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 unless the player enters a battle, picks up an item, interacts with an NPC, or exits the area entirely. One will also vanish if a walking NPC steps on it. Saving before entering a phenomenon will not preserve the phenomenon upon reset.

The easiest way to tell if a phenomenon is occurring at a given time is if there is a particular sound played on top of all of the other audio; however, visual indications will also appear.

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 and Lostlorn Forest, can be found in rustling grass, but usually at a lower encounter rate than Audino. This phenomenon does not occur in dark grass, but it does in long grass.

Possible encounters
	Butterfree^{Wrong template. See Template:Sup/doc.}		Beedrill^{Wrong template. See Template:Sup/doc.}
	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		Unfezant
	Audino		Throh^{Wrong template. See Template:Sup/doc.}
	Sawk^{Wrong template. See Template:Sup/doc.}		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

File:Dust cloud.png

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

Flying Pokémon's shadow

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

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

Rippling water

File:Rippling water.png

Rippling water on 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)
	Slowpoke		Slowbro
	Seel		Dewgong
	Staryu		Starmie
	Lapras		Slowking
	Corsola		Mantine
	Wailmer		Wailord
	Sealeo		Walrein
	Buizel		Floatzel
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	Jellicent		Jellicent
	Alomomola		Seismitoad

Possible encounters (Fishing)
	Poliwhirl		Poliwrath
	Shellder		Cloyster
	Kingler		Seadra
	Goldeen		Seaking
	Dratini		Dragonair
	Dragonite		Politoed
	Qwilfish		Octillery
	Kingdra		Carvanha
	Sharpedo		Barboach
	Whiscash		Feebas
	Milotic		Huntail^{Wrong template. See Template:Sup/doc.}
	Gorebyss^{Wrong template. See Template:Sup/doc.}		Relicanth
	Luvdisc		Lumineon
	Basculin^{Wrong template. See Template:Sup/doc.}		Basculin^{Wrong template. See Template:Sup/doc.}
	Strunfisk		Lanturn

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