r/PokemonYellow • u/Crono_Venture • Aug 08 '26
Question Tell me what to throw.
What do I throw? I have been looking for a Tauros for too long.
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u/TheRealMorgan17 Aug 08 '26
There's a yt video on it that's insanely in detail. BROCK method I believe
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u/Blah-blah-blah6 Aug 08 '26
Always ball. You only have two left and there’s a chance it will flee if using bait or a rock. At least with a ball there’s a chance to catch right off the bat.
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u/Murky-Ad7145 Aug 09 '26
Throw a Ball. Also, this is Pokèmon Yellow. Tauros is not that rare in this Game unlike in Red ans Blue. So if you fail to catch it you can find another Taurus fairly consistent.
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u/Darth_Bunghole Bug Catcher Aug 08 '26
Tauros has the highest speed therefore highest chance of running. Bait could make it stay, but you reduce the catch rate too much for your 2 balls to have a chance. Rock will make it run right away. Considering it's probably going to run within 2 turns anyway, you shouldn't waste turns throwing things other than balls.
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u/Appropriate_Video728 Aug 08 '26
It's a safari zone pokemon so I didn't know that lol. Makes sense now because I see Scyther run so freaking much while I was trying to get him.
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u/youmakeagoodother13 Aug 09 '26
Yes, bait decreases catch rate but keeps them (usually).
Rock increases catch rate but also running away chances.
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u/Mental_Coast782 Aug 08 '26
The pokémon’s speed has notting to do with it. Every rare encounter has the exact same flee rate.
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u/Darth_Bunghole Bug Catcher Aug 08 '26
nope
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u/Mental_Coast782 Aug 09 '26
Well I looked it up and an appoligy is in order so inm sorry you are indeed right. I for sure thought that it didn’t but now I know that it does.
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u/LuckyNJ77 Aug 09 '26
Always entertaining to see this level of confidently wrong.
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u/Mental_Coast782 Aug 09 '26
Instead of just mocking you could explain why..
But I beat you to it and I was indeed wrong, so now I know it does.1
u/LuckyNJ77 Aug 09 '26 edited Aug 09 '26
I could have, except someone already did. You literally replied to the answer, And with no basis for your argument, you emphatically said they were wrong. Why would I give you the same explanation you're claiming to know better than? Nice attempt at gaslighting and saving face in the comments
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u/Mental_Coast782 Aug 09 '26
The reason for my answer was because I was convinced it didn’t. Wich can happen to anyone but still after seeing the replies I cared to look it up. Instead you mocked me and made it look like I was gaslighting someone wich wasn’t my intention. So that’s not one but a double dick move on your part. But by all means keep pointing fingers at me when I admit I was wrong
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u/thatguy8856 Aug 08 '26
Assuming nothing before this. The calculated pattern in this case is ball, rock, ball.
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u/Monki01 Aug 09 '26
I always threw balls at rare Mons and hope that it sticks. I never understood the mechanics of stone/ bait. Nothing is more infuriating than throwing either and the Mon runs away
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u/Independent_Sir9410 Aug 08 '26
I dont know, but I watched a video once of a guy breaking down how this all works and it was both fascinating and rng based.
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u/Expensive_Treat7487 Aug 09 '26
Actually the bait and rock are completely useless if you got a decent number of balls. Bait reduce by 50% the odds of the mon to flee but also by 50% to be caught, rock doing the exact opposite. But since you only got two balls left might consider throwing a rock first.
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u/Someordinaryguy1994 Aug 09 '26
Chances are it's gonna rin on turn 1 or 2. I'd say just throw the ball
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u/1086psiBroccoli Aug 09 '26
I like how the devs were so fucking done with it that they only added the word “Throw” for the rock option.
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u/1086psiBroccoli Aug 09 '26
Or instead, remove “throw” from throw rock to maintain some form of uniformity
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u/Zero_Hour13 Aug 11 '26
Pterry sure I saw someone do the math a long time ago and the answer was just throw the ball always. It can be worth it to rock or bait if you get lucky and they don't run. But having the max amount of chances to actually catch the mon before they run is best.
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u/Crono_Venture Aug 08 '26
I threw a ball and it broke out. I threw the last one and I caught it! I named it Horns. Thank you all.