Sometimes when I throw a Poké Ball at a Pokémon in Pokémon X/Y, instead of the ball shaking three times, it shakes once and then the Pokémon is caught. What is happening here?
I haven't actually played Pokémon since Generation 3 (and I don't ever recall this happening), so is this maybe something from Gen 4/5? Or new in Gen 6?
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Nevermind, I've obviously silly at looking things up. Looks like it's called "critical catching" and that this isn't a bug or anything.
It's new since Generation 5 (and appears in Generation 6). There's a slight chance where the ball will only shake on the ground once before capture.
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