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Quick Ball
クイックボール
Quick Ball
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| Introduced in Generation IV
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| Generation V
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 Items (Poké Balls)
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Poké Balls
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Poké Balls
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The Quick Ball (Japanese: クイックボール Quick Ball) is a type of Poké Ball introduced in Generation IV. It can be used to catch a wild Pokémon, being more likely to succeed if used at the start of the encounter.
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 on the first turn of the encounter, it has an increased catch rate modifier.
Generation IV
If used on the first turn of the encounter, the Quick Ball has a 4× catch rate modifier; otherwise, it has a 1× modifier.
Generation V onward
If used on the first turn of the encounter, the Quick Ball has a 5× catch rate modifier; otherwise, it has a 1× modifier. If used on an Ultra Beast, the catch rate modifier is instead always set to 410/4096× (~0.1×).
Held item
Fling fails if the user is holding a Quick Ball.
Description
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Description
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DPPtHGSS
BWB2W2
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A somewhat different Poké Ball that provides a better catch rate if it is used at the start of a wild encounter.
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XYORAS
SMUSUMPE
SwShBDSPLA
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A somewhat different Poké Ball that has a more successful catch rate if used at the start of a wild encounter.
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A somewhat different Poké Ball that is more effective at catching Pokémon when used first thing in a battle.
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Acquisition
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Finite methods
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Repeatable methods
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| DPPt
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Route 222Pt
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Pastoria, Canalave, Snowpoint, and Pokémon League Poké Marts
Celestic Town shop
Pokémon News Press
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| HGSS
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Pewter, Cerulean, Vermilion, Saffron, Lavender, and Fuchsia Poké Marts, Safari Zone Gate
Goldenrod Department Store lottery (second prize)Th
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| PW
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Stormy Beach (1500+ steps)
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| BW
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Castelia City
Passerby Analytics HQ (complete "The most common hobby?" survey)
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Opelucid and Pokémon League Poké Marts, Shopping Mall Nine
Black CityB/White ForestW (Ryder)
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| B2W2
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Castelia City
Passerby Analytics HQ (complete "The most common hobby?" survey)
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Opelucid, Victory Road, Icirrus, and Accumula Poké Marts, Shopping Mall Nine
Big Stadium and Small Court (defeat Pilot Leonard)
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| DW*
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Windswept Sky
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| XY
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Lumiose City (South Boulevard), Poké Ball Factory, Victory Road
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Coumarine and Snowbelle Poké Marts, Poké Ball Boutique
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| ORAS
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Fallarbor Poké Mart
Route 114 (20% chance after a rematch with Poké Maniac Steve)
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| PMC*
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Mine Cart Adventure (all levels)
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| SMUSUM
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Route 11, Paniola Town, Wela Volcano Park
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Route 8 Poké Mart
Festival Plaza (Ball Shop)MUM
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| SwSh
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Route 7
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Southern Wyndon Poké Mart
All Wild Area Watt Traders (50 W)
Poké Job reward (Tiers VII-IX)
Reward from Ball Guy for clearing Champion Cup tournament during post-game (×3, 5% chance)
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| SwShIA
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Hidden recurring item (Courageous Cavern, Warm-Up Tunnel, Potbottom Desert)
Cram-o-matic (Yellow Apricorn)
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| SwShCT
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Snowslide Slope Watt Trader (50 W)
Hidden recurring item (Slippery Slope, Giant's Bed, Tunnel to the Top, Giant's Foot, Ballimere Lake)
Reward from Ball Guy for clearing Galarian Star Tournament during post-game (×3, 5% chance)
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Eterna City (from the Underground Man after creating a Secret Base)
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Pastoria, Canalave, Snowpoint, and Pokémon League Poké Marts
Celestic Town shop
Pokémon News Press
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| SV
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Levincia, Area Zero, Casseroya Lake, Socarrat Trail, East Province (Area One), East Province (Area Three), North Province (Area Two), South Province (Area Three), South Province (Area Five), South Province (Area Six), West Province (Area One)
Reward for registering 120 Pokémon in the Paldea Pokédex (×10)
Naranja AcademyS/Uva AcademyV (×20 ;from Jacq after registering 200 Pokémon species in the Paldea Pokédex)
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All Poké Marts (after earning 6 Gym Badges), Porto Marinada auction
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| SVTM
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Apple Hills, Fellhorn Gorge, Infernal Pass, Kitakami Road, Timeless Woods, Wistful Fields
