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|desc=This [[Poké Ball]] enthusiast dreams of becoming the [[Galar League|Galar Pokémon League]]’s official mascot. All are mystified when it comes to their true identity, age, or even gender. | |desc=This [[Poké Ball]] enthusiast dreams of becoming the [[Galar League|Galar Pokémon League]]’s official mascot. All are mystified when it comes to their true identity, age, or even gender. | ||
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'''Ball Guy''' (Japanese: '''ボールガイ''' ''Ball Guy'') is a [[Pokémon Trainer]] in [[Pokémon Masters EX]], based on the [[Ball Guy|character of the same name]] in the [[core series]] {{pkmn|games}}. They form a [[sync pair]] with {{p|Amoonguss}}. The sync pair can be obtained through a limited [[ | '''Ball Guy''' (Japanese: '''ボールガイ''' ''Ball Guy'') is a [[Pokémon Trainer]] in [[Pokémon Masters EX]], based on the [[Ball Guy|character of the same name]] in the [[core series]] {{pkmn|games}}. They form a [[sync pair]] with {{p|Amoonguss}}. The sync pair can be obtained through a limited variety [[sync pair scout]], and was first available on March 21, 2023. The pair's potential can be upgraded to {{6EX}} since it was first released, which unlocks Ball Guy's EX style. | ||
==In the games== | |||
{{incomplete|section|History & Role in Pokémon Masters EX}} | |||
==Amoonguss== | ==Amoonguss== | ||
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===Availability=== | ===Availability=== | ||
Ball Guy is exclusive to variety scouts. | Ball Guy is exclusive to variety scouts. Their offering rate was increased in the following [[sync pair scout]]s: | ||
{{MastersAvailability/head|poison}} | |||
{{MastersAvailability/entry|Ball Guy Variety Scout|March 21 to April 7, 2023|note=Debut}} | |||
{{MastersAvailability/entry|Ball Guy Variety Scout|June 4 to 18, 2024}} | |||
{{MastersAvailability/foot|poison}} | |||
They were also available in the following sync pair scouts: | |||
{{MastersAvailability/head|poison}} | |||
{{MastersAvailability/entry|Red Mix Scout|November 1, 2023 to May 1, 2024|note=Available using paid gems only}} | |||
{{MastersAvailability/entry|5★-Select Variety Scout ×11|March 5 to 19, 2024|note=Available using paid gems only}} | |||
{{MastersAvailability/entry|Blue Mix Scout|May 1 to September 1, 2024|note=Available using paid gems only}} | |||
{{MastersAvailability/entry|Leaf Mix Scout|September 1, 2024 to January 1, 2025|note=Available using paid gems only}} | |||
{{MastersAvailability/entry|Daily Scout|Starting September 1, 2024|note=One scout available daily}} | |||
{{MastersAvailability/foot|poison}} | |||
===Moves=== | ===Moves=== | ||
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|— | |— | ||
|An opponent | |An opponent | ||
|''(6★ EX | |''(6★ EX effect: The sync buff is doubled the first time a sync move is used.)'' | ||
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! colspan=2 | {{color2|000|Passive skill|Passive Skills}} | ! colspan=2 | {{color2|000|Passive skill|Passive Skills}} | ||
|-style="background:#fff" | |-style="background:#fff" | ||
|Destructive Touch 9 | |{{sk|Destructive Touch|9}} | ||
|Leaves an opponent that attacked the user poisoned, paralyzed, or asleep when the user is hit by an attack move. | |Leaves an opponent that attacked the user poisoned, paralyzed, or asleep when the user is hit by an attack move. | ||
|-style="background:#fff" | |-style="background:#fff" | ||
|Underhanded Refresh 9 | |{{sk|Underhanded Refresh|9}} | ||
|Restores 1 MP for the user’s moves when its attack move is successful against targets that are affected by a status condition. | |Restores 1 MP for the user’s moves when its attack move is successful against targets that are affected by a status condition. | ||
|-style="background:#fff" | |-style="background:#fff" | ||
