Ultra Ball
- This article is about the modern incarnation of the Ultra Ball. For the Ultra Ball from Legends: Arceus, see Ultra Ball (Hisui). For the Poké Ball with the Japanese name of "Ultra Ball", see Beast Ball.
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The Ultra Ball (Japanese: ハイパーボール Hyper Ball) is a type of Poké Ball introduced in Generation I. It is an improved variant of the Great Ball that can be used to catch wild Pokémon.
In the core series games
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In Pokémon Crystal, an Ultra Ball costs $1000 during the Goldenrod Department Store rooftop sale.
Effect
Manual activation
When used from the Bag in a wild Pokémon encounter, it will attempt to catch the wild Pokémon with a catch rate modifier of 2×.
If used on an Ultra Beast, the catch rate modifier is instead set to 410/4096× (~0.1×).
The Ultra Ball cannot be used in situations in which Poké Balls cannot be used, such as in wild battles with two or more opponents currently present or against a trial Pokémon. If used in a Trainer battle (except if used as a Snag Ball on a Shadow Pokémon), the opposing Trainer will deflect it, wasting the ball (in Generation III and earlier) or only the player's turn (from Generation IV onward). If used on the ghost Marowak, it will dodge it, wasting the ball.
Held item
Fling fails if the user is holding an Ultra Ball.
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Acquisition
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Cameo appearances
Pokémon Stadium 2
In Pokémon Stadium 2, Ultra Balls appear in the mini-game Furret's Frolic. They are worth three points each.
Pokémon Sun, Moon, Ultra Sun, and Ultra Moon
In Pokémon Sun, Moon, Ultra Sun, and Ultra Moon, the following Trainer classes keep their Pokémon in Ultra Balls:
- Black Belt
- Firefighter
- Ace Trainer
- Police Officer
- Veteran
- Captain (except Lana)
- Island kahuna
- Elite Four
- Trainers who share the same model as any of the above (e.g. Eevee User and Principal)
Additionally, Lusamine, Faba, Guzma, Plumeria, Ryuki, Molayne, Sina, Dexio, Grimsley, Anabel, Wally, Colress, and Cynthia keep their Pokémon in Ultra Balls.
Pokémon Sword and Shield
In Pokémon Sword and Shield, the following Trainer classes keep their Pokémon in Ultra Balls:
- Dancer
- Hiker
- Gym Trainer (Hammerlocke)
- Gym Leader* (excluding Nessa, AllisterSh, and Piers)
Additionally, Rose, Leon*, Mustard, Honey, Peony, and Peonia keep their Pokémon in Ultra Balls.
Pokémon Scarlet and Violet
In Pokémon Scarlet and Violet, Trainers considered "strong" (denoted by a black background on their overworld text bubble) keep their Pokémon in Ultra Balls.
Gallery
Artwork
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| Artwork by Ken Sugimori |
Artwork from Scarlet and Violet |
Sprites
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| In-battle sprite in Generation II |
Sprite from Furret Frolic's instruction screen in Stadium 2 |
In-battle and summary sprite from Ruby and Sapphire |
In-battle and summary sprite from FireRed, LeafGreen, and Emerald |
Summary sprite from Colosseum |
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| Summary sprite from XD: Gale of Darkness |
Summary sprite from Generations IV and V |
In-battle sprite in Generation IV |
Summary sprite from Battle Revolution |
In-battle sprite in Generation V |
Models
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| Model from Furret Frolic in Stadium 2 |
In-battle model X, Y, Omega Ruby, Alpha Sapphire, Sun, Moon, Ultra Sun, and Ultra Moon |
Model from Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee! |
Model from Generation VIII |
In spin-off games
Pokémon GO
Ultra Balls can be used during wild Pokémon encounters to attempt to capture a wild Pokémon with a catch rate modifier of 2×.
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Acquisition
The player is awarded Ultra Balls for leveling up to any level starting from 20. They may also be obtained by completing certain Special Research tasks.
Ultra Balls can also be repeatably obtained by
- Spinning the Photo Disc of PokéStops or Gyms (Lv. 20+)
- Opening a Gift (Lv. 20+)
- Field Research
Ultra Balls are also sometimes available in limited-time boxes sold in the Shop.
Pokémon Pinball series
In Pokémon Pinball and Pokémon Pinball: Ruby & Sapphire, the Ultra Ball multiplies bonus points by ×3.
