Catching - Revision history

MasterPlay45 at 19:02, 21 February 2026

2026-02-21T19:02:18Z

← Older revision		Revision as of 19:02, 21 February 2026
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	\| class="fighting" \| HP ≤ 19		\| class="fighting" \| HP ≤ 19
	\| class="fighting" \| ''Scales with HP''		\| class="fighting" \| ''Scales with HP''
	\| class="fighting" \| • ''~~Can not~~ catch Ultra Beast''		\| class="fighting" \| • ''Cannot catch Ultra Beast''
	\|- class="container-fighting"		\|- class="container-fighting"
	\| class="fighting" \| Great Ball		\| class="fighting" \| Great Ball
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	\| class="fighting" \| HP ≤ 99		\| class="fighting" \| HP ≤ 99
	\| class="fighting" \| ''Scales with HP''		\| class="fighting" \| ''Scales with HP''
	\| class="fighting" \| • ''~~Can not~~ catch Ultra Beast''		\| class="fighting" \| • ''Cannot catch Ultra Beast''
	\|- class="container-fighting"		\|- class="container-fighting"
	\| class="fighting" \| Ultra Ball		\| class="fighting" \| Ultra Ball
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	\| class="fighting" \| HP ≤ 199		\| class="fighting" \| HP ≤ 199
	\| class="fighting" \| ''Scales with HP''		\| class="fighting" \| ''Scales with HP''
	\| class="fighting" \| • ''~~Can not~~ catch Ultra Beast''		\| class="fighting" \| • ''Cannot catch Ultra Beast''
	\|- class="container-fighting"		\|- class="container-fighting"
	\| class="fighting" \| Dive Ball		\| class="fighting" \| Dive Ball
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	\| class="fighting" \| HP ≤ 99		\| class="fighting" \| HP ≤ 99
	\| class="fighting" \| ''Scales with HP''		\| class="fighting" \| ''Scales with HP''
	\| class="fighting" \| • ''Only for water-based background encounters''<br>• ''~~Can not~~ catch Ultra Beast''		\| class="fighting" \| • ''Only for water-based background encounters''<br>• ''Cannot catch Ultra Beast''
	\|- class="container-fighting"		\|- class="container-fighting"
	\| class="fighting" \| Dusk Ball		\| class="fighting" \| Dusk Ball
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	\| class="fighting" \| HP ≤ 99		\| class="fighting" \| HP ≤ 99
	\| class="fighting" \| ''Scales with HP''		\| class="fighting" \| ''Scales with HP''
	\| class="fighting" \| • ''Only for night cycle encounters''<br>• ''~~Can not~~ catch Ultra Beast''		\| class="fighting" \| • ''Only for night cycle encounters''<br>• ''Cannot catch Ultra Beast''
	\|- class="container-fighting"		\|- class="container-fighting"
	\| class="fighting" \| Moon Ball		\| class="fighting" \| Moon Ball
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	\| class="fighting" \| HP ≤ 99		\| class="fighting" \| HP ≤ 99
	\| class="fighting" \| ''Scales with HP''		\| class="fighting" \| ''Scales with HP''
	\| class="fighting" \| • ''Only for Pokémon that can evolve using a Moon Stone. Includes entire evolution line''<br>• ''~~Can not~~ catch Ultra Beast''		\| class="fighting" \| • ''Only for Pokémon that can evolve using a Moon Stone. Includes entire evolution line''<br>• ''Cannot catch Ultra Beast''
	\|- class="container-fighting"		\|- class="container-fighting"
	\| class="fighting" \| Net Ball		\| class="fighting" \| Net Ball
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	\| class="fighting" \| HP ≤ 99		\| class="fighting" \| HP ≤ 99
	\| class="fighting" \| ''Scales with HP''		\| class="fighting" \| ''Scales with HP''
	\| class="fighting" \| • ''Only for Water or Bug-Type Pokémon''<br>• ''~~Can not~~ catch Ultra Beast''		\| class="fighting" \| • ''Only for Water or Bug-Type Pokémon''<br>• ''Cannot catch Ultra Beast''
	\|- class="container-fighting"		\|- class="container-fighting"
	\| class="fighting" \| Love Ball		\| class="fighting" \| Love Ball
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	\| class="fighting" \| HP ≤ 199		\| class="fighting" \| HP ≤ 199
	\| class="fighting" \| ''Scales with HP''		\| class="fighting" \| ''Scales with HP''
	\| class="fighting" \| • ''~~Can not~~ catch Ultra Beast''		\| class="fighting" \| • ''Cannot catch Ultra Beast''
	\|- class="container-fighting"		\|- class="container-fighting"
	\| class="fighting" \| Premier Ball		\| class="fighting" \| Premier Ball
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	\| class="fighting" \| HP ≤ 199		\| class="fighting" \| HP ≤ 199
	\| class="fighting" \| ''Scales with HP''		\| class="fighting" \| ''Scales with HP''
	\| class="fighting" \| • ''~~Can not~~ catch Ultra Beast''		\| class="fighting" \| • ''Cannot catch Ultra Beast''
	\|- class="container-fighting"		\|- class="container-fighting"
	\| class="fighting" \| Master Ball		\| class="fighting" \| Master Ball
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	\| class="fighting" \| Max HP		\| class="fighting" \| Max HP
	\| class="fighting" \| 100%		\| class="fighting" \| 100%
	\| class="fighting" \| • ''~~Can not~~ catch Ultra Beast''		\| class="fighting" \| • ''Cannot catch Ultra Beast''
	\|- class="container-fighting"		\|- class="container-fighting"
	\| class="fighting" \| Vortex Ball		\| class="fighting" \| Vortex Ball