|Team Hit Me Up 9 | |{{sk|Team Hit Me Up|9}} | ||
|Raises one of the following stats of all allied sync pairs by 1 stat rank at random when the user is hit by an attack move: Attack, Defense, Sp. Atk, Sp. Def, or Speed. | |Raises one of the following stats of all allied sync pairs by 1 stat rank at random when the user is hit by an attack move: Attack, Defense, Sp. Atk, Sp. Def, or Speed. | ||
|- style="background: #{{poison color light}}" | |- style="background: #{{poison color light}}" | ||
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===Sync grid=== | ===Sync grid=== | ||
Ball Guy | Ball Guy & Amoonguss's [[sync grid]] is an expanded grid, made available since the sync pair was first released. | ||
{| class="roundy sortable" style="margin:auto; background:#{{poison color}}; border:3px solid #{{poison color dark}}; text-align:center" | {| class="roundy sortable" style="margin:auto; background:#{{poison color}}; border:3px solid #{{poison color dark}}; text-align:center" | ||
|- style="background: #{{poison color light}}" | |- style="background: #{{poison color light}}" | ||
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| 2 | | 2 | ||
|-style="background:#fff" | |-style="background:#fff" | ||
| Absorb: Move Gauge Refresh 3 | | Absorb: {{sk|Move Gauge Refresh|3}} | ||
| Has a chance (40%) of charging the user’s move gauge by one when a move is successful. | | Has a chance (40%) of charging the user’s move gauge by one when a move is successful. | ||
| 7 | | 7 | ||
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| 2 | | 2 | ||
|-style="background:#fff" | |-style="background:#fff" | ||
| Absorb: Toxic Chance 4 | | Absorb: {{sk|Toxic Chance|4}} | ||
| Has a chance (50%) of leaving the target poisoned when a move targeting that opponent is successful. | | Has a chance (50%) of leaving the target poisoned when a move targeting that opponent is successful. | ||
| 8 | | 8 | ||
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| 2 | | 2 | ||
|-style="background:#fff" | |-style="background:#fff" | ||
| Clear Smog: Move Gauge Refresh 3 | | Clear Smog: {{sk|Move Gauge Refresh|3}} | ||
| Has a chance (40%) of charging the user’s move gauge by one when a move is successful. | | Has a chance (40%) of charging the user’s move gauge by one when a move is successful. | ||
| 7 | | 7 | ||
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| 2 | | 2 | ||
|-style="background:#fff" | |-style="background:#fff" | ||
| Clear Smog: Stoic 9 | | Clear Smog: {{sk|Stoic|9}} | ||
| Raises the user’s Defense by one stat rank when its Pokémon uses a move. | | Raises the user’s Defense by one stat rank when its Pokémon uses a move. | ||
| 7 | | 7 | ||
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| 2 | | 2 | ||
|-style="background:#fff" | |-style="background:#fff" | ||
| Clear Smog: Acumen 9 | | Clear Smog: {{sk|Acumen|9}} | ||
| Raises the user’s Sp. Def by one stat rank when its Pokémon uses a move. | | Raises the user’s Sp. Def by one stat rank when its Pokémon uses a move. | ||
| 7 | | 7 | ||
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| 2 | | 2 | ||
|-style="background:#fff" | |-style="background:#fff" | ||
| Move Gauge Boost: MP Refresh 3 | | Move Gauge Boost: {{sk|MP Refresh|3}} | ||
| Has a chance (40%) of restoring one MP of the user’s move when that move is successful. | | Has a chance (40%) of restoring one MP of the user’s move when that move is successful. | ||
| 7 | | 7 | ||
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| 2 | | 2 | ||
|-style="background:#fff" | |-style="background:#fff" | ||
| Move Gauge Boost: Move Gauge Refresh 9 | | Move Gauge Boost: {{sk|Move Gauge Refresh|9}} | ||
| Charges the user’s move gauge by one when a move is successful. | | Charges the user’s move gauge by one when a move is successful. | ||
| 7 | | 7 | ||
