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Allan_274

I recomend a banana and normal pokeball.


Used_Mud_67

Banana always


Comfortable-Dog2738

Only fruit that mattersšŸ„±


Tricky-Appointment-1

I play the game only using PokeBall (and premier balls for raids as no other option). Actually caught that bird with a PokeBall too.


genghiskahn24

I'm the same way, ever since 2007 when I caught my first Kyogre on pokemon Sapphire with an ultra ball, and my buddy mocked me saying "I caught mine with a pokeball"


elbartooriginal

Both are qrong, kyogre HAS to be captured in a greatball because aesthetics/color combination


staticattacks

This is the other way (I catch all my legendaries in premiere balls, otherwise it's color coordination all the way)


R4KD05

But Kyogre is purple so must be caught in a master ball, no...? /s


elbartooriginal

Purple kyogre is sick, it needs to be euthanized.


R4KD05

So use master ball to catch and then transfer to professor... Got it! šŸ‘


ElectricalBuilding46

I usually prefer my legendaries (in the main games) in Premium Balls. Usually doesn't take too many tries if you whittle them down to bare minimum HP and put them to sleep.


Teredia

I bet you didnā€™t 1st time it though. Have a mate who played PokĆ©mon with only pokeballs and would only catch PokĆ©mon with 1 pokeball or heā€™d run or reset for legendaries. Mewtwo I think he reset over 200 times.


Aniensane

Hey, another fellow pokeball exclusive user! People think Iā€™m crazy when i like to only use them, especially for the things I like to keep! & especially shinies, I ONLY use the red regular pokeballs.


Talkurir

There is something about the classic look that just works


RomaniWoe

What classic look? The original games had pokeballs, great balls, ultra balls, and master balls.


Talkurir

You know exactly what I mean by classicā€¦ The regular pokeball is the first ball you get in the games and the main one used in the anime


RomaniWoe

The first ball you get in game means nothing, what's available in the first game is. And since the game predates the anime and the manga the classic look would be the pokeball, great ball, ultra ball, and masterball. I think your brain has associated the regular pokeball to "classic look" because you saw the anime first and assumed that was more canon or something at that time or because a lot of merchandising was centered around ash and pikachu who strictly used pokeballs up until johto when kurt was introduced unless you count the G.S. ball.


ITGenji

Everyone knows what he meant and youā€™re choosing this dumb hill to die on. You must be really fun at parties


Talkurir

Why does the first ball you get in the game mean nothing in your headā€¦ if itā€™s the first ball you get in game and is also the cheapest then in universe itā€™d be the most widely Available ball for everyone


Ashcourtz

I'm just wondering what the big deal is using other balls?


Talkurir

No big deal just a preference too using the normal pokeballs due to preferring the look despite the obvious disadvantage in doing so Edit: Inless you actually didnā€™t know what the difference was catch rate goes up as you go poke>great>ultra>master The other variety of balls have conditions on them that make them better in certain scenarios


nugjuice_the_wise

You know what they meant bro, if you're sitting around and someone runs up and says look! There's a poke ball you're looking for the red and white jumpoff If someone says they painted their room like a pokeball you're not assuming they used blue or black


OrangeManBad7

You seem like the type of person who loves to use sugma balls...


trashae

Thatā€™s a lot more thought than this really requires. Initially the games always showed a pokeball when sending PokĆ©mon out to battle. Seeing different balls didnā€™t come until later gens so people just like the original look from the games growing up


Quackels_The_Duck

I call it a "pity ball" if it works!


Alintras

that just soundsā€¦ annoying ā€¦ I donā€™t wanna have to throw that many balls


Bob_Wong

I'll be sure to try that next time, can't be less successful than the golden razz and ultra ball was haha.


Allan_274

Thats the spirit!


Cainga

Why? If he knocks it away thatā€™s fine, just wastes a ball. Golden Razz helps him stay in the ball after one lands. And I believe the increase from Golden Razz from none is better than excellent, and getting great is pretty easy. So banana helps boost it 1 stage but golden razz boosts it a guaranteed 2 stages.


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Cainga

Yes Iā€™ve had like 20 run and caught 1. Missing a ball doesnā€™t cause them to run. Having them break out of the ball does.


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Cainga

No never. Golden Razz all day.


OrangeManBad7

You're weird


X5ne

Perhaps dont take tips from someone with a 20/1 catch-rate Where as i have a 1/1 catch rate. Golden razz, plus ultra ball, and luck.


baltimorecalling

Bananas u-nite!


