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Seen May 27th, 2021
Posted October 31st, 2020
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14.2 Years
I always press B + Down when the Pokéball closes (Or B + Up for Ultra Balls) out of habit. I read somewhere it increases the chances of a successful catch, whether it does or not is open to debate. I don't think it's been proved or disproved yet so who knows.

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PRESSING BUTTONS DOES ABSOLUTELY NOTHING!!! It's just a rumor that is as absurd sounding as yelling into the DS mic to increase the chances of catching a Pokemon or waking up...
But I can't help but find myself doing it out of habit, even though I know that it doesn't work. Just gives me that false sense of confidence. When it "didn't work", I just tell myself that I didn't press it at the right time. Basically, it "works" because you make yourself think that it worked. IMO, anyway.
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I doubt it actually works but from my experience pressing B actually decreases the chance of the Pokemon caught. xD
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I've always pressed Up+A out of habit (for catching and for critical hits when attacking), and though it doesn't make a bit of difference, it feels sort of 'wrong' not to press the buttons after having done so for that many years. I don't think I really even believed it in the beginning; it was more of a good luck thing for me.




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When I play Pokemon Yellow (which I am right now) I press B ANYTIME while its wiggling, which is because sometimes I forget when it first closes. If i do that then I just tap it while the ball is still wiggling. It helped me capture a Pidgeot on like, my third ball.

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Well, I do press any button vividly whenever anything is happening xD

I've convinced myself it does help tapping A (or be, don't remember) when attacking for making more critical hits 8)
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Seen July 17th, 2021
Posted March 19th, 2018
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I just tap a... or was it b, I can't remember it has been a while. Anyways, the more rapidly I tap the better I feel.

LMAO I do the same thing. I keep on pressing B just so i can calm my nerves. lol.

But I dont really think that increases your chances of catching a pokemon.


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Seen October 27th, 2020
Posted October 24th, 2020
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Oh wow, I remember my brother telling me this over a decade ago, and me rolling my eyes when I said that there was no chance. But nonetheless, he still did it, and I always insisted that it was a waste.

And to this day, I always keep my fingers off the A + B buttons when throwing poke balls. And believe it or not, I still manage to catch them more often than not! :P

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Seen October 24th, 2022
Posted April 1st, 2016
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14.9 Years
I did it for a while, realized it didn't work, then just watched the telly while the ball shook.

I press and hold L+R+START when catching Pokemon it catches most of the time,
xD

You're one button off from accidentally soft-resetting your game. :3