Pokemon go pokeball plus catch rate

I'm a new player who's been trying it out with the Mystery Gift LVL1 Mew still inside. I can't swap the Pokemon inside (It's supposed to be an xmas gift) but I would not say it improves the catch rate. It does, however, seemingly never miss its throw, so that's a few pokeballs conserved I guess.

One thing that's slightly frustrating is that it doesn't always prioritise auto-spinning a pokestop if it finds a mon next to it before you get in range. That and having to go ingame to use CalcyIV, then fleeing, then using the ball seems kind of counterintuitive. You'll also eat through your balls fast if you just catch everything.

From Bulbapedia, the community-driven Pokémon encyclopedia.

The calculation of catch rate is among the several mechanics that differ in Pokémon GO compared to the core series. Every species of Pokémon is assigned a base capture rate, a raw percentage that determines how difficult that species is to capture. This base rate is then modified by several factors, such as the wild Pokémon's Power Up level and how skillfully the player threw the Poké Ball, to determine the final catch rate.

For certain encounters, the encountered Pokémon is guaranteed capture on the first ball that hits, bypassing the catch rate calculation. These encounters include:

• Shiny Pokémon from Raid Battles
• Shiny Shadow Pokémon from Team GO Rocket
• Any Shadow Pokémon from Giovanni

Calculation

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Upon a thrown Poké Ball successfully hitting a wild Pokémon, the game will calculate

where

and

where

When capturing Pokémon using a peripheral device, such as the Pokémon GO Plus or Poké Ball Plus, a regular Poké Ball will always be used with no bonus modifiers applied, except , if applicable.

Target ring colors

Colored target ring of Rattata at different sizes

The color of the target ring allows players to gauge the probability of a successful capture, factoring in all bonuses for except for and . Switching Poké Balls or feeding Berries may change the color of the ring. The greener the ring, the higher the catch rate; the redder it is, the lower the catch rate. For Shadow Pokémon, the ring's color uses a base catch rate of 5%, while the true catch chance uses the species' base catch rate.

Critical capture

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A critical capture is a rare phenomenon that was first observed in Pokémon GO in February 2017, alongside the release of Generation II Pokémon. Occasionally, a thrown Poké Ball will bypass catch rate calculations and guarantee a capture. Instead of shaking three times, a throw Poké Ball will only shake once, and the Pokémon will be confirmed caught. No additional bonuses are awarded for critical captures, but XP bonuses such as from Great or Curveball throws are still included.

Examples

Poké Balls and Berries

Consider a wild Pikachu with 343 CP, with an estimated Power Up level of 14. Pikachu has a base capture rate of 20% and a CP multiplier of 0.49985844 at level 14. Without any bonus modifiers, the catch rate will be .

The following table shows what this Pikachu's catch rate would be if bonuses for Poké Balls and Berries were applied, assuming no bonuses from throws or medals.

	20.01%	28.45%	36.01%
	28.45%	39.48%	48.81%
	31.58%	43.40%	53.18%
	42.77%	56.70%	67.24%

Throw technique

Consider a wild Tauros of 1252 CP, with an estimated Power Up level of 18. This means it will have a base capture rate of 30% and a CP multiplier of 0.56675452. Without any additional bonuses, the capture rate will be .

The following table shows how the capture rate will be affected by throwing techniques, assuming no additional bonuses and only regular Poké Balls are used; throw bonus modifiers will be averaged between the highest and lowest possible values.

Medals

Let's now consider a wild Abra that has 670 CP, estimated to be Power Up level 20. Given that Abra has a base capture rate of 50% and its CP multiplier is 0.59740001, the catch rate without bonuses will be .

The following table shows the effect on catch rate via medals for each Poké Ball type, assuming no other bonus modifiers.

	41.85%	55.65%	66.18%
	44.92%	59.12%	69.66%
	47.82%	62.31%	72.78%
	50.58%	65.25%	75.57%
Platinum type medal	53.19%	67.97%	78.09%

Trivia

See also

• List of Pokémon by catch rate (GO)

References

1. ↑ Catch Mechanics
2. ↑ Raid Bosses Are Easier to Catch Later in the Encounter | The Silph Road

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