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Ranka April 9th, 2010 10:07 PM

Use the fast balls that you make with the white apricorns!!

zommy08 April 9th, 2010 11:17 PM

Headbutt 'em until they're in the red zone, then use............. Poké Balls. :P

Cheyanne April 9th, 2010 11:51 PM

I used my Master ball with Entei because I love him <3 And I used an Arena trap Digglet with Raikou...he took forever U.U

chillxd April 9th, 2010 11:57 PM

wow level balls

i need to try that with my arceus : P

ggctuk April 10th, 2010 6:15 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cheyanne (Post 5701648)
And I used an Arena trap Digglet with Raikou...he took forever U.U

That's a good strategy to use with the Timer Balls.

I used Master Balls (the one given by Elm and one I won off the Pokemon Lottery). Shameful, but Lugia and Ho-Oh don't run.

HypnoZ April 10th, 2010 6:28 AM

I didn't catch them yet but i will use or the arceus strategy or the digglet strategy o.o didn't thought about it :o

BeachBoy April 10th, 2010 6:38 AM

[ here's a PC blog entry I made on the subject a lil' while back ]

Catching them with under-leveled pokemon was so fun.

Matzzz April 10th, 2010 7:38 AM

i just chucked a master ball, much much easier, i started again and traded over my masterball so im now at the light house with a raikou ^^

Guy April 10th, 2010 9:10 AM

Merging your thread with an already made thread on catching Raikou and Entei. You can discuss both strategies and Pokéballs used to capture the two escaping Legendary Beasts here.

I encountered Entei twice, once yesterday and again the day before. I tried using a Quick Ball or was it a Fast Ball? Anyway, the first time it shook twice, but Entei broke free and escaped. The second try, I did the same technique, but this time it wasn't as successful. I'm really not ready to capture them as yet, but when I am I have a strategy planned with Mean Look, False Swipes, and Hypnosis [Gengar, Scyther, Poliwhirl]. We'll see how well it works out though when I actually try it.

ggctuk April 10th, 2010 12:30 PM

It won't work - as soon as you switch out a Pokemon that has used Mean Look, the Mean Look breaks and they bolt for it. Or at least it was like that when I last tried that tactic - in Generation II :P

chillxd April 10th, 2010 12:53 PM

Okay here's a lil strategy for sure catch ;)

What you need:

- A Haunter/Gengar (in my case, Boo) that knows Shadow Ball (TM from Morty), Mean Look and Hypnosis. (I only had Haunter.)
- A Scyther with False Swipe. (Both my Haunter and Scyther were at 34, I did this right after I beat Jasmine.)
- Lotsa Poke/Great/Ultra Balls and Repels.

Okay so I stood between routes 37 and 36, which is right below Ecruteak, and east of National Park. (You should know that that's the right spot if you're beside a Trainer Tips sign that explained about the move Dig.) Then I put Boo first in my party. Time to track down the beasts! So go down to route 36, check the Pokégear. If any of them are not beside Nat'l Park, go up to route 37, then check the Pokegear. So how do you know if you're on the same route as them? Your character's icon has a black border, so if you see in your Pokegear that there's some white around your icon, one of them is probably there.

Note: In route 37, the patch of grass where they appear is the one below the 3 Apricorn Trees. In route 36, the patch of grass where they appear is the one right beside School Kid Alan. If you don't know where that is, from Sudowoodo's spot, go down then left. :P

When on the same route, use a Repel then go on grass. You'll probably encounter only Raikou or Entei with repels on. I used Mean Look to trap them, then Hypnosis for sleep. Then I spammed Shadow Ball, around 3 times, until they're in the red zone. I tried throwing some Pokeballs while it's asleep, but when it woke up, my Boo always got knocked out. So I sent out Scyther, and used False Swipe before it ran. I did this for the two of them, that leaves them both with 1 HP.

Then I kept tracking them between routes 37 and 36, then when I saw them with 1 HP, I used Mean Look, Hypnosis. Then spammed balls.

So this strategy was so effective for me, I caught both of them within an hour.

Amore April 10th, 2010 12:53 PM

I've caught Entei in a Masterball, and I'm taking on Raikou with my Slowking. (lv.39 + Impish nature proves that you always outspeed:P).

Circuit April 10th, 2010 12:56 PM

Lucky.

