Can a dustcloud/shaking grass/bubbling water appear offscreen?

Question

I'm in Wellspring Cave right now, doing my Pokemon White Nuzlocke(my mom grounded me from emerald for the week, so I won't be able to finish 'till later.), and I was thinking it'd be really nice to have a Drillbur before the fifth gym, and I want to know if they will spawn offscreen, because I have some repels.

Answer 1

For a tile to generate a phenomenon, it must be on the screen simultaneously with the player. This means they can never appear offscreen. Be mindful that if the player character is travelling fast enough (such as on a Bike), a phenomenon may spawn and quickly go offscreen -- this is most noticeable with shadows on the Drifveil Drawbridge.

Phenomenon (Bulbapedia)

Comments

Okay, thanks.