2nd Gen Wild Phanphy fled!

[Palamon]

In Generation II, wild Pokemon had a chance of fleeing in battle. Pokemon such as Phanphy and Teddiursa are programmed to have a flee rate of 50% upon encountering them. This can also happen in Let's Go, and in the safari zone, but I'm talking about the generation II version of this.

Did a wild Pokemon ever flee from you in your Generation II experience?

 

[Zeostar]

Was this only in Crystal? I played Silver through the virtual console and don't remember it happening at all.

I don't like it. It's not something I want to see return, especially because of the small chance of finding a shiny Pokemon and having it flee.

 

[icycatelf]

My first Shiny in VC Gold was unfortunately a fleeing Pokémon. I got another Shiny Tangela later in the game, though.

 

[jensmoking]

It happened sometimes. It's kind of annoying, but the Explode/ Self-destruct thing is next level annoyance. <rip that shiny Golem :(.

 

[Venonat in Space]

Idk why, but I was trying to find a Cubone in VC Silver and they kept fleeing. I was like...was this supposed to happen? Now I know.

 

[Bellsprout]

This was a thing? I truly don't remember a Pokemon ever fleeing in that gen so I guess it never happened to me.

 

[Sheep]

oh god I got memories of phanpy and teddiursa fleeing from me back in the GSC days from reading this, so much that i used a master ball

 

[5QU3L3T0N]

I didn't even know this mechanic existed. I've never had a wild Pokémon flee from me in the Gen 2 games. I guess I'm lucky?

 

[Nah]

I get the feeling that it must be a pretty low chance for most Pokemon to flee (aside from the select few programmed to flee often) and that's why people aren't aware it's a thing. I don't really remember it happening to me either.

 

[TriAttackDev]

This is the complete list for Crystal:

Sometimes Flees (10% chance)
MAGNEMITE
GRIMER
TANGELA
MR.MIME
EEVEE
PORYGON
DRATINI
DRAGONAIR
TOGETIC
UMBREON
UNOWN
SNUBBULL
HERACROSS

Often Flees (50% chance)
CUBONE
ARTICUNO
ZAPDOS
MOLTRES
QUAGSIRE
DELIBIRD
PHANPY
TEDDIURSA

AlwaysFlees (100% chance)
RAIKOU
ENTEI

The Fast Ball is meant to be better at catching pokemon in this list, but due to a bug, it only works on the first pokemon of each list and some of these can't even be found in the wild ¯\_(ツ)_/¯