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solastalgia July 15th, 2010 3:48 AM

Lugia was easy to catch for me, I just used an Ultra Ball. Ho-Oh, however, took forever and I ended up giving up and just using my Master Ball after my 2948329743rd reset.

Slowking Bro July 18th, 2010 12:23 PM

I Was On Fire!
 
I had to use my Master Ball :disappoin. I raised an entire team of Feraligatr, Pidgeot, Ninetales, Espeon, Forretress, and Nidoking. They were all only in their early thirties by the time I got to the Whirl Islands, and Lugia was tearing through them. I decided I wasn't going to be catching it without serious amounts of luck, so I just used my Master Ball on it.

Keenor October 4th, 2010 9:15 PM

Lugia - Like 5hp, paralyzed, and like 10 dusk balls

Dooonerz October 4th, 2010 10:10 PM

Lugia- Asleep, 1hp and like a thousand dusk balls xD

PlatinumDude October 4th, 2010 10:46 PM

Used a Master Ball. It's just too hard to catch.

Hewitt October 4th, 2010 11:51 PM

Ho-oh was a pain to catch, used god knows how many ultra balls and a few resets before finally catching it.

As for Lugia, it was strangely very easy. Paralysed, down to little HP, caught with about 3-4 heavy balls.

fenyx4 October 5th, 2010 2:04 AM

I do not have Pokemon HeartGold Version yet, but I plan to catch both Lugia and Ho-oh with Master Balls, as I designate the usage of them for the mascot legendaries (sans Suicune, who I will probably catch with either a Fast Ball or an Ultra Ball, the latter of which I reserve for the trios).

Plus, the Master Ball release animation in Generation III looked epic IMO: a grand, triumphant shower of stars. Fitting for a powerful legendary Pokemon. :D :t249: :t250:

Lati-Fan95 October 8th, 2010 4:42 AM

Ho-oh was one of the hardest Pokemon to catch in my whole life as a Pokemon trainer: I tried it like twenty times (without the accidental faints) and although I had it down to like 5 hp everytime, it never wanted to stay in my Ultra Balls and just ended up beating itself with Struggle every singe try...^^ Then, mad as I was (was a hard day for me before when I tried it), I just threw my Master Ball!^^

Lugia was quite the opposite: I weakened it like I did it with Ho-oh but unlike Ho-oh, it stayed in the fifth Dusk Ball... And I used to think capturing Lugia will be hell after that with Ho-oh...^^

It's really strange, it seems to be like that with lots of guys here in the thread... Wonder why...

Venusaur's awsome October 8th, 2010 6:20 AM

i used gyardos to use waterfall hooh down to abot less than 10 4 ultraballs and whatcha i caught him

Prometheus October 8th, 2010 8:39 AM

Masterball, I was in a rush!

123wert50 October 8th, 2010 9:39 AM

Ultraball. I still have a Masterball. I'll trade it if someone wants it.

DeeJay October 8th, 2010 6:33 PM

I have HG, so Ho-Oh came first.
Ho-Oh: Ultra Ball (burned through many of them)
Lugia: Dusk Ball

Now, I have a friend who had great luck using a Heavy Ball on Lugia as well.

Iceshadow3317 October 8th, 2010 7:22 PM

I have HG. For Ho-oH I used the Master Ball. For Lugia I used Dusk Ball when he was about half health

W 1 C K3 D October 8th, 2010 8:06 PM

I always gotta catch my pokemon with normal pokeball its just a habbit i don't use any of the other balls

2nd-Thanatos October 9th, 2010 3:26 AM

Always try to use different Pokeballs to catch the legendaries, especially the Game's mascot. I have Heart Gold, but I knocked out Ho-oH during our first battle. I captured it later after beating the Elite Four, using the Master Ball (even through, it was at 1 HP, paralyzed, under the effects of Atraction and after 3 or 4 Flashes from my Hypno. But I got out of Dusk Balls and Ultra Balls).

As for Lugia, I came much more loaded (hundreds of pokeballs. Many types xD). Ended up catching it with Heavy Ball, but I was pretty afraid. Had only 5 more Heavy balls and then I would have to use Heal Balls. FUUUUU, that was close xD

universalconsole October 9th, 2010 8:19 PM

I tried getting my ho-oh and wasted all my great,ultra,heavy,love,quick,fast and even net and nest balls.
I swear i used about 40 balls.
Then my little brother comes, throws 1 premier ball and then the catchy caught song comes up
What the Heck!!

GlalieX October 9th, 2010 9:58 PM

Caught Ho-Oh using an Ultra Ball on the second try.

MrsNorrington October 10th, 2010 12:25 AM

I always use ultraballs for the legendaries..too lazy/impatient to try one of the more complicated pokeballs.

rstevenson1976 October 11th, 2010 5:28 PM

since I play most often at night, I use dusk balls on all legendaries and weak wild pokemon in kanto

Kip October 11th, 2010 5:37 PM

I tend to use Ultra Balls when catching legendaries on any game (Mewtwo with Ultra Ball on Red = Win).

Ho-oh was captured with an Ultra Ball as usual.

Lugia, however, was captured in a Nest Ball. Yeah, try and explain that one. :\

Mokonist October 28th, 2010 8:50 PM

For Lugia only one Ultra Ball and for Ho-oh seven.

TheRkyeet October 29th, 2010 11:15 AM

Fast ball for Ho-oh!
Dusk ball for Lugia!
That took me a ridiculously long time...

RobotUnicorn October 29th, 2010 12:21 PM

Lugia: Master Ball
Ho-oh: Ultra Ball

dozo October 29th, 2010 6:45 PM

Master ball for Lugia. It may have been wasted (better used for Mewtwo?), but meh. I didn't care enough to try.

Fithboy October 29th, 2010 11:32 PM

For Ho-oh I caught it in a fast ball (I think), for Lugia I just 50 ultra balls and caught it on number 39 or summit, Kyogre took ages but I eventually got it in a heavy ball, Raiku and Entei both in ultra balls, Mewtwo in the master ball and I have caught Latias yet.


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