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pkmin3033 October 1st, 2015 10:27 PM


What's the hardest time you've had catching a wild Pokemon?

Hahaha. Ha. Pick a Legendary that isn't Xerneas. Every time I've not tried to Masterball a Legendary - except Xerneas, for some readon - they've given me hell. HELL. Catching Entei in Silver was probably the worst, because it kept running away from me or using Roar and I didn't know about Mean Look. I went crazy trying to catch that thing...


Sun October 1st, 2015 11:25 PM

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Originally Posted by DraconianWing (Post 8950094)

Question of the Day

What's the hardest time you've had catching a wild Pokemon?

I ship you two. Jkjk

One of the most difficult to capture Pokémon for me was the shiny Gyarados from HGSS! Most of my Pokémon were not impressive on the Defense stats and Dragon Rage cuts 40 HP! Not to mention I had no moves that can inflict status ailments! Fortunately it doesn't possess any Water-type moves, or it's gonna wreck teams like Kyogre!

Hikamaru October 1st, 2015 11:33 PM

What's the hardest time you've had catching a wild Pokemon?

If you are not counting legendaries, my hardest capture would have to be a Cryogonal in Black. They are encountered in what is a cave-based area and I use Dusk Balls on cave encounters yet somehow this one really proved to be resilient in that it took me 8 tries to catch the darn thing, and this was with using Dusk Balls in a cave setting. I know they have ridiculous catch rates but I remember catching one in X that took way less balls than this.

KetsuekiR October 2nd, 2015 3:05 AM

What's the hardest time you've had catching a wild Pokemon?
Latios. Oh no wait we got it free >:( I once spent thirteen pokeballs trying to catch a wild Ralts but I' have to say Primal Groudon takes the spot for the hardest! It took me 67 ultra balls! You can't even use the O-Power in there >~<


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Originally Posted by Meloetta (Post 8950275)

Hahaha. Ha. Pick a Legendary that isn't Xerneas. Every time I've not tried to Masterball a Legendary - except Xerneas, for some readon - they've given me hell. HELL. Catching Entei in Silver was probably the worst, because it kept running away from me or using Roar and I didn't know about Mean Look. I went crazy trying to catch that thing...

Xerneas and Yvetal have a huge catch rate because you have to catch them for the game to progress xD Even if you black out or it faints, it'll come back and you'll get to try again, and again, and again. You can catch them with a quick ball with the O-Power active most of the time xD

Laguna October 2nd, 2015 4:25 AM

What's the hardest time you've had catching a wild Pokemon?

Lugia in Alpha Sapphire, it took me 4 hours and like 15 attempts to catch that bugger because my Gardevoir traced its Pressure so it'd run out of moves and Struggle itself to death faster than you can say "I like shorts, they're comfy and easy to wear".

Pendraflare October 2nd, 2015 5:56 AM

What's the hardest time you've had catching a wild Pokémon?

I'm not gonna mention any legendary Pokémon for this, that would be too easy to mention. And i'm sure i've had ones more difficult than what i'm about to mention, so i'll just name one in recent times. There was a wild Trubbish that I came across in Black on Route 5 while I was doing a Nuzlocke, one where I was only allowing regular Poké Balls to catch Pokémon. The darn thing took me nearly ten minutes to catch. It had a Black Sludge and was using Stockpile, and Swallow as well, so trying to get it to a good range of throwing a Poké Ball got arduous. And what's more, I didn't even end up using it. Later in the game I came to a Sawk on Route 18, but that turned out to be less of a hassle because I had two Pokémon capable of taking Fighting-types without any trouble, and it only took five minutes. When you only have regular Poké Balls, things aren't always simple.

Sopheria October 2nd, 2015 3:13 PM

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Originally Posted by DraconianWing (Post 8950094)
Wrong thread Cathy :P I'll quote it here for you so everyone can see the question.

(Yikes, what a huge derp on my part that was -_- I need to be more careful when I have 6 different tabs open at once. Thanks for catching that, DraconianWing!)

Lots of legendaries mentioned here, because of course, that catch rate of 3 is brutal. I'm gonna do what Pendraflare did though and choose a non-legendary Pokemon: once when I was trying to catch a Skarmory (one of my favorite Pokes) in HeartGold, I went through about 10 Ultra Balls, somewhere around 20 Great Balls, and like 15 minutes before I finally got it to stay in the ball. I know Skarmory has a relatively low catch rate, and I didn't paralyze it or anything (just brought it down to low health), but it still shouldn't have been that difficult.

As for legendaries, Deoxys in OR was the hardest catch. Between his recovering and the fact that he was at a higher level than most of my team, I had a really hard time. In fact, I gave up and never even caught it. Thankfully I get another try in my AS playthrough ^^


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Happy posting ;3

Aslan October 2nd, 2015 5:03 PM

What's the hardest time you've had catching a wild Pokémon?

I remember spending a good part of an hour throwing Pokeballs at Suicune in HG/SS but it kept breaking free despite both a status condition and low HP. I think I ran out of pokeballs at one point though so I ended up resetting and chucking my Master Ball at it. I'd say it was worth!

I thnk the most trouble I've had catching a non-legendary pokemon would be Eevee in OR/AS? I had way too high-leveled Pokemon so I spent the whole battle throwing pokeballs and mashing A in hopes that it'd help. It must have been 5 or 6 minutes later that I finally got it but at least it wasn't as bad as Suicune. :]

Sopheria October 2nd, 2015 7:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Aslan (Post 8951409)
What's the hardest time you've had catching a wild Pokémon?

I remember spending a good part of an hour throwing Pokeballs at Suicune in HG/SS but it kept breaking free despite both a status condition and low HP. I think I ran out of pokeballs at one point though so I ended up resetting and chucking my Master Ball at it. I'd say it was worth!

