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I feel like when fighting a wild Pokemon higher level then my own it is really hard to run until I switch to a different Pokemon. If it’s not the level what else affects the run away chance?

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Bulbapedia says it's affected by speed and the number of times you've tried to run, but the article might be incomplete.
https://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Escape
ty fizz for clarifying the gens
Thank JATP, I think Fizz managed to stuff it up in the first place.

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No, the level of your Pokémon does not directly increase the chance to successfully run away (as of gen 5+).


Source 1:
On this Bulbapedia article, it says that this is the equation to determine your chances to successfully escape:

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Neither this nor the "other factors" section under it mentions the level of either Pokémon. See the linked "other factors" or the linked Pokébase posts in sources 2 and 3 for more information on what does affect the chances of running away successfully.


Souce 2/3:
Neither This post nor this post mentions the level effecting your chances of escaping successfully. The BA for the second one specifically mentions that it doesn't.


Source 4
Experience


Hope I helped!

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The Bulbapedia article says it's outdated.
The bulbapedia article specifies the things that are outdated, and neither of them have anything to do with this answer:
https://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Escape#:~:text=Reason%3A%0A*%20In%20Generation%20II%2C%20if%20a%20Pok%C3%A9mon%20holding%20a%20Smoke%20Ball%20faints%20and%20the%20player%20chooses%20to%20flee%2C%20is%20the%20player%20guaranteed%20to%20escape%3F%0A*%20Exact%20Battle%20Pyramid%20mechanics.

the other thing says it is "in need of spading" which it looks like means it might be missing some testing, but doesn't say that it's content is wrong.