While Pokémon Go has not officially launched in South Africa, that hasn’t stopped people from downloading and playing the game here.
Many have noticed that some Pokémon are just more difficult to catch than others.
Pokémon Go fans have gone through the game’s code, and analysed the data being sent back and forth between the server and client, to discover which Pokémon have the lowest chance of being caught.
There are 5 Pokémon with a 0% base capture rate. These are Legendary Pokémon which have not appeared in the game yet, though Niantic has hinted that they will make an appearance during special events.
The 5 Legendary Pokémon are: Articuno, Mew, Mewtwo, Moltres, and Zapdos.
Of the Pokémon you can actually catch, the following 14 have the lowest base capture rates.
Blastoise — 4% base catch rate
Charizard — 4% base catch rate
Dragonite — 4% base catch rate
Venusaur — 4% base catch rate
Arcanine — 8% base catch rate
Charmeleon — 8% base catch rate
Clefable — 8% base catch rate
Dragonair — 8% base catch rate
Gengar — 8% base catch rate
Gyarados — 8% base catch rate
Ivysaur — 8% base catch rate
Ninetales — 8% base catch rate
Raichu — 8% base catch rate
Wartortle — 8% base catch rate
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