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:I think they are continued because in one of my games (I can't remember which) the Pokemon had a lower hp than normal because I had attacked it in my previous encounter--[[User:Teamg9|Teamg9]] 20:10, 2 February 2012 (UTC) | :I think they are continued because in one of my games (I can't remember which) the Pokemon had a lower hp than normal because I had attacked it in my previous encounter--[[User:Teamg9|Teamg9]] 20:10, 2 February 2012 (UTC) | ||
::While they don't recover HP or restore status problems, that shouldn't affect them being individual battles. --[[User:SnorlaxMonster|<span style="color:#A70000">'''Snorlax'''</span>]][[User talk:SnorlaxMonster|<span style="color:#0000A7">'''Monster'''</span>]] 09:54, 3 February 2012 (UTC) | ::While they don't recover HP or restore status problems, that shouldn't affect them being individual battles. --[[User:SnorlaxMonster|<span style="color:#A70000">'''Snorlax'''</span>]][[User talk:SnorlaxMonster|<span style="color:#0000A7">'''Monster'''</span>]] 09:54, 3 February 2012 (UTC) | ||
: Let's crunch the math. | |||
** Most legendaries have a base catch rate of 3/255, or 0.4% (per [[Poké Ball]]) at full HP. | |||
** Reduce them to 1 HP, put them asleep, use a Quick Ball at the start of each encounter, you ''still'' only have a '''9.8%''' chance (per Ball). | |||
** Therefore, you'll need an average of '''10.625 balls''' to ensure a catch. Purchase at least a dozen before you start hunting! | |||
** However, even this cannot guarantee a catch, it's still a matter of luck: | |||
*** ''Every time'' you throw a Quick Ball, there's a 90.2% chance they will escape. 9 times out of 10! | |||
*** Which is roughly a 67.3% (roughly 2 of 3) chance per ''shake''. (capture = four shakes) Yes, 2 of 3 times they will just immediately break right out and escape. Get used to seeing it happen. | |||
*** Even after throwing ''eleven'' balls (the "average" amount needed), there's a 33.7% (about 1 in 3) chance that they'll ''still'' be roaming around free. | |||
*** The good news? A 66.3% chance (2 of 3) that ''one'' of those eleven balls will have caught them by now. | |||
:So ... in the end you just have to be patient and keep trying. Don't give up, you ''will'' catch them eventually. --''[[User:Stratelier|Stratelier]]'' 05:01, 29 February 2012 (UTC) | |||