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Pokémon: Sword & Shield

Overworld Encounter Data

By
Ben Chard
&
Vincent Lau

Clear - Land

Name Type Location (Encounter Rate)
"Skorupi" IconSkorupi Poison/Bug All grass patches (40%)
"Gossifleur" IconGossifleur Grass All grass patches (25%)
"Purrloin" IconPurrloin Dark All grass patches (20%)
"Wooloo" IconWooloo Normal All grass patches (10%)
Muchlax Normal All grass patches (5%)

All weather except Snowing/Snowstorm - Water

Name Type Location (Encounter Rate)
"Basculin" IconBasculin Water In the pond (65%)
"Arrokuda" IconArrokuda Water In the pond (30%)
"Mantyke" IconMantyke Water/Flying In the pond (5%)

Overcast - Land

Name Type Location (Encounter Rate)
"Koffing" IconKoffing Poison All grass patches (40%)
"Cutiefly" IconCutiefly Bug/Fairy All grass patches (25%)
"Purrloin" IconPurrloin Dark All grass patches (20%)
"Rookidee" IconRookidee Flying All grass patches (10%)
"Sawk" IconSawk (Sword only) Fighting All grass patches (5%)
"Throh" IconThroh (Shield only) Fighting All grass patches (5%)

Raining - Land

Name Type Location (Encounter Rate)
"Skorupi" IconSkorupi Poison/Bug All grass patches (40%)
"Wimpod" IconWimpod Bug/Water All grass patches (25%)
"Purrloin" IconPurrloin Dark All grass patches (20%)
"Chewtle" IconChewtle Water All grass patches (10%)
"Dewpider" IconDewpider Water/Bug All grass patches (5%)

Thunderstorm - Land

Name Type Location (Encounter Rate)
"Yamper" IconYamper Electric All grass patches (40%)
"Mareanie" IconMareanie (Sword only) Poison/Water All grass patches (25%)
"Purrloin" IconPurrloin Dark All grass patches (20%)
"Skorupi" IconSkorupi Poison/Bug All grass patches (10%) (Sword), (25%) (Shield)
"Chewtle" IconChewtle (Shield only) Water All grass patches (10%)
"Toxel" IconToxel Electric/Poison All grass patches (5%)

Intense Sun - Land

Name Type Location (Encounter Rate)
"Rhyhorn" IconRhyhorn Ground/Rock All grass patches (40%) (Sword), (5%) (Shield)
"Skorupi" IconSkorupi Poison/Bug All grass patches (25%) (Sword), (30%) (Shield)
"Salandit" IconSalandit (Shield only) Poison/Fire All grass patches (25%)
"Purrloin" IconPurrloin Dark All grass patches (20%) (Sword), (10%) (Shield)
"Torkoal" IconTorkoal Fire All grass patches (10%) (Sword), (20%) (Shield)
"Rolycoly" IconRolycoly Rock All grass patches (5%) (Sword), (10%) (Shield)

Snowing - Land

Name Type Location (Encounter Rate)
"Sneasel" IconSneasel Dark/Ice All grass patches (40%)
"Cutiefly" IconCutiefly Bug/Fairy All grass patches (25%)
"Purrloin" IconPurrloin Dark All grass patches (20%)
"Vanillite" IconVanillite Ice All grass patches (10%)
"Wooloo" IconWooloo Normal All grass patches (5%)

Snowing/Snowstorm - Water

Name Type Location (Encounter Rate)
"Vanillite" IconVanillite Ice In the pond (50%)
"Basculin" IconBasculin Water In the pond (30%)
"Arrokuda" IconArrokuda Water In the pond (15%)
"Mantyke" IconMantyke Water/Flying In the pond (5%)

Snowstorm - Land

Name Type Location (Encounter Rate)
"Sneasel" IconSneasel Dark/Ice All grass patches (40%)
"Vanillite" IconVanillite Ice All grass patches (25%)
"Purrloin" IconPurrloin Dark All grass patches (20%)
"Cutiefly" IconCutiefly Bug/Fairy All grass patches (10%)
"Pawniard" IconPawniard Dark/Steel All grass patches (5%)

Sandstorm - Land

Name Type Location (Encounter Rate)
"Rhyhorn" IconRhyhorn Ground/Rock All grass patches (25%)
"Sudowoodo" IconSudowoodo Rock All grass patches (25%)
"Skorupi" IconSkorupi Poison/Bug All grass patches (20%)
"Purrloin" IconPurrloin Dark All grass patches (20%)
"Rolycoly" IconRolycoly Rock All grass patches (10%)

Heavy Fog - Land

Name Type Location (Encounter Rate)
"Clefairy" IconClefairy Fairy All grass patches (40%)
"Wobbuffet" IconWobbuffet Psychic All grass patches (25%)
"Purrloin" IconPurrloin Dark All grass patches (20%)
"Cutiefly" IconCutiefly Bug/Fairy All grass patches (10%)
"Duskull" IconDuskull Ghost All grass patches (5%)
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Guide Information
  • Publisher
    Pokemon Company International
  • Platforms,
    Switch
  • Genre
    RPG
  • Guide Release
    15 November 2019
  • Last Updated
    21 March 2024
    Version History
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Welcome to our comprehensive strategy guide for Pokémon: Sword and Shield, the latest entries in the Pokémon video game franchise. Our guide also incorporates all the DLC, including the Isle of Armor and brand new Crown Tundra DLC.

In Sword and Shield, you explore the Galar region, based on the United Kingdom, alongside rivals Hop, Bede and Marnie, with the aim to dethrone the Pokémon League Champion.

The games introduce several new features such as Dynamaxing and Gigantamaxing, functions that increase size and change forms of certain Pokémon; the Wild Area, a large open world with free camera movement; and raids with co-op battling. They also reintroduce features previously seen in Sun and Moon and Let’s Go, Pikachu! and Let’s Go, Eevee!, such as regional variants and roaming Pokémon depicted in the overworld.

Brand New October 2020:

Version 1.2

  • A Complete Walkthrough of the Isle of Armor.
  • Details of all 16 new Wild Areas, including Pokémon encounter rates.
  • All the new Max Raid Dens: Locations and Featured Pokémon.
  • Images and Locations of All 150 of the Missing Diglett.
  • The Isle of Armor Pokédex (featuring 100 Returning Pokémon).
  • Recipes for the Cram-o-matic.
  • A Full Walkthrough featuring Pokémon encounter rates.
  • All Gym Encounters and Strategies.
  • New Items: Mints & Natures Explained.
  • Post Game content including Champion Cup.
  • Dynamaxing and Gigantamaxing.
  • The Galar Region Pokédex (featuring 400 Pokemon).

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