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Pokémon: Sword & Shield

Random Encounter Data

By
Ben Chard
&
Vincent Lau

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Name Type Encounter Rate
"Wooper" IconWooper Water/Ground 40%
"Krabby" IconKrabby Water 30%
"Wingull" IconWingull Water/Flying 20%
"Bounsweet" IconBounsweet Grass 10%

Overcast

Name Type Encounter Rate
"Seedot" IconSeedot (Sword only) Grass 60%
"Lotad" IconLotad (Shield only) Water/Grass 60%
"Tympole" IconTympole Water 25%
"Purrloin" IconPurrloin Dark 10%
"Budew" IconBudew Grass/Poison 5%

Raining

Name Type Encounter Rate
"Wooper" IconWooper Water/Ground 40%
"Tympole" IconTympole Water 30%
"Krabby" IconKrabby Water 20%
"Wingull" IconWingull Water/Flying 10%

Thunderstorm

Name Type Encounter Rate
"Electrike" IconElectrike Electric 40%
"Tympole" IconTympole Water 30%
"Krabby" IconKrabby Water 20%
"Joltik" IconJoltik Bug/Electric 10%

Intense Sun

Name Type Encounter Rate
"Vulpix" IconVulpix (Sword only) Fire 40%
"Growlithe" IconGrowlithe (Shield only) Fire 40%
"Baltoy" IconBaltoy Ground/Psychic 30%
"Bunnelby" IconBunnelby Normal 20%
Pacham Fighting 10%

Snowing

Name Type Encounter Rate
"Vanillite" IconVanillite Ice 40%
"Snorunt" IconSnorunt Ice 30%
"Wingull" IconWingull Water/Flying 20%
"Delibird" IconDelibird Ice/Flying 10%

Snowstorm

Name Type Encounter Rate
"Klink" IconKlink Steel 40%
"Delibird" IconDelibird Ice/Flying 30%
"Vanillite" IconVanillite Ice 20%
"Bunnelby" IconBunnelby Normal 10%

Sandstorm

Name Type Encounter Rate
"Wooper" IconWooper Water/Ground 40%
"Nincada" IconNincada Bug/Ground 30%
"Baltoy" IconBaltoy Ground/Psychic 20%
"Mudbray" IconMudbray Ground 10%

Heavy Fog

Name Type Encounter Rate
"Natu" IconNatu Psychic/Flying 40%
"Krabby" IconKrabby Water 30%
"Wingull" IconWingull Water/Flying 20%
"Ralts" IconRalts Psychic/Fairy 10%

Fishing

Name Type Encounter Rate
"Magikarp" IconMagikarp Water 50%
"Goldeen" IconGoldeen Water 35%
"Remoraid" IconRemoraid Water 10%
"Wishiwashi" IconWishiwashi Water 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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