History Main / EncounterBait

** The Oil Body, Fish, Battery, and Jungle programs increase the encounter rate for enemies of the corresponding elements -- handy when hunting for certain Battle Chips. A story quest in ''[[VideoGame/MegaManBattleNetwork3 Battle Network 3]]'' requires you to use the Fish program in particular to force a specific virus to spawn for that very purpose.

* Glitching out the Sneak Run program in the ''VideoGame/MegaManBattleNetwork'' games turns it into this instead of it working as EncounterRepellant as it should. There are also some variations on the concept with the Lock Enemy item that forces you to encounter the last enemy formation you fought and a variety of programs that force viruses of a certain element to appear.

* ''VideoGame/MegaManBattleNetwork'': Most games have the [=SneakRun=] program for the [=NaviCust=] that normally works as EncounterRepellant. However, if it's put in wrong and ends up bugged, it will instead greatly increase the random encounter rate.

* ''TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragons'': over the years there have been a number of magic items that increase the chance of RandomEncounters. However, these are usually considered cursed items because randomly encountered monsters usually have less treasure than normal and the resulting fights either (a) just wear down the {{PC}} party for no gain or (b) interfere in the party's current mission.

A type of [[StandardRPGItems item]] or [[SkillScoresAndPerks ability]], Encounter Bait is used to attract enemies into RandomEncounters, mainly by players interested in LevelGrinding.

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Contrast EncounterRepellant (which makes the enemies stay away). Some games are known to have both.

* ''LightNovel/IsItWrongToTryToPickUpGirlsInADungeon'': In episode 6, Lilliluka drops a few of them near Bell after she steals his equipment.

A type of [[StandardRPGItems item]], Encounter Bait is used to attract enemies into RandomEncounters, mainly by players interested in LevelGrinding.

** [[VideoGame/DigitalDevilSaga Both Digital Devil Saga games]] only have it in item form as the Magic Reed. Being able to buy them requires selling a certain number of [[VendorTrash cells]] to a vendor in the first game or a high-enough rank in the second game's shop.

* The Gold Necklace accessory appearing in the ''VideoGame/ShadowHearts'' trilogy.

* Glitching out the Sneak Run program in the ''VideoGame/MegaManBattleNetwork'' games turns it into this instead of it working as EncounterRepellent as it should. There are also some variations on the concept with the Lock Enemy item that forces you to encounter the last enemy formation you fought and a variety of programs that force viruses of a certain element to appear.

* The "Whistle" skill in the ''VideoGame/DragonQuest'' games always starts a battle.

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* There's a variety of ways to increase the rate of wild Pokémon encounters, most of which were added in ''VideoGame/PokemonGoldAndSilver''. The move "Sweet Scent", items like "Sweet Honey" and the "White Flute", or tuning into the Johto Radio station while it's playing the Pokémon March; Pokémon with certain abilities [[note]]Arena Trap (in general), Compound Eyes (those with items), Cute Charm (those of the opposite gender), Hustle (higher level Pokémon), Illuminate (in general), Magnet Pull (Steel-types), No Guard (in general), Pressure (higher level Pokémon), Static (Electric-types), Sticky Hold (fishing only), Suction Cups (fishing only), Swarm (in general), Synchronize (those with the same nature as the Pokémon with that ability), and Vital Spirit (higher level Pokémon)[[/note]] also increase certain encounter rates, and even using the Bicycle or [[SprintShoes Running Shoes]] in games that have them will increase the encounter rate (an early NPC in [[VideoGame/PokemonGoldAndSilver HeartGold and SoulSilver]] cautions that "the extra noise will attract them").

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* In ''Fanfic/MyHuntsmanAcademia'', Katsuki is a living example of this. Thanks to his HairTriggerTemper and tendency towards ComicalOverreacting, the sheer amount of rage he's able to produce makes him irresistible to the Grimm. For reference, he and Ruby had to fight their way through ''eleven'' Beowolves and an Ursa during Initiation.

* ''VideoGame/{{Terraria}}'' has a few of these items. The most straight examples are the water candle, which increases spawning rate of monsters when you're currently wielding it, and the Battle Potion, which applies a temporary buff that increases the spawn rate.

* The "Whistle" skill in the ''DragonQuest'' games always starts a battle.

* Dark Bottles in the ''Franchise/TalesSeries''. Although the encounters are pretty frequent anyhow, they turn the fights from one every five steps to one every two steps in the games that utilize random encounters. In the games with visible monsters, they make defeated monsters respawn much faster, make them notice you from farther away, and increase their world map movement speed.

* ''VideoGame/KingdomOfLoathing'' has potions, skills, and equipment that you can use to increase or decrease the rate of combat encounters. There are also skills and items that can be used mid-combat to temporarily make you more or less likely to encounter the particular type of enemy you're facing. Since you only have a limited number of adventures per day, changing the encounter rate depending on what would help you reach your current goal faster is a regular part of the game's strategy.

A type of [[StandardRPGItemsRPG item]], Encounter Bait is used to attract enemies into RandomEncounters, mainly by players interested in LevelGrinding.

One type of StandardRPGItems, Encounter Bait is used to attract enemies into RandomEncounters, mainly by players interested in LevelGrinding.

MagicIsAMonsterMagnet is sometimes used for this purpose.

* In ''VideoGame/RedDeadRedemption'', you may use bait to attract wild animals.

** ''VideoGame/PokemonGo'': The Incense item attracts Pokemon for 30 minutes.

* In the original ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZelda'', you can purchase monster bait. It's mostly used as a [[GiveMeYourInventoryItem bribe]] to get past one of the dungeons, but if you use it on any other screen the monsters are drawn to it.

* There's a variety of ways to increase the rate of wild Pokémon encounters, most of which were added in ''VideoGame/PokemonGoldAndSilver''. The move "Sweet Scent", items like "Sweet Honey" and the "White Flute", or tuning into the Johto Radio station while it's playing the Pokémon March; Pokémon with the "Illuminate" ability also increase the encounter rate, and even using the Bicycle or [[SprintShoes Running Shoes]] in games that have them will increase the encounter rate (an early NPC in [[VideoGame/PokemonGoldAndSilver HeartGold and SoulSilver]] cautions that "the extra noise will attract them").