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TentacruelZ June 19th, 2009 9:10 PM

Ever cought Yanma without being told?
 
i was playing Crystal and i saw a Yanma and Bug catcher Arnie never told me it was there so i was wondering has it ever happen to you?

Limey-chan June 19th, 2009 9:24 PM

Without the swarm prompt, I think I read on Bulbapedia that the chances of seeing a swarming Pokémon is 1%. So it's not impossible, but they are incredibly rare.

TentacruelZ June 19th, 2009 11:01 PM

well im one of the 1 in so many million then

bit.trip void June 19th, 2009 11:11 PM

Uh, no. Youre one in about a hundred. ;]

crobatdeluxe June 20th, 2009 12:06 AM

This is the first time I heard that yanma is aswarming Pokemon. I got so annoyed once, that it kept appearing everywhere. Used up my repels by then, and it was 99, i say you.

Ayselipera June 20th, 2009 6:11 AM

It happened to me once a very long time ago.

Poke'Master24 June 20th, 2009 1:29 PM

i never came across a yanma, but i did find a Marill in a cave before the swarm. I accidentally ran away assuming it would be a geodude. I was so mad after that and I couldn't find another one.

Legobricks June 20th, 2009 5:14 PM

I saw one but didn't or couldn't catch it, I came back later wanting one but never saw one again. Don't even know what the swarm trigger is.

msdmario June 20th, 2009 5:28 PM

Nope, never seen one outside a swarm. Same goes for all the other Pokemon that appear only in a swarm. I guess I am not that lucky to see one on accident. :(

Limey-chan June 20th, 2009 6:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TentacruelZ (Post 4765311)
well im one of the 1 in so many million then

lol, nope. The rate for them when they're not swarming is 1%. So for example if you're battling in a cave and Yanma's appearance rate is 1%, you'll see roughly 1 Yanma in every 500 Pokémon you fight.

Dunsparce is another good example. Its appearance rate in Dark Cave is also 1% when it's not swarming, but I swear when I was EV training in there one time I saw a half dozen of them within 20 minutes or so.

The appearance rates etc aren't set in stone, t's all just down to chance.

JAD0109 June 21st, 2009 3:10 AM

I'm pretty sure I caught one while it wasn't swarming, but I'm not 100%. All I remember is thinking "hey, a cute bug".

processr June 21st, 2009 3:32 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cooltrainer_Mike (Post 4768390)
lol, nope. The rate for them when they're not swarming is 1%. So for example if you're battling in a cave and Yanma's appearance rate is 1%, you'll see roughly 1 Yanma in every 500 Pokémon you fight.

1/500 = 0.2%
1/100 = 1%

lrn2maths

I don't think I've ever caught a Yanma without being told of the swarm. :[

Limey-chan June 21st, 2009 3:34 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tribulations (Post 4769462)
1/500 = 0.2%
1/100 = 1%

lrn2maths

I don't think I've ever caught a Yanma without being told of the swarm. :[

LOLwoops, my original message said 1 in every 100 but I edited it. Poorly.

I don't think i've ever caught a Yanma even when they have been swarming tbh =/

Britney's Circus June 21st, 2009 4:18 AM

Never ever caught one without knowing.

pokefansam June 21st, 2009 4:35 AM

never caought one without knowing either

Dirtyjerry June 24th, 2009 12:20 AM

when I played through my gold version the first time I spent hours catching all the swarming pokemon not knowing you get catch them in a swarm.

derozio June 24th, 2009 3:05 AM

Nope, I never caught a yanma without swarm.

Drai June 24th, 2009 5:51 PM

I can't recall doing so, so I voted no.

Katachu June 24th, 2009 6:48 PM

I've caught a dunsparce outside of a swarm.. but I don't think I've caught any other swarming pokemon.

Roaring Moon June 25th, 2009 5:51 PM

It just happened to me!

Heck, I didn't even have Arnie's phone number registered.

~*!*~Tatsujin Gosuto~*!*~ June 29th, 2009 7:44 AM

Those are swarms?
I've never came across the Pokemon that Bug catcher Arnie said will be there, he was such a liar in my game lol


:t354:TG

white lancer June 29th, 2009 4:53 PM

I recall coming across plenty of Yanma without being told there was a swarm. I didn't realize they were that rare.

Bibliophibian June 29th, 2009 5:02 PM

I never found a Yanma that way, but I did find a Marill like that once.
Of course, I didn't have any Pokeballs and had to settle for taking my frustration out on it's squishy blue roundness, but I did come across one. >_>"

Leafeon1201 June 29th, 2009 5:45 PM

wow thats pretty cool way to go. Thats never happened to me though... :( oh well ill keep looking

Yuoaman June 30th, 2009 6:22 AM

Found one, never caught it though. I killed it for the EXP, I don't really care about filling the Pokedex.


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