what is the best pokeball to use?

[Xfactor]

what is the way to catch Articuno???

 

[goldfly2005]

put it to sleep, bring it down to 1 health; either with false swipe or endevoir. the nshoot 50 or so ultra balls the switch to timers.

 

[Freeze Knight]

And don't use Ultra Balls repeatedly... switch between Great, Poke, Timer and other balls you have (except Master) because you might get lucky and catch it with a Great (Poke,...) Ball. This happened to me a lot of times (Suicune, Lugia, Groundon, ...).
Or you just throw and waste your Master Ball...

 

[Praetor]

try the nest ball, its pretty handy
including the technique with false swipe of course
just make sure ur poke is at least at a level twice as high as articuno's

 

[Xfactor]

ok but i still dont get it.

 

[Atomic Boo]

I definately recommend using False swipe and a Sleep inducing move.

Throw a few Ultra balls to begin with, after a while chuck the odd Pokeball or Great ball, strangely it works sometimes.

There is no textbook way of catchin the legendaries, just be persistant.

 

[Fiery Blaziken]

Put it to sleep first, and use false swipe if possible.
Then just throw ultra balls and nest balls (if your pokemon's level is higher) at it.

And probably my only post in the FR/LG section, thought it was R/S/E until I realized you can't catch articuno in R/S/E. >_>;

 

[WaterPulse]

I usually lower it to low yellow, better yet red. But ALWAYS save before you fight a lengendary or so (this is common sense, ...), because sometimes you do make the Pokemon faint, so you have to be careful. I usually use Great Balls, switch to Ultra Ball, and back and forth until I catch it. Timer Balls are helpful also!

 

[Blazeing man]

I have switched to pokeballs but here are some quick tips:
~carry atleast 15 Pokeballs
~Carry atleast 30 greatballs
~carry atleast 50 Ultraballs
~carry atleast 20 timerballs
~bring an escaperope to seafoam isle.
~SAVE BEFORE YOU BATTLE!!!!


From someone who has caught all possible ledgendarys.

 

[brian]

i put it to sleep or paralzy him and weakin it.then throw a ultra ball

 

[MetalMario]

Nest Ball = Poké Ball for legendaries. Its catch rate is based solely on the foe's level. You're all mistaking it for Kurt's Level Ball, which is based on level difference or something like that.

For catching legends, I generally use a mix, since the catch rate is so infinitessimal. Many game formulas level off for very small values, so I don't think the type of ball you use makes any difference. After >30 turns, the Timer Ball's better than the Ultra, so use it if possible. If you have an extra game and can trade all the legends in from it, go ahead and use the Repeat Ball. It's only outdone by the Timer after >40 turns.

 

[Moonlight.]

If you don't have a False Swiper, send out something that can take A LOT of Articuno's hits. Attack it a bit so its HP is low. Keep using Ultra Balls and after a while start using Timer Balls.

 

[mega mew]

the best way to catch articuno is save before you battle articuno and have 20 ultra balls. battle articuno get it down to 10-1 then start throwing ultra balls! and if that dosen't work turn off and start again.

 

[The Organizer]

Id actully say have a ton of ultra balls and a ton of pokeballs, for some strange reason pokeballs always catch all of the legendaries (including articuno) for me.

 

[firetamer]

Maybe lower it's stats a bit to make it easier to catch.

 

[TheTurquoiseTauros!]

timer balls are the best, just keep switching pokemon then use a couple timer balls after the 20th switch.

 

[Metal Force]

bring a pokemon that has a state proplem moves & then use it against articuno (sleep is best) then throw an ultra ball & you should've caught it (sometimes you need to throw ultra balls more than once)

 

[ellie]

Maybe lower it's stats a bit to make it easier to catch.

It is not easier to catch with its stats lowered. The only thing that will do is help you damage it.

Anyways, like the others said, bring a bunch of Ultra and Timer Balls, and if you have one in another game already, trade it to that game and use Repeat Balls.

 

[Theneedleman]

False swipe to 1HP put to sleep use ultra balls until captured

 

[Dratini927]

Ok, it seems like people have said the same thing many times now. Just try lots of Ultra Balls and some Timer Balls occassionally, and it should work.

*Closes*