There are hundreds of unique Pokémon available for trainers to find and capture in the world of Pokémon Go.
Pokemon like Pidgey and Natu are common and can be found easily. However, some Pokémon are much harder to find and capture. Trainers can spend hours searching for their favorite Pokémon to add to their team and complete their Pokédex.
This list takes a look at some of the hardest Pokémon to catch in Pokémon Go. Be sure to stock up on the correct items and Pokéballs needed while you're there and remember, I gotta catch them all.
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Abra isn't necessarily hard to find, but it's one of the hardest Pokemon to catch in the game. Abra has a 99 out of 100 escape rate, which means it will often escape your Pokéball. and will flee after an unsuccessful attempt.
Therefore, it's a good idea to use Ultra Balls against an Abra to increase your chances of successfully catching that Pokémon.
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Not only are these four Pokémon incredibly hard to find, but they're also very hard to catch.
All of these Pokémon are unlikely to be found in the wild: Blastoise, Venusaur, Charizard, and Dragonite each have a 4% catch rate. That means it's extremely difficult to find - let alone catch - these popular Kanto region Pokémon.
Carabaffe, Herbizarre, Reptincel, etc.
While the last evolutions of the original newbies are harder to catch than their second forms, these guys only have an 8% catch rate with only a slightly better chance of spawning into the world. Other Pokémon with a similar catch rate include Gengar, Raichu, Clefable, Fenard, Gyarados, Draco, and Arcanine.
Region Specific Pokémon
These Pokemon aren't naturally hard to catch, but you need to be in certain parts of the world to be able to encounter them or have a friend who already has them to trade you one. The original exclusives were Tauros in the United States, Kangourex in Australia, Canarticho in Japan and South Korea, and Mr. Mime in Europe.
Here are the Pokemon that have been added as a region exclusive and where they can be found:
- Scarhino – Central and South America, including parts of South Florida
- Corayon – Tropical areas along the equator
- Chartor - Inde
- Mangriff – Europe, Asia and Australia
- Seviper – Americas and Africa
- Solaroc – Americas, Africa
- Seleroc – Europe, Asia and Australia
- Relicanth—New Zealand
- Lumivole – Americas and Africa
- Muciole - Europe, Asia and Australia
- Tropius – Africa
- Pachirisu – Northern Canada, Russia, Alaska
- Sancoki (pink) – west of longitude 0
- Sancoki (blue) – east of longitude 0
- Pijako – Southern Hemisphere
- Mime Jr. – Europe (oeufs 5 KM)
- Vortente – Southeastern United States
- Créhelf – Asia-Pacific
- Créfollet – Europe, Africa
- Créfadet – Americas
- Feuillajou – Asia-Pacific
- Flamajou – Europe, Africa
- Flotajou – Americas
- Aflamanoir – Western Hemisphere
- Fermite – Eastern Hemisphere
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While there's a slight chance you'll find Tyranitar in the world, these Pokemon are more likely to be found in Raid Battles. However, Tyranitar is one of the most powerful creatures in Pokemon Go and can be difficult to catch even if your team defeats them. They are almost always above 2 CP (sometimes closer to 000 CP) and have around a 3% chance of capture.
All Legendary Pokemon
Legendary Pokémon are some of the most difficult creatures to catch in Pokémon Go. To capture them, players must connect with other trainers in Legendary Raids and complete an extended battle process.
After finally finding enough players to beat the Legendary Pokemon, Trainers will receive a small amount of Pokéballs to try to add them to their team. But each Pokéball that successfully connects to a Legendary Pokemon only has a two to three percent chance of being caught.
Players can slightly improve their chance of success by using items like a Golden Razz Berry, but this will only increase the chance of catching a legendary creature by 1-2%.
If you fail and run out of Pokéballs, you'll need to find another location that has a Legendary Pokemon. You will also need to own another Raid Pass or buy one from the store in order to earn a spot in a Legendary Raid Battle.
Mewtwo
Mewtwo is a special case in the legendary Pokemon department. This powerful Pokémon is usually only available in guest raids, so trainers have to hope that Niantic has sent them an invite for a chance to capture it. During special events, it may be available in legendary raids in its standard or armored form.
There's no way of knowing how to get these passes, so it's all up to luck.
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Mew cannot be caught in the open world and is available to all players upon completing the "Mythical Discovery" Special Research. Although every player has access to it, it is not a simple task to complete.
First: Spin five Poké Stops, catch 10 Pokemon, and transfer five Pokemon.
Second: Earn two candies, make 10 "Great" throws, and hatch three eggs.
Third: Reach level 15, fight two Gyms and two Raids.
Fourth: Earn a Kanto silver medal, evolve 20 Pokemon, and earn five candies by walking.
Fifth: Catch a ditto, perform 20 "Great" throws, and catch 10 Ghost Pokemon.
Sixth: reach level 25, fight in 10 raids and evolve a Magikarp.
Seventh: Catch 50 Pokemon with a Berry, perform an "Excellent" Curve Throw, and get a Kanto Gold Medal.
Eighth: Catch Mew, who at this point will have a 100% catch chance, so don't worry once you get to that point.
There are many steps that must be completed to complete. If you catch a Ditto before you're on the fifth stage, you'll have to do it again. Additionally, Magikarp takes 400 candies to evolve into a Gyarados.
Adam Newell contributed to this article.
