>>37111937clearing ram is a myth that falsely theorized pokemon before the +31 catch combo would not have the new shiny odds and these old pokemon would be stored in the "encounter" memory because they were never interacted with, thus they would keep coming back. this is all wrong. ignore everything about the ram theory
to answer your question, let's take Route 25 for an example. I'm looking for a shiny meowth. After the 31 catch combo, if a meowth spawns that is not shiny, I will encounter and run from it so to speed up the process of a new spawn appearing.
also on Route 25, only four pokemon can spawn on the ground, so if i see a squirtle, two venonats, and a psyduck, it's impossilble for a meowth to spawn until one of these disappear, so i will encounter one or all of these pokemon to free up one of the four slots. this tactic uses up more lures than just standing in place though
