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| * In Pokémon X and Y, if the player selects {{m|Acupressure}} or a {{cat|Moves that target the user and all allies|move that targets the user and all allies}}, the user's spot and the spots of the two opponents in the places where the Pokémon allies would be in a [[Triple Battle]] are highlighted (but not joined) as if any of them could be targeted (even if those Pokémon have fainted), despite the user being forced to target itself. | | * In Pokémon X and Y, if the player selects {{m|Acupressure}} or a {{cat|Moves that target the user and all allies|move that targets the user and all allies}}, the user's spot and the spots of the two opponents in the places where the Pokémon allies would be in a [[Triple Battle]] are highlighted (but not joined) as if any of them could be targeted (even if those Pokémon have fainted), despite the user being forced to target itself. |
| * Although Horde Encounters have not been a feature of gameplay in the series until Pokémon X and Y, several instances of battles with similar circumstances had occurred or were invoked in the anime since [[Pokémon: Indigo League|the very first season]]. Such instances include: | | * Although Horde Encounters have not been a feature of gameplay in the series until Pokémon X and Y, several instances of battles with similar circumstances had occurred or were invoked in the anime since [[Pokémon: Indigo League|the very first season]]. Such instances include: |
| ** In ''[[EP011|Charmander--The Stray Pokémon]]'', [[Damian]] attempts to call out all his other Pokémon (carrying all his Pokéballs in his arms) at once to attack [[Ash Ketchum]] and his friends, before being blasted with [[Flamethrower]] by [[Ash's Charizard|the Charmander he previously abandoned]]. | | ** In ''[[EP011|Charmander--The Stray Pokémon]]'', [[Damian]] attempts to call out all his other Pokémon (carrying all his [[Poké Ball]]s in his arms) at once to attack [[Ash Ketchum]] and his friends, before being blasted with {[m|Flamethrower}} from [[Ash's Charizard|the Charmander he previously abandoned]]. |
| **Later, in ''[[EP046|Attack of the Prehistoric Pokémon]]'', Ash Ketchum and [[Team Rocket trio|Team Rocket]] find themselves attacked by a mixed group of [[Omanyte]], [[Omastar]], [[Kabuto]], and [[Kabutops]] at once, which Ash attempts to counter by calling out his Charmeleon (which promptly refuses to obey him), before being scared away by the arrival of an [[Aerodactyl]]. | | **Later, in ''[[EP046|Attack of the Prehistoric Pokémon]]'', Ash Ketchum and {{TRT}} find themselves attacked by a mixed group of {{p|Omanyte}}, {{p|Omastar}}, {{p|Kabuto}}, and {{p|Kabutops}} at once, which Ash attempts to counter by calling out his Charmeleon (which promptly refuses to obey him), before being scared away by the arrival of an {{p|Aerodactyl}}. |
| ** In ''[[M01|Mewtwo Strikes Back]]'', [[Raymond]] sends out a [[Pinsir]], [[Venomoth]], and [[Golem]] out at the same time in a last-ditch effort to defeat Ash, but all three are swiftly incapacitated by [[Ash's Pikachu|Pikachu]]'s [[Thunderbolt]] attack. | | ** In ''[[M01|Mewtwo Strikes Back]]'', [[Raymond]] sends out a {{p|Pinsir}}, {{p|Venomoth}}, and {{p|Golem}} out at the same time in a last-ditch effort to defeat Ash, but all three are swiftly incapacitated by {{AP|Pikachu}}'s {{m|Thunderbolt}} attack. |
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| ==In other languages== | | ==In other languages== |
A Horde Encounter (Japanese: 群れバトル Herd Battle) is a type of Pokémon battle introduced in Pokémon X and Y. A Horde Encounter involves one of the player's Pokémon facing five opponents at once. In Pokémon X and Y, this was restricted to wild Pokémon, but in Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire, five Trainers may also engage in a horde battle with the player.
In wild Horde Encounters, all Pokémon are usually of the same species, but in some cases, one of them may instead be a counterpart or a similar Pokémon to the majority. The Pokémon in hordes are at approximately half the level of other Pokémon in the area and may be a lower evolutionary stage of a Pokémon that normally inhabits the area (such as a horde of Geodude occurring in areas dominated by Graveler). Pokémon encountered in hordes may also have their Hidden Ability. Some Pokémon can only be found in hordes.
Not all locations have wild hordes, but where they exist, hordes may be randomly encountered at approximately a 5% rate in tall grass or flowers (but not in long grass) or in caves. Horde Encounters can also be purposefully initiated by using Honey or Sweet Scent; however, Honey and Sweet Scent will not cause a wild encounter if the overworld weather is not clear. As in all wild battles, a Trainer cannot throw a Poké Ball unless there is only one wild Pokémon remaining. In Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire, while Horde Encounters can be forced at any time with Honey or Sweet Scent, they do not appear without it until the player has the Balance Badge.
