Button-Mashing-Ball-Chucker!

Started by MasterWGS July 3rd, 2006 1:06 PM
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MasterWGS

Impossible=Nothing, Mewtwo=OU

Age 34
Ohio
Seen March 17th, 2011
Posted October 10th, 2009
368 posts
18 Years
Okay, okay, crazy title aside, this topic was derived from many disputes between my brother and I. Anyways, I decided to let you guys in on the subject to see what your views were.

Okay, when playing in-game, do you ever press any buttons while catching a wild Pokemon? Take for instance, do you hold down the A button as the Pokemon tries to wriggle its way into freedom? Or do you sit patiently, thinking that pressing buttons serves no purpose what-so-ever?

For me, I commonly press the B button, while holding the Down button on the D-Pad. I don't really know why, I just do. Sometimes on legendaries, I'll hold A and rotate my thumb over the D-Pad as fast as I can. Again, I really don't know why, I just do it.

Anyways, I was just wondering how you guys felt. You know, whether or not pressing buttons even affects catching, or if it's good or bad. Or even if you have your own unique method.

Oh, and if anyone has done any tests on this, what are your results? Are there good methods for catching, or is it all chance?
Age 31
On my couch, buried in blankets and soda cans while playing my GBM.
Seen July 20th, 2006
Posted July 14th, 2006
48 posts
16.9 Years
Whenever I throw the Pokeball, I immediately press and hold the B button.

It's only a habit that I don't need. When I first played Blue Version, I was told that holding the B button would guarantee a catch (or turn it into a Masterball, as I was told). I started doing it from the beginning, and I've just developed a habit that, like I said, I really don't need.
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Sammi

Age 33
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The States
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Posted November 8th, 2021
14,085 posts
18.3 Years
I press up (sometimes) and A, I do believe. Been awhile since I tried capturing something. XD Another one of those "tricks", ya? XD;
I have to mash a button. If I just keep it there, I'm like "nooooo, it's not going to work!" Of course, sometimes not pressing anything works. XD

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Bespin.
Seen December 20th, 2007
Posted September 5th, 2007
215 posts
17 Years
I do the old Up+B trick from R/B/Y but it never works so now I just sit there doing nothing...
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