Catching in Gen 1 is really CONFUSING!

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Catching a Pokémon is simple: weaken it and throw a strong Ball. I mean, there is no way things could be THAT much more complicated... right? Gen I Capture Mechanics article on The Cave of Dragonflies: https://www.dragonflycave.com/mechanics/gen-i-capturing ------------------------------ Video on the Gen 2 mechanics (where things get really weird): https://youtu.be/qiX5Zbz7Vyc Gen 1 Living Dex playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL6PeVETu1eqKyefkaXtzquK-L2vxQBsdu ------------------------------ Pokémon Gen 1 website: https://lyra-made-a.website/pokemon_gen1/full_guide ------------------------------ Music list: https://lyra-made-a.website/music_list/gen1_catching Chapters: 0:00 Intro 1:13 Patreon 1:34 Catch rate 2:24 Status effects 3:20 Hit points 4:07 Ball used 6:30 The Master Ball 7:21 The Safari Ball 8:17 Wobbling (or shake) 9:23 The ultimate catching strategy 10:39 Conclusion