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Peachy's (after earning 6 Gym Badges)
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| SVID
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Canyon Biome, Coastal Biome, Savanna Biome
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Vending machines (Terarium)
Item Printer (Poké Ball Lotto)
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Distribution
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Distribution period
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United Kingdom Quick Balls
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United Kingdom
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October 12, 2013 to January 15, 2014
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| Japan Quick Balls
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Japan
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October 12, 2013 to April 12, 2014
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| South Korea Quick Balls
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South Korea
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December 1, 2013 to February 28, 2014
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| ORAS
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Japan Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire Pre-order Quick Balls
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Japanese
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November 21, 2014 to January 29, 2015
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| North America Walmart Quick Balls
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American
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December 8, 2014 to September 30, 2015
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| South Korea 50 Quick Balls
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Korean
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April 21, 2016 to March 31, 2017
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| SM
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Pokémon Sun and Moon pre-order Quick Balls
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Japanese, Taiwanese, PAL
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November 18, 2016 to November 30, 2017
November 23, 2016 to February 27, 2017
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| USUM
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Nintendo eShop Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon purchase Quick Balls
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American, PAL, Japanese
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November 17, 2017 to November 30, 2018
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| SwSh
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Pokémon Sword and Shield downloadable version Quick Balls
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All
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November 14, 2019 to November 30, 2020
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| BDSP
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Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl downloadable version Quick Balls
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All
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November 19, 2021 to February 28, 2022
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| SV
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12 Quick Balls
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Hong Kong
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November 18, 2022 to March 7, 2023
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| Miscellaneous items: Rare Candies, Max Revives and variety ball set
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Japanese
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April 13 to October 2, 2023
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| December 2023 Nintendo newsletter Quick Balls
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All
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December 26, 2023 to February 28, 2025
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NPC usage
Pokémon Scarlet and Violet
Mela and Crispin keep their Pokémon in Quick Balls.
Gallery
Artwork
Sprites
Models
In the anime
A Quick Ball in the
animeA Quick Ball appeared in Which One ~ Is It?, a Japanese ending theme from Pokémon the Series: Diamond and Pearl.
In Acting True to Form!, a Quick Ball appeared as a part of James's Poké Ball collection. It reappeared in Splash, Dash, and Smash for the Crown!.
In Mad About Blue!, Bluto was shown to keep his Croagunk in a Quick Ball.
In the manga
Pokémon Adventures
In Abyssal Ruins, Blake gave Whitley a Quick Ball and had her use it to catch a Karrablast, which was shortly afterwards traded for Blake's newly caught Shelmet, causing both of them to evolve.
In Scizor Defends, a Quick Ball was seen amongst the Poké Balls that Y had used while trying to catch an Absol.
In the TCG
Secret Sword & Shield print of Quick Ball
- Main article: Quick Ball (Mysterious Treasures 114)
The Quick Ball was introduced as an Item card in the Mysterious Treasures expansion (the Japanese Secret of the Lakes expansion). It allows the player to uncover cards from their deck until they find a Pokémon. Its effect is similar to the Fast Ball.
The Sword & Shield expansion (the Japanese Shield expansion) issued an erratum that changed the effect of Quick Ball. Quick Ball is now a more specialized version of Ultra Ball, requiring the player to discard a card from their hand to search for a Basic Pokémon from their deck and put it into their hand. Due to the erratum, all older printings of Quick Ball are treated as having the text of the Sword and Shield version.
Trivia
- As of Generation V, Pokémon with a catch rate of 153 or higher are guaranteed to be caught in a Quick Ball if it is used on the first turn of battle, provided it is not an Ultra Beast or other special type of encounter (such as the "difficulty" penalty being applied from a higher-leveled Pokémon before obtaining the eighth Badge in Generation VIII).
- In Generation IV, Pokémon with a catch rate of 192 or higher are guaranteed to be caught, though any with catch rates ranging from 151 to 191 have a 99.994% chance to succeed.
- In Pokémon Scarlet and Violet, due to the nature of the game's overworld encounters, it is possible to use the Quick Ball's boosted catch rate modifier on the same Pokémon multiple times by running from it and then reinitiating the encounter.
In other languages