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| 3 | | 3 | ||
|-style="background:#fff" | |-style="background:#fff" | ||
| On the Ball!: Team | | On the Ball!: {{sk|Team Randomizer's Raise|9}} | ||
| Raises one of the following stats of all allied sync pairs by 1 stat rank at random when the user’s move is successful: Attack, Defense, Sp. Atk, Sp. Def, or Speed. | | Raises one of the following stats of all allied sync pairs by 1 stat rank at random when the user’s move is successful: Attack, Defense, Sp. Atk, Sp. Def, or Speed. | ||
| 10 | | 10 | ||
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| 1 | | 1 | ||
|-style="background:#fff" | |-style="background:#fff" | ||
| On the Ball!: Propulsion 1 | | On the Ball!: {{sk|Propulsion|1}} | ||
| Has a chance (20%) of reducing the user’s sync move countdown by one when the user’s move is successful. | | Has a chance (20%) of reducing the user’s sync move countdown by one when the user’s move is successful. | ||
| 8 | | 8 | ||
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| 2 | | 2 | ||
|-style="background:#fff" | |-style="background:#fff" | ||
| On the Ball!: Master Healer 1 | | On the Ball!: {{sk|Master Healer|1}} | ||
| Increases the amount of HP restored by the user’s healing moves. | | Increases the amount of HP restored by the user’s healing moves. | ||
| 10 | | 10 | ||
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| 3 | | 3 | ||
|-style="background:#fff" | |-style="background:#fff" | ||
| Interference Immunity | | {{sk|Interference Immunity}} | ||
| Prevents the user from flinching, becoming confused, or becoming trapped. | | Prevents the user from flinching, becoming confused, or becoming trapped. | ||
| 9 | | 9 | ||
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| 3 | | 3 | ||
|-style="background:#fff" | |-style="background:#fff" | ||
| Impervious | | {{sk|Impervious}} | ||
| The user's stats cannot be lowered. | | The user's stats cannot be lowered. | ||
| 10 | | 10 | ||
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| 3 | | 3 | ||
|-style="background:#fff" | |-style="background:#fff" | ||
| Vigilance | | {{sk|Vigilance}} | ||
| Protects the user against critical hits. | | Protects the user against critical hits. | ||
| 10 | | 10 | ||
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| 3 | | 3 | ||
|-style="background:#fff" | |-style="background:#fff" | ||
| Team Hit Me Up 9 | | {{sk|Team Hit Me Up|9}} | ||
| Raises one of the following stats of all allied sync pairs by 1 stat rank at random when the user is hit by an attack move: Attack, Defense, Sp. Atk, Sp. Def, or Speed. | | Raises one of the following stats of all allied sync pairs by 1 stat rank at random when the user is hit by an attack move: Attack, Defense, Sp. Atk, Sp. Def, or Speed. | ||
| 10 | | 10 | ||
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==Appearances== | ==Appearances== | ||
===Battle appearances=== | ===Battle appearances=== | ||
Ball Guy | Ball Guy & Amoonguss can be battled against in: | ||
* [[Training area]]: {{DL|Training area|Level-Up Area|Training with Ball Guy}} (March 21 to April 14, 2023) | * [[Training area]]: {{DL|Training area|Level-Up Area|Training with Ball Guy}} (March 21 to April 14, 2023) | ||
* [[Story event]]: [[Galar's Poké Ball Enthusiast]] (March 21 to April 7, 2023) | * [[Story event]]: [[Galar's Poké Ball Enthusiast]] (March 21 to April 7, 2023) | ||
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** [[Galar's Poké Ball Enthusiast]] | ** [[Galar's Poké Ball Enthusiast]] | ||
** [[The Electrifying Influencer]] | ** [[The Electrifying Influencer]] | ||
* [[Expedition event]]: Search for the Ball Pokémon! | * [[Expedition event]]: {{DL|Expedition event|Search for the Ball Pokémon!}} | ||
===Sync pair stories=== | ===Sync pair stories=== | ||
