Catching
How Catching Works
Section titled “How Catching Works”Use /catch. After a short time, an Axol will appear. Press the button before the catch window closes. If you don’t press in time, it will escape. The rarer the Axol, the faster you have to be!
The Axol you encounter depends on your catching pool, the current season, time of day.
Catching Pools
Section titled “Catching Pools”Pools have different Axols with different encounter rates. You start with Splash Zone and unlock more by progressing through the jump league.
| Pool | Unlock Requirement |
|---|---|
| Splash Zone | Default |
| Greater Depths | Reach Gulf |
| Atmospheric Heights | Clear Troposphere |
| Solar Sea | Reach Orbital |
| Cosmic Constellations | Clear Solar |
| Sacred Sands | Shop purchase |
| All Blue | Catch 10k Axols |
Use /catch pool:Pool Name to catch from a specific unlocked pool. Higher pools give access to rarer and more exclusive species.
Sprite Variants
Section titled “Sprite Variants”Every Axol species has multiple variations with differents. Try to catch them all! You can use /axol dex and /axol dexinfo to see how many different variations there are and which ones you’ve seen.
Catch Windows by Rarity
Section titled “Catch Windows by Rarity”Higher rarity axols are more difficult to catch - you need to move fast!
| Rarity | Catch Window |
|---|---|
| Common | 10.0s |
| Uncommon | 8.4s |
| Rare | 6.8s |
| Epic | 5.2s |
| Legendary | 4.5s |
| Cosmic | 3.7s |
| Astral | 2.9s |
| Divine | 2.9s |
Net Upgrades
Section titled “Net Upgrades”Use /net to view and purchase net quality upgrades. Each level adds +1 second to your catch window, making rarer Axols much easier to catch.
| Level | Catch Window Bonus | Cost |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | +1s | 1,000,000  |
| 2 | +2s | 2,500,000 |
| 3 | +3s | 5,000,000 |
| 4 | +4s | 10,000,000 |
| 5 | +5s | 20,000,000 |
Bait reduces the bite delay when catching, so Axols appear faster after using /catch. Bait is crafted via /craft and lasts 30 minutes once used.
| Bait | Emoji | Effect |
|---|---|---|
| Basic Bait | 🪱 | -3s bite delay |
| Quality Bait | 🦐 | -5s bite delay |
| Premium Bait | 🐟 | -8s bite delay |
Only one bait can be active at a time — using a higher tier replaces the current one.
See Crafting for bait recipes.
Seasons & Time of Day
Section titled “Seasons & Time of Day”Some species only appear during specific seasons or time periods. See the full Seasons & Time page for how the clock works.
Use /axol time to check the current season, time period, and which species are currently available.
Weather
Section titled “Weather”Weather changes periodically through random events and affects attribute-based catch rates.
When a weather type is active, species with matching attributes get a spawn boost. Use /weather to check the current conditions.
See Random Events for how weather changes occur.
Shiny Axols
Section titled “Shiny Axols”Every catch has a very small 1 in 4,096 base chance of being shiny. Shinies have a unique sprite. Every shiny has a ✨ next to its name.
Ways to boost shiny odds:
| Source | Effect |
|---|---|
| Shiny Token (consumable) | Guarantees next catch is shiny |
| Shiny Charm (key item) | +1 shiny chance |
| Catching Bonus (effect) | +1 shiny chance |
| Shiny Dust (consumable) | +1 shiny chance for 30 minutes |
All shiny bonuses stack additively.
Try catching shinies during Golden Hour! Golden Hour is every day from 10-11AM ET and 10-11PM ET and gives 2x shiny rates.
Material Drops
Section titled “Material Drops”Every catch gives you 1 Essence matching the creature’s attribute (e.g. catching a Fire creature gives 🔥 Fire Essence). Shiny catches also give 1 💎 Shiny Essence.
Essences are used in crafting to make lures, serums, and more. See the full Materials reference for details.