For almost two weeks, the Galar forms of Artkos, Zapdos and Lavados have been up to mischief in Pokémon GO. But they are really difficult to catch.
How do you get the monsters? On the night of July 26, 2022, the “Daily Adventure Smoke” was released. He sends trainers on 15-minute exploratory trips where, at best, you can encounter rare monsters.
The biggest carrot in front of the nose are the Galar forms of the three legendary Kanto birds Artkos, Zapdos and Lavados. You can currently only discover them on adventure smoke walks. But even that is very difficult.
There is no guaranteed way yet to spot the birds with the smoke – you need luck. So it’s very possible that you haven’t encountered any of the three to this day, even if you’ve used the smoke on a daily basis.
But even if one of the monsters does spawn, don’t expect too much to add it to your collection. Because the beasts really rarely want to stay in the ball.
“I didn’t realize you could actually catch them”
How hard is the catch? In the Pokémon GO subreddit “TheSilphRoad” (via reddit), a graphic from the GamePress site is currently being discussed. According to GamePress, the birds have a mere 0.3 percent chance of being caught, plus a 90 percent escape rate.
This means: It is very likely that the bird will not stay in the ball and will run away immediately after breaking free.
In addition, GamePress calculated the odds of using a Hyper Ball, Gold Raspberry, Curve Ball, and Platinum Medal – ideal catching conditions.
The result looks like this:
If you throw a really good “Fabulous Throw” in the smallest possible circle, the chance is a little higher than with a bad throw – but still not high. You actually have the best chance when you meet a really, really weak specimen of the three birds. Because the lower the level, the higher the chance of success.
For example, with an Artkos at the lowest level, you can apparently get a 35% chance with a perfect throw under ideal conditions. That’s still not too much, but at least more than 0.3%.
But you have to find such a low level legendary Pokémon first – not to mention that they hardly ever appear anyway.
What players say: In the discussion, some coaches talk about their previous experiences. Overall, there are many who still haven’t seen any of the birds – and vice versa few who can really report a catch.
Another user emphasizes that the difficult catching conditions are now spoiling his adventure smoke: “I understand that they are rare and difficult to catch. But why do they have to exaggerate EVERYTHING,” criticizes the user (via reddit): “The whole idea with the smoke was great. I even felt like going for a walk. But this is ridiculous.”
On the other hand, there are also some trainers who have been able to catch at least one of the birds – and are very happy about their luck. There are also other monsters in the smoke that are worth catching. Some trainers proudly showed them a few days after the item was released.
But the same applies here: you have to be lucky. What do you think of the smoke feature and the legendary birds at the moment? Is that how it works for you, or would you like some customization? Tell us in the comments!