I thnk the most trouble I've had catching a non-legendary pokemon would be Eevee in OR/AS? I had way too high-leveled Pokemon so I spent the whole battle throwing pokeballs and mashing A in hopes that it'd help. It must have been 5 or 6 minutes later that I finally got it but at least it wasn't as bad as Suicune. :]

I remember having a tough time with Suicune too--in both Crystal and in HeartGold. I got it eventually, but it took me quite a few tries haha.

Question of the Day

If you could only ever play one Pokemon game again, which would it be and why?

KetsuekiR October 2nd, 2015 7:35 PM

If you could only ever play one Pokemon game again, which would it be and why?
This question is ridiculously hard >~< After a lot of thought, I'd have to say HeartGold :P Johto is where I began my journey and it's where I'd like to end it :P HeartGold over Gold for better graphics and a larger choice xD

Hikamaru October 2nd, 2015 7:38 PM

If you could only ever play one Pokemon game again, which would it be and why?

It would be the entire 5th Gen, but even if I had to choose one from that it would be Black & White. The plot was the most epic to have ever come out of a main series game, it always kept me on the edge when I was playing.

DraconianWing October 2nd, 2015 8:02 PM

The same as Hika, but I would instead choose BW2. Not only did the sequels expand upon the plot, they also added a lot of stuff to the region that made the game well-worth replaying. New towns, increased diversity of Pokemon, plenty of move tutors, PWT... They have new content that satisfies both the casual and the competitive player. I prefer the 5th Gen Pokemon sprites over the 6th Gen ones as well.

With that being said, BW2 doesn't come close to the originals when it comes to the story. Otherwise, it's a perfect Pokemon game in my eyes.

Sun October 2nd, 2015 8:51 PM

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Originally Posted by Sopheria (Post 8951543)
Question of the Day

If you could only ever play one Pokemon game again, which would it be and why?

Any Hoenn region based game. Love that region so much.~

pkmin3033 October 2nd, 2015 9:24 PM


If you could only ever play one Pokemon game again, which would it be and why?


I'd probably choose Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Sky. I'd miss the Friend Areas, but there are a lot more Pokemon to grab, and I'd actually be able to get all of them, which has always been a huge plus to me in the Mystery Dungeon series. Experience tells me it'd take about three times longer to complete it as well, so I wouldn't get quite so bored as quickly. As wonderful as HeartGold is, it's missing Pokemon, and with DS Wifi services down there's no way to get them other than to trade between versions...which I obviously can't do if I can only play one version, haha.

Qibli October 2nd, 2015 10:01 PM

If you could only ever play one Pokemon game again, which would it be and why?
Hoen, it just brings good memories of it.

Laguna October 3rd, 2015 4:19 AM

If you could only ever play one Pokemon game again, which would it be and why?

Black 2 because I'll be able to fight every gym leader and champion anyway. Also because I really like it.

Pendraflare October 3rd, 2015 5:30 AM

If you could only ever play one Pokemon game again, which would it be and why?

Oooooh, good one. But i'd have to go with Black 2 and White 2, if I can choose paired versions. No matter how much I play through it, I never get tired of it, it has so much to offer in both the main game and the post-game too. But if I can't choose paired versions, White 2, as I like White Kyurem and most other exclusives more.

itsSacred October 3rd, 2015 5:55 AM

If you could only ever play one Pokemon game again, which would it be and why?

If I had to choose one, I think I would go with Pokemon X/Y. I enjoyed playing the game and would 100% replay it over and over again.

Sopheria October 3rd, 2015 1:19 PM

I'd also go with Black/White 2. There's so much to do in that game, it's given me the most replay value out of any game to date ^^ And like Laguna said, you can battle every gym leader and champion from games previous in the PWT, which I've always found to be the coolest thing!

Otamajakushi October 3rd, 2015 1:21 PM

If you could only ever play one Pokemon game again, which would it be and why?

Wow that is so hard to choose. I think I would pick ORAS because there is a lot to do in the game and a lot of Pokemon to capture. I think that I would make sure I had my living dex ready before choosing to play only one game forever. ;)

Sopheria October 3rd, 2015 6:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Otamajakushi (Post 8952749)
If you could only ever play one Pokemon game again, which would it be and why?

Wow that is so hard to choose. I think I would pick ORAS because there is a lot to do in the game and a lot of Pokemon to capture. I think that I would make sure I had my living dex ready before choosing to play only one game forever. ;)

ORAS doe give you a lot to do! Such a wide variety of Pokemon to catch, and Hoenn is huge! ORAS might actually be my second choice ^^

Question of the Day

Have you ever run out of PP and had to use Struggle during a battle?

Pendraflare October 3rd, 2015 6:40 PM

Have you ever run out of PP and had to use Struggle during a battle?

Yes, I have. I can't remember the last time I did, but it's been a thing before. Sometimes when I run out of PP for a move that I have a Choice item for, but yes, I have had to use Struggle before.

Aquacorde October 3rd, 2015 6:47 PM

Have you ever run out of PP and had to use Struggle during a battle?

Hahaha yes. I don't remember what happened exactly, but I was battling Juan in Emerald and somehow one of my mon ended up Struggling? And I was so confused; that was the first time I had ever encountered that haha I didn't know that would happen.

Wicked3DS October 3rd, 2015 6:55 PM

The last time that happened to me was when I tried to beat a Lvl 60? Metapod in Viridian Forest in HeartGold with my low level Zubat. I ran out of Wing Attacks :P

Evening October 3rd, 2015 7:11 PM

I was trying to beat an Aggron with like 1 HP.


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