Deino and Passimian stand out in the Sword path, while Larvitar and Oranguru make the Shield path a good option. While the choice is yours, we think the Shield path just about edges it.
If you pick Sword you’ll get rewarded with—and I’m not kidding—Koffing, Galarian Darumaka, Deino and Rufflet ... and that’s a cool, blue dog-lion-thing. Zacian is in 5-star raids ...