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* Ball Guy's EX colors match the color scheme of a [[Great Ball]]. | * Ball Guy's EX colors match the color scheme of a [[Great Ball]]. | ||
* Ball Guy is the first [[sync pair]] to not be confirmed to be a {{pkmn|Trainer}} until their debut in Pokémon Masters EX. | * Ball Guy is the first [[sync pair]] to not be confirmed to be a {{pkmn|Trainer}} until their debut in Pokémon Masters EX. | ||
* In their sync pair story, Ball Guy mentions they first met Amoonguss as a {{p|Foongus}}, and also | * In their sync pair story, Ball Guy mentions they first met Amoonguss as a {{p|Foongus}}, and also alludes to other {{DL|Item|Fake items|Pokémon that disguise themselves as Poké Balls}}: {{p|Voltorb}}, {{p|Electrode}}, and {{rf|Galarian}} {{p|Stunfisk}}. | ||
* During the {{DL|Expedition event|Search for the Ball Pokémon!}} expedition event, Ball Guy can be seen using the [[Secret Technique]] Chop Down from {{LGPE}}. | * During the {{DL|Expedition event|Search for the Ball Pokémon!}} expedition event, Ball Guy can be seen using the [[Secret Technique]] Chop Down from {{LGPE}}. | ||
* Ball Guy | * Ball Guy and {{mas|Kabu}} are the only Trainers from the [[Galar]] region whose English voice actors do not give them a British accent. | ||
===Origin=== | ===Origin=== | ||
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''On the Ball!'' | ''On the Ball!'' | ||
{{langtable | {{langtable | ||
|color={{poison color}}|bordercolor={{poison color dark}} | |color={{poison color}}|bordercolor={{poison color dark}}|textcolor=fff | ||
|ja=応援するボル! ''{{tt|Ōen-suru Boru!|Back You Up ~ Ball!}}'' | |ja=応援するボル! ''{{tt|Ōen-suru Boru!|Back You Up ~ Ball!}}'' | ||
|zh_cmn=加油加油啊球! ''{{tt|Jiāyóu jiāyóu a Qiú!|Go, Go ~ Ball!}}'' | |zh_cmn=加油加油啊球! ''{{tt|Jiāyóu jiāyóu a Qiú!|Go, Go ~ Ball!}}'' | ||
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''Full of Surprises Poison Beam'' | ''Full of Surprises Poison Beam'' | ||
{{langtable | {{langtable | ||
|color={{poison color}}|bordercolor={{poison color dark}} | |color={{poison color}}|bordercolor={{poison color dark}}|textcolor=fff | ||
|ja=とっても奥が深い ポイズンレイ ''{{tt|Tottemo Okugafukai Poizun Rei|Extremely Profound Poison Ray}}'' | |ja=とっても奥が深い ポイズンレイ ''{{tt|Tottemo Okugafukai Poizun Rei|Extremely Profound Poison Ray}}'' | ||
|zh_cmn=極度深奧之 毒之光線 ''{{tt|Jídù Shēn'ào zhī Dú-zhī Guāngxiàn|Extremely Profound Poison Ray}}'' | |zh_cmn=極度深奧之 毒之光線 ''{{tt|Jídù Shēn'ào zhī Dú-zhī Guāngxiàn|Extremely Profound Poison Ray}}'' | ||
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{{Project CharacterDex notice}} | {{Project CharacterDex notice}} | ||
[[Category:Masters EX characters with an EX | [[Category:Masters EX characters with an EX style]] | ||
[[de:Ballduin#Pokémon Masters EX]] | [[de:Ballduin#Pokémon Masters EX]] | ||
[[es:Bolifacio | [[es:Bolifacio (Masters EX)]] | ||
[[it:Ballino (Masters EX)]] | [[it:Ballino (Masters EX)]] | ||
[[ja:ボールガイ (ポケモンマスターズ)]] | [[ja:ボールガイ (ポケモンマスターズ)]] | ||
[[zh:阿球#Masters]] | [[zh:阿球#Masters]] |
Latest revision as of 01:54, 10 September 2024
Ball Guy ボールガイ Ball Guy | |
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No. | 165 |
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English voice actor | Kellen Goff[1] |
Japanese voice actor | Tomokazu Seki |
Description | This Poké Ball enthusiast dreams of becoming the Galar Pokémon League’s official mascot. All are mystified when it comes to their true identity, age, or even gender. |
Ball Guy (Japanese: ボールガイ Ball Guy) is a Pokémon Trainer in Pokémon Masters EX, based on the character of the same name in the core series games. They form a sync pair with Amoonguss. The sync pair can be obtained through a limited variety sync pair scout, and was first available on March 21, 2023. The pair's potential can be upgraded to 6★ EX since it was first released, which unlocks Ball Guy's EX style.
