Pokeball Button Combos

[Rune342]

I used to mash A and B, until I realized it doesn't help at all...

 

[RikSharp]

I would use my jedi powers. Worked EVERY TIME.
But seriously, it was down + b. I caught Azelf a few days ago by chucking a quick ball on the first turn. I had bought shitloads of potions and dusk balls and felt so cheated that I almost reset, before realizing that would be retarded.

on the first turn a quick ball has a x4 catch rate chance, every other turn its x1 like a pokéball

 

[No-Superman10]

Ball is flying, press nothing. Ball is rolling around with a Pokemon inside, mash A like my life depends on it.

Seconded, even after 5 years i can't stop.

 

[joshthor]

i just drop the game and let my brain wander for a few seconds. it seems most effective. i caught 2 chancy's, a syther, and a kanghastan on my first try that way.

 

[Glademaster_v1legacy]

I mash A and B I pretend it increases chances as it vents my frustration.

 

[internethobo]

I always held A down when the pokemon went into the ball and held my breath, so I could let my pokeball concentrate. I like to think it worked

 

[adderseal]

I would use my jedi powers. Worked EVERY TIME.
But seriously, it was down + b. I caught Azelf a few days ago by chucking a quick ball on the first turn. I had bought shitloads of potions and dusk balls and felt so cheated that I almost reset, before realizing that would be retarded.

on the first turn a quick ball has a x4 catch rate chance, every other turn its x1 like a pokéball

I know, but I tried it on Heatran a few days later and approximately 2 hours, 70 soft resets, and 280 quick balls later I gave up and killed the bastard. It let me go back to my EV training and it felt good

 

[Zetero]

Classic is A + B, but then discovered that i catched Suicune by holding B + Up. If none works its holding all the buttons untill you catch it.

 

[Cain_Zeros]

Ball is flying, press nothing. Ball is rolling around with a Pokemon inside, mash A like my life depends on it.

That's mine too. The success rate leaves something to be desired, but dammit it felt like I was doing something!

 

[jboking]

up, down, a, b, left, right. i swear to you it works caught mewtwo with a dusk ball. and also every time i dont use it it just wont catch anyhting

You caught mewtwo in a cave with a dusk ball. Catch rate of 3 multiplied by the dusk ball cave modifier of 4, leaving you with a catch rate of 12. A button combo didn't catch him for you, math did. Also, you are just psyching yourself out, you can catch any pokemon without a button combo.

EDIT: also it used to ACTUALLY be a cheat. i have the lvl 70 lugia in a great ball to prove it, as well as mewtwo in a poke ball. idk if it still works in HG and SS but i still do it.

It never was a cheat, and I've got a lvl 70 Ho-oh in a poke ball to prove it. It's luck combined with a few math equations(is he asleep, paralyzed, etc.). Personally, I just got lucky and my ho-oh wasn't asleep or paralyzed or anything else when I tried to caught him.

 

[Glademaster_v1legacy]

i've never done any of the crazy things cos i figured they was all lies. turns out i was right.

Seriously you think that's complicated try the EV training that is so complicated too Jesus I can't believe the actual hidden depth in the game.

 

[Sun Flash]

B + Up . Force of habit, y'know?

 

[Escapefromwhatever]

I actually don't press anything. I hold my breath so as not to disturb it.

Ditto. [http://faqsmedia.ign.com/faqs/image/ani132.gif]

See what I did thar?

 

[MinishArcticFox]

I used to press A+B+start+select.

 

[The Hairminator]

I just hammer the B-button for my life. It never works

 

[mklnjbh]

I always got scared that if I touched anything, the Pokemon would escape. Never touched a button...

 

[dthvirus]

Down + A (mashed repeatedly) for me.

 

[SquirrelPants]

Press A when the ball bounces left, press B when it bounces right. I've always done it.

 

[Teh Ty]

My cousins and I pressed L when the ball leaned to the right, and R when it leaned to the left.

 

[Ultra_Caboose]

I still use A + B + Down.