Bulbapedia - User contributions [en]

Event Pokémon

2011-01-14T01:40:51Z

Squishy:

:''For the lists of Event Pokémon, please navigate using the template [[Template:Event Pokémon|Event Pokémon]].''
:'''''Event''' redirects here. If you were looking for the [[Pokéwalker]] course, see [[Rally (Pokéwalker Route)]].''
----
'''Event Pokémon''' are Pokémon that are distributed at Nintendo promotional events, such as movie premieres, expositions, festivals, places like PokéPark, real-life Pokémon Center stores and sometimes found in bonus disks or specially transferred from another game. They typically have a [[List of notable ID numbers|special OT and ID number]] indicating their authenticity and usually a [[Classic Ribbon|special promotional Ribbon]] from Generation III onward. In Generation IV, most event Pokémon are distributed in [[Poké Ball#Generation IV Poké Balls|Cherish Ball]]s, special [[Poké Ball]]s that exist solely for event distribution. Event Pokémon are usually desired because they are hard or impossible to find in the games, holding a rare item, and/or know at least one special move that would otherwise be impossible to have via leveling up, TMs, HMs, move tutors, or even breeding.

Generation IV introduced obtaining promotional things via [[Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection]]. At first, only key items were distributed. These items allowed players to enter areas normally inaccessible. Last June 2009, Pokémon began being distributed via Wi-Fi as well with the distribution of a [[List of Nintendo event Pokémon in 2009#Nintendo Zone Jirachi|Jirachi]]. Owners of the Japanese versions of the Sinnoh-based games, no matter where they are, may use Wi-Fi to receive the Pokémon. Later on, Japan began having distributions occurring simultaneously via events and over Wi-Fi. In March 2010, the [[Pikachu-colored Pichu]] became available for North American and PAL versions of {{game2|Diamond|Pearl|Platinum}}. This became the first event Pokémon to be available to non-Japanese games via Wi-Fi.

Outside of Japan, there are very few countries or areas of the world where events tend to be held:
* United States
* Canada
* South Korea
* Australia
* Various countries of Western Europe

While it is not unheard of for event Pokémon to be distributed outside of these countries, for whatever logistical reason, it is incredibly rare. Indeed, some countries may see several years pass between promotional events, and most have never had one held in their country. The establishment of wireless internet has made the [[Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection]] a much better distribution model to reach Pokémon players around the world.

==Generation I==

{| align="center" style="background: #2260b6; {{roundy|10px}}; border: 3px solid #5a91dc; "
|-
! style="background: #0047a8; -moz-border-radius-topleft: 5px;" | {{color|7dd6ea|Pokémon}}
! colspan="4" style="background: #0047a8" |{{color|7dd6ea|Games}}
! style="background: #0047a8; -moz-border-radius-topright: 5px;" | {{color|7dd6ea|Methods}}
|-
| rowspan="2" align="center" style="background: #{{psychic color}}; -moz-border-radius-bottomleft: 5px;"| {{pcolor|Mew|fff}}
! style="background:#{{red color}}" | {{color2|000|Pokémon Red and Blue Versions|R}}
! style="background:#{{green color}}" | {{color2|000|Pokémon Red and Green Versions|G}}
! style="background:#{{blue color}}" | {{color2|000|Pokémon Blue Version (Japanese)|B}}
! style="background:#{{yellow color}}" | {{color2|000|Pokémon Yellow Version|Y}}
| style="background: #fff" | Nintendo events, historically through a direct trade
|-
! style="background:#{{red color}}" | {{color2|000|Pokémon Red and Blue Versions|R}}
! style="background:#{{green color}}" | {{color2|000|Pokémon Red and Green Versions|G}}
! style="background:#{{blue color}}" | {{color2|000|Pokémon Blue Version (Japanese)|B}}
! style="background:#{{yellow color}}" | {{color2|000|Pokémon Yellow Version|Y}}
| style="background: #fff; -moz-border-radius-bottomright: 5px;" | {{color2|000|Mew glitch}}
|}

==Generation II==

{| align="center" style="background: #2260b6; {{roundy|10px}}; border: 3px solid #5a91dc; "
|-
! style="background: #0047a8; -moz-border-radius-topleft: 5px;" | {{color|7dd6ea|Pokémon}}
! colspan="3" style="background: #0047a8" |{{color|7dd6ea|Games}}
! style="background: #0047a8; -moz-border-radius-topright: 5px;" | {{color|7dd6ea|Methods}}
|-
| rowspan="3" align="center" style="background: #{{grass color}}; -moz-border-radius-bottomleft: 5px"| {{pcolor|Celebi|fff}}
! style="background:#fff" | {{color2|{{gold color}}|Pokémon Gold and Silver Versions|G}}
! style="background:#fff" | {{color2|{{silver color}}|Pokémon Gold and Silver Versions|S}}
! style="background:#{{crystal color}}" | {{color2|000|Pokémon Crystal Version|C}}
| style="background: #fff" | The Japanese {{color2|000|Pokémon Mobile System GB}} to obtain a {{color2|000|GS Ball}}, to be used in {{color2|000|Ilex Forest}}
|-
! style="background:#fff" | {{color2|{{gold color}}|Pokémon Gold and Silver Versions|G}}
! style="background:#fff" | {{color2|{{silver color}}|Pokémon Gold and Silver Versions|S}}
! style="background:#{{crystal color}}" | {{color2|000|Pokémon Crystal Version|C}}
| style="background: #fff" | {{color2|000|Nintendo Power}} special promo
|-
! style="background:#fff" | {{color2|{{gold color}}|Pokémon Gold and Silver Versions|G}}
! style="background:#fff" | {{color2|{{silver color}}|Pokémon Gold and Silver Versions|S}}
! style="background:#{{crystal color}}" | {{color2|000|Pokémon Crystal Version|C}}
| style="background: #fff; -moz-border-radius-bottomright: 5px;" | Direct trade
|}