In the games
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This section is incomplete. Please feel free to edit this section to add missing information and complete it. Reason: History & Role in Pokémon Masters EX |
Amoonguss
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Role | ![]() | ||||||
Base Potential | ★★★★★☆EX | ||||||
Amoonguss ♂ | Weakness | ![]() | |||||
They show off their Poké Ball caps to lure prey, but very few Pokémon are fooled by this. | |||||||
Stats | HP | Attack | Defense | Sp. Atk | Sp. Def | Speed | |
Lv. 140, Base Potential | 630 | 424 | 134 | 356 | 134 | 403 | |
Lv. 140, Max Potential | 730 | 464 | 174 | 396 | 174 | 443 |
Availability
Ball Guy is exclusive to variety scouts. Their offering rate was increased in the following sync pair scouts:
Banner | Dates | Notes |
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Ball Guy Variety Scout | March 21 to April 7, 2023 | Debut |
Ball Guy Variety Scout | June 4 to 18, 2024 | |
All banners lasted from 06:00 UTC on the start date to 05:59 UTC on the end date unless noted otherwise. |
They were also available in the following sync pair scouts:
Banner | Dates | Notes |
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Red Mix Scout | November 1, 2023 to May 1, 2024 | Available using paid gems only |
5★-Select Variety Scout ×11 | March 5 to 19, 2024 | Available using paid gems only |
Blue Mix Scout | May 1 to September 1, 2024 | Available using paid gems only |
Leaf Mix Scout | September 1, 2024 to January 1, 2025 | Available using paid gems only |
Daily Scout | Starting September 1, 2024 | One scout available daily |
All banners lasted from 06:00 UTC on the start date to 05:59 UTC on the end date unless noted otherwise. |
Moves
Name | Type | Category | Move gauge | Base Power | Max Power | Accuracy | Target | Description |
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Absorb | Grass![]() |
Special | 1 | 19 | 22 | 100% | An opponent | The more damage dealt to the target, the more it restores the user’s HP. |
Move Gauge Boost | None | Status | 0 (2 uses) |
— | — | — | Self | Charges the user’s move gauge by 3. |
Clear Smog | Poison![]() |
Special | 2 (2 uses) |
63 | 75 | — | An opponent | Never misses. Returns the target’s raised stats to normal. |
On the Ball! | None | Status | 0 (1 use) |
— | — | — | All allies | Activates one of several additional effects at random. Restores the user’s HP by approximately 10% of its maximum HP. Removes all status conditions from all allied sync pairs. Raises the critical-hit rate of all allied sync pairs by 1 stat rank. |
Sync moves | ||||||||
Full of Surprises Poison Beam | Poison![]() |
Special | — | 250 | 300 | — | An opponent | (6★ EX effect: The sync buff is doubled the first time a sync move is used.) |
Skills
Name | Description |
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Passive Skills | |
Destructive Touch 9 | Leaves an opponent that attacked the user poisoned, paralyzed, or asleep when the user is hit by an attack move. |
Underhanded Refresh 9 | Restores 1 MP for the user’s moves when its attack move is successful against targets that are affected by a status condition. |
Team Hit Me Up 9 | Raises one of the following stats of all allied sync pairs by 1 stat rank at random when the user is hit by an attack move: Attack, Defense, Sp. Atk, Sp. Def, or Speed. |
Theme Skills | |
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Raises the maximum HP of all allied sync pairs by 30. |
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Raises the maximum HP of all allied sync pairs by 4. |
Expedition Skills | |
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Raises the following discovery level by 2: • ![]() |
Sync grid
Ball Guy & Amoonguss's sync grid is an expanded grid, made available since the sync pair was first released.
