Pokémon Sword and Shield: How to Change Uniform

Tired of wearing the same default uniform in all of your stadium battles?

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Published on: Feb 28, 2020 | Updated on: Mar 22, 2023

In Pokémon
Sword and Pokemon Shield, the gym battle experience has changed tremendously.
Now, instead of facing a gym leader in a private venue, you fight in front of
thousands of cheering spectators.

Adopting
Great Britain’s love of stadium sports and the enthusiasm of the fans, Pokémon
Sword and Shield has also brought in the merchandising side by offering replica
uniforms.

However, the
one thing that players just can’t work out is how to change their uniform for
the gym battles at Galar’s stadiums.

Unfortunately,
there is one very simple answer to this pressing question: you can’t change
your uniform for gym battles in Pokémon Sword and Shield.

Perhaps being able to change your uniform will be a feature that the developers introduce when the big new expansion DLCs come to the game later this year.

Why can’t I change my uniform for gym battles?

In the game,
you are given replica uniforms whenever you defeat a gym leader, and you can
buy other Pokémon type uniform sets from the uniform shops in each stadium.

Other type uniforms
like the Poison Uniform, Ghost Uniform, Ice Uniform, Bug Uniform, Psychic
Uniform, and Steel Uniform cost 18,000 to buy at the in-stadium uniform shops.

You can wear
these replica uniforms in their entirety while roaming around or you can just
wear certain pieces of each set. When it comes to gym battles, though, your
character will automatically change back into the default white with grey
stripes uniform that has red and blue bands.

The only
aspect of the uniform that you do have a say over is the number, but once you
pick your number, you can’t change it to a different one. So, make sure that
you pick your lucky number as it’ll be the one on the back of your uniform for
every gym battle to come.

When you put
on your default gym uniform in Sword and Shield, your character will change
every aspect of their clothing with one exception: the glasses. If your
character wears glasses before getting changed, they’ll also wear them in the
gym battle.

To the disappointment
of many players, and despite the huge range of customisation options in Sword
and Shield, you can’t change your uniform for gym battles.

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