==Generation III==

{| align="center" style="background: #2260b6; {{roundy|10px}}; border: 3px solid #5a91dc; "
|-
! style="background: #0047a8; -moz-border-radius-topleft: 5px;" | {{color|7dd6ea|Pokémon}}
! colspan="5" style="background: #0047a8" |{{color|7dd6ea|Games}}
! style="background: #0047a8; -moz-border-radius-topright: 5px;" | {{color|7dd6ea|Methods}}
|-
| rowspan="2" align="center" style="background: #{{psychic color}};"| {{pcolor|Mew|fff}}
! style="background:#fff" | {{color2|{{ruby color}}|Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire Versions|R}}
! style="background:#fff" | {{color2|{{sapphire color}}|Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire Versions|S}}
! style="background:#fff" | {{color2|{{firered color}}|Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen Versions|FR}}
! style="background:#fff" | {{color2|{{leafgreen color}}|Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen Versions|LG}}
! style="background:#{{emerald color}}" | {{color2|000|Pokémon Emerald Version|E}}
| style="background: #fff" | {{color2|000|Old Sea Map}} e-card from Nintendo events to access {{color2|000|Faraway Island}}
|-
! style="background:#{{ruby color}}" | {{color2|000|Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire Versions|R}}
! style="background:#{{sapphire color}}" | {{color2|000|Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire Versions|S}}
! style="background:#{{firered color}}" | {{color2|000|Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen Versions|FR}}
! style="background:#{{leafgreen color}}" | {{color2|000|Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen Versions|LG}}
! style="background:#{{emerald color}}" | {{color2|000|Pokémon Emerald Version|E}}
| style="background: #fff" | Other giveaways
|-
| rowspan="3" align="center" style="background: #{{flying color}};"| {{pcolor|Lugia|fff}}
! style="background:#fff" | {{color2|{{ruby color}}|Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire Versions|R}}
! style="background:#fff" | {{color2|{{sapphire color}}|Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire Versions|S}}
! style="background:#{{firered color}}" | {{color2|000|Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen Versions|FR}}
! style="background:#{{leafgreen color}}" | {{color2|000|Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen Versions|LG}}
! style="background:#{{emerald color}}" | {{color2|000|Pokémon Emerald Version|E}}
| style="background: #fff" | {{color2|000|Mystic Ticket}} e-card from Nintendo events to access {{color2|000|Navel Rock}}
|-
! style="background:#{{ruby color}}" | {{color2|000|Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire Versions|R}}
! style="background:#{{sapphire color}}" | {{color2|000|Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire Versions|S}}
! style="background:#{{firered color}}" | {{color2|000|Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen Versions|FR}}
! style="background:#{{leafgreen color}}" | {{color2|000|Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen Versions|LG}}
! style="background:#{{emerald color}}" | {{color2|000|Pokémon Emerald Version|E}}
| style="background: #fff" | {{color2|000|Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness}} after purifying Shadow Lugia
|-
! style="background:#{{ruby color}}" | {{color2|000|Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire Versions|R}}
! style="background:#{{sapphire color}}" | {{color2|000|Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire Versions|S}}
! style="background:#{{firered color}}" | {{color2|000|Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen Versions|FR}}
! style="background:#{{leafgreen color}}" | {{color2|000|Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen Versions|LG}}
! style="background:#{{emerald color}}" | {{color2|000|Pokémon Emerald Version|E}}
| style="background: #fff" | Other giveaways
|-
| rowspan="3" align="center" style="background: #{{fire color}};"| {{pcolor|Ho-Oh|fff}}
! style="background:#fff" | {{color2|{{ruby color}}|Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire Versions|R}}
! style="background:#fff" | {{color2|{{sapphire color}}|Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire Versions|S}}
! style="background:#{{firered color}}" | {{color2|000|Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen Versions|FR}}
! style="background:#{{leafgreen color}}" | {{color2|000|Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen Versions|LG}}
! style="background:#{{emerald color}}" | {{color2|000|Pokémon Emerald Version|E}}
| style="background: #fff" | {{color2|000|MysticTicket}} e-card from Nintendo events to access {{color2|000|Navel Rock}}
|-
! style="background:#{{ruby color}}" | {{color2|000|Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire Versions|R}}
! style="background:#{{sapphire color}}" | {{color2|000|Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire Versions|S}}
! style="background:#{{firered color}}" | {{color2|000|Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen Versions|FR}}
! style="background:#{{leafgreen color}}" | {{color2|000|Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen Versions|LG}}
! style="background:#{{emerald color}}" | {{color2|000|Pokémon Emerald Version|E}}
| style="background: #fff" | {{color2|000|Pokémon Colosseum}} after purifying all Shadow Pokémon and finishing Mt. Battle
|-
! style="background:#{{ruby color}}" | {{color2|000|Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire Versions|R}}
! style="background:#{{sapphire color}}" | {{color2|000|Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire Versions|S}}
! style="background:#{{firered color}}" | {{color2|000|Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen Versions|FR}}
! style="background:#{{leafgreen color}}" | {{color2|000|Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen Versions|LG}}
! style="background:#{{emerald color}}" | {{color2|000|Pokémon Emerald Version|E}}
| style="background: #fff" | Other giveaways
|-
| rowspan="2" align="center" style="background: #{{grass color}};"| {{pcolor|Celebi|fff}}
! style="background:#{{ruby color}}" | {{color2|000|Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire Versions|R}}
! style="background:#{{sapphire color}}" | {{color2|000|Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire Versions|S}}
! style="background:#{{firered color}}" | {{color2|000|Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen Versions|FR}}
! style="background:#{{leafgreen color}}" | {{color2|000|Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen Versions|LG}}
! style="background:#{{emerald color}}" | {{color2|000|Pokémon Emerald Version|E}}
| style="background: #fff" | Japanese Pokémon Colosseum Bonus Disc
|-
! style="background:#{{ruby color}}" | {{color2|000|Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire Versions|R}}
! style="background:#{{sapphire color}}" | {{color2|000|Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire Versions|S}}
! style="background:#{{firered color}}" | {{color2|000|Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen Versions|FR}}
! style="background:#{{leafgreen color}}" | {{color2|000|Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen Versions|LG}}
! style="background:#{{emerald color}}" | {{color2|000|Pokémon Emerald Version|E}}
| style="background: #fff" | Other giveaways
|-
| rowspan="3" align="center" style="background: #{{steel color}};"| {{pcolor|Jirachi|fff}}
! style="background:#{{ruby color}}" | {{color2|000|Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire Versions|R}}
! style="background:#{{sapphire color}}" | {{color2|000|Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire Versions|S}}
! style="background:#{{firered color}}" | {{color2|000|Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen Versions|FR}}
! style="background:#{{leafgreen color}}" | {{color2|000|Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen Versions|LG}}
! style="background:#{{emerald color}}" | {{color2|000|Pokémon Emerald Version|E}}
| style="background: #fff" | Pokémon Colosseum Bonus Disc
|-
! style="background:#{{ruby color}}" | {{color2|000|Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire Versions|R}}
! style="background:#{{sapphire color}}" | {{color2|000|Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire Versions|S}}
! style="background:#{{firered color}}" | {{color2|000|Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen Versions|FR}}
! style="background:#{{leafgreen color}}" | {{color2|000|Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen Versions|LG}}
! style="background:#{{emerald color}}" | {{color2|000|Pokémon Emerald Version|E}}
| style="background: #fff" | European and Australian {{color2|000|Pokémon Channel}} after finishing the game
|-
! style="background:#{{ruby color}}" | {{color2|000|Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire Versions|R}}
! style="background:#{{sapphire color}}" | {{color2|000|Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire Versions|S}}
! style="background:#{{firered color}}" | {{color2|000|Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen Versions|FR}}
! style="background:#{{leafgreen color}}" | {{color2|000|Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen Versions|LG}}
! style="background:#{{emerald color}}" | {{color2|000|Pokémon Emerald Version|E}}
| style="background: #fff" | Other giveaways
|-
| rowspan="2" align="center" style="background: #{{psychic color}}; -moz-border-radius-bottomleft: 5px;"| {{pcolor|Deoxys|fff}}
! style="background:#fff" | {{color2|{{ruby color}}|Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire Versions|R}}
! style="background:#fff" | {{color2|{{sapphire color}}|Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire Versions|S}}
! style="background:#{{firered color}}" | {{color2|000|Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen Versions|FR}}
! style="background:#{{leafgreen color}}" | {{color2|000|Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen Versions|LG}}
! style="background:#{{emerald color}}" | {{color2|000|Pokémon Emerald Version|E}}
| style="background: #fff" | {{color2|000|AuroraTicket}} e-card from Nintendo events to access {{color2|000|Birth Island}}
|-
! style="background:#{{ruby color}}" | {{color2|000|Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire Versions|R}}
! style="background:#{{sapphire color}}" | {{color2|000|Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire Versions|S}}
! style="background:#{{firered color}}" | {{color2|000|Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen Versions|FR}}
! style="background:#{{leafgreen color}}" | {{color2|000|Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen Versions|LG}}
! style="background:#{{emerald color}}" | {{color2|000|Pokémon Emerald Version|E}}
| style="background: #fff; -moz-border-radius-bottomright: 5px;" | Other giveaways
|}

