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Hold on to it indefinitely, constantly stressing about accidentally using it or wasting it on the wrong pokemon.

I used it on a galarian bird and then it wasn’t even good

I don't even mind that I haven't seen a Galarian bird in months. Cause I know as soon as I use a master ball on one of those mfs, they'll announce a Galarian bird raid event.

Lucky trade it with someone else's! I turned my 0 star Moltres into a 3 star

That's why I haven't claimed mine yet. Can't use it if you don't have it!

My 4 year old used mine and I’m not sure what on

Yeet the child off a cliff

As a father I vouch for this

If you didn’t already delete it you can see what kind of ball you caught each Pokemon with by scrolling to the bottom of their screen. This might fall under “better off not knowing” though.

This.... this is my daily struggle

Catch a garbage Starly -My son, earlier today while on my wife's phone

transfer the son, best buddy the Starly

To the candy grinder he goes!

Professor Willow " : Oh? Your son is evolving.... Into a menace!

r/cursedcomments

If I had water in my mouth, I would have spit it out.

*u/el_punisher used water gun!*

*u/el_punisher 's attack missed!*

No water though.. That's gonna turn into a struggle if he has no other moves :')

Remember in Pokémon blue I used it on a fearow smh

I did on a foongus in X/Y

Evolve into amogus

Among us reference???

One of mine caught a geodude with her mom's 👍 haha

Both my kids did this on 2 accounts, they aren't allowed to play on them anymore lol


I would’ve been heateddddd. He’s grounded for life!

Into the dungeon you go!

I saw so many Galarian birds and then I finally got a masterball and I didn’t see any for months.

Yea I totally missed out on those galarian birds smh

If you have Dialga, use roar of time.. hopefully it’ll be easier 🤞

I’ve been out of the game for like 8 months what’s the roar of time thing with the birds?

Extends time limited items like the daily incense. More chances at seeing the birds

oh good, my zero X2 buff will definitely help right? /s, but of the slightly crying flavor. I have seen galarian birds three times total, articuno once and zapdos twice. I think moltres black listed me lol.

They nerfed glarian bird spawns when they added the master ball

Ive only ever seen like 3 legendary galarian birds🥲

I guess I’m lucky then. Just got back into it and heard you can get them with daily incense. I’ve gotten 3 galarian bird spawns in 3 days. Only caught 1 though

2 in 2 days caught 1 of them with a masterball which i regret

gotten 1 galarian moltress spawns today but with just 197 CP and i caught him

i keep my 2 masterball in hope that some day PoGo will release the shiny galarian birds

THEY'RE SHINY LOCKED?? IVE BEEN SAVING MINE WAITING FOR A SHINY

If you were to encounter a shiny legendary, it would never ran away. No need to waste a master ball!

But shiny Legendaries don't flee

Shiny legendary pokémon can't flee. You don't need a masterball. Same with any raid shinies.

Save it forever.

It is your retirement master ball

It is for your will- have it buried with you.

I already saved two, may retire early

You have 2 choices. 1. Use it on a dream pokemon and rejoice. 2. Catch some crap nothing Pokémon then post it on here with the caption “let my kid play on my Go account for 5 mins 🥲” and watch all the karma come rolling in

Waste it on a 1* galarian bird

Now you catch a Bidoof

Long live BIDOOF!


lord Bidoof was the fisrt thing that came to my mind after seeing this post

A shiny one

The only correct answer tbh

Don’t waste it on a shiny roaming legendary like I did

You mean like Latios and the Lake Trio during past events and not the Galarian birds right?

Potentially zoraura

Ohhh, that would be easy to spot tho so I didn’t take that into account

yea but maybe it was his first time. im not 100% what he meant

Correct

I’ll keep that in mind lol

Are you talking about zorora?

They’re probably talking about a shiny Uxie/Azelf/Mesprit, which can spawn in the wild (at very rare odds) Regardless, any shiny legendary is supposed to be a guaranteed capture (unable to run away)

ah thanks for letting me know

I thought shiny wild legendary can still flee? Shiny raid legendary are a guaranteed that I do know

The first ball you throw will automatically catch a shiny legendary, if it hits. After that, if you miss that throw, all bets are off. It can flee, it can break out of balls. But if you hit with the first ball, it's an auto catch.

