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During the history of Pokémon games, several [[event Pokémon]] given away have been set to show them as received in a '''fateful encounter''', as opposed to a normal capture. | During the history of Pokémon games, several [[event Pokémon]] given away have been set to show them as received in a '''fateful encounter''', as opposed to a normal capture. Regarding the capture location, in Generation III, there was only one "Fateful encounter" location for event Pokémon, whereas in Generation IV, more locations were added to specifically recognize from which event the received Pokémon are. | ||
Fateful encounters, however, can also refer to a special flag set to said Pokémon that gives the player access to special features while the Pokémon is in the party. In Generation III, this flag is set for any {{p|Mew}} and {{p|Deoxys}} received from events, as well as the Deoxys caught in [[Birth Island]] and the Mew captured in [[Faraway Island]]. Moreover, any Pokémon obtained in [[Pokémon Colosseum]] and [[Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness|XD]] will have this special flag set. Without it, it is impossible for these Pokémon to obey the player, even if he or she has obtained all [[badge]]s. | |||
In Generation IV, the presence of this flag, from {{game|Platinum}} onward, allows for special events to happen if the Pokémon with the Fateful encounter flag is in the party. | |||
==List of in-game events activated by fateful encounter Pokémon== | ==List of in-game events activated by fateful encounter Pokémon== | ||
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==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
* In {{game|Diamond and Pearl|s}}, the Shaymin that is captured in the [[Flower Paradise]] will not be a fateful encounter Shaymin, while in {{game|Platinum}}, it will be. This was likely implemented due to the [[tweaking]] and [[Surf glitch]]es, which allow access to Shaymin in Diamond and Pearl, while this was removed in Platinum. Due to the way receipt and use of the Gracidea is programmed, if the Platinum Shaymin were not given this status, despite being able to be legitimately obtained with [[Oak's Letter]], it would not be able to transform into Sky Forme. | * In {{game|Diamond and Pearl|s}}, the Shaymin that is captured in the [[Flower Paradise]] will not be a fateful encounter Shaymin, while in {{game|Platinum}}, it will be. This was likely implemented due to the [[tweaking]] and [[Surf glitch]]es, which allow access to Shaymin in Diamond and Pearl, while this was removed in Platinum. Due to the way receipt and use of the Gracidea is programmed, if the Platinum Shaymin were not given this status, despite being able to be legitimately obtained with [[Oak's Letter]], it would not be able to transform into Sky Forme. | ||
* It was once believed that a fateful encounter flag was needed to be set on a {{p|Jirachi}} in order to activate the {{pw|Night Sky's Edge}} [[Pokéwalker]] route; indeed, events where such Jirachi were distributed advertised such an unlockable. However, it was later discovered that any Jirachi at all, even those hacked through devices such as an [[Action Replay]] or transferred from [[Generation III]], was capable of unlocking the route even without the fateful encounter flag. | * It was once believed that a fateful encounter flag was needed to be set on a {{p|Jirachi}} in order to activate the {{pw|Night Sky's Edge}} [[Pokéwalker]] route; indeed, events where such Jirachi were distributed advertised such an unlockable. However, it was later discovered that any Jirachi at all, even those hacked through devices such as an [[Action Replay]] or transferred from [[Generation III]], was capable of unlocking the route even without the fateful encounter flag. | ||