What are the best Pokemon to catch early on in Sword and Shield that will be viable later on?

it means Pokemon that are effective against a number of gyms, that have good stats, and that can be caught before the first gym

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The startersAll of them are very good against quite a few Gyms, sport a decent number of coverage moves, and can hold their own in a battle. I used Rillaboom for my playthrough, but any of the three works very well.

BarraskewdaIt’s an amazing glass cannon. It has a gigantic movepool, including things like Liquidation, Throat Chop, Close Combat, Drill Run, and Poison Jab. It’s frail, but that doesn’t matter when it OHKOs most of the opponents it faces.

ExcadrillExcadrill is also fairly frail yet fast, which is excellent in a game of hyper offense. Its Ground/Steel typing means it gets STAB on amazing attacks like Earthquake, and helps it deal with a few of the Gym more easily.

ArcanineArcanine is a very solid Fire type, and can learn moves like Wild Charge and Crunch for coverage. It deals nicely with quite a few Trainers in the game.

SylveonSylveon is probably the best of the Eeveelutions. It gets very solid attacks and a nice pure Fairy typing that allows it to dish out lots of damage.

RoseradeRoserade is one of the best Grass type attackers in the game. With moves like Sludge Bomb, Shadow Ball, and Energy Ball, it can cover a wide assortment of Trainers and perform solidly in battle.

Hope I helped!

You can catch any Pokemon in a dynamax adventure before the first gym. They are all level 65 or 70 so type matchups don’t matter. Just get 2 legendaries and you can sweep the game.