I'm a bit perplexed as well. Black & White 2 were the last games I played and random encounters are a huge part of the fun for me. I skipped Let's Go because of that and a few other reasons and I'm so pumped to jump back in with this.Seriously, what is with the complaints about random battles? Is it just old/washed-up fans who returned to the series with Let's Go or something? People who have actually been playing these games for decades consider the random encounters to be a core mechanic.