
Additionally, they can be won from the daily lottery held at the Lilycove Dept. Repeat Ball (Against previously caught Pokémon) : 3Ī Master Ball catches any wild Pokémon without fail and can be obtained at Aqua Hideout in Sapphire and Emerald or Magma Hideout in Ruby.Net Ball (Against a Bug- or Water-type) : 3.Dusk Ball (In dark areas like caves or outside between the hours of 20:00 and 4:00)) : 3.5.(( 1 + ( MaxHP × 3 - CurrentHP × 2 ) × CatchRate × BallRate × Status# ) ÷ ( MaxHP × 3 )) ÷ 256 Note that you must always round down should you get a decimal. While the actual in-game formula is quite complex, Community Member X-Act has made a formula that produces nearly exact results. The Catch Rate is plugged into a formula, which determines whether the Pokémon will be captured or not.


Essentially, the higher the Catch Rate, the higher the chance to capture.

Each legendary is assigned a numerical catch rate, as are all wild Pokémon.