I caught my Run away Raikou with a Pokeball, while on full health, before I had done the 3rd Gym. I just chucked what I had (only Pokeballs) and it rolled once - ok... - twice - what? - three times - OMG - click - WTF?!?

Wasted none on it either. Just first one. However, I still had problems with Whitney, because there was no point using it (wouldn't obey me). Also, what colour apricorns make level balls? I really want some.

Vrai April 10th, 2010 1:00 PM

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Originally Posted by *Firestar* (Post 5703629)
Lucky.

I caught my Run away Raikou with a Pokeball, while on full health, before I had done the 3rd Gym. I just chucked what I had (only Pokeballs) and it rolled once - ok... - twice - what? - three times - OMG - click - WTF?!?

Wasted none on it either. Just first one. However, I still had problems with Whitney, because there was no point using it (wouldn't obey me). Also, what colour apricorns make level balls? I really want some.

Raikou can only be caught after you release it in Ecruteak, which is impossible to get to unless you've already beaten Whitney. And Pokemon always listen to you if it is your own Pokemon; it's only traded ones that "don't obey". Clearly, there's something fishy about what you just said. :/

Unless of course I'm missing something..?

Dillon_68 April 10th, 2010 4:44 PM

But Kurt gives you Fast Balls, Quick Balls are different. You may have used a Quick Ball, but you didn't get it from Kurt.

lusterclaw April 10th, 2010 4:52 PM

it happend with entei wasent even looking for him cought him with a heavy ball.

Tombstone975 April 10th, 2010 5:31 PM

What I did, was caught a Gastly at level 4 and trained it up to level 29.
I camped at the Lake of Rage going down to the route below and checking my Pokegear everytime.

When either dog appeared I would
- Mean Lock
- Hypnosis

- Ultra Ball.

Heart Gold April 10th, 2010 5:57 PM

Well, I was training my Gastly that I caught at Sprout Tower and it was level 7. I ran into a wild Entei, it fled and afterwards I talked to my Gastly and it was surprised. I take a few more steps to find another Wild Pokemon to fight and Raikou pops up. I'm sure my Gastly had a Heart Attack. It fled and I went to the Pokemon Center to heal because I needed to do so, when I came back to the Route Raikou appeared again. Now my Gastly hates me.

coconutberry April 10th, 2010 7:11 PM

I purposely chased down Raikou, and I used my MasterBall. I felt bad about it afterward, but after reading this thread, I just feel stupid. ._.

MegaSlowBro. April 10th, 2010 7:18 PM

I encountered Entei, and I had no pokeballs...but then I found him again (months later XD) and I finally got him =D I just need Raikou and Suicune

Ninja Caterpie April 10th, 2010 7:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BleuVII (Post 5701388)
I was looking around for strategies on how to catch these two, and it was taking me forever. I had a pokemon with "Mean Look," but it wasn't the same one that had "False Swipe" or any of the "Spore" moves. So I could trap them for a turn, but then they would use "Roar" and end the battle anyway.

Then I had a moment of inspiration.

I sent out my Toys R Us Arceus and caught them with Level Balls. There is a difference of 60 levels, so the catch rate skyrocketed. What strategies did you guys use?

Actually, the catch rate depends on your level as a ratio to theirs, not by number.

Also, guys, Roar has -1 priority, so it'll hit after a normal move.

Heart Gold April 11th, 2010 5:19 AM

My plan for Entei and Raikou later in the game is to catch a Diglett with Arena Trap and train it to a level 40 Dugtrio.

chillxd April 11th, 2010 5:36 AM

^

Make that 39 so they'd appear even if you use Repel. :P

BleuVII April 11th, 2010 8:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ninja Caterpie (Post 5704981)
Actually, the catch rate depends on your level as a ratio to theirs, not by number.

Also, guys, Roar has -1 priority, so it'll hit after a normal move.


Really? I'd be interested to know how that ratio works. Is it like... 40/100 is reduced down to 2/5? So you have a 2 in 5 chance of catching it?

chillxd April 11th, 2010 8:16 PM

No, Level Ball works best when [(your level) / 4] > (target's level.) If that's the case, then Level Ball would have a Multiplier of 4, used for calculating the Capture Probability.

In this case, since the above statement is FALSE, then we move on to the next statement, [(your level) / 2] > (target's level.) Since this is true, in this case, Level Ball has a multiplier of 2, exactly the same as using an Ultra Ball.


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