*Pull An Ash Ketchum: Just Toss A Pokéball And Hope For The Best...*

You consider for only a second, this punny example would go down in a single hit, so if you want to catch it, you have to try a raw Pokéball throw. You DO want it, because it's probably a juvenile and will be able to grow up into a Raticate that is mighty indeed.

You pull out one of your Pokéballs and thumb the switch to make it full size. Careful to not alert the Rattata you wind up and toss the ball like a major league pitcher's fastball, hitting it square between the eyes! The beam of red energy you remember from the show appears, and the Rattata is sucked in, the ball begins to shake back and forth...