Name | Effect | Energy required | Sync orb required | Move level required |
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HP +10 | HP +10 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
HP +10 | HP +10 | 2 | 24 | 1 |
HP +10 | HP +10 | 2 | 24 | 1 |
HP +10 | HP +10 | 2 | 24 | 1 |
HP +10 | HP +10 | 2 | 24 | 2 |
Defense +5 | Defense +5 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
Defense +5 | Defense +5 | 2 | 24 | 1 |
Defense +5 | Defense +5 | 2 | 24 | 1 |
Defense +5 | Defense +5 | 2 | 24 | 1 |
Defense +5 | Defense +5 | 2 | 24 | 1 |
Sp. Atk +5 | Sp. Atk +5 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
Sp. Atk +5 | Sp. Atk +5 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
Sp. Atk +5 | Sp. Atk +5 | 2 | 24 | 1 |
Sp. Def +5 | Sp. Def +5 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
Sp. Def +5 | Sp. Def +5 | 2 | 24 | 1 |
Sp. Def +5 | Sp. Def +5 | 2 | 24 | 2 |
Sp. Def +5 | Sp. Def +5 | 2 | 24 | 3 |
Sp. Def +10 | Sp. Def +10 | 4 | 48 | 2 |
Speed +5 | Speed +5 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
Speed +5 | Speed +5 | 2 | 24 | 1 |
Speed +5 | Speed +5 | 2 | 24 | 1 |
Speed +5 | Speed +5 | 2 | 24 | 1 |
Absorb: Power +4 | Absorb: Power ↑ +4 | 3 | 36 | 1 |
Absorb: Power +4 | Absorb: Power ↑ +4 | 3 | 36 | 1 |
Absorb: Power +4 | Absorb: Power ↑ +4 | 3 | 36 | 1 |
Absorb: Power +4 | Absorb: Power ↑ +4 | 3 | 36 | 2 |
Absorb: Power +4 | Absorb: Power ↑ +4 | 3 | 36 | 2 |
Absorb: Move Gauge Refresh 3 | Has a chance (40%) of charging the user’s move gauge by one when a move is successful. | 7 | 84 | 2 |
Absorb: Toxic Chance 4 | Has a chance (50%) of leaving the target poisoned when a move targeting that opponent is successful. | 8 | 96 | 3 |
Clear Smog: Power +4 | Clear Smog: Power ↑ +4 | 3 | 36 | 1 |
Clear Smog: Power +4 | Clear Smog: Power ↑ +4 | 3 | 36 | 1 |
Clear Smog: Power +4 | Clear Smog: Power ↑ +4 | 3 | 36 | 1 |
Clear Smog: Power +4 | Clear Smog: Power ↑ +4 | 3 | 36 | 1 |
Clear Smog: Power +4 | Clear Smog: Power ↑ +4 | 3 | 36 | 2 |
Clear Smog: Move Gauge Refresh 3 | Has a chance (40%) of charging the user’s move gauge by one when a move is successful. | 7 | 84 | 2 |
Clear Smog: Stoic 9 | Raises the user’s Defense by one stat rank when its Pokémon uses a move. | 7 | 84 | 2 |
Clear Smog: Acumen 9 | Raises the user’s Sp. Def by one stat rank when its Pokémon uses a move. | 7 | 84 | 2 |
Move Gauge Boost: MP Refresh 3 | Has a chance (40%) of restoring one MP of the user’s move when that move is successful. | 7 | 84 | 2 |
Move Gauge Boost: Move Gauge Refresh 9 | Charges the user’s move gauge by one when a move is successful. | 7 | 84 | 3 |
On the Ball!: Team Randomizer's Raise 9 | Raises one of the following stats of all allied sync pairs by 1 stat rank at random when the user’s move is successful: Attack, Defense, Sp. Atk, Sp. Def, or Speed. | 10 | 120 | 1 |
On the Ball!: Propulsion 1 | Has a chance (20%) of reducing the user’s sync move countdown by one when the user’s move is successful. | 8 | 96 | 2 |