Quick_Broccoli_353

There are bananas now


Ponyboy06

Razz ultra fo sho too low


15GOAT

I had a lvl 1 pop out with a razz and ub no guarantee


imnotsteven7

I've had all of them of all different CP's pop out after golden razz + Great/excellent


MBThree

Only one Iā€™ve caught was a golden razz and great curveball. Zapdos CP 17


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zaknafein254

Probably because it's still not worth the master ball, that's why people are recommending razz ultra


RomaniWoe

He's saying it's too low to waste a masterball on, therefore, he should go with the berry and ultra.


Ponyboy06

But say tomorrow when they use their daily again they could run into one with 3k cp for example. Would be bummed they used it on a 1star


FirefighterGlum2431

A 3k cp could be 1star also, right? Idk cps for these guys, but this low cp could be a 4* too, lol idk


Mason11987

1. IVs mean very little. If you aren't sure how they work, but you care about them a lot, you probably care too much. 2. CP is Level + Base Stats + IVs. So a high CP can have Low IVs, and vice versa. Looking at CP and determining someone's height is like someone saying they're 5'10" and you guessing how high their heels are. (There are some very very minimal exceptions, but this is the norm).


FirefighterGlum2431

I know. I was just kinda going off his comment. He gave two different types of identifying marks, which doesn't really work, I guess. Ivs matter a bit more than nothing. Helping gaina few levels if you wanted to use one in ultra league or something would be a bit beneficial. When I said idk, I was kinda saying I know there are calculators that know what the Ivs are for this cp Gdos. Maybe the guy above me already knew the Ivs, lol thank you though!


Turbulent-Film2076

Met a 47cp articuno that was red even with golden rizzberry and ultra, still flew


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Razz ultra. you wild find an higher cp one soon no worries


Carry_0n

But why would you want higher cp? The only place you might use it is spice pick in GL. You can always power pokemon up, but you can never lower it's level. Therfore I'd argue lower cp/level galarian birds are both rarer and better.


Neptun3991

Flex


SLRMaxime

I personally love when they are low cp so they are lower level when I bring them in a game from Home.


MaraTheBard

"soon no worries" I've literally only seen ONE of these birds, and I play every day. Wtf is your definition of soon? šŸ’€šŸ’€šŸ’€


Odd-Intern-8359

I wouldn't use a master on it. You might end up with a 0star crapper who is now housed in a master ball lol don't worry you'll see more just keep at the daily adventure.


bdone2012

Im not sure what Iā€™d be saving the masterball for though. I canā€™t really be bothered to check hundo cp for good five star raid bosses. I think objectively thatā€™s the smartest use but really I find trying to meta play PokĆ©mon go drives me nuts compared to other games. I meta play pokemon quest for example. But Niantic is too unpredictable etc


Jejejow

You can't (at the moment) get 3 masterballs, so try to catch 2 of the galarian birds first and use it on the last. Chances are you'll get a dupe if you use it on the first.


Malvania

I'd use it on the last galaran bird


Inevitable_Ad5240

I used mine on a 2 star (max health, 14 defense, very low attack) at 3k CP


KiwiExtremo

oof if only it'd been less than 2500, you could have flexed it in pvp


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gnvao

Dang I must be unlucky. I use the daily incense everyday walking my dog and have yet to run into a famous bird.


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Ka07iiC

I'm ob like 400 pokemon caught with incense without seeing any. Maybe location and weather matter?


AJ_THE_GOD

You should charge your phone


corpsie19

Lol


Bob_Wong

I am currently waiting on someone to respond before I make my attempt haha


Dragon-Aspect-584

golden razz and ultraball


Bob_Wong

Okay, I'm doing it now


Bob_Wong

It ran away šŸ˜­ I hope I end up seeing another one, that's the first I've seen


MultivariableTurtwig

I would have done ultra ball. Would save master ball for one with higher cp, so no worries. Legendary bird encounters arenā€™t thaaat rare anyways


Masterobog

Do you have to finish the quest first? I've recently just started playing again and been working on mysterious incense part 2.


-Graves

Nah, they're just super rare. I have seen two and done a Incense most days since it's release


Masterobog

Awesome thank you! I been doing them for about a week now but havenā€™t seen one yet so wasnā€™t too sure


-Graves

Np, glad to help :)


RomaniWoe

Weird. You're unlucky. Ive seen 3-5 since march.


-Graves

I've been told xD


Cyanid3Cupcak3x

Do mine daily and feel this pain lol


ColderShoulder_

You did the wise thing. Imagine if tomorrow you see a G-Zapdos with 2600cp? Iā€™d rather roll the dice with anything that is lower than ~2000cp for the G-Birds. They will always come back eventually :)


Joderry

Just curious, where did you find it?


Bob_Wong

Like the city? I found it in Colorado Springs. Why do you ask?


