EarthBound Beginnings/Random encounter groups

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Random encounter groups
Game	EarthBound Zero
Start Address	0x29210
End Address	0x2940F
# of Entries	32
Entry Length	16
Total Length	512 bytes (0x200)
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The random encounter group table determines all the possible random battles. Whenever a random encounter starts, a random byte out of the appropriate group of 16 is picked. If it is 0, another byte is picked until a nonzero one is found; in this way there may be fewer than 16 possible battles. The byte refers not to an enemy, but to an enemy group.