Just like in the mainline games, Pokemon are affected by weather conditions inPokemonGO,depending on their typing. However, unlike the mainline titles, every type has a weather condition that boosts their moves and gives players more stardust upon capture.
Pokemon affected by a weather boost will have a little icon of the current weather on top of their name box in the catch screen. Additionally, the Pokemon’s feet will be surrounded by a little swirling effect on the overworld before attempting to capture them.
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Players should note that just because weather conditions impact Pokemon spawn rates inPokemon GO, there aren’t any Pokemon that will exclusively appear in certain types of weather. Despite old rumors from the game’s initial release, players will notfind Zapdosby running around outside in the middle of a thunderstorm.
There are currently seven different types of weather effects inPokemon GO. Players can check whatPokemon GOconsiders to be the current weather by pressing the button on the top right of the main screen in-game. The weather effects are:
Sunny/Clear weather gives the weather boost effect to grass-types, ground-types, and fire-types. With summer creeping in, players in the Northern Hemisphere are expected to see this effect often.
Rainy weather gives the weather boost effect towater-type Pokemon, electric-types, and bug-types. Players should take caution with rainy weather as this weather can be dangerous to travel in and play a game in at the same time.
Windy weather gives the weather boost effect to dragon-types, flying-types, and psychic-types. Sunny weather can quickly turn into this type of weather, providing a good chance for finding and catching rare dragon-typePokemon.
Snowy weather gives the weather boost effect to ice-types and steel-types. Players in the southern-hemisphere are approaching winter and should be expecting opportunities for ice and steel Pokemon soon.
Foggy weather gives the weather boost to dark-types andghost-types. Like with rainy weather, players should stay cautious and play safely as the reduced visibility from fog can make travel dangerous for players and non-players alike.
Cloudy weather gives the weather boost to fairy-types, fighting-types, and poison-types. Players wanting Pokemon to help take down dragons in opposing gyms should go outhunting for fairy typesif this is the weather.
Finally, partly cloudy weather gives the weather boost to normal-types, androck-types. This is one of the most common weathers which is fitting with normal and rock-types being relatively common Pokemon.
Pokemon GOis available now in select regions on Android and iOS devices.