==Generation IV==

{| align="center" style="background: #2260b6; {{roundy|10px}}; border: 3px solid #5a91dc; "
|-
! style="background: #0047a8; -moz-border-radius-topleft: 5px;" | {{color|7dd6ea|Pokémon}}
! colspan="5" style="background: #0047a8" |{{color|7dd6ea|Games}}
! style="background: #0047a8; -moz-border-radius-topright: 5px;" | {{color|7dd6ea|Methods}}
|-
| rowspan="1" align="center" style="background: #{{water color}};"| {{pcolor|Phione|fff}}
! style="background:#{{diamond color}}" | {{color2|000|Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Versions|D}}
! style="background:#{{pearl color}}" | {{color2|000|Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Versions|P}}
! style="background:#{{platinum color}}" | {{color2|000|Pokémon Platinum Version|Pt}}
! style="background:#{{heartgold color}}" | {{color2|000|Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver Versions|HG}}
! style="background:#{{soulsilver color}}" | {{color2|000|Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver Versions|SS}}
| style="background: #fff" | {{color2|000|Breeding|Breed}} from {{pcolor|Manaphy|000}}
|-
| rowspan="5" align="center" style="background: #{{water color}};"| {{pcolor|Manaphy|fff}}
! style="background:#{{diamond color}}" | {{color2|000|Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Versions|D}}
! style="background:#{{pearl color}}" | {{color2|000|Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Versions|P}}
! style="background:#{{platinum color}}" | {{color2|000|Pokémon Platinum Version|Pt}}
! style="background:#{{heartgold color}}" | {{color2|000|Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver Versions|HG}}
! style="background:#{{soulsilver color}}" | {{color2|000|Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver Versions|SS}}
| style="background: #fff" | Transfer {{color2|000|Pokémon Egg|Egg}} from {{color2|000|Pokémon Ranger (game)|Pokémon Ranger}} after finishing a Special Mission
|-
! style="background:#{{diamond color}}" | {{color2|000|Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Versions|D}}
! style="background:#{{pearl color}}" | {{color2|000|Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Versions|P}}
! style="background:#{{platinum color}}" | {{color2|000|Pokémon Platinum Version|Pt}}
! style="background:#{{heartgold color}}" | {{color2|000|Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver Versions|HG}}
! style="background:#{{soulsilver color}}" | {{color2|000|Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver Versions|SS}}
| style="background: #fff" | Transfer {{color2|000|Pokémon Egg|Egg}} from {{color2|000|Pokémon Ranger: Shadows of Almia}} after finishing a Special Mission
|-
! style="background:#{{diamond color}}" | {{color2|000|Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Versions|D}}
! style="background:#{{pearl color}}" | {{color2|000|Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Versions|P}}
! style="background:#{{platinum color}}" | {{color2|000|Pokémon Platinum Version|Pt}}
! style="background:#{{heartgold color}}" | {{color2|000|Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver Versions|HG}}
! style="background:#{{soulsilver color}}" | {{color2|000|Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver Versions|SS}}
| style="background: #fff" | Transfer 250 pokemon to my pokemon ranch
|-
! style="background:#{{diamond color}}" | {{color2|000|Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Versions|D}}
! style="background:#{{pearl color}}" | {{color2|000|Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Versions|P}}
! style="background:#{{platinum color}}" | {{color2|000|Pokémon Platinum Version|Pt}}
! style="background:#{{heartgold color}}" | {{color2|000|Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver Versions|HG}}
! style="background:#{{soulsilver color}}" | {{color2|000|Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver Versions|SS}}
| style="background: #fff" | Transfer {{color2|000|Pokémon Egg|Egg}} from {{color2|000|Pokémon Ranger: Guardian Signs}} after finishing a Special Mission
|-
! style="background:#{{diamond color}}" | {{color2|000|Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Versions|D}}
! style="background:#{{pearl color}}" | {{color2|000|Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Versions|P}}
! style="background:#fff" | {{color2|{{platinum color}}|Pokémon Platinum Version|Pt}}
! style="background:#fff" | {{color2|{{heartgold color}}|Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver Versions|HG}}
! style="background:#fff" | {{color2|{{soulsilver color}}|Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver Versions|SS}}
| style="background: #fff" | Other giveaways
|-
| rowspan="5" align="center" style="background: #{{dark color}};"| {{pcolor|Darkrai|fff}}
! style="background:#{{diamond color}}" | {{color2|000|Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Versions|D}}
! style="background:#{{pearl color}}" | {{color2|000|Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Versions|P}}
! style="background:#fff" | {{color2|{{platinum color}}|Pokémon Platinum Version|Pt}}
! style="background:#fff" | {{color2|{{heartgold color}}|Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver Versions|HG}}
! style="background:#fff" | {{color2|{{soulsilver color}}|Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver Versions|SS}}
| style="background: #fff" | {{color2|000|Surf glitch}}
|-
! style="background:#{{diamond color}}" | {{color2|000|Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Versions|D}}
! style="background:#{{pearl color}}" | {{color2|000|Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Versions|P}}
! style="background:#fff" | {{color2|{{platinum color}}|Pokémon Platinum Version|Pt}}
! style="background:#fff" | {{color2|{{heartgold color}}|Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver Versions|HG}}
! style="background:#fff" | {{color2|{{soulsilver color}}|Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver Versions|SS}}
| style="background: #fff" | {{color2|000|Tweaking}}
|-
! style="background:#{{diamond color}}" | {{color2|000|Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Versions|D}}
! style="background:#{{pearl color}}" | {{color2|000|Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Versions|P}}
! style="background:#{{platinum color}}" | {{color2|000|Pokémon Platinum Version|Pt}}
! style="background:#{{heartgold color}}" | {{color2|000|Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver Versions|HG}}
! style="background:#{{soulsilver color}}" | {{color2|000|Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver Versions|SS}}
