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'''Pokémon outbreaks''' (Japanese: '''{{tt|大量発生|たいりょうはっせい}}''' ''mass outbreak''), also known as '''swarms''', '''mass outbreaks''' or '''wild outbreaks''', are a feature introduced in Generation II that allows the {{player}} to catch Pokémon that are usually rare or otherwise unobtainable. They appear in every generation after their introduction except [[Generation VI]].

Pokémon outbreaks originated in Generation II. In that generation, if the player registered a certain Trainer in the [[Pokégear]], that Trainer would occasionally call to tell the player that he saw or heard about a large number of Pokémon in a certain area; for the next 30 minutes after such a call (in real time, not play time), the swarming Pokémon would appear in the given area with much greater frequency than the usual 1%.

Many of the Pokémon obtained through Pokémon outbreaks are outside of the [[List of Pokémon by Sinnoh Pokédex number|Sinnoh Pokédex]], and are usually exclusive to other [[region]]s.

Due to higher catching rates for Pokémon that appear during outbreaks, they make longer and better chains when using [[Poké Radar]].

The feature also appears in {{2v2|HeartGold|SoulSilver}}, where all the wild Pokémon available include all those that were available in Generation II, Ditto, Chansey, and Pokémon from [[Hoenn]] and [[Sinnoh]]. Information on swarms can now be found by listening to [[Professor Oak's Pokémon Talk]] on the [[Pokégear]] radio.

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The [[gate]]s in [[Unova]] have a monitor inside that will alert the player where an outbreak is taking place.

During winter, the monitor may occasionally not report on outbreaks, which is due to parts of Route 8, where Croagunk can be found, becoming frozen during [[Seasons|Winter]] and not allowing the Pokémon to be caught there. All have the level range of 15-55.

All have a level range of 40-55 and an encounter rate of 40%.