use the move block or scary face
Its not scary face its MEAN LOOK; mean look Pokemon are easier to find, they are ZUBAT and GASTLY
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Mean Look is effective against the Pokemon Mesprit to prevent it from running away. Keep in mind that Mean Look ends when the Pokemon that used it is switched out or faints.
to catch mesprit in pokemon platinum go to its cave(after beating team galatic and catching/defeating girantina)at lake verity use surf and swim to the cave in the middle. talk to mesprit and it will run away and oak will tell you after it and use your marking map to track it down. best strategy to catch it is get a pokemon with a move like mean look or make it go to sleep. also mesprit is level 50 like uxie and azelf
the legendary Pokemon are different levels when you catch them. also in crystal there is a battle tower where when you beat it you can catch suicune without a masterball because you can battle him without him running away.
Instead of flying to the nearest city, which makes it run away, walk or bike to its icon on poketch app Marker Map and look around in the nearest patch of tall grass. Mesprit often runs away, so be careful!
mesprit is a wandering Pokemon, so after it runs away, it goes somewhere out in sinnoh. if you switch locations at certain places, mesprit will eventually get to where you are. do not fly to a nearby location with mesprit, or it will run away to a different place. hope this helps =D