For Numberphile, Tom Crawford discussed the maths behind catching Pokémon, specifically the probabilities involved. Get ready to hear about geometric distributions, infinity, and lots of Eevee.
Although not discussed in the video, binomial distributions are important in shiny hunting as you can calculate your chances based on the odds in your game. If you’d rather not do that yourself, there’s a handy binomial calculator that I use.
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