---
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

## Changes

- **2026-07-17** `dc32de6001cf` — 2 info
  - the endpoint scheme security `basicAuth` was removed from the API
  - the endpoint scheme security `cookieAuth` was removed from the API
- **2026-04-29** `650bc9dd2efe` — 1 info
  - api operation id `api_v2_encounter_method_retrieve` removed and replaced with `encounter_method_retrieve`
- **2025-05-30** `663217b1c9e4` — 1 info
  - api operation id `encounter_method_retrieve` removed and replaced with `api_v2_encounter_method_retrieve`
- **2025-02-04** `ad06aa7bf909` — 3 breaking
  - the `name` response property's maxLength was increased from `100` to `200` for the response status `200`
  - the `names/items/language/name` response property's maxLength was increased from `100` to `200` for the response status `200`
  - the `names/items/name` response property's maxLength was increased from `100` to `200` for the response status `200`
- **2024-05-10** `88897cce8edf` — 1 info
  - for the `path` request parameter `id`, the type/format was generalized from `integer`/`` to `string`/``

[Full history](https://skmtc.dev/pokeapi/apis/poke-api/changes/api/v2/encounter-method/:id/get.md)

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