What is an encounter table?

Every route, cave and city has a hidden table that decides which species can appear, how often, and by which method. The explorer lists those tables for 685 Pokémon across 10 regions.

Which encounter methods are covered?

Walking in grass, surfing, the Old, Good and Super Rods, Rock Smash, Headbutt and more, each with its own slots and rates.

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Route explorer.

Browse encounter tables for any route in any game version.

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Pokémon route encounter tables explained

Every route, cave, and city in a Pokémon game has a hidden encounter table that decides exactly which species appear and at what probability. The same route can offer completely different Pokémon depending on your game version, the encounter method you use, and sometimes the time of day.

What this tool covers

685 Pokémon with encounter data across 10 regions and hundreds of individual locations.
Multiple encounter methods: walking in grass, surfing, Old Rod, Good Rod, Super Rod, Rock Smash, Headbutt, and more.
Version-specific tables: switch between game versions to see exactly what is available in your copy.
Encounter rates read as percentages, colour-coded green (20% and up), amber (5 to 19%), and gold (under 5%) for quick scanning.

Use the region ticks to narrow the route list by area, or type into the search field to jump straight to a route. The share band under the table shows how much of the route's encounter slots each species takes up, which is the fastest way to see what you will actually run into.