diff --git a/src/data/mystery-encounters/dialogue/getting-lost-at-the-sea-dialogue.ts b/src/data/mystery-encounters/dialogue/getting-lost-at-the-sea-dialogue.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..9e008c93c57
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/data/mystery-encounters/dialogue/getting-lost-at-the-sea-dialogue.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+import MysteryEncounterDialogue from "#app/data/mystery-encounters/mystery-encounter-dialogue";
+
+const namepsace = "mysteryEncounter:gettingLostAtTheSea";
+
+export const GettingLostAtTheSeaDialogue: MysteryEncounterDialogue = {
+  intro: [
+    {
+      text: `${namepsace}:intro`
+    }
+  ],
+  encounterOptionsDialogue: {
+    title: `${namepsace}:title`,
+    description: `${namepsace}:description`,
+    query: `${namepsace}:query`,
+    options: [
+      {
+        buttonLabel: `${namepsace}:option:1:label`,
+        buttonTooltip: `${namepsace}:option:1:tooltip`,
+        selected: [
+          {
+            text: `${namepsace}:option:1:selected`,
+          },
+        ],
+      },
+      {
+        buttonLabel: `${namepsace}:option:2:label`,
+        buttonTooltip: `${namepsace}:option:2:tooltip`,
+        selected: [
+          {
+            text: `${namepsace}:option:2:selected`,
+          },
+        ],
+      },
+      {
+        buttonLabel: `${namepsace}:option:3:label`,
+        buttonTooltip: `${namepsace}:option:3:tooltip`,
+        selected: [
+          {
+            text: `${namepsace}:option:3:selected`,
+          },
+        ],
+      },
+    ],
+  },
+  outro: [
+    {
+      text: `${namepsace}:outro`,
+    },
+  ],
+};
diff --git a/src/data/mystery-encounters/encounters/getting-lost-at-the-sea-encounter.ts b/src/data/mystery-encounters/encounters/getting-lost-at-the-sea-encounter.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..3b9b2366158
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/data/mystery-encounters/encounters/getting-lost-at-the-sea-encounter.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+import { MysteryEncounterType } from "#enums/mystery-encounter-type";
+import BattleScene from "../../../battle-scene";
+import MysteryEncounter, {
+  MysteryEncounterBuilder,
+  MysteryEncounterTier,
+} from "../mystery-encounter";
+
+/**
+ * Getting lost at the sea encounter.
+ * @see {@link https://github.com/AsdarDevelops/PokeRogue-Events/issues/9|GitHub Issue #9}
+ * @see {@linkcode MysteryEncounter|Dialogues}
+ * @see For biome requirements check [mysteryEncountersByBiome](../mystery-encounters.ts)
+ */
+export const GettingLostAtTheSeaEncounter: MysteryEncounter =
+  MysteryEncounterBuilder.withEncounterType(
+    MysteryEncounterType.GETTING_LOST_AT_THE_SEA
+  )
+    .withEncounterTier(MysteryEncounterTier.COMMON)
+    .withIntroSpriteConfigs([
+      {
+        fileRoot: "pokemon",
+        spriteKey: "130", // gyarados for now
+        hasShadow: false,
+        scale: 4,
+        y: 100,
+        x: 130,
+        tint: .25
+      },
+    ])
+    .withSceneWaveRangeRequirement(11, 179)
+    .withOnInit((_scene: BattleScene) => {
+      console.log("GettingLostAtTheSeaEncounter OnInit");
+      return true;
+    })
+    .withOptionPhase(async (scene: BattleScene) => {
+      // OPTION 1
+    })
+    .withOptionPhase(async (scene: BattleScene) => {
+      // OPTION 2
+    })
+    .withOptionPhase(async (scene: BattleScene) => {
+      // OPTION 3
+      return true;
+    })
+    .build();
diff --git a/src/data/mystery-encounters/mystery-encounter-dialogue.ts b/src/data/mystery-encounters/mystery-encounter-dialogue.ts
index 1e2dfe85045..6f8f6a844ed 100644
--- a/src/data/mystery-encounters/mystery-encounter-dialogue.ts
+++ b/src/data/mystery-encounters/mystery-encounter-dialogue.ts
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import { SleepingSnorlaxDialogue } from "./dialogue/sleeping-snorlax-dialogue";
 import { DepartmentStoreSaleDialogue } from "#app/data/mystery-encounters/dialogue/department-store-sale-dialogue";
 import { ShadyVitaminDealerDialogue } from "#app/data/mystery-encounters/dialogue/shady-vitamin-dealer";
 import { TextStyle } from "#app/ui/text";
+import { GettingLostAtTheSeaDialogue } from "./dialogue/getting-lost-at-the-sea-dialogue";
 
