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2011-05-24T01:53:39Z

Grunny: correcting spelling/grammar

{{character undubbed}}
[[File:Cabernet.png|thumb|250px|Cabernet]]
(Japanese: '''カベルネ''' ''Cabernet'') is a C-class [[Pokémon Connoisseur]] and the [[character of the day]] in [[BW019]]. She is {{an|Cilan}}'s rival and is voiced by 葉山いくみ ''Ikumi Hayama'' in Japanese.

Cabernet worked in a lavish [[Poké Mart]] that lies somewhere between [[Pinwheel Forest]] and [[Skyarrow Bridge]]. She called {{Ash}} over who was waiting in a long line to see an S-class Connoisseur. Once Cabernet got his attention, she immediately pulled him inside her stall and asked him to show her {{cat|Ash's Pokémon|his Pokémon}} so that she could see how compatible he was with them. But she seemed to find something wrong with each of them. Her actions towards the Pokémon caused each and every one of them to attack her. She diagnoses that Ash is not compatible with any of his Pokémon and demands that he replace them immediately.

Suddenly, Cilan and {{an|Iris}} interrupt the session to see what Ash is doing. Cabernet screams and points at Cilan as she recognizes him. She then explains that she challenged the [[Striaton Gym]] a while back and chose Cilan as her opponent. He was able to defeat her {{p|Oshawott}} with his {{TP|Cilan|Pansage}}. Ever since then, she wanted to have revenge against him. Cabernet went on to study on how to become a Pokémon Connoisseur. When she felt she was ready, she went back to [[Striaton City]] to re-challenge Cilan and was furious to find out from [[Chili]] and [[Cress]] that he had left to travel. Cabernet battled Chili instead and won the {{Badge|Trio}}.

Cabernet challenges Cilan to a two-on-two [[Pokémon battle]] and uses her {{p|Dewott}} and {{p|Sawsbuck}}. Before the match started, she makes Cilan promise that he will accept her diagnosis that Ash is incompatible with all of his Pokémon and that he will have to let her replace all of them. Cilan agrees to this much to Ash's dislike. Both Dewott and Sawsbuck were easily defeated by [[Cilan's Dwebble]] and Pansage, respectively. In the end, Cabernet decides to leave the Poké Mart to travel on her own. She vows that the next time she and Cilan meet that she will defeat him.

==Pokémon==
{{TrainerPoké
|trainer=Cabernet
|pkmn=Dewott
|type1=Water
|epnum=BW019
|img=Cabernet Dewott.png
|vajp=Megumi Hayashibara
|desc=Cabernet obtained {{p|Dewott}} when it was just an {{p|Oshawott}}. It lost to [[Cilan's Pansage]] in a gym battle a long time ago. She later uses Dewott to battle Cilan once more, only this time it battles with his {{TP|Cilan|Dwebble}}. It had good offensive attacks but could not break through Dwebble's strong defense. It quickly became fatigued, and Dwebble defeated it with a {{m|Shell Smash}} and {{m|X-Scissor}} combo.

Dewott's known moves are {{m|Water Gun}}, {{m|Fury Cutter}}, {{m|Water Pulse}} and {{m|Razor Shell}}.}}

{{TrainerPoké
|trainer=Cabernet
|pkmn=Sawsbuck
|type1=Normal
|type2=Grass
|epnum=BW019
|img=Cabernet Sawsbuck.png
|vajp=Kiyotaka Furushima
|desc={{p|Sawsbuck}} is what Cabernet refers to as her "{{wp|vintage}}". She used it to battle [[Cilan's Pansage]] but it was overwhelmed by Pansage's speed combined with repeated hits with {{m|Bullet Seed}}, and finally knocked out by a powerful {{m|SolarBeam}}.

Sawsbuck's known moves are {{m|Horn Leech}}, {{m|Jump Kick}} and {{m|Megahorn}}.}}

==Badges obtained==

This listing is of the [[badge]]s Cabernet has obtained:
* {{badge|Trio}} (after ''[[BW006|Dreams by the Yard Full!]]'' and prior to [[BW019]])

==Trivia==
*Cabernet's name comes from {{wp|Cabernet Sauvignon}}, a {{wp|grape}} most commonly used to make {{wp|red wine}}. Her name may be a reference to real-life {{wp|sommelier}}s who work with wine.
*Cabernet's Connoisseur catchphrase is "{{tt|Bonjour|Hello}}! Tasting time {{tt|s'il vous plaît|please}}!"
{{-}}
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[[Category:Unova characters of the day]]
[[Category:Female characters]]

[[de:Cabernet]]
[[ja:カベルネ]]

Poké Ball

2011-04-14T10:10:34Z

Grunny: +more locations for Timer Ball and Quick Ball

{{Featured}}
[[File:Allballs2.png|thumb|250px|right|The 26 Poké Ball variants found in the [[Version|main series]]]]
A '''Poké Ball''' (Japanese: '''モンスターボール''' ''Monster Ball'') is a type of [[item]] that is critical to a {{pkmn|Trainer}}'s quest, used for {{pkmn2|caught|catching}} and storing {{OBP|Pokémon|species}}. Both a general term used to describe the various kinds as well as a specific term to refer to the most basic among these variations, Poké Balls are ubiquitous in the modern Pokémon world. Up to six Pokémon can be carried with a Trainer in Poké Balls, while any number of other Poké Balls can be held in the [[bag]] for later use. These six Pokémon in the Poké Balls can be attached to the user's belt for carrying them around. Some Pokémon do not like to be carried around in Poké Balls, such as Ash's Pikachu.

The strength of a Poké Ball is determined by how much it raises a [[wild Pokémon]]'s [[catch rate]], and may in fact vary depending on the conditions of the battle. Poké Balls limit the power of Pokémon contained inside, taming them, though they do not cause the Pokémon inside to always obey the Trainer.

The invention of Poké Balls apparently occurred in the [[Johto]] region, where [[Apricorn]]s grow; these fruit were cut apart and carved out, then fitted with a special device, and used to catch wild Pokémon prior to the mass production of the Balls that occurs in modern times under [[Silph Co.]] and the [[Devon Corporation]]. Some Trainers still use Poké Balls made from Apricorns, while [[Kurt]], a resident of [[Azalea Town]], still constructs them.

Prior to the invention of Poké Balls, Pokémon were referred to as "magical creatures" (Japanese: '''魔獣''' ''majū''), indicating that the name Pokémon, short for Pocket Monster, did not come into common parlance as a term until these devices allowed the various Pokémon to be stored in pockets easily. This also shows that in these times they were believed to be supernatural creatures, not natural ones.

Stylized Poké Balls are used in many places to symbolize Pokémon in general: the logos of both [[Battle Frontier]]s feature a Poké Ball in their design, while several Poké Balls can be seen in every Pokémon Center. The headgear of the protagonists of [[Hoenn]], [[Kanto]], and [[Sinnoh]]-based games feature Poké Ball designs, as do the [[bag]]s of the protagonists of [[Johto]]-based games. The headgear of [[Ethan (game)|Ethan]] is also similar to the top half of an Ultra Ball, and the bag of [[Lucas (game)|Lucas]] prominently features a Poké Ball.

==Mechanics==
[[File:Poke Ball Interior.png|thumb|250px|right|Interior of a Poké Ball from the anime]]
Though the technology behind a Poké Ball remains unknown, the basic mechanics are simple enough to understand: in a [[Pokémon battle]], once an opposing wild Pokémon has been weakened, a person, the Pokémon Trainer, can throw a Poké Ball at it. The Poké Ball has a special capsule design. If the Poké Ball hits the Pokémon and is not knocked back by it, the Poké Ball will open, convert the Pokémon to a form of energy, and pull it into its center, closing. A Pokémon in this state is given a chance to struggle to attempt to escape, at which point the ball will either be destroyed (in the games and some manga) or will return to the Trainer (anime), who can attempt once again to capture the Pokémon. A Pokémon who does not escape the ball will be {{pkmn2|caught}}.

As seen in several anime episodes, such as ''[[AG065|Gulpin it Down!]]'' and ''[[AG104|Claydol Big and Tall]]'', normal Poké Balls have difficulty catching Pokémon which are extremely large or extremely heavy. In the latter episode, it is revealed that ancient civilizations overcame this issue by constructing immense Poké Balls made out of stone. However, due to the difficulty of manipulating one of these large objects, later technology and the development of Heavy Balls provided a better alternative.
[[File:Paul Chimchar release.png|200px|[[Paul]] releasing {{AP|Chimchar|Infernape}}|thumb]]
When a Pokémon is released from a Poké Ball, it will be accompanied by a bright light as it returns from its energy form, and materialize nearby, often on the ground. This bright light has been shown to vary depending on the type of Ball that the Pokémon is contained in in the games, while it has always been shown to be white in the anime. Recalling a Pokémon to its Poké Ball is also relatively simple, as all a person must do is hold up the Poké Ball with its button pointed at the Pokémon. A beam of red light will shoot from the button, converting the Pokémon back into energy and returning it to the Ball. The beam, however, has a limited range, and can be dodged by the Pokémon. If the beam hits a person, they will be stunned for a moment, but aside from that no ill effects will make themselves apparent. Releasing Pokémon from a Trainer's ownership, unlike normally sending the Pokémon out, will bathe the Pokémon in a blue glow, and the Poké Ball will no longer mark it, making it able to be caught by another Trainer's Poké Ball.

A Poké Ball can also be broken, which will release it from ownership, and if a Trainer has done so accidentally, it must somehow be fixed before the Pokémon can be recalled. In the manga, if a Poké Ball is broken before a Pokémon is sent out, then that particular Pokémon can't be used until their Poké Ball has been repaired. This happened a couple of times in the [[Pokémon Adventures]] manga, such as during {{Adv|Red}}'s battle against [[Giovanni]], the opening mechanism for the Poké Balls of Red's [[Saur|Venusaur]] and [[Gyara|Gyarados]] were damaged, which prevented both of them from being used in the match.

Several Pokémon have shown the ability to leave and return to their Poké Balls at will, most notably among them [[Jessie's Wobbuffet]], [[Misty's Psyduck]], [[Ash's Oshawott]] and [[Brock's Croagunk]], which tend to do so in every episode they appear. In ''[[EP031|Dig Those Diglett!]]'', many Pokémon belonging to [[Gary Oak]], as well as other Trainers, including Ash Ketchum, demonstrated the ability to prevent themselves from being sent from their Poké Balls, as they refused to fight against the Diglett, though this has not been demonstrated since.

Poké Balls are not always at full size. Pressing the button on the front will convert it between its full size, about the size of a {{wp|Baseball (object)|baseball}}, to a smaller size, about that of a {{wp|Table tennis#The ball|ping-pong ball}}, and back again. The larger size makes throwing the ball easier, while the smaller one makes for easier storage on a belt clip, in pockets, and in bags.
[[File:RealeasingPokemon.png|thumb|200px|Sending out a Pokémon in {{2v2|FireRed|LeafGreen}}]]
Poké Balls are able to communicate with a Trainer's [[Pokédex]], as the system updates itself with information on newly-caught Pokémon, and keeps track of how many Pokémon the Trainer has with them. If a Trainer catches a new Pokémon with the full six already with them, the Pokédex will automatically send the newly-caught Pokémon in its Poké Ball to the [[Pokémon storage system]] that the Trainer is using. As shown in ''[[DP002|Two Degrees of Separation]]'', a Pokémon caught by a Poké Ball is "marked" by it, and thus most Poké Balls thrown at it will have no effect aside from temporarily stunning it. In the games, as well as in ''[[EP073|Bad to the Bone]]'', however, the Trainer of the Pokémon will block a Poké Ball thrown by another, though it is possible that this is more out of courtesy to their Pokémon than to prevent capture outright.

Other wireless capabilities of Poké Balls are shown in ''[[M07|Destiny Deoxys]]'', as when the electricity of the city is down, [[Audrey]] could not release her {{p|Masquerain}} from the Poké Ball, claiming that the "Poké Ball Management System" was no longer working without power. There has been no such mention of any system since.

Poké Balls are able to be decorated to no ill effect, with several Poké Balls that have been painted with special colors being seen in the anime. To alter the way in which the Pokémon is sent out, however, a [[Ball Capsule]] and [[seal]]s must be used, which can release special effects when the Pokémon is sent out.
{{-}}

==Poké Ball accuracy==
Except for the [[Master Ball]], all Poké Balls have a chance of breaking and not capturing the Pokémon in question, however, in several cases, it is possible for the Poké Ball to miss the wild Pokémon completely.

* In [[Generation I]] games, there was always a possibility that the Poké Ball would miss a Pokémon, usually occurring when battling in the [[Kanto Safari Zone|Safari Zone]], or while battling a wild {{p|Chansey}}, {{p|Snorlax}}, or [[legendary Pokémon]]. Rather than the ball throwing animation playing, a message would come up stating "You missed the Pokémon!".
* In Generation I as well as in {{game|FireRed and LeafGreen|s}}, the [[literal ghost|ghosts]] in [[Lavender Town]]'s [[Pokémon Tower]] would dodge any ball thrown at them unless they were unmasked by the [[Silph Scope]]. The [[Marowak (literal ghost)|Marowak ghost]] will dodge even if it is unmasked.
* A Poké Ball cannot be thrown during a wild [[double battle]] when the player is partnered up with one of the [[stat Trainers]], unless one of the two wild Pokémon is defeated, with the game claiming "It's no good! It's impossible to aim when there are two Pokémon!". A player can however snag Pokémon in {{g|Colosseum}} and {{g|XD: Gale of Darkness}} even if there are two on the opposing side of the field, presumably the [[Snag Machine]] assists in aiming.
* Unlike preceding games, from {{v|Platinum}} onwards, it isn't possible to use a Poké Ball on a Pokémon which is in the invulnerable stage of moves such as {{m|Dig}} or {{m|Shadow Force}}.

==Types of Poké Ball==
[[File:PBR Battle Start.jpg|thumb|right|A double battle begins in [[Pokémon Battle Revolution]]]]
In the Pokémon games so far, there have been 26 different varieties of Poké Ball, all differing from each other in some effect, whether it be an increased ability to catch a Pokémon from the wild or an effect which occurs only after the Pokémon has been caught. From Generation III onward, each variety of Poké Ball has a unique animation when they open to draw in a Pokémon and when a Pokémon is sent out.

===Introduced in Generation I===
The following Poké Balls were introduced in {{game|Red and Green|s}}, and have appeared and been available in all games since then, with the exception of the Safari Ball, which is not present in {{game2|Gold|Silver|Crystal}}. They were developed by [[Silph Co.]], with the development of the [[Master Ball]] factoring into the plot of the Generation I games and their remakes heavily.

{{Item
|name=Poké Ball
|jp=モンスターボール
|jpt=Monster Ball
|gen=I
|bag=Poké Balls
|buyable=yes
|buy={{tt|200|10000 at Black City}}
|sell=100
|effect=Allows the {{player}} to catch [[wild Pokémon]].
|catchrate=1×
|descgsc=An item for catching Pokémon.
|descrse=A tool for catching wild Pokémon.
|descfrlg=A ball thrown to catch a wild Pokémon. It is designed in a capsule style.
|descdppthgss=A device for catching wild Pokémon. It is thrown like a ball at the target. It is designed as a capsule system.
|descbw=A device for catching wild Pokémon. It is thrown like a ball at the target. It is designed as a capsule system.
|locrby=Most [[Poké Mart]]s
|locgsc=Most [[Poké Mart]]s
|locrse=Most [[Poké Mart]]s
|locfrlg=Most [[Poké Mart]]s
|loccolo=[[Outskirt Stand]]
|locxd=[[Outskirt Stand]]
|locdppt=All [[Poké Mart]]s
|lochgss=All [[Poké Mart]]s (after learning how to catch Pokémon)

'''Pokéwalker:''' {{pw|Town Outskirts}} ''(0+ Steps)''
|locbw=All [[Poké Mart]]s, [[Black City]] shop{{sup|Bl}}
|tcg=Poké Ball (Jungle 64)
}}
{{Item
|name=Great Ball
|jp=スーパーボール
|jpt=Super Ball
|gen=I
|bag=Poké Balls
|buyable=yes
|sell=300
|effect=Allows the {{player}} to catch [[wild Pokémon]].
|catchrate=1.5×
|descgsc=A Ball with a decent success rate.
|descrse=A good ball with a higher catch rate than a Poké Ball.
|descfrlg=A good, quality Ball that offers a higher Pokémon catch rate than a standard Poké Ball.
|descdppthgss=A good, high-performance Ball that provides a higher Pokémon catch rate than a standard Poké Ball.
|descbw=A good, high-performance Ball that provides a higher Pokémon catch rate than a standard Poké Ball.
|locrby=Many [[Poké Mart]]s
|locgsc=Many [[Poké Mart]]s
|locrse=Many [[Poké Mart]]s
|locfrlg=Many [[Poké Mart]]s
|loccolo=[[Outskirt Stand]]
|locxd=[[Outskirt Stand]]
|locdppt=Most [[Poké Mart]]s
|lochgss=Most [[Poké Mart]]s
|locbw=Many [[Poké Mart]]s

'''Pokéwalker:''' {{pw|Town Outskirts}} ''(750+ Steps)''
|tcg=Great Ball (EX FireRed & LeafGreen 92)
}}
{{Item
|name=Ultra Ball
|jp=ハイパーボール
|jpt=Hyper Ball
|gen=I
|bag=Poké Balls
|buyable=yes
|sell=600
|effect=Allows the {{player}} to catch [[wild Pokémon]].
|catchrate=2×
|descgsc=A Ball with a high rate of success.
|descrse=A better ball with a higher catch rate than a Great Ball.
|descfrlg=A very high-grade Ball that offers a higher Pokémon catch rate than a Great Ball.
|descdppthgss=An ultra-performance Ball that provides a higher Pokémon catch rate than a Great Ball.
|descbw=An ultra-performance Ball that provides a higher Pokémon catch rate than a Great Ball.
|locrby=Several [[Poké Mart]]s
|locgsc=Several [[Poké Mart]]s
|locrse=Several [[Poké Mart]]s
|locfrlg=Several [[Poké Mart]]s
|loccolo=[[Outskirt Stand]]
|locxd=[[Outskirt Stand]]
|locdppt=Most [[Poké Mart]]s
|lochgss=Most [[Poké Mart]]s
|locbw=Several [[Poké Mart]]s

