>>56544646>Why would you have to hurl dozens of balls at a mon until it finally stays inside? It suddenly decides "Eh, I like you now"?It's a negotiation (see also: Shin Megami Tensei's first outing from 1987, Dragon Quest 5 from 1992). It's not that they suddenly decide, "eh, I like you now," it's that they conclude "meh, I could get used to this." Better quality balls see better, faster results, same with balls specifically suited for certain varieties of mons over others. The capture process doesn't make you friends, it deems you worthy of being the Pokemon's Trainer. It doesn't have to like it or you (see: most legendaries, Buneary, Lokix), but it acknowledges that you're worthy of following around for now or otherwise too strong for it to rebel against (in the case of the badge merit system).