Ruby: /* Catch Rate & Threshold */ Changed Width. Added Tips for Catching.

2026-02-07T06:36:16Z

Catch Rate & Threshold: Changed Width. Added Tips for Catching.

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	*Contrary to popular belief, cutting out potential spawns by intentionally not obtaining Ribbons does not increase your chances of getting a specific Pokémon, and in actuality, lowers your chances of encountering higher rarities the fewer Ribbons you have.		*Contrary to popular belief, cutting out potential spawns by intentionally not obtaining Ribbons does not increase your chances of getting a specific Pokémon, and in actuality, lowers your chances of encountering higher rarities the fewer Ribbons you have.
	==Encounters==		==Encounters==
	Wild encounters can provide useful information before battling such as rarity''(Based on Pokémon Level)'' and if it's a grass or water encounter''(Based on the Background they are standing on)''.</br>''The list below is sorted from least to most rare''.		Wild encounters can provide useful information before battling such as rarity''(Based on Pokémon Level)'' and if it's a grass or water encounter''(Based on the Background they are standing on)''.<br>''The list below is sorted from least to most rare''.
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	{\| class="container-pkmn text-center margin-top-10" style="border-top-left-radius: 10px; border-top-right-radius: 10px;"		{\| class="container-pkmn text-center margin-top-10" style="border-top-left-radius: 10px; border-top-right-radius: 10px;"
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	Keep in mind, reducing their health to the requirements only grants you the ''possibility'' to capture and would not guarantee your catch. ''Catch Rates with scaling only starts on the threshold and not the opponent's max hp''.		Keep in mind, reducing their health to the requirements only grants you the ''possibility'' to capture and would not guarantee your catch. ''Catch Rates with scaling only starts on the threshold and not the opponent's max hp''.
	<div align="center">		<div align="center">
	{\| style="text-align: center; width: 65%; margin-top: 10px; border-radius: 10px"		{\| style="text-align: center; width: 100%; margin-top: 10px; border-radius: 10px"
	\|- class="container-fighting"		\|- class="container-fighting"
	\| class="container-fighting" \| '''Variant'''		\| class="container-fighting" \| '''Variant'''
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	\| class="fighting" \| HP ≤ 99		\| class="fighting" \| HP ≤ 99
	\| class="fighting" \| ''Scales with HP''		\| class="fighting" \| ''Scales with HP''
	\| class="fighting" \| • ''Only for water-based background encounters''</br>• ''Can not catch Ultra Beast''		\| class="fighting" \| • ''Only for water-based background encounters''<br>• ''Can not catch Ultra Beast''
	\|- class="container-fighting"		\|- class="container-fighting"
	\| class="fighting" \| Dusk Ball		\| class="fighting" \| Dusk Ball
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	\| class="fighting" \| HP ≤ 99		\| class="fighting" \| HP ≤ 99
	\| class="fighting" \| ''Scales with HP''		\| class="fighting" \| ''Scales with HP''
