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Encounters

Wild Pokémon are encountered in most parts of the Pokémon world, most commonly outside of cities and towns, often in tall grass, in caves, or on water. A Trainer may choose to battle a wild Pokémon or run from it. If a Trainer chooses to battle, they may either attempt to catch the Pokémon with a Poké Ball or to defeat it outright.

EncounterMethod

Methods by which the player might can encounter Pokémon in the wild, e.g., walking in tall grass. Check out Bulbapedia for greater detail.

PropertyTypeRequiredDescription
idnumberYesThe identifier for this resource.
namestringYesThe name for this resource.
ordernumberYesA good value for sorting.
namesArray<Name>YesThe name of this resource listed in different languages.

EncounterCondition

Conditions which affect what pokemon might appear in the wild, e.g., day or night.

PropertyTypeRequiredDescription
idnumberYesThe identifier for this resource.
namestringYesThe name for this resource.
namesArray<Name>YesThe name of this resource listed in different languages.
valuesArray<NamedAPIResource>YesA list of possible values for this encounter condition.

EncounterConditionValue

Encounter condition values are the various states that an encounter condition can have, i.e., time of day can be either day or night.

PropertyTypeRequiredDescription
idnumberYesThe identifier for this resource.
namestringYesThe name for this resource.
namesArray<Name>YesThe name of this contest type listed in different languages.
conditionArray<NamedAPIResource>YesThe condition this encounter condition value pertains to.