Pokemon Sword and Shield complete guide and walkthrough to become the Champion of Galar

Glimwood Tangle

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Pokemon: Glimwood Tangle - Overworld

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PokemonRarity
ImpidimpFrequent
MorgremFrequent

Pokemon: Glimwood Tangle - Random Encounters

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PokemonRarity
HattremAverage
Indeedee (Male - Sword)Rare
Indeedee (Female - Shield)Rare
MorgremCommon
Oranguru (Shield)Average
Passimian (Sword)Average
PhantumpAverage
Ponyta (Shield)Average
ShiinoticCommon (Sword) / Average (Shield)
Sinistea (Antique Form)Extremely Rare
Sinistea (Phony Form)Average
Spritzee (Shield)Average
Swirlix (Sword)Average

Items: Glimwood Tangle

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ItemVisibleHidden
Big RootYRow 0 - Cell 2
Bright PowderYRow 1 - Cell 2
Full Heal x2Row 2 - Cell 1 Y
Hyper Potion x2YRow 3 - Cell 2
Luminous MossRow 4 - Cell 1 Y
TM24 SnoreYRow 5 - Cell 2
TM56 U-turnYRow 6 - Cell 2

Glimwood Tangle isn't particularly big, but there is a number of other paths to take and items to find. Let us direct you through to make sure you find everything possible, and interact with all the mushrooms you pass to light up the way.

From the entrance, walk forward till you hit the first T-junction. Take a left and you'll find Cook Derek, hiding in the bushes. 

Cook Derek

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PokemonLevelType
Milcery33Fairy
Sinistea33Ghost
Shiinotic34Grass/Fairy

After defeating Derek, take the path to the south and at the end, you'll find a bag of Bright Powder. Head back to the first junction and take the right path until you find a Big Root item, then follow the path round — avoiding the Duo trainers for a second — and you'll find TM24 Snore at the end. Now you can take on the two trainers stood throwing balls in the air.

Daring Couple Robert and Jacqueline

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PokemonLevelType
Kirlia34Psychic/Fairy
Ninetales34Fire

After defeating the loving couple, walk up the path near where you found the Snore TM, and you'll find two Hyper Potions. Below that is another trainer.

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Madame Judy

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PokemonLevelType
Indeedee33Psychic/Normal
Indeedee33Psychic/Normal

Head left from Madame Judy and follow the path all the way round to the top of the forest to find TM56 U-turn. After this, you've found everything there is to see in Glimwood Tangle, so you can head north to Ballonlea.

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Ford James

Give me a game and I will write every "how to" I possibly can or die trying. When I'm not knee-deep in a game to write guides on, you'll find me hurtling round the track in F1, flinging balls on my phone in Pokemon Go, pretending to know what I'm doing in Football Manager, or clicking on heads in Valorant.

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