Is it just RNG, or is Heatran incredibly easy to catch?
Yesterday, my friend saw a Heatran in where he was. He had access to my account as well, as because we were far apart, I told him to raid for me. He isn't good at throwing balls, at least not at throwing Excellents (I usually have to catch Giratina and Cresselia for him) and he easily caught both of them, though both had CPs above 2100. Later that night I and him raided another Heatran, he caught it using only 1 ball, while I took 2. Is Heatran that easy to catch?
One notable thing is, he just started, and only has silver Fire and Steel badges while I have both gold.
Answers
I didn't catch the first one I saw due to a combination of learning the angle you have to throw to hit it in the middle of the head (it's less steep an angle than recent legendaries), not setting the circle small enough to be an excellent, several dropped balls when setting the circle, and a bunch of throws into double moves. The second one I caught with a great throw on my first ball. So personally, it's too early to tell. Others told me that they've found it more difficult to catch than the recent ones, but it just may be too early for them too.
