What is Weather Boost in-game?
In-game weather (Sunny, Rainy, etc.) boosts matching-type spawns + raids: +1 level on catch, +20% damage in battle.
In-game weather (Sunny, Rainy, etc.) boosts matching-type spawns + raids: +1 level on catch, +20% damage in battle.
Weather syncs to your real-world location's weather. Each weather type boosts specific mons types: Sunny boosts Fire/Ground/Grass; Rainy boosts Water/Electric/Bug; Snow boosts Ice/Steel; etc.
Boosted catches spawn at +5 levels (caught at L25 minimum from a wild boost, L25 from a boosted raid) and roll a 10-15 IV floor (vs 0-15 normally). Boosted shiny rates also slightly bump for some species.
In battle, boosted moves of the matching type deal 20% more damage. Stacking weather boost + STAB + Mega type boost is the standard raid power-multiplier formula.
Sunny weather boosts Fire / Ground / Grass. Boosted catches start at L25, IV floor = 10.
Sunny + Fire STAB + Mega Charizard Y: 1.2 × 1.2 × 1.3 = +87% damage stacked.
See weather boost in action with the related Hundo Hunter tool.
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What does Weather Boost mean in-game?
In-game weather (Sunny, Rainy, etc.) boosts matching-type spawns + raids: +1 level on catch, +20% damage in battle.
Weather Boost explained in detail
Weather syncs to your real-world location's weather. Each weather type boosts specific mons types: Sunny boosts Fire/Ground/Grass; Rainy boosts Water/Electric/Bug; Snow boosts Ice/Steel; etc. Boosted catches spawn at +5 levels (caught at L25 minimum from a wild boost, L25 from a boosted raid) and roll a 10-15 IV floor (vs 0-15 normally). Boosted shiny rates also slightly bump for some species. In battle, boosted moves of the matching type deal 20% more damage. Stacking weather boost + STAB + Mega type boost is the standard raid power-multiplier formula.
What are other names for Weather Boost?
Weather Boost is also called: weather. All refer to the same concept in-game.