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Can my field research reward Pokémon be above my level?

Hey, so for my field research reward Pokémon, an Entei appeared. To try to catch it I used a lot of pinap berries and ultra balls, but he keeps escaping- am I too weak a level to catch him? If I get enough stamps for my next reward before catching him, what happens? Thanks! Appreciate it.

Asked by LH6 years 8 months ago
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Research Pokemon are always at level 15 regardless of trainer level. Entei has a base catch rate of 2%, making it pretty painfully hard if you're unable to throw curves and land catch bonuses.

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To add to that, RNG can play an annoying component too. I've been able to bag research legendaries within a ball or two, but sometimes it can take about a dozen.

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by hkn 6 years 8 months ago

Field research rewards can never run away, so feel free to take a hundred red balls to catch 'em all. (Unless you are in a rural area where even red balls are in short supply.)

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