Why is my pokeball missing

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Question feed. Go to the edge of the river in the northeast corner and use Surf to dive into the water. Articuno should know Ice Beam, Blizzard learns at level 51 , and probably Fly.

Save the game before attempting to catch Zapdos! Reset to your save point if you accidentally faint him or run out of Pokeballs. The only attacking move Zapdos knows is Drill Peck. In addition to the previous answers, there are many other different phrases a Pokemon can use.

Difficult Pokemon may often break out of a Pokeball, or even run away. Consider using Items to make it easier before trying against these Pokemon. However, to catch the legendary birds you have to change their status otherwise the balls will only miss them.

Here's a page which details how the catching calculations work, if you want to read into it more in-depth: bulbapedia. Here's some Tips: 1.

Use Ultra Balls or dupe your Master Ball 2. Make sure that the Birds are either asleep, paralyzed, or frozen. Get it's health down as low as you can without knocking it out. Throw the Ultra Balls and hope for the best. User Info: pokedude7. The fact that 30 of them missed in a row on my playthrough shows that it is literally impossible to catch these Pokemon and anyone who says so ether cheated or used the Mater Ball. User Info: VanuInfiltrator. It's literally not impossible. Both were just under half health and had no status ailments.

I've never been that lucky since, but that's all it takes. Luck and a little bit of skill. I wanted to catch every pokemon I came across the first time through because I didn't want to come back to any areas.

Ah well. I guess I'll take your advice and leave Articuno for now. More topics from this board How do you battle competitively in Pokemon Gen I nowadays?

Which slot machine is best for winning in celadon? Build 4 Answers Which gym leader do I go to in order for surf to work? Side Quest 1 Answer. Ask A Question. Browse More Questions. Keep me logged in on this device. Forgot your username or password? Is Ash a moron or something? Why has he ceased the ability to aim? I paralyzed Articuno and lowered it's health to like, one hit point, and even when it says "Articuno is fully paralyzed! I keep restarting but the results are the same every time.

This is really pissing me off. Why aren't the pokeballs hitting him? Also, I've noticed this in the Safari Zone. My Safari balls completely miss any Pokemon that's more powerful than a Nidorina. I don't remember this happening when I played many years ago.