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# nuzlocke-tracker-7jba
title: Review and complete special encounters for all games
status: todo
type: task
created_at: 2026-02-10T08:59:24Z
updated_at: 2026-02-10T08:59:24Z
parent: nuzlocke-tracker-rzu4
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Audit \`special_encounters.json\` to ensure starters, gifts, fossils, and other non-wild encounters are covered for all games.

## What counts as special encounters:
- **Starters** — the three (or more) starter Pokémon choices
- **Gift Pokémon** — NPCs that give you Pokémon (e.g. Eevee in Celadon, Lapras in Silph Co.)
- **Fossils** — Pokémon revived from fossils (e.g. Omanyte/Kabuto, Lileep/Anorith)
- **In-game trades** — Pokémon received via NPC trades (if tracked)
- **Static encounters** — Legendaries, Snorlax blocking the road, Sudowoodo, etc.
- **Event-specific** — One-time encounters tied to story events

## Checklist:
- [ ] Audit Gen 1 (Red/Blue/Yellow/FR/LG) special encounters
- [ ] Audit Gen 2 (Gold/Silver/Crystal/HG/SS) special encounters
- [ ] Audit Gen 3 (Ruby/Sapphire/Emerald/ORAS) special encounters
- [ ] Audit Gen 4 (Diamond/Pearl/Platinum/BD/SP) special encounters
- [ ] Audit Gen 5 (Black/White/B2/W2) special encounters
- [ ] Audit Gen 6 (X/Y) special encounters
- [ ] Audit Gen 7 (Sun/Moon/USUM) special encounters
- [ ] Audit Gen 8+ (Sword/Shield/Scarlet/Violet/Legends) special encounters

## Notes:
- Cross-reference with Bulbapedia "Gift Pokémon" and "In-game trade" pages
- The current file appears focused on Gen 1-2 — later gens likely need additions