What is the catch rate equation?

Question

I am trying to figure out this equation for catch rate I am a strate A student in math but I still can't understand it Chance = Ball (((TotalHP x 4 - CurrentHP x 2) x CatchRate)/ TotalHP)+Status +1

i am trying to catch latias I am useing the love ball it is down to one hit point and is paralyzed

Answer 1

I'll just answer this for Gen IX and try to explain the formula in simple terms. If you don't understand, come back once you've passed Algebra!

A doozy huh.

Walking through every point, here's what that means:

• Max HP: The number of hit points the Pokemon has at full health
• Current HP: The number of hit points the Pokemon has when you throw a ball at it
• Dark Grass: Despite only being available in Gen V, dark grass mechanics are still in the game's code. You can read how this affects catch rate in Gen V here.
• Modified Rate is the standard catch rate of your Pokemon. From what I can find, the catch rate is only "modified" when you use Heavy Balls. Let me know if I'm incorrect there.
• Ball Bonus is the multiplier depending on what ball you're using
• Badge Penalty "is applied when the wild Pokemon is more than 5 levels above the player's current obedience level, and is equal to 0.8n, where n is the number of Gym Badges that would be needed for it to obey."
• Bonus Level is a multiplier added when the Pokemon is below Level 13.
• Bonus Status is applied when a Pokemon is under a status condition. (1.5x)
• Bonus Miscellaneous is added when Capture Powers are under effect. The multiplier can be 1.1, 1.25, or 2 for Powers Level 1, 2, and 3 respectively.

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A simpler way to figure out catch chance of a Pokemon at 1 HP is with this formula:

Chance = CatchRate×BallBonus×StatusBonus/255

So, for example, throwing an Ultra Ball at Pokemon with a Catch rate of 45 that's at 1 HP and Paralyzed results in

45×2×1.5/255 = ~52.9% chance to catch

Source

I hope this makes sense, and please correct me if I'm wrong.

Answer 2

You won't be able to catch Latias using a Love Ball. The Love Ball increases chances 8 times, but only if your pokemon is the same as the opponent but opposite gender. In other words, you need to be using a male Latias which doesn't exist! I don't think using a Latios will work.

Anyway I wouldn't worry about the exact formula. Just know what the balls do. I find the Dusk Ball is the best since you get 4x catch rate in caves or at night (that's when I play the game mostly anyway).

Also, sleep and freeze are better than other status conditions, they get 2x catch rate but paralyze, poison and burn are only 1.5.

Comments

actually according to a website it is just the opposite gender