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[[File:XY Prerelease wild Pikachu.png|thumb|220px|A wild {{p|Pikachu}} appears in [[Pokémon X and Y]]]]

'''Wild Pokémon''' (Japanese: '''{{tt|野生|やせい}}ポケモン''' ''wild Pokémon'') are any {{OBP|Pokémon|species}} that are not currently owned by a [[Pokémon Trainer]]. They are encountered in most parts of the [[Pokémon world]], most commonly outside of cities and towns, often in [[tall grass]], in [[cave]]s, or on water. A Trainer may choose to {{pkmn|battle}} a wild Pokémon or [[escape|run]] from it. If a Trainer chooses to battle, they may either attempt to {{pkmn2|caught|catch}} the Pokémon with a [[Poké Ball]] or to defeat it outright. There are many instances of wild Pokémon being used for assistance without being caught, such as {{OBP|Pokémon Ranger|Ranger series}}s using them to perform a task by directing them with a [[Capture Styler]].

==In the games==

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[[File:SM Wild battle.png|thumb|right|A battle against a wild Pokémon in {{g|Sun and Moon}}]]

In the games, wild Pokémon will appear to the player in a variety of locations, most often when the player is walking through [[tall grass]], but also within [[cave]]s, abandoned buildings, or when {{m|surf}}ing on water. They may appear when walking over [[Sand tile|deep sand]], [[puddle]]s, or [[Snow tile|snow]]. [[Fishing]], interacting with Pokémon in the overworld, {{m|Rock Smash|smashing rocks}}, {{m|headbutt}}ing small trees, using {{m|Sweet Scent}}, and interacting with trees that have been slathered with [[honey]] may also initiate battles with wild Pokémon. Additionally, wild Pokémon sometimes hide within objects such as TVs, trash cans, and roadside bushes, and can be encountered by [[Phenomenon|phenomena]], [[ambush encounter]]s, or [[Soaring in the sky|soaring]]. Depending on the location, the Pokémon may be different species, and are typically at higher [[level]]s in areas only accessible later in the game.

[[File:Wild double battle BW.png|thumb|left|A wild Double Battle in {{game|Black and White|s}}]]

When encountered, a wild Pokémon's moveset will generally consist of the most recent four moves its species would know by leveling-up; that is to say, a level 8 {{p|Yanma}} will know {{m|Tackle}}, {{m|Foresight}}, and {{m|Quick Attack}} when encountered in the wild in {{game|Platinum}}, while one encountered at level 19 will have Quick Attack, {{m|Double Team}}, {{m|Sonic Boom}}, and {{m|Detect}}. This is true even for evolved species, such as {{p|Raichu}}, which, if it were able to be encountered in the wild in Pokémon Platinum, would always know {{m|Thunder Shock}}, {{m|Tail Whip}}, {{m|Quick Attack}}, and {{m|Thunderbolt}}.

There are several ways to alter the wild Pokémon encounter rate. One of these, introduced in Generation I, is the use of {{cat|Repels}}, which will avoid encounters with any Pokémon of a lower level than the [[party]]'s lead Pokémon. The [[Cleanse Tag]] was introduced in [[Generation II]], which lowers the encounter rate. [[Radio in the Pokémon world|Pokémon March and Pokémon Lullaby]] in [[Generation II]], played on the [[Pokégear]], will raise or lower the encounter rate respectively, while {{cat|Abilities that affect appearance of wild Pokémon|certain Abilities}} do the same since [[Generation III]] (many only gaining this effect in {{v2|Emerald}}). The White and Black [[Flute]]s can be used for this in Generation III and [[Generation IV]]. In [[Generation V]], two types of [[Entralink#List of Pass Powers|Pass Powers]] (Encounter Power ↑ and Encounter Power ↓ ) take over this function, while in [[Generation VI]], two [[O-Power]]s (Encounter Power and Stealth Power) inherit the same properties. In {{pkmn|Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon}}, encounters can be prevented by [[Rotom Pokédex|Roto Stealth]].  