 export class TextDisplay {
   speaker?: TemplateStringsArray | `mysteryEncounter:${string}`;
@@ -92,4 +93,5 @@ export function initMysteryEncounterDialogue() {
   allMysteryEncounterDialogue[MysteryEncounterType.SLEEPING_SNORLAX] = SleepingSnorlaxDialogue;
   allMysteryEncounterDialogue[MysteryEncounterType.DEPARTMENT_STORE_SALE] = DepartmentStoreSaleDialogue;
   allMysteryEncounterDialogue[MysteryEncounterType.SHADY_VITAMIN_DEALER] = ShadyVitaminDealerDialogue;
+  allMysteryEncounterDialogue[MysteryEncounterType.GETTING_LOST_AT_THE_SEA] = GettingLostAtTheSeaDialogue;
 }
diff --git a/src/data/mystery-encounters/mystery-encounters.ts b/src/data/mystery-encounters/mystery-encounters.ts
index e4a748d3a23..bb27426d798 100644
--- a/src/data/mystery-encounters/mystery-encounters.ts
+++ b/src/data/mystery-encounters/mystery-encounters.ts
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import { SleepingSnorlaxEncounter } from "./encounters/sleeping-snorlax";
 import { MysteryEncounterType } from "#enums/mystery-encounter-type";
 import { DepartmentStoreSaleEncounter } from "#app/data/mystery-encounters/encounters/department-store-sale";
 import { ShadyVitaminDealerEncounter } from "#app/data/mystery-encounters/encounters/shady-vitamin-dealer";
+import { GettingLostAtTheSeaEncounter } from "./encounters/getting-lost-at-the-sea-encounter";
 
 // Spawn chance: (BASE_MYSTERY_ENCOUNTER_SPAWN_WEIGHT + WIGHT_INCREMENT_ON_SPAWN_MISS * <number of missed spawns>) / 256
 export const BASE_MYSTERY_ENCOUNTER_SPAWN_WEIGHT = 1;
@@ -40,7 +41,9 @@ export const mysteryEncountersByBiome = new Map<Biome, MysteryEncounterType[]>([
     MysteryEncounterType.SLEEPING_SNORLAX
   ]],
 
-  [Biome.SEA, []],
+  [Biome.SEA, [
+    MysteryEncounterType.GETTING_LOST_AT_THE_SEA
+  ]],
   [Biome.SWAMP, []],
   [Biome.BEACH, [
     MysteryEncounterType.DEPARTMENT_STORE_SALE
@@ -95,6 +98,7 @@ export function initMysteryEncounters() {
   allMysteryEncounters[MysteryEncounterType.SLEEPING_SNORLAX] = SleepingSnorlaxEncounter;
   allMysteryEncounters[MysteryEncounterType.DEPARTMENT_STORE_SALE] = DepartmentStoreSaleEncounter;
   allMysteryEncounters[MysteryEncounterType.SHADY_VITAMIN_DEALER] = ShadyVitaminDealerEncounter;
+  allMysteryEncounters[MysteryEncounterType.GETTING_LOST_AT_THE_SEA] = GettingLostAtTheSeaEncounter;
 
   // Append encounters that can occur in any biome to biome map
   const anyBiomeEncounters: MysteryEncounterType[] = Object.keys(MysteryEncounterType).filter(e => !isNaN(Number(e))).map(k => Number(k) as MysteryEncounterType);
diff --git a/src/enums/mystery-encounter-type.ts b/src/enums/mystery-encounter-type.ts
index 6e2815babca..9a78bf1b3ea 100644
--- a/src/enums/mystery-encounter-type.ts
+++ b/src/enums/mystery-encounter-type.ts
@@ -6,5 +6,6 @@ export enum MysteryEncounterType {
   SLEEPING_SNORLAX,
   TRAINING_SESSION,
   DEPARTMENT_STORE_SALE,
-  SHADY_VITAMIN_DEALER
+  SHADY_VITAMIN_DEALER,
+  GETTING_LOST_AT_THE_SEA //might be generalized later on
 }
diff --git a/src/locales/en/mystery-encounter.ts b/src/locales/en/mystery-encounter.ts
index ac04eed2688..3ff720dae0b 100644
--- a/src/locales/en/mystery-encounter.ts
+++ b/src/locales/en/mystery-encounter.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { SimpleTranslationEntries } from "#app/interfaces/locales";
+import { gettingLostAtTheSea } from "./mystery-encounters/getting-lost-at-the-sea";
 
