The Tart Apple in Pokemon Sword & Shield is used to evolve Applin to Frapple. It is exclusive to Pokemon Sword (you won’t receive it in Shield Edition). This guide shows where to find the Tart Apple Location in Pokemon Sword. Shield Players get a Sweet Apple instead.
Tart Apple Location (Sword Exclusive):
- You find “Tart Apple” in Hammerlocke. By the exit from Hammerlocke to Route 6 you can see a blonde boy standing by a wooden drawbridge (far left side of Hammerlocke town). Talk to him and he’ll ask “Have you heard the rumor?”, to which you must reply “I haven’t”. Then he’ll ask you to hand him an Applin. This means you must first catch an Applin Pokemon (Applin Locations). Give him the Pokemon, he’ll show it to his girlfriend, and give you the Tart Apple as a reward. He only gives you Tart Apple in Sword edition. Shield Players get a Sweet Apple instead.
Tart Apple Usage:
The only use of Tart Apple is to evolve Applin to Flapple. You must give Applin this item to trigger the evolution. It’s one of the more secret evolutions in the game.
That’s all there is to finding the secret Tart Apple in Pokemon Sword and Shield, enjoy!
Other important Evolution Items:
- Dawn Stone
- Dusk Stone
- Fire Stone
- Leaf Stone
- Ice Stone
- Moon Stone
- Shiny Stone
- Sun Stone
- Thunder Stone
- Water Stone
- Razor Claw
- Tart Apple
- Sweet Apple
- Cracked Pot
- Reaper Cloth
- Protector
- Sachet
- Whipped Dream
- Metal Coat
- Prism Scale
Baichi says
I did this in Shield, was given a Sweet Apple. Are Tart apples exclusive to Sword?
PowerPyx says
I did it in Sword.
Any other Shield players here who got Sweet Apple?
Jessica says
I got sweet apple in shield as well
Jj says
Yeah i just got sweet apple too
lou says
if your in shield you get a sweet apple, if your in sword you get a tart apple.
Jordan Smith says
Did it in Shield, also got a sweet apple. Maybe Flapple is exclusive to Sword and Appleton to Shield; Not sure though.
thiggin3 says
I can confirm, I also did this in shield and got a sweet apple.
Abe91 says
I’m playing on Shield and didn’t get Tart Apples :/
Frank Bonley says
I got a sweet apple in shield and I’m mad mad mad.
guy says
Shield = Sweet Apple
Sword = Tart Apple
PowerPyx says
Thanks for the comments guys!
It indeed seems to be a Sword Exclusive. I’ll see if I can find it anywhere in Shield.
Lane says
Flapple is exclusive to Sword and Appletun is exclusive to Shield. However, I just got a Tart Apple (in Sword) by picking up an item by the tree on the Axew’s Eye island in the Wild Area. (This was after defeating the storyline, though, so it won’t be quick!) So talking to this NPC is not the only way to get one!
P. Barthingham III says
Did you get it in Shield too?
Antonio Skeete says
The article CLEARLY states Sweet Apple is exclusive to Shield. Come on people
whanderings says
those comments were what caused the author to edit the article….
P. Barthingham III says
Is the sweet apple for shield? We got sweet on shield! Mad mad mad mad mad wad!