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purplegreendave April 15th, 2007 10:45 AM

Darn Safari Zone
 
I have 326 pkmn on my fr cart, however try as I might I am unable to catch Chansey/Kanghaskan/Tauros.
Any tips?

Eon-Rider April 15th, 2007 10:53 AM

You'll just have to try and try again. There's no real secret.

I usually try 2 bait plus one rock though.

Lt. Surge's Raichu April 15th, 2007 11:10 AM

Keep searching man!
I am sure you will get your luck soon :)

Alexandrian April 15th, 2007 7:54 PM

the only think I hate about safari zone is the part that its feels like time is so fast. And im not even finish with my task
:(

shanecdavis April 16th, 2007 1:11 AM

Okay, I guess it is time for the quarterly SF tips:

* NEVER use bait. While it lessens the chance the wild Poke will flee, it also lessens the chance you can catch it. I always throw one rock before chucking the Poke Ball. While the rock increases the chance of the wild Poke will run, it also increases the chance you can catch it.

* If you run out of time in the SZ, that is probably because you are riding around. Don't do that. Find the zone you want to catch wild Pokes in, get off the bike, and then move back and forth in the same square, without taking a step. You will not lose any steps doing that and you can still encounter wild Pokes. I use this method and when I was working on appearance percentages, I could stay in one zone and encounter (I didn't say catch) 500 wild Pokes.

* Save the game right before you enter the SZ. Then, after your time is up, or your steps are used up, or you have run out of the craptacular Safari Balls, and you aren't satisfied with what you haven't been able to catch. Just reset your game and try again. That can save you from having to pay the fee over and over.

Following these tips should help your SF experience more enjoyable.

Paranoia April 16th, 2007 1:34 AM

This is the most effective place to find chansey and Tauros. It took me about 10mins to get Chansey, an hour later I got Tauros, and an hour after that I got another chansey with the lucky egg.

http://img144.imageshack.us/img144/3508/safarizonetd5.png

I found kangashkan randomly while trying to get there and did the same method as shanecdavis

purplegreendave April 16th, 2007 9:54 AM

thanks, and i have max money so i wouldnt restart for that :P

shanecdavis April 16th, 2007 12:44 PM

LOL No. I didn't mean start your game over. I meant save before you enter the SZ. If you don't catch anything good then turn the game off. When it comes back on you will be back to where you saved and you can try again.

Zowayix April 17th, 2007 4:19 AM

I finally caught kangaskhan and tauros!!!

Btw, I never use rocks because I encountered at least 5 kangaskhan, 5 tauros, and 3 chansey, all of which fled at one rock.
I just throw 1 bait and then throw safari balls.
I still can't catch chansey!!!
And Paranoia, I also catch chansey in that place too!

I have so far encountered at least 10 chansey.
The first two fled at one rock, the next five fled at one bait plus one or two balls, and the last three fled at two balls.

Eon-Rider April 17th, 2007 4:22 AM

In my FireRed I had 6 Chanseys all from the Safari Zone. They were hell easy to catch.

Paranoia April 17th, 2007 4:50 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Zowayix (Post 2449345)
I finally caught kangaskhan and tauros!!!

Btw, I never use rocks because I encountered at least 5 kangaskhan, 5 tauros, and 3 chansey, all of which fled at one rock.
I just throw 1 bait and then throw safari balls.
I still can't catch chansey!!!
And Paranoia, I also catch chansey in that place too!

I have so far encountered at least 10 chansey.
The first two fled at one rock, the next five fled at one bait plus one or two balls, and the last three fled at two balls.

