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Overview

Pokemon Pokopia features a dynamic weather system that affects which Pokemon appear, how the environment behaves, and how comfortable certain Pokemon feel. While weather changes naturally over time, players can manually control it by constructing weather change sites using Castform Weather Charms. The two controllable weather conditions are Rain (via Rain Dance) and Sunny (via Sunny Day).

Weather manipulation is essential for Pokedex completion, as several Pokemon only spawn under specific weather conditions. It also interacts with the humidity system, which affects Pokemon comfort levels and Environment Level progression.

Weather Change Sites

Rain Dance sites and Sunny Day sites use identical construction. The only difference is which direction the Castform Weather Charms are facing when you activate the site.

Setup Requirements

To build a weather change site, you need:

• 1 Wooden Plate (or any plate, mounted on a wall)

• 2 Castform Weather Charms (flanking the plate, hung on the same wall)

• 1 plate of Plated Food (any food works; Leppa Berries are the most common choice)

• 1 Pokemon with the appropriate specialty (Water for Rain, Burn for Sunny)

How to Activate

1. Place the Wooden Plate on a wall.

2. Hang the two Castform Weather Charms on the wall, one on each side of the plate.

3. Interact with each charm to flip it to the desired form. Both charms must match: both Rain Form for rain, both Sunny Form for sun. Mismatched charms will not trigger the weather change.

4. Place food on the plate (any food item works).

5. Bring a Pokemon with the matching specialty to the site.

6. The Pokemon eats the food offering and performs either Rain Dance or Sunny Day.

7. The weather changes shortly after the dance is completed.

Each area can have its own weather change site, allowing you to have rain in one area and sunshine in another simultaneously. The charms are reusable; you only need to provide a new food offering each time you want to trigger a weather change.

Castform Weather Charms

Castform Weather Charms are special wall-mountable items that can be flipped between Rain Form and Sunny Form by interacting with them. You need two matching charms for each weather site.

How to Obtain

Pokemon Required for Weather Dances

Rain Dance (Water Specialty)

Any Pokemon with the Water specialty can perform Rain Dance at a weather site. Notable Water specialty Pokemon include:

• Squirtle, Wartortle, Blastoise

• Shellos, Gastrodon

• Marill, Azumarill

• Piplup, Prinplup

• Slowpoke, Slowbro

• Lapras

Sunny Day (Burn Specialty)

Any Pokemon with the Burn specialty can perform Sunny Day at a weather site. Notable Burn specialty Pokemon include:

• Charmander, Charmeleon, Charizard

• Torchic, Combusken, Blaziken

• Growlithe, Arcanine

• Typhlosion

• Magby

Weather-Exclusive Pokemon

Several Pokemon only appear during specific weather conditions. Controlling the weather is required for full Pokedex completion.

Rain-Only Pokemon

Sun-Only Pokemon

Humidity System

Humidity is a separate but related mechanic that measures moisture levels in each area. Unlike weather, which is a temporary condition you trigger, humidity is an ambient stat affected by water features, vegetation, and terraforming. Humidity directly impacts Pokemon comfort levels:

• Water and Grass types prefer high humidity. Lush vegetation, watered plants, and water features boost their comfort.

• Fire types dislike humidity. High moisture levels actively drag down Fire-type Pokemon's comfort scores, lowering the overall Environment Level.

Managing humidity requires creating separate climate zones. Group Water and Grass types together in humid areas with plenty of watered vegetation and pools. Keep Fire types in drier zones away from water features. Some dwelling types (like Leaf Dens) buffer Pokemon from the surrounding humidity, allowing comfortable living regardless of the broader area climate.

Checking Humidity

Slowpoke has a unique humidity-sensing ability. Lead Slowpoke to an area and ask it to yawn; it will determine the local humidity level. This is introduced during the "Yawn Up a Storm" quest in the Withered Wasteland, where Squirtle asks you to raise humidity so Slowpoke can yawn and trigger a rainstorm.

Effects on Gameplay

Connection to the Story

Weather manipulation is introduced during the "Yawn Up a Storm" Important Request in the Withered Wasteland. In this quest, Squirtle requests help building a Rain Dance site to increase humidity for Slowpoke. Professor Tangrowth provides your first Castform Weather Charm during this quest, and a second can be purchased from the Pokemon Center Terminal or found in the starting cave area.

After completing this quest, weather sites can be built freely in any area. The story does not require specific weather conditions beyond the Withered Wasteland quest, but weather manipulation is strongly recommended for Pokedex completion and comfort optimization.

Tips

• Set up weather sites early in each area to access weather-exclusive Pokemon as soon as possible.

• Each area can have its own weather site. Run rain in areas with Water/Grass types and sun in areas with Fire types to maximize comfort across all zones.

• Castform Weather Charms are reusable. You only need to provide a new food offering each time. Leppa Berries are abundant and work for any weather activation.

• Collect extra charms from Dream Island towers. Each island's starting tower typically has one, giving you enough to set up weather sites in every area.

• Both charms on a weather site must face the same direction. If weather is not changing, check that both charms match (both Rain Form or both Sunny Form).

• Use rain to water crops automatically. This saves significant time compared to manually using Water Gun on each plant.

• Create humidity zones for type-compatible Pokemon. Mixing Water types and Fire types in the same zone will always leave one group unhappy, dragging down your Environment Level.

• Goomy's entire evolution line (Goomy, Sliggoo, Goodra) requires rain. If you want all three, keep rain active in one area for an extended period.

• The wild Charmander line (sun-only spawns) is separate from the starter Charmander you meet at the beginning. You need sunny weather to complete the Fire-type section of the Pokedex.