Several Pokemon Go players may have not heard of the term Flee Rate, however, it is existing since then. Currently, a huge spike of the Flee Rate has been recently reported and players are complaining that it also often happening even on a weaker Pokemon.
According to the report from the popular anime site Otakukart, catching Pokemon seems a bit complicated lately due to this massive increase in Flee Rate. Additionally, some players theorized that it has something to do with the recent introduction of Ditto into the game. Players expressed their frustration in a few Reddit forums regarding the issue.
Based on the report, whether Niantic has purposely introduced the increase due to Ditto's addition, the main reason behind this current issue remains unclear. For those who are unfamiliar, Flee Rate is just simply the rate of wild Pokemon that is running away from battle. As a result, Pokemon Go players will spend too much PokeBalls just to catch a particular Pokemon, even the weaker ones. Additionally, they will be running out of PokeBalls without capturing enough number of Pokemon.
One Reddit user named Comixcron said on a post that acquiring a Pidgey nowadays is harder than ever since they often flee. He also added that he encountered two Pidgey both with 300 CP. Apparently, both fled while he was using GreatBalls even while hitting them on a sweet spot. Other players also claimed that they had experienced the similar situation with a 74CP Rattata and 70CP Caterpie using UltraBalls.
It would be very frustrating enough to see your depleting number of PokeBalls while unable to catch a wild Pokemon since they will just eventually flee. However, aside from the increase in Flee Rate, Pokemon bouncing around and dodging attacks are also a problem as well. Meanwhile, there is no confirmation from Niantic yet. Hopefully, the developers will provide some clarifications on this current issue.