Ahh good work, yeah well it didn't seem to take you to long, like me, ahh I'm glad my place works for everyone, mwahahaha, anyway if you lucky enough see if your chansey has the lucky egg held item, as it doubles EXP you earn in a battle. Although come to think of it, I didn't use rocks either lol, I just threw the ball, lol

PiplupRocks April 17th, 2007 8:35 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Alexandrian (Post 2447980)
the only think I hate about safari zone is the part that its feels like time is so fast. And im not even finish with my task
:(

The reason the time moves fast is because whenever you take a step your time goes down! The bike is harder to master.. The bike counts three seconds of your time riding it. If you can get to your place faster is walk close to the place get on your bike then all you have to do is ride all the way there. Simple!

purplegreendave April 17th, 2007 11:13 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by shanecdavis (Post 2448581)
LOL No. I didn't mean start your game over. I meant save before you enter the SZ. If you don't catch anything good then turn the game off. When it comes back on you will be back to where you saved and you can try again.

i know, i meant i wouldnt reset for 500poké

Ayano Katagiri April 17th, 2007 3:56 PM

Chansey, Tauros and Kangaskhan were always the hardest to catch for me in the SZ. Especially back in R/B/Y. I'm actually only missing Kangaskhan from my full game, but I traded that across from the other one.

Throw a Rock and the keep chucking those Safari balls.

Quote:

Originally Posted by PiplupRocks (Post 2449521)
The reason the time moves fast is because whenever you take a step your time goes down! The bike is harder to master.. The bike counts three seconds of your time riding it. If you can get to your place faster is walk close to the place get on your bike then all you have to do is ride all the way there. Simple!

There is no time limit in the safari zone. It's counted as 500 steps and it would seem fast because you are using up more steps quicker on a bike whereas you would travel the same distances and steps walking in a longer time.

Angelic Diablo April 17th, 2007 4:05 PM

Actually for FR/LG it is 600 steps, R/B/Y has 500 steps

shanecdavis April 18th, 2007 2:47 AM

Since my first post seems to have been ignored:
Quote:

Originally Posted by ME!!!! (Post 2448112)
* If you run out of time in the SZ, that is probably because you are riding around. Don't do that. Find the zone you want to catch wild Pokes in, get off the bike, and then move back and forth in the same square, without taking a step. You will not lose any steps doing that and you can still encounter wild Pokes. I use this method and when I was working on appearance percentages, I could stay in one zone and encounter (I didn't say catch) 500 wild Pokes.

If you don't understand that, let me know.

~*!*~Tatsujin Gosuto~*!*~ April 18th, 2007 3:29 AM

If you can't get those Pokemon just trade them from XD, thats what I did

:t354:~*!*~Queen Boo~*!*~

shanecdavis April 18th, 2007 3:50 AM

Assuming they have access to XD.

GottaLuvPikachu April 18th, 2007 10:25 AM

are there any special areas that Tauros and Chansey appear in? Like Area 2 or Center Area? I'm frustrated too with the Safari zone. I've caught some good ones, but Tauros, Chansey, and Kangashan always seem to only appear once in a blue moon and are very hard to catch, unless you do it right of course.

edit: Caught Chansey using a rock and then a Safari ball. Did not have a Lucky egg though. But now I know where I MIGHT be able to catch another. Thanks for that tip about rock first.

shanecdavis April 18th, 2007 11:25 AM

Tauros can only be found in Zone 2 and Zone 3. It is only found 1% in Zone 2 and 4% in Zone 3. So, if you want the best chance to catch Tauros, I suggest Zone 3. There is no particular spot in Zone 3 that is better than another. It is 4% no matter where you are at.

Glad the tip helped.

Darkside April 18th, 2007 11:54 AM

well, its kinda easy. just go to grass where those pokemon appear, find a corner, then go against the obstaclea, etc. And, i use a special tactic. i throw the ball, and just when the circle of light appears, push down and A. i catched 15 rare pokemons like that, 7 tauros, 4 chanseys and my faves, 4 dragonairs and one of them was at lvl 40. ive got a (mmmmmmmm....) lucky days.... yippee.....lol

shanecdavis April 18th, 2007 12:33 PM

Sorry, but that little trick doesn't work. Pressing any combo when throwing a Safari Ball (or any Poke Ball for that matter) has no effect on the catch rate. If it makes you feel more secure, by all means, keep on doing it.

And again, the best way to find wild Pokes without wasting steps is to get off the bike and then move back and forth within the same square, without taking a step. You won't waste a single step, but you will still encounter wild Pokes.