The player's moves in a Horde Encounter act as if the player was in the center of a Triple Battle, except with all five other locations being treated as opponents instead of three opponents and two allies. Moves that target multiple Pokémon simultaneously (like Rock Slide and Surf) are able to strike all five Pokémon at once.
Mixed hordes
In all cases of mixed hordes, four of one Pokémon species will appear, joined by one of another species.
Mixed hordes with enemy species
If a mixed horde consists of Zangoose and Seviper or Heatmor and Durant, the different species will direct attacks at each other instead of at the player's Pokémon if possible. The exception to this is status moves such as Leer that cannot target allies. Once all the Pokémon of one species have fainted, the horde will begin attacking the player's Pokémon.
In contrast to Triple Battles, Pokémon attacking each other in a horde have no range limit; a Pokémon in a far-left position can attack a Pokémon in a far-right position.
List of Horde Encounters
Pokémon
|
Games
|
Location
|
Levels
|
Rate
|
Connecting Cave
|
|
X
|
Y
|
|
Horde Encounter
|
|
8
|
35%
|
|
X
|
Y
|
|
Horde Encounter
|
|
7
|
60%
|
|
X
|
Y
|
|
Horde Encounter
|
|
8
|
5%
|
Reflection Cave
|
|
X
|
Y
|
|
Horde Encounter
|
|
11
|
60%
|
|
X
|
Y
|
|
Horde Encounter
|
|
11
|
35%
|
|
X
|
Y
|
|
Horde Encounter
|
|
11
|
5% with Carbink
|
|
X
|
Y
|
|
Horde Encounter
|
|
11
|
5% with Roggenrola
|
Azure Bay
|
|
X
|
Y
|
|
Horde Encounter
|
|
13
|
35%
|
|
X
|
Y
|
|
Horde Encounter
|
|
14
|
5%
|
|
X
|
Y
|
|
Horde Encounter
|
|
13
|
60%
|
Frost Cavern
|
|
X
|
Y
|
|
Horde Encounter
|
|
21
|
5%
|
|
X
|
Y
|
|
Horde Encounter
|
|
20
|
60%
|
|
X
|
Y
|
|
Horde Encounter
|
|
20
|
35%
|
Terminus Cave
|
|
X
|
Y
|
|
Horde Encounter
|
|
23
|
35%
|
|
X
|
Y
|
|
Horde Encounter
|
|
24
|
5%
|
|
X
|
Y
|
|
Horde Encounter
|
|
24
|
5%
|
|
X
|
Y
|
|
Horde Encounter
|
|
23
|
60%
|
Pokémon Village
|
|
X
|
Y
|
|
Horde Encounter
|
|
25
|
35%
|
|
X
|
Y
|
|
Horde Encounter
|
|
25
|
5%
|
|
X
|
Y
|
|
Horde Encounter
|
|
25
|
60%
|
Victory Road
|
|
X
|
Y
|
|
Horde Encounter
|
|
28
|
60%
|
|
X
|
Y
|
|
Horde Encounter
|
|
29
|
35%*
|
|
X
|
Y
|
|
Horde Encounter
|
|
30
|
5%
|
|
X
|
Y
|
|
Horde Encounter
|
|
29
|
35%*
|
Route 5
|
|
X
|
Y
|
|
Grass/Purple Flowers
|
|
6
|
5% with Minun
|
|
X
|
Y
|
|
Grass/Purple Flowers
|
|
6
|
5% with Plusle
|
|
X
|
Y
|
|
Grass/Purple Flowers
|
|
5
|
60%
|
|
X
|
Y
|
|
Grass/Purple Flowers
|
|
5
|
35%
|
Route 7
|
|
X
|
Y
|
|
Horde Encounter
|
|
7
|
35%
|
|
X
|
Y
|
|
Horde Encounter
|
|
7
|
60%
|
|
X
|
Y
|
|
Horde Encounter
|
|
8
|
5%
|
Route 8
|
|
X
|
Y
|
|
Horde Encounter
|
|
7
|
5%
|
|
X
|
Y
|
|
Horde Encounter
|
|
7
|
60%
|
|
X
|
Y
|
|
Horde Encounter
|
|
8
|
35% with Seviper
|
|
X
|
Y
|
|
Horde Encounter
|
|
8
|
35% with Zangoose
|
Route 10
|
|
X
|
Y
|
|
Horde Encounter
|
|
10
|
35%
|
|
X
|
Y
|
|
Horde Encounter
|
|
11
|
5%
|
|
X
|
Y
|
|
Horde Encounter
|
|
10
|
60%
|
|
X
|
Y
|
|
Horde Encounter
|
|
11
|
5%
|
Route 11
|
|
X
|
Y
|
|
Horde Encounter
|
|
11
|
60% with Nidoran♂
|
|
X
|
Y
|
|
Horde Encounter
|
|
11
|
60% with Nidoran♀
|
|
X
|
Y
|
|
Horde Encounter
|
|
12
|
5%
|
|
X
|
Y
|
|
Horde Encounter
|
|
11
|
35%
|
Route 12
|
|
X
|
Y
|
