Pokemon GO Weather Week: Date and Time, Event Bonuses, and More

Don't let rain or shine stop you this Weather Week.

Pokemon GO Weather Week
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Weather Week is back, and what better timing than with the seasons changing? The weather is beginning to warm up, and it’s time to get outside and enjoy the latest event in Pokemon GO. Just cross your fingers that your local weather is varied this week!

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Pokemon GO Weather Week Event Details

Weather Week is back in Pokemon GO, and as usual, it focuses on specific Pokemon spawns that change with your local weather and boosted Castform encounters.

Event Date and Time

Pokemon GO’s Weather Week will begin on Thursday, March 14, 2024, at 10:00 AM to Monday, March 18, 2024, at 8:00 PM local time.

Wild Pokemon Encounters

The following Pokemon will be able to be found in Pokemon GO during Weather Week. Certain Pokemon will only spawn during periods of specific weather.

Weather-Based Pokemon Spawns

PokemonWeatherShiny
CacneaSunny
LotadRainy
SnoverSnow
RoggenrolaPartly Cloudy
SpritzeeCloudy
SwabluWindy
GastlyFog

Non-Weather Specific Pokemon Spawns

PokemonShiny
Paras
Drifloon
Helioptile
Amaura
Lickitung

Field Research Task Encounters

The following Pokemon will potentially be encountered as rewards for completing specific Weather Week-themed Field Research Tasks during the event period.

PokemonShiny
Paras
Castform (Normal)
Castform (Sunny
Castform (Rainy)
Drifloon
Helioptile
Amaura
Castform (Snowy)

Event Raids

The following Raids will be available to participate in during Weather Week in Pokemon GO.

PokemonRaid TypeShiny
PoliwhirlOne Star Raid Pokemon GO One-Star Raid
GastlyOne Star Raid Pokemon GO One-Star Raid
HippopotasOne Star Raid Pokemon GO One-Star Raid
AmauraOne Star Raid Pokemon GO One-Star Raid
CharizardThree Star Raid Pokemon GO Three-Star Raid
LickitungThree Star Raid Pokemon GO Three-Star Raid
DrampaThree Star Raid Pokemon GO Three-Star Raid
RegiceFive Star Raid Pokemon GO Five-Star Raid
Mega TyranitarMega Raid Pokemon GO Mega Raid

Event Bonuses

The following bonuses will be active for the duration of Weather Week in Pokemon GO

  • Trainers will receive additional Stardust when catching weather-boosted Pokemon.
  • Trainers will receive 2X Stardust for catching Pokemon.
  • Trainers will be more likely to encounter a shiny Castform.

Collection Challenges

During Weather Week trainers will be able to participate in Collection Challenges which have a heavy weather theme. Completing these challenges will reward trainers with the following:

  • Collection Challenge medal
  • 1 Incense
  • Stardust

PokeStop Showcases

During Weather Week there will be PokeStop Showcases hosted in your local area at various PokeStops that will feature different weather-based Pokemon. Makes sure that you enter in as many as possible for more of a chance to win, and to work your way towards Pikachu, Ph.D.

Not only is March bringing a change of weather and weather-based events in Pokemon GO, but trainers will also get to participate in Litten’s Community Day and the Primal Raid Days!

About the Author

Priscilla Wells

Priscilla is both the weekend editor and a freelance writer at Prima Games. She began working at Prima Games in early 2023. Prior to this, she spent nine years writing for both her own personal gaming blog, and other related websites. Priscilla has grown up playing video games, and most often plays her PS5 and Nintendo Switch consoles. You can find her playing Final Fantasy XIV, RuneScape, Pokemon GO, or lost in the latest RPG to release. She is an Australian living in the United States with her American husband, three children, and her Basset Hound. Before moving to the United States, Priscilla obtained a Bachelors of Secondary Education majoring in English and Japanese Language. This allowed her to teach English and Japanese in a high school setting. You can follow her on Twitter/X at @Cilllah