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What’s your most frustrating wild Pokémon encounter?

Mod_Ginger
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in Pokémon Square #1

We all have that one memory: the near-catch that failed, the critical hit that wasn’t yours, or the 1% encounter that took hours. Share here!

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  • Mod_Ginger
    Mod_Ginger Administrator Posts: 165 admin
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    #2

    We all have that one memory: the near-catch that failed, the critical hit that wasn’t yours, or the 1% encounter that took hours. Share here!

  • clasingla
    clasingla Member Posts: 6,329 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    edited July 2025 #3

    zygarde in sword and shield because it literally has two health bars and dynamaxed

    nope nevermind its 100% cresselia i have not caught it, it keeps roaming and runs away when i try to catch it

  • Starwarsfan64
    Starwarsfan64 Member Posts: 123 ✭✭
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    #4

    VELUZA

    In the older games, you go one step and then a zubat spawns

  • PikachuChamp040
    PikachuChamp040 Member Posts: 71 ✭✭
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    #5

    in sword/shield when little pokemon are in tall grass and you want to ride your bike through it

  • Michael629303
    Michael629303 Member Posts: 1,337 ✭✭✭✭
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    #6

    Don't know if it quite count but Tapu Bulu in Sun and US. It took forever and I had to keep restarting the battle. And after battling for way too much time it would go into a basic pokeball. In both games.

  • Joeybear7
    Joeybear7 Member Posts: 3,439 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    #7

    Alpha Metang in ZA oh my Arceus that is a pain in the booty

  • Voltareon2012
    Voltareon2012 Member Posts: 1,661 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    #8

    Caught shiny Solosis. While freaking out 3DS died. Screamed something very very very rude at it.

  • DavidofHyrule
    DavidofHyrule Member Posts: 173 ✭✭✭
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    #9

    Trying to catch Zapdos for the first time in Firered, I killed it the first time (I had saved before hand), and the second time it took almost 200 ultra balls😓

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