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Pokémon: Sword & Shield

Overworld Encounter Data

By
Ben Chard
&
Vincent Lau

Clear - Land

Name Type Location (Encounter Rate)
"Beheeyem" IconBeheeyem Psychic All grass patches (32%)
"Braviary" IconBraviary (Sword only) Normal/Flying All grass patches (25%)
"Mandibuzz" IconMandibuzz (Shield only) Dark/Flying All grass patches (25%)
"Golurk" IconGolurk Ground/Ghost All grass patches (20%)
"Sigilyph" IconSigilyph Psychic/Flying All grass patches (13%)
"Ditto" IconDitto Normal All grass patches (10%)

All Weather except Snow - Water

Name Type Location (Encounter Rate)
"Mantyke" IconMantyke Water/Flying In the lake (65%)
"Mantine" IconMantine Water/Flying In the lake (30%)
"Barraskewda" IconBarraskewda Water In the lake (5%)

Overcast - Land

Name Type Location (Encounter Rate)
"Garbodor" IconGarbodor Poison All grass patches (30%)
"Drapion" IconDrapion Poison/Dark All grass patches (24%)
"Golurk" IconGolurk Ground/Ghost All grass patches (20%)
"Weezing" IconWeezing Poison/Fairy All grass patches (13%)
"Ditto" IconDitto Normal All grass patches (10%)
"Hitmontop" IconHitmontop Fighting All grass patches (2%)
"Drakloak" IconDrakloak Dragon/Ghost All grass patches (1%)

Raining - Land

Name Type Location (Encounter Rate)
"Seismitoad" IconSeismitoad Water/Ground All grass patches (30%)
"Araquanid" IconAraquanid Water/Bug All grass patches (25%)
"Golurk" IconGolurk Ground/Ghost All grass patches (20%)
"Golisopod" IconGolisopod Bug/Water All grass patches (12%)
"Ditto" IconDitto Normal All grass patches (10%)
"Rotom" IconRotom Electric/Ghost All grass patches (2%)
"Drakloak" IconDrakloak Dragon/Ghost All grass patches (1%)

Thunderstorm - Land

Name Type Location (Encounter Rate)
"Galvantula" IconGalvantula Bug/Electric All grass patches (30%)
"Noivern" IconNoivern Flying/Dragon All grass patches (27%)
"Golurk" IconGolurk Ground/Ghost All grass patches (20%)
"Ditto" IconDitto Normal All grass patches (10%)
"Haxorus" IconHaxorus Dragon All grass patches (5%)
"Morpeko" IconMorpeko Electric/Dark All grass patches (4%)
"Drakloak" IconDrakloak Dragon/Ghost All grass patches (2%)
"Rotom" IconRotom Electric/Ghost All grass patches (2%)

Intense Sun - Land

Name Type Location (Encounter Rate)
"Ninetales" IconNinetales (Sword only) Fire All grass patches (25%)
"Arcanine" IconArcanine (Shield only) Fire All grass patches (25%)
"Durant" IconDurant Bug/Steel All grass patches (25%)
"Golurk" IconGolurk Ground/Ghost All grass patches (20%)
"Lampent" IconLampent Ghost/Fire All grass patches (14%)
"Ditto" IconDitto Normal All grass patches (10%)
"Heatmor" IconHeatmor Fire All grass patches (5%)
"Flygon" IconFlygon Ground/Dragon All grass patches (1%)

Snowing - Land

Name Type Location (Encounter Rate)
"Glalie" IconGlalie Ice All grass patches (25%)
"Vanilluxe" IconVanilluxe Ice All grass patches (25%)
"Golurk" IconGolurk Ground/Ghost All grass patches (20%)
"Abomasnow" IconAbomasnow Grass/Ice All grass patches (15%)
"Ditto" IconDitto Normal All grass patches (10%)
"Bergmite" IconBergmite Ice All grass patches (5%)

Snowing/Snowstorm - Water

Name Type Location (Encounter Rate)
"Vanillite" IconVanillite Ice In the lake (50%)
"Mantyke" IconMantyke Water/Flying In the lake (30%)
"Mantine" IconMantine Water/Flying In the lake (15%)
"Barraskewda" IconBarraskewda Water In the lake (5%)

Snowstorm - Land

Name Type Location (Encounter Rate)
"Klinklang" IconKlinklang Steel All grass patches (30%)
"Bisharp" IconBisharp Dark/Steel All grass patches (25%)
"Vanilluxe" IconVanilluxe Ice All grass patches (20%)
"Golurk" IconGolurk Ground/Ghost All grass patches (13%)
"Ditto" IconDitto Normal All grass patches (10%)
"Copperajah" IconCopperajah Steel All grass patches (2%)

Sandstorm - Land

Name Type Location (Encounter Rate)
"Excadrill" IconExcadrill Ground/Steel All grass patches (35%)
"Boldore" IconBoldore Rock All grass patches (30%)
"Golurk" IconGolurk Ground/Ghost All grass patches (23%)
"Ditto" IconDitto Normal All grass patches (10%)
"Zweilous" IconZweilous (Sword only) Dark/Dragon All grass patches (2%)
"Pupitar" IconPupitar (Shield only) Rock/Ground All grass patches (2%)

Heavy Fog - Land

Name Type Location (Encounter Rate)
"Wobbuffet" IconWobbuffet Psychic All grass patches (30%)
"Hatterene" IconHatterene Psychic/Fairy All grass patches (25%)
"Golurk" IconGolurk Ground/Ghost All grass patches (20%)
"Gothitelle" IconGothitelle (Sword only) Psychic All grass patches (13%)
"Reuniclus" IconReuniclus (Shield only) Psychic All grass patches (13%)
"Ditto" IconDitto Normal All grass patches (10%)
"Drakloak" IconDrakloak Dragon/Ghost All grass patches (2%)
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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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