legendary Heroes: Sword Path\u2019 (step 1 of 2)<\/strong><\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Use 8 Berries to help catch Pokemon (1 Incense)<\/li>\n<li>Power up Pokemon 8 times (Koffing encounter)<\/li>\n<li>Catch 8 Pokemon (8 Great Balls)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Rewards<\/strong>: Galarian Darumaka encounter, 800 XP, 800 Stardust<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"XcxiZ5\"><strong><strong><strong><strong>\u2018Legendary Heroes: Sword Path\u2019 (step 2 of 2)<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Explore 3 km (8 Razz Berry)<\/li>\n<li>Use an Incense (Deino encounter)<\/li>\n<li>Catch 8 Pokemon (8 Ultra Balls)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\"><strong>Rewards: <\/strong>Rufflet encounter, 800 XP, 800 Stardust<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"ZQUE20\"><strong><strong>\u2018Legendary Heroes: Shield Path\u2019 (step 1 of 2)<\/strong><\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Use 8 Berries to help catch Pokemon (1 Incense)<\/li>\n<li>Power up Pokemon 8 times (Koffing encounter)<\/li>\n<li>Catch 8 Pokemon (8 Great Balls)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Rewards<\/strong>: Galarian Ponyta encounter, 800 XP, 800 Stardust<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"XcxiZ5\"><strong><strong><strong><strong>\u2018Legendary Heroes: Shield Path\u2019 (step 2 of 2)<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Explore 3 km (8 Razz Berry)<\/li>\n<li>Use an Incense (Larvitar encounter)<\/li>\n<li>Catch 8 Pokemon (8 Ultra Balls)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\"><strong>Rewards: <\/strong>Vullaby encounter, 800 XP, 800 Stardust<\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\" \/>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"O8C470\"><strong>Choose a path outcomes: Should you choose the Sword Path or Shield Path?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">Not only does this \u201cchoose a path\u201d branching research result in<strong> different encounters and rewards<\/strong> as part of the quest, but the Sword Path and Shield Path choice also changes the <strong>Collection Challenges and Incense encounters you\u2019ll receive<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">The \u2018Catch\u2019 Collection Challenge is based on Pok\u00e9mon you\u2019ll encounter when you use Incense. However, the \u2018Trade\u2019 Collection Challenge <strong>requires Pok\u00e9mon only found using Incense on the other path<\/strong>, meaning you need to trade with someone who will catch the Pok\u00e9mon that you cannot. As such, it\u2019s a good idea to <strong>choose a different path to a friend<\/strong>, so you can help one another complete the Collection Challenge.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">Note that, if you don\u2019t do this \u2014 say if you and a friend have chosen the same path \u2014 the \u2018Trade\u2019 Collection Challenge can still be completed if you already have these Pok\u00e9mon in your collection. Only the \u2018Catch\u2019 portion of the Collection Challenges are dependant on collecting those specific Pokemon as part of the event, whereas the \u2018Trade\u2019 one will work for Pok\u00e9mon whenever they were caught.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">Otherwise, if you aren\u2019t interested in completing the Collection Challenges, the choice simply comes down to the Pok\u00e9mon you can encounter from Incense and the Timed Research rewards (the specifics of which you can read elsewhere on this page), as the level of difficulty and length of the quest steps remains the same for both the Sword Path and Shield Path.<\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"legendary-heroes-collection-challenges\">Legendary Heroes Collection Challenges<\/h2>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">Collection Challenges will appear once you have completed the first step of the branching research, and what you receive is dependant on your Sword or Shield choice.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"sword-path-catch-challenge\">Sword Path Catch Challenge<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Galarian Darumaka<\/li>\n<li>Gothita<\/li>\n<li>Grookey<\/li>\n<li>Scorbunny<\/li>\n<li>Scraggy<\/li>\n<li>Seedot<\/li>\n<li>Sobble<\/li>\n<li>Swirlix<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\"><strong>Rewards<\/strong>: 1,000 XP, Skwovet encounter<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"sword-path-catch-challenge\">Sword Path Trade Challenge<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Croagunk<\/li>\n<li>Lotad<\/li>\n<li>Solosis<\/li>\n<li>Spritzee<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\"><strong>Rewards<\/strong>: 5,000 XP, Larvitar encounter<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"sword-path-catch-challenge\">Shield Path Catch Challenge<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Croagunk<\/li>\n<li>Galarian Ponyta<\/li>\n<li>Grookey<\/li>\n<li>Lotad<\/li>\n<li>Scorbunny<\/li>\n<li>Sobble<\/li>\n<li>Solosis<\/li>\n<li>Spritzee<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\"><strong>Rewards<\/strong>: 1,000 XP, Skwovet encounter<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"sword-path-catch-challenge\">Shield Path Trade Challenge<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Gothita<\/li>\n<li>Scraggy<\/li>\n<li>Seedot<\/li>\n<li>Swirlix<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\"><strong>Rewards<\/strong>: 5,000 XP, Deino encounter<\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"legendary-heroes-collection-challenges\">Legendary Heroes Incense encounters<\/h2>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">The following Incense encounters is dependant on your Sword Path or Shield Path choice in the Timed Research, and all have the chance to be shiny.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"sword-path-catch-challenge\">Sword Path Incense encounters<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Deino<\/li>\n<li>Gothita<\/li>\n<li>Passimian<\/li>\n<li>Scraggy<\/li>\n<li>Seedot<\/li>\n<li>Swirlix<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"sword-path-catch-challenge\">Shield Path Incense encounters<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Croagunk<\/li>\n<li>Larvitar<\/li>\n<li>Lotad<\/li>\n<li>Oranguru<\/li>\n<li>Solosis<\/li>\n<li>Spritzee<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/pokemon-go-guide\/456648\/legendary-heroes-choose-a-path-sword-path-shield-path\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cLegendary Heroes\u201d is a Sword and Shield-themed Timed Research quest running until the start of Oct. 2024 in Pok\u00e9mon Go. There is a choice to be made as part of this branching quest \u2014 the Sword Path or Shield Path \u2014 which impacts both the Collection Challenges and Incensed Pok\u00e9mon you encounter during the event. Choose wisely! This Timed Research is part of the \u201cMax Out\u201d season, which has seen the debut of various Galar Pok\u00e9mon, Dynamax Pok\u00e9mon, and Power Spots. \u2018Legendary Heroes\u2019 Timed Research quest steps Available from Sept. 26, you have until Oct. 1, 2024, to start and complete the \u201cLegendary Heroes\u201d Timed Research. Thanks to LeekDuck with helping fill in the gaps with the following. \u2018Legendary Heroes\u2019 step 1 of 2 Catch&hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"excerpt-more\"><a class=\"blog-excerpt button\" href=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/pokemon-go-legendary-heroes-choose-a-path-quest-steps-sword-path-or-shield-path\/\">Read More&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":980885,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-980884","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-polygon"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Pok\u00e9mon Go \u2018Legendary Heroes\u2019 choose a path quest steps: Sword Path or Shield Path? | Arcader News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"\u201cLegendary Heroes\u201d is a Sword and Shield-themed Timed Research quest running until the start of Oct. 2024 in Pok\u00e9mon Go. 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