Poké Ball: Difference between revisions

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 Therefore, if a trainer owns more than 6 Pokémon, they may be stored in a Pokémon storage system, and withdrawn or deposited at any Pokémon Center.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 (Catch rate * 1)
• Great Ball (Catch rate * 1.5)
• Safari Ball (Catch rate * 1.5)
• Ultra Ball (Catch rate * 2)
• Master Ball (100% Catch rate)

Gold/Silver Poké Balls

• Park Ball (Catch rate * 1.5)
• Level Ball (If your Pokémon's level is higher than the wild Pokémon's, catch rate * 2. If your Pokémon's level is double or higher than the wild Pokémon's, catch rate * 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, catch rate * 3) - Made from Blu Apricorn
• Moon Ball (If wild Pokémon evolves with a Moon Stone, catch rate * 4) - Made from Ylw Apricorn
• Friend Ball (Catch rate * 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, catch rate * 4. However, not all of these Pokémon can be found in the wild) - Made from Wht Apricorn
• Heavy Ball (Wild Pokémon's catch rate is modified based on its weight. Heavier Pokémon are easier to catch) - Made from Blk Apricorn
• Love Ball (If your Pokémon and the wild Pokémon are opposite genders, catch rate * 8) - Made from Pnk Apricorn

Ruby/Sapphire Poké Balls

• Gorgeous Ball (Catch rate * 1)
• Premier Ball (Catch rate * 1)
• Net Ball (If wild Pokémon is a Bug-type or Water-type, catch rate * 3)
• Dive Ball (If battling underwater, catch rate * 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, catch rate * 3)
• Timer Ball (Catch rate ranges from * 1 to * 4 based on how many turns have passed in the current battle. Formula is (int?) (TurnNumber + 10) / 10)

TODO: Find Heavy Ball formula.

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