GamePress

The laughable nanab berry

Can anyone tell me any reason why these were implemented? Are they supposed to be used for trash pokemon so they don't dodge a regular pokeball? Are they for the ones that fly around the screen? I personally kinda like the challenge of trying to hit those pokemon, especially when they're staying still at different points on the screen other than the norm. It seems like time spent just using this berry is more inconvenient than any benefit it would give! :) Was this really something that they thought would enhance game play experience? I mean why not give us a berry that lowers the chance or guarantees something won't run away? That's way more frustrating than a pokemon moving around. It's just criminal how absurd this berry is to me, I hope I'm missing something.

Asked by Scouncelor8 years 1 month ago
Report

Answers

"Here's a new berry. Buy more bag space!"
-Niantic

Up
0
Down

Hahahaha! Only problem is it's the first thing to be thrown out when bags are full aside from regular pokeballs.

Up
0
Down

The only use I have found is on flying/jumpy pokemon to make sure you get your first throw bonus.

Up
0
Down

Ah, I didn't consider first throw bonus! Nice consideration! You may have hit the nail on the head there I might actually use the things now if they could be worth extra xp!

Up
0
Down

Yeah, I just throw them at common stuff as soon as I get them. I really think they should add a slight bonus to catch (like razz berry but not as significant) to Nanab so that they'd have more of a use.

Up
0
Down

Nanabs are mostly a waste of bag space unfortunately. The only time I could see them being useful is against a Yanma or Tyranitar since they both move around a lot.

Up
0
Down

Tyranitar moves around a lot? Wow I wish I even had the chance to see it! But even so wouldn't you use a raspberry!?

Up
0
Down

It does. I saw twitch streamer PopeDave fighting one and it was thrashing about like crazy.

Correct; you wouldn't really want to use a Nanab berry unless it was a very low CP and were out of Pinaps.

Up
0
Down

I would rather keep regular pokeballs. At least you can curve them and improve the capture rate. Nanabs don't do squat.

Up
0
Down

The last time this berry came up in a topic and I said it was useless my comment was downvoted into oblivion.

Happy im not the only person that thinks its a waste of bag space.

Up
0
Down

by Palula 8 years 1 month ago

x1 pokeball, dodged
x2 pokeball, dodged
x3 pokeball, dodged....

Grrr.... feed a nanab berry... phew, caught.

There are rare times where I prefer the pokemon to be still rather than let my pokeballs being constantly dodged.

Up
0
Down

I thought it was mainly for kids..

Up
0
Down