Nest Ball
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The Nest Ball (Japanese: ネストボール Nest Ball) is a type of Poké Ball introduced in Generation III. It can be used to catch a wild Pokémon, being more likely to succeed against lower-level Pokémon.
In the core series games
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Effect
Manual activation
When used from the Bag in a wild encounter, it attempts to catch the wild Pokémon. If used against a low level Pokémon, it has an increased catch rate modifier, calculated as follows:
- From Generation III to IV, ×, minimum 1×
- In Generation V, ×, minimum 1×
- From Generation VI onward, × if Pokémon's level is between 1 and 29, 1× otherwise
| Level | Catch rate modifier | ||
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| Gen. 3-4 | Gen. 5 | Gen. 6+ | |
| 1 | 3.9 | 4 | 4 |
| 2 | 3.8 | 15974/4096 (~3.9) | 15974/4096 (~3.9) |
| 3 | 3.7 | 15564/4096 (~3.8) | 15564/4096 (~3.8) |
| 4 | 3.6 | 15155/4096 (~3.7) | 15155/4096 (~3.7) |
| 5 | 3.5 | 15475/4096 (~3.6) | 15475/4096 (~3.6) |
| 6 | 3.4 | 3.5 | 3.5 |
| 7 | 3.3 | 13926/4096 (~3.4) | 13926/4096 (~3.4) |
| 8 | 3.2 | 13516/4096 (~3.3) | 13516/4096 (~3.3) |
| 9 | 3.1 | 13107/4096 (~3.2) | 13107/4096 (~3.2) |
| 10 | 3 | 12697/4096 (~3.1) | 12697/4096 (~3.1) |
| 11 | 2.9 | 3 | 3 |
| 12 | 2.8 | 11878/4096 (~2.9) | 11878/4096 (~2.9) |
| 13 | 2.7 | 11468/4096 (~2.8) | 11468/4096 (~2.8) |
| 14 | 2.6 | 11059/4096 (~2.7) | 11059/4096 (~2.7) |
| 15 | 2.5 | 10649/4096 (~2.6) | 10649/4096 (~2.6) |
| 16 | 2.4 | 2.5 | 2.5 |
| 17 | 2.3 | 9830/4096 (~2.4) | 9830/4096 (~2.4) |
| 18 | 2.2 | 9420/4096 (~2.3) | 9420/4096 (~2.3) |
| 19 | 2.1 | 9011/4096 (~2.2) | 9011/4096 (~2.2) |
| 20 | 2 | 8601/4096 (~2.1) | 8601/4096 (~2.1) |
| 21 | 1.9 | 2 | 2 |
| 22 | 1.8 | 7782/4096 (~1.9) | 7782/4096 (~1.9) |
| 23 | 1.7 | 7372/4096 (~1.8) | 7372/4096 (~1.8) |
| 24 | 1.6 | 6963/4096 (~1.7) | 6963/4096 (~1.7) |
| 25 | 1.5 | 6553/4096 (~1.6) | 6553/4096 (~1.6) |
| 26 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 1.5 |
| 27 | 1.3 | 5734/4096 (~1.4) | 5734/4096 (~1.4) |
| 28 | 1.2 | 5324/4096 (~1.3) | 5324/4096 (~1.3) |
| 29 | 1.1 | 4915/4096 (~1.2) | 4915/4096 (~1.2) |
| 30 | 1 | 4505/4096 (~1.1) | 1 |
| 31+ | 1 | 1 | 1 |
If used on an Ultra Beast, the catch rate modifier is instead always set to 410/4096× (0.1×).
The Nest 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 the ball, wasting the item. If used on the ghost Marowak, it will dodge the ball, wasting it.
Held item
Fling fails if the user is holding a Nest Ball.
Description
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Acquisition
NPC usage
Pokémon Sun, Moon, Ultra Sun, and Ultra Moon
Team Skull Grunts keep their Pokémon in Nest Balls.
Pokémon Sword and Shield
Team Yell Grunts and Spikemuth Gym Trainers keep their Pokémon in Nest Balls.
Pokémon Scarlet and Violet
Lacey keeps her Pokémon in Nest Balls.
Gallery
Artwork
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| Artwork by Ken Sugimori |
Artwork from Scarlet and Violet |
Sprites
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| In-battle and Summary sprite from Generation III |
Summary sprite from Colosseum |
Summary sprite from XD: Gale of Darkness |
Summary sprite from Generations IV and V |
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| In-battle sprite in Generation IV |
Summary sprite from Battle Revolution |
In-battle sprite in Generation V |
Models
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| In-battle model from X, Y, Omega Ruby, Alpha Sapphire, Sun, Moon, Ultra Sun, and Ultra Moon |
Model from Generation VIII |
In the anime
Main series
A Nest Ball appeared in Which One ~ Is It?, a Japanese ending theme from Pokémon the Series: Diamond and Pearl.
In A Frenzied Factory Fiasco!, multiple Nest Balls were seen at the Poké Ball Factory.
In Splash, Dash, and Smash for the Crown!, a Nest Ball appeared as a part of James's Poké Ball collection.
Bidoof's Big Stand
A Nest Ball appeared in Bidoof's Big Stand, where a Trainer used one to catch the titular Bidoof.
In the manga
Pokémon Adventures
Emerald arc
A Nest Ball first appeared in A Sketchy Smattering of Smeargle while Emerald was thinking which of his Poké Balls he should use to catch Jirachi.
More of Emerald's Nest Balls were seen in Sneaky Like Shedinja II, The Final Battle III, and The Final Battle V.
In the TCG
- Main article: Nest Ball (Sun & Moon 123)
The Nest Ball was introduced as an Item card in the Pokémon Trading Card Game during the English Sun & Moon Series (the Japanese Sun & Moon Era). It was first released in the Japanese Collection Moon expansion and the English Sun & Moon expansion, with artwork by Toyste Beach. A Secret print of the card with artwork by the same illustrator was released in the same sets. It was reprinted in the Japanese GG End subset with artwork by Ryo Ueda. During the English Scarlet & Violet Series (the Japanese Scarlet & Violet Era), it was reprinted again in the Japanese Scarlet ex expansion and the English Scarlet & Violet expansion, as both a Regular card and a hyper rare featuring artwork by the original illustrator, Toyste Beach. The card allows the player to search their deck for a Basic Pokémon and put it onto their Bench. Afterwards, the player shuffles their deck.
In other languages
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