Why is my catch chance 0%?
The game checks whether a target is catchable before applying capture bonuses. An ineligible target gets a 0% chance. A better Aniipod does not establish that you can bypass this check. This is now explained in the official Probability Details, checked September 18, 2026.
Before spending a rare tool, inspect the target and the current encounter objective. A low chance and a target that cannot currently be caught are different problems. We have not personally tested every creature or story encounter, so this page does not turn a general rule into an individual spawn or unlock recipe.
Should you attack from behind or lower HP?
The published calculation separates three situations:
| Situation | Relevant distinction |
|---|---|
| Outside combat | Uses a back-attack modifier |
| In combat | Uses an HP modifier instead |
| Defeated target | Uses a separate defeated-target calculation |
Do not multiply the out-of-combat back-attack bonus and combat HP bonus together. Tumblers do not receive the back-attack bonus. The official probability page gives the item-specific details and conditions.
Choose an approach before the throw: an undetected encounter and a weakened combat target use different calculations. If you record catches to compare approaches, keep those samples separate; otherwise a change in encounter state can look like a change in the tool's performance.
Do sleep, BREAK and other status bonuses stack?
Special-status modifiers are not all multiplied together. If a penalty is active, the lowest modifier applies; otherwise the highest eligible bonus applies. The official example combines sleep with an alert penalty and uses the penalty, rather than adding the two benefits together. Official status rules.
For your own tests, record both helpful and harmful states. Reporting only that the creature was asleep leaves out information that may explain a failed catch. One successful throw cannot measure the underlying probability.
Does Aniipod Ultra guarantee any catch?
Aniipod Ultra and Sparkling Cube are listed as guaranteed-success tools, but the prior eligibility check still matters. Story encounters can also have special outcome rules. Official tool and exception tables.
Do not interpret that listing as permission to capture another player's companion or every special encounter. Check the current game prompt before committing the item. We do not yet provide a universal cheapest-tool recommendation because that would also require current acquisition costs and comparable encounter data.
Finding creatures and special encounters
Use the creature index as a starting point for names and official references. It is not a live spawn map. The official gameplay overview describes encounters that depend on environmental conditions, time, weather and phenomena.
Version 1.1 confirms that Irisalis uses an event-specific route: collect Irisalis Petals, craft Legendary Aniipod: Irisalis, enter Rift Space, and complete Twine and Blessing Gifts. The later Windchaser Aniipod guarantees the Irisalis catch plus Perfect Innate Attributes and Sparkling appearance, but the update does not call that result a Prismana Form. Use the Irisalis event guide for dates, requirements and the remaining live-client checks. Official Version 1.1 overview.
Keep this special route separate from ordinary catches. For forms and rewards, see the Prismana guide; for regional forecasts and Prismana Flow, use the weather guide; for materials and branches, use the evolution guide.
Sources and verification
Updated September 22, 2026 from the official probability page and Version 1.1 overview. This is a source-based explanation, not our own measured success-rate study. For a reproducible test, record platform, patch, target, level, tool, combat state, statuses and result. We have not assigned a universal catch percentage to every creature.