I am trying to catch a wild sylesti and it is not working. I have opened inventory and selected the net, but it does not allow me to use it. Please help. I literally just joined today.

Hi, may I ask, what color is the net, and what color the Sylesti's stars are? And did you click the net and then click the Sylesti? You need to both click the net, then click the Sylesti that you're trying to capture, then end that turn in battle to see if you trapped the pet, of it broke free, or if it ran away.

The rarity of the pet affects what type of traps you can use to catch the pet. And if that isn't the issue you're experiencing, and you're using multiple nets, a pet can break free of the net and avoid capture, and even run away.

Here's a little guide:

The color of the stars on a pet represents the rarity of the pet you're encountering and how many trait points it has.

One thing to note is how trait points work, a carried trait is worth 1 trait point while a visible trait is worth 2 trait points.

Common/Grey Stars: No trait points.

Uncommon/Green Stars: 1 trait point. Can be only 1 carried trait.

Rare/Blue Stars: 2 trait points. Can be either 2 carried traits, or 1 visible.

Epic/Purple Stars: 4 trait points. Can be 2 visible, 4 carried, or 1 visible and 2 carried.

Legendary/Orange/Yellow Stars: 6 trait points. Can be 3 visible, 2 visible and 2 carried, 1 visible and 4 carried, or 6 carried.

Mythical/Red Stars: 8 trait points. Can be 4 visible, 3 visible and 2 carried, or 2 visible and 4 carried.

Outside of the Lost Grove, the only way to trap a Legendary or Mythical Pet in battle is with a Masterful Snare Trap, which can be purchased from the diamond shop, from other users on the trade broker, or earned through Seasonal Festival(Spring, Summer, Fall, and Winter) task of catching 50 themed pets. Masterful Snare Traps immediately catch the pet it's used on.

Any traps from the areas outside of the Lost Grove can fail when attempting to use them to catch a pet. This may lead to multiple traps used or a pet running away from the battle to avoid being caught. I remember reading that the lower you make a pet's health, the higher your chance you have of catching it.

Common pets can be caught with any type of trap.

Uncommon pets need a Lesser Snare Trap at least to catch it. Standard and Strong Snare Traps can be used for them as well.

Rare pets need a Standard Snare Trap at least to catch it. Strong Snare Traps can be used on them as well.

Epic pets need a Strong Snare trap to catch them.

You can use a Masterful Snare Trap on any rarity outside of Legendary and Mythical, but they're rarely worth using on anything below that rarity unless it's a valuable themed pet.

when on the battle screen, I believe it's the the button with the satchel on (quick key might be 'I'? can't remember)
select trap, select target
make sure trap is right level to be able to catch sylesti of the target pet's rarity (green trap = common (white star) and uncommon (green star) pets, blue trap = common, uncommon, rare (blue), etc)

in regions 1-3 (and festival zones when they're available) trap outcome can be failure (pet remains in battle), failure (pet flees the battle), or success (pet is caught)

Thank you!! I figured out I was not ending the turn. Once I ended the turn I caught the pet!

You're welcome! Welcome to the site by the way! I sent you some spare avatar items I had, you'll just have to accept the trade for them, then they'll be in your inventory so you can use them to add them to your wardrobe, that way you can have a few more options for your avatar. ^^