Does anyone know what the catch rate of each type of pokeball is, or where I can find the answer... In particular I would like to know how the timer ball and quick ball work, and which ball is the most effective.
The sad thing is that they have been a factor for me =(Have fun waiting 40 turns for timer balls to be more effective than dusk balls. The reality is that timer balls will never be a factor. By the time they become worth using, you will have thrown 30+ dusk balls.
The formula for catching a pokemon is something like:When a Pokemon has a catch rate of 3, say, what does it exactly mean?
On review, I typoed the brackets in the formula. So sorry! In the corrected formula (4*150-2*150)*3*2/150+1+10 gives a Z value of 23 so you have a 24/256 (9.375%) chance of capture - seems a little high still.with the formula mcgraw posted it would be...too much..4*(150-2)*150*3*2/150 + 1 + 10 = ugh
Yes, Dialga and Palkia are found in "caves".And here I was trying to catch a good natured Colo Raikou with Timer Balls. -_-
Good find, I will definitely stock up on Dusk Balls [and possibly Quick Balls] for legends. Would the environment Palkia/Dialga is found in be considered a cave?
Also Quick Balls look awesome imo.
The probability you calculated (17%) is the probability that you do NOT catch Azelf after throwing 34 Dusk Balls at it. 100% - 17% = 83% is the probability that you catch Azelf with 34 Dusk Balls.Edit: Using the other formula in this thread by Peterko I get (1-1/145/2)*3*4+1)/256 = 5.062% (with a duskball). Values in [brackets] where necessary.
Anecdotally (yes I am aware that that a handful of attempts are not indicative of the whole, but bear with me) both formulas seem off, although the first one especially so (and for reasons that are obvious). Every encounter I have with Azelf has averaged approximately 35 duskballs in length, some more and some less. With that in mind: 1-0.05062 = 0.94938^34 = ~17%. That only 17% of the time should it require 34 or more duskballs to catch Azelf seems off as it happens extremely frequently for me. Then again, I could be cursed. This also means you are more likely (~51%) to catch legendaries within the first 14 balls; again this seems like too lenient a number from personal experience.