The ones that got away...

Started by Captain Fabio July 12th, 2016 7:05 AM
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Captain Fabio

Age 33
London, UK
Seen November 4th, 2021
Posted November 2nd, 2021
12,193 posts
17.1 Years

So, as you start to level up, you'll see Pokemon run away from you. And a stupid amount of Pidgy's.

So, which has been the most painful, great escape you've had to bare witness too?

Currently, it was a Charmander in the wild; threw one ball, jumped out instantly then ran away before I could do anything else. rip.

Hiidoran

ohey

Age 32
Male
Indiana
Seen 1 Week Ago
Posted February 4th, 2022
6,203 posts
17.6 Years
The Squirtle at Starbucks...

He's still the discrepancy between my caught and seen numbers. I even waited around for a while to see if he'd ever show back up, but no. Still kinda sore about it because everyone else in the car got one but me. :|

Majestic Electric

Raining on your parade!

Age 26
Female
Behind you...
Seen November 19th, 2019
Posted November 19th, 2019
333 posts
9.1 Years
A Hitmonchan I found at my neighborhood park. I threw one ball, it escaped, and then ran away. It's the only Pokemon I've seen that I failed to catch (so far).
"Life is the art of drawing without an eraser."
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Juno

OK I PULL UP

Age 28
Female
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Posted 5 Days Ago
4,561 posts
9.5 Years
Nothing really painful (yet), but a stupid amount of bugs have been fleeing from me consistently after relatively few attempts and I don't know if it's just a coincidence or bugs really hate me, lol.

They're not even good Bug Pokemon, so I'm not sad or anything but I'm a little bit like ">:o u wot" when low CP Caterpies, Metapods and Weedles keep fleeing from me after 2-3 throws, more than any other Pokemon. Wasting my Pokeballs. >:(

Ho-Oh

used Sacred Fire!

Age 31
Female
QLD, Australia
Seen June 5th, 2022
Posted April 23rd, 2022
35,988 posts
17.5 Years
I used a berry and I had thrown it correctly every time but I lost a Starmie with ??? today :(

Esper

California
Seen June 30th, 2018
Posted June 30th, 2018
A Clefairy showed up and halfway through my attempts to catch it the app said "error" and brought me back to the map immediately with nothing showing on the map. Bummer. But then the Clefairy popped up again after 30 seconds, then immediately disappeared from the map for another 10 seconds or so only to pop up once more. I battled it, but after several tries it ran away.

I'll miss you, glitchy fairy mon.

FireSnow

Show me that Fighting Spirit

Age 27
Male
Ambrette Town, Kalos
Seen August 20th, 2021
Posted October 3rd, 2020
2,644 posts
7.7 Years
Last night I had a 440 Tentacruel run away from, 7 times I threw a Great ball, sometimes with and sometimes without a Razz Berry and each and every time it got to two shakes and then would pop back out until it finally ran away. Whats worse...everyone else in my group got one... :'(

One day Tentacruel....you shall be mine...

mikey

Age 30
Male
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Posted 4 Days Ago
6,227 posts
14.1 Years
All of my failed attempts were due to app crashes/freezes.

Butterfree, Dratini, Shellder, and Golbat. That Dratini haunts me.

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Yesterday I noticed a Scyther that was 3 footprints away, Ifollowed the compass in the direction it was and as I walked it got closer until finally it popped up in view.


After it popped up I stopped walking, it was close enough to appear on the screen but not close enough to click on it, after about 3 seconds it disappeared. Let's just say pokemon that appear on screen should always be clickable. Or at least stay visible for more then 3 seconds...


I mean it's strange, the other day I saw a Meowth and I had to run to it so I could click on it, but a Rattata appears and if I look behind me I can see a speck floating in the sky and still can click on it if I spam click over it. Moral of the story is if a pokemon appears on screen you must run to it as it could teleport away after 3 seconds.


I mean it probably would have fled anyways but at least it would have counted as a seen.

Sheep

She/Her
Australia
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Posted 7 Hours Ago
39,253 posts
16.6 Years
My first Bulbasaur got away from me after chucking 20 Poké Balls, then the game froze completely and I had to exit. Checked hoping I caught it but nope it wasn't there. Hnnng in my area all I see are Squirtle so I really wanted that Bulbasaur. Gonna have to go over there again this weekend.

Hiidoran

ohey

Age 32
Male
Indiana
Seen 1 Week Ago
Posted February 4th, 2022
6,203 posts
17.6 Years
Last night I battled a Nidoqueen for like 5 whole minutes before I gave up and ran...

I used sooooo many Razz Berries and all of my Great Balls. It didn't show her CP, but the circle was red and I'm guessing it had to be over 1000. I was so mad because I never see many Nidoran(f) in my area - it would take FOREVER to get one of these through evolution. :| Ugh, I bet I would have caught it if I was one level stronger too. I would have had some Ultra Balls to chuck at it.

Aquacorde

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Age 29
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Ankh-Morpork
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18.9 Years
cp 849 Magmar. the game froze /sob
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