Ok, so for the last ten days I've been stuck in Leaf Green in the Safari Zone throwing bait and rocks and balls and species oriented slurs at the Kangaskahn. They are lvl 25 and I see one out of every ten or twelve encounters. About every four times I see a Kangaskahn, I see a pinsir. The stupid things will not get into the balls and after 2 actions usually flee. I even got one to stay in the ball till the third bump, only instead of stars the frickin thing pops out and flees. I swear, I'm going to delete the game and create a new character named MassaChief and just go in all guns blaizing. 
Here's a typical run:1. Paras2. Nidorina3. Kangaskhan (throw rock, throw rock, fled)4. fem nidoran5. Paras6. fem nidoran7. fem nidoran8. paras9. paras10. kangaskhan (throw rock, fled)11. exeggcute12. doduo13. doduo14. paras15. exeggcute16. paras17. exeggcute18. doduo.19. paras20. fem nidoran
So, yeah... it's really freakin annoying and I've spent 4k in winnings just in the safari zone. I won't bore you with the next twenty. I didn't get it then either. But I did slip and catch a paras which is stupid because i don't need one. Ugh, well 386 steps and 15 safari balls to go until I have to pay another 500 to do it again.  
Later!