'''Pokéwalker:''' {{pw|Town Outskirts}} ''(2000+ Steps)''
}}
{{Item
|name=Master Ball
|jp=マスターボール
|jpt=Master Ball
|gen=I
|bag=Poké Balls

|effect=Allows the {{player}} to catch [[wild Pokémon]] without fail.
|catchrate=255×
|descgsc=The best Ball. It never misses.
|descrse=The best ball that catches a Pokémon without fail.
|descfrlg=The best Ball with the ultimate performance. It will catch any wild Pokémon without fail.
|descdppthgss=The best Ball with the ultimate level of performance. It will catch any wild Pokémon without fail.
|descbw=The best Ball with the ultimate level of performance. It will catch any wild Pokémon without fail.
|locrby=[[Silph Co.]]
|locgsc=[[New Bark Town]], [[Lucky Channel]] (first prize)
|locrse=[[Magma Hideout|Magma]]{{sup|Ru}}/[[Aqua Hideout]]{{sup|Sa}}{{sup|E}}, [[Lilycove Department Store]] lottery (first prize)
|locfrlg=[[Silph Co.]]
|loccolo=[[Agate Village]]
|locxd=[[Pokémon HQ Lab]]
|locdppt=[[Team Galactic HQ]], [[Jubilife TV]] lottery (first prize)
|lochgss=[[New Bark Town]], [[Goldenrod Radio Tower]] lottery (first prize)
|locbw=Gift from [[Professor Juniper]] after obtaining all eight badges of [[Unova]], gift from a man wearing black in the [[Castelia City]] [[Pokémon Center]] after trading 50 Pokémon
|tcg=Master Ball (Gym Challenge 116)
|main=Master Ball
}}
{{Item
|name=Safari Ball
|jp=サファリボール
|jpt=Safari Ball
|gen=I
|bag=Poké Balls
|effect=Allows the {{player}} to catch [[wild Pokémon]] in the [[Safari Zone]].
|catchrate=1.5×
|descrse=A special ball that is used only in the Safari Zone.
|descfrlg=A special ball that is used only in the Safari Zone. It is finished with a camouflage pattern.
|descdppthgss=A special Poké Ball that is used only in the Great Marsh. It is decorated in a camouflage pattern.
|locrby=[[Kanto Safari Zone|Safari Zone]]
|locrse=[[Hoenn Safari Zone|Safari Zone]]
|locfrlg=[[Kanto Safari Zone|Safari Zone]]
|locdppt=[[Great Marsh]]
|lochgss=[[Johto Safari Zone|Safari Zone]]
}}

===Introduced in Generation II===
The following Poké Balls were introduced in {{game|Gold and Silver|s}}. These Poké Balls were not available in [[Generation III]] or in {{game2|Diamond|Pearl|Platinum}}, but made their return in {{game|HeartGold and SoulSilver|s}}. They cannot be traded to {{game2|Diamond|Pearl|Platinum}} as they cannot be held by Pokémon. Also, if a Pokémon is caught in any of these balls and traded to {{game2|Diamond|Pearl|Platinum}}, they will appear to be caught in a regular Poké Ball. They will retain their original ball if traded back to {{game|HeartGold and SoulSilver|s}}. A majority of them are made from [[Apricorn]]s by [[Kurt]], while the only one that is not is seen by some to be a counterpart to the Safari Ball in that it is only used in the [[Bug-Catching Contest]] in [[National Park]]. Interestingly, all eight of these Poké Balls have the same animation as a normal Poké Ball when sending out or recalling a Pokémon. However, when viewed on another Generation IV game in which these balls do not exist they will be shown as a regular Poké Ball, and will remain in that appearance when traded to those versions until the Pokémon is transferred back to HeartGold or SoulSilver, at which point they return to their previous form. None of these Poké Balls can be held in Generation IV. The following Poké Balls will maintain their appearance when transferred to a [[Generation V]] game, however, they still have the normal Poké Ball animation.

{{Item
|name=Level Ball
|jp=レベルボール
|jpt=Level Ball
|gen=II
|bag=Poké Balls
|sell=150
|effect=Allows the {{player}} to catch [[wild Pokémon]]; works better on Pokémon of levels lower than the Pokémon currently in battle.
|effect2=Cannot be [[held item|held]]{{sup|HGSS}}.
|catchrate=1× if the player's Pokémon is the same level as or a lower level than the wild Pokémon 2× if the player's Pokémon is at a higher level than the wild Pokémon but less than double it 4× if the player's Pokémon is more than double but less than four times the level of the wild Pokémon 8× if the player's Pokémon is of a level four times or more than that of the wild Pokémon
|descgsc=A Ball for lower-level Pokémon.
|deschgss=A Poké Ball for catching Pokémon that are a lower level than your own.
|descbw=A Poké Ball for catching Pokémon that are a lower level than your own.
|locgsc=[[Azalea Town]] ([[Red Apricorn]])
|lochgss=[[Azalea Town]] ([[Red Apricorn]])
}}

{{Item
|name=Lure Ball
|jp=ルアーボール
|jpt=Lure Ball
|gen=II
|bag=Poké Balls
|sell=150
|effect=Allows the {{player}} to catch [[wild Pokémon]]; works better while [[fishing]].
|effect2=Cannot be [[held item|held]]{{sup|HGSS}}.
|catchrate=3× if used on a Pokémon encountered while [[fishing]] 1× otherwise
|descgsc=A Ball for Pokémon hooked by a rod.
|deschgss=A Poké Ball for catching Pokémon hooked by a Rod when fishing.
|descbw=A Poké Ball for catching Pokémon hooked by a Rod when fishing.
|locgsc=[[Kurt]] after saving [[Slowpoke Well]], [[Azalea Town]] ([[Blu Apricorn]])
|lochgss={{tc|Fisherman}} in {{rt|32|Johto}} [[Pokémon Center]] (×2), [[Azalea Town]] ([[Blu Apricorn]])
|tcg=Lure Ball (Skyridge 128)
}}

{{Item
|name=Moon Ball
|jp=ムーンボール
|jpt=Moon Ball
|gen=II
|bag=Poké Balls
|sell=150
|effect=Allows the {{player}} to catch [[wild Pokémon]]; works better on Pokémon that evolve with a [[Moon Stone]].
|effect2=Cannot be [[held item|held]]{{sup|HGSS}}.
|catchrate=4× if used on a Pokémon belonging to the {{p|Nidoran♂}}, {{p|Nidoran♀}}, {{p|Clefairy}}, {{p|Jigglypuff}} or {{p|Skitty}} families 1× otherwise
|descgsc=A Ball for Moon Stone evolvers.
|deschgss=A Poké Ball for catching Pokémon that evolve using the Moon Stone.
|descbw=A Poké Ball for catching Pokémon that evolve using the Moon Stone.
|locgsc=[[Azalea Town]] ([[Ylw Apricorn]])
|lochgss=[[Azalea Town]] ([[Ylw Apricorn]])
}}

{{Item
|name=Friend Ball
|jp=フレンドボール
|jpt=Friend Ball
|gen=II
|bag=Poké Balls
|sell=150
|effect=Allows the {{player}} to catch [[wild Pokémon]].
|effect2=Sets caught Pokémon's [[happiness]] to 200. Cannot be [[held item|held]]{{sup|HGSS}}.
|catchrate=1×
|descgsc=A Ball that makes Pokémon friendly.
|deschgss=A Poké Ball that makes caught Pokémon more friendly.
|descbw=A Poké Ball that makes caught Pokémon more friendly.
|locgsc=[[Azalea Town]] ([[Grn Apricorn]])
|lochgss=[[Azalea Town]] ([[Grn Apricorn]])
|tcg=Friend Ball (Skyridge 126)
}}

{{Item
|name=Love Ball
|jp=ラブラブボール
|jpt=Love Love Ball
|gen=II
|bag=Poké Balls
|sell=150
|effect=Allows the {{player}} to catch [[wild Pokémon]]; works better on Pokémon of the opposite [[gender]] of, but same species as the player's Pokémon.
|effect2=Cannot be [[held item|held]]{{sup|HGSS}}.
|catchrate=8× if used on a Pokémon of the same species as, but opposite gender of, the player's Pokémon 1× otherwise
|descgsc=For catching the opposite gender.
|deschgss=Poké Ball for catching Pokémon that are the opposite gender of your Pokémon.
|descbw=Poké Ball for catching Pokémon that are the opposite gender of your Pokémon.
|locgsc=[[Azalea Town]] ([[Pnk Apricorn]])
|lochgss=[[Azalea Town]] ([[Pnk Apricorn]])
}}

{{Item
|name=Heavy Ball
|jp=ヘビーボール
|jpt=Heavy Ball
|gen=II
|bag=Poké Balls
|sell=150
|effect=Allows the {{player}} to catch [[wild Pokémon]]; works better on [[List of Pokémon by weight|heavier Pokémon]].
|effect2=Cannot be [[held item|held]]{{sup|HGSS}}.
|catchrate=-20 if used on Pokémon weighing less than {{tt|451.5 lbs|204.8 kg}} +20 if used on Pokémon weighing between {{DL|List of Pokémon by weight|451.5 lbs to 677.3 lbs|{{tt|451.5 lbs|204.8 kg}} and {{tt|677.3 lbs|307.2 kg}}}} +30 if used on {{DL|List of Pokémon by weight|677.4 lbs to 903.0 lbs|Pokémon weighing between {{tt|677.3 lbs|307.2 kg}} and {{tt|903.0 lbs|409.6 kg}}}} +40 if used on {{DL|List of Pokémon by weight|903.1 lbs to 2094.4 lbs|Pokémon weighing more than {{tt|903.0 lbs|409.6 kg}}}}
|descgsc=A Ball for catching heavy Pokémon.
|deschgss=A Poké Ball for catching very heavy Pokémon.
|descbw=A Poké Ball for catching very heavy Pokémon.
|locgsc=[[Azalea Town]] ([[Blk Apricorn]])
|lochgss=[[Azalea Town]] ([[Blk Apricorn]])
}}

{{Item
|name=Fast Ball
|jp=スピードボール
|jpt=Speed Ball
|gen=II
|bag=Poké Balls
|sell=150
|effect=Allows the {{player}} to catch [[wild Pokémon]]; works better on fast Pokémon{{sup|HGSS}} or Pokémon able to flee from battle{{sup|GSC}}.
|effect2=Cannot be [[held item|held]]{{sup|HGSS}}.
|catchrate=4× if used on a {{cat|Pokémon that run from battle}} or [[roaming Pokémon]]{{sup|GSC}} 4× if used on a Pokémon with a base {{stat|Speed}} {{cat|Pokémon whose base Speed stat is greater than 100|of at least 100}}{{sup|HGSS}} 1× otherwise
|descgsc=A Ball for catching fast Pokémon.
|deschgss=A Poké Ball that makes it easier to catch fast Pokémon.
|descbw=A Poké Ball that makes it easier to catch Pokémon which are quick to run away.
|locgsc=[[Azalea Town]] ([[Wht Apricorn]])
|lochgss=[[Kurt]] (after saving [[Slowpoke Well]]), [[Azalea Town]] ([[Wht Apricorn]])
|tcg=Fast Ball (Skyridge 124)
}}

{{Item
|name=Sport Ball
|jp=コンペボール
|jpt=Compé Ball
|gen=II
|bag=Poké Balls
|effect=Allows the {{player}} to catch [[wild Pokémon]] in the [[Bug-Catching Contest]].
|catchrate=1.5×
|descgsc=The Bug-Catching Contest Ball.
|deschgss=A special Poké Ball for the Bug-Catching Contest.
|descbw=A special Poké Ball for the Bug-Catching Contest.
|locgsc=[[National Park]]
|lochgss=[[National Park]]
|notes=Known as the Park Ball (パークボール) during Generation II.
}}

===Introduced in Generation III===
The following Poké Balls were introduced in {{game|Ruby and Sapphire|s}}. While the main four Poké Balls and the Safari Ball returned to central usage, these specialty Balls were only available at certain [[Poké Mart]]s in the Hoenn, Sinnoh, and Johto regions, and only a few of them could be bought in {{game|FireRed and LeafGreen|s}} after the National Pokédex had been obtained. The Dive Ball is not available for purchase in Sinnoh, while both it and the Timer, Repeat and Luxury Balls are not available for purchase in {{game|HeartGold and SoulSilver|s}}, though all can be transferred from a game in which they can be bought by being held by a Pokémon. This is probably because there are substitute balls for both Luxury and Dive Balls. Unlike the Poké Balls introduced in Generation I, these Poké Balls were developed by the [[Devon Corporation]].

{{Item
|name=Premier Ball
|jp=プレミアボール
|jpt=Premier Ball
|gen=III
|bag=Poké Balls
|sell=100
|effect=Allows the {{player}} to catch [[wild Pokémon]].
|catchrate=1×
|descrse=A rare ball made in commemoration of some event.
|descfrlg=A rare Ball that has been specially made to commemorate an event of some sort.
|descdppthgss=A somewhat rare Poké Ball that has been specially made to commemorate an event of some sort.
|descbw=A somewhat rare Poké Ball that has been specially made to commemorate an event of some sort.
|locrse=Any [[Poké Mart]] (buy 10 or more Poké Balls at once)
|locdppt=Any [[Poké Mart]] (buy 10 or more Poké Balls at once), [[Pokémon News Press]]
|lochgss=Any [[Poké Mart]] (buy 10 or more Poké Balls at once)
|locbw=Any [[Poké Mart]] (buy 10 or more Poké Balls at once)
|tcg=Premier Ball (Great Encounters 101)
}}

{{Item
|name=Repeat Ball
|jp=リピートボール
|jpt=Repeat Ball
|gen=III
|bag=Poké Balls
|buyable=yes
|sell=500
|effect=Allows the {{player}} to catch [[wild Pokémon]]; works better on Pokémon who is registered in the Pokédex as caught.
|catchrate=3× if used on a Pokémon that is registered in the player's Pokédex as caught 1× otherwise
|descrse=A ball that works better on Pokémon caught before.
|descfrlg=A somewhat different Ball that works especially well on Pokémon caught before.
|descdppthgss=A somewhat different Poké Ball that works especially well on Pokémon species that were previously caught.
|descbw=A somewhat different Poké Ball that works especially well on Pokémon species that were previously caught.
|locrse=[[Rustboro City]] [[Poké Mart]]{{tt|*|after receiving a Repeat Ball from Mr. Stone}}
|locfrlg={{OBP|Two Island|town}} vendor
|locdppt=[[Canalave City]] [[Poké Mart]], {{si|Pokémon League}} [[Poké Mart]], [[Pokémon News Press]]
|lochgss='''Johto:''' [[Goldenrod Department Store]] lottery{{dotw|Tu}}

'''Pokéwalker:''' {{pw|Sinnoh Field}} ''(3000+ Steps)''
}}

{{Item
|name=Timer Ball
|jp=タイマーボール
|jpt=Timer Ball
|gen=III
|bag=Poké Balls
|buyable=yes
|sell=500
|effect=Allows the {{player}} to catch [[wild Pokémon]]; works better in battles that have lasted longer.
|catchrate=((number of turns passed in battle + 10) / 10)×, maximum 4×
|descrse=More effective as more turns are taken in battle.
|descfrlg=A somewhat different Ball that becomes progressively better the more turns there are in a battle.
|descdppthgss=A somewhat different Ball that becomes progressively better the more turns there are in a battle.
|descbw=A somewhat different Ball that becomes progressively better the more turns there are in a battle.
|locrse=[[Rustboro City]] [[Poké Mart]]{{tt|*|after receiving a Repeat Ball from Mr. Stone}}
|locfrlg={{OBP|Two Island|town}} vendor
|locdppt=[[Celestic Town]] [[Poké Mart]], [[Canalave City]] [[Poké Mart]], [[Snowpoint City]] [[Poké Mart]], {{si|Pokémon League}} [[Poké Mart]], [[Pokémon News Press]]
|lochgss='''Johto:''' [[Goldenrod Department Store]] lottery{{dotw|Sa}}

'''Pokéwalker:''' {{pw|Sinnoh Field}} ''(2500+ Steps)''
|locbw=[[Shopping Mall Nine]], [[Opelucid City]] [[Poké Mart]]
}}

{{Item
|name=Nest Ball
|jp=ネストボール
|jpt=Nest Ball
|gen=III
|bag=Poké Balls
|buyable=yes
|sell=500
|effect=Allows the {{player}} to catch [[wild Pokémon]]; works better on lower-[[level]] Pokémon.
|catchrate=((40 - Pokémon's level) / 10)×, minimum 1×
|descrse=A ball that works better on weaker Pokémon.
|descfrlg=A somewhat different Ball that works especially well on weaker Pokémon.
|descdppthgss=A somewhat different Poké Ball that works especially well on weaker Pokémon in the wild.
|descbw=A somewhat different Poké Ball that works especially well on weaker Pokémon in the wild.
|locrse=[[Verdanturf Town]] [[Poké Mart]]
|locdppt=[[Eterna City]] [[Poké Mart]], [[Hearthome City]] [[Poké Mart]], [[Pastoria City]] [[Poké Mart]], {{si|Pokémon League}} [[Poké Mart]], [[Pokémon News Press]]
|lochgss='''Johto:''' [[Goldenrod Department Store]] lottery{{dotw|Mo}}, [[Safari Zone Gate]]
'''Kanto:''' [[Pewter City]] [[Poké Mart]], [[Vermilion City]] [[Poké Mart]]

'''Pokéwalker:''' {{pw|Sinnoh Field}} ''(500+ Steps)''
}}

{{Item
|name=Net Ball
|jp=ネットボール
|jpt=Net Ball
|gen=III
|bag=Poké Balls
|buyable=yes
|sell=500
|effect=Allows the {{player}} to catch [[wild Pokémon]]; works better on {{t|Water}}- and {{type2|Bug}} Pokémon.
|catchrate=3× if used on a Water-type or Bug-type Pokémon 1× otherwise
|descrse=A ball that works well on Water- and Bug-type Pokémon.
|descfrlg=A somewhat different Ball that works especially well on Water- and Bug-type Pokémon.
|descdppthgss=A somewhat different Poké Ball that works especially well on Water- and Bug-type Pokémon.
|descbw=A somewhat different Poké Ball that works especially well on Water- and Bug-type Pokémon.
|locrse=[[Mossdeep City]] [[Poké Mart]]
|locfrlg=[[Fishing_Brothers#Silence Bridge Fishing Guru|Silence Bridge]] on [[Kanto Route 12#Silence Bridge|Route 12]]
|locdppt=[[Eterna City]] [[Poké Mart]], [[Hearthome City]] [[Poké Mart]], [[Solaceon Town]] [[Poké Mart]], {{si|Pokémon League}} [[Poké Mart]], [[Pokémon News Press]]
|lochgss='''Johto:''' [[Goldenrod Department Store]] lottery{{dotw|We}}, [[Blackthorn City]] [[Poké Mart]], [[Frontier Access]] [[Poké Mart]]
'''Kanto:''' [[Viridian City]] [[Poké Mart]]

'''Pokéwalker:''' {{pw|Noisy Forest}} ''(5000+ Steps)'', {{pw|Blue Lake}} ''(4000+ Steps)''
}}

