SwSh Item RNG Guide (CFW)

A guide for manipulating item and in-game currency NPCs using owoow by LegoFigure11.

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Introduction

Item RNG manipulation offers an efficient method for farming rare items and in-game currency. By accurately predicting potential outcomes, players can maximize the effectiveness of their farming efforts, ensuring optimal use of time when farming for rare in-game resources by removing the element of luck.

RNG Type Description Requirements
Cram-o-matic Farm rare PokeBalls (Apricorn, Safari, Sport) in the Isle of Armor Dojo.
  • Access to the Isle of Armor DLC
  • Access to the Cram-o-matic machine
  • Plenty of Apricorns/Items to use
Loto-ID Farm Master Balls, PP Max, and Rare Candies at any PokeCenter using Trainer Information.
  • Access to Wedgehurst PokeCenter
  • (Recommended) Pokemon from various trainers
  • One attempt per day without date skipping
Watt Trader Farm rare PokeBalls (Dream, Beast) at Snowslide Slope in Crown Tundra.
  • Access to the Crown Tundra DLC
  • Have plenty of Watts (200,000+)
  • Have spoken to the Watt Trader NPC
Digging PA Farm unlimited Watts at the Isle of Armor desert biome to exchange for valuable items.
  • Access to the Isle of Armor DLC
  • Have plenty Armorite Ore to spend
  • Have spoken to the Digging PA once
Note - Check the in-game requirements for the type of RNG you wish to do. This guide also assumes that you are using a CFW Switch console running Atmosphère. If you are using an unmodified console, visit the retail guide.

Setup Requirements

You Will Need:
Tools & Applications:
Installation Instructions:
  1. Download .NET 9.0 and run the setup wizard until complete. This is a required program dependency.
  2. Download and extract owoow.zip into an fresh, empty folder, then extract ldn-mitm.zip into the same folder.
  3. Move the atmosphere and switch folders to the root of your SD card, agree to overwrite folders if prompted.
  4. Reboot the console into your chosen CFW environment (it is recommended to use SysCFW).
Program Connectivity Instructions:
  1. Launch owoow.exe, ensure that the program launches properly with no issues.
  2. Type the local IP address of the console into the Switch IP: field.
  3. Enter the overworld in-game, then click Connect on owoow after doing so.

The below image displays what the program should look like after connecting. If all of the above information was correctly followed, you should see that the program has begun to read the details of your save file, and the seed fields on the top-left of the window have been populated.


Figure 1 - Program Connectivity

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Important - If you are experiencing connectivity issues, please ensure that both sys-botbase (bundled with owoow) and ldn-mitm are correctly installed on your SD card. If the issue persists, consider removing any additional software that could be interfering with the game’s RAM, such as cheats or mods.

RNG Tool Overview

This section provides program information and usage tips, read the information here if you are new.
Figure 2 - Owoow Overview

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RNG Tool Overview:

Upon launching and connecting to owoow for the first time, you should a navigation bar ar the top of the page that contains multiple options for selection. These tools are clearly named and should be easy to understand what each button is used for.

Feature Overview:
  • Encounter Lookup - NOT USED FOR ITEM MANIPULATION, CAN BE IGNORED.
  • Loto-ID - Used for manipulating the Rotom Lottery.
  • Cram-o-matic - Used for manipulating the Cram-o-matic.
  • Watt Trader - Used for manipulating the Watt Trader.
  • Digging PA - Used for manipulating the Digging PA.
  • Wailord Respawn - Used respawning the IoA Wailord.

Wailord Respawn is NOT item RNG manipulation, but will be included in this guide as the general concepts are the exact same.

The Basics

Learn about the common and advanced techniques used to advance the RNG state and hit target frames.
Advancing The RNG State:

Explore the various techniques used to advance the RNG state, some actions advance the RNG state slowly, some will advance in a predictable manner, and others will cause the state to advance in a rapid and unpredictable manner. Read the information provided on the page below to learn more.

Continue to advancing the RNG state

Using menu close prediction to advance the RNG state in a predictable manner. This helps to near guarantee success in hitting the correct target frame. Menu close prediction is used extensively throughout the guide, regardless of the type of encounter you choose to manipulate.

Continue to NPC Calibration

Picking An RNG Type

Pick the type of RNG you wish to learn about and perform.

After you have read and understand all of the information contained on this page, select the type of RNG you wish to do.

CRAM-O-MATIC!
LOTO-ID!
WATT TRADER!
DIGGING PA!
WAILORD RESPAWN!