	\| class="fighting" \| • ''Only for night cycle encounters''</br>• ''Can not catch Ultra Beast''		\| class="fighting" \| • ''Only for night cycle encounters''<br>• ''Can not catch Ultra Beast''
	\|- class="container-fighting"		\|- class="container-fighting"
	\| class="fighting" \| Moon Ball		\| class="fighting" \| Moon Ball
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	\| class="fighting" \| HP ≤ 99		\| class="fighting" \| HP ≤ 99
	\| class="fighting" \| ''Scales with HP''		\| class="fighting" \| ''Scales with HP''
	\| class="fighting" \| • ''Only for Pokémon that can evolve using a Moon Stone. Includes entire evolution line''</br>• ''Can not catch Ultra Beast''		\| class="fighting" \| • ''Only for Pokémon that can evolve using a Moon Stone. Includes entire evolution line''<br>• ''Can not catch Ultra Beast''
	\|- class="container-fighting"		\|- class="container-fighting"
	\| class="fighting" \| Net Ball		\| class="fighting" \| Net Ball
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	\| class="fighting" \| HP ≤ 99		\| class="fighting" \| HP ≤ 99
	\| class="fighting" \| ''Scales with HP''		\| class="fighting" \| ''Scales with HP''
	\| class="fighting" \| • ''Only for Water or Bug-Type Pokémon''</br>• ''Can not catch Ultra Beast''		\| class="fighting" \| • ''Only for Water or Bug-Type Pokémon''<br>• ''Can not catch Ultra Beast''
	\|- class="container-fighting"		\|- class="container-fighting"
	\| class="fighting" \| Love Ball		\| class="fighting" \| Love Ball
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	\|}		\|}
	</div>		</div>

			==Catching Tips==
			See [[Moves with secondary effects\|Moves with Secondary Effects]].

			Whether you are a new trainer, old-fashioned, or one currently facing a dilemma, this guide will prove useful. Any Pokémon can be a catching Pokémon as long as you remember their damage. This guide serves as a recommendation and is not considered absolute.

			While throwing Master Ball or Vortex Ball is the safest option, it is not exactly the cheapest, especially for starting players. It is recommended to weaken a Pokémon using non-lethal moves like '''''False Swipe''''' and/or '''''Super Fang''''', which many Pokémon can learn, and then catch it with a Poké Ball.
			===Commonly used Pokémon for Catches===
			{\| class="text-center margin-top-10 border-rad-10" style="margin: 0 auto;"
			\|- class="container-pkmn"
			\| class="pkmn" \| [[File:Farfetch'd.png]]<br>[[Farfetch'd]]
			\| class="pkmn" \| [[File:Mawile.png]]<br>[[Mawile]]
			\| class="pkmn" \| [[File:Chien-Pao.png]]<br>[[Chien-Pao]]
			\| class="pkmn" \| [[File:Tapu Koko.png]]<br>[[Tapu Koko]]
			\|}
			*Use ''Dark'' Variants to weaken opponent faster, and ''Mystic''/''Metallic'' as an extra defense.
			*Super Fang, Nature's Madness and Ruination does not benefit from extra damage as it deals fixed damage based on opponent's current HP.
			*Although Farfetch'd does not have Super Fang, a False Swipe with '''STAB''' and ''Dark'' Variant's effect would deal higher damage, unless it is ineffective to the opponent.
			*While Mawile does not benefit from '''STAB''', its Dual-Type combination makes it one of the most durable Pokémon.
			*Chien-Pao and Taku Koko has both False Swipe and Ruination/Nature's Madness, respectively, which can hit Ghost-type Pokémon.

