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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.
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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''), described as a '''hidden encounter''' in internal game files, is a type of [[wild Pokémon]] encounter found in the [[Galar]] region in {{g|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.
The player does not know what Pokémon will appear until they enter the encounter. The term "random encounter" is more commonly used by fans to refer to random wild encounters from previous [[generation]]s; however, unlike in previous games, 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==
==See also==

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A random encounter[1] (Japanese: !エンカウント ! encounter), described as a hidden encounter in internal game files, 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 encounters, the Pokémon cannot be seen in the overworld until it is battled.

The player does not know what Pokémon will appear until they enter the encounter. The term "random encounter" is more commonly used by fans to refer to random wild encounters from previous generations; however, unlike in previous games, 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

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