This task is very straightforward, as any Pokémon player has surely caught multiple Pokémon throughout their carreer.
I’ll leave this to just a couple of tips then.
The best tip I can give regarding catching Pokémon is probably to use Quick Balls on your first turn always. sIn the past I’ve even caught legendaries this way, just based on luck. Any non-legendary Pokémon will have a pretty high catch-rate with Quick Balls.
Another great tip is unlocking the Catching Charm as soon as possible. This is a key item that increases the chance of a critical catch orruring when throwing a Poké Ball at a wild Pokémon. (this even works on Quick Balls too, for an additional chance of success)
- How to unlock this charm?
In Scarlet and Violet this charm is unlocked after donating the first 150 BP to Mitch from the Baseball Club. (this is done via the League Club Room PC)
- What is a critical catch?
Critical captures have been around since Generation V. Critical captures only make one shake check instead of three or four, which means they are considerably more likely to successfully capture the Pokémon. Critical captures are calculated on how many Pokémon species have been caught. Note: Pokémon Scarlet and Violet have a quirk with the animations of critical captures, namely that a successful capture on a Pokémon that is registered in the player’s Pokédex will always appear to be a critical capture, even if it is not, and a failed critical capture animates as a normal capture, but with the Pokémon breaking out after no shakes.
As the quest is to catch a specific type of Pokémon, don’t forget to use the correct Balls. Here’s a quick recap of which Ball has bonusses in which situations:
| Ball | Catchrate Modifier | |
|---|---|---|
| Poké Ball | 1.00 | |
| Great Ball | 1.50 | |
| Ultra Ball | 2.00 | |
| Master Ball | N/A | |
| Level Ball | ||
| If the player's Pokémon is the same level or lower level than the wild Pokémon | 1.00 | |
| If the player's Pokémon is a higher, but not double the level of the wild Pokémon | 2.00 | |
| If the player's Pokémon is more than double, but less than four times the level of the wild Pokémon | 4.00 | |
| If the player's Pokémon is at least four times the level of the wild Pokémon | 8.00 | |
| Lure Ball | 1.00 | |
| Moon Ball | If used on a Pokémon in the Nidoran♂, Nidoran♀, Clefairy, Jigglypuff, Skitty, or Munna families | 4.00 |
| If used on any other Pokémon | 1.00 | |
| Friend Ball | 1.00 | |
| Love Ball | If used on a Pokémon of the same species as, but opposite gender of, the player's Pokémon | 8.00 |
| If used on any other Pokémon | 1.00 | |
| Heavy Ball | ||
| If used on Pokémon weighing less than 440.7 lbs/199.9 kg | 1.00 | |
| If used on Pokémon weighing between 440.8 lbs/200.0 kg and 661.2 lbs/299.9 kg | +20 | |
| If used on Pokémon weighing more than 661.3 lbs/300.0 kg | +30 | |
| Fast Ball | If used on a Pokémon with a base speed stat of at least 100 | 4.00 |
| If used on any other Pokémon | 1.00 | |
| Sports Ball | 1.00 | |
| Net Ball | If the target is a Bug- or Water-type Pokémon | 3.50 |
| If used on any other Pokémon | 1.00 | |
| Nest Ball | If the target Pokémon is below level 29 | 1.10-4.00 |
| If used on any other Pokémon | 1.00 | |
| Repeat Ball | If the target Pokémon has been caught previously | 3.50 |
| If used on any other Pokémon | 1.00 | |
| Timer Ball | Based on the number of turns that have passed in the encounter: 1-9 | 1.00-3.70 |
| Based on the number of turns that have passed in the encounter: 10+ | 4.00 | |
| Premier Ball | 1.00 | |
| Luxury Ball | 1.00 | |
| Dive Ball | Whenever the player is surfing on the watersurface | 3.50 |
| If used in any other situation | 1.00 | |
| Dusk Ball | Whenever the player is inside a cave or it is night | 3.00 |
| If used in any other situation | 1.00 | |
| Quick Ball | When used on the first turn of the encounter | 5.00 |
| If used in any other situation | 1.00 | |
| Heal Ball | 1.00 | |
| Cherish Ball | 1.00 | |
| Dream Ball | If the target Pokémon is asleep | 3.50 |
| If used on any other Pokémon | 1.00 | |
| Beast Ball | If the target Pokémon is an Ultra Beast Pokémon | 5.00 |
| If used on any other Pokémon | 0.10 | |
Don’t forget to check out our tips on all quests here.
Let us know how you prefer to complete this quest!
