Bringing a wild Ghost-type to 1 HP in Sword and Shield

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In Pokémon Shield, I would like to hunt for many Sableye. If I were doing this in any other game, I would use Foresight/Odor Sleuth and then False Swipe. However, in SwSh, Foresight and Odor Sleuth have been removed. This method no longer works.

With such strong Pokémon at this stage in the game, it won't be easy to dwindle the HP with weak moves. Furthermore, there is always the off-chance a crit will kill it.

If there a consistent method in SwSh for hunting Ghost-types? Are weak moves my only option?

Best Answer

You can accomplish this in Sword/Shield by using Pangoro. Pangoro can get the move False Swipe and has Scrappy as its hidden ability.

The description for Scrappy states:

Scrappy causes Ghost-type Pokémon to be hit by damage-dealing Normal- and Fighting-type moves inflicted by the user.

Hidden abilities can only be obtain via raids (or trading/breeding), and Pangoro can be found in Dens 10, 63, 69, 88