{{Item
|name=Dive Ball
|jp=ダイブボール
|jpt=Dive Ball
|gen=III
|bag=Poké Balls
|buyable=yes
|sell=500
|effect=Allows the {{player}} to catch [[wild Pokémon]]; works better on Pokémon encountered [[underwater]]{{sup|RSE}}{{sup|BW}} or while {{m|Surf}}ing or [[fishing]]{{sup|FRLG}}{{sup|DPPt}}{{sup|HGSS}}.
|catchrate=3.5× if used while [[underwater]]{{sup|RSE}}{{sup|BW}} 3.5× if used on a water-dwelling Pokémon{{sup|FRLG}}{{sup|DPPt}}{{sup|HGSS}} 1× otherwise
|descrse=A ball that works better on Pokémon on the ocean floor.
|descfrlg=A somewhat different Ball that works especially well on Pokémon deep in the sea.
|descdppthgss=A somewhat different Poké Ball that works especially well on Pokémon that live in the sea.
|descbw=A somewhat different Poké Ball that works especially well on Pokémon that live underwater.
|locrse=[[Mossdeep City]] [[Poké Mart]]
|locdppt=[[Pokémon News Press]]
|lochgss='''Pokéwalker:''' {{pw|Beautiful Beach}} ''(5000+ Steps)'', {{pw|Blue Lake}} ''(3500+ Steps)''
}}

{{Item
|name=Luxury Ball
|jp=ゴージャスボール
|jpt=Gorgeous Ball
|gen=III
|bag=Poké Balls
|buyable=yes
|buy={{tt|1000|50000 at Black City}}
|sell=500
|effect=Allows the {{player}} to catch [[wild Pokémon]].
|effect2=Alters the amount by which a caught Pokémon's [[happiness]] rises.
|catchrate=1×
|descrse=A cozy ball that makes Pokémon more friendly.
|descfrlg=A comfortable Ball that makes a captured wild Pokémon quickly grow friendly.
|descdppthgss=A comfortable Poké Ball that makes a caught wild Pokémon quickly grow friendly.
|descbw=A comfortable Poké Ball that makes a caught wild Pokémon quickly grow friendly.
|locrse=[[Abandoned Ship]], {{ci|Lilycove}} [[Contest Hall]]
|locfrlg=[[Resort Gorgeous]]
|locdppt=[[Sunyshore City]] [[Poké Mart]], {{si|Pokémon League}} [[Poké Mart]], [[Pokémon News Press]]
|lochgss='''Johto:''' [[Goldenrod Department Store]] lottery{{dotw|Su}}

'''Pokéwalker:''' {{pw|Resort}} ''(6000+ Steps)''
|locbw=[[Black City]] shop{{sup|Bl}}
|tcg=Luxury Ball (Stormfront 86)
}}

===Introduced in Generation IV===
The following Poké Balls were introduced in {{game|Diamond and Pearl|s}}. The set of seven introduced in Generation III, as well as the original set of five, are preserved in this generation, and are available either for purchase or by trade in all Generation IV games. The Generation II Poké Balls also make a return in this generation, but only in {{game|HeartGold and SoulSilver|s}}.

{{Item
|name=Heal Ball
|jp=ヒールボール
|jpt=Heal Ball
|gen=IV
|bag=Poké Balls
|buyable=yes
|sell=150
|effect=Allows the {{player}} to catch [[wild Pokémon]].
|effect2=Fully restores a caught Pokémon's {{stat|HP}}, {{PP}}, and [[status ailment|status]].
|catchrate=1×
|descdppthgss=A remedial Poké Ball that restores the caught Pokémon's HP and eliminates any status problem.
|descbw=A remedial Poké Ball that restores the caught Pokémon's HP and eliminates any status problem.
|locdppt=[[Jubilife City]] [[Poké Mart]], [[Oreburgh City]] [[Poké Mart]], [[Floaroma Town]] [[Poké Mart]], [[Eterna City]] [[Poké Mart]], [[Hearthome City]] [[Poké Mart]], {{si|Pokémon League}} [[Poké Mart]], [[Pokémon News Press]]
|lochgss='''Johto:''' [[Cherrygrove City]] [[Poké Mart]], [[Violet City]] [[Poké Mart]], [[Azalea Town]] [[Poké Mart]], [[Ecruteak City]] [[Poké Mart]], [[Olivine City]] [[Poké Mart]].
'''Kanto:''' [[Viridian City]] [[Poké Mart]]

'''Pokéwalker:''' {{pw|Stormy Beach}} ''(2000+ Steps)''
|locbw=[[Striaton City]] [[Poké Mart]], [[Nacrene City]] Poké Mart, [[Castelia City]] Poké Mart
}}

{{Item
|name=Quick Ball
|jp=クイックボール
|jpt=Quick Ball
|gen=IV
|bag=Poké Balls
|buyable=yes
|sell=500
|effect=Allows the {{player}} to catch [[wild Pokémon]]; works better when used early in the battle.
|catchrate=4× if used on the first turn of a battle 1× otherwise
|descdppthgss=A somewhat different Poké Ball that provides a better catch rate if it is used at the start of a wild encounter.
|descbw=A somewhat different Poké Ball that provides a better catch rate if it is used at the start of a wild encounter.
|locdppt=[[Pastoria City]] [[Poké Mart]], [[Canalave City]] [[Poké Mart]], [[Snowpoint City]] [[Poké Mart]], {{si|Pokémon League}} [[Poké Mart]], [[Pokémon News Press]]
|lochgss='''Johto:''' [[Goldenrod Department Store]] lottery{{dotw|Th}}, [[Safari Zone Gate]]
'''Kanto:''' [[Pewter City]] [[Poké Mart]], [[Cerulean City]] [[Poké Mart]], [[Vermilion City]] [[Poké Mart]], [[Saffron City]] [[Poké Mart]], [[Lavender Town]] [[Poké Mart]], [[Fuchsia City]] [[Poké Mart]]

'''Pokéwalker:''' {{pw|Stormy Beach}} ''(1500+ Steps)''
|locbw=[[Shopping Mall Nine]], [[Opelucid City]] [[Poké Mart]]
|tcg=Quick Ball (Mysterious Treasures 114)
}}

{{Item
|name=Dusk Ball
|jp=ダークボール
|jpt=Dark Ball
|gen=IV
|bag=Poké Balls
|buyable=yes
|sell=500
|effect=Allows the {{player}} to catch [[wild Pokémon]]; works better when used in [[caves]] or at [[Time#Night_2|night]].
|catchrate=3.5× if used in a cave or at night 1× otherwise
|descdppthgss=A somewhat different Poké Ball that makes it easier to catch wild Pokémon at night or in dark places like caves.
|descbw=A somewhat different Poké Ball that makes it easier to catch wild Pokémon at night or in dark places like caves.
|locdppt=[[Solaceon Town]] [[Poké Mart]], [[Snowpoint City]] [[Poké Mart]], [[Pastoria City]] [[Poké Mart]], {{si|Pokémon League}} [[Poké Mart]], [[Pokémon News Press]]
|lochgss='''Johto:''' [[Goldenrod Department Store]] lottery{{dotw|Fr}}, [[Safari Zone Gate]], [[Blackthorn City]] [[Poké Mart]], [[Frontier Access]] [[Poké Mart]]
'''Kanto:''' [[Vermilion City]] [[Poké Mart]], [[Lavender Town]] [[Poké Mart]], [[Fuchsia City]] [[Poké Mart]]

'''Pokéwalker:''' {{pw|Scary Cave}} ''(4000+ Steps)'', {{pw|Quiet Cave}} ''(2000+ Steps)''
|locbw=[[Driftveil City]] [[Poké Mart]]
|tcg=Dusk Ball (Mysterious Treasures 110)
}}

{{Item
|name=Cherish Ball
|jp=プレジャスボール
|jpt=Precious Ball
|gen=IV
|bag=Poké Balls
|sell=500
|effect=Contains [[event Pokémon]].
|catchrate=1×
|loc=Not found.
|descdppthgss=A quite rare Poké Ball that has been specially crafted to commemorate an occasion of some sort.
}}

{{Item
|name=Park Ball
|jp=パークボール
|jpt=Park Ball
|gen=IV
|bag=Poké Balls
|effect=Recatches Pokémon sent through [[Pal Park]].
|catchrate=255×
|locdppt=[[Pal Park]]
|lochgss=[[Pal Park]]
|descdppthgss=A special Poké Ball for the Pal Park.
|descbw=A special Poké Ball for the Pal Park.
|notes=Pokémon recaught with this ball in Pal Park will retain the ball in which they were originally caught in Generation III. Not to be confused with [[#Sport Ball|Sport Balls]], which were known as Park Balls in Generation II.
}}

===Introduced in Generation V===
Only one new Poké Ball was introduced in {{game|Black and White|s}}, though all Poké Balls of previous generations are programmed into the game. If they are hacked into the game, however, the Apricorn Balls, Sport Ball, and Park Ball cannot be used, unlike the Safari Ball and Cherish Ball. If a Pokémon is transferred to Generation V from an earlier generation with the [[Poké Transfer]], it will appear to have the same ball it was originally caught with.

{{Item
|name=Dream Ball
|jp=ドリームボール
|jpt=Dream Ball
|gen=V
|bag=Poké Balls
|buyable=no
|effect=Allows the {{player}} to catch [[wild Pokémon]] in [[Entralink]].
|catchrate=255×
|descbw=A special Poké Ball that appears out of nowhere in a bag at the Entree Forest. It can catch any Pokémon.
|locbw=[[Entralink]]
}}

==In the anime==
[[File:Ashball.png|thumb|220px|right|{{Ash}} pulling out a Poké Ball, preparing to catch a Pokémon]]
In the anime, without a doubt, the basic Poké Ball is the most commonly used of all varieties, with other varieties appearing either very few times or not at all. A vast majority of Pokémon are shown to be stored in regular Poké Balls, to the point that large collections of Poké Balls can be seen with no variation among them. Even [[Ash's Pikachu]], the most prominent Pokémon in the anime which spends all its time [[walking Pokémon|outside with Ash]], has a plain Poké Ball that differs from others only by the small yellow lightning bolt symbol on it, as seen in ''[[EP001|Pokémon - I Choose You!]]''.

Despite this, the various other types of Poké Ball have been seen in the anime, usually to illustrate a special property about that particular ball. The lack of the different types is unsurprising, however, due to the fact that, when the anime was first created, the games themselves did not even keep track of the Poké Ball that a Pokémon was caught in, and thus, it made no difference in sending a Pokémon out.

The first time that a Poké Ball aside from the normal variation was seen was in [[EP035]], where Ash was given 30 Safari Balls in order to compete in the Safari Game. With these 30 Safari Balls, Ash attempted to catch various rare Pokémon, however, he only managed to capture an entire herd of {{AP|Tauros}}. They appeared in Safari Balls in ''[[EP065|Showdown at the Po-Ké Corral]]''; afterward, however, whenever Ash used one of his Tauros in a battle, it has been sent out from a standard Poké Ball.
[[File:Luxury Repeat Ball anime.png|thumb|[[Brendan]] holding his Luxury Ball and Repeat Ball, preparing for a [[double battle]]]]
The [[GS Ball]] was the second of the variant Poké Balls to appear in the anime, this time with a special purpose. This mysterious ball was unable to be opened by [[Professor Ivy]], and served as the reason for Ash's journeys to the [[Orange Archipelago]] (to pick it up) and [[Johto]] (to deliver it to [[Kurt]]), so that what was contained within it could be discovered. {{p|Celebi}} was long rumored to be related to the ball, something which the [[Pokémon Adventures]] and game canons verify, while [[Masamitsu Hidaka|a director of the anime]] confirmed that, had it not been insisted that {{mov|Celebi|Celebi|4}} appear in a central role in [[M04|the fourth movie]], the GS Ball arc would have concluded with Celebi being released from the ball and traveling with Ash and his friends.
[[File:Master ball.png|thumb|left|[[Sullivan]]'s Master Ball]]
Also related to Kurt, as in the games, the first non-standard Poké Ball variants, the [[Apricorn]] balls, made an appearance in the anime, and several were given to the members of the main cast. All three members of the main cast received Fast Balls in ''[[EP143|Going Apricorn!]]'', with {{an|Brock}} using his to catch a {{TP|Brock|Pineco}} shortly after receiving it. In the [[EP144|next episode]], Brock received a Heavy Ball, while Ash and {{an|Misty}} received Lure Balls. While Brock's Heavy Ball and Ash and Misty's Fast Balls would remain unused (and have not been mentioned since), both Ash and Misty would use their Lure Balls to capture a {{AP|Totodile}} and {{TP|Misty|Corsola}}, respectively. Another Heavy Ball appeared in ''[[AG065|Gulpin It Down]]'', where it was used to capture a giant {{p|Gulpin}}, though this was not the one belonging to Brock.

The [[Master Ball#In the anime|Master Ball]] itself has only appeared once as an actual Poké Ball, in ''[[AG075|Whiscash and Ash]]'', where it was used by [[Sullivan]] in an attempt to catch a wild {{p|Whiscash}}. Despite the fact that a Master Ball cannot be escaped from, the Whiscash ''swallowed'' the Master Ball, thus preventing capture, and disappeared back into the water. While not a Poké Ball itself, Misty owns a beach ball that is designed based on the Master Ball, which can be seen in ''[[EP018|Beauty and the Beach]]'' and ''[[EP167|A Hot Water Battle]]''.

The Generation III specialty balls have only been seen in cameos, with only the Repeat Ball and Luxury Ball appearing, in the opening of [[M06|the sixth movie]]. These balls contained {{ga|Brendan}}'s {{p|Shiftry}} and {{p|Aggron}}, respectively.

The debut of most of the specialty balls, both from Generation III and IV, came in the ending [[Which One ~ Is It?]], which contained the first appearance of the Great Ball and Ultra Ball, as well as the first anime appearance of the Premier, Heal,
Net, Dusk, Nest, Quick, Timer, and Dive Balls.

Many other Poké Balls have been shown in the anime; however, most of these are cosmetic alterations alone, such as Poké Balls with gold plating, diamond studded Poké Balls, and Poké Balls with special designs on them, usually to denote an organization.

Most notably, a broken Poké Ball, snapped in half at its rusted hinges, is kept by both {{Ash}} and {{Gary}}, symbolizing their rivalry.

==In the manga==
[[File:Pkballdengeki.png|thumb|right|A Poké Ball in [[The Electric Tale of Pikachu]]]]
In the various [[Pokémon manga]], Poké Balls have been shown to appear differently, as an attempt to explain how a Trainer knows which Pokémon is in which ball, as most Pokémon manga series were, like the anime, developed at a time when the games could not keep track of the ball a Pokémon was contained in.

===In the Electric Tale of Pikachu manga===
In the [[Electric Tale of Pikachu]] manga, the rules are more similar to the anime; however, Poké Balls are numbered on the outside, on the button, so that a Trainer knows which member of their team they are sending into battle.

It is also possible for a Pokémon to be placed inside a Poké Ball without it being owned by a Trainer. In ''[[ET11|Days of Gloom and Glory]]'', [[Meowzie]] steals a Poké Ball from a shop and puts her kitten in it so that it will not be hurt by a flood affecting the city.

[[File:Yellow Seadra Poké Ball.png|thumb|left|{{adv|Yellow}}'s {{p|Seadra}}'s Poké Ball in [[Pokémon Adventures]]]]

===In the Pokémon Adventures manga===
In the [[Pokémon Adventures]] manga, the tops of Poké Balls are semitransparent, allowing the Pokémon inside, which is miniaturized, to be seen through the ball, while the Pokémon can likewise see out of the ball it is contained in. An interesting fact of this manga is that, unlike in the anime, Pokémon already captured can be recaught in another Poké Ball, as is seen when {{adv|Red}} recatches Misty's Gyarados (though {{adv|Blue}} states that catching a Pokémon that belongs to another is not possible in ''[[PS050|Lapras Lazily]]''). Like in the anime and games, specialty balls do exist, and {{adv|Gold}} and {{adv|Silver}} received a Friend Ball and Heavy Ball, respectively. It has also been shown that unlike the games, Pokémon placed in their balls recover from status conditions; however, like in the games, they do not recover health points.
{{-}}

==Items==
{{main|Item#Obtaining items}}
[[File:Itemball.png|thumb|left|{{ga|Red}} finds an item ball on {{rt|2|Kanto}}]]
[[File:Rice Ball Poké Ball.jpg|right|thumb|Ash catches a [[rice ball]] thrown by a wild {{p|Mankey}}]]
In both the anime and games, it has been shown that [[item]]s can be contained in Poké Balls, apparently able to be captured in much the same way as a Pokémon. The anime has used this as a gag on several occasions, most notably in ''[[EP025|Primeape Goes Bananas]]'', where Ash accidentally catches a rice ball when he throws a Poké Ball in an attempt to catch a wild Mankey.

Items contained in Poké Balls have been present from the very first games, with many items that are found on the field being found in Poké Balls in conspicuous locations. These items are sometimes important, and usually will be among the required items for pickup along the way. Sometimes, even Poké Ball variants can be found in item balls, though it may be that the item ball itself is supposed to represent the ball that is found. Many other items, however, are hidden, and are not in item balls, instead being directly on the field, and can be found more easily using an [[Itemfinder]] or Dowsing Machine.

==Other variants==
The following Poké Ball variants are found outside of the standard games. They are often very unusual compared to the 26 types found in the games, and it is sometimes questionable whether or not they even qualify as Poké Balls. Many have separate articles, where their unique properties are described in greater detail.

===In the games===
*[[Pester Ball]]s: These objects, which appear similar to Poké Balls at a glance, are not used to catch Pokémon, and instead will release a Pokémon repellent on contact. They are only found in {{g|Snap}}.
*The [[GS Ball]] is an event item that appears only in {{game|Crystal}}, where it was part of a giveaway on the [[Pokémon Mobile System GB]], much as event items are given out in [[Generation IV]] games over the [[Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection]]. It was not used to catch any Pokémon, and was placed in the [[key items]] pocket. If given to [[Kurt]] for inspection, it will activate an event where the player can catch a {{p|Celebi}} in [[Ilex Forest]].
*A [[Snag Ball]] is a Poké Ball variant that has been "unlocked" by the Snag Machine, allowing it to [[snagging|snag]] an already [[caught Pokémon]] during a {{pkmn|battle}}. While it is ''able'' to be used on any Pokémon, [[Rui]] will only allow [[Wes]] to use it on [[Shadow Pokémon]], while [[Michael]]'s Aura Reader will render the Snag Machine inoperable when a Pokémon other than a Shadow Pokémon is targeted.

