Have you ever lost to a wild encounter?

We've probably all been there. We're just going through the grass, or a cave, or wherever, when a wild Pokemon pops out. You probably think "Oh hey, this should be easy, it's only a wild Pokemon" and believe you can easily KO it for some free EXP, or flee. Turns out, you can't flee, and shockingly, it's completely decimating your team, or worse, you end up losing - against a wild Pokemon. The longer you've been playing, the more humiliating it can get, especially if your team can handle it.

Have any of you guys lost against a wild Pokemon? I probably might have, but I can't really remember.

Rarely nowadays but in earlier generations yes, while poisoned trying to get to a pokecenter

I've had my team defeated by wild legendaries.

I could defeat them, by my focus is usually on catching them.

They only manage to that because they hit me when I'm already almost down, aka going through a route full of annoying trainers.

Yes, but it's typically when I'm training a bunch of weak pokemon. I'll have the exp share on and head to an area with somewhat strong pokemon, and only have 1 decent level pokemon with me so that I can train more pokemon at once. If that pokemon goes down, the other pokemon have no chance.

Not as far as I know, I think. I believe there were a few times where I was close, but I don't recall ever outright blacking out.

If wild legendaries count then yes. I had my entire team knocked out multiple times when I was trying to catch Rayquaza on Pok?mon Emerald.

only time I really remember it happening was that one time a shiny Beedrill KO'd my Pokemon in the HGSS Bug Catching Contest

A wild Masquerain in Malie Garden swept me and I was so taken aback.

Yes, a few times I think. Particularly in older games where Poison status was a pain in the arse during the start of your journey!

It?s happened but usually under extreme conditions in older games. Stuck in a cave or a secluded map of some sort with a half dead team, poison taking effect, or running into trainer after trainer and then finally encountering a wild mon that I couldn?t escape from.

Yes, when I first started playing. I got lost in Rock Tunnel because I couldn't find Flash. I found my way through and then lost to the guy right in front of Lavender Town.

The real question is, have you ever lost to a wild magikarp?

No, I have never been swept by a wild Pokemon. I think you are far more likely to mess up by accidentally knocking out a pokemon that you are trying to catch, than lose to the pokemon. A wild pokemon's levels are just not going to usually be high enough to tear through an entire team. Also, even in the worst case scenario, the lead Pokemon might not be able to escape, surely somebody on the team would be fast and able to run away. The other thing is that I am a packrat. Every pokedollar I get goes to stuffing my bag with potions, repels and other useful items. I usually even have a couple of pokedolls. So changing the outcome of the battle would just be one click of a button.

I don't think I've ever been swept by a wild Pokemon, but I do remember on more than one occasion losing at least one Pokemon versus wild Pokemon in Fire Red. I've had at least one Pokemon taken out by a Diglett or Dugtrio with Magnitude in Diglett's Cave, and have been stuck up against Wobbuffet while training weaker Pokemon in Cerulean Cave.

Plenty of legendaries have wiped out a few of my Pokemon, too (as recently as Necrozma in USUM), but I guess those aren't really the same kind of wild encounters.

All the time when I was a kid. I... did not know how to play. I basically brute-forced my way through Emerald and then again through Fire Red.

Nowadays it doesn't really happen unless I'm training a full party of weaker Pokemon.

From what I recall, yes.

I use to lose quite a bit when I was younger, but not so much now. The last time was about a month ago, but I was being stubborn by not using a potion or switching out in time. I was up against a Legendary in the Wormhole.

Behold the Order 66 to my Jedi Order...



Play Pokemon Emerald, they said. It'll be fun, they said. It was a NIGHTMARE. And I don't use capitalised letters lightly, my friends. It was a series of consecutive defeats and I still wear the scars.