			Before v6, players use low power [[Attackdex\|Attack Moves]]. If you are currently in battle and do not have the previously mentioned moves, refer to [[Battling#Damage Calculation\|Damage Calculation]].

Rivon: Trades -> Trade, as Trade exists, []Trades]] does not.

2026-01-18T17:48:41Z

Trades -> Trade, as Trade exists, []Trades]] does not.

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	'''''Notes:'''''		'''''Notes:'''''
	*Some Pokémon are classified as ''Paradox'' but do not have the same rarity as such.		*Some Pokémon are classified as ''Paradox'' but do not have the same rarity as such.
	*Trainers may find Lv5 Pokémon through [[PokéBay]] and [[~~Trades~~]] as well. These are Legacy Pokémon caught before V4 and is no longer obtainable.		*Trainers may find Lv5 Pokémon through [[PokéBay]] and [[Trade]] as well. These are Legacy Pokémon caught before V4 and is no longer obtainable.
	==Catch Rate & Threshold==		==Catch Rate & Threshold==
	Keep in mind, reducing their health to the requirements only grants you the ''possibility'' to capture and would not guarantee your catch. ''Catch Rates with scaling only starts on the threshold and not the opponent's max hp''.		Keep in mind, reducing their health to the requirements only grants you the ''possibility'' to capture and would not guarantee your catch. ''Catch Rates with scaling only starts on the threshold and not the opponent's max hp''.

Ruby: Added Indirect Catches. Cleaned Up Some of the Notes.

2025-12-22T05:31:28Z

Added Indirect Catches. Cleaned Up Some of the Notes.

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Ruby at 05:34, 13 November 2025

2025-11-13T05:34:17Z

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-'''Catching''' is when a trainer encounters wild Pokémon and battles to ''lower'' their health enough to be captured using Poké Balls. Poké Balls are consumable [[items]] used to store a Pokémon. Some Pokémon may unlock [[avatars]] upon capture. Trainers can only encounter Common and Rare spawns at the beginning and would require Ribbons to encounter higher rarity spawns. Contrary to popular belief, cutting out potential spawns by intentionally not obtaining Ribbons does not increase your chances of getting a specific Pokémon, and in actuality, lowers your chances of encountering higher rarities the fewer Ribbons you have. Mystic [[variant]]'s ''scare'' mechanic does not prevent the trainer from capturing.
+'''Catching''' is when a trainer encounters wild Pokémon and battles to ''lower'' their health enough to be captured using Poké Balls. Poké Balls are consumable [[Items|item]] used to store a Pokémon. Some Pokémon may unlock [[List of Avatars|avatars]] upon capture. Trainers can only encounter Common and Rare spawns at the beginning and would require Ribbons to encounter higher rarity spawns. Contrary to popular belief, cutting out potential spawns by intentionally not obtaining Ribbons does not increase your chances of getting a specific Pokémon, and in actuality, lowers your chances of encountering higher rarities the fewer Ribbons you have. Mystic [[Variant|variant]]'s ''scare'' mechanic does not prevent the trainer from capturing.
 Unlike the Main Series, status conditions do not affect catching, nor can they be inflicted in wild battles. It is as simple as lowering their health points to the required threshold for specific Poké Balls.
 ==Catch Rate & Threshold==
 Keep in mind, reducing their health to the requirements only grants you the ''possibility'' to capture and would not guarantee your catch.
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 | class="fighting" | [[File:Net Ball.png]]
 | class="fighting" | Health ≤ 99
-| class="fighting" | N/A
+| class="fighting" | N/A ''(Only for Water or Bug-Type Pokémon.)''
 |- class="container-fighting"
 | class="fighting" | Love Ball

Ruby: Created page for Catching. May need corrections and/or further testing.

2025-11-12T08:22:02Z

Created page for Catching. May need corrections and/or further testing.