| style="background: #fff" | {{color2|000|Pokémon Ranger: Shadows of Almia}} after finishing a Special Mission
|-
! style="background:#fff" | {{color2|{{diamond color}}|Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Versions|D}}
! style="background:#fff" | {{color2|{{pearl color}}|Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Versions|P}}
! style="background:#{{platinum color}}" | {{color2|000|Pokémon Platinum Version|Pt}}
! style="background:#fff" | {{color2|{{heartgold color}}|Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver Versions|HG}}
! style="background:#fff" | {{color2|{{soulsilver color}}|Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver Versions|SS}}
| style="background: #fff" | {{color2|000|Member Card}} from Nintendo events via {{wp|Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection|{{color|000|Wi-Fi}}}} or wireless to access {{color2|000|Newmoon Island}}
|-
! style="background:#{{diamond color}}" | {{color2|000|Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Versions|D}}
! style="background:#{{pearl color}}" | {{color2|000|Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Versions|P}}
! style="background:#fff" | {{color2|{{platinum color}}|Pokémon Platinum Version|Pt}}
! style="background:#fff" | {{color2|{{heartgold color}}|Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver Versions|HG}}
! style="background:#fff" | {{color2|{{soulsilver color}}|Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver Versions|SS}}
| style="background: #fff" | Other giveaways
|-
| rowspan="5" align="center" style="background: #{{grass color}};"| {{pcolor|Shaymin|fff}}
! style="background:#{{diamond color}}" | {{color2|000|Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Versions|D}}
! style="background:#{{pearl color}}" | {{color2|000|Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Versions|P}}
! style="background:#fff" | {{color2|{{platinum color}}|Pokémon Platinum Version|Pt}}
! style="background:#fff" | {{color2|{{heartgold color}}|Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver Versions|HG}}
! style="background:#fff" | {{color2|{{soulsilver color}}|Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver Versions|SS}}
| style="background: #fff" | {{color2|000|Surf glitch}}
|-
! style="background:#{{diamond color}}" | {{color2|000|Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Versions|D}}
! style="background:#{{pearl color}}" | {{color2|000|Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Versions|P}}
! style="background:#fff" | {{color2|{{platinum color}}|Pokémon Platinum Version|Pt}}
! style="background:#fff" | {{color2|{{heartgold color}}|Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver Versions|HG}}
! style="background:#fff" | {{color2|{{soulsilver color}}|Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver Versions|SS}}
| style="background: #fff" | {{color2|000|Tweaking}}
|-
! style="background:#{{diamond color}}" | {{color2|000|Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Versions|D}}
! style="background:#{{pearl color}}" | {{color2|000|Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Versions|P}}
! style="background:#{{platinum color}}" | {{color2|000|Pokémon Platinum Version|Pt}}
! style="background:#{{heartgold color}}" | {{color2|000|Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver Versions|HG}}
! style="background:#{{soulsilver color}}" | {{color2|000|Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver Versions|SS}}
| style="background: #fff" | {{color2|000|Pokémon Ranger: Guardian Signs}} after finishing a Special Mission
|-
! style="background:#fff" | {{color2|{{diamond color}}|Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Versions|D}}
! style="background:#fff" | {{color2|{{pearl color}}|Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Versions|P}}
! style="background:#{{platinum color}}" | {{color2|000|Pokémon Platinum Version|Pt}}
! style="background:#fff" | {{color2|{{heartgold color}}|Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver Versions|HG}}
! style="background:#fff" | {{color2|{{soulsilver color}}|Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver Versions|SS}}
| style="background: #fff" | {{color2|000|Oak's Letter}} from Nintendo events via Wi-Fi or wireless to access {{color2|000|Flower Paradise}} and the {{color2|000|Gracidea (flower)|Gracidea}}
|-
! style="background:#{{diamond color}}" | {{color2|000|Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Versions|D}}
! style="background:#{{pearl color}}" | {{color2|000|Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Versions|P}}
! style="background:#fff" | {{color2|{{platinum color}}|Pokémon Platinum Version|Pt}}
! style="background:#fff" | {{color2|{{heartgold color}}|Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver Versions|HG}}
! style="background:#fff" | {{color2|{{soulsilver color}}|Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver Versions|SS}}
| style="background: #fff" | Other giveaways, which can access the Gracidea
|-
| rowspan="2" align="center" style="background: #{{normal color}}; -moz-border-radius-bottomleft: 5px;"| {{pcolor|Arceus|fff}}
! style="background:#fff" | {{color2|{{diamond color}}|Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Versions|D}}
! style="background:#fff" | {{color2|{{pearl color}}|Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Versions|P}}
! style="background:#fff" | {{color2|{{platinum color}}|Pokémon Platinum Version|Pt}}
! style="background:#fff" | {{color2|{{heartgold color}}|Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver Versions|HG}}
! style="background:#fff" | {{color2|{{soulsilver color}}|Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver Versions|SS}}
| style="background: #fff" | {{color2|000|Azure Flute}} from Nintendo events to access the {{color2|000|Hall of Origin}}
|-
! style="background:#{{diamond color}}" | {{color2|000|Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Versions|D}}
! style="background:#{{pearl color}}" | {{color2|000|Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Versions|P}}
! style="background:#{{platinum color}}" | {{color2|000|Pokémon Platinum Version|Pt}}
! style="background:#fff" | {{color2|{{heartgold color}}|Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver Versions|HG}}
! style="background:#fff" | {{color2|{{soulsilver color}}|Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver Versions|SS}}
| style="background: #fff; -moz-border-radius-bottomright: 5px;" | Other giveaways
|}