===In the anime===
[[File:Poke Ball Recent Capture.png|thumb|240px|right|A Poké Ball after catching a Pokémon in the anime]]
* A green Poké Ball appeared in ''[[EP001|Pokémon! I Choose You!]]''; nothing is said about it.
* Several objects were used to contain and control Pokémon before Poké Balls themselves were developed. Large monumental objects have been shown several times in episodes to be containers for large ancient Pokémon, as seen most notably in ''[[EP072|The Ancient Puzzle of Pokémopolis]]''. Smaller objects have also been used, such as the staff belonging to [[Sir Aaron]], which contained his partner, {{mov|Lucario|Lucario|8}}, until {{Ash}} released it in the current era. Special armor developed by [[Marcus]] was used to control Pokémon in ancient [[Michina Town]], though it did not directly ''contain'' the Pokémon; unlike other methods of using Pokémon, these Pokémon were enslaved, instead of befriended, and they turned against him the moment the armor was broken.
* {{an|Mewtwo}} had a collection of strange Poké Balls in ''[[M01|Mewtwo Strikes Back]]'', which incorporated an eye into their design, and were used primarily as a means of capture of Pokémon to be cloned. These balls had no trouble catching Pokémon which were already captured— even if they were already inside of Poké Balls. One of these devices is notably the only Poké Ball that [[Ash's Pikachu]] has ever been seen being drawn into during the entire series. They have been called by several names by fans, such as "Mewtwo Balls" and "Clone Balls".
* [[Molly Hale]], whose imagination caused the power of the {{mov|Unown|Unown|3}} to change the world around them, was able to use strange, crystalline Poké Balls when she challenged {{an|Brock}} and {{an|Misty}} in ''[[M03|Spell of the Unown]]''. The Pokémon sent from these appeared normally, but dissolved into crystal, rather than being recalled. These crystal Poké Balls only appeared when used by her imagined older selves, and do not appear to actually exist.
* A special variant of Poké Ball, the '''Lake Ball''', was used during the [[Seaking Catching Day|Seaking Catching Competition]] in ''[[EP168|Hook, Line, and Stinker]]''; this is viewed by many to be similar to the Sport Ball used in the [[Bug-Catching Contest]]. They appear as blue and white Poké Balls, with a fish pattern around the edge, and a yellow arrow on the top and bottom of the ball. Interestingly, they don't shake after capture, implying an automatic catch.
* Older Poké Balls have also appeared in the anime, specifically the one carried by [[Sammy]] in ''[[M04|Celebi: Voice of the Forest]]'', which was colored differently, and it had a knob that needed to be twisted before the Pokémon inside could be sent out. While it is unknown how these types were manufactured, it is likely that they were made by hand using Apricorns, prior to the standardization and mass production of modern-day Poké Balls.
* The [[Iron-Masked Marauder]], an agent of [[Team Rocket]], used special [[Dark Ball]]s that corrupted Pokémon caught inside them and made them into mindless servants of the Trainer, as well as raising their power significantly. Multiple Pokémon were caught in these Poké Balls, including the legendary {{mov|Celebi|Celebi|4}} and a powerful {{p|Tyranitar}}. They seem capable of catching any Pokémon without fail.
* As in the games, the [[GS Ball]] appeared in the anime, and was the primary motivation for Ash's trip to the [[Orange Archipelago]], where he would compete in his second Pokémon League. It also served as the catalyst for his journey to [[Johto]], as he needed to deliver the ball to [[Kurt]]. Former director [[Masamitsu Hidaka]] revealed that a shelved storyline, that would have concluded the GS Ball's arc, involved a {{p|Celebi}} that would have traveled with Ash and his friends through at least part of Johto. The storyline was viewed as redundant after the decision was made to introduce Celebi in the fourth movie instead.
*In ''[[AG104|Claydol, Big and Tall]]'', the "Stone Ball", a huge Poké Ball made of stone used to keep an evil, giant {{p|Claydol}} that levied destruction everywhere. This Poké Ball is about the size of a 2-story house.

<gallery perrow=4>
File:Green Pokeball.png|A green Poké Ball in ''[[EP001|Pokémon! I Choose You!]]''
File:Starter Balls.png|The Poké Balls containing {{p|Bulbasaur}}, {{p|Charmander}} and {{TP|Gary|Squirtle|Blastoise}} in ''[[EP001|Pokémon! I Choose You!]]''
File:Ash 1st Poke Ball.png|The Poké Ball containing {{AP|Pikachu}} in ''[[EP001|Pokémon! I Choose You!]]''
File:Mewtwoballs.png|{{AP|Pikachu}} being chased by ''Clone Balls''
File:GS-ball.png|[[GS Ball]]
File:Molly Hale pre-teen.png|[[Molly Hale]] holding a Crystal Poké Ball
File:Lake Ball.png|The Lake Ball from ''[[EP168|Hook, Line, and Stinker]]''
File:Team Rocket Ball.png|A [[Team Rocket]] Ball catching a [[Mewtwo (anime)#Created|cloned]] {{p|Pidgeot}}
File:Dark Ball.png|[[Iron-Masked Marauder]] holding a Dark Ball
File:Sammy Old Poké Ball.png|Sammy's old Poké Ball from ''[[M04|Celebi: Voice of the Forest]]''
File:Giant Stone Poke Ball.png|{{p|Claydol}}'s Giant Stone Poké Ball from ''[[AG104|Claydol, Big and Tall]]''
</gallery>

==In the Super Smash Bros. series==
[[File:SSBB Poke Ball.png|thumb|right|Render of a Poké Ball from [[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]]]
Poké Balls in their base design are an item in the [[Super Smash Bros.]] series. First appearing in the original game, they can be picked up and thrown by the characters to do damage, and, on striking the ground, release a random Pokémon. In the original, the Pokémon that can be released are {{p|Beedrill}}, {{p|Blastoise}}, {{p|Chansey}}, {{p|Charizard}}, {{p|Clefairy}}, {{p|Goldeen}}, {{p|Hitmonlee}}, {{p|Koffing}}, {{p|Meowth}}, {{p|Mew}}, {{p|Onix}}, {{p|Snorlax}}, or {{p|Starmie}}. In [[Super Smash Bros. Melee|Melee]], the listing changes, and now the Pokémon released include Generation II Pokémon, with {{p|Venusaur}}, {{p|Charizard}}, {{p|Blastoise}}, {{p|Clefairy}}, {{p|Electrode}}, {{p|Weezing}}, {{p|Chansey}}, {{p|Goldeen}}, {{p|Staryu}}, {{p|Snorlax}}, {{p|Articuno}}, {{p|Zapdos}}, {{p|Moltres}}, {{p|Mew}}, {{p|Chikorita}}, {{p|Cyndaquil}}, {{p|Togepi}}, {{p|Bellossom}}, {{p|Marill}}, {{p|Unown}}, {{p|Wobbuffet}}, {{p|Scizor}}, {{p|Porygon2}}, {{p|Raikou}}, {{p|Entei}}, {{p|Suicune}}, {{p|Lugia}}, {{p|Ho-Oh}}, or {{p|Celebi}} appearing. {{p|Ditto}} was also planned to appear, acting as a clone of the character who released it for a short while, but was dummied out of the final game and can only be accessed through [[cheating]], where it does nothing. In the third installment, [[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]], [[Generation III]] and [[Generation IV]] Pokémon were added, and now {{p|Meowth}}, {{p|Electrode}}, {{p|Goldeen}}, {{p|Staryu}}, {{p|Snorlax}}, {{p|Moltres}}, {{p|Mew}}, {{p|Chikorita}}, {{p|Togepi}}, {{p|Bellossom}}, {{p|Wobbuffet}}, {{p|Entei}}, {{p|Suicune}}, {{p|Lugia}}, {{p|Ho-Oh}}, {{p|Celebi}}, {{p|Torchic}}, {{p|Gardevoir}}, {{p|Gulpin}}, {{p|Metagross}}, {{p|Latias}}, {{p|Latios}}, {{p|Kyogre}}, {{p|Groudon}}, {{p|Jirachi}}, {{p|Deoxys}}, {{p|Piplup}}, {{p|Bonsly}}, {{p|Munchlax}}, {{p|Weavile}}, or {{p|Manaphy}} can be released from a Poké Ball that is thrown.

Also, in the Subspace Emissary, Pokémon Trainer is shown to push the button on the Poké Ball to send out the Pokémon; this has not been shown in the anime.

===[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]] Trophy information===
''These balls are used to catch and contain wild Pokémon. Most Pokémon must be weakened in some way before they can be caught, but once they're inside a Poké Ball, they enjoy their new home, since Poké Balls contain an environment specially designed for Pokémon comfort. [[Master Ball]]s are the strongest type.''

===[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]] Trophy information===
''An item used for capturing Pokémon and calling them out into battle. Pokémon live in these items which despite appearances, actually contain a wide, comfortable Pokémon-friendly world inside them. In Super Smash Bros., Pokémon give temporary support to who calls them out. You never know which you will get, but some are devastatingly powerful.''

==In the TCG==
Several variants of Poké Ball have been released in card form in the [[Pokémon Trading Card Game]], ranging from the standard variants found in the games and other media to variants specific to the TCG.

===Standard variants===
[[File:FastBall.jpg|thumb|right|The Fast Ball, in card form]]
*The standard {{TCG ID|Jungle|Poké Ball|64}} card, which was the first released, debuted in the {{TCG|Jungle}} expansion and has since been featured in many others. It features a TCG-centric mechanic, requiring a {{TCG|coin}} flip to search the deck for a {{TCG|Pokémon}} to be put in the hand. Most of the Poké Ball variants, both adapted from the games and exclusive to the TCG, are similar to this, with several requiring coin flips to use their effect.
*The {{TCG ID|EX FireRed & LeafGreen|Great Ball|92}}, which first appeared in the {{TCG|EX FireRed & LeafGreen|TCG expansion}} coinciding with the {{game|FireRed and LeafGreen|s|remakes}} of the [[Generation I]] games, is somewhat of an upgrade to the Poké Ball, and does not require the coin flip that the Poké Ball does, instead restricting the search of Pokémon to Basic Pokémon.
*The [[Master Ball (Gym Challenge 116)|Master Ball]], first appearing in the {{TCG|Gym Challenge}} expansion, and in the games the most powerful of the Poké Balls, provides a vastly different effect than the standard. Rather than searching the entire deck, only the top seven cards may be searched. One {{TCG|Pokémon}} found in these seven can be put into the hand, while the rest must be shuffled back into the deck.
*Debuting in the {{TCG|Skyridge}} expansion, the {{TCG ID|Skyridge|Lure Ball|128}} is different from the basic Poké Balls in that it draws from the {{TCG|discard pile}} rather than the deck. For each heads flipped, with a maximum of three, an {{TCG|Evolution card}} can be returned from the discard pile and put into the hand. It has not appeared since.
*Also debuting in Skyridge, the {{TCG ID|Skyridge|Friend Ball|126}}, another [[Apricorn]] Ball, has a unique effect entirely, allowing the user to search their deck for a Pokémon of the same {{TCG|elemental types|type}} as one of the opponent's Pokémon, making it effective in decks that typically match up well against their own type. It also has not appeared since.
*The {{TCG ID|Skyridge|Fast Ball|124}} allows the player to go through their deck, turning over cards one at a time until they find the first evolution card, and then taking that into their hand, shuffling afterward. Like the other two Apricorn Balls, it debuted in Skyridge and has not appeared since.
*The {{TCG ID|Great Encounters|Premier Ball|101}}, debuting in the {{TCG|Great Encounters}} expansion, is special, much as in the games, and allows the player to search either the deck ''or'' the discard pile for a {{TCG|Pokémon LV.X}} to put into their hand.
*The {{TCG ID|Stormfront|Luxury Ball|86}}, first found in the {{TCG|Stormfront}} expansion, is among the rarest of the Poké Ball varieties in the games, though its catch rate is the same as that of a normal Poké Ball. Likewise it is so with the TCG, allowing a non-{{TCG|Pokémon LV.X|LV.X}} Pokémon to be searched from the deck, but only if another Luxury Ball card is not in the discard pile.
*The {{TCG ID|Mysterious Treasures|Quick Ball|114}} released in the {{TCG|Mysterious Treasures}} expansion has a similar effect to the Fast Ball released in Skyridge, allowing the player to uncover cards from their deck until they find a Pokémon. An expansion of the Fast Ball's use, any Pokémon can be found, though this may prove an issue if the player is looking for an Evolution card specifically and finds a Basic Pokémon first.
*The {{TCG ID|Mysterious Treasures|Dusk Ball|110}}, also first found in Mysterious Treasures, features an effect somewhat opposite from the Master Ball's: Instead of the top seven cards being searched, only the bottom seven cards may be, and a Pokémon found there may be put into the player's hand.

===TCG-only variants===
[[File:RocketPokéBallEXTeamRocketReturns89.jpg|thumb|right|The Rocket's Poké Ball card]]
*The {{TCG ID|Expedition|Dual Ball|139}} is merely two Poké Balls together, and has a similar effect to using two plain Poké Ball cards, requiring two coin flips to search for up to two Pokémon, depending on how many heads appear.
*The {{TCG ID|EX Team Magma vs Team Aqua|Team Magma Ball|80}} is [[Team Magma]]'s Poké Ball variant, found only in the {{TCG|EX Team Magma vs Team Aqua}} expansion. It works similarly to a Poké Ball, however, it only can be used to find Team Magma's Pokémon, and will still allow a player to find a Pokémon, though only a {{TCG|Basic Pokémon|Basic one}}, if the coin flip results in tails.
*The {{TCG ID|EX Team Magma vs Team Aqua|Team Aqua Ball|75}} is [[Team Aqua]]'s Poké Ball variant, also found only in the {{TCG|EX Team Magma vs Team Aqua}} expansion. It works ''exactly'' the same as the Team Magma Ball, with the exception that it can only search out Team Aqua's Pokémon instead.
*The {{TCG ID|EX Team Rocket Returns|Rocket's Poké Ball|89}} is the [[Team Rocket]] variation on the Poké Ball, found in the {{TCG|EX Team Rocket Returns}} expansion. Unlike others, no coin flip is required, and it simply allows the player to search for a {{TCG|Dark Pokémon}}.
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==Artwork==
These are artwork of the items as seen in the [[Pokémon Dream World]]
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|- align="center"
| width="160px" style="background: #{{red color}}; {{roundytop|5px}}" | [[File:Dream Poké Ball Sprite.png]]
| width="160px" style="background: #{{blue color}}; {{roundytop|5px}}" | [[File:Dream Great Ball Sprite.png]]
| width="160px" style="background: #{{yellow color}}; {{roundytop|5px}}" | [[File:Dream Ultra Ball Sprite.png]]
| width="160px" style="background: #{{poison color}}; {{roundytop|5px}}" | [[File:Dream Master Ball Sprite.png]]
| width="160px" style="background: #{{grass color}}; {{roundytop|5px}}" | [[File:Dream Safari Ball Sprite.png]]
|- align="center"
| style="background: #{{red color light}}; {{roundybottom|5px}}" | {{color|{{red color dark}}|Poké Ball}}
| style="background: #{{blue color light}}; {{roundybottom|5px}}" | {{color|{{blue color dark}}|Great Ball}}
| style="background: #{{yellow color light}}; {{roundybottom|5px}}" | {{color|{{yellow color dark}}|Ultra Ball}}
| style="background: #{{poison color light}}; {{roundybottom|5px}}" | {{color|{{poison color dark}}|Master Ball}}
| style="background: #{{grass color light}}; {{roundybottom|5px}}" | {{color|{{grass color dark}}|Safari Ball}}
|- align="center"
| width="160px" style="background: #{{white color}}; {{roundytop|5px}}" | [[File:Dream Premier Ball Sprite.png]]
| width="160px" style="background: #{{orange color}}; {{roundytop|5px}}" | [[File:Dream Repeat Ball Sprite.png]]
| width="160px" style="background: #{{orre color}}; {{roundytop|5px}}" | [[File:Dream Timer Ball Sprite.png]]
| width="160px" style="background: #{{normal color}}; {{roundytop|5px}}" | [[File:Dream Nest Ball Sprite.png]]
| width="160px" style="background: #{{bug color}}; {{roundytop|5px}}" | [[File:Dream Net Ball Sprite.png]]
|- align="center"
| style="background: #{{white color light}}; {{roundybottom|5px}}" | {{color|{{white color dark}}|Premier Ball}}
| style="background: #{{orange color light}}; {{roundybottom|5px}}" | {{color|{{orange color dark}}|Repeat Ball}}
| style="background: #{{orre color light}}; {{roundybottom|5px}}" | {{color|{{orre color dark}}|Timer Ball}}
| style="background: #{{normal color light}}; {{roundybottom|5px}}" | {{color|{{normal color dark}}|Nest Ball}}
| style="background: #{{bug color light}}; {{roundybottom|5px}}" | {{color|{{bug color dark}}|Net Ball}}
|- align="center"
| width="160px" style="background: #{{water color}}; {{roundytop|5px}}" | [[File:Dream Dive Ball Sprite.png]]
| width="160px" style="background: #{{black color}}; {{roundytop|5px}}" | [[File:Dream Luxury Ball Sprite.png]]
| width="160px" style="background: #{{cute color}}; {{roundytop|5px}}" | [[File:Dream Heal Ball Sprite.png]]
| width="160px" style="background: #{{speed color}}; {{roundytop|5px}}" | [[File:Dream Quick Ball Sprite.png]]
| width="160px" style="background: #{{night color}}; {{roundytop|5px}}" | [[File:Dream Dusk Ball Sprite.png]]
|- align="center"
| style="background: #{{water color light}}; {{roundybottom|5px}}" | {{color|{{water color dark}}|Dive Ball}}
| style="background: #{{black color light}}; {{roundybottom|5px}}" | {{color|{{black color dark}}|Luxury Ball}}
| style="background: #{{cute color light}}; {{roundybottom|5px}}" | {{color|{{cute color dark}}|Heal Ball}}
| style="background: #{{speed color light}}; {{roundybottom|5px}}" | {{color|{{speed color dark}}|Quick Ball}}
| style="background: #{{night color light}}; {{roundybottom|5px}}" | Dusk Ball
|}{{-}}

