I would really like to know exactly what the rock and the bait do mathmatically. Like what percentages they add and take away.

Thanks.

Well, they actually does different things you see ;

Rock : The pokemon is likely to flee but easier to catch
Bait : The pokemon is unlikely to flee but it is much harder to catch

So try your luck on both! Hope you catch some rare pokemon there

Maybe someone can post some sort of strategy for safari zone... i have tryed a few things and its a real pain in the @$$ to catch stuff... i have caught a few things but nothing really great

I never throw more than a rock because those Pokemon run at a hair's trigger.

I almost never throw a rock, always a pokeball, if I think its going to run, I bait it...

This was what almost always happens to me in the Safari Zone:

Wild Chansey appeared!
Memo (that's my name) threw bait!
Chansey is eating.
Memo threw ball!
Chansey is eating.
Memo threw ball!
Chansey is watching carefully.
Memo finally plucked up the courage to throw a rock at Chansey in hopes it will not run! (well, it doesn't say that, but you know what I mean).
Wild Chansey ran!
Memo groaned!

Anyway, I've 2 Chanseys!

Mine was simpler.

Wild Chansey appeared!
Ky (me) threw a rock!
Chansey is angry!
Ky threw a ball!
Chansey is caught!

And I have 5 Chanseys

thanks paper! ill try that!

One time I threw bait and it ran right afterward.

One time? That has happened to me loads of times!

It was a tarous. (however you spell it)

That's exactly what I did, Star. (And to catch Scyther and Kanghaskan too).

you can also do the same thing when fishing ... not sure about surfing though

Hey, how can you catch a when you threw the ball to a ?

lol.... i did that to! i went looking for a and found 3 and 2 !

all caught with one ball

I think this thread is collecting spam. Not to be rude, but I believe this should be locked.

Okay then. =) My best catch was 3 female dratinis, but I want a male one, I've only seen like 2 male dratinis. My other good catches were a tauros, chansey, and a pinsi...no I'm just kidding. I haven't seen a pinser yet.

EDIT: I read your messege wrong, I thought you said WHAT your best catch was, not HOW you got your best catch.

EDIT2:When it's a semi-rare poke, (rhyhorn & co.) I throw a rock then a ball. With a rare one, I just throw a ball.

Like Star I throw the ball first and ask questions later. I have never used bait or rocks to catch pokemon I tried to get in the Safari Zone in Yellow and Fire Red. I say do not try to throw bait at a Chansey it will most likely run. (stupid bait) If you really want a rare pokemon in the SZ hope the first ball gets it because if it pops out a lot it will run. With the first wild Chansey I found it popped out the first three times without shaking then it shook three times, popped out, then left. I did eventually catch a Chansey with my first safari ball. So if it pops out chances are it will most likely run for its life!!!

Hey guys, I thought I'd post something on the topic,

For a wild Dratini follow these steps, whether I would call it easy, I have no clue.

First Obtain the Super Rod
Then go and find water in the Safari Zone
Fish
Once you find one you want chuck one rock-if it runs away it knows it's not worthy of your presence
But if it doesn't, either throw another one (risky risky), or chuck your balls at it (Safari Balls)Hopefully you should catch it
This ALWAYS works for me, unless I throw 2 rocks of course