|
Horde Encounter
|
|
14
|
5% with Miltank
|
|
X
|
Y
|
|
Horde Encounter
|
|
13
|
35%
|
|
X
|
Y
|
|
Horde Encounter
|
|
14
|
5% with Tauros
|
|
X
|
Y
|
|
Horde Encounter
|
|
13
|
60%
|
Route 14
|
|
X
|
Y
|
|
Horde Encounter
|
|
17
|
5%
|
|
X
|
Y
|
|
Horde Encounter
|
|
16
|
60%
|
|
X
|
Y
|
|
Horde Encounter
|
|
16
|
35%
|
Route 15 & 16
|
|
X
|
Y
|
|
Horde Encounter
|
|
18
|
60%
|
|
X
|
Y
|
|
Horde Encounter
|
|
18
|
35%
|
|
X
|
Y
|
|
Horde Encounter
|
|
19
|
5%
|
Route 18
|
|
X
|
Y
|
|
Horde Encounter
|
|
23
|
60%
|
|
X
|
Y
|
|
Horde Encounter
|
|
23
|
5% with Durant
|
|
X
|
Y
|
|
Horde Encounter
|
|
23
|
35%
|
|
X
|
Y
|
|
Horde Encounter
|
|
23
|
5% with Heatmor
|
Route 19
|
|
X
|
Y
|
|
Horde Encounter
|
|
25
|
5%
|
|
X
|
Y
|
|
Horde Encounter
|
|
24
|
60%
|
|
X
|
Y
|
|
Horde Encounter
|
|
24
|
35%
|
Route 20
|
|
X
|
Y
|
|
Horde Encounter
|
|
25
|
5% with Trevenant
|
|
X
|
Y
|
|
Horde Encounter
|
|
25
|
60%
|
|
X
|
Y
|
|
Horde Encounter
|
|
25
|
35%
|
|
X
|
Y
|
|
Horde Encounter
|
|
25
|
5% with Sudowoodo
|
Route 21
|
|
X
|
Y
|
|
Horde Encounter
|
|
27
|
5%
|
|
X
|
Y
|
|
Horde Encounter
|
|
26
|
60%
|
|
X
|
Y
|
|
Horde Encounter
|
|
26
|
35%
|
A colored background means that the Pokémon can be found in this location in the specified game. A white background with a colored letter means that the Pokémon cannot be found here.
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Trivia
- In Pokémon X and Y, if the player selects a move that targets an adjacent ally, the user's spot is not highlighted, while the spots of the two opponents in the places where the Pokémon allies would be in a Triple Battle are highlighted as if either of them could be targeted (even if those Pokémon have fainted), despite the user being forced to target itself.
- In Pokémon X and Y, if the player selects Acupressure or a move that targets the user and all allies, the user's spot and the spots of the two opponents in the places where the Pokémon allies would be in a Triple Battle are highlighted (but not joined) as if any of them could be targeted (even if those Pokémon have fainted), despite the user being forced to target itself.
- Although Horde Encounters have not been a feature of gameplay in the series until Pokémon X and Y, several instances of battles with similar circumstances had occurred or were invoked in the anime since the very first season. Such instances include:
- In Charmander--The Stray Pokémon, Damian attempts to call out all his other Pokémon (carrying all his Poké Balls in his arms) at once to attack Ash Ketchum and his friends, before being blasted with {[m|Flamethrower}} from the Charmander he previously abandoned.
- Later, in Attack of the Prehistoric Pokémon, Ash Ketchum and Team Rocket find themselves attacked by a mixed group of Omanyte, Omastar, Kabuto, and Kabutops at once, which Ash attempts to counter by calling out his Charmeleon (which promptly refuses to obey him), before being scared away by the arrival of an Aerodactyl.
- In Mewtwo Strikes Back, Raymond sends out a Pinsir, Venomoth, and Golem out at the same time in a last-ditch effort to defeat Ash, but all three are swiftly incapacitated by Pikachu's Thunderbolt attack.
In other languages