# The Art of Catching
Now that you have your trusty Pokeballs, you can start catching ‘em all!
Similarly to the mainline games, go up to a Pokémon, and hit ‘**R**’ to battle. This will bring up a battling interface.
The battling UI. Locate the 4 buttons on the bottom left, and the battle box on the bottom right.
Simply weaken your opponent, and throw your pokeball of choice at it until you catch it! You may use **sleep or paralysis** to help increase your chances of capture as well. Additionally, if you need to escape from a Pokémon, simply select **"Run"** and bolt out of there! Your battle will instantly end once far enough away from the opposing Pokémon.
Alternatively, you may throw Pokeballs outside of battle, but be aware that your chances of capture will be drastically lower. Once you capture a Pokémon, it will either be moved to your party (if there is an open slot,) or to your PC.
A PC system, located in the Pokemon Center.
If you lack a PC, you can use `/warp pokecenter` to pick up your Pokemon out of the PC, as well as heal them right up with the help of Nurse Joy!
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