Poké Ball

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A Poké Ball

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Interior of a Poké Ball from the anime.

A Poké Ball is critical in any trainer's quest. It is used for capturing and storing wild Pokémon; a trainer may carry as many Poké Balls and ball variants as they desire. However, a trainer may only carry up to 6 Pokémon at a time. Therefore, if a trainer owns more than 6 Pokémon, they may be stored in a Pokémon storage system, and withdrawn or deposited at any Pokémon Center. There are 4 different basic levels of Poké Ball, and over a dozen variations on the Poké Ball design throughout the games.

A Poké Ball's strength is determined by how much it raises a wild Pokémon's catch rate. Many Poké Ball's strengths change based on certain conditions.

Basic Types of Poké Ball

		Catch rate
File:01 PokeBall.gif	Poké Ball	1×
File:GreatBall.jpg	Great Ball	1.5×
	Safari Ball	1.5×
	Ultra Ball	2×
	Master Ball	-1
1: Master Balls always catch the wild Pokémon.

Pokémon Gold/Pokémon Silver Poké Balls

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Three of Kurt's Custom Poké Balls

	Made from	Catch rate
Park Ball		1.5×
Level Ball	Red Apricorn	If your Pokémon's level is: Higher than the wild Pokémon's, 2×; Double or higher than the wild Pokémon's, 4×; Four times or higher, 8×.
Lure Ball	Blu Apricorn	If wild Pokémon was hooked on a rod, 3×.
Moon Ball	Ylw Apricorn	If wild Pokémon evolves with a Moon Stone, 4×.
Friend Ball2	Grn Apricorn	1×
Fast Ball	Wht Apricorn	If wild Pokémon is one that flees from battles3, 4×.
Heavy Ball	Blk Apricorn	If the wild Pokémon is: Between 100kg and 200kg, normal; Between 200kg and 300kg, +20; More than 300kg, +30; Under 100kg, -20.
Love Ball	Pnk Apricorn	If your Pokémon and the wild Pokémon are opposite genders, 8×
2: The wild Pokémon has a happiness value of 200 after being caught with a Friend Ball. 3: Fast Ball has an effect with Magnemite, Grimer, Tangela, Mr. Mime, Eevee, Porygon, Dratini and Dragonair, although not all these Pokémon can be found in the wild.

Pokémon Ruby/Pokémon Sapphire Poké Balls

		Catch rate
File:LuxuryBall.gif	Luxury Ball	1×
File:PremierBall.gif	Premier Ball	1×
File:NetBall.gif	Net Ball	If wild Pokémon is a Bug-type or Water-type, 3×.
File:DiveBall.gif	Dive Ball	If battling underwater, 3.5×.
File:NestBall.gif	Nest Ball	If the wild Pokémon is: Between level 1 and level 19, 3×; Between level 20 and level 29, 2×; Above level 30, 1×.
File:RepeatBall.gif	Repeat Ball	If one of the wild Pokémon's species has been caught before, 3×.
File:TimerBall.gif	Timer Ball	If the number of turns that have passed is: Between 1 and 9, 1×; Between 10 and 19, 2×; Between 20 and 29, 3×; More than 30, 4×.

References

• Fritz, Chris. Pokémon Forever GBC Poké Ball information.
• Fritz, Chris. Pokémon Forever GBA Poké Ball information.