You probably became frustrated when that Raichu escaped your Pokeball. We absolutely understand what you are going through and it seems that there’s more to capturing Pokémon than we initially thought. We will provide you with a list of the hardest Pokémon creatures to catch along with their base-capture rate so that you can keep your Great Balls and Berries saved for these particular ones.

12% Base Capture Rate

• Rapidash
• Marowak
• Vaporeon
• Jolteon
• Flareon
• Omastar
• Kabutops

10% Base Capture Rate

• Butterfree
• Beedrill
• Pidgeot
• Nidoqueen
• Nidoking
• Poliwrath
• Alakazam
• Machamp
• Victreebell
• Golem

8% Base Capture Rate

• Ivysaur
• Charmeleon
• Wartortle
• Raichu
• Clefable
• Ninetales
• Arcanine
• Gyrados
• Dragonair
• Gengar

4% Base Capture Rate

• Venusaur
• Charizard
• Blastoise
• Dragonite

These are the hardest to catch so be careful when you encounter them. We should add that the easiest to catch is Magikarp which has a base-capture rate of 56%. Keep in mind that Abra has an extremely high rate of escape so if you cannot catch him from the first trial, then he will vanish. To see the entire list which was assembled by The Silph Road, then click here to be redirected. Stay tuned with our website for the latest Pokémon GO news.