Question

If a roaming legendary is asleep, will it run away?

Answer 1

Yes it will keep running until you:

• Catch it
• Trap it
• Faint it

Comments

that sucks

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You can get it to stay for a few turns usi ng Mean look and block.

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i tried it on latias, latios. holding a quick claw with a lvl 20 ghastly i wont work. try quick balls instead that's how i got mine.

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actually, I cought Latias/latios using mean look: it just took a Lv 65 smeargle to overcome the speed issue :/
'Parasect used Spore'
'Entei fell asleep'
Entei used sleep walk'

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Lol haha it can't escape if you use scary face hehe

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Mean look you mean scary face lowers speed 2 stages

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You can also use spider web or have a bunch of digletts with the ability arena trap (works great on raikou)

Answer 2

Sleeping and freezing will prevent them from running only in Generation 2.
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