"Catching Legendaries"

With the release of Crown Tundra, I've been seeing people complain about having to use 30+ ultra balls to catch the Regis or the birds.At first I was like, "...is this your first pokemon game?" and then I realized it probably was their first game, and then I further realized Sword and Shield only had two catchable legendaries - Zacian/Zamazenta both have a very generous catch rate and Eternatus was basically handed to you - so they never really had a chance to experience an actual legendary catching sequence.I guess newbies can count themselves lucky they don't have to catch the entire roster of legendaries normally like in ORAS and USUM.Anyways, if you're part of the group that's wondering why it's taking so long that the legendary kills itself with struggle, don't worry!Just know that every legendary has a BASE catch rate of 3 (1.6%). This is with a regular pokeball and no status condition. The goal is to increase that rate, and you do so by getting its HP down to 1 (with moves like False Swipe or Hold Back), giving it a status condition (i.e. sleep, paralysis, etc.), and using an effective ball (an ultraball, duskball at night or in caves, net ball for water/bug pokemon, etc.)Doing all this can increase your chances of success by about 4x! However, that only means the catch rate will be around 5%, so it can still be tough, just not as tough. Using 30+ balls ISN'T uncommon. It's just part of the game!More info here from Serebii.Catch Rate CalculatorHope this helps! Enjoy your adventures in the Crown Tundra. via /r/pokemon https://ift.tt/3jpcON3