==Trivia==
* In {{g|Pinball}}, the Poké Balls serve as the balls in the machine, they can be used to capture Pokémon and are upgraded depending on the multiplier bonus at the time.
* Many of the types of Poké Ball introduced in [[Generation III]] function similarly to those introduced in [[Generation II]]: the Nest Ball, like the Level Ball, is better if used on Pokémon of lower levels, the Net and Dive Balls are both useful against Pokémon found while in the water, much like the Lure Ball, and the Luxury Ball raises a Pokémon's [[happiness]] quickly, similarly to a Friend Ball. Excluding the Sport Ball, which many see as a parallel to the Safari Ball which made its return in Generation III, the specialty Balls made by the Devon Corporation in Hoenn number at seven, the same amount as the Apricorn Balls made by Kurt.
* In Generation II, the Park Ball's name is written as one word on the menu, rather than as two, as the rest of the Poké Balls are. This is due to the size limitation placed on the text by the [[Game Boy Color]]'s small screen. The Generation IV Park Ball does not have this issue, as [[Nintendo DS]] screens are ''much'' wider and the font used is thinner.
* In some early artwork for {{game|Red and Green|s}}, Poké Balls are shown on the ground in two pieces while the Pokémon are in battle, rather than in the more familiar hinged form they take now. This may be a carryover from when Pokémon was known as Capsule Monsters, as the Poké Ball sprites do not show the button on the ball in Generation I either. Interestingly, in [[Generation II]], Poké Balls split in half when capturing a Pokémon as part of their animation, while the anime had been using the hinge style since the very first episode.
* Poké Balls are inspired by the capsules for {{wp|gashapon}} machines, which contain small, handheld toys.
* In the games and {{Trading Card Game}}, Lure Balls are shown to have a green outer coloring; however, in official artwork and the anime, they are shown to have a blue outer coloring.
** However in Generation V, the Lure Ball's animation changes to having the correct blue outer coloring when thrown out into a battle.
* Item description data for the Safari Ball in {{2v2|HeartGold|SoulSilver}} is unchanged from {{v2|Platinum}}, hence its description still states that it can only be used within the [[Great Marsh]].
* While most Poké Balls can not capture Pokémon that have already been caught, there are some types that can easily catch a Pokémon that already is owned. These are usually rare or use-restricted balls.
** The Park Ball, which is used to capture migrated Pokémon, which must be caught on a Generation III game. The Park Ball, however, reverts to the original ball used to catch the migrated Pokémon in the Summary screen.
** In the anime, Mewtwo's "Mewtwo Balls", seen only in ''[[M01|Mewtwo Strikes Back]]'', can catch any Pokémon despite being owned. These Balls have been shown to even catch owned Pokémon even when inside of their Poké Balls. After the Pokémon's DNA is extracted through Mewtwo's cloning device, "Mewtwo Balls" automatically release the caught Pokémon.
** [[Snag Ball]]s, exclusive to [[Pokémon Colosseum]] and {{Pokémon XD}}, are used for catching [[Shadow Pokémon]], all of which are already owned.
* While the Apricorn Balls and the Sport Ball exist in the coding of the [[Generation V]] games, they are completely unobtainable. If they are hacked into the bag, they cannot be held by a Pokémon, much as in HeartGold and SoulSilver, and will not be recognized by the game as Poké Balls for in-battle use. Despite this, a Pokémon caught in one of these Poké Balls in HeartGold and SoulSilver will retain the Ball in Generation V.
** The sprite color of the Lure Ball was altered in Pokémon Black and White, changing its base color to a light blue color as opposed to the green it had in Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver.
* The Premier Ball is the only variety of Poké Ball so far whose name approaches the character limit for item names.
* In Generation II, after catching a Pokémon, the Poké Ball's color palette changes to that of the Pokémon that was just caught. It then changes back to normal thereafter.
* Generation V introduced fewer types of Poké Balls than any other generation, only introducing one.
* The Safari Ball has a catching animation programmed into Black and White despite not being legitimately able to be used, as there is no Safari Zone.

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Be the Best! Pokémon B+W

2011-01-18T09:10:05Z

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[[File:Kiwamero Pokemon promo.png|thumb|right|[[Monta]] and his {{p|Snivy}}]]
'''Pokémon Master Black & White''' (Japanese: '''究めろ！ポケモンB・W''' ''Be a Master! Pokémon B & W''), is a {{pkmn|manga}} created by 勝見直人 Naoto Katsumi. It is loosely based on the games {{game|Black and White|s}} and has been described as an "advice comic" by [[CoroCoro]]. Chapters have appeared in both the monthly ''CoroCoro Comics'' magazine and in ''CoroCoro Comics Special'', which is published every other month.

Chapters of this manga are largely episodic, with main character [[Monta]] and other characters owning new Pokémon from chapter to chapter with no explanation on how or when they were captured. Each chapter serves to illustrate a game mechanic or other feature from the series, such as [[ability|abilities]] and [[triple battle]]s.

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First partner Pokémon

2011-01-06T06:11:29Z

Grunny: /* In the manga */ +missing word

[[File:MainSeriesStarters.png|thumb|320px|Artwork featuring the starter Pokémon up to Generation IV]]
At the beginning of their quest, {{pkmn|Trainer}}s are given a '''starter Pokémon''' (Japanese: '''はじめてのポケモン''' ''Beginning Pokémon'' or '''さいしょのポケモン''' ''first Pokémon''; known as '''{{tt|'御三家|ごさんけ}}''' ''the big three'' among Japanese fans). This Pokémon will be used to {{pkmn|battle}} the first [[wild Pokémon]] that the Trainer encounters. Once another Pokémon is caught, the starter may be retired, but it is often with this Pokémon that Trainers learn friendship and trust. As such, even advanced Trainers may still use their starters, and it will often be the most powerful Pokémon on his or her team.

==In the games==
In the main {{pkmn|games}}, each starter Pokémon is at [[level]] 5, armed with one damage-dealing [[move]] and another that affects [[stat]]s. Trainers can choose between a {{t|Fire}}, {{t|Water}}, or {{type2|Grass}} Pokémon ([[Pokémon Yellow Version|with one exception]]). The Trainer that will be designated as the player's [[rival]] will always choose or have the Pokémon of the starter trio that has a type advantage over the one the player chooses, though it may not be the case that they remain the true rival.

The following is a list of starters by region:

===Normal starters===
====Main series====
=====[[Kanto]]=====
In {{game5|Red|Green|Blue|FireRed|LeafGreen}}, [[Professor Oak]] will bring Trainers to his lab to give them one of the following to begin their journey:

{| align="center" style="background: #{{kanto color dark}}; font-size:85%; -moz-border-radius: 10px; border: 5px solid #{{kanto color}}"
|-
! style="width:80px; background:#{{kanto color light}}; -moz-border-radius-topleft: 5px;" colspan="2" | [[File:001.png]] '''{{pcolor|Bulbasaur|{{kanto color dark}}}}''' 
! style="width:80px; background:#{{kanto color light}}" colspan="2" | [[File:004.png]] '''{{pcolor|Charmander|{{kanto color dark}}}}''' 
! style="width:80px; background:#{{kanto color light}}; -moz-border-radius-topright: 5px;" colspan="2" | [[File:007.png]] '''{{pcolor|Squirtle|{{kanto color dark}}}}'''
|- align="center"
| style="background:#{{grass color}}" | [[Grass (type)|{{color|FFF|Grass}}]]
| style="background:#{{poison color}}" | [[Poison (type)|{{color|FFF|Poison}}]]
| colspan="2" style="background:#{{fire color}}" | [[Fire (type)|{{color|FFF|Fire}}]]
| colspan="2" style="background:#{{water color}}" | [[Water (type)|{{color|FFF|Water}}]]
|- align="center" style="background: #{{kanto color light}}"
| {{MSP|002|Ivysaur}}
| {{pcolor|Ivysaur|{{kanto color dark}}}}
| {{MSP|005|Charmeleon}}
| {{pcolor|Charmeleon|{{kanto color dark}}}}
| {{MSP|008|Wartortle}}
| {{pcolor|Wartortle|{{kanto color dark}}}}
|- align="center" style="background: #{{kanto color light}}"
| style="background:#{{grass color}}" | [[Grass (type)|{{color|FFF|Grass}}]]
| style="background:#{{poison color}}" | [[Poison (type)|{{color|FFF|Poison}}]]
| colspan="2" style="background:#{{fire color}}" | [[Fire (type)|{{color|FFF|Fire}}]]
| colspan="2" style="background:#{{water color}}" | [[Water (type)|{{color|FFF|Water}}]]
|- align="center" style="background: #{{kanto color light}}"
| {{MSP|003|Venusaur}}
| {{pcolor|Venusaur|{{kanto color dark}}}}
| {{MSP|006|Charizard}}
| {{pcolor|Charizard|{{kanto color dark}}}}
| {{MSP|009|Blastoise}}
| {{pcolor|Blastoise|{{kanto color dark}}}}
|- align="center"
| style="background:#{{grass color}}; -moz-border-radius-bottomleft: 5px;" | {{t|Grass|{{color|FFF|Grass}}}}
| style="background:#{{poison color}}" | [[Poison (type)|{{color|FFF|Poison}}]]
| style="background:#{{fire color}}" | [[Fire (type)|{{color|FFF|Fire}}]]
| style="background:#{{flying color}}" | [[Flying (type)|{{color|FFF|Flying}}]]
| colspan="2" style="background:#{{water color}}; -moz-border-radius-bottomright: 5px;" | [[Water (type)|{{color|FFF|Water}}]]
|}

The player's {{ga|Blue|rival}} will then pick the type-advantageous starter, and the remaining Pokémon will sit in its [[Poké Ball]] on Oak's desk for the rest of the game.

Professor Oak offers one of this trio of Pokémon to the player in {{game|HeartGold and SoulSilver|s}} after the player has defeated {{ga|Red}}, making reference to the fact that he gives them out as starters in Kanto-based games, suggesting the player will be able to make it to [[Viridian City|the next town]] with one of these Pokémon by his or her side.

In {{game|Yellow}}, Oak instead gives out:

{| align="center" style="background: #{{kanto color dark}}; font-size:85%; -moz-border-radius: 10px; border: 5px solid #{{kanto color}}"
|-
! style="width:80px; background: #{{kanto color light}}; -moz-border-radius-topleft: 5px; -moz-border-radius-topright: 5px;" | [[File:025.png]] '''{{color2|{{kanto color dark}}|Red's Pikachu (game)|Pikachu}}'''
|-
| align="center" colspan="2" style="background:#{{electric color}}; -moz-border-radius-bottomleft: 5px; -moz-border-radius-bottomright: 5px;" | [[Electric (type)|{{color|FFF|Electric}}]]
|}

This {{ga|Red's Pikachu|Pikachu}} is the same one that attacked the player when they ventured onto {{rt|1|Kanto}} that Oak caught, which will be the only choice the player gets. Another notable change here involves the player's rival receiving an {{p|Eevee}} from Oak, which will evolve into one of its three [[Generation I]] evolutions, depending on the outcome of the battles between the player and the rival.

It should be noted that during the adventure, the player will be able to get the original three Kanto starters through special events not present in the earlier games. It remains to be the only main series game to allow the player to obtain all three starter Pokémon from a previous game legitimately, without trading. The Pikachu received from Oak will also refuse to evolve into {{p|Raichu}} by use of a {{evostone|Thunderstone}} unless it is traded away to do so.

=====[[Johto]]=====
In {{game5|Gold|Silver|Crystal|HeartGold|SoulSilver}}, [[Professor Elm]] will have an errand for the player to run, and will give them one of the following for protection on this errand, which they will then keep after completion:

{| align="center" style="background: #{{johto color dark}}; font-size:85%; -moz-border-radius: 10px; border: 5px solid #{{johto color}}"
|-
! style="width:80px; background:#{{johto color light}}; -moz-border-radius-topleft: 5px;" colspan="2" | [[File:152.png‎]] '''{{pcolor|Chikorita|{{johto color dark}}}}'''
! style="width:80px; background:#{{johto color light}}" colspan="2" | [[File:155.png]] '''{{pcolor|Cyndaquil|{{johto color dark}}}}'''
! style="width:80px; background:#{{johto color light}}; -moz-border-radius-topright: 5px;" colspan="2" | [[File:158.png]] '''{{pcolor|Totodile|{{johto color dark}}}}'''
|- align="center"
| colspan="2" style="background:#{{grass color}}" | [[Grass (type)|{{color|FFF|Grass}}]]
| colspan="2" style="background:#{{fire color}}" | [[Fire (type)|{{color|FFF|Fire}}]]
| colspan="2" style="background:#{{water color}}" | [[Water (type)|{{color|FFF|Water}}]]
|- style="background: #{{johto color light}}" align="center"
| {{MSP|153|Bayleef}}
| {{pcolor|Bayleef|{{johto color dark}}}}
| {{MSP|156|Quilava}}
| {{pcolor|Quilava|{{johto color dark}}}}
| {{MSP|159|Croconaw}}
| {{pcolor|Croconaw|{{johto color dark}}}}
|- align="center"
| colspan="2" style="background:#{{grass color}}" | [[Grass (type)|{{color|FFF|Grass}}]]
| colspan="2" style="background:#{{fire color}}" | [[Fire (type)|{{color|FFF|Fire}}]]
| colspan="2" style="background:#{{water color}}" | [[Water (type)|{{color|FFF|Water}}]]
|- style="background: #{{johto color light}}" align="center"
| {{MSP|154|Meganium}}
| {{pcolor|Meganium|{{johto color dark}}}}
| {{MSP|157|Typhlosion}}
| {{pcolor|Typhlosion|{{johto color dark}}}}
| {{MSP|160|Feraligatr}}
| {{pcolor|Feraligatr|{{johto color dark}}}}
|- align="center"
| colspan="2" style="background:#{{grass color}}; -moz-border-radius-bottomleft: 5px" | [[Grass (type)|{{color|FFF|Grass}}]]
| colspan="2" style="background:#{{fire color}}" | [[Fire (type)|{{color|FFF|Fire}}]]
| colspan="2" style="background:#{{water color}}; -moz-border-radius-bottomright: 5px" | [[Water (type)|{{color|FFF|Water}}]]
|}

After the player meets with [[Mr. Pokémon]] and receives a [[Pokédex]] from [[Professor Oak]], Professor Elm will call the player to tell them that {{ga|Silver|a thief}} has taken a Pokémon. As the player returns to [[New Bark Town]], he or she will encounter the thief, who will have the stolen Pokémon with the type advantage over the player's own. From this point onward, the thief will be the player's rival, while Professor Elm keeps the Pokémon that was left behind by the thief on his desk for the remainder of the game (in {{2v2|HeartGold|SoulSilver}}, the last Pokémon mysteriously disappears at some point).

In Generation II, the Pokémon will be holding a {{DL|Berries (Generation II)|Berry}} when received from Elm, though the rival's stolen starter will not.

In {{game|Emerald}}, after the player has caught all Pokémon in the [[List of Pokémon by Hoenn Pokédex number|Hoenn Pokédex]] with the exception of {{p|Jirachi}} and {{p|Deoxys}}, [[Professor Birch]] will offer one of these Pokémon as a reward.

=====[[Hoenn]]=====
In {{game2|Ruby|Sapphire|Emerald}}, after [[Professor Birch]] is rescued from a {{p|Poochyena}}{{sup|RS}} or {{p|Zigzagoon}}{{sup|E}}, he allows the player to keep the Pokémon they chose to rescue him with, either:

{| align="center" style="background: #{{hoenn color dark}}; text-align: center; font-size:85%; -moz-border-radius: 10px; border: 5px solid #{{hoenn color}}"
|-
! style="width:80px; background:#{{hoenn color light}}; -moz-border-radius-topleft: 5px;" colspan="2" | [[File:252.png]] '''{{pcolor|Treecko|{{hoenn color dark}}}}''' 
! style="width:80px; background:#{{hoenn color light}}" colspan="2" | [[File:255.png]] '''{{pcolor|Torchic|{{hoenn color dark}}}}''' 
! style="width:80px; background:#{{hoenn color light}}; -moz-border-radius-topright: 5px;" colspan="2" | [[File:258.png]] '''{{pcolor|Mudkip|{{hoenn color dark}}}}'''
|-
| colspan="2" style="background:#{{grass color}}" | [[Grass (type)|{{color|FFF|Grass}}]]
| colspan="2" style="background:#{{fire color}}" | [[Fire (type)|{{color|FFF|Fire}}]]
| colspan="2" style="background:#{{water color}}" | [[Water (type)|{{color|FFF|Water}}]]
|- style="background: #{{hoenn color light}}"
| {{MSP|253|Grovyle}}
| {{pcolor|Grovyle|{{hoenn color dark}}}}
| {{MSP|256|Combusken}}
| {{pcolor|Combusken|{{hoenn color dark}}}}
| {{MSP|259|Marshtomp}}
| {{pcolor|Marshtomp|{{hoenn color dark}}}}
|-
| colspan="2" style="background:#{{grass color}}" | [[Grass (type)|{{color|FFF|Grass}}]]
| style="background:#{{fire color}}" | [[Fire (type)|{{color|FFF|Fire}}]]
| style="background:#{{fighting color}}" | [[Fighting (type)|{{color|FFF|Fighting}}]]
| style="background:#{{water color}}" | [[Water (type)|{{color|FFF|Water}}]]
| style="background:#{{ground color}}" | [[Ground (type)|{{color|FFF|Ground}}]]
|- style="background: #{{hoenn color light}}"
| {{MSP|254|Sceptile}}
| {{pcolor|Sceptile|{{hoenn color dark}}}}
| {{MSP|257|Blaziken}}
| {{pcolor|Blaziken|{{hoenn color dark}}}}
| {{MSP|260|Swampert}}
| {{pcolor|Swampert|{{hoenn color dark}}}}
|-
| colspan="2" style="background:#{{grass color}}; -moz-border-radius-bottomleft: 5px;" | [[Grass (type)|{{color|FFF|Grass}}]]
| style="background:#{{fire color}}" | [[Fire (type)|{{color|FFF|Fire}}]]
| style="background:#{{fighting color}}" | [[Fighting (type)|{{color|FFF|Fighting}}]]
| style="background:#{{water color}}" | [[Water (type)|{{color|FFF|Water}}]]
| style="background:#{{ground color}}; -moz-border-radius-bottomright: 5px;" | [[Ground (type)|{{color|FFF|Ground}}]]
|}

The player's neighbor, {{ga|Brendan}} or {{ga|May}}, already has his or her starter, which is always the one with the type advantage. [[Wally]] starts with {{p|Ralts}}; he seeks [[Norman]]'s and the player's assistance in catching his first Pokémon. By the end of the game, it seems that the player's nominal rival, the son/daughter of Professor Birch, has stopped being a Trainer, and Wally is actually the true rival, facing the player before he or she can leave {{ho|Victory Road}} and staying there to rebattle the player later.

In {{game|HeartGold and SoulSilver|s}}, [[Steven Stone]] offers one of these Pokémon to the player after he or she has defeated {{ga|Red}}.

