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FalconsDrummer January 24th, 2010 10:52 AM

Every once in a while I will do something like mashing the A button or wiggling the D-pad just for good luck; I know it doesn't work, but it helps with the anxiety when trying to catch something difficult.

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Originally Posted by nintendork (Post 5496223)
that mew truck works wiv the right pokemon to push it

Uh . . . no. It doesn't.

Gimmepienow January 24th, 2010 4:08 PM

I've been told by a friend to do this in Pearl once.
Press A when you throw the ball
Press B when the ball opens
Press A and B when the pokemon goes inside.

I don't know where he heard this but it doesn't work.

I also heard about tapping the bottom screen when catching a pokemon to also get a better chance.

GoldvsRed January 24th, 2010 4:29 PM

Hell, you could shake your butt to the rhythm of the Poke Ball wiggle, and you'd have the same chance as the A/B Trick. Which I do.

Redstar January 24th, 2010 6:27 PM

I'm pretty sure they confirmed this. It was officially stated by Nintendo to work, and proven by some forum. It's just so difficult on time-based it's near-impossible to get right.

FalconsDrummer January 24th, 2010 6:45 PM

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Originally Posted by Redstar (Post 5497876)
I'm pretty sure they confirmed this. It was officially stated by Nintendo to work, and proven by some forum. It's just so difficult on time-based it's near-impossible to get right.

The games' coding doesn't allow for complicated aspects such as timing button presses.

Nintendo never officially stated that the A/B trick works, and I know this because Nintendo does not make statements like that, and also because it does not work. If you can provide a link to the said forum that allegedly proved it, go for it.

Redstar January 24th, 2010 6:58 PM

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Originally Posted by FalconsDrummer (Post 5497909)
The games' coding doesn't allow for complicated aspects such as timing button presses.

Nintendo never officially stated that the A/B trick works, and I know this because Nintendo does not make statements like that, and also because it does not work. If you can provide a link to the said forum that allegedly proved it, go for it.

http://tasvideos.org/PokemonTricks.html#LuckManipulation

And the official Nintendo website said it. I don't know when they first did, or if it still does, but they said it.

Congratulations, I Hate You January 24th, 2010 7:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Redstar (Post 5497940)
http://tasvideos.org/PokemonTricks.html#LuckManipulation

And the official Nintendo website said it. I don't know when they first did, or if it still does, but they said it.

whoa, its actaully true. who would've thought? XD i mean, sure everyone else obviously didn't have this proof when they claimed it worked in the first place...but whoa. xD

Redstar January 24th, 2010 9:58 PM

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Originally Posted by Anthony La (Post 5498241)
Sure it wasn't Pokémon.com? Their mailbag does make up a lot of crap, you know.

I wouldn't know. They did lie about Pikablu.

monkeybard January 25th, 2010 1:20 AM

I thought he meant the mashing a and b simultaneously. I never really believed it but I still do it in all my Pokemon Games :] I'm still not sure if it really helps though. It does seem like it, however. I got more catches doing it than not doing it o_o

Pokémon Ranger ✩ Moriarty January 25th, 2010 11:42 AM

Huh, I was always told that you held the 'down' direction of the D-Pad and then pressed A&B.

Also, I remember the Pikablu story. Ahh, nostalgia.

Redstar January 25th, 2010 12:55 PM

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Originally Posted by Pokémon Ranger ✩ Moriarty (Post 5499146)
Huh, I was always told that you held the 'down' direction of the D-Pad and then pressed A&B.

Also, I remember the Pikablu story. Ahh, nostalgia.

Everyone did it a different way. I don't even think it was necessarily inspired by other people telling you. It was just a compulsive "pushing buttons" thing.

I mainly bring up Pikablu because for awhile Pokemon.Com actually mentioned it in their FAQ. Their answer wasn't really a "lie", but they could have been a bit more truthful.

Tears In The Rain January 26th, 2010 8:34 PM

Assuming you do mean the trick to put the master ball effect on any ball, It has worked for me more times than not but I am not an idiot, I am sure it is just a freak coincidence.

Cyndahog January 28th, 2010 6:36 AM

Even if it doesn't work, I do it anyway. Kinda an automatic thing for me. :3

Ho-Oh January 28th, 2010 6:40 AM

I got a Suicune the other day after the 4th ball thrown using A/B. XD;

IT WORKED FOR ME... maybe only by accident though :(

rockman0 January 28th, 2010 12:49 PM

Lol, I remember that trick. I think I read it in Gamewinners.com or something. I still do the a/b trick out of force of habit, though it doesn't work for me.

Fizz! January 30th, 2010 4:17 AM

I read that if you pressed down + B at the exact moment the pokeball opens (or closes, I can't remember which) you would always have a 100% chance to catch a pokemon. I still do that sometimes, even though I know it doesn't work. D:

Myles January 30th, 2010 4:41 AM

What that website says makes sense, but isn't related to this trick. It's a lot more complicated then that. And I highly doubt Nintendo has said anything on the subject. Regardless, it doesn't work.

Caelus February 7th, 2010 5:06 PM

I'm aware that the trick doesn't work, but I do it anyway. It feels like it's working when I do that. :P

I didn't get it from anyone either. It just made a lot of sense when I first played the games, so I used the trick to help increase my chances.

Eurydice February 7th, 2010 5:14 PM

sadly i still do this even though i know it doesn't work. it is just a habit that i have had since the very first generation that i haven't broken and probably never will.

WasNotMe February 7th, 2010 6:42 PM

it doesnt do anything, like everyone said but I feel holding right and b and then letting go of b just before the pokeball bounces but keeping right down works a treat. I can also blame timing on it not working.

Nathanyiel February 15th, 2010 9:58 PM

Think about it this way...

Why would the programmers put something stupid in like the a/b trick?

Redstar February 15th, 2010 10:08 PM

For one, it's not "stupid"... Secondly, they didn't necessarily "put it in", but, as I showed above, it is in. I don't understand how several people went on about how it doesn't work and is "stupid" after I linked to a site discussing how and why it works.

Tudsworth February 16th, 2010 8:44 AM

I once read in a magazine that you pressed and held down+B to increase catch rate. This was back in... 1999, if memory serves me. So, of course, I did it. As I got older and wiser, I realised that it doesn't work.

I still press down+B to this day, anyways.

Timbjerr February 16th, 2010 8:48 AM

Yeah, holding the button while trying to capture a pokemon was proven to be useless a while back.

That doesn't mean I stopped doing it. Like most people, it grew into a habit that I still do to this day. :P

Redstar February 16th, 2010 10:08 AM

Okay, two people say it doesn't work right after I complained about people saying it doesn't work?


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