Pokémon GO: Catching a Pokémon

                Catching a Pokémon is one of the task you have to master to play Pokémon GO. Initially when you are on lower level you get to find Pokémon's with lower CP. When you keep leveling up, you will be finding Pokémon's with higher CP which are difficult to catch. Initially you will be using only Pokéballs to catch a Pokémon. At Level 12 you will receive Great Ball to catch the Pokémon. You will also be receiving these Great Balls from Pokéstops henceforth. Similarly, at Level 20, you will receive Ultra Ball which is even more powerful Pokéball. After reaching Level 8 you will receive Razz Berries. By using these razz berries, you can calm down the Pokémon and increase your chances of capturing it easily. 

                When a Pokémon appears near your character, you have to tap on the Pokémon in order to capture it. You can see the name of the Pokémon and also CP of the Pokémon after taping on it. Then, if you feel that the CP of the Pokémon is high and you have a razz berry in your items bag, then tap on the bag present on the bottom right side of the screen. Scroll down to razz berry and select it. Throw the berry onto the Pokémon (berry has got 100% strike ratio. So you won't be missing the throw even if the Pokémon attacks you). Press and hold the Pokéball. You need to time the throw in such a way that your Pokéball hits the Pokémon. 

                If you have observed there is a colored circle around the Pokémon which gradually decreases its size. To gain some bonus XP, you need to time and throw Pokéball inside this colored circle and hit the Pokémon. The smaller the size of the circle the higher the XP you gain. By default you will be receiving 100 XP for every Pokémon you catch. Here is the list of XP that you can gain depending on the throw you make:

• 10 XP      –  Curve Ball
• 10 XP      –  Nice Throw
• 50 XP     –  Great Throw
• 100 XP   –  Excellent Throw