Move Tutors

Like all previous Pokémon games, there are various people dotted around the Galar region who will teach your Pokémon a variety of moves, all for free. This page is to detail each one, as well as what they teach

Move Reminder

Location: Pokémon Centers

Details:
The Move Reminder is possibly one of the most important Move Tutors in the game. In Pokémon Sword & Shield, the Move Reminder is in every single Pokémon Center in the lefthand counter. He will teach your Pokémon a move that it was in its level up or it hatched with up until its current level.

In a change from prior games, this does not require any payment in order to be done.

Grass Pledge, Fire Pledge & Water Pledge

Location: Hammerlocke

Details:
In Hammerlocke City, if you go to the park in the south west you will find this man who will teach the special Pledge moves, Grass Pledge, Fire Pledge or Water Pledge to eligible Pokémon: The Starter Pokémon from all regions.

Name	Type	Cat.	PP	Att.	Acc.	Effect
Fire Pledge			10	80	100	A column of fire hits the target. When used with its grass equivalent, its power increases and a vast sea of fire appears.
Grass Pledge			10	80	100	A column of grass hits the target. When used with its water equivalent, its power increases and a vast swamp appears.
Water Pledge			10	80	100	A column of water strikes the target. When combined with its fire equivalent, its power increases and a rainbow appears.

Frenzy Plant, Blast Burn & Hydro Cannon

Location: Wyndon

Details:
In Wyndon, you will find a man in the park to the east that will teach the special ultimate moves, Frenzy Plant, Blast Burn & Hydro Cannon, to eligible Pokémon: The fully evolved Starter Pokémon from all regions.

Name	Type	Cat.	PP	Att.	Acc.	Effect
Blast Burn			5	150	90	The target is razed by a fiery explosion. The user can’t move on the next turn.
Frenzy Plant			5	150	90	The user slams the target with an enormous tree. The user can’t move on the next turn.
Hydro Cannon			5	150	90	The target is hit with a watery blast. The user can’t move on the next turn.

Draco Meteor Tutor

Location: Circhester

Details:
Draco Meteor is often considered as the most powerful Dragon-type move and if you go to the Hero's Bath in Circhester, you will find a man who will teach it to any Dragon-type Pokémon, including Silvally when it is holding the Dragon Memory.

Name	Type	Cat.	PP	Att.	Acc.	Effect
Draco Meteor			5	130	90	Comets are summoned down from the sky onto the target. The attack’s recoil harshly lowers the user’s Sp. Atk stat.

Steel Beam Tutor

Location: Motostoke

Details:
Steel Beam is a new move introduced in Pokémon Sword & Shield and is considered the most powerful Steel-type move. In Motostoke, when you navigate into the underbelly of the city by the docks, you will find a man who will teach it to any Steel-type Pokémon, including Silvally when it is holding the Steel Memory.

Name	Type	Cat.	PP	Att.	Acc.	Effect
Steel Beam			5	140	95	The user fires a beam of steel that it collected from its entire body. This also damages the user.