Pet Capture

For the legacy page, see Pet Capture (Explore)

Pet Capture is how most of the pets on Aywas can be acquired, within Adventure. You must have an Active Pet before you are allowed access to any of the Adventure areas, as well as a Capture License, and enough space in your Lair for the new addition. Attempting to catch pets without a license or over your license limit is considered Poaching. There are two basic methods of pet capture; battle capture and item capture.

Item Capture
Capture via items is easier but more costly financially. The items which can be used to capture pets are Net, Cage, and Vial of Sleepiness. The various tranqs (Blue Tranq, Gold Tranq, Silver Tranq) are presently uncoded but will be used for pet capture in the future. Of the working items, Nets are going to be your primary choice. They can usually be used more than once (8% chance of breaking on each capture) and are available in unlimited numbers from the Explore Shop for 20k BP. You can also check out User Shops to see if anyone's got a better deal on Nets. Generally the best time to buy them is in between Special Events, when there is less demand.

Once you have a pet, a license, and the capture item of your choice, find a pet you wish to obtain. Do not battle the pet. You must use item capture before you engage in battle - once you open the battle screen, it's too late to try an item capture with that pet. Click on the Items button on the right of the Adventure main window; it shows a picture of a Net. Choose the item you wish to use and which pet you want, and attempt the capture. It may take several tries with a net before you succeed; just keep repeating the process until it works.

Battle Capture
Battle Capture is the other alternative for acquiring pets in Adventure. You'll need a strong Active Pet with some attacks that can incapacitate your chosen wild pet, without knocking them out completely. Freeze is excellent for this, while Poison or Burn will chip away at their health if your pet is bulky enough to tank hits. No items are needed for a Battle Capture; fight the pet you want to catch, weaken it and then try the capture button (silhouette of a Melo). It may take several tries just like with an item capture. If either your pet or the wild pet faints, you'll have to try to find the same type of pet again for another shot.