Went out for a walk earlier and thought I’d check PoGo for raids in my area. Happened to be a shadow Lugia raid nearby with a few people waiting to battle so joined & won. Got to the catch screen & it was just constantly backflipping. Didn’t catch it with 13 balls, the window to throw was waaaaay too short.
Anyone else or is this common? Every other legendary shadow raid I’ve done has had a reasonable throw window. This one just made me feel like I wasted my time raiding.
TehWildMan_
Luck.
Negative_Number_7593
Banana
BingoBob_1
The best thing that worked for me is to wait for it to move from the top of the screen downwards instead of waiting for its attack animation to end. It seems to pause longer before attacking after it moves up or down on the screen, and its hitbox isn’t flying all over the place when it does.
beckatcat
Nana berries? I feel this thing needs to chill out a bit.
crysal0
Buddy assist
HLef
Nanab Berry and I guess a best buddy, I don’t have one though.
Rapids92
It’s so dumb that shadow legendary raids can’t be repeated, have a higher catch rate, or be remote. It’s so annoying to waste all that time trying to find a raid, then wait for a group only to not be able to catch it…
nateshoe91
If you throw while he is flipping, there is a very clear area where the circle is able to be hit.
verdawg
By screaming and throwing up
GIORNO-phone11-pro
Rare nana berrie value
MorningPapers
Berries, my man. Berries.
Ess_oh-no
Just wait, if you stare at the screen for a good 2 days straight it eventually tires itself out
ItsSneakyAdolf
Just throw it? Spin the ball and watch the timing of when the target circle appears and disappears. Thow the ball as Lugia is in the recovery frames of his spin so that the ball makes contact when he is not actively attacking. You won’t get an excellent throw but it looks like you can still land at least nice so have your golden razzberries handy
Dangerous_Werewolf73
You wait for a strategic moment to throw the ball between the flips. Find the timing, it looks like you made no effort in throwing those balls
2108677393
That the neat part. You don’t !!!.
Resticular
Skill issue. Plenty of opportunities for well timed throws WHILE it’s attacking.
AstroidTea
Embrace your inner Yiga and use a banana.
phillip1b
Just gotta time it right. I caught 7 out of 8 I did this morning
taralzig
The flipping was BONKERS.
BurnOutBrighter6
Throw during the flip so that it lands when the circle re-appears. Yes it takes some practice to get the timing right but there’s *some* time between attacks.
Electrical_Flower_26
It doesn’t stop! I’ve never seen a harder Pokémon to catch. I missed around 8 throws with the first one
GruulNinja
Lugia has been watching Rathian
leopard_mice
Seems like op is throwing bad balls on purpose just to post this vid
MachGic
Can these be a shiny?
SuccotashEmpty2490
Get better
MasterBamarah
Only real Pokémon Masters can catch it! 🤷♂️
aswrggn
Does no one know nanab berry use ? Might as well quit if you don’t
CatEyePorygon
It was the same with moltres. The small window of time when one attack animation ends and the next begins is the only way to get it. Tedious process…
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Went out for a walk earlier and thought I’d check PoGo for raids in my area. Happened to be a shadow Lugia raid nearby with a few people waiting to battle so joined & won. Got to the catch screen & it was just constantly backflipping. Didn’t catch it with 13 balls, the window to throw was waaaaay too short.
Anyone else or is this common? Every other legendary shadow raid I’ve done has had a reasonable throw window. This one just made me feel like I wasted my time raiding.
Luck.
Banana
The best thing that worked for me is to wait for it to move from the top of the screen downwards instead of waiting for its attack animation to end. It seems to pause longer before attacking after it moves up or down on the screen, and its hitbox isn’t flying all over the place when it does.
Nana berries? I feel this thing needs to chill out a bit.
Buddy assist
Nanab Berry and I guess a best buddy, I don’t have one though.
It’s so dumb that shadow legendary raids can’t be repeated, have a higher catch rate, or be remote. It’s so annoying to waste all that time trying to find a raid, then wait for a group only to not be able to catch it…
If you throw while he is flipping, there is a very clear area where the circle is able to be hit.
By screaming and throwing up
Rare nana berrie value
Berries, my man. Berries.
Just wait, if you stare at the screen for a good 2 days straight it eventually tires itself out
Just throw it? Spin the ball and watch the timing of when the target circle appears and disappears. Thow the ball as Lugia is in the recovery frames of his spin so that the ball makes contact when he is not actively attacking. You won’t get an excellent throw but it looks like you can still land at least nice so have your golden razzberries handy
You wait for a strategic moment to throw the ball between the flips. Find the timing, it looks like you made no effort in throwing those balls
That the neat part. You don’t !!!.
Skill issue. Plenty of opportunities for well timed throws WHILE it’s attacking.
Embrace your inner Yiga and use a banana.
Just gotta time it right. I caught 7 out of 8 I did this morning
The flipping was BONKERS.
Throw during the flip so that it lands when the circle re-appears. Yes it takes some practice to get the timing right but there’s *some* time between attacks.
It doesn’t stop! I’ve never seen a harder Pokémon to catch. I missed around 8 throws with the first one
Lugia has been watching Rathian
Seems like op is throwing bad balls on purpose just to post this vid
Can these be a shiny?
Get better
Only real Pokémon Masters can catch it! 🤷♂️
Does no one know nanab berry use ? Might as well quit if you don’t
It was the same with moltres. The small window of time when one attack animation ends and the next begins is the only way to get it. Tedious process…