Phenomenon

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Phenomena are a game mechanic introduced in Generation V. It is a different means of encountering wild Pokémon, and in some cases items. There are four types of phenomenon: rustling grass, dust clouds, flying Pokémon's shadows, and rippling water. Some Pokémon can only be obtained via this method. Phenomena will only appear after the player has the Trio Badge.

Phenomena will continue to exist off-screen and when the player accesses their game menus. They do not vanish until they are entered into, if the player enters into a battle before reaching it, if the player picks up an item off of the ground, if the player interacts with an NPC, or if the player exits the field entirely. Saving before entering a phenomenon will not preserve the phenomenon upon reset.

Rustling grass

Rustling grass is a phenomenon that only occurs in tall grass. Rustling grass allows the encounter of a wild Pokémon. Audino can be found in any patch of rustling grass. Various other Pokémon, such as the elemental monkeys in Pinwheel Forest, can be found in rustling grass, but usually at a lower encounter rate than Audino.

Possible encounters
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	Clefable		Ninetales
	Wigglytuff		Crobat
	Sunflora		Tyranitar
	Metagross		Vespiquen
	Mismagius^{Wrong template. See Template:Sup/doc.}		Honchkrow^{Wrong template. See Template:Sup/doc.}
	Tangrowth		Gliscor
	Mamoswine		Stoutland
	Pansage		Pansear
	Panpour		Musharna
	Unfezant		Audino
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	Leavanny		Whimsicott^{Wrong template. See Template:Sup/doc.}
	Lilligant^{Wrong template. See Template:Sup/doc.}		Cinccino
	Gothitelle^{Wrong template. See Template:Sup/doc.}		Reuniclus^{Wrong template. See Template:Sup/doc.}
	Emolga

Dust cloud

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A dust cloud in Chargestone Cave

Dust clouds are a phenomenon that only occurs in caves. It may reveal held items, evolutionary stones, or wild Drilbur and Excadrill.


Fire Gem		Steel Gem
Water Gem		Normal Gem
Electric Gem		Everstone
Grass Gem		Moon Stone
Ice Gem		Sun Stone
Fighting Gem		Fire Stone
Poison Gem		Water Stone
Ground Gem	File:Bag Thunderstone Sprite.png	Thunderstone
Flying Gem		Leaf Stone
Psychic Gem		Shiny Stone
Bug Gem		Dusk Stone
Rock Gem		Dawn Stone
Ghost Gem		Hard Stone
Dragon Gem		Drilbur
Dark Gem		Excadrill

Flying Pokémon's shadow

Flying Pokémon's shadows are a phenomenon that only occurs on Driftveil Drawbridge and Marvelous Bridge. They may reveal wings, Pretty Wings, or wild Ducklett and Swanna.

Possible encounters
	Health Wing		Muscle Wing
	Resist Wing		Genius Wing
	Clever Wing		Swift Wing
	Pretty Wing		Ducklett
	Swanna

Rippling water

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Rippling water in Route 11

Rippling water is a phenomenon that only occurs on water tiles. Rippling water allows the encounter of a wild Pokémon when Surfed on or fished in. While Basculin's Red-Striped form is usually only found in Black, and its Blue-Striped form is usually only found in White, the Basculin form that does not appear under normal circumstances in that game can be found in rippling water.

Possible encounters (Surfing)
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	Jellicent		Alomomola
	Seismitoad

Possible encounters (Fishing)
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	Stunfisk

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