Rare appearances, regional forms and potential
The short answer
Decide whether your goal is a species, form, rare appearance, or individual potential. Those goals call for different capture plans.
Define the target
- Catalog completion: check entry ID, form, and region.
- Appearance hunting: ensure the reticle targets the rare individual, not a nearby ordinary creature.
- Combat individual: compare the potential and abilities your team actually needs.
Set an attempt budget
- Set limits for ordinary pods, rare pods, and time. Switch objectives when the limit is reached.
- Reports from different tests conflict on spawn rates, weather limits, and guarantees. Use current in-game information.
Sources & version
Reviewed 2026-09-23 · Player reports may vary between regional builds.