Pokemon Let’s Go Catch Combo
A Catch Combo is your streak of catching the same Pokemon species in a row in Pokemon Let’s Go Pikachu and Let’s Go Eevee. Every catch adds one to the count. A longer combo means better shiny odds and more perfect IVs on the next Pokemon. Each catch also pays more EXP, and Candy drops more often. Shiny odds and perfect IVs hit their best at a combo of 31.
More perfect IVsHow to Start a Catch Combo
Catch the same species twice in a row and the combo starts. Each catch of that species after that adds one more. You’ll see the count on the results screen after every catch, and again in the top left corner when your combo species shows up in battle.
You don’t need to stay put. Leave the route, buy more Poke Balls in town and come back much later, and your combo is still waiting.
Poke BallWhat Breaks a Catch Combo
Ends your combo
- Catching a different species. One catch of anything else ends the streak, and that includes a rare spawn you were hoping to find. A Pokemon from the same evolution line counts as a different species too, so a Pidgeotto ends a Pidgey combo.
Pidgey
Pidgeotto - A wild Pokemon running away. If a Pokemon flees before you land the catch, the combo is gone. A Razz Berry, a Great Ball or an Ultra Ball helps you finish the catch first.
Razz Berry
Great Ball
Ultra Ball - Saving and quitting the game. Closing the game resets your count. Putting the Switch to sleep doesn’t, so suspend it when you take a break.
Keeps your combo
- Running from a different species. Running from a different species is safe. So skip anything you don’t want, and go for the catch whenever your combo species appears.
- Leaving the area. Walk to town, shop and come back later.
- Putting the Switch to sleep. Suspend the game instead of closing it.
What a Catch Combo gives you
Catch the same Pokemon again and again to build a Catch Combo. The longer the combo, the more you get.
- Best shiny odds
- 1 in 273.1Combo of 31 or more, Charm and Lure
- Perfect IVs
- 4At a combo of 31 or more
- EXP boost
- x3At a combo of 41 or more
- Legendary bird in the sky
- 1 in 2,000Per check, after you become Champion
Shiny odds
| Catch Combo | No items |  Lure |  Shiny Charm | Charm and Lure |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 to 10 | 1 in 4,096 | 1 in 2,048 | 1 in 1,365.3 | 1 in 1,024 |
| 11 to 20 | 1 in 1,024 | 1 in 819.2 | 1 in 682.7 | 1 in 585.1 |
| 21 to 30 | 1 in 512 | 1 in 455.1 | 1 in 409.6 | 1 in 372.4 |
| 31 and up | 1 in 341.3 | 1 in 315.1 | 1 in 292.6 | 1 in 273.1Best |
- The combo boost to shiny odds covers only the next spawn of the species you are chaining, so keep catching that species to keep it going.
Perfect IVs on the next Pokemon
- 0 to 50 of 6
- 11 to 202 of 6
- 21 to 303 of 6
- 31 and up4 of 6
- No figure is listed here for a combo of 6 to 10.
EXP from each catch
- 1 to 10x1.1
- 11 to 20x1.5
- 21 to 30x2
- 31 to 40x2.5
- 41 and upx3
Catch EXP bonuses
- x4Size XS or XL
- x2Synchronized co-op catch
- x1.5Caught with your very first throw
- x1.5Size S or L
- x1.1A species your Pokedex has not registered yet
- x1.1Technique bonus
- x1Any successful catch
Higher Catch Combo. Candies drop more often than berries.
Shiny Hunting With a Catch Combo
Your shiny chance starts at 1 in 4,096 and climbs as the combo grows. A Lure and the Shiny Charm each push it further. Stack all three at a combo of 31 or more and you reach 1 in 273.1, the best shiny odds in the game.
The Shiny Charm comes from the game director in the Game Freak office in the Celadon Condominiums in Celadon City, once you have caught all 150 Kanto Pokemon from Bulbasaur to Mewtwo (Mew, Meltan and Melmetal are not needed). A Lure also brings rare spawns out more often.
For the exact chance with your own setup, plug your combo, Lure and Charm into the Let’s Go shiny odds calculator. To see what every shiny looks like, head to the Let’s Go shiny Pokemon guide.
Rare Spawns and Legendary Birds
Many areas have rare spawns that show up far less often than their regular Pokemon, like Chansey on many routes or Bulbasaur in Viridian Forest. A long combo makes them appear more often. And that boost follows you to other areas.
ChanseyRare in 21 areas
BulbasaurViridian ForestSo build your combo on a Pokemon that’s common, then travel to the area where the rare one lives. Catching the rare Pokemon ends your old combo, since it’s a different species. Our Let’s Go rare Pokemon guide shows where each one hides.
After you become Champion and catch the legendary birds, they can show up again as very rare spawns in the sky.
Perfect IVs, EXP and Candy
A perfect IV means that stat’s IV sits at the top value of 31. Your combo guarantees a minimum number of them on the next Pokemon of your combo species, and the game picks which stats at random. Luck can still give you more than the minimum.
The IV boost only works on the species you’re chaining. A Pidgey combo does nothing for the IVs of a Rattata. Read more about stats in our Let’s Go IV guide.
Good throws pay extra EXP on any catch, and a better throw earns a bigger bonus. An XS or XL Pokemon pays four times as much. Higher combos also shift your catch rewards away from Berries and toward Candy, including the bigger Candy L and Candy XL. See what each one does in the Let’s Go Candy guide.
CandyTips for a Long Catch Combo
Pick a Pokemon that’s common where you stand, so you rarely wait for the next one. Pidgey on Route 1 and Caterpie in Viridian Forest both work early on.
Keep a stack of Razz Berries and better Balls before you start, because one runaway costs you the whole chain. Once you have strong Pokemon with perfect IVs, check which ones are worth training on the Let’s Go tier list.
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