---
title: "Get encounter method"
method: GET
path: "/api/v2/encounter-method/{id}/"
tags: ["encounters"]
---

# Get encounter method

`GET /api/v2/encounter-method/{id}/`

Methods by which the player might can encounter Pokémon in the wild, e.g., walking in tall grass. Check out Bulbapedia for greater detail.

## Path parameters

- `id` string, required

## Response `200`

- EncounterMethodDetail
  - `id` integer, required
  - `name` string, required
  - `order` integer, nullable
  - `names` EncounterMethodName[], required
    - `name` string, required
    - `language` LanguageSummary, required
      - `name` string, required
      - `url` string, uri, required

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