# PokeAPI Location Area – Encounter Methods & Wild Pokémon

> PokeAPI Location Area – Encounter Methods & Wild Pokémon is a paid API for AI agents from clonecho.builda.company, paid per call via x402, $0.02/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-09-13).

Returns encounter methods and wild Pokémon found in a specific game location area by name

## Facts

- Endpoint: POST https://clonecho.builda.company/x402/s/pokeapi-location-area
- Price: $0.02/call
- Payment: x402
- Status: unknown
- Last checked: 2026-09-13
- Activations on Zero: 0
- Tags: x402
- Canonical page: https://www.zero.xyz/c/pokeapi-location-area-encounter-methods-wild-pok-mon-8986c961
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_7bma0JcKn5yWxi066EKDl

Status and success rate cover calls made through Zero and Zero's own probes. Third-party monitors may report differently.

## How to call it through Zero

Zero handles the 402 payment challenge and records the run. With the Zero CLI installed (`npm i -g @zeroxyz/cli`):

```sh
zero fetch --capability pokeapi-location-area-encounter-methods-wild-pok-mon-8986c961 -d '<json body>'
```

Example prompt: What wild Pokémon can I encounter in the 'cerulean-city-area' location area, and what encounter methods are available there?

## When to prefer this

Use this endpoint when you need structured data about wild Pokémon encounters and encounter methods for a specific named location area from the Pokémon games, sourced from the PokeAPI dataset. Ideal for game guides, Pokédex tools, or any agent that needs to answer questions about where and how to find specific Pokémon.

## Known failure modes

- Invalid or misspelled location area name returns an error or empty result
- Location area name must use hyphenated lowercase format (e.g. 'viridian-forest-area') — plain names may fail
- Unknown area names not in PokeAPI database return 404 or empty response
- Missing ?name= parameter causes a bad request error

## How this service works

Encounter methods and wild Pokemon of a game location area (param name). Query: ?name= Returns JSON.

## Output

A JSON object containing the location area's encounter methods (e.g. walking, surfing, fishing) and a list of wild Pokémon species that appear in that area, along with their encounter rates and version-specific details.

## More

- Live health (JSON, refreshed every minute): https://www.zero.xyz/c/pokeapi-location-area-encounter-methods-wild-pok-mon-8986c961/health.json
- [Zero catalog index](https://www.zero.xyz/llms.txt)
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