New page

'''Catching''' is when a trainer encounters wild Pokémon and battles to ''lower'' their health enough to be captured using Poké Balls. Poké Balls are consumable [[items]] used to store a Pokémon. Some Pokémon may unlock [[avatars]] upon capture. Trainers can only encounter Common and Rare spawns at the beginning and would require Ribbons to encounter higher rarity spawns. Contrary to popular belief, cutting out potential spawns by intentionally not obtaining Ribbons does not increase your chances of getting a specific Pokémon, and in actuality, lowers your chances of encountering higher rarities the fewer Ribbons you have. Mystic [[variant]]'s ''scare'' mechanic does not prevent the trainer from capturing.

Unlike the Main Series, status conditions do not affect catching, nor can they be inflicted in wild battles. It is as simple as lowering their health points to the required threshold for specific Poké Balls.

==Catch Rate & Threshold==
Keep in mind, reducing their health to the requirements only grants you the ''possibility'' to capture and would not guarantee your catch.
<div align="center">
{| style="text-align: center; width: 65%; margin-top: 10px; border-radius: 10px"
|- class="container-fighting"
| class="container-fighting" | '''Variant'''
| class="container-fighting" | '''Sprite'''
| class="container-fighting" | '''Threshold'''
| class="container-fighting" | '''Catch Rate'''
|- class="container-fighting"
| class="fighting" | Poké Ball
| class="fighting" | [[File:Pokeball.png]]
| class="fighting" | Health ≤ 19
| class="fighting" | N/A
|- class="container-fighting"
| class="fighting" | Great Ball
| class="fighting" | [[File:Great Ball.png]]
| class="fighting" | Health ≤ 99
| class="fighting" | N/A
|- class="container-fighting"
| class="fighting" | Ultra Ball
| class="fighting" | [[File:Ultra Ball.png]]
| class="fighting" | Health ≤ 199
| class="fighting" | N/A
|- class="container-fighting"
| class="fighting" | Dive Ball
| class="fighting" | [[File:Dive Ball.png]]
| class="fighting" | Health ≤ 99
| class="fighting" | N/A ''(Only for water-based background encounters.)''
|- class="container-fighting"
| class="fighting" | Dusk Ball
| class="fighting" | [[File:Dusk_Ball.png]]
| class="fighting" | Health ≤ 99
| class="fighting" | N/A ''(Only for night cycle encounters.)''
|- class="container-fighting"
| class="fighting" | Moon Ball
| class="fighting" | [[File:Moon Ball.png]]
| class="fighting" | Health ≤ 99
| class="fighting" | N/A ''(Only for Pokémon that can evolve using a Moon Stone. Includes entire evolution line.)''
|- class="container-fighting"
| class="fighting" | Net Ball
| class="fighting" | [[File:Net Ball.png]]
| class="fighting" | Health ≤ 99
| class="fighting" | N/A
|- class="container-fighting"
| class="fighting" | Love Ball
| class="fighting" | [[File: Love Ball.png]]
| class="fighting" | Health ≤ 199
| class="fighting" | N/A
|- class="container-fighting"
| class="fighting" | Premier Ball
| class="fighting" | [[File: Premier Ball.png]]
| class="fighting" | Health ≤ 199
| class="fighting" | N/A
|- class="container-fighting"
| class="fighting" | Master Ball
| class="fighting" | [[File:Master Ball.png]]
| class="fighting" | Max Health
| class="fighting" | 100% ''(Excluding Ultra Beasts.)''
|- class="container-fighting"
| class="fighting" | Vortex Ball
| class="fighting" | [[File:Vortex Ball.png]]
| class="fighting" | Max Health
| class="fighting" | 100%
|- class="container-fighting"
| class="fighting" | Beast Ball
| class="fighting" | [[File:Beast Ball.png]]
| class="fighting" | Max Health
| class="fighting" | 100% ''(Only for Ultra Beasts.)''
|- class="container-fighting"
| class="fighting" | Cherish Ball
| class="fighting" | [[File:Cherish Ball.png]]
| class="fighting" | N/A
| class="fighting" | Cannot be obtained & used in the wilds.
|}
</div>