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Originally Posted by Maxful
What is the difference between "駅で友達とばったり会う" and "駅で友達にばったり会う"?
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The difference is that the first one is "less than correct" and the second one completely correct and natural.
Even though some native speakers make the same mistake as you did, you cannot say 「友達と会う」 unless the meet-up was planned.