==Generation V==

{| align="center" style="background: #2260b6; {{roundy|10px}}; border: 3px solid #5a91dc; "
|-
! style="background: #0047a8; -moz-border-radius-topleft: 5px;" | {{color|7dd6ea|Pokémon}}
! colspan="2" style="background: #0047a8" |{{color|7dd6ea|Games}}
! style="background: #0047a8; -moz-border-radius-topright: 5px;" | {{color|7dd6ea|Methods}}
|-
| rowspan="1" align="center" style="background: #{{psychic color}};" | {{pcolor|Victini|fff}}
! style="background:#{{black color}}" | {{color2|000|Pokémon Black and White Versions|B}}
! style="background:#{{white color}}" | {{color2|000|Pokémon Black and White Versions|W}}
| style="background: #fff;" | Caught at {{color2|000|Liberty Garden Island}} with the {{color2|000|Liberty Ticket}} from Nintendo events.
|-
| rowspan="1" align="center" style="background: #{{dark color}};" | {{pcolor|Zorua|fff}}
! style="background:#{{black color}}" | {{color2|000|Pokémon Black and White Versions|B}}
! style="background:#{{white color}}" | {{color2|000|Pokémon Black and White Versions|W}}
| style="background: #fff;" | Event in {{color2|000|Castelia City}} activated by a {{color2|000|fateful encounter}} {{pcolor|Celebi|000}}.
|-
| rowspan="1" align="center" style="background: #{{dark color}};" | {{pcolor|Zoroark|fff}}
! style="background:#{{black color}}" | {{color2|000|Pokémon Black and White Versions|B}}
! style="background:#{{white color}}" | {{color2|000|Pokémon Black and White Versions|W}}
| style="background: #fff;" | Event in {{color2|000|Lost Forest}} activated by any one {{color2|000|fateful encounter}} {{color2|000|Shiny Pokémon|Shiny}} {{color2|000|legendary beasts|legendary beast}}.
|-
| rowspan="1" align="center" style="background: #{{water color}};" | {{pcolor|Keldeo|fff}}
! style="background:#{{black color}}" | {{color2|000|Pokémon Black and White Versions|B}}
! style="background:#{{white color}}" | {{color2|000|Pokémon Black and White Versions|W}}
| style="background: #fff;" | Currently unknown.
|-
| rowspan="1" align="center" style="background: #{{normal color}};" | {{pcolor|Meloetta|fff}}
! style="background:#{{black color}}" | {{color2|000|Pokémon Black and White Versions|B}}
! style="background:#{{white color}}" | {{color2|000|Pokémon Black and White Versions|W}}
| style="background: #fff;" | Currently unknown.
|-
| rowspan="1" align="center" style="background: #{{Bug color}}; {{roundybl|5px}};"| {{pcolor|Genesect|fff}}
! style="background:#{{black color}}" | {{color2|000|Pokémon Black and White Versions|B}}
! style="background:#{{white color}}" | {{color2|000|Pokémon Black and White Versions|W}}
| style="background: #fff; {{roundybr|5px}};" | Currently unknown.
|}

==Nintendo promotional event Pokémon==
Periodically, [[Nintendo]] hosts or sponsors parties and events for fans, often in connection to the premier of a new {{pkmn|game}} or {{pkmn|movie}}. They are especially notable in that certain rare [[Pokémon]] and [[item]]s in the games, as well as cards and other things, are only available for a limited time from them. The methods used to transfer Pokémon and items to a game have varied over time, and include direct [[Trade#link cable|link trading]] and physical reception from an [[Pokémon Battle e Promotional Cards|e-Card]] via [[Mystery Events]]. Wireless reception from a ''Wonder Spot'' and Nintendo Wi-FI Connection via [[Mystery Gift]] were also used. Other methods may occur in the future.

Note that all of the Pokémon with specific natures cannot have a different nature, gender, ability or shiny condition. For Pokémon obtained in [[Generation IV]], the dates do not need to be the dates the events were held. This is because the date is based on the one set on the DS.

==See also==
* {{cat|Promotion-only Pokémon}}
* [[Key item]]s
* [[Poké Ball]]s
* [[Pokémon Battle e Promotional cards|Promotional Pokémon Battle e-Cards]]
* [[Pokémon Trading Card Game]] cards
** {{TCG|Unnumbered Promotional cards}}
** {{TCG|Wizards Black Star Promos}}
** {{TCG|Nintendo Promotional Cards}}
** {{TCG|ADV-P Promotional cards}}
** {{TCG|5th Movie Half Deck}}
** {{TCG|6th Movie Half Deck}}
** {{TCG|7th Movie Half Deck}}
** {{TCG|8th Movie Half Deck}}
** {{TCG|9th Movie Half Deck}}
* [[Nintendo]]

{{Event Pokémon}}

[[Category:Lists]]
[[Category:Pokémon meta]]
[[Category:Events|*]]

[[es:Pokémon de Evento]]

[[de:Event-Pokémon]]
[[fr:Pokémon Évènementiel]]

Oshawatt

2010-12-31T03:59:17Z

Squishy: Redirected page to Oshawott (Pokémon)