In some instances, multiple wild Pokémon will appear at once. From Generation IV onward, if the player is accompanied by another Pokémon Trainer they can encounter [[Double Battle]]s in the wild. In Generation V, there is the chance of two Pokémon appearing at once in {{DL|Tall grass|dark grass}}. In [[Generation VI]], [[horde Encounter|hordes of five Pokémon]] may appear. In [[Generation VII]], a wild Pokémon can [[SOS Battle|call for an ally]], turning the battle into a 2-on-1 scenario. In all instances, all but one of the Pokémon will have to be defeated before that one can be caught.

If all the Pokémon in the player's [[party]] [[Fainting|faint]] while battling a wild Pokémon, the player will [[Prize money|drop some money in panic]].

There are times when the usual ''{{tt|A wild <Pokémon> appeared!|&quot;Wild [Pokémon] appeared!&quot; before Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness}}'' will be replaced by another message:

| battle against {{p|Starly}} immediately after picking the [[starter Pokémon]]

| ''Whoa! A wild Starly came charging!''

| when checking out a shaking [[Honey]] tree

| ''The Distortion World's Giratina appeared!''

| All [[Generation V]], {{gen|VI}}, and {{gen|VII}} games

| battle against a non-roaming {{pkmn2|Legendary}} or [[Mythical Pokémon]], {{p|Volcarona}} in [[Relic Castle]], disguised {{p|Zoroark}} in [[Lostlorn Forest]], or [[Ultra Beast]] that is registered in the Pokédex

| roaming {{DL|Legendary birds|Pokémon X and Y|Articuno, Zapdos or Moltres}}

Typically, wild Pokémon are not a central feature of the {{pkmn|anime}}, which focuses mostly on the Pokémon belonging to {{Ash}}, {{ashfr}}, and other Trainers he encounters. Most of the Pokémon belonging to the group were shown in the wild at some point, but are usually {{pkmn2|caught}} at a later point in the same episode, most often at the end. Despite this, there have been several [[recurring wild Pokémon in the anime|recurring wild Pokémon]] who appear over a length of time and are not caught. Of all of these Pokémon, an {{AP|Aipom}}, a {{AP|Gible}}, a {{AP|Krokorok}}, a {{AP|Froakie}}, a {{TP|Clemont|Dedenne}}, and a {{AP|Rockruff}} went on to be caught several episodes after they appeared. As demonstrated in a number of occasions, {{MTR}} is also a wild Pokémon.

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===In the Pokémon Adventures manga===

As Pokédexes prior to the arcs in [[Hoenn]] typically needed the Pokémon to be captured in order for data to be gained, capturing wild Pokémon has been a long-standing point for every [[Pokédex Holder]] save {{Adv|Gold}} and {{adv|Silver}} until the {{chap|Ruby & Sapphire}}. The first wild Pokémon to be captured was a wild {{p|Nidorino}} by {{adv|Red}}, and even legendary Pokémon were seen as soon as the first round, though the one in question (a {{p|Mew}} appearing near [[Pallet Town]]) was not captured. Pokémon that have been released, unlike in the games, do sometimes appear in the wild and can be re-caught or controlled by another Trainer, such as [[Emerald's Sceptile]] and {{adv|Mewtwo}}, and again unlike in the games, where identical Trainer ID means that high-level Pokémon can be controlled by its Trainer, several Pokémon such as [[Pika]] and {{DL|Pearl (Adventures)|Zeller}} were disobedient and likely to even attack its Trainer on a whim.

* In [[Pokémon Red and Green beta|early versions]] of {{game|Red and Green|s}}, the wild encounter rate was so high that players would encounter wild Pokémon every two steps. Combined with the fact that Trainers would battle the player every time the player walked past them regardless of whether they had already been defeated, it would take players half a day to get through a single cave. Game Freak adjusted the wild encounter rate and changed Trainer battles for a more reasonable experience before the game was released.<ref>[[Shōko Nakagawa: Pokémon Taught Me The Meaning of Life]] (p155) via [http://dogasu.bulbagarden.net/features/nakagawa_shouko_pokemon_meaning_life.html Dogasu's Backpack]</ref>

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