How does the changing of weather affect Pokemon that have already spawned?
My brother and I caught two Piplup in Pokemon Go at the exact same spot. I caught it first whilst it was raining (boosting it). It was level 35 with 10-14-14 IVs, well above the weather-boosted IV floor of 4.
By the time my brother found it, about a minute later, the weather had changed to windy. He caught it. The Pokemon's level had not only lowered to level 30, but also the IVs had lowered to 10-05-06.
Normally when we find Pokemon together, they share the exact same characteristics (IVs, moves, weight, height, gender, level). The only differences between the Pokemon we have are the Pokemon's level if they are very high (I am level 37, he is level 33 - when his level was lower, he couldn't catch some of the very high level Pokemon that I could and their levels were lowered for his catch). Whilst I know that people can catch the same Pokemon with different IVs, we have never found that to be the case amongst ourselves. In this case, both the level and IVs have lowered. Of note that my brother can normally catch Pokemon of the same level as my level 35 Piplup (and I can confirm that it doesn't lower if I attempt to trade it to him).
My question is, amongst people who normally find identical Pokemon, does the weather changing spontaneously immediately change Pokemon's level and re-randomises the Pokemon's IVs? I was of the opinion beforehand that it only affects Pokemon's IVs and level once they were spawned.
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Does weather Affect Pokémon spawn?
Which Pok\xe9mon are affected by which Dynamic Weather condition? These are the Pok\xe9mon types that spawn more frequently, are higher level, and award more Stardust on capture during the different climate conditions: Sunny/Clear: Grass, Ground, and Fire. Windy: Dragon, Flying, and Psychic.What happens when a Pokémon is weather boosted?
Weather has 3 main effects in the game: Pokemon of a weather's corresponding types spawn at increased rates. Wild Pokemon of a weather's corresponding types yield extra Stardust and have higher level and IVs when caught. In battle, moves of a weather's corresponding types get a power boost.Is weather boosted Pokémon permanent?
All generations of Pok\xe9mon are affected by weather. However, just because a type is boosted it doesn't mean they'll become common....How to use Pok\xe9mon Go Weather boosts.WeatherTypes boostedClear / SunnyFire, Ground, GrassRainyWater, Bug, ElectricCloudyFairy, Fighting, PoisonPartly CloudyNormal, Rock3 more rows•Jan 15, 2018How does weather boost affect IVs?
According to our research, Pokemon that are boosted during specific weather conditions receive a guaranteed IV set, below which the Pokemon can't spawn. Similar to Raid Bosses and Eggs, we expect that a minimum guaranteed set of weather IVs will be 10, 10, 10 or slightly lower.HOW WEATHER WORKS in POKEMON GO \u0026 HOW TO PREDICT IT | FULL GUIDE
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