#REDIRECT [[Oshawott (Pokémon)]]

Oshawatt

2010-12-31T03:57:57Z

Squishy: Redirected page to Oshawott (Pokemon)

#REDIRECT [[Oshawott (Pokemon)]]

Oshawatt

2010-12-31T03:57:23Z

Squishy: Made a redirect due to a typo on the website

#REDIRECT [[Oshawott]]

Pokémon League (Unova)

2010-11-26T02:03:20Z

Squishy: /* Trivia */

{{incomplete}}
{{Town infobox
|name=Pokémon League
|jpname=ポケモンリーグ
|jptrans=Pokémon League
|region=Unova
|south=Victory Road (Unova)
|southalt=Victory Road
|map=noimage.png
|mapdesc=Only the Trainers who have conquered all Pokémon Gyms can challenge here
|league=Unova
|elite1=Shikimi
|elite1link=Shikimi
|elite1type=Ghost
|elite1sprite=VSShikimi.png
|elite2=Giima
|elite2type=Dark
|elite2sprite=VSGiima.png
|elite3=Caitlin
|elite3type=Psychic
|elite3sprite=VSCaitlin.png
|elite4=Renbu
|elite4type=Fighting
|elite4sprite=VSRenbu.png
|champion=Adeku
|championtype=Adeku
|championsprite=VSAdeku.png
|colordark={{unova color dark}}
|colormed={{unova color}}
|colorlight={{unova color light}}
|generation=5
|map=Unova Pokemon League Map.png
}}
The '''Pokémon League''' of [[Unova]] is the location of the region's [[Elite Four#Unova Elite Four|Elite Four]], who may only be challenged after defeating all eight Unova [[Gym Leader|Gym Leaders]]. It is located on a large hill north of {{un|Victory Road}} and it requires traveling through a mountain to get reach the entrance.

Like in [[Kanto]], [[Hoenn]] and [[Sinnoh]], reaching the Pokémon League requires first passing through Unova's {{un|Victory Road}} by presenting all of the Unova badges, and then making it through a large mountain. Once through, the player will make their way though a crevice and reach the League. Housed on a pedestal are four stairways leading to the different Elite Four members: the first door on the left leading to [[Shikimi]], the next door leading to [[Giima]], the third door leading to [[Caitlin]] and the last door ending on the right leading to [[Renbu]]. To the right of the pedestal is a doorway leading to the League's [[Pokémon Center]] and [[Poké Mart]]. After beating the four members, the player can face the Champion Adeku in the temple behind the castle that houses the Elite Four.

===Structure===
====Shikimi's room====
Once Trainers climb the staircase, the first door on the left will take them to Shikimi's room. It is a giant cylindrical room with a large structure in the middle made out of wooden bookcases. The back of the room is made up of windows portraying a thunderstorm. Upon reaching the edge of the platform, two will-o-wisps will gather the trainer and lift them up around the winding staircase. Once the player makes their way to the top, they will find Shikimi waiting for them.

=====Battle one (pre-[[National Pokédex]])=====
{{Party
|color={{ghost color}}
|headcolor={{ghost color light}}
|bordercolor={{ghost color dark}}
|sprite=Spr BW Shikimi.png
|prize={{Pdollar}}6000
|class=Elite Four
|name=Shikimi
|game=BW
|location=Pokémon League (Unova)
|locationname=Pokémon League
|pokemon=4
|pokemon1={{Pokémon
|gen=5
|game=Black
|ndex=563
|pokemon=Desukaan
|gender=female
|level=48
|type1=Ghost
|ability=Mummy
|move1=Psychic
|move1type=Psychic
|move1cat=Special
|move2=Will-O-Wisp
|move2type=Fire
|move2cat=Status
|move3=Shadow Ball
|move3type=Ghost
|move3cat=Special
|move4=Grass Knot
|move4type=Grass
|move4cat=Special}}
|pokemon2={{Pokémon
|gen=5
|game=Black
|ndex=593
|pokemon=Burungel
|spritegender=female
|gender=female
|level=48
|type1=Water
|type2=Ghost
|ability=Cursed Body
|move1=Shadow Ball
|move1type=Ghost
|move1cat=Special
|move2=Surf
|move2type=Water
|move2cat=Special
|move3=Energy Ball
|move3type=Grass
|move3cat=Special
|move4=Brine
|move4type=Water
|move4cat=Special}}
|pokemon3={{Pokémon
|gen=5
|game=Black
|ndex=623
|pokemon=Goruugu
|level=48
|type1=Ground
|type2=Ghost
|ability=Unknown
|move1=Curse
|move1type=Ghost
|move1cat=Status
|move2=Brick Break
|move2type=Fighting
|move2cat=Physical
|move3=Earthquake
|move3type=Ground
|move3cat=Physical
|move4=Shadow Punch
|move4type=Ghost
|move4cat=Physical}}
|pokemon4={{Pokémon
|gen=5
|game=Black
|ndex=609
|pokemon=Shandera
|gender=female
|level=50
|type1=Ghost
|type2=Fire
|ability=Flame Body
|move1=Fire Blast
|move1type=Fire
|move1cat=Special
|move2=Psychic
|move2type=Psychic
|move2cat=Special
|move3=Shadow Ball
|move3type=Ghost
|move3cat=Special
|move4=Payback
|move4type=Dark
|move4cat=Physical}}
}}

