Encounter and Luck

Encounter

Encounter noun - A brief clash between enemies or rivals.

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Luck and encounter are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Luck" instead the word "Encounter" as a verb or a noun.

Nearby Words: encountered, encountering

Luck noun - Success that is partly the result of chance.

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Encounter and luck are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Encounter" instead the word "Luck" as a verb or a noun.

Nearby Words: lucky, luckless, luckily, luckiness, lucking

high	high encounter	high luck
special	special encounter	special luck
similar	similar encounter	similar luck
simple	simple encounter	simple luck
Other adjectives: nasty, actual, entire, unfortunate, little, bad, personal, possible, strange, bizarre.

Proper use of this special is the only hope the protagonist has of surviving the upcoming encounter, and it properly demonstrates the power of being able to move luck around to where it's most needed.

Source: Luck Manipulation Mechanic
Some mook the players have beaten rather easily in the past, with the luck of the die (and bad luck on the player's part) can turn a random encounter into an epic battle of boss-like proportions.

Source: Boss in Mook Clothing
Adding to the luck factor is that it takes six hours for a pokémon to appear and save scumming doesn't work, as the Pokémon you will encounter is determined the moment you slather the tree.

Source: Luck-Based Mission

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