Pokémon Sword & Shield - 10 Best New Pokémon

The Route 1 Pokémon in any given generation tend to be either forgotten immediately or become beloved, iconic creatures. Before we even got our hands on the game though, Wooloo was assured of the latter after starring roles in the trailers.

We encounter Route 1 Pokémon when we still have gaps in our team and we forge our early stories with them at our side. We’re less concerned about type balance that early too, leaving our teams a bit of a hodgepodge.

Even if you don’t keep Wooloo along for the ride though, Hop has got you covered. He keeps his trusty Wooloo (then Dubwool) all through the game, fostering a real bond with the sheep.

Game Freak clearly knew they were onto a winner with Wooloo too. It’s a Wooloo you first chase into the Slumbering Weald, and your first gym mission is corralling Wooloo into pens. You even get slammed into by a Wooloo when you first meet Milo.

Then there’s the fact they’re used as a screen wipe for the credits, and the shiny being a gorgeously cute black sheep... sometimes less is more, and Wooloo is the perfect embodiment of that.