Can a Critical Capture fail?

Feb. 3, 2012

Or is not a criticalcapturethen?I mean, if the ball stopped mid-air and all, could the Pokemon still escape?

I am curios.

Pleaselog inorregisterto add a comment.

A totally new mechanic of capture is the Critical Capture. This featureworks like Critical Hits in battle where there is a slight chance thatthis feature occurs. Critical Capture will be noticed when you throw thePokéball. It’ll pause in mid-air and make a metal noise. When it hits thePokémon, it will shake once and capture. This cuts two of the fourrandom calculations out of the overal capture mechanic making it more likelyto capture the Pokémon.However, it can still fail.

-SerebiiSo yes, it can still fail.http://serebii.net/blackwhite/capture.shtml

Well if it failed it technically wouldnt be a capture, but the ball can fail to capture a poke once it shakes resemblimg the shaking of a critical capture.