Gen VIII Catch Rate Calculator

Other catch rate calculators: Gen I, Gen II, Gen III/IV, Gen V, Gen VI/VII, Gen IX

This tool will calculate your chances of capturing a Pokémon in the eighth-generation games. If you want to know how it works or more about what the results mean, you want the Gen VIII capture mechanics page.

Note that Sword and Shield will not allow you to catch a Pokémon above a certain level determined by the badges you have, as explained here. The calculator will show you the numbers for what happens if you do throw a Pokéball at it; if you can't do that, obviously you can't catch it regardless of what the calculator says.

Game:



Approximation of current HP:




Gender:


Your Pokémon's gender:



You can find this under "Host/Non-Host Catch Rate" on Project Pokémon.



If checked, you will see the results for each possible HP IV if they would yield different results; otherwise, you'll see the overall chance assuming you know nothing about the IV. This is only very meaningful at full or exactly 1 HP, since the approximation of the Pokémon's current HP is not exact.

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Spaciere

Thank you so much for this, I guess I did just get really unlucky with Regirock.

» Reply to this [24/06/2025 17:54:58]
Forgenvash

The Calyrex option here is just for Calyrex itself, not the Ice Rider or Shadow Rider form. Does that mean that the catch chance is the same for both? Even for Heavy Ball, when Ice Rider is over 100x heavier than normal Calyrex?

» Reply to this [05/05/2025 10:20:26]
Ignacio

¿Does this apply to safari zone? If not, it would be cool if you create something for it :)

» Reply to this [13/04/2025 22:38:31]
George

Thanks a lot for this tool!
Was doubting a lot of pokeball mechanics related to raids in sw/sh.
And now I can finally be certain which pokeball to use :)

» Reply to this [08/04/2025 09:42:39]
Goomba

10.04% catch rate and I still waste 40 balls… Typical.

» Reply to this [05/04/2025 22:46:10]
Butterfree
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Website: The Cave of Dragonflies

@Gah: Do you have all eight badges, and what level the Pokémon you are using?

» Reply to this [31/03/2025 20:53:51]
Gah

Yeah here to say this isn't accurate at all. A level 13 Wooper in West Lake Axwell is in the red, and it's broken out of 5 PokeBalls. So the "100%" catch rate is wrong.

» Reply to this [31/03/2025 20:11:31]
Butterfree
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Website: The Cave of Dragonflies

Sure, it's 584.

» Reply to this [02/03/2025 09:09:06]
Emily

"if you're playing Sw/Sh with the Expansion Pass, unfortunately this number is not visible in-game"

Would it be possible to add what the total would be if you know you've completed the full dex (base game plus DLC)?

» Reply to this [01/03/2025 15:33:10]
Harrison R

honestly, this has helped me a lot. Saved me a whole heck of a lot of poke balls.

» Reply to this [24/02/2025 23:05:16]
Butterfree
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Website: The Cave of Dragonflies

This is based on the actual game code, so it ought to be. Which game are you playing, what ball are you using, where are you encountering them, what level are they and what level is the Pokémon you're using when you try to catch them? And do you have all eight badges?

» Reply to this [11/02/2025 21:04:35]
Thomas

There is no possible way this is even remotely accurate. Swablu and Croagunk consistently takes me at least like 5 Pokeballs to catch at 10% HP.

» Reply to this [11/02/2025 16:43:20]

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