Poké Ball

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A Poké Ball

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 Therefore, if a trainer owns more than 6 Pokémon, they may be stored in a Pokémon storage system, and withdrawn or deposited at any Pokémon Center.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

• Poké Ball (×1)
• Great Ball (×1.5)
• Safari Ball (×1.5)
• Ultra Ball (×2)
• Master Ball (Always catches)

Gold/Silver Poké Balls

• Park Ball (×1.5)
• Level Ball (If your Pokémon's level is higher than the wild Pokémon's, ×2. If your Pokémon's level is double or higher than the wild Pokémon's, ×4. If your Pokémon's level is four times or higher, catch rate ×8) - Made from Red Apricorn
• Lure Ball (If wild Pokémon was hooked on a rod, ×3) - Made from Blu Apricorn
• Moon Ball (If wild Pokémon evolves with a Moon Stone, ×4) - Made from Ylw Apricorn
• Friend Ball (×1, wild Pokémon has a happiness value of 200 after being caught) - Made from Grn Apricon
• Fast Ball (If wild Pokémon is Magnemite, Grimer, Tangela, Mr. Mime, Eevee, Porygon, Dratini, or Dragonair, ×4. However, not all of these Pokémon can be found in the wild) - Made from Wht Apricorn
• Heavy Ball (Catch rate is normal for pokémon between 100 and 200kg, increases by 20 for pokémon between 200kg and 300kg, increases by 30 for pokémon heavier than 300kg, and is reduced by 20 for pokémon under 100kg ) - Made from Blk Apricorn
• Love Ball (If your Pokémon and the wild Pokémon are opposite genders, ×8) - Made from Pnk Apricorn

Ruby/Sapphire Poké Balls

• Gorgeous Ball (×1)
• Premier Ball (×1)
• Net Ball (If wild Pokémon is a Bug-type or Water-type, ×3)
• Dive Ball (If battling underwater, ×3.5)
• Nest Ball (Catch rate ranges from ×1 to ×3 based on how low the wild Pokémon's level is. Formula is (40 - level) ÷ 10)
• Repeat Ball (If wild Pokémon's species has been caught before, ×3)
• Timer Ball (Catch rate ranges from ×1 to ×4 based on how many turns have passed in the current battle. Formula is 1 + TurnNumber ÷ 10)

See also: [1] [2]