How to Catch the Legendary Dogs in Pokémon Gold and Silver

• Try putting it to sleep whenever possible.
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• Low HP + Status = high catch rate.
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• Alternatively you could use the Duplication glitch, where you put an item to a Pokémon and then use the PC to duplicate the Pokémon, in this case you'd need to put a Master Ball on the Pokémon you want duplicated, and then you'd end up with another one of that item as well.

  • To do the duplication glitch, you first need a Pokémon you want to duplicate, although it's not hard to do, I'd recommend practicing with a Rattata or Pidgey while holding some common item like a Potion or whatever.
    • Here's how it's done:
      • 1. Save the game right in front of the PC
      • 2. Have at least ONE free space in your party, since here is where the duplicate will land, but more open slots is prefered.
      • 3. Have at least ONE empty space in the box, since here's where the OG will land, although, I do recommend using an empty box.
      • 4. Put the Pokémon with the Item, from your party in to the box.
      • 5. Switch to any other box
      • 6. When it asks you to save, turn off the game right before it saves, when you see this message "SAVING... DON'T TURN OFF THE POWER", turn off the game right before the word "POWER" shows up on the screen.
      • 7. Done, you should now have two exact copies of the same Pokémon and Item
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And with this method you'll be able to gain multiple of any item, giving you an edge attempting to capture the Legendaries of the game.