Button techniques

[GirlRepellant]

Does anyone still use those button techniques that we kept hearing worked in RBY for catching pokemon, like holding up+B when the ball closed, or hitting Start, A, B in a certain timing to make a pokeball a masterball? Did any of those ever work (or, better yet, do any of them work now?)

[Number1ChanseyFan]

[color=magenta]Meh, I used to mess around with that stuff back when R/B/Y was out, (mainly in that annoying Safari Zone) and I also tried it a little in G/S/C, but it never really seemed to work for me. Some people swear by it though, so maybe it did work, but my timing was just off. However, I think that Nintendo fixed that glitch in G/S/C, and definitely by the time the Advanced Generation games came out. Nintendo seems to tighten up on the different glitches with every batch of games that they release.

[GirlRepellant]

Yeah, playing Leaf Green right now I really miss the infinite items glitch.

[Ultimate Charizard]

I do actually still do the Up+B/Down+B kinda like a habit now when im capturing anything. Whether it works or not it just feels wierd now if i dont do it lol.

[Crazy Elf Boy]

Ye i still tap A when i try and catch a pokemon and B when my pokemon takes damage. In the hope that something will happen

[Elec Man EXE]

I try using A+B and R+L every time I throw a ball.

No idea whether or not it really works, mostly just habbit (and it does SEEM to work, but who knows)

[GirlRepellant]

I still do up+B religiously, because (like Ultimate Charizard said) it feels weird not to.

[nardface]

I do actually still do the Up+B/Down+B kinda like a habit now when im capturing anything. Whether it works or not it just feels wierd now if i dont do it lol.

same here. i just can't not do it, ahah, my boyfriend makes fun of me because of it.

[Jeff]

I've done stuff like that ever since I heard that it worked back in the RBY days. I'm pretty they don't work, but I still do them. It's basically become a ritual for me now.
Here's what I do:
When throwing a pokeball, I shake the control pad back and forth with the pokeball
When my pokemon takes damage, I hold down B and Right
When I attack, I hold down A until the other Pokemon's damage meter is done dropping

[Porygon Infinity]

like Jeff, i also hold b and right when my Pokemon takes damage. i also hold a and left when the opposing Pokemon is losing health, but when they get to the last 1/4 of their health i tap a...it just makes me feel better

[Dark Dragonite]

in the first series, I feel the dpad and b for capturing worked 90% of the time, and like with the stadiums, and I still think on xd and colosseum, hitting buttons while defending and attacking increased critical hits, and misses...

[God of Death]

I actually just press the A button repeatedly. I've been doing it for like, ever. As many people have said, it feels wierd not to.

[Zallarion]

i got a strange habit 2
i throw the ball holding a then quickly when the pokemon is slyghtly in the ball i tap the b button it works 1out of 4 except on legendarys, so i think im just lucky, lol