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How to Change the Weather in Pokemon Sword & Shield Crown Tundra
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In Pokemon Sword & Shield's Crown Tundra, monsters are locked in certain weather conditions. Here's how you can change the climate and get your favorite monsters to spawn in the wild.
On October 22, Pokemon Sword & Shield received its second major DLC, The Crown Tundra. The expansion introduced over 119 additional monsters for trainers to capture and introduced the Dynamax Adventures mode.
In order for players to complete the new Pokedex, certain monsters only appear during certain weather. However, the climate change in the snowy region is slightly different from the base game. Here's everything you need to know.
How to Change the Weather in Pokemon Crown Tundra
When Sword & Shield first debuted in 2019, it was quickly discovered that players could control the weather on the fly. However, when the first DLC for the RPG, The Isle of Armor, came out, it turned out that the method had changed.
Crown Tundra follows a similar pattern as the climate change is slightly different from the main game. While players can still use the Switch's system clock, dates from previous regions will no longer work.
Interestingly some areas of the map have fixed weather and rain, thunder and sandstorms are currently random according to YouTuber Austin John Plays . Unfortunately, this complicates things a bit. Here are the dates for the change of weather in Crown Tundra:
Crown Tundra weather dates
- Clear - April 30
- Clear - March 31
- Snow - June 30
- Snowstorm - August 31
- intense sun - May 31
- Fog - 31 July
- Rain - Accidentally
- Storm - Random (Dyna Tree Sep 3)
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How to Change the Date in Pokemon Crown Tundra
- Step 1. From the main menu, go to System Preferences. Then scroll down to "System" and click on "Date and Time".
- Step 2: Set clock synchronization over the Internet to OFF.
- Step 3: Go to "Date and Time" and change it to the desired weather conditions listed above.
The weather in Crown Tundra is not as easy as previous regions, especially with Dyna Tree, which seems to work in a different pattern. Though players can fiddle with their Switch date until they reach their desired climate.
Many of the 119 new Pokémon added to Sword & Shield will only spawn under certain climate conditions. As such, the guide above can be of great help to trainers looking to complete the expanded Pokedex.
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