In Pokémon Legends: Z-A, some of the Pokédex progression is locked by the weather, as you’ll need it to rain in order to evolve one of the slipperiest Pokémon in the game. There’s not a great way to make it rain in the game, but you can expedite the process a little bit, refreshing the weather until you get the rain clouds you need.
Below we explain how to make it rain in Pokémon Legends: Z-A.
How to change the weather to rain in Pokémon Legends: Z-A
The best way to change the weather in-game is to just quickly rest on a bench to skip time forward until it starts to rain.
Obviously, this is not a fast method, but it seems to be the only method we can confirm. Since the battle zone cutscene plays during every shift from day to night and vice versa, it’s a bit time-consuming. You should also be prepared to sit in for a lengthy reset session, as it took us dozens of resets before it actually started to rain in-game. You may get luckier than us, though!
Alternatively, Side Mission 64, “Let it Rain, Let it Pour,” does force it to rain in the game in order for you to battle the trainer in question, but, in our experience, the rain immediately stopped once the battle ended. Even if the rain does continue for you, this isn’t a reliable solution, since you can only complete this side mission once.
As the main reason to change the weather to rain in Pokémon Legends: Z-A is to either catch a Goomy or evolve your Sliggoo, we actually recommend catching your Goomy in the westernmost dead-end room of the Lumiose Sewers, as you can find them there even when it isn’t raining. This section of the sewers is unlocked after starting Side Mission 57, “The Camerupt Entrepreneur,” which is unlocked after completing Main Mission 19.
As for evolving Sliggoo, we recommend having your Sliggoo ready to go once it does start raining. Level up your Sliggoo to level 50, so you can evolve them as soon as it starts raining.
Looking for more on Pokémon Legends: Z-A? We have a beginner’s guide to help you get started, as well as a type advantage chart, if you’re having a hard time remembering what’s good against what. We also have guides on how to find other early game Pokémon to help you on your journey, like the Kalos starters, the Kanto starters, and even an early spot to find Eevee. If you’re seeking out even more, we have an interactive map of Lumiose City, too.
We also have guides on special evolutions that require more than just leveling up, like Inkay and Malamar, and a list of when you can unlock all of the Mega Stones you’ll need to Mega Evolve.
