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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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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. |
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.
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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.
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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. |
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And the official Nintendo website said it. I don't know when they first did, or if it still does, but they said it. |
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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
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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. |
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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. |
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.
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Even if it doesn't work, I do it anyway. Kinda an automatic thing for me. :3
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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 :( |
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.
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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:
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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.
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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. |
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.
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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.
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Think about it this way...
Why would the programmers put something stupid in like the a/b trick? |
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.
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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. |
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 |
Okay, two people say it doesn't work right after I complained about people saying it doesn't work?
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