=====[[Sinnoh]]=====
In {{game|Diamond and Pearl|s}}, when two {{p|Starly}} attack the player and rival at [[Lake Verity]], to which they travel upon hearing reports of a [[Shiny Pokémon|red]] {{p|Gyarados}}, they will choose one of the following from [[Professor Rowan]]'s briefcase, which he left at the lake:

{| align="center" style="background: #{{sinnoh color dark}}; text-align: center; font-size:85%; -moz-border-radius: 10px; border: 5px solid #{{sinnoh color}}"
|-
! style="width:80px; background:#{{sinnoh color light}}; -moz-border-radius-topleft: 5px;" colspan="2" | [[File:387.png]] '''{{pcolor|Turtwig|{{sinnoh color dark}}}}''' 
! style="width:80px; background:#{{sinnoh color light}}" colspan="2" | [[File:390.png]] '''{{pcolor|Chimchar|{{sinnoh color dark}}}}''' 
! style="width:80px; background:#{{sinnoh color light}}; -moz-border-radius-topright: 5px;" colspan="2" | [[File:393.png]] '''{{pcolor|Piplup|{{sinnoh color dark}}}}'''
|-
| colspan="2" style="background:#{{grass color}}" | [[Grass (type)|{{color|FFF|Grass}}]]
| colspan="2" style="background:#{{fire color}}" | [[Fire (type)|{{color|FFF|Fire}}]]
| colspan="2" style="background:#{{water color}}" | [[Water (type)|{{color|FFF|Water}}]]
|- style="background: #{{sinnoh color light}}"
| {{MSP|388|Grotle}}
| {{pcolor|Grotle|{{sinnoh color dark}}}}
| {{MSP|391|Monferno}}
| {{pcolor|Monferno|{{sinnoh color dark}}}}
| {{MSP|394|Prinplup}}
| {{pcolor|Prinplup|{{sinnoh color dark}}}}
|-
| colspan="2" style="background:#{{grass color}}" | [[Grass (type)|{{color|FFF|Grass}}]]
| style="background:#{{fire color}}" | [[Fire (type)|{{color|FFF|Fire}}]]
| style="background:#{{fighting color}}" | [[Fighting (type)|{{color|FFF|Fighting}}]]
| colspan="2" style="background:#{{water color}}" | [[Water (type)|{{color|FFF|Water}}]]
|- style="background: #{{sinnoh color light}}"
| {{MSP|389|Torterra}}
| {{pcolor|Torterra|{{sinnoh color dark}}}}
| {{MSP|392|Infernape}}
| {{pcolor|Infernape|{{sinnoh color dark}}}}
| {{MSP|395|Empoleon}}
| {{pcolor|Empoleon|{{sinnoh color dark}}}}
|-
| style="background:#{{grass color}}; -moz-border-radius-bottomleft: 5px" | [[Grass (type)|{{color|FFF|Grass}}]]
| style="background:#{{ground color}}" | [[Ground (type)|{{color|FFF|Ground}}]]
| style="background:#{{fire color}}" | [[Fire (type)|{{color|FFF|Fire}}]]
| style="background:#{{fighting color}}" | [[Fighting (type)|{{color|FFF|Fighting}}]]
| style="background:#{{water color}}" | [[Water (type)|{{color|FFF|Water}}]]
| style="background:#{{steel color}}; -moz-border-radius-bottomright: 5px" | [[Steel (type)|{{color|FFF|Steel}}]]
|}

The player's friend and rival {{ga|Barry}} will choose the starter that has a type advantage against the player's choice, and the [[non-player character|NPC]] who is the other-gender choice ({{ga|Lucas}}/{{ga|Dawn}}) will have the Pokémon weak to the player's choice. After fighting off the two Starly at the lake and returning the briefcase to Rowan, the professor will allow the player and {{ga|Barry}} to keep the Pokémon they used. Compared to previous games, NPC Trainers use their own starter Pokémon more than before, with notable figures such as the [[Gym Leader]] [[Gardenia]] and [[Elite Four]] member {{EF|Flint}} using them, as do several other Trainers.

In {{game|Platinum}}, the player and the rival are stopped by Professor Rowan just as they are about to run through tall grass to get to Sandgem Town to ask the Professor for Pokémon. After some questions about the player and the rival's love for Pokémon, he decides to entrust them with one starter Pokémon each.

=====[[Unova]]=====
In {{game|Black and White|s}}, [[Professor Juniper]] leaves a gift with the player's [[mom|mother]] in [[Kanoko Town]] to give to him or her, containing the following three Pokémon:

{| class="roundy" align="center" style="background: #{{Unova color dark}}; text-align: center; font-size:85%; border: 5px solid #{{Unova color}}"
|-
! style="width:80px; background:#{{Unova color light}}; {{roundytl|5px}}" colspan="2" | [[File:495.png]] '''{{pcolor|Snivy|{{Unova color dark}}}}''' 
! style="width:80px; background:#{{Unova color light}}" colspan="2" | [[File:498.png]] '''{{pcolor|Tepig|{{Unova color dark}}}}''' 
! style="width:80px; background:#{{Unova color light}};{{roundytr|5px}}" colspan="2" | [[File:501.png]] '''{{pcolor|Oshawott|{{Unova color dark}}}}'''
|-
| colspan="2" style="background:#{{grass color}}" | [[Grass (type)|{{color|FFF|Grass}}]]
| colspan="2" style="background:#{{fire color}}" | [[Fire (type)|{{color|FFF|Fire}}]]
| colspan="2" style="background:#{{water color}}" | [[Water (type)|{{color|FFF|Water}}]]
|- style="background: #{{Unova color light}}"
| {{MSP|496|Janovy}}
| {{pcolor|Janovy|{{Unova color dark}}}}
| {{MSP|499|Chaoboo}}
| {{pcolor|Chaoboo|{{Unova color dark}}}}
| {{MSP|502|Futachimaru}}
| {{pcolor|Futachimaru|{{Unova color dark}}}}
|-
| colspan="2" style="background:#{{grass color}}" | [[Grass (type)|{{color|FFF|Grass}}]]
| style="background:#{{fire color}}" | [[Fire (type)|{{color|FFF|Fire}}]]
| style="background:#{{fighting color}}" | [[Fighting (type)|{{color|FFF|Fighting}}]]
| colspan="2" style="background:#{{water color}}" | [[Water (type)|{{color|FFF|Water}}]]
|- style="background: #{{Unova color light}}"
| {{MSP|497|Jalorda}}
| {{pcolor|Jalorda|{{Unova color dark}}}}
| {{MSP|500|Enbuoh}}
| {{pcolor|Enbuoh|{{Unova color dark}}}}
| {{MSP|503|Daikenki}}
| {{pcolor|Daikenki|{{Unova color dark}}}}
|-
| colspan="2" style="background:#{{grass color}}; -moz-border-radius-bottomleft: 5px" | [[Grass (type)|{{color|FFF|Grass}}]]
| style="background:#{{fire color}}" | [[Fire (type)|{{color|FFF|Fire}}]]
| style="background:#{{fighting color}}" | [[Fighting (type)|{{color|FFF|Fighting}}]]
| colspan="2" style="background:#{{water color}}; -moz-border-radius-bottomright: 5px" | [[Water (type)|{{color|FFF|Water}}]]
|}

The player's friend [[Cheren]] will choose the Pokémon that is strong against the player's choice, while the player's other friend [[Bel]] will choose the one weak to the player's choice. The choice of starter Pokémon affects which of the [[Gym Leader]]s of [[Sanyou City]] will be battled; players who chose Snivy will face [[Pod]], a {{type2|Fire}} specialist, players who chose Tepig will face [[Corn]], a {{type2|Water}} specialist, and players who chose Oshawott will face [[Dent]], a {{type2|Grass}} specialist. Also, the choice affects the Pokémon given to the player in the [[Site of Dreams]]. Choosing Snivy gives the player a {{p|Hiyappu}}, Tepig a {{p|Yanappu}} and Oshawott a {{p|Baoppu}}.

====Side series====
=====[[Orre]]=====
In {{g|Colosseum}}:

{| align="center" style="background: #{{colo color dark}}; text-align: center; font-size:85%; -moz-border-radius: 10px; border: 5px solid #{{colo color}}"
|-
! style="width:80px; background:#{{colo color light}}; -moz-border-radius-topleft: 5px;" | [[File:196.png]] '''{{pcolor|Espeon|{{colo color dark}}}}'''
! style="width:80px; background:#{{colo color light}}; -moz-border-radius-topright: 5px;" | [[File:197.png]] '''{{pcolor|Umbreon|{{colo color dark}}}}'''
|-
| style="background:#{{psychic color}}; -moz-border-radius-bottomleft: 5px;" | [[Psychic (type)|{{color|FFF|Psychic}}]]
| style="background:#{{dark color}}; -moz-border-radius-bottomright: 5px;" | [[Dark (type)|{{color|FFF|Dark}}]]
|}

A first for the Pokémon games, these starter Pokémon come as a pair as to represent the double-battle system, and are also different in that they are in the player's possession right at start of play. Umbreon is at level 26, knowing the [[TM]] moves {{m|Taunt}} and {{m|Snatch}}, as well as {{m|Bite}} which is otherwise only available through {{pkmn|breeding}} at such a level. Espeon is at level 25, knowing the TM moves {{m|Return}} (and appears to start with maximum [[Happiness]]) and {{m|Reflect}}. Both are always male.

In [[Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness]]:

{| align="center" style="background: #{{xd color dark}}; text-align: center; font-size:85%; -moz-border-radius: 10px; border: 5px solid #{{xd color}}"
|-
! colspan="10" align="center" style="width:80px; background: #{{xd color light}}; -moz-border-radius-topleft: 5px; -moz-border-radius-topright: 5px;" | [[File:133.png]] '''{{pcolor|Eevee|{{xd color dark}}}}'''
|-
| colspan="10" style="background:#{{normal color}}" | [[Normal (type)|{{color|FFF|Normal}}]]
|- style="background: #{{xd color light}}"
| {{MSP|134|Vaporeon}}
| {{pcolor|Vaporeon|{{xd color dark}}}}
| {{MSP|135|Jolteon}}
| {{pcolor|Jolteon|{{xd color dark}}}}
| {{MSP|136|Flareon}}
| {{pcolor|Flareon|{{xd color dark}}}}
| {{MSP|196|Espeon}}
| {{pcolor|Espeon|{{xd color dark}}}}
| {{MSP|197|Umbreon}}
| {{pcolor|Umbreon|{{xd color dark}}}}
|-
| colspan="2" style="background:#{{water color}}; -moz-border-radius-bottomleft: 5px" | [[Water (type)|{{color|FFF|Water}}]]
| colspan="2" style="background:#{{electric color}}" | [[Electric (type)|{{color|FFF|Electric}}]]
| colspan="2" style="background:#{{fire color}}" | [[Fire (type)|{{color|FFF|Fire}}]]
| colspan="2" style="background:#{{psychic color}}" | [[Psychic (type)|{{color|FFF|Psychic}}]]
| colspan="2" style="background:#{{dark color}}; -moz-border-radius-bottomright: 5px" | [[Dark (type)|{{color|FFF|Dark}}]]
|}

This starter Pokémon is also in the player's possession right at the beginning. It is at level 10, knowing Bite which is again unique for this level. At an early point in the game, the player is offered one of five evolutionary items, {{evostone|Water Stone}}, {{evostone|Thunderstone}}, {{evostone|Fire Stone}}, {{evostone|Moon Shard}} and {{evostone|Sun Shard}}, to make the Eevee evolve into any of its [[Generation III|(then)]] [[Eeveelution|evolutions]].

In Pokémon XD, if the player completes the [[Mt. Battle]] challenge and beats all 100 trainers without quitting or switching Pokémon, [[Battlus]] will give him/her one of the Johto starters.

===Special starters===
===={{OBP|Pokémon World|Mystery Dungeon}}====
In [[Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Red Rescue Team and Blue Rescue Team]]:

{| align="center" style="background: #{{md red color dark}}; text-align: center; font-size:85%; -moz-border-radius: 10px; border: 5px solid #{{md blue color}}"
|-
! colspan="2" style="width:80px; background:#{{md red color light}}; -moz-border-radius-topleft: 5px;" | [[File:001.png]] '''{{pcolor|Bulbasaur|{{md red color dark}}}}'''
! style="width:80px; background:#{{md blue color light}};" | [[File:004.png]] '''{{pcolor|Charmander|{{md blue color dark}}}}'''
! style="width:80px; background:#{{md red color light}};" | [[File:007.png]] '''{{pcolor|Squirtle|{{md red color dark}}}}'''
! style="width:80px; background:#{{md blue color light}};" | [[File:025.png]] '''{{pcolor|Pikachu|{{md blue color dark}}}}'''
! style="width:80px; background:#{{md red color light}};" | [[File:052.png]] '''{{pcolor|Meowth|{{md red color dark}}}}'''
! style="width:80px; background:#{{md blue color light}};" | [[File:054.png]] '''{{pcolor|Psyduck|{{md blue color dark}}}}'''
! style="width:80px; background:#{{md red color light}};" | [[File:066.png]] '''{{pcolor|Machop|{{md red color dark}}}}'''
! style="width:80px; background:#{{md blue color light}}; -moz-border-radius-topright: 5px;" | [[File:104.png]] '''{{pcolor|Cubone|{{md blue color dark}}}}'''
|-
| style="background:#{{grass color}}" | [[Grass (type)|{{color|FFF|Grass}}]]
| style="background:#{{poison color}}" | [[Poison (type)|{{color|FFF|Poison}}]]
| style="background:#{{fire color}}" | [[Fire (type)|{{color|FFF|Fire}}]]
| style="background:#{{water color}}" | [[Water (type)|{{color|FFF|Water}}]]
| style="background:#{{electric color}}" | [[Electric (type)|{{color|FFF|Electric}}]]
| style="background:#{{normal color}}" | [[Normal (type)|{{color|FFF|Normal}}]]
| style="background:#{{water color}}" | [[Water (type)|{{color|FFF|Water}}]]
| style="background:#{{fighting color}}" | [[Fighting (type)|{{color|FFF|Fighting}}]]
| style="background:#{{ground color}}" | [[Ground (type)|{{color|FFF|Ground}}]]
|-
! colspan="2" style="width:80px; background:#{{md blue color light}};" | [[File:133.png]] '''{{pcolor|Eevee|{{md blue color dark}}}}'''
! style="width:80px; background:#{{md red color light}};" | [[File:152.png]] '''{{pcolor|Chikorita|{{md red color dark}}}}'''
! style="width:80px; background:#{{md blue color light}};" | [[File:155.png]] '''{{pcolor|Cyndaquil|{{md blue color dark}}}}'''
! style="width:80px; background:#{{md red color light}};" | [[File:158.png]] '''{{pcolor|Totodile|{{md red color dark}}}}'''
! style="width:80px; background:#{{md blue color light}};" | [[File:252.png]] '''{{pcolor|Treecko|{{md blue color dark}}}}'''
! style="width:80px; background:#{{md red color light}};" | [[File:255.png]] '''{{pcolor|Torchic|{{md red color dark}}}}'''
! style="width:80px; background:#{{md blue color light}};" | [[File:258.png]] '''{{pcolor|Mudkip|{{md blue color dark}}}}'''
! style="width:80px; background:#{{md red color light}};" | [[File:300.png]] '''{{pcolor|Skitty|{{md red color dark}}}}'''
|-
| colspan="2" style="background:#{{normal color}}; -moz-border-radius-bottomleft: 5px;" | [[Normal (type)|{{color|FFF|Normal}}]]
| style="background:#{{grass color}}" | [[Grass (type)|{{color|FFF|Grass}}]]
| style="background:#{{fire color}}" | [[Fire (type)|{{color|FFF|Fire}}]]
| style="background:#{{water color}}" | [[Water (type)|{{color|FFF|Water}}]]
| style="background:#{{grass color}}" | [[Grass (type)|{{color|FFF|Grass}}]]
| style="background:#{{fire color}}" | [[Fire (type)|{{color|FFF|Fire}}]]
| style="background:#{{water color}}" | [[Water (type)|{{color|FFF|Water}}]]
| style="background:#{{normal color}}; -moz-border-radius-bottomright: 5px;" | [[Normal (type)|{{color|FFF|Normal}}]]
|}

In [[Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time and Explorers of Darkness]]:

{| align="center" style="background: #{{md time color dark}}; text-align: center; font-size:85%; -moz-border-radius: 10px; border: 5px solid #{{md darkness color}}"
|-
! colspan="2" style="width:80px; background:#{{md time color light}}; -moz-border-radius-topleft: 5px;" | [[File:001.png]] '''{{pcolor|Bulbasaur|{{md time color dark}}}}'''
! style="width:80px; background:#{{md darkness color light}};" | [[File:004.png]] '''{{pcolor|Charmander|{{md darkness color dark}}}}'''
! style="width:80px; background:#{{md time color light}};" | [[File:007.png]] '''{{pcolor|Squirtle|{{md time color dark}}}}'''
! style="width:80px; background:#{{md darkness color light}};" | [[File:025.png]] '''{{pcolor|Pikachu|{{md darkness color dark}}}}'''
! style="width:80px; background:#{{md time color light}};" | [[File:052.png]] '''{{pcolor|Meowth|{{md time color dark}}}}'''
! style="width:80px; background:#{{md darkness color light}};" | [[File:152.png]] '''{{pcolor|Chikorita|{{md darkness color dark}}}}'''
! style="width:80px; background:#{{md time color light}};" | [[File:155.png]] '''{{pcolor|Cyndaquil|{{md time color dark}}}}'''
! style="width:80px; background:#{{md darkness color light}}; -moz-border-radius-topright: 5px;" | [[File:158.png]] '''{{pcolor|Totodile|{{md darkness color dark}}}}'''
|-
| style="background:#{{grass color}}" | [[Grass (type)|{{color|FFF|Grass}}]]
| style="background:#{{poison color}}" | [[Poison (type)|{{color|FFF|Poison}}]]
| style="background:#{{fire color}}" | [[Fire (type)|{{color|FFF|Fire}}]]
| style="background:#{{water color}}" | [[Water (type)|{{color|FFF|Water}}]]
| style="background:#{{electric color}}" | [[Electric (type)|{{color|FFF|Electric}}]]
| style="background:#{{normal color}}" | [[Normal (type)|{{color|FFF|Normal}}]]
| style="background:#{{grass color}}" | [[Grass (type)|{{color|FFF|Grass}}]]
| style="background:#{{fire color}}" | [[Fire (type)|{{color|FFF|Fire}}]]
| style="background:#{{water color}}" | [[Water (type)|{{color|FFF|Water}}]]
|-
! colspan="2" style="width:80px; background:#{{md darkness color light}};" | [[File:252.png]] '''{{pcolor|Treecko|{{md darkness color dark}}}}'''
! style="width:80px; background:#{{md time color light}};" | [[File:255.png]] '''{{pcolor|Torchic|{{md time color dark}}}}'''
! style="width:80px; background:#{{md darkness color light}};" | [[File:258.png]] '''{{pcolor|Mudkip|{{md darkness color dark}}}}'''
! style="width:80px; background:#{{md time color light}};" | [[File:300.png]] '''{{pcolor|Skitty|{{md time color dark}}}}'''
! style="width:80px; background:#{{md darkness color light}};" | [[File:387.png]] '''{{pcolor|Turtwig|{{md darkness color dark}}}}'''
! style="width:80px; background:#{{md time color light}};" | [[File:390.png]] '''{{pcolor|Chimchar|{{md time color dark}}}}'''
! style="width:80px; background:#{{md darkness color light}};" | [[File:393.png]] '''{{pcolor|Piplup|{{md darkness color dark}}}}'''
! style="width:80px; background:#{{md time color light}};" | [[File:446.png]] '''{{pcolor|Munchlax|{{md time color dark}}}}'''
|-
| colspan="2" style="background:#{{grass color}}; -moz-border-radius-bottomleft: 5px" | [[Grass (type)|{{color|FFF|Grass}}]]
| style="background:#{{fire color}}" | [[Fire (type)|{{color|FFF|Fire}}]]
| style="background:#{{water color}}" | [[Water (type)|{{color|FFF|Water}}]]
| style="background:#{{normal color}}" | [[Normal (type)|{{color|FFF|Normal}}]]
| style="background:#{{grass color}}" | [[Grass (type)|{{color|FFF|Grass}}]]
| style="background:#{{fire color}}" | [[Fire (type)|{{color|FFF|Fire}}]]
| style="background:#{{water color}}" | [[Water (type)|{{color|FFF|Water}}]]
| style="background:#{{normal color}}; -moz-border-radius-bottomright: 5px;" | [[Normal (type)|{{color|FFF|Normal}}]]
|}

