diff --git a/Data/Scripts/003_Game classes/007_Game_Player.rb b/Data/Scripts/003_Game classes/007_Game_Player.rb
index 19763d1e5..65d3365e4 100644
--- a/Data/Scripts/003_Game classes/007_Game_Player.rb	
+++ b/Data/Scripts/003_Game classes/007_Game_Player.rb	
@@ -128,6 +128,14 @@ class Game_Player < Game_Character
     end
   end
 
+  def turnGeneric(dir)
+    old_direction = @direction
+    super
+    if @direction != oldDirection && !@move_route_forcing && !pbMapInterpreterRunning?
+      Events.onChangeDirection.trigger(self, self)
+    end
+  end
+
   def pbTriggeredTrainerEvents(triggers,checkIfRunning=true)
     result = []
     # If event is running
diff --git a/Data/Scripts/013_Overworld/002_PField_Field.rb b/Data/Scripts/013_Overworld/002_PField_Field.rb
index 344f38f16..e216c0951 100644
--- a/Data/Scripts/013_Overworld/002_PField_Field.rb
+++ b/Data/Scripts/013_Overworld/002_PField_Field.rb
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ module Events
   @@OnWildBattleOverride        = Event.new
   @@OnWildBattleEnd             = Event.new
   @@OnTrainerPartyLoad          = Event.new
+  @@OnChangeDirection           = Event.new
 
   # Fires whenever a map is created. Event handler receives two parameters: the
   # map (RPG::Map) and the tileset (RPG::Tileset)
@@ -159,6 +160,10 @@ module Events
   # e[2] - Party
   def self.onTrainerPartyLoad;     @@OnTrainerPartyLoad;     end
   def self.onTrainerPartyLoad=(v); @@OnTrainerPartyLoad = v; end
+  
+  # Fires whenever the player changes direction.
+  def self.onChangeDirection;     @@OnChangeDirection;     end
+  def self.onChangeDirection=(v); @@OnChangeDirection = v; end
 end
 
 
@@ -365,6 +370,12 @@ def pbOnStepTaken(eventTriggered)
   pbBattleOnStepTaken(repel) if !eventTriggered && !$game_temp.in_menu
 end
 
+# Start wild encounters while turning on the spot
+Events.onChangeDirection += proc{
+  repel = ($PokemonGlobal.repel>0)
+  pbBattleOnStepTaken(repel) if !$game_temp.in_menu
+}
+
 def pbBattleOnStepTaken(repel=false)
   return if $Trainer.ablePokemonCount==0
   encounterType = $PokemonEncounters.pbEncounterType