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{{move|Hidden encounter}}
A '''random encounter'''<ref>[https://youtu.be/TmWu-f6L0Mo?t=232 Pokémon Sword and Pokémon Shield Gameplay - Nintendo Treehouse: Live | E3 2019]</ref> (Japanese: '''！エンカウント''' ''! encounter'') is a type of [[wild Pokémon]] encounter found in the [[Galar]] region in [[Pokémon Sword and Shield]]. It is when an exclamation mark appears while the {{player}} is walking in the [[tall grass]]. Unlike [[symbol encounter]]s, the Pokémon cannot be seen in the overworld until it is {{pkmn|battle}}d.

The player does not know what Pokémon will appear until they enter the encounter. Unlike previous generations, random encounters in Galar are only triggered in [[tall grass]], and only when the player makes contact with the spot that the random encounter is indicated at.

==See also==
* [[Symbol encounter]]
* [[Wanderer]]
* [[Fishing]]
* [[Berry tree]]
* [[Pokémon Den]]
* [[Let's Go]]

==References==
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