In [[Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Sky]]:
{| align="center" style="background: #{{md sky color dark}}; text-align: center; font-size:85%; -moz-border-radius: 10px; border: 5px solid #{{md sky color}}"
|-
! colspan="2" style="width:80px; background:#{{md sky color light}}; -moz-border-radius-topleft: 5px;" | [[File:001.png]] '''{{pcolor|Bulbasaur|{{md sky color dark}}}}'''
! style="width:80px; background:#{{md sky color light}};" | [[File:004.png]] '''{{pcolor|Charmander|{{md sky color dark}}}}'''
! style="width:80px; background:#{{md sky color light}};" | [[File:007.png]] '''{{pcolor|Squirtle|{{md sky color dark}}}}'''
! style="width:80px; background:#{{md sky color light}};" | [[File:025.png]] '''{{pcolor|Pikachu|{{md sky color dark}}}}'''
! style="width:80px; background:#{{md sky color light}}" | [[File:037.png]] '''{{pcolor|Vulpix|{{md sky color dark}}}}
! style="width:80px; background:#{{md sky color light}}" | [[File:133.png]] '''{{pcolor|Eevee|{{md sky color dark}}}}
! style="width:80px; background:#{{md sky color light}}; -moz-border-radius-topright: 5px;" | [[File:152.png]] '''{{pcolor|Chikorita|{{md sky color dark}}}}
|-
| style="background:#{{grass color}}" | [[Grass (type)|{{color|FFF|Grass}}]]
| style="background:#{{poison color}}" | [[Poison (type)|{{color|FFF|Poison}}]]
| style="background:#{{fire color}}" | [[Fire (type)|{{color|FFF|Fire}}]]
| style="background:#{{water color}}" | [[Water (type)|{{color|FFF|Water}}]]
| style="background:#{{electric color}}"| [[Electric (type)|{{color|FFF|Electric}}]]
| style="background:#{{fire color}}"| [[Fire (type)|{{color|FFF|Fire}}]]
| style="background:#{{normal color}}"| [[Normal (type)|{{color|FFF|Normal}}]]
| style="background:#{{grass color}}" | [[Grass (type)|{{color|FFF|Grass}}]]
|-
! colspan="2" style="width:80px; background:#{{md sky color light}}" | [[File:155.png]] '''{{pcolor|Cyndaquil|{{md sky color dark}}}}
! style="width:80px; background:#{{md sky color light}}"| [[File:158.png]] '''{{pcolor|Totodile|{{md sky color dark}}}}
! style="width:80px; background:#{{md sky color light}}" | [[File:231.png]] '''{{pcolor|Phanpy|{{md sky color dark}}}}
! style="width:80px; background:#{{md sky color light}}" | [[File:252.png]] '''{{pcolor|Treecko|{{md sky color dark}}}}
! style="width:80px; background:#{{md sky color light}}" | [[File:255.png]] '''{{pcolor|Torchic|{{md sky color dark}}}}
! style="width:80px; background:#{{md sky color light}}" | [[File:258.png]] '''{{pcolor|Mudkip|{{md sky color dark}}}}
! style="width:80px; background:#{{md sky color light}}" | [[File:300.png]] '''{{pcolor|Skitty|{{md sky color dark}}}}
|-
| colspan="2" style="background:#{{fire color}}; -moz-border-radius-bottomleft: 5px;" | [[Fire (type)|{{color|FFF|Fire}}]]
| style="background:#{{water color}}" | [[Water (type)|{{color|FFF|Water}}]]
| style="background:#{{ground color}}" | [[Ground (type)|{{color|FFF|Ground}}]]
| style="background:#{{grass color}}" | [[Grass (type)|{{color|FFF|Grass}}]]
| style="background:#{{fire color}}" | [[Fire (type) | {{color|FFF|Fire}}]]
| style="background:#{{water color}}" | [[Water (type)|{{color|FFF|Water}}]]
| style="background:#{{normal color}}; -moz-border-radius-bottomright: 5px;" | [[Normal (type)|{{color|FFF|Normal}}]]
|-
! colspan="2" |
! style="width:80px; background:#{{md sky color light}}" | [[File:387.png]] '''{{pcolor|Turtwig|{{md sky color dark}}}}
! style="width:80px; background:#{{md sky color light}}" | [[File:390.png]] '''{{pcolor|Chimchar|{{md sky color dark}}}}
! style="width:80px; background:#{{md sky color light}}" | [[File:393.png]] '''{{pcolor|Piplup|{{md sky color dark}}}}
! style="width:80px; background:#{{md sky color light}}" | [[File:403.png]] '''{{pcolor|Shinx|{{md sky color dark}}}}
! style="width:80px; background:#{{md sky color light}}" | [[File:447.png]] '''{{pcolor|Riolu|{{md sky color dark}}}}
! colspan="5" rowspan="2" |
|-
| colspan="2" |
| style="background:#{{grass color}}; -moz-border-radius-bottomleft: 5px;" | [[Grass (type)|{{color|FFF|Grass}}]]
| style="background:#{{fire color}}" | [[Fire (type)|{{color|FFF|Fire}}]]
| style="background:#{{water color}}" | [[Water (type)|{{color|FFF|Water}}]]
| style="background:#{{electric color}}" | [[Electric (type)|{{color|FFF|Electric}}]]
| style="background:#{{fighting color}}; -moz-border-radius-bottomright: 5px;" | [[Fighting (type)|{{color|FFF|Fighting}}]]

|}

In [[Pokémon Mystery Dungeon (WiiWare)|Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Keep Going! Blazing Adventure Squad!]]:

{| align="center" style="background: #{{fire color dark}}; text-align: center; font-size:85%; -moz-border-radius: 10px; border: 5px solid #{{fire color}}"
|-
! style="width:80px; background:#{{fire color light}}; -moz-border-radius-topleft: 5px;" | [[File:004.png]] '''{{pcolor|Charmander|{{fire color dark}}}}'''
! style="width:80px; background:#{{fire color light}};" | [[File:037.png]] '''{{pcolor|Vulpix|{{fire color dark}}}}'''
! style="width:80px; background:#{{fire color light}};" | [[File:058.png]] '''{{pcolor|Growlithe|{{fire color dark}}}}'''
! style="width:80px; background:#{{fire color light}};" | [[File:133.png]] '''{{pcolor|Eevee|{{fire color dark}}}}'''
! style="width:80px; background:#{{fire color light}};" | [[File:155.png]] '''{{pcolor|Cyndaquil|{{fire color dark}}}}'''
! style="width:80px; background:#{{fire color light}};" | [[File:216.png]] '''{{pcolor|Teddiursa|{{fire color dark}}}}'''
! style="width:80px; background:#{{fire color light}};" | [[File:255.png]] '''{{pcolor|Torchic|{{fire color dark}}}}'''
! style="width:80px; background:#{{fire color light}};" | [[File:390.png]] '''{{pcolor|Chimchar|{{fire color dark}}}}'''
! style="width:80px; background:#{{fire color light}}; -moz-border-radius-topright: 5px;" | [[File:427.png]] '''{{pcolor|Buneary|{{fire color dark}}}}'''
|-
| style="background:#{{fire color}}" | [[Fire (type)|{{color|FFF|Fire}}]]
| style="background:#{{fire color}}" | [[Fire (type)|{{color|FFF|Fire}}]]
| style="background:#{{fire color}}" | [[Fire (type)|{{color|FFF|Fire}}]]
| style="background:#{{normal color}}" | [[Normal (type)|{{color|FFF|Normal}}]]
| style="background:#{{fire color}}" | [[Fire (type)|{{color|FFF|Fire}}]]
| style="background:#{{normal color}}" | [[Normal (type)|{{color|FFF|Normal}}]]
| style="background:#{{fire color}}" | [[Fire (type)|{{color|FFF|Fire}}]]
| style="background:#{{fire color}}" | [[Fire (type)|{{color|FFF|Fire}}]]
| style="background:#{{normal color}}" | [[Normal (type)|{{color|FFF|Normal}}]]
|}

In [[Pokémon Mystery Dungeon (WiiWare)|Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Let's Go! Stormy Adventure Squad!]]:

{| align="center" style="background: #{{water color dark}}; text-align: center; font-size:85%; -moz-border-radius: 10px; border: 5px solid #{{water color}}"
|-
! style="width:80px; background:#{{water color light}}; -moz-border-radius-topleft: 5px;" | [[File:007.png]] '''{{pcolor|Squirtle|{{water color dark}}}}'''
! style="width:80px; background:#{{water color light}};" | [[File:158.png]] '''{{pcolor|Totodile|{{water color dark}}}}'''
! colspan="2" style="width:80px; background:#{{water color light}};" | [[File:194.png]] '''{{pcolor|Wooper|{{water color dark}}}}'''
! style="width:80px; background:#{{water color light}};" | [[File:231.png]] '''{{pcolor|Phanpy|{{water color dark}}}}'''
! style="width:80px; background:#{{water color light}};" | [[File:258.png]] '''{{pcolor|Mudkip|{{water color dark}}}}'''
! style="width:80px; background:#{{water color light}};" | [[File:298.png]] '''{{pcolor|Azurill|{{water color dark}}}}'''
! style="width:80px; background:#{{water color light}};" | [[File:360.png]] '''{{pcolor|Wynaut|{{water color dark}}}}'''
! style="width:80px; background:#{{water color light}};" | [[File:393.png]] '''{{pcolor|Piplup|{{water color dark}}}}'''
! style="width:80px; background:#{{water color light}}; -moz-border-radius-topright: 5px;" | [[File:447.png]] '''{{pcolor|Riolu|{{water color dark}}}}'''
|-
| style="background:#{{water color}}" | [[Water (type)|{{color|FFF|Water}}]]
| style="background:#{{water color}}" | [[Water (type)|{{color|FFF|Water}}]]
| style="background:#{{water color}}" | [[Water (type)|{{color|FFF|Water}}]]
| style="background:#{{ground color}}" | [[Ground (type)|{{color|FFF|Ground}}]]
| style="background:#{{ground color}}" | [[Ground (type)|{{color|FFF|Ground}}]]
| style="background:#{{water color}}" | [[Water (type)|{{color|FFF|Water}}]]
| style="background:#{{normal color}}" | [[Normal (type)|{{color|FFF|Normal}}]]
| style="background:#{{psychic color}}" | [[Psychic (type)|{{color|FFF|Psychic}}]]
| style="background:#{{water color}}" | [[Water (type)|{{color|FFF|Water}}]]
| style="background:#{{fighting color}}" | [[Fighting (type)|{{color|FFF|Fighting}}]]
|}

In [[Pokémon Mystery Dungeon (WiiWare)|Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Go For It! Light Adventure Squad!]]:

{| align="center" style="background: #{{electric color dark}}; text-align: center; font-size:85%; -moz-border-radius: 10px; border: 5px solid #{{electric color}}"
|-
! style="width:80px; background:#{{electric color light}}; -moz-border-radius-topleft: 5px;" | [[File:025.png]] '''{{pcolor|Pikachu|{{electric color dark}}}}'''
! style="width:80px; background:#{{electric color light}};" | [[File:052.png]] '''{{pcolor|Meowth|{{electric color dark}}}}'''
! style="width:80px; background:#{{electric color light}};" | [[File:054.png]] '''{{pcolor|Psyduck|{{electric color dark}}}}'''
! style="width:80px; background:#{{electric color light}};" | [[File:172.png]] '''{{pcolor|Pichu|{{electric color dark}}}}'''
! style="width:80px; background:#{{electric color light}};" | [[File:175.png]] '''{{pcolor|Togepi|{{electric color dark}}}}'''
! style="width:80px; background:#{{electric color light}};" | [[File:179.png]] '''{{pcolor|Mareep|{{electric color dark}}}}'''
! style="width:80px; background:#{{electric color light}};" | [[File:239.png]] '''{{pcolor|Elekid|{{electric color dark}}}}'''
! style="width:80px; background:#{{electric color light}};" | [[File:403.png]] '''{{pcolor|Shinx|{{electric color dark}}}}'''
! style="width:80px; background:#{{electric color light}}; -moz-border-radius-topright: 5px;" | [[File:417.png]] '''{{pcolor|Pachirisu|{{electric color dark}}}}'''
|-
| style="background:#{{electric color}}" | [[Electric (type)|{{color|FFF|Electric}}]]
| style="background:#{{normal color}}" | [[Normal (type)|{{color|FFF|Normal}}]]
| style="background:#{{water color}}" | [[Water (type)|{{color|FFF|Water}}]]
| style="background:#{{electric color}}" | [[Electric (type)|{{color|FFF|Electric}}]]
| style="background:#{{normal color}}" | [[Normal (type)|{{color|FFF|Normal}}]]
| style="background:#{{electric color}}" | [[Electric (type)|{{color|FFF|Electric}}]]
| style="background:#{{electric color}}" | [[Electric (type)|{{color|FFF|Electric}}]]
| style="background:#{{electric color}}" | [[Electric (type)|{{color|FFF|Electric}}]]
| style="background:#{{electric color}}" | [[Electric (type)|{{color|FFF|Electric}}]]
|}

====[[Pokémon Rumble]]====
In Pokémon Rumble, the player starts out with a {{p|Rattata}}.

{| align="center" style="background: #{{sinnoh color dark}}; text-align: center; font-size:85%; -moz-border-radius: 10px; border: 5px solid #{{sinnoh color}}"
|-
! style="width:80px; background:#{{sinnoh color light}}; -moz-border-radius-topleft: 5px;" | [[File:019.png]] '''{{pcolor|Rattata|{{sinnoh color dark}}}}'''
|-
| style="background:#{{normal color}}; -moz-border-radius-bottomleft: 5px; -moz-border-radius-bottomright: 5px;" | [[Normal (type)|{{color|FFF|Normal}}]]
|}

==In the anime==
[[File:Starter Pokémon poster.jpg|thumb|A poster on Ash Ketchum's bedroom wall, depicting the Kanto starter Pokémon]][[File:LoT starters.png|thumb|250px|[[Vincent]], {{jo|Marina}}, and {{jo|Jimmy}} with their starters]][[File:Hoenn starters anime.png|thumb|The Hoenn starter Pokémon; owned by Brock, Ash, and May from left to right]][[File:Sinnoh Starters.png|thumb|A postcard that Dawn received from Professor Rowan, depicting the Sinnoh starter Pokémon]][[File:Unova starters anime.png|thumb|250px|The Unova region starters in [[Professor Juniper]]'s laboratory]]
Upon their tenth birthday, youths can register for a [[Pokédex]] and pick up a starter Pokémon from the local [[Pokémon professor]] or [[Pokémon Center]] free of charge. Starters are usually raised specifically to be easy to train.

Like in the games, the specific starter Pokémon available vary from region to region, but are the same in each region as the games. That is, Kanto Trainers can only choose Bulbasaur, Charmander or Squirtle, Johto Trainers can only choose Chikorita, Cyndaquil, or Totodile, and so on.

In ''[[AG025|A Mudkip Mission]]'', it was shown where starter Pokémon come from. Each region has special breeding grounds for starter Pokémon. The [[Pokémon League]] sends these breeders the Pokémon eggs for them to hatch at secret breeding grounds. The breeders then hatch, care for, and raise the young Pokémon until they are ready to be proper starters for new Trainers. As these young ones are virtually defenseless, the locations of breeding grounds (or even the knowledge of their existence) is a secret unknown to most in the [[Pokémon world]]. This is likely to guard against unscrupulous individuals or groups (such as [[Team Rocket]]) from poaching the young Pokémon.

Other rookie Trainers may receive their first Pokémon from a friend or relative instead; this means that Trainers can, in fact, start with any Pokémon, provided that their first Pokémon is received from someone that is not sanctioned by the Pokémon League.

