Summary
One unfortunatePokemon GOplayer ended up wasting nearly two dozen Berries and as many Poke Balls on a Genesect hundo, which somehow managed to resist more than 20 Excellent throws. They later took to social media to share their heartbreaking experience, adding to the list of anecdotes aboutPokemon GOplayers having shockingly bad luck.
Trainers have been able to periodicallycatch Genesect inPokemon GOsince early 2020, when this Generation 5 creature first debuted as a Raid boss. As is the case with most other 5-star Raids in the game, defeating Genesect is no easy feat, and usually requires at least three high-level trainers. Downing the creature in under three minutes provides each of the Raid participants with an opportunity to catch their own Genesect.
However, actually capturing this Bug/Steel Mythical Pokemon is a challenge in and of itself. Reddit user darkliege666 can attest to that fact, having recently lost out on one Genesect in a rather frustrating fashion. Reflecting on their unfortunate experience, the unluckyPokemon GOplayer recalled how they landed 22 Excellent throws in a row, all the while alternating between Pinap and Golden Razz Berries, the latter of which boost capture chance by a factor of 2.5. In spite of all that effort and item investment, the Genesect that they encountered ended up getting away.
Making matters even worse is that the escaped creature was a hundo, as confirmed by its Combat Power rating of 1,916, a figure that’s only achievable by level 20 Genesects with perfect stats. The player’s story, substantiated by two screenshots, recently hit the front page of the game’s largest subreddit, amassing several hundred responses. And while some of the fans chiming in on this unfortunate experience sympathized with their unlucky colleague, others insisted that they made a mistake not using a Golden Raz Berry on every throw. Alternating between that item and Pinap Berries—which triple capture Candy—significantly lowered the player’s chances of catching the Genesect, according to those opinions.
Some fans countered that thePokemon GOGenesect Raidis hard enough as it is, arguing that 22 consecutive perfect throws and half a dozen Golden Raz Berries should be more than enough to secure the creature, and criticizing Niantic because it isn’t. And while a Genesect hundo is an exceedingly rare sight in the game, this unlucky player can at least take some solace in the fact that the creature itself isn’t particularly useful in competitive play. Granted, Genesect builds viable in thePokemon GOBattle League do exist, but they all require massive resource investments.
Save for wasting a Master Ball, players looking to maximize their chances of capturing one of these creatures can do so by always using Golden Razz Berries and landing Excellent throws on each attempt. Unless, of course, they encountera shiny Genesect inPokemon GO, as all such Raid encounters have a guaranteed 100% catch rate.
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