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| Sprite from Pinball |
Sprite from Pinball: Ruby & Sapphire |
In the anime
Main series
An Ultra Ball appeared in Which One ~ Is It?, a Japanese ending theme from Pokémon the Series: Diamond and Pearl.
In A Frenzied Factory Fiasco!, multiple Ultra Balls were seen at the Poké Ball Factory.
In A Glaring Rivalry!, Gladion was revealed to keep his Lycanroc in an Ultra Ball.
A pair of Ultra Balls appeared in Team Rocket's boss fantasy in Let Sleeping Pokémon Lie!.
In Acting True to Form!, an Ultra Ball appeared as a part of James's Poké Ball collection.
In Sword and Shield... The Legends Awaken!, Leon used an Ultra Ball in an attempt to catch Eternatus, only for it to break out.
In Chasing to the Finish!, Quillon used an Ultra Ball to catch a Registeel and was revealed to have also done the same with a Regice and a Regirock.
In HZ033, Amethio brandished an Ultra Ball when declaring his plan to confront the Black Rayquaza.
Pokémon Origins
In File 3: Giovanni, Giovanni was shown to keep his strongest Pokémon, Rhyhorn and Rhydon, within Ultra Balls.
In File 4: Charizard, Red used Ultra Balls to catch the Legendary Pokémon Articuno, Zapdos, Moltres, and Mewtwo.
Pokémon Generations
In The Scoop, an Ultra Ball was used by a Trainer to catch a Deoxys in outer space.
Pokémon: Twilight Wings
Leon was seen holding an Ultra Ball near the end of Letter.
Three Ultra Balls containing Bea's Pokémon appeared in Training.
In The Gathering of Stars, Mustard was shown to keep his Mienshao in an Ultra Ball.
Pokémon Evolutions
In The Champion, Leon's Aegislash and Charizard were shown to be kept in Ultra Balls.
In The Wish, Zinnia was shown to keep her Salamence in an Ultra Ball. In the same episode, May used an Ultra Ball to catch Rayquaza.
In The Discovery, Elaine was revealed to have caught Mewtwo with an Ultra Ball. Two other Ultra Balls also appeared later in the episode, one belonging to Green and another one being held by an Ace Trainer.
Gallery
An Ultra Ball in Pokémon Origins
An Ultra Ball in Pokémon Generations
An Ultra Ball in Pokémon: Twilight Wings
An Ultra Ball in Pokémon Evolutions
In the manga
The Electric Tale of Pikachu
In Haunting My Dreams, Ash attempted to catch a giant Haunter known as Black Fog with an Ultra Ball, but the Ghost Pokémon used Self-Destruct just before the ball could hit it, choosing to kill itself rather than be caught by a human.
Pokémon Adventures
In the Pokémon Adventures manga, Elite Four members keep their Pokémon in Ultra Balls.
Red, Green & Blue arc
In Holy Moltres, Team Rocket was shown to have caught the Legendary birds in Ultra Balls.
Sword & Shield arc
In Crunch!! Snowy Battle, Gordie and Melony were revealed to keep their Pokémon in Ultra Balls.
In PASS32, Peony was shown to keep his Copperajah in an Ultra Ball.
In PASS36, Mustard was revealed to keep his Urshifu in an Ultra Ball.
Gallery
An Ultra Ball in The Electric Tale of Pikachu
An Ultra Ball in Pokémon Pocket Monsters
In the TCG
- Main article: Ultra Ball (Dark Explorers 102)
The Ultra Ball, debuting in Dark Explorers with artwork by 5ban Graphics, has the player discard two cards from their hand to search the deck for a Pokémon.
Before being printed as its own card, an Ultra Ball can be seen in the artwork of Rocket's Sneak Attack from the Team Rocket expansion.
Trivia
- The Ultra Ball includes a stylized H in its design. This is due to its Japanese name, Hyper Ball.
- Its English name is the same as the Beast Ball in Japanese. "Ultra" in Beast Ball's Japanese name refers to "Ultra Beasts". The Japanese name of Beast Ball was likely changed due to the localization conflict with Ultra Ball, with "Beast" being used to refer to the Ultra Beasts instead.
- The Ultra Ball appears to have gone through a short-lived design change early on in Generation III. Its in-game design in Ruby and Sapphire and Pokémon Pinball: Ruby & Sapphire features a single thick yellow stripe down the middle of the upper half of the Ball, while all other games in the generation use the standard large upper-case H shape for the yellow pattern instead.
In other languages
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