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TheMarkCrafter June 20th, 2011 12:29 AM

Which type of Poke Balls do you use to capture legendaries?
 
As the title says, i use Ultra balls to capture legendaries.

Ho-Oh June 20th, 2011 12:46 AM

Well 'cause this can apply to more than Black and White, I'm throwing it over to PGC. Plus we've already got that one asking what you used your masterballs on.

I generally use Great Balls, tho.

curiousnathan June 20th, 2011 12:51 AM

I usually use my masterballs for the main legendary of the game. (On the front covers; Girantina, Palkia, Ho-oh, Lugia etc.) and once I've used my masterball, I just use mainly ultra balls and any other spare bals in my bag; which are often just dusk balls or heal balls.

cazzler June 20th, 2011 1:45 AM

So far in black, I used a quick ball and caught tornadus on the first shot!
I caught reshiram in a luxury ball as well as Landorus
I caught Kyurem in a dive ball (randomly chucked it lol)

blackRoronoa June 20th, 2011 2:33 AM

I use pokeballs...




Joke xD i use Ultra balls and sometimes Great balls when i run out of Ultras :P

Tox June 20th, 2011 3:17 AM

I think Dusk Balls and Timer Balls always work really well. For some reason, I can't bring myself to use Great Balls, Ultra Balls or Master Balls though. :/

Kikaito plush June 20th, 2011 3:21 AM

Usaully anything part from the Masterballs.. On white I caught thunderus in a healball, Zeky in a Greatball and Vintini in a pokeball.

Distorted Personality June 20th, 2011 3:24 AM

pokeballlllll <:

i refuse to catch my pokemon in anything else.

Amore June 20th, 2011 3:25 AM



Well, like everything now outside of Kanto / Johto I mainly use Poké Balls (Great and Ultra balls are only for things in Kanto / Johto, where the balls originate, or pokémon I'm trading away). However, sometimes I use a Master Ball. Mainly when catching Mesprit / Cresselia when I have no desire to use it, or Mewtwo, as to me the "M" means it's for Mewtwo.

And if I'm in Hoenn / Sinnoh, I'll use one of that region's exclusive Poké Balls alongside Poké Balls. Except for the Regi Trio in Platinum - I only got them once, and I literally sold everything except my most precious tms in order to buy hundreds of Poké Balls in groups of 10 in order to get Premier Balls - Premier Balls for event legendaries, makes sense right?

Oh, did I mention Unova? Well, I'm not sure as I can't use Dream Balls, but I think it may be just plain ol' Poké Balls, or maybe a mixture of the imports from other regions. Who knows?

But yeah, I'm very specific. Gone are the days of just lobbing whatever happens to be in my bag!

Pokemon Trainer Touko June 20th, 2011 5:04 AM

I'm super lucky when it comes to catching legendaries with quickballs. :>

Makbets June 20th, 2011 5:06 AM

Heh, I try to catch Legendary Pokemon with just a normal Pokeball, once I caught Dialga on my first shot with a Pokeball!!

Lee Know June 20th, 2011 11:10 AM

Pokeballs.

Because anything greater is for noobs.

Palkia June 20th, 2011 11:15 AM

I use a mix of Ultra Balls and Dusk Balls. I usually play at the night, so these two are a good selection.

Sandglass June 20th, 2011 11:24 AM

It depends. For example, for Groudon I use Dark Balls. For the others, I use quick balls. After, I use ultraballs or chronoballs. But I can also use GreatBalls because I'm lucky with legandaries. I caught Rayquaza with a GreatBalls, all is possible :)

Pyrax June 20th, 2011 11:32 AM

I normally use Ultra balls and Dusk Balls (especially if I'm battling a legendary in a cave at night).
I save the Masterball for roamers.

The only exceptions would be Dialga, Palkia, and Zekrom whicH I've caught in normal Pokéballs.

Sydian June 20th, 2011 11:33 AM

Ultra, Dusk, and Timer are my most popular choices. For a roaming legendary, like [email protected] or Thundurus, I use the Master Ball. And I've caught a few in a Pokeball once. Long ago, I had a challenge where catching Pokemon in a Pokeball was a requirement, including legendaries.

Maple Leaf June 20th, 2011 11:37 AM

I use the Ultra Ball for no specific reason, same with the Timer Ball.

The Dusk Ball's for cave legendaries, and the Master Ball's for roaming legendaries.

Cherrim June 20th, 2011 12:59 PM

I tend to use a Quick Ball in desperate hope, then give up, wittle it down, and toss Dusk Balls if I can. If it's not in a cave or it's daytime, I bring out the ultra balls. I think I caught one of the Pixies in DPPt with a Timer Ball, though, since it had to have been over 100 turns. <_<

Musashi June 20th, 2011 1:03 PM

I've been capturing them in Heal Balls for the most part. It has nothing to do with me being cheap and liking the pink animation

jcsimpson June 20th, 2011 8:45 PM

I usually use the master ball for the main legendary of what ever game I'm playing. I'm going to go through my PC and see what balls I used for legendary Pokemon.

Fire red
Mewtwo: Master ball
Zapdos: Ultra ball
Articuno: Ultra ball
Moltres: Ultra ball

Soul silver
Suicune:Ultra ball
Raikou: Ultra ball
Entei: Ultra ball
Lugia: Master ball
Ho-oh: Ultra ball

Emerald:

Kyogre: Ultra ball
Groudon: Ultra ball
Rayquaza: Master ball
Regice: Ultra ball
Regirock: Ultra ball
Registeel: Ultra ball

Diamond
Dialga: Master ball
Uxie: Ultra ball
Mesprite: Ultra ball
Azelf: Ultra ball
Giratina: Ultra ball
Heatran: Dusk ball
Cresselia: Ultra ball
Regigigas: Dusk ball

Nato4eyes June 20th, 2011 8:48 PM

I like to use Pokeballs, Dusk balls and heal balls

Pokémon Trainer Dylan June 20th, 2011 8:50 PM

I feel that it's way more satisfying to catch a legendary in a regular Poké Ball than anything else.

Satoshi Ookami June 21st, 2011 12:09 AM

I use Master Ball on main legendary that is available before E4 and then I use Ultra Balls and Dusk Balls.
Dusk Balls are pretty effective since most of legendaries are in caves =D

TheMarkCrafter June 21st, 2011 2:17 AM

At PKMN Black, i used a Masterball to catch Tornadus. And Ultraballs to catch Cobalion, Virizion, and Reshiram.
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At PKMN Heartgold, i used a Quickball to catch Raikou or Entei, and a Masterball to catch Ho-oh.
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Sadly at PKMN Platinum, i got my 1st Masterball and i caught Houndor. =[

CyberBlaziken June 21st, 2011 2:26 AM

...For some reason, Poke Balls move for three times while Ultra Ball only once or not at all.
But mostly Ultra Balls and Poke Balls. Rest are for when i ran out of these two.


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