Catch rate (GO): Difference between revisions

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.

Calculation

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Upon a thrown Poké Ball successfully hitting a wild Pokémon, the game will calculate ${\displaystyle P}$, the probability of a successful capture.^[1]

${\displaystyle P=1-{\Bigl (}1-{\dfrac {baseCaptureRate}{2\times CPM}}{\Bigr )}^{modifier}}$

where

• ${\displaystyle baseCaptureRate}$ is the base capture rate of the wild Pokémon's species.
• ${\displaystyle CPM}$ is the CP multiplier corresponding to the wild Pokémon's Power Up level.
  • For standard wild encounters, a Pokémon's level ranges from 1 to 30 (${\displaystyle 0.094\leq CPM\leq 0.7317}$), or 5 to 35 if weather boosted (${\displaystyle 0.29024988\leq CPM\leq 0.76156384}$).
  • For Raid Battles, a Pokémon's level is 20 (${\displaystyle CPM=0.5974}$), or 25 if weather boosted (${\displaystyle CPM=0.667934}$).
  • For research task encounters, a Pokémon's level is always 15 (${\displaystyle CPM=0.51739395}$).
  • For Team GO Rocket encounters, a Pokémon's level is 8 (${\displaystyle CPM=0.37523559}$), or 13 if weather boosted (${\displaystyle CPM=0.48168495}$).
  • For GO Battle League reward encounters, a Pokémon's level is always 20 (${\displaystyle CPM=0.5974}$).

and

${\displaystyle modifier=Ball\times Berry\times Throw\times Curveball\times Medal\times Encounter}$

where

• ${\displaystyle Ball=}$
  • 1 if a Poké Ball is thrown
  • 1.5 if a Great Ball is thrown
  • 2 if an Ultra Ball is thrown
  • ${\textstyle 1.05^{N}}$ if a Premier Ball is thrown, where ${\displaystyle N}$ is the number of Premier Balls already used during the bonus challenge, starting at 0 ^[2]<ref>[https://twitter.com/bmenrigh_pogo/status/1685097751007440896 bmenrigh on X: "