Desert is one of 35 biomes in PokeRogue. Desert is biomes with harsh weather and environment, in this desert environment there are more plants and animals that can adapt to the Pokémon, such as Sandshrew, Cacnea, Skorupi and so on, these Pokémon are a blend of desert biomes, with abilities and shapes reflecting the desert ecosystem. Shapes reflect the desert ecosystem, such as water storage, heat resistance, and special skills related to sand, Desert biomes ultimate Bosses are Regirock, Pheromosa, and Tapu Bulu. In Classic Mode and Daily Pass, the biomes change every 10 waves, while in Endless Mode, the biomes change randomly every 1 to 4 waves.
Biome Cycles
Biome Distribution Chart
| Arrow Color | Encounter Chance |
|---|---|
| Blue | 50% |
| Yellow | 33% |
| Red | 25% |
Biome Distribution Chart
| Arrow Color | Encounter Chance |
|---|---|
| Blue | 50% |
| Yellow | 33% |
| Red | 25% |
Connected Biomes
| movement | ||||
| Bad land (50%) | → | desert | → | Ancient Ruins (100%) |
Desert Standard Pokemon
| Common | |||||
| commonly |  Sandshrew |  Sandslash |  Trapinch |  Cacnea |  Cacturne |
 Hippopotas |  Hippowdon |  Skorupi |  Drapion |  Sandile | |
 Krokorok |  Krookodile |  Silicobra |  Sandaconda |  Rellor | |
 Rabsca | |||||
| Uncommon | Sandile | Krokorok | Krookodile |  Maractus |  Helioptile |
 Bramblin |  Brambleghast |  Orthworm | |||
| Rare |  Vibrava |  Flygon |  Darumaka |  Darmanitan | |
| Super Rare (SR) |  Lileep |  Cradily |  Anorith |  Armaldo | |
| Ultra Rare (UR) |  Regirock |  Pheromosa |  Tapu Bulu | ||
| Standard Encounter Rates | |||
| Rarity | Roll Limit | Encounter Chance | Max Luck Encounter Chance |
| Common | 512 | 69.53% | 67.77% |
| Uncommon | 156 | 24.22% | 25.62% |
| Rare | 32 | 5.08% | 5.37% |
| Super rare (SR) | 6 | 0.98% | 1.03% |
| Ultra rare (UR) | 1 | 0.20% | 0.21% |
Desert Boss Pokemon
| Boss Pokedex | |||||
| commonly | Sandslash | Cacturne | Hippowdon | Drapion | Krookodile |
Darmanitan | Maractus |  Heliolisk | Sandaconda | Brambleghast | |
Rabsca | |||||
| Rare | Cradily | Armaldo | |||
| Super Rare (SR) | Regirock | Pheromosa | Tapu Bulu | ||
| Boss Encounter Rates | |||
| rarity | Roll Limit | Encounter Chance | Max Luck Encounter Chance |
| common | 64 | 68.75% | 64.91% |
| Rare | 20 | 21.9% | 24.56% |
| super rare (SR) | 6 | 7.8% | 8.77% |
Desert Gym Leaders
 Gordie  Fixed Pokémon Pool | ||
|---|---|---|
 Rolycoly |  Stonjourner |  Binacle  |
