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Hey how about some pointless trivia about Pokémon ? Yes, again. Shh. The actual phrase used in the games for when a wild Pokémon encounter starts is "A wild [Pokémon name] appeared !" (emphasis mine), or simply "Wild [Pokémon name] appeared!" in the Gen 1 games. On the internet, it's often misquoted in jokes and memes as "A wild X appears" or "A wild X has appeared". With the exception of "It's super effective!" and "It's not very effective...", battle messages in the series have always been written in past tense (so it would say "Pikachu used Thundershock!" rather than "Pikachu uses Thundershock!", or in the early games it would be written as "PIKACHU used THUNDERSHOCK!"). Similarly, jokes and memes often misuse the phrases "It's super effective!" and "It's not very effective..." In the games, these messages indicate when a move does more or less damage th...