Keep it. You will need it to get to Level 50. Go look at the level 49->50 level requirements.

Same. I used mine on a shiny uxie after it broke out twice. I just assumed they could run so I just used my masterball. Oh well, I'm sure there will be more masterballs eventually

I used mine on Galarian Moltres

Now you get to catch a roaming legendary with the best buddy badge on it

I used my master ball on a shiny Mesprit (wild spawn). I was just getting on the freeway when it spawned. I panicked, and I knew that it would run due to the distance that was gained. Apparently, I heard some people say that wild shiny legendary spawns don't run. I've heard that the Lake Guardians weren't supposed to run during the event, but they actually did for some people. Makes me feel better about using the master ball. No regrets. Especially since Mesprit is my favorite lake guardian.

“Distance gained” isn’t a thing. It might have fled if you were moving too fast, but all you have to do to avoid that is wait until you stop for a minute and throw the ball then.

I was getting on the freeway (as a passenger). There really wasn't a place for me to stop. I know that if you move too far away, the pokemon can run away. I've had that happen to me before, on several occasions. Regardless, I used a master ball, and I have no regrets. Whether it was a waste or not doesn't matter to me. I'm happy to have obtained my shiny Mesprit.

yeah i think any shiny in wild cannot flee, but again not sure how it would be on the highway as i know i was on tepig day and some encounters got cut off since i moved too far

They can flee is the pokemon go sees it first and than you click click on the pokemon

Hang onto it for something rare that you don’t have and isn’t easy to catch. One of the Galarian birds maybe.

Throw it at a 1* Galarian Moltres, obviously. And if you're thinking "That's oddly specific", well it's for good reason.

How does one attain a master ball

Research that drops in game every now and then. Only been dropped twice so far

Do you know how long it’s been since the last time? Curious if people think we may be due for another one any time soon or if people think it will be awhile before another one comes around

https://www.polygon.com/pokemon-go-guide/23732462/master-ball-research-unlock-use-miss Sept of 2023 according to this

X2

Save it for a legendary hundo so you dont lose a good hundo. I ve seen so many cases of people wasting all his balls and losing the hundo

How did you know it’s a hundo without catch ?

The CP, there is certain websites that tell you what the Hundo CP is for normal weather and weather boosted CP

Omg Thank you ??

[tapu lele chart](https://db.pokemongohub.net/pokemon/786/iv-chart) I used this one for tapu lele and groudon. My bf was not impressed when i was able to say if we got a 2* or 3* groudon on raid day😂 and he’s the one who got me back in that game after my 6-7 years hiatus😂

My opinion, I wouldn't even use it on a bird. Unless you lucky trade the bird, it'll sit in your box forever. They're not even meta anyways. Save it for a relevant raid hundo and you're on your last ball. Like the upcoming shadow Mewtwo, for example.


I’m still waiting for a master ball!

Keep it so you can accidentally click it for a couple times

It's such a heart attack moment! I'm a rural player who frequently runs out of regular balls. If I swipe over to get to an ultra ball, I always land on the master.

Wait there's still a way to get one?

PIDGEY

Where’d you get this from? Been off the game for awhile

How does everyone keep getting master balls????

How do you get a master ball?

How do you get a master ball?

Like 99.9% of PoGo player : keep it until death or until any child you know try the game on your phone.

Hold it for the inevitable zero star galarian bird. I used mine on a g Zapdos on a trip to Rome

How did you get it?

Now never use it because what if you need it later?

Keep your kids away or you'll end up with a Cacturne in that ball 

Wait for a 10CP Pidgey... Then strike!

How do you get a masterball?


My next master ball will be saved for a Galarian bird. I’ve missed Moltress twice and that just hurt way too much.

Now go for the Doctorate Ball.

wurmple.

Use it on the first pokemon that you see

The masterball paradox. So good it makes you catch instantly one pokemon, so good you will probably never use it. Jokes apart if you see a pretty good legendary hundo ( shadow mewtwo, etc) use it

Save it. Only legit use is if you have a 4* legendary and your down to your last premiere ball and don’t want it to run.

i used mine on Galarian Moltres. i saved the masterball for over a year. it was worth it!

Hopefully I’ll be as lucky as you lol

Hold on to it until a galarian bird visits you.