=====[[Rematch|Battle two (post-National Pokédex)]]=====
{{Party
|color={{ghost color}}
|headcolor={{ghost color light}}
|bordercolor={{ghost color dark}}
|sprite=Spr BW Shikimi.png
|prize={{Pdollar}}8760
|class=Elite Four
|name=Shikimi
|game=BW
|location=Pokémon League (Unova)
|locationname=Pokémon League
|pokemon=6
|pokemon1={{Pokémon
|gen=5
|game=Black
|ndex=563
|pokemon=Desukaan
|gender=female
|level=71
|type1=Ghost
|ability=Mummy
|move1=Shadow Ball
|move1type=Ghost
|move1cat=Special
|move2=Will-O-Wisp
|move2type=Fire
|move2cat=Status
|move3=Psychic
|move3type=Psychic
|move3cat=Special
|move4=Energy Ball
|move4type=Grass
|move4cat=Special}}
|pokemon2={{Pokémon
|gen=5
|game=Black
|ndex=593
|pokemon=Burungel
|spritegender=female
|gender=female
|level=71
|type1=Water
|type2=Ghost
|ability=Cursed Body
|move1=Slime Wave
|move1type=Poison
|move1cat=Special
|move2=Hydro Pump
|move2type=Water
|move2cat=Special
|move3=Psychic
|move3type=Psychic
|move3cat=Special
|move4=Shadow Ball
|move4type=Ghost
|move4cat=Special}}
|pokemon3={{Pokémon
|gen=5
|game=Black
|ndex=623
|pokemon=Goruugu
|level=71
|type1=Ground
|type2=Ghost
|ability=Unknown
|move1=Hammer Arm
|move1type=Fighting
|move1cat=Physical
|move2=Earthquake
|move2type=Ground
|move2cat=Physical
|move3=Shadow Punch
|move3type=Ghost
|move3cat=Physical
|move4=Curse
|move4type=Ghost
|move4cat=Status}}
|pokemon4={{Pokémon
|gen=5
|game=Black
|ndex=478
|pokemon=Froslass
|level=71
|type1=Ice
|type2=Ghost
|gender=female
|ability=Snow Cloak
|move1=Blizzard
|move1type=Ice
|move1cat=Special
|move2=Ice Shard
|move2type=Ice
|move2cat=Physical
|move3=Shadow Ball
|move3type=Ghost
|move3cat=Special
|move4=Psychic
|move4type=Psychic
|move4cat=Special}}
|pokemon5={{Pokémon
|gen=5
|game=Black
|ndex=426
|pokemon=Drifblim
|gender=female
|level=71
|type1=Ghost
|type2=Flying
|ability=Unburden
|move1=Thunder
|move1type=Electric
|move1cat=Special
|move2=Shadow Ball
|move2type=Ghost
|move2cat=Special
|move3=Acrobat
|move3type=Flying
|move3cat=Physical
|move4=Psychic
|move4type=Psychic
|move4cat=Special}}
|pokemon6={{Pokémon
|gen=5
|game=Black
|ndex=609
|pokemon=Shandera
|gender=female
|level=73
|type1=Ghost
|type2=Fire
|ability=Flame Body
|move1=Fire Blast
|move1type=Fire
|move1cat=Special
|move2=Psychic
|move2type=Psychic
|move2cat=Special
|move3=Shadow Ball
|move3type=Ghost
|move3cat=Special
|move4=Payback
|move4type=Dark
|move4cat=Physical}}
}}

====Giima's room====
The second room has Giima who awaits for battle. This room is also cylindrical with a large structure in the middle. The room is somewhat of an elegant ballroom, reminiscent of vampire castles and 1800s Eastern European design. This chamber is dominated by shades of deep crimson and black, while torches light the room up and an elaborate chandelier hangs from above the battlefield. Upon reaching the edge of the platform, the player can walk onto a platform which will take the player and lift them up around the winding staircase. Once the player makes their way to the top, they will find Giima waiting for them.
=====Battle one (pre-[[National Pokédex]])=====
{{Party
|color={{dark color}}
|headcolor={{dark color light}}
|bordercolor={{dark color dark}}
|sprite=Spr BW Giima.png
|prize={{Pdollar}}6000
|class=Elite Four
|name=Giima
|game=BW
|location=Pokémon League (Unova)
|locationname=Pokémon League
|pokemon=4
|pokemon1={{Pokémon
|gen=5
|game=Black
|ndex=560
|pokemon=Zuruzukin
|gender=male
|level=48
|type1=Dark
|type2=Fighting
|ability=Unknown
|move1=Sand-Attack
|move1type=Ground
|move1cat=Status
|move2=Crunch
|move2type=Dark
|move2cat=Physical
|move3=Poison Jab
|move3type=Poison
|move3cat=Physical
|move4=Brick Break
|move4type=Fighting
|move4cat=Physical}}
|pokemon2={{Pokémon
|gen=5
|game=Black
|ndex=553
|pokemon=Waruvial
|gender=female
|level=48
|type1=Ground
|type2=Dark
|ability=Intimidate
|move1=Crunch
|move1type=Dark
|move1cat=Physical
|move2=Dragon Claw
|move2type=Dragon
|move2cat=Physical
|move3=Trickery
|move3type=Dark
|move3cat=Physical
|move4=Earthquake
|move4type=Ground
|move4cat=Physical}}
|pokemon3={{Pokémon
|gen=5
|game=Black
|ndex=510
|pokemon=Lepardas
|gender=female
|level=48
|type1=Dark
|ability=Unknown
|move1=Fake Out
|move1type=Normal
|move1cat=Physical
|move2=Night Slash
|move2type=Dark
|move2cat=Physical
|move3=Attract
|move3type=Normal
|move3cat=Status
|move4=Aerial Ace
|move4type=Flying
|move4cat=Physical}}
|pokemon4={{Pokémon
|gen=5
|game=Black
|ndex=625
|pokemon=Kirikizan
|gender=female
|level=50
|type1=Dark
|type2=Steel
|ability=Unknown
|move1=X-Scissor
|move1type=Bug
|move1cat=Physical
|move2=Night Slash
|move2type=Dark
|move2cat=Physical
|move3=Metal Claw
|move3type=Steel
|move3cat=Physical
|move4=Aerial Ace
|move4type=Flying
|move4cat=Physical}}
}}

