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(made more clear that the simplification of a/255 includes all 4 shakes. I still don't follow how all a values over 200 yield the same b, or how a 1/65535 chance of failure equates to 99.994% success rate. Also contradicts a=255 being 100%.) |
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Each {{OBP|Pokémon|species|species of Pokémon}} has a '''catch rate''' that applies to all its members. When a [[Poké Ball]] is thrown at a wild Pokémon, the game uses that Pokémon's catch rate in a formula to determine the chances of [[Caught Pokémon|catching]] that Pokémon. Higher catch rates mean that the Pokémon is easier to catch, up to a maximum of 255. The formula also takes into account the following factors: | Each {{OBP|Pokémon|species|species of Pokémon}} has a '''catch rate''' that applies to all its members. When a [[Poké Ball]] is thrown at a wild Pokémon, the game uses that Pokémon's catch rate in a formula to determine the chances of [[Caught Pokémon|catching]] that Pokémon. Higher catch rates mean that the Pokémon is easier to catch, up to a maximum of 255. The formula also takes into account the following factors: | ||