03-22-2020, 06:07 PM
(This post was last modified: 03-22-2020, 06:09 PM by TheTainted_Wisdom.)
After a bit more thorough experimentation/analysis, I believe I understand the nature of how the Master Ball works (or doesn't as the case may be) when utilizing this glitch. You see, it's not just Route 1 where the Master Ball will fail, it's several routes, caves, and even when fishing where it can fail. However, I believe I know exactly why.
Because the Master Ball is extremely unique, not just with regards to its function as a held item, but also its method of acquisition, I believe the item itself has a kind of "trigger" on it. You see, when I remarked about the Master Ball's capacity to fail, I didn't test it extensively at all, because as it turns out, it does and doesn't have the capacity to fail on Route 1. The factor that determines guaranteed success or potential failure appears to be game progression.
When starting a new game, every Pokemon you encounter will have the capacity to break out of a Master Ball used via the item glitch, but as soon as you leave Rochfale Tunnel and get on Route 7 it will work like a charm. Why? Because Route 7 is connected to Bealbeach City, which is the one and only place where the Master Ball can be legitimately obtained. And while other items like various other Ball Types, Healing Items, etc. can't be found until later in the game, all of those items can still be held by Pokemon and traded to earlier parts of the game. Whereas, Pokemon holding Master Balls cannot be traded. My guess is that the Master Ball literally does not exist in the game in any capacity until the player reaches Route 7, where the data is "unlocked", and until then, because the game cannot access the properties of the Master Ball, the item defaults to the catch rate of a normal Pokeball, hence why Pokemon with even the highest catch rates like Chiynmunk, Birbie, Magikarp, Grozard, etc. can still break free.
So it looks like Quick Balls are the only thing one can use in the early game to get close to the Master Ball's attributes in the early game until reaching Route 7.
Because the Master Ball is extremely unique, not just with regards to its function as a held item, but also its method of acquisition, I believe the item itself has a kind of "trigger" on it. You see, when I remarked about the Master Ball's capacity to fail, I didn't test it extensively at all, because as it turns out, it does and doesn't have the capacity to fail on Route 1. The factor that determines guaranteed success or potential failure appears to be game progression.
When starting a new game, every Pokemon you encounter will have the capacity to break out of a Master Ball used via the item glitch, but as soon as you leave Rochfale Tunnel and get on Route 7 it will work like a charm. Why? Because Route 7 is connected to Bealbeach City, which is the one and only place where the Master Ball can be legitimately obtained. And while other items like various other Ball Types, Healing Items, etc. can't be found until later in the game, all of those items can still be held by Pokemon and traded to earlier parts of the game. Whereas, Pokemon holding Master Balls cannot be traded. My guess is that the Master Ball literally does not exist in the game in any capacity until the player reaches Route 7, where the data is "unlocked", and until then, because the game cannot access the properties of the Master Ball, the item defaults to the catch rate of a normal Pokeball, hence why Pokemon with even the highest catch rates like Chiynmunk, Birbie, Magikarp, Grozard, etc. can still break free.
So it looks like Quick Balls are the only thing one can use in the early game to get close to the Master Ball's attributes in the early game until reaching Route 7.
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