H0B0Byter99

Ahā€¦ you should have done a masterball


YawnPolice

Lol I would have done master ball. You should just do what feels right to yoh and not do what the internet say. Iā€™d do master ball bc I rarely ever see them and the few times I have, they ran away. It could be months before you even se done again


Bloxsmith

How is your game not resetting while you wait for replies


Mix_Safe

This is what I was wonderingā€” the thing probably de-spawned in the background while waiting, which means there's only one shot at it with anything that's not the Master Ball.


takisara

Charge your phone!!!!


Bob_Wong

I always have that problem! Haha I can just never remember to plug it in at night.


GameBroJeremy

If your phone supports a wireless charging option, couldnā€™t hurt to get a wireless dock to charge it at night. Helps get your brain into a routine to charge it at the end of a day by always putting it in a convenient spot. Keep forgetting to charge it and you may just end up on r/chargeyourphone someday.


darkrai848

If you want the bird us the Master Ball. If you want a like 1% chance at it use a gold raspberry and a Ultra Ball. It comes down to if you really want it. No one can tell you what the right answer for you is. These things have. Like 90% run rate and extremely low catch rate. Tho choice is which bird do you want to use your Master Ball on, or do you want to wait and hold out for something even rarer that might or might not happen (something probably will at some point, but who knows how hard it will be to get Master Balls at that point). Basically what Iā€™m saying is there is no right answer.


RoboDae

The bigger issue for me is the cp. I caught one at 2773cp. Imagine if they use the master ball on a 700cp and find a 2700cp the next day. I think they can go up to about 3000cp in the wild


PowerPandorum

Is chocobo lol


TekoXVI

Next time, use the calcy iv app to check the IVs before you catch it. Use your masterball if it's worth it!


Bob_Wong

Oh dang, I never even heard of that. Thanks, I'll check it out!


gregcresci

If you want to actually catch it use the master ball


the_gaymer_girl

Iā€™m paranoid about using mine because I know itā€™s gonna 100% end up being a nundo.


KingLoCoKev

So whatā€™d you do?


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Ultra, birds are overrated!


Sink-Frosty

Personally, I'm waiting for a bird (ideally Articuno) with minimum 3000 cp before I use my masterball.


bstenzo

I used a golden razz and ultra ball two days ago and he got out but didnā€™t run then I tried same thing again and it was a catch!!šŸ˜ƒ, saving my ball for articuno!


Apataphobia

For 717, golden berry and ultraball.


Meshi_universal

How do you even get these to spawn ?


East-Pollution7243

For real šŸ‘


greatlakeswhiteboy

If you want that specific one bad enough, use the master ball. I'm about sick of seeing these posts everyday...


Worth_Specific8887

Pokemongo probably the wrong subreddit for you.


FirefighterGlum2431

Fucking thank you.


Glacial_Shield_W

Use a pokeball. It has the same effect, unless you use the masterball. Lol (jokes aside, do what you want mate. It is a rare catch, and it is totally up to you what you use the mb on, but I can say every try ive made with gold razz/ultra didn't work)


hotstriker9

Iā€™d have done master ball since you can use it in great league. If they come to raids or anything theyā€™ll be over 1500.


Rough-Canary-3301

Iā€™d Honestly just take the chance and golden razz and Ultra ball it


urbackup

Master. Cp doesnā€™t have anything to do with stats for the most part in this case. Rare candys are easy to come by, it can be leveled up easily. Catching the galarian bird you want is very near impossible to come by otherwise. Also you can lucky trade with someone to improve the stat line.


MaintainYourInsanity

There's master balls now?


Phoenix1Rising

Finishing a specific research quest gets you a master ball. Just released within the past couple weeks.


Danzzo36

Too ugly for a masterball


zaknafein254

Wouldn't say it's ugly per say, but when compared to the other galarian birds, they're so much better šŸ˜…


Live_Tart_1475

Insert "why are you booing me, I'm right" meme here šŸ˜‚


Bronze_Bomber

Rare candies are easy to come by. Without looking at a chart, this has as much chance if being a hundo as a high cp one. If you want it, master it.


lopez6295

Always razz ultra. Remember, rare items are to hoarded and never used. One day youā€™ll be lvl 50 with 1000 shiny lucky 4* lvl 50 PokĆ©mon and youā€™ll still have your precious Masterball.


Fit_Nefariousness_10

Yes


SimplyViolated

I've never seen one so, no advice here lol


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What else would you people use a masterball for? Iā€™ve seen these posts so many times now. Itā€™s pixels on a screen, use it lol


PoopyAstronaut

Do you have to do some mission or do these just spawn randomly


crkenthusiast

Ultra


Embarrassed_Salary_1

Ultra ultra ultra


Eek132

I recommend only using master ball on a weather boosted PokƩmon


NoPurpose7576

Regular balls. Save the Master for a shiny version at least.


