Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver/Gameplay: Difference between revisions

[[File:HGSSPokemonStatusBarTutorial.png|right|300px]]

[[File:HGSSCatchingaPokemon.png|thumb|You should generally lower it's HP a little bit more.]]

[[File:HGSSPokemonCaptured.png|thumb|Stars and a darkened Poké Ball indicate that you've captured the Pokémon]]

After you've delivered the egg to Professor Elm and left [[../New Bark Town/]], you'll be given a tutorial on how to catch wild Pokémon by your friend. They'll show you that you should weaken the Pokémon until it's HP is in the red or yellow, and then throw a [[../Poké Ball Pocket|Poké ball]]. If you can, try giving the enemy a status, such as sleep, freeze, or paralysis. These will increase the odds of capturing it. Pokémon that have been caught at least three times and Pokémon acquired through trades will be easier to catch, as well. You cannot capture another trainers Pokémon, and you cannot catch a Pokémon while in a double battle.

 

 

| [[File:HGSSGreatBallSprite.png]] || Great Ball || x1.5 || [[File:HGSSPremierBallSprite.png]] ||  Premier Ball || x1, only used to commemorate special events

| [[File:HGSSUltraBallSprite.png]] || Ultra Ball || x2 || [[File:HGSSHeavyBallSprite.png]] || Heavy Ball || The more the Pokémon weighs,<br /> the better your chance.

| [[File:HGSSMasterBallSprite.png]] || Master Ball || x255 || [[File:HGSSFastBallSprite.png]] || Fast Ball || x4 if used on a Pokémon with<br /> a speed stat of at least 100

| [[File:HGSSLevelBallSprite.png]] || Level Ball || 1x if level is even, 2x if it's higher, 3x if<br />it's double, 4x if it's over four times higher. || [[File:HGSSTimerBallSprite.png]] || Timer Ball || x2 if used after turn 10, x3 after 20, x4 after 40

| [[File:HGSSDiveBallSprite.png]] || Dive Ball || x3.5 if used on water-dwelling Pokémon || [[File:HGSSQuickBallSprite.png]] || Quick Ball || x4 if used on first turn

| [[File:HGSSFriendBallSprite.png]] || Friend Ball || x1, makes captured Pokémon more friendly. || [[File:HGSSHealBallSprite.png]] || Heal Ball || x1, brings captured Pokémon to full health

| [[File:HGSSLuxuryBallSprite.png]] || Luxury Ball || x1, increases the rate that friendliness is aquired || [[File:HGSSDuskBallSprite.png]] || Dusk Ball || x3.5 in cave or at night

| [[File:HGSSCherishBallSprite.png]] || Cherish Ball || x1, only comes with [[../Nintendo Events|event Pokémon]] || [[File:HGSSParkBallSprite.png]] || Park Ball || x255 in [[../Pal Park/]]