Is it possible to get a critical capture on Legendaries?

Dec. 21, 2014

Question says it all. This is in ORAS btw…in case that makes a difference.

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Critical captures are possible against legendaries, butnot always. The chance of a critical capture equals (min(255, X)P) / 6 rounded down out of 256, where X is the final capture rate calculated by the capture formula and P is a multiplier based on how many species of Pokémon you’ve already caught. If XP is less than six, which it might easily be when attempting to capture a legendary (if you’ve caught thirty species or fewer, in fact, P is 0 so critical captures are always impossible), then it is not possible for a critical capture to occur.

The calculatorherewill tell you if critical captures are possible with the parameters you put in.

Yes critical captures are possible when trying to capture any wild Pokemon.