This article was co-authored by Madeleine Flamiano. Madeleine Flamiano is a Role-playing Game Enthusiast based in Berkeley, California. She has over 20 years of gaming experience and is an avid gamer in all parts of her life—she's especially fond of tabletop board games and the world of Pokémon. Pokémon Crystal Version is her favorite game in the franchise. Some of her greatest feats were evolving Eevee to a Level 99 Umbreon and collecting every legendary bird Pokémon. Her professional path started at NaNoWriMo, where she scripted a summer-long world-building series and hosted its Virtual Write-Ins. She has written seven books for DDCO Publishing, which specializes in LitRPG and is operated by New York Times Bestseller JA Cipriano. She has ranked in the Top 100 list for Dark Fantasy, Sword & Sorcery, and Fantasy Romance. She was voted by her peers as "The Perfectionist" on Roleplay Adventures, a SERP for forum roleplaying. Madeleine graduated from Mills College with a B.A. in English with a concentration in Literature and a Minor in Philosophy.
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Once you've visited the Burned Tower in Pokémon Gold and Silver and encountered the Legendary Dogs, they will run away. After that, they start to roam randomly anywhere. However, there is a trick you can use to catch them.
Steps
Preparing
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1Get a Pokémon who knows the Mean Look. The Legendary Dogs, though strong, prefer to run on the first chance they get. To prevent them from running, get a Pokémon that knows the move Mean Look. This move prevents the foe from fleeing. Two best choices are: Gengar (learns at level 13) and Crobat (level 42).
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2Get a sleep-inducing Pokémon to put the dog to sleep. This makes catching them easier.Advertisement
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3Stock up on Ultra Balls (at least 30+ for one dog).
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4Stock up on Max Repels.
Finding the Dogs
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1Start the search near a place where you can easily change locations and there is tall grass nearby. Keep in mind the dogs change their position when you enter/exit through a door or use fly to change location. The best preferred location is Route 38 where you can easily switch location by passing through the western gate of Ecruteak City.
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2Keep your mean look using Pokémon at front of your Pokémon party (below level 40). Use Max Repel. Enter the grass and roam for around 15-20 seconds.
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3Change position if needed. If no dog shows up, then change location by passing through the door. This will change the locations of the dogs.
- Come back to Route 38 and start searching in the grass with your Max Repel on.
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4Track them. If you encounter the dogs even once, you can track them using your Pokédex. Just go to the Pokémon entry in your Pokédex and select Area.
Catching the Dogs
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1Keep your Mean Look Pokémon in front of your party. It will be sent out when you encounter the dog. Use Mean Look right away to prevent the Pokémon from running.
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2Damage the Pokémon a little bit:
- Use your sleep inducing Pokémon to put it to sleep.
- Start using your Pokémon to attack it using weaker moves. Scyther with False Swipe are good options.
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3Once the health is in low zone, start tossing out the Ultra Balls. After many tries, you will catch the dog. Congrats!!
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4Repeat the same process for other two legendary dogs!
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