Unlock Caught ‘Em All by using a single Smoke Bomb while at least five enemies are packed tightly inside its radius, with the smoke bomb tutorial encounter being the easiest early attempt.
Caught ‘Em All is one of the new combat trophies in Assassin’s Creed Black Flag Resynced, and it trips people up because the wording is easy to misread. You don’t have to kill anyone — you just need five enemies inside one Smoke Bomb at the same moment. The cleanest early shot at it comes during the game’s own Smoke Bomb tutorial, which hands you a ready-made crowd to practice on.
What Caught ‘Em All actually asks for
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Requirement | Catch 5 enemies in one Smoke Bomb |
| Trophy type | Bronze, combat (visible) |
| Item needed | Smoke Bomb |
| Kills required | No — catching, not killing |
| Single-bomb rule | One bomb only; multiples don’t combine |
KEY!The trophy text reads “Catch at least 5 enemies within a single smoke bomb.” Read that literally: it’s about how many foes are affected by one bomb, not how many you defeat afterward, and it’s tied to a single throw — two bombs on two clusters won’t add up to five. Sources agree on the “catch” wording but don’t spell out whether an enemy has to be fully incapacitated or simply engulfed by the smoke to count, so aim to have all five clearly inside the cloud rather than clipping the edge.
How to unlock Caught ‘Em All at the Smoke Bomb tutorial
The tutorial that introduces the Smoke Bomb deliberately drops a pack of guards on you, which makes it the best-controlled place to land all five at once.
STEP 1/6
Reach the Smoke Bomb tutorial
Play up to the encounter where the game introduces the Smoke Bomb and tells you to use it.
STEP 2/6
Let the enemies cluster
The tutorial throws a whole group at you at once, so wait until they close in tight rather than throwing early.
STEP 3/6
Drop the Smoke Bomb
Press Down on the D-pad to deploy the bomb right into the middle of the pack.
STEP 4/6
Check how many were caught
Count the enemies inside the cloud — a first throw can easily catch only four instead of five.
STEP 5/6
Retry immediately if you’re short
Queue up another Smoke Bomb and throw again while the same crowd is still bunched together.
STEP 6/6
Confirm the trophy pops
Once five are inside one bomb, Caught ‘Em All unlocks on the spot.
Video help
Missed the tutorial? Board a bigger ship
KEY!If you push past the Smoke Bomb tutorial without getting it, don’t panic — this isn’t a one-time window. Every achievement in Resynced is built to be earnable offline, on any difficulty, and none are flagged as missable during the story, so you can come back once you have Smoke Bombs and a suitable crowd.
The easiest do-over is naval combat. When you board one of the larger ships, defenders naturally pile onto a cramped deck, which packs five or more bodies into a small footprint almost by default. Aggro the crew, let them swarm toward you, then drop a single bomb into the thickest part of the group. Tight city or plantation chokepoints work on the same principle, but a big ship’s deck does the crowd-control for you.
Smoke Bomb controls and where you get it
| Platform | Input |
|---|---|
| PlayStation | Select L2 + Down, throw L2 + R2 |
| Xbox | Select LT + Down, throw LT + RT |
You don’t have to hunt for the Smoke Bomb — it’s granted through the story in Sequence 02, Memory 01: Lively Havana, so any attempt earlier than that is impossible. Once it’s yours, it lives on the quick-select wheel. Hold the ability trigger and pick it with the D-pad, then throw with the fire input; the inputs differ slightly by platform.
Don’t throw the moment the crowd looks big — hold until at least five enemies are pressed in close, because a bomb that only clips four fails silently and wastes the attempt.
Mistakes that keep the trophy from popping
Most failed attempts come down to timing and counting. Throwing too early, while enemies are still spread out or walking in, is the big one — the cloud lands on three or four instead of five and nothing happens. Just as common is misjudging a crowded-looking group that’s actually only four foes.
The other traps are structural. Splitting your throws across two Smoke Bombs never works, since the game only reads a single bomb. Killing or scattering enemies before they’ve all entered the smoke thins the group below five, and picking a wide-open area lets them fan out instead of bunching. Stack the odds by fighting somewhere that forces enemies together and only committing the bomb when the cluster is genuinely full.
Combat trophies worth chasing after this one
If the Smoke Bomb trophy has you working through Resynced‘s reworked combat list, a few neighbors are worth lining up. Overdesign IV also uses smoke — you kick a berserk enemy who’s caught in it off a ship — so it pairs naturally with the same setup. Gun-kata asks you to kill four enemies in a row within five seconds, another crowd-control challenge, while Double Tap is a timing test built around parrying two Ocelots in quick succession. Last to Leave sends you to take a seat on a burning ship during random events like the HMS Hind, and Silence, Fool! tasks you with killing a guard who’s ringing a bell. None of these turn into a grind, and several overlap with the same boarding fights you’ll use for Caught ‘Em All.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Caught ‘Em All missable if I leave the Smoke Bomb tutorial?
No. The trophy isn’t treated as missable, and Resynced’s achievements are all obtainable later, offline and on any difficulty. Skipping the tutorial just means finding your own crowd — boarding a larger ship is the reliable fallback.
Do I need to kill the five enemies?
No. The requirement is to catch five enemies in one bomb, not defeat them. What the game hasn’t fully spelled out is whether they must be incapacitated by the smoke or simply inside it, so keep all five clearly within the cloud to be safe.
Can I use two Smoke Bombs to reach five?
No. The condition specifies a single Smoke Bomb. Two bombs on two clusters won’t combine — all five enemies have to be inside the same throw.
Where is the best place to do it later in the game?
Boarding larger ships. The defending crew clusters on a small deck, which naturally puts five or more enemies in range of one bomb.
When do Smoke Bombs unlock?
They’re handed to you through the story in Sequence 02, Memory 01: Lively Havana, so you can’t attempt Caught ‘Em All before that point.
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