 /**
  * Patterns that can be used:
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ import { SimpleTranslationEntries } from "#app/interfaces/locales";
  * Any '(+)' or '(-)' type of tooltip will auto-color to green/blue respectively. THIS ONLY OCCURS FOR OPTION TOOLTIPS, NOWHERE ELSE
  * Other types of '(...)' tooltips will have to specify the text color manually by using '@[SUMMARY_GREEN]{<text>}' pattern
  */
-export const mysteryEncounter: SimpleTranslationEntries = {
+export const mysteryEncounter = {
   // DO NOT REMOVE
   "unit_test_dialogue": "@ec{test}@ec{test} @ec{test@ec{test}} @ec{test1} @ec{test\} @ec{test\\} @ec{test\\\} {test}",
 
@@ -181,4 +181,5 @@ export const mysteryEncounter: SimpleTranslationEntries = {
   "sleeping_snorlax_option_3_good_result": "Your @ec{option3PrimaryName} uses @ec{option3PrimaryMove}! @s{item_fanfare}It steals Leftovers off the sleeping Snorlax and you make out like bandits!",
   // "sleeping_snorlax_outro_win": "The mysterious challengers were defeated!",
 
+  gettingLostAtTheSea,
 } as const;
diff --git a/src/locales/en/mystery-encounters/getting-lost-at-the-sea.ts b/src/locales/en/mystery-encounters/getting-lost-at-the-sea.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..a9640a20490
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/locales/en/mystery-encounters/getting-lost-at-the-sea.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+
+export const gettingLostAtTheSea = {
+  intro: "TBA: INTRO MESSAGE",
+  "title": "Getting lost at the sea",
+  "description": "You get lost. Certain Pokémons can help you get back on track unharmed.",
+  "query": "What will you do?",
+  option: {
+    1: {
+      label: "Let (Water type) guide you back", //TODO: replace (Water type) with pokemon in team
+      tooltip: "Needs a Water type in the party. That PKMN earns EXP as if having defeated a Lapras.",
+      selected: "TBA: OPTION 1 SELECTED TEXT "
+    },
+    2: {
+      label: " Let (Flying type) guide you back", //TODO: replace (Flying type) with pokemon in team
+      tooltip: "Needs a Flying type in the party. That PKMN earns EXP as if having defeated a Lapras.",
+      selected: "TBA: OPTION 2 SELECTED TEXT "
+    },
+    3: {
+      label: "Wander aimlessly until you're back",
+      tooltip: "All your Pokémon lose 30% of their HP. Any below that are KO'd.",
+      selected: "TBA: OPTION 3 SELECTED TEXT "
+    }
+  },
+  "outro": "TBA GETTING LOST AT SEA OUTRO MESSAGE",
+};
diff --git a/src/overrides.ts b/src/overrides.ts
index ce706173691..596ee8f20f1 100644
--- a/src/overrides.ts
+++ b/src/overrides.ts
@@ -35,8 +35,8 @@ export const SEED_OVERRIDE: string = "";
 export const WEATHER_OVERRIDE: WeatherType = WeatherType.NONE;
 export const DOUBLE_BATTLE_OVERRIDE: boolean = false;
 export const SINGLE_BATTLE_OVERRIDE: boolean = false;
-export const STARTING_WAVE_OVERRIDE: integer = 0;
-export const STARTING_BIOME_OVERRIDE: Biome = Biome.TOWN;
+export const STARTING_WAVE_OVERRIDE: integer = 15;
+export const STARTING_BIOME_OVERRIDE: Biome = Biome.SEA;
 export const ARENA_TINT_OVERRIDE: TimeOfDay = null;
 // Multiplies XP gained by this value including 0. Set to null to ignore the override
 export const XP_MULTIPLIER_OVERRIDE: number = null;
@@ -118,9 +118,9 @@ export const EGG_GACHA_PULL_COUNT_OVERRIDE: number = 0;
  */
 
 // 1 to 256, set to null to ignore
-export const MYSTERY_ENCOUNTER_RATE_OVERRIDE: number = null;
+export const MYSTERY_ENCOUNTER_RATE_OVERRIDE: number = 100000;
 export const MYSTERY_ENCOUNTER_TIER_OVERRIDE: MysteryEncounterTier = null;
-export const MYSTERY_ENCOUNTER_OVERRIDE: MysteryEncounterType = null;
+export const MYSTERY_ENCOUNTER_OVERRIDE: MysteryEncounterType = MysteryEncounterType.GETTING_LOST_AT_THE_SEA;
 
 /**
  * MODIFIER / ITEM OVERRIDES