===List of starter Pokémon in the anime===
* {{Ash}} received a {{AP|Pikachu}} from [[Professor Oak]].
* {{an|Brock}} received an {{p|Onix}} from {{ka|Flint|his father}} that now belongs to his brother, [[Forrest]], with whom it evolved into a {{TP|Brock|Steelix}}.
* {{Gary}} received a {{p|Squirtle}} from Professor Oak that [[evolution|evolved]] into a {{TP|Gary|Blastoise}}.
* [[James]]'s first Pokémon is his pet {{p|Growlithe}} named [[Growlie]]. However, he left it at home when he ran away.
* {{an|Casey}} received a {{p|Chikorita}} from [[Professor Elm]] that evolved into a {{TP|Casey|Meganium}}.
* {{Jo|Jimmy}} received a {{p|Cyndaquil}} from Professor Elm that evolved into a {{TP|Jimmy|Typhlosion}}.
* {{Jo|Marina}} received a {{p|Totodile}} from Professor Elm that evolved into a [[Wani-Wani|Feraligatr]].
* [[Vincent]] received a Chikorita from Professor Elm that evolved into a {{TP|Vincent|Meganium}}.
* {{Jo|Harrison}} received a {{p|Torchic}} from [[Professor Birch]] that evolved into a {{TP|Harrison|Blaziken}}.
* {{an|May}} received a Torchic from [[Professor Birch]] that evolved into a {{TP|May|Blaziken}}.
* {{Ho|Tommy}}'s first Pokémon was a {{p|Mudkip}}, that he evolved into a {{p|Marshtomp}}. He lost it on the [[Abandoned Ship]], where it evolved again into {{p|Swampert}}. They were later reunited.
* {{Ho|Stephanie}} (''[[AG034|Having a Wailord of a Time]]'') received a {{p|Mudkip}} from Nurse Joy at the [[Slateport City]] [[Pokémon Center]].
**[[Stephanie's father]] received a {{p|Treecko}} at the same time.
* [[Xander]]'s (''[[AG142|Caterpie's Big Dilemna]]'') Caterpie was implied to be his starter Pokémon in the episode, as he mentioned that his Caterpie was his first Pokémon, albeit it was "not caught".
* {{Ka|Gilbert}} (''[[SS014|Journey to the Starting Line]]'') received a {{p|Bulbasaur}} from Professor Oak.
* {{an|Dawn}} received a {{TP|Dawn|Piplup}} from [[Professor Rowan]].
* [[Yuzo]] said that he started his Pokémon journey with a {{p|Starly}}.
* [[Paul]]'s starter Pokémon was a {{p|Turtwig}}, now a {{TP|Paul|Torterra}}.
* {{Si|Kenny}}'s first Pokémon was a {{p|Piplup}} that evolved into an {{TP|Kenny|Empoleon}}.
* [[Tyler]] (''[[DP080|Thief That Keeps on Thieving!]]'') received a {{p|Piplup}} named ''Pippy'' from an unknown location in East [[Sinnoh]].
* [[Zoey]]'s first Pokémon was a {{TP|Zoey|Glameow}} that she raised after it was abandoned. It is her signature Pokémon.
* [[Max]] intends to begin his journey with the {{p|Ralts}} that he met in ''[[AG109|Do I Hear a Ralts?]]''.
* {{an|Lyra}} received a {{p|Chikorita}} from [[Professor Elm]].
* [[Khoury]] received a {{p|Totodile}} from [[Professor Elm]].
* [[Shooti]] received a {{TP|Shooti|Snivy}} from [[Professor Juniper]] in [[BW001]].
* {{an|Iris}}'s first Pokémon was a {{TP|Iris|Kibago}} that was given to her by a [[Old woman (Unova)|respected old woman]] in her hometown.
* Ash was also allowed to keep an {{AP|Oshawott}}, who was a starter Pokémon Professor Juniper was giving away after Oshawott had run away to be with Ash.
Several characters have also captured Pokémon in the wild that are, in the games, only available as starter Pokémon.
* Ash Ketchum captured a {{AP|Bulbasaur}}, a {{AP|Charmander}}, and a {{AP|Squirtle}} in quick succession in the [[Kanto]] region. Of the three, only Charmander evolved, becoming a {{p|Charmeleon}}, and later a {{AP|Charizard}}, both of which were ''very'' disobedient to Ash until [[EP105|an incident]] in the [[Orange Archipelago]], after which it served Ash as it had when it was a Charmander. Bulbasaur was also going to evolve, but decided itself against becoming an {{p|Ivysaur}} in ''[[EP051|Bulbasaur's Mysterious Garden]]''.
* Ash also captured the three [[Johto]] region starters, {{p|Chikorita}}, {{AP|Cyndaquil}} and {{AP|Totodile}}, of which Cyndaquil and Chikorita evolved, into {{AP|Quilava}} and {{AP|Bayleef}}, respectively.
* Ash captured as well a {{AP|Treecko}} in [[Hoenn]], while Brock captured a {{TP|Brock|Mudkip}}. Treecko evolved twice, becoming {{AP|Sceptile}} before Ash left it at [[Professor Oak]]'s lab, while Brock's Mudkip evolved into {{TP|Brock|Marshtomp}}. Along with May's {{TP|May|Torchic}}, the traveling trio had the three starters of Hoenn.
* {{an|May}} captured a {{p|Bulbasaur}} midway through her journey in Hoenn, and was given a {{TP|May|Squirtle}} by Professor Oak when she journeyed to Kanto. Bulbasaur evolved all the way into {{TP|May|Venusaur}} during May's travels through Johto. Squirtle also evolved into {{TP|May|Wartortle}} during May's travels through Johto.
* In [[Sinnoh]], Ash repeated himself by capturing {{AP|Turtwig}}, which has since evolved into a {{AP|Torterra}}. His rival, [[Paul]] owned a Chimchar that was confirmed to be caught in the wild. It was released, recaught by Ash, and is now an {{AP|Infernape}}.
* Dawn hatched a {{TP|Dawn|Cyndaquil}} during her journey in Sinnoh.
* Ash reused his pattern from the [[original series]] of capturing all starters in [[Unova]], {{AP|Oshawott}}, {{AP|Tepig}} and {{AP|Snivy}}. However this time around he caught them in reverse of the Pokédex order rather than following it as he did in the original series.
* Gary Oak had an {{TP|Gary|Eevee}} at least since Ash was traveling in the [[Orange Archipelago|Orange Islands]]. As it was revealed to be under his ownership before his Blastoise, it caused many to hearken back to {{game|Yellow}}, where the player starts with {{p|Pikachu}}, like Ash, and the rival starts with Eevee. Either way, it was disproven that this was the case when Gary finally revealed his Blastoise to Ash. His Eevee eventually evolved into {{TP|Gary|Umbreon}}.

==In the manga==
===In Pokémon Adventures===
In [[Pokémon Adventures]], the Starter Pokémon featured in the games are reserved for the few people who hold a Pokédex. [[Professor Oak]] produces three Pokédex for each region, and gives out the three starter Pokémon in each region along with the Pokédex to Trainers he thinks are talented. He has colleagues and friends like Professor Birch do this for him in regions in which he isn't present.

Most characters in the manga do not start out with one of the Pokédex-related starter Pokémon. Instead, they usually have a Pokémon they were given by their parents when they were infants that they use as their starter Pokémon. Occasionally, it is not directly stated which Pokémon were their starter Pokémon in the manga, but in profiles of their teams, their starter Pokémon is marked with a star and is among the highest level in the party, even if they acquired more than one Pokémon at first.

====List of starter Pokémon in Pokémon Adventures====
* {{adv|Red}}'s starter was his [[Poli|Poliwag]]. Later, Professor Oak gave him a [[Saur|Bulbasaur]], which became a {{p|Venusaur}} in his travels.
* {{adv|Blue}}'s starter was his [[Blue's Scizor|Scyther]]. His grandfather later gave him a {{TP|Blue|Charmander}}, which evolved twice into a {{p|Charizard}} before Red's had.
* {{adv|Green}}'s starter was her [[Green's Wigglytuff|Jigglypuff]]. She stole a [[Blasty|Squirtle]] from Professor Oak and later obtained the third Pokédex after breaking down in tears in front of Professor Oak, who then recognized her a true Pokédex Holder and forgave her theft. By the time this happened, it had already evolved to a {{p|Blastoise}}.
* {{adv|Yellow}}'s starter was a [[Ratty|Rattata]] that Red caught for her. Later, she borrowed Red's [[Pika|Pikachu]], and after Red took him back, caught a [[Chuchu|female Pikachu]] for herself. She originally borrowed Red's Pokédex for her journey to find and save Red, which she received permanently in the end of the {{chap|FireRed & LeafGreen}} after the three Pallet Town trainers received National Pokédexes (and the other two copies of the original Pokédex were destroyed dangerously close to the data transfer's finish). Like the Pikachu in {{v2|Yellow}}, neither evolved.
* {{adv|Gold}}'s starter was his [[Aibo|Aipom]] that his mother gave him. Professor Elm allows him to keep a [[Exbo|Cyndaquil]], which becomes a {{p|Typhlosion}} alongside the other two starters.
* {{adv|Silver}}'s starter was the Sneasel that Giovanni gave him as a child. He later stole a {{TP|Silver|Totodile}} from Professor Elm, as well as the first Pokédex of [[Johto]]. His starter evolved twice into a {{p|Feraligatr}}.
* {{adv|Crystal}}'s starter is officially her Smoochum, although she acquired many wild Pokémon that lived as a family while she was in the wild. [[Megaree|Chikorita]] later ran away from Professor Elm to go with her, and became a {{p|Meganium}} midway into their journey.
* {{adv|Ruby}}'s starter was his [[Nana|Poochyena]] that he received from his father, though he also received his Skitty and Ralts at the same time. Later, he got Professor Birch's [[Zuzu|Mudkip]]. It evolved into a {{p|Swampert}} from the concussive battles it underwent. He was never formally given the Pokédex, it ended up in his hands, and he was allowed to keep it.
* {{adv|Sapphire}}'s first Pokémon was the Aron her father gave her. Later, he gave her a [[Toro|Torchic]] along with her Pokédex, which evolved twice under her care into {{p|Blaziken}}.
* [[Wally]]'s first Pokémon was a Kecleon that Ruby helped him capture. However, he also borrowed Ruby's Ralts and rescued the Treecko intended for Emerald, but they ended up returned to their rightful owners, and the third Pokédex was returned to Birch, which was then finally given to Emerald.
* {{adv|Emerald}}'s first battle Pokémon was the {{TP|Emerald|Sceptile}} he rescued from the {{Gdis|Battle Frontier|III}}, which was supposed to be his in the first place. It evolved from its {{p|Grovyle}} stage in the wild, after evolving once in Wally's care.
* {{adv|Diamond}}'s first was his Munchlax, and later he received a [[Wig|Turtwig]] from Professor Rowan because of a misunderstanding. It has since evolved to {{p|Torterra}} alongside the others.
* {{adv|Pearl}}'s first was his [[Chahiko|Chatot]], and later he received a [[Chimhiko|Chimchar]] from Professor Rowan with Diamond. The Chimchar has since evolved twice into an {{p|Infernape}}.
* {{adv|Platinum}}'s first Pokémon was her [[Platinum's Rapidash|Ponyta]], and later she received a [[Platinum's Empoleon|Piplup]] from Professor Rowan. It has since become an {{p|Empoleon}} under her care.
* {{adv|Black}} started with a {{p|Wargle}} and a {{p|Munna}}, though it isn't clear which was his first.

==Trivia==
* For [[DP001]], [[Professor Oak's lecture]] is about the starter Pokémon of Sinnoh. He writes this [[Pokémon senryū]] about them: シンオウで　たびがはじまる　ポケモンと ''Shin'ō de tabi ga hajimaru Pokémon to.'' "In [[Sinnoh]], a journey begins with Pokémon."
* For [[BW003]], [[Professor Oak's lecture]] is about the starter Pokémon of Unova. He writes this [[Pokémon senryū]] about them: パートナー　みず・くさ・ほのお　まよっちゃう ''Pātonā, mizu kusa honō, mayocchau.'' "Partner, {{t|Water}}, {{t|Grass}}, {{t|Fire}}, I can't decide."
* All starters in the [[main series]] besides Pikachu have a 7:1 ratio of males to females.
** Due to this, as well as the way in which gender and shininess were determined, it was ''impossible'' to have a shiny female starter Pokémon in [[Generation II]], as the lowest Attack [[IV]] a [[shiny Pokémon]] could have was 2, while the highest Attack IV a female Pokémon in that gender group could have was 1.
* Each of the {{type2|Grass}} starters is based on a reptilian creature, with Bulbasaur and Chikorita being based on {{wp|dicynodont|prehistoric}} {{wp|sauropod|reptiles}}, Treecko on {{wp|gecko}}s, Turtwig on {{wp|turtle}}s, and Snivy on a lizard/snake.
* When [[gender differences]] were introduced in [[Generation IV]], none of the {{type2|Water}} starters received gender differences. Also, the Sinnoh region's starters were the only set not to have any gender differences, despite being introduced in the same generation as that feature.
* The Hoenn starters all evolve for the first time at level 16, then again at level 36. The Unova starters all evolve for the first time at level 17, and then again at level 36. Other trios have differences among the three in either one or both evolutionary levels.
**The Unova starters are also the only Region's starters at which all 3 evolve into their second stage at an odd number.
* Other than {{p|Pikachu}} in the main series, {{p|Bulbasaur}}, {{p|Charmander}} and {{p|Squirtle}} are the only starter Pokémon to appear in more than one [[regional Pokédex]].
* The starter Pokémon of Generation III each had their own [[signature moves]]: {{m|Leaf Blade}} (Sceptile), {{m|Blaze Kick}} (Blaziken), and {{m|Muddy Water}} (Swampert). However once Generation IV came around, other Pokémon were capable of learning these moves. Currently, the only Starter Pokémon family with a signature move exclusive to them is {{p|Tepig}} and its evolutions, the move being {{m|Heat Stamp}}.
* Only the Johto starters' final forms can be legitimately obtained in a type of Poké Ball other than the standard one. This is due to the ability to [[snagging|snag]] the starters' middle forms in {{g|Colosseum}}.
* In interviews with [[Junichi Masuda]] during 2009, he stated that starter Pokémon are the Pokémon from each game that the most work goes into, and usually take significantly more time than other Pokémon in each generation.
* When a starter Pokémon is first obtained, all are at level 5. Each knows one {{type2|Normal}} [[physical move]] and a stat-altering [[status move]] at this level, except for {{p|Pikachu}}, which has {{m|ThunderShock}} instead of a Normal-type move.
* Other than the Mystery Dungeon series, Pokémon Colosseum is the only Pokémon game that the player starts out with two Pokémon. They are also the highest leveled.
* In {{game2|Diamond|Pearl|Platinum}}, {{2v2|HeartGold|SoulSilver}}, and eventually {{2v2|Black|White}}, all of the starter Pokémon are taken, instead of one being left at the lab.
* All of the Grass-type starters have the ability {{a|Overgrow}}, the Fire-type ones {{a|Blaze}}, and the Water-type ones {{a|Torrent}}. The exception to this are the evolutions of the {{p|Eevee}} obtained in Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness.
** However, through the [[Dream World]], it is possible to find Starter Pokémon with other abilities.
* In the National Pokédex and the regional Pokédexes, the Grass-type starter comes numerically before the others. The Water-type ones always come last numerically.
* Espeon and Umbreon are the only starters that are received fully evolved. Also, these two are the only starters which are received together.
* Neither of the main series starters that are based on birds ({{p|Torchic}} and {{p|Piplup}}) are half {{type2|Flying}}, and neither are able to {{m|fly}}.
* {{p|Bulbasaur}} is the only starter Pokémon in the main series to have a secondary-type in its unevolved stage.
* All three Johto starters stay a single type throughout their evolutionary lines, while all three Sinnoh starters are dual-types by their last evolutionary stage.
* Every starter-type in the main series (with the exception of {{t|Electric}}) has had one Pokémon in its final-stage of evolution to have a double weakness; {{p|Charizard}} is doubly weak to {{type2|Rock}}, {{p|Swampert}} is doubly weak to {{type2|Grass}} and {{p|Torterra}} is doubly weak to {{type2|Ice}}.
* Two of the three Johto fully evolved starters, {{p|Typhlosion}} and {{p|Feraligatr}}, share the position of the fully evolved starter to have the longest name. However, they tie with the non-fully evolved starters {{p|Charmander}} and {{p|Charmeleon}}. Also, two of the three Unova starters, {{p|Snivy}} and {{p|Tepig}}, share the position of the starter or its evolutions with the shortest name 

===Anime similarities===
* Ash has owned all five Grass-type starters: {{AP|Bulbasaur}}, {{AP|Chikorita}}, {{AP|Treecko}}, {{AP|Turtwig}} and {{AP|Snivy}}. All of them except Bulbasaur and Snivy have evolved since then.
*Each {{type2|Water}} starter Pokémon obtained by a main character was not battled: [[Ash's Squirtle]] and {{AP|Oshawott}} chose to join his team, while Ash fought and won against Misty for his {{AP|Totodile}}. Brock did not battle {{TP|Brock|Mudkip}} to obtain it. May received her {{TP|May|Squirtle}} from [[Professor Oak]], and Dawn received her {{TP|Dawn|Piplup}} from [[Professor Rowan]].
* {{p|Charmander}} and {{p|Treecko}} are both based on lizards (salamander, gecko). Ash had the final forms of them: {{AP|Charizard}} and {{AP|Sceptile}}. It should be noted, however, that a real life salamander is an amphibian, not a lizard; however, Charmander is based upon the legendary creature known as the {{wp|salamander (legendary creature)|Salamander}}.
* {{p|Squirtle}} and {{p|Turtwig}} are both based on turtles and were the starters of two of Ash's rivals, {{Gary}} and [[Paul]].
* {{p|Torchic}} and {{p|Piplup}} are both based on birds (chicken, penguin). They were also both owned by the anime's resident [[Pokémon Coordinator]]s.
* Both May and Dawn have a second starter Pokémon from a previous generation with a type disadvantage to their first.

==Notes==
{{Starter Pokémon|Arceus}}

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Four Island

2010-12-29T12:54:15Z

Grunny: corrected spelling

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|type=land
|location_name=Floe Island
|japanese_name=こおりしま
|translated_name=Ice Island
|location= West of [[Chrono Island]]
|region=Sevii Islands
|generation={{gen|III}}
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'''Floe Island''' (Japanese: '''こおりしま''' ''Ice Island'') is the fourth and smallest island in the [[Sevii Islands]] archipelago. It is south of [[Knot Island]], and west of [[Chrono Island]].
When the player first arrives at the island and walks outside of the dock building the rival comes up to them and explains to them that they can't fill up their [[Pokédex]] without the use of breeding and hatching eggs. He is probably referring to [[Baby Pokémon]] because they can't be found in the wild.

The town of [[Four Island (town)|Four Island]] is the hometown of [[Lorelei]] of the [[Elite Four]]. It is here that she was first taught about Pokémon when she was just a young girl. Lorelei still resides in the town. Her house has a large collection of [[Pokémon dolls]] she has collected.

Floe Island is also host to a very large [[Pokémon Daycare]] run by an elderly couple. For a small fee, they will watch after two of a trainer's Pokémon and raise their levels. Leaving compatible Pokémon at this daycare will result in a [[Pokémon egg]] being laid.

Next to the [[Poké Mart]], there is a house owned by a man who will put stickers on the Trainer's Cards of trainers who have accomplished a difficult task, such as defeating the Elite Four, hatching Pokémon Eggs, or completing the [[Pokédex]].

While the Sevii Islands are mostly tropical, there is one exception - a cave on Floe Island. The cave is on the northeast section of the island past a small lake. It is freezing inside the cave, due to the high population of {{type2|Ice}} Pokémon that live there. For this reason, it is known as [[Icefall Cave]]. During {{game|FireRed and LeafGreen|s}}, [[Team Rocket]] arrives here; however, with the help of the player, Lorelei and her {{p|Lapras}}, whom she met in the cave during her youth, will be able to drive out the villains to their home base on [[Chrono Island]].

To reach this island, a person has to have a {{DL|Sevii Island passes|Rainbow Pass}}, instead of the ordinary {{DL|Sevii Island passes|Tri-Pass}}.

== Locations on Floe Island ==

* [[Four Island (town)]]
* [[Icefall Cave]]

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2010-12-29T08:38:43Z

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