What Buttons Do You Press when Catching Pokemon?

[Yoda's LSD Dealer]

What buttons do you press when catching Pokemon? Although it's confirmed that it does nothing, I usually press B + up for reassurance or something. How 'bout you guys?

 

[Din'sFlame]

I just mash the A button till I catch it.

 

[A Link In Time]

With the GBA games, I mashed the A and B buttons repeatedly. As for the DS, I held on to all four face buttons while catching. Scratch that past tense, I still believe in the button myth to this day.

 

[Yoda's LSD Dealer]

With the GBA games, I mashed the A and B buttons repeatedly. As for the DS, I held on to all four face buttons while catching. Scratch that past tense, I still believe in the button myth to this day.

It's something that we need to get Pop Fiction on.

 

[Beeker]

I've been mashing buttons less on the GBA/DS games, but on Colosseum and XD, I mash the A button as fast as possible!

 

[Yoda's LSD Dealer]

Oh yeah, forgot about Colosseum/XD. I usually just press and hold A and B, and wobble the C-Stick following the Pokeball's movements.

 

[Fig]

I press A + B + Down in that order as soon as the pokeball falls on the floor. It works for me most of the time, I don't know if it would work with anyone else.

 

[Pokemon]

I sometimes don't press ANYTHING because I'm afraid if I do it will mess it up or I mash every single button...

 

[Wariopunk]

It's so strange! It doesn't actually change anything (at least I don't think...) I always press A in time with the wobbles

 

[Crusnikbat]

I don't press any buttons...except in Colosseum and XD, I mash ALL the buttons!

 

[cozylamps]

When I heard about pressing B and up, that's all I did when capturing Pokemon. Even after I learned that there's nothing in the games programming about this button combo, I still do it every once in a while out of habit.

 

[alkane]

i've always pressed down and b, i know its useless but it makes feel more confident that im gonna catch the pokemon. ya know what i mean?

 

[Warrior of Fire]

I always mashed the directional buttons on my Game Boy Color (yeah, I'm old school (not for lack of trying, but lack of funds)) clockwise. Except when using the Master Ball, because that's an instant catch every time.

 

[Purple_Rupee]

I just mash the A button till I catch it.

Yo...

 

[toonlink]

A*shake*-A*shake*-A*shake*-A*click!*
You caught a Magikarp!