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Here’s how encounters work
>like SwSh, you have to run into the Pokémon to enact the battle (can move around camera during battle but you cannot move around during the battle like PLA)
>you can throw your Pokémon out without auto battling, so you can chuck your Pokémon at a wild mon to start a battle
>for Pokémon that are flying, when you throw a Pokémon out the flying mon will come down to battle
>auto battle works with throwing your mon then you press another button to activate auto battle (level difference and type matchup are what matters in the outcome of the auto battle)