I honestly stressed over what to do with mine. Used one on a galarian bird. I think if I get a hundo in a raid and it’s the last ball (depends on the pokemon). Or honestly just use it for something you like. I got a shundo shadow mewtwo and used it. Knew it was a guaranteed catch either way but the master ball just made it cooler

I used mine on a galarian bird

I still have 2

I used two master balls on a g zapdos and g articuno

Use it on a pidgey

Find a Yungoos!!

I kept mine it’s more rare than any Pokémon

Throw it at a bidoof

Catch a pidgy or just let it sit in your inventory like I do. It’s tradition.

Try not to use it challenge

Use it on something you like

Dust. Just keep it in your bag to catch dust, nothing else.

There’s a Pokemon called dust???

Caterpie

Time to catch a magikarp

I used both on Galarian Articuno and Zapdos. Caught Moltres in an Ultra ball.

Shiny bidoof time, baby

If you drive probably not going to see any birds. I see 1-2 per week

Use it Shiny legendary.

Spend it on shiny oddish duh

How did u get one?

Use it on the first shiny legendary you see

Now you save it and use the incenses everyday until you encounter a galarian bird 🔥

Catch a Bidoof, post it on the internet and get tons of free internet meme points. Bonus points if you refer to it as “God” at any point.

Serious question. And I may sound stupid. But why does everyone use it on Galarian zapdos. Arnt they not so useful PvP?

find a shiny bidoof and farm karma

I have # master balls. Never using them unless they become more common. No guarantees that what I catch is good, so no guarantees that I can use them.

Bidoof

Use it on Magikarp duh, the M stands of Magikarp

Save it until you have reached level 50 and have achieved all that you wished for in the game. Then on your last day, you shall use the Masterball on the first Pokémon you see. And your career as trainer will be over. The end

Find yourself a bidoof

find bidoof, catch

Throw it at the first Pokemon you see.

They need to give us the ability to obtain an infinite amount of them, but it takes like a month of playing at a normal pace

Throw it at a galarian bird for a 1/0/3 iv

Save it for the right pokemon, and then never use it.

First Bidoof you see, obviously 🤷‍♂️

Save it for the rest of eternity and use it on a shroomish

Throw it at a 10cp pidgey!!

Peel them purple panties back and tongue punch Warios fart box.

Search for a Shiny Bidoof.

Catch birds 🦅

Now you wait for the perfect one to catch with, except you never actually use it in case a better Pokémon comes along

Keep it forever

Congratulations. You now have one less inventory space 😋

When I was wet behind the ears, a funny looking spiked bird appeared, I chucked a standard ball at it, it ran away immediately and I was like … ok whatever see yah. *Does some reading* Ohhhhhhhhhhhhh I think the program sighed out loud and I ain’t seen another one since.

Use it on the bidoof, nothing can go wrong with a bidoof

Now give your phone to a kid asking if you games on it .

I got two and im never going to use them for sure

You save it incase a better pokemon comes along

There's three uses the community considers appriopriate: 1. A Galarian Bird (make sure it has high CP, powering these up is a nightmare) 2. A hundo from Raids (ONLY if you're on the last ball) 3. A shiny Bidoof (it's prayed as a God above Arceus in the community) But let's be real, a Master ball is a whole universe rarer than anything you can catch with it...

Throw it at a Rattata, gotta have matching balls to Pokémon

Catch a galarian zapdos

Hundo legendary when down to 1 ball to catch (raid)

can you still miss a throw when using a master ball? that would be awful if that happened.

Catch a cp 10 pigy

Galarian Birds would be my go to

Where did you get it? I don’t have a task for it

Galarian bird

Use it on a Galarian bird with 5IV or a Bidoof, then post it on Reddit for the 4 karma you’ll get

i don't have a wont cause i didn't get the mission that gives it for some reason (my mom and dad got the mission and i didn't while i joined the game the day they started playing)

Catch a 0 star bidoof

10 CP bidoof or lotad

Used mine on a hundo Palkia-O during Sinnoh tour, and do not regret it. I had ran out of premier balls and it wasn't until I was down to the last one that I decided to use the master ball.

Use it immediately.

Find a shiny Bidoof. Catch it. Name it God.

Caught a 3000wp weather boosted galarian arcticuno

My mate’s kid used mine on a shiny Kryogre. I was saving if for a Galarian bird but it’s been months and I haven’t seen one. So it solved a problem.