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Original Pokemon Red, I used a Master Ball on a Slowbro.
I was a kid and we didn't have the internet in the 90s to look things up.
You're treating that Slowbro like a Slowking.
Solid choice giving the 'bro a home he deserves my dude.
Shoulda called the Nintendo power tip line.
You didn't think to save the one Master Ball, that you were specifically told there was only one of, for a Pokemon that doesn't respawn.
I mean saving it for Snorlax I could understand if you don't know about the legendaries later but this is next level
In my Pokemon Red I used the Master Ball to catch a Polywhirl because I really liked Polywhirl, and underestimated how hard the legendaries would be to catch. Also I was like 8, so long term planning skills weren't all that developed yet.
I had a fear of consequence and paranoia that something I did now might affect the future, which left me often very indecisive. Admittedly this was likely trauma that resulted from my parents being divorced at such a young age and my mother lying about it being one sided. Although later, she did admit that she was speaking out of hurt, and both of my parents agree that it was a mutual thing. I do have a healthy relationship with both parents, but damn the initial loss did fuck me up in some ways I've never gotten over.
I mean
...Wouldn't it make more sense to just catch a Spearow
I typically never catch evolved forms unless it's a situation where I legitimately didn't realize "X evolves into Y"
Admittedly it was the first gen, it didn't occour to me that Metapod was a cocoon for Caterpie until I heard about someone who had a Metapod that knew Tackle and Stringshot....
Still it is a mistake I sometimes make, recently caught a Floette in Violet, not realizing it evolves from Flabebe
Nah leave the MB for missingno 😁
Hmm, personally I don't know if I should save it for Mewthree or Pikablu
I have a Snorlax in a Masterball somewhere, and I can attest - it also felt bad to get to Zapdos and try to use "REST" to make up for not having a Masterball. Lol.