What is better, hitting the green circle when it's biggest or hitting the pokemon while missing the green circle when it's smallest?
I know that the highest catch rate comes from hitting the inner circle when it's smallest, but this is very hard to do, especially when the pokemon is far away.
In cases I know I'll miss, what should I go for? A large inner circle or the smallest possible??
Best Answer
There seems to be a misunderstanding of what the inner circle means. From the official Pokemon Go Starter Guide:
You have the greatest chance of capturing the Pokémon while the colored ring is at its smallest diameter. At the opportune moment, fling the Poké Ball toward the Pokémon.
Nothing in there states that you need to hit the actual circle, just the pokemon.
So always try to go for a small circle if you really want to optimise your catch rate. There is no point to waste time to get the best catch rate for a CP10 Pidgey and 200 normal Pokéballs in your backpack. For a rare pokemon with an already low catch rate( inner circle is orange or red) you should make sure that every thrown pokeball has the best catch rate. After a bit of practice you will get a feeling how far you can stretch the timing.
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Should the circle be big or small Pokemon go?
If you land it inside the circle while it's at its biggest, you'll get a nice throw. If you land it in the circle somewhere in middle, you'll get a great throw. If you manage it while the circle is at its smallest, just before it resets, you'll get the coveted excellent throw. Now, ;et's move on to how to do it.How do you always throw an excellent Pokemon go?
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The ring's color indicates the difficulty level of capturing the Pok\xe9mon. A green ring indicates the capture is low difficulty, orange indicates intermediate difficulty, and red indicates extreme difficulty. You have the greatest chance of capturing the Pok\xe9mon while the colored ring is at its smallest diameter.What is the shrinking circle in Pokemon go?
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Answer 2
Hitting the green circle is always better than hitting the white outside circle, so if you don't want to waste too many balls, just go for the larger green circle. As you said, it won't give you as high a chance, but it's still better than missing the smaller one.
Answer 3
If you feel that you're pretty good and consistent with your throws, you should probably go for 'great' throws (when the circle is not large but not small either). Otherwise if consistency is a problem, then just stick to the large circle. That's what I do anyway
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