On the Ball!: Master Healer 1 | Increases the amount of HP restored by the user’s healing moves. | 10 | 120 | 3 |
Interference Immunity | Prevents the user from flinching, becoming confused, or becoming trapped. | 9 | 108 | 3 |
Impervious | The user's stats cannot be lowered. | 10 | 120 | 3 |
Vigilance | Protects the user against critical hits. | 10 | 120 | 3 |
Team Hit Me Up 9 | Raises one of the following stats of all allied sync pairs by 1 stat rank at random when the user is hit by an attack move: Attack, Defense, Sp. Atk, Sp. Def, or Speed. | 10 | 120 | 3 |
Full of Surprises Poison Beam: Power +25 | Full of Surprises Poison Beam: Power ↑ +25 | 5 | 60 | 3 |
Full of Surprises Poison Beam: Power +25 | Full of Surprises Poison Beam: Power ↑ +25 | 5 | 60 | 3 |
Appearances
Battle appearances
Ball Guy & Amoonguss can be battled against in:
- Training area: Training with Ball Guy (March 21 to April 14, 2023)
- Story event: Galar's Poké Ball Enthusiast (March 21 to April 7, 2023)
- Egg event: Do You Want an Egg? (March 21 to April 7, 2023)
- Gear event: Collecta-ball Poison Gear! (March 21 to April 7, 2023)
Story appearances
Ball Guy appears in the following story areas:
Sync pair stories
- A Day with Ball Guy
Quotes
- Main article: Ball Guy/Quotes → Pokémon Masters EX
Gallery
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VS model (Normal colors) |
6★ model (Normal colors) |
6★ model (EX colors) |
VS model (EX colors) |
Ball Guy's sync move mindscape (Turffield Stadium, Interior) |
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Trainer emote Nice! |
Trainer emote Watch out! |
Trainer emote Let's do this! |
Trainer emote Thanks! | |
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Medal 1★ Galar's Poké Ball Enthusiast |
Medal 2★ Galar's Poké Ball Enthusiast |
Medal 3★ Galar's Poké Ball Enthusiast |
Medal Incrediball! |
Trivia
- Ball Guy's EX colors match the color scheme of a Great Ball.
- Ball Guy is the first sync pair to not be confirmed to be a Trainer until their debut in Pokémon Masters EX.
- In their sync pair story, Ball Guy mentions they first met Amoonguss as a Foongus, and also alludes to other Pokémon that disguise themselves as Poké Balls: Voltorb, Electrode, and Galarian Stunfisk.
- During the Search for the Ball Pokémon! expedition event, Ball Guy can be seen using the Secret Technique Chop Down from Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!.
- Ball Guy and Kabu are the only Trainers from the Galar region whose English voice actors do not give them a British accent.
Origin
Ball Guy's design is based on their appearance in Pokémon Sword and Shield. Ball Guy is not known to own any Pokémon outside this game, but Amoonguss resembles a Poké Ball, which Ball Guy is an enthusiast of. Amoonguss's Dex entry comes from Pokémon White.
In other languages
On the Ball!
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Full of Surprises Poison Beam
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References
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