Catch rates?

Someone will do a better job than me answering this but for simplicity sake a great throw and a golden Rasberry plus badges is 5% or so.

I dont know, but too low tbh in my opinion.

I was able to actually beat a Lugia raid today...im amazed I was even able to do it...ive not managed to take part in a single Tier 4 Raid since they went live...not with more than 2 or 3 players.

So it feels like it may have been my only change to catch one, atleast for a while (depending on what may happen after this first period, they may go very rare etc)

And....it ran...like, I really tried...but I just couldn't catch it. Threw golden Razz on every hit.

I get they should not be guarenteed capture, but surely the hard part is beating them right ? (in reality its just finding a raid at the right time with enough people) but then you beat one...just to see it flee. Heartbreaking.

And its not like its only hard for lower tier players....we are talking hardcore players here with a high trainer level, high badge progression, plenty of golden razz berries, and it still feels impossible.

We throw everything we have at capturing, going for the highest rate we can possibly hit, and even with golden razz, curve balls etc, its just not enough. So what can we do ? (sure....beat loads of raids and eventually you will get lucky, not possible for all of us)

My son and I participated in 5 legendary raids today, and he caught 4 or 5, and I caught 2 of 5. That is 60% between the 2 of us. I know that is above average, but I just feel like it has to be higher than 2%.