Weather

In the past, some games have used time of day or season in order to determine different Pokémon encounters. Pokémon Sword & Shield, however, utilises the weather. While the routes of the game are typically stuck to a specific weather and feature no variance, the Wild Area has a constantly shifting weather pattern..

Each day, the weather in each area of the Wild Area will change, and there are certain Pokémon that will only come out in certain weather meaning you'll have to check each day. However, on the first day of each month, every area in the Wild Area will have the exact same weather so you know what to expect.

The weather doesn't just affect the Pokémon spawns but in fact also alter the battle conditions and there are 9 different weather effects to note.

There are also some restrictions with the weather:
Snowstorm & Sandstorm - Complete 3 Gyms and reach Hammerlocke for this weather to appear
Fog - Become Champion for this weather to appear

Snow and Snowstorm weathers do not appear in the Isle of Armor

Sandstorm does not appear in The Crown Tundra. Rain & Thunderstorm do not appear in snow covered areas of The Crown Tundra

As mentioned, on the first of the month the weather gets locked into one weather effect across the entire Wild Area. As such, we'll be keeping track of each weather and listing it accordingly