GottaLuvPikachu April 18th, 2007 2:58 PM

Using that picture that someone posted, I was able to find my Chansey (I actually caught two). The trick worked the first time, but the second one fled, and then the third encounter it worked again (I suspect the third encounter was the same one from the second encounter). The trick failed with Tauro, so I'll have to "try try again". I did catch a Kangashan the second encounter. I think the trick does work - most of the time.

I still want the Lucky Egg Chansey so I'll go catch another one I hope. There seem to be more Rhyhorn, Paras, and Nidorians (M and F) than there are Chanseys and Kangashans. At least that's what I encounter more when I used Sweet Scent w/ my Oddish.

shanecdavis April 18th, 2007 3:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by GottaLuvPikachu (Post 2451204)
Using that picture that someone posted, I was able to find my Chansey (I actually caught two). The trick worked the first time, but the second one fled, and then the third encounter it worked again (I suspect the third encounter was the same one from the second encounter). The trick failed with Tauro, so I'll have to "try try again". I did catch a Kangashan the second encounter. I think the trick does work - most of the time.

I still want the Lucky Egg Chansey so I'll go catch another one I hope. There seem to be more Rhyhorn, Paras, and Nidorians (M and F) than there are Chanseys and Kangashans. At least that's what I encounter more when I used Sweet Scent w/ my Oddish.

It's more of a strategy than a "trick", but I get what you mean.

BTW - here are the appearance percentages of Zone 2 and 3:

SAFARI ZONE AREA 2
Exeggcute Grass/Psychic 20%
NidoranF Poison 20%(LG)
NidoranM Poison 20%(FR)
Rhyhorn Ground/Rock 20%
Paras Bug/Grass 15%
Nidorina Poison 10% (LG) / 5% (FR)
Nidorino Poison 10% (FR) / 5% (LG)
Venomoth Bug/Poison 5%
Chansey Normal 4%
Tauros Normal 1%
SURF
Psyduck Water 100% (FR)
Slowpoke Water/Psychic 100% (LG)
FISH (OLD ROD)
Magikarp Water 100%
FISH (GOOD ROD)
Goldeen Water 60%
Magikarp Water 20%
Poliwag Water 20%
FISH (SUPER ROD)
Goldeen Water 40%
Seaking Water 40%
Dratini Dragon 15%
Psyduck Water 4% (FR)
Slowpoke Water/Psychic 4% (LG)
Dragonair Dragon 1%

SAFARI ZONE AREA 3
Doduo Normal/Flying 20%
Exeggcute Grass/Psychic 20%
NidoranF Poison 20%(LG) / 5%(FR)
NidoranM Poison 20%(FR) / 5%(LG)
Venonat Bug/Poison 15%
Nidorina Poison 10% (LG)
Nidorino Poison 10% (FR)
Venomoth Bug/Poison 5%
Tauros Normal 4%
Kangaskhan Normal 1%
SURF
Psyduck Water 100% (FR)
Slowpoke Water/Psychic 100% (LG)
FISH (OLD ROD)
Magikarp Water 100%
FISH (GOOD ROD)
Goldeen Water 60%
Magikarp Water 20%
Poliwag Water 20%
FISH (SUPER ROD)
Goldeen Water 40%
Seaking Water 40%
Dratini Dragon 15%
Psyduck Water 4% (FR)
Slowpoke Water/Psychic 4% (LG)
Dragonair Dragon 1%

So, as you can see, you are correct in your assumption that Chansey, Kangaskhan, and Tauros are extremely rare.

GottaLuvPikachu April 18th, 2007 5:15 PM

Here's another tip, one that may even attract the elusive Chansey and Tauros. Bring an Oddish with you into the Safari Zone, one that has Sweet Scent. Only works if you have Fire Red Version. I actually attracted Tauros that way (and finally managed to catch one). And Chansey also was attracted, but it took a few times and walking around a few pieces of grass. I'm still trying for a lucky egg one (Crazy, I know!)


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