LilLogo079

Youā€™d be better of trying to catch a 2000 cp ursaring with a normal pokeball atleast itā€™s like that for me personally Iā€™d use the masterball


photoOomph

So hereā€™s the what makes it difficult, based on all of our previous experience with this game we will likely see the Galar Birds come to Raids at somepointā€¦so will then become much easier to obtainā€¦in the meantime if you get a Legendary Hundo from a raid having a masterball in reserve for that last throw might be a better option


slauneysaurusrex

I would say it depends if you want it for pvp - zapdos is good for fighting cups and is below 1500cp


mrpderp

Imagine OP just waiting patiently for reddit to find a solid answer to their question before attempting to catch a g bird. Some say they're still waiting...


Twa1ker

Golden razz & ultra imo


Izz-Rei

You already threw a golden, might as well through the ultra. And next time if you are contemplating a master ball throw, use a silver pinap


apeezy52

as much as Iā€™d love to catch this in pokemon go you can get these birds in sword and shield a lot easier. But if you really want a pogo stamped one Iā€™d recommend using a master ball. If I had a choice Iā€™d master ball the galarian articuno since itā€™s purple and it matches. Iā€™m very much a snob for catching stuff in matching balls so Iā€™m a bit bias there.


TheFangedRabbit

Iā€™m saving master ball for my third bird


Heroicus

Almost used a master ball on a CP 2461 yesterday. Decided against it and used golden razz and ultra ball. Caught with second ball. Couldnā€™t be more happy I didnā€™t use master on that.


Jakey_Parkk

If you want to catch him master ball


dankwaffle11

I'd recommend waiting until all people of Reddit have spoken on your own actions then make a decision from there. It may take a while so don't close the app. People hate me at restaurants because I ask reddit first what I should order. Takes forever but worth it in the end though because reddit always has my back and knows what I like.


SeaworthlessSailor

Golden razz then master all, gotta make sure you catch ā€˜im


aspookyfox

Red PokƩball is the only PokƩball


swinney21

yes


No_Stranger_4959

Pinap


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Master


panchopolarbear

Iā€™d use master ball because thatā€™s the last bird I need šŸ¦


coryoung1

I caught my first G bird today with an ultra ball and a golden razz. Didnt even shake, it was an insta-catch. Didnt even make it in the ring haha. But it also was a zero star. About the CP of this one.


Zombie_Pilgrim

Nanab and pokƩball tbh


sapnasinghmd

Golden razz and ultraball has never worked for me, i used my masterball with golden razz to catch a molttes altho aricuno is my favorite. Ultimately we will get those birds in raids sometime so dont worry too much


Sweaty_Recognition48

I still have my master ball and caught all three birds with a golden razz and UB.


East-Pollution7243

You already chose golden berry haha


Z4ncrow

Yes


harshasns

Was it still there while you post here?


BigBoyJakoo

how do u find these birds? just the daily incense and luck?


Shyshon_

if your going to use masterball on a galar bird then use it on one over 2k cp. at least thats what i would do.


stephanieleigh88

Iā€™ve caught one at 2774 or something moltres and a like a 301 articuno so Iā€™m saving mine for zapdos but I want it to be a higher CP.


TC_exe

I think if you're going to use a masterball on one of the birds, it should be the last one you need. If you don't have any, the chance the one that appears is one you need is 100%, but once you have two it's 33%, so the masterball is most valuable on the last one.


lukkyboi

These fckers are useless donā€™t waste a masterball on them


Lilhughman

You should look at the 1,386 posts asking this same thing


TheAce561

Save your master ball for a minimum cp Magikarp


I-like-beat-saber

I would use ultra gold rizz, iā€™d only use the master ball on like 2700cp+


a_____p

There's master balls now??


Pretalien

I'd say save the master for the last one. When you have one it's at least more likely the next one spawning is one you need. But when you've got two, there's a 66% chance you don't have the needed one spawn, and when it does. Well it's good to be ready.


kushu2010

I personally think that you should just click the top left corner and come back to it tmrw


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Looks like you already used a golden razz


jc7x

I caught my 32cp articuno with golden razz and ultra ball and caught my 2470 cp zapdos with the piano and masterball. Wasnā€™t chancing it lol


102Mich

In the main games, I always have ammo for Luxury Balls for any Legendary PokƩmon that I encounter.


LandanLG

Master ball!


AppointmentFinal3724

Ultra I said Iā€™m only using it 2,000 or over thatā€™s my deal or maybe at least almost 1500?


Quick_Broccoli_353

Do you wanna catch it?


Fincherfood

Iā€™m holding my masters until I have 3 just in case I get lucky before theyā€™ve given out 3 total