How effective are Razz Berries, quantitatively?
I want to rationalize my Razz Berry usage.
The official documentation is very vague:
Razz Berries make the wild Pokémon easier to capture
Quantitatively, what game variables change?
- Do the Pokéballs become kind of "laser-guided" and hit even if not thrown perfectly?
- Does the Pokémon dodge Pokéballs less?
- Does the "temporary Pokéball escape" rate change? If yes, by what proportion?
- Does the "definitive Pokéball escape" rate change? (black smoke appears and fight ends)
- Are Razz Berries effective during the whole fight, or only until the next "temporary Pokéball escape", or only for a certain time?
Best Answer
It will increase the chance to keep the Pokémon inside the ball for one try. I'm not sure by what rate, since there is no data about this in the datamined file. If it gets out of the ball you'll need a new berry and if you miss the Pokémon the berry is not consumed. It'll be consumed once the Pokémon is in the ball.
The other values are most likely unaffected and there is no laser guide or crosshair/scope/etc.
Since the effect is gone, after the Pokémon breaks out of the ball I don't believe the escape chance (end of fight) is affected. The other ones are based on your skills (aiming) and timing (dodging). The berry can't affect those.
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How much does a golden Razz berry help?
Golden Razz Berry Golden Razz Berries will greatly increase a Trainer's chances of catching a Pok\xe9mon they encounter in the wild (by 2.5 times) and can also be given to a Pok\xe9mon assigned to a Gym to fully recover its motivation meter.Is Silver Pinap better than Golden Razz?
Silver Pinap obviously outclasses Pinap and Razz Berry. The 1.7x 1.8x catch rate on Silvers vs 2.5x on Goldens means you'll catch more than half as many bosses using Silvers as you would on GRBs, and net twice the candies.What do Golden Razz Berries do?
The Golden Razz Berry was added to Pok\xe9mon GO on June 22, 2017. It can be used to make wild Pok\xe9mon significantly more likely to be caught, adding a \xd72.5 multiplier to the catch rate. The Berry's effect lasts until the Pok\xe9mon breaks out of a thrown Pok\xe9 Ball.How do you get golden Razz?
To obtain a Golden Razz Berry, the player must first have a trainer level of 5 or above.HOW TO USE BERRIES THE RIGHT WAY in Pokémon GO! The Ultimate Berries Guide!
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