Why does my pokeball keep missing the Pokemon in the safari zone in red?

Question

First it happened with a chansey and then with a dratini....why?

Comments

What do you mean by "miss". Like you threw it and it missed the pokemon?

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if it 'failed' thats normal

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Yes as Sam said failing to catch would be normal, and this may be what you mean by miss but I just want to clarify before I give you a definitive answer.

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It says "you missed the pokemon" or something like that

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Hmmmm, source was different. I can't find anything about it missing as opposed to the pokemon breaking out.

Answer 1

In the Gen I games your Poke Balls could miss if the Pokemon you were facing had a low catch rate. It's just how it is in those games.

Source: Experience. Zapdos was a pain to catch.

Comments

So that is the answer. I wasnt sure so I decided to let someone who really knew answer. Thx trachy