The Masterball dilemma
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Posted Jul 10, 2017, 8:14 AM UTC
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Couldn't get myself to use the Masterballs in all the GBA games lol.
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The base capture rate for legendaries is 0, so the only way to catch them seems to be with a master ball. I just assumed that at the end of a legendary raid you would get x number of masterballs instead of premier balls... that way you couldn't keep them post fight (so it doesn't break the game) and if you threw one and missed or had it knocked away you'd have a few chances. If they jump around a lot and it's hard to get a hit on them, the challenge might be whether to use a pinap for the candy or a nanab to slow them down.
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From pokemon go private servers footage the masterball would hit an excellent throw 100% of the times, even if the pokemon would attack or you throw the ball in a random direction.
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Shines with a low capture rate
Other than that, really no idea.
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I only think of it during a raid. After defeat legendary, maybe you can receive a Master Ball to catch it. In this case the pkmn should never be able to attack or dodge.
If the pkmn can attack or dodge, you should receive infinite masterball or at least the same number as honor balls to guarantee the capture. Niantic should think well about this topic.
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I don't thing guaranteeing a capture is a good idea, if anything, the legendary and mythical capture rates should be abysimally low, although the raids itself common, so you get a lot of opportunitties and you gotta put some effort and a bit of luck to get one. Master balls would break that concept if they'd be common, I think they shiuld be an exlusive drop item unlocked by a really high lvl, and like with a droprate of 1/2 evo item and avaliable only at gyms.
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I don't say Master Ball would be common. I think it should only be available in legendary and mythical incursion. I suppose they will be difficult to defeat and we can only have one legendary of each type, not 2 Mewtwo, 2 Articuno...
Personally I wouldn't like to be unable to capture it in the only occasion that I have to do it.
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Imagine getting that one masterball...and completely missing. RIP.
From some early days pirated pokemon go server, the masterball cant miss or be knocked back by the mon, 100% chance of capture and 100% chance to hit an excellent throw even if you just drop it to the floor :D
Oh nice. In that case I'd like to roll it across the ground like a bowling ball towards my target. :D
Wow that's ridiculous. Just implement it like a consumable (berries) and do an auto throw animation.