=====[[Rematch|Battle two (post-National Pokédex)]]=====
{{Party
|color={{dark color}}
|headcolor={{dark color light}}
|bordercolor={{dark color dark}}
|sprite=Spr BW Giima.png
|prize={{Pdollar}}8760
|class=Elite Four
|name=Giima
|game=BW
|location=Pokémon League (Unova)
|locationname=Pokémon League
|pokemon=6
|pokemon1={{Pokémon
|gen=5
|game=Black
|ndex=319
|pokemon=Sharpedo
|gender=male
|level=71
|type1=Water
|type2=Dark
|ability=Rough Skin
|move1=Waterfall
|move1type=Water
|move1cat=Physical
|move2=Night Slash
|move2type=Dark
|move2cat=Physical
|move3=Earthquake
|move3type=Ground
|move3cat=Physical
|move4=Aqua Jet
|move4type=Water
|move4cat=Physical}}
|pokemon2={{Pokémon
|gen=5
|game=Black
|ndex=560
|pokemon=Zuruzukin
|gender=female
|level=71
|type1=Dark
|type2=Fighting
|ability=Overconfident
|move1=Crunch
|move1type=Dark
|move1cat=Physical
|move2=Poison Jab
|move2type=Poison
|move2cat=Physical
|move3=Head Smash
|move3type=Rock
|move3cat=Physical
|move4=Brick Break
|move4type=Fighting
|move4cat=Physical}}
|pokemon3={{Pokémon
|gen=5
|game=Black
|ndex=553
|pokemon=Waruvial
|gender=female
|level=71
|type1=Ground
|type2=Dark
|ability=Intimidate
|move1=Outrage
|move1type=Dragon
|move1cat=Physical
|move2=Earthquake
|move2type=Ground
|move2cat=Physical
|move3=Trickery
|move3type=Dark
|move3cat=Physical
|move4=Knock Down
|move4type=Rock
|move4cat=Physical}}
|pokemon4={{Pokémon
|gen=5
|game=Black
|ndex=510
|pokemon=Lepardas
|gender=female
|level=71
|type1=Dark
|ability=Unknown
|move1=Night Slash
|move1type=Dark
|move1cat=Physical
|move2=Fake Out
|move2type=Normal
|move2cat=Physical
|move3=Aerial Ace
|move3type=Flying
|move3cat=Physical
|move4=Attract
|move4type=Normal
|move4cat=Status}}
|pokemon5={{Pokémon
|gen=5
|game=Black
|ndex=452
|pokemon=Drapion
|gender=female
|level=71
|type1=Poison
|type2=Dark
|ability=Unknown
|move1=Poison Fang
|move1type=Poison
|move1cat=Physical
|move2=Fire Fang
|move2type=Fire
|move2cat=Physical
|move3=Crunch
|move3type=Dark
|move3cat=Physical
|move4=Thunder Fang
|move4type=Electric
|move4cat=Physical}}
|pokemon6={{Pokémon
|gen=5
|game=Black
|ndex=625
|pokemon=Kirikizan
|gender=female
|level=73
|type1=Dark
|type2=Steel
|ability=Unknown
|move1=X-Scissor
|move1type=Bug
|move1cat=Physical
|move2=Night Slash
|move2type=Dark
|move2cat=Physical
|move3=Aerial Ace
|move3type=Flying
|move3cat=Physical
|move4=Guillotine
|move4type=Normal
|move4cat=Physical}}
}}

====Caitlin's room====
The third room is where players challenge Caitlin. This room as well is large and cylindrical, this time with a large empty space in the middle. The back of the room is made up of a void where stars can be seen with meteors periodically showering down. Upon reaching the edge of the platform, psychic energy will engulf the trainer and lift them up to a platform with a canopied bed set on it. Upon landing on the platform, the curtains will open, and Caitlin will get out of her bed and walk toward the player for a battle.

=====Battle one (pre-[[National Pokédex]])=====
{{Party
|color={{psychic color}}
|headcolor={{psychic color light}}
|bordercolor={{psychic color dark}}
|sprite=Spr BW Caitlin.png
|prize={{Pdollar}}6000
|class=Elite Four
|name=Caitlin
|game=BW
|location=Pokémon League (Unova)
|locationname=Pokémon League
|pokemon=4
|pokemon1={{Pokémon
|gen=5
|game=Black
|ndex=579
|pokemon=Rankurusu
|gender=female
|level=48
|type1=Psychic
|ability=Unknown
|move1=Energy Ball
|move1type=Grass
|move1cat=Special
|move2=Thunder
|move2type=Electric
|move2cat=Special
|move3=Focus Blast
|move3type=Fighting
|move3cat=Special
|move4=Psychic
|move4type=Psychic
|move4cat=Special}}
|pokemon2={{Pokémon
|gen=5
|game=Black
|ndex=561
|pokemon=Shinbora
|gender=female
|level=48
|type1=Psychic
|type2=Flying
|ability=Unknown
|move1=Air Slash
|move1type=Flying
|move1cat=Special
|move2=Shadow Ball
|move2type=Ghost
|move2cat=Special
|move3=Ice Beam
|move3type=Ice
|move3cat=Special
|move4=Psychic
|move4type=Psychic
|move4cat=Special}}
|pokemon3={{Pokémon
|gen=5
|game=Black
|ndex=518
|pokemon=Musharna
|gender=female
|level=48
|type1=Psychic
|ability=Unknown
|move1=Shadow Ball
|move1type=Ghost
|move1cat=Special
|move2=Psychic
|move2type=Psychic
|move2cat=Special
|move3=Charge Beam
|move3type=Electric
|move3cat=Special
|move4=Reflect
|move4type=Psychic
|move4cat=Status}}
|pokemon4={{Pokémon
|gen=5
|game=Black
|ndex=576
|pokemon=Gochiruzeru
|gender=female
|level=50
|type1=Psychic
|ability=Frisk
|move1=Calm Mind
|move1type=Psychic
|move1cat=Status
|move2=Thunderbolt
|move2type=Electric
|move2cat=Special
|move3=Psychic
|move3type=Psychic
|move3cat=Special
|move4=Shadow Ball
|move4type=Ghost
|move4cat=Special}}
}}

=====[[Rematch|Battle two (post-National Pokédex)]]=====
{{Party
|color={{psychic color}}
|headcolor={{psychic color light}}
|bordercolor={{psychic color dark}}
|sprite=Spr BW Caitlin.png
|prize={{Pdollar}}8760
|class=Elite Four
|name=Caitlin
|game=BW
|location=Pokémon League (Unova)
|locationname=Pokémon League
|pokemon=6
|pokemon1={{Pokémon
|gen=5
|game=Black
|ndex=579
|pokemon=Rankurusu
|gender=female
|level=71
|type1=Psychic
|ability=Unknown
|move1=Focus Blast
|move1type=Fighting
|move1cat=Special
|move2=Psychic
|move2type=Psychic
|move2cat=Special
|move3=Energy Ball
|move3type=Grass
|move3cat=Special
|move4=Thunder
|move4type=Electric
|move4cat=Special}}
|pokemon2={{Pokémon
|gen=5
|game=Black
|ndex=561
|pokemon=Shinbora
|gender=female
|level=71
|type1=Psychic
|type2=Flying
|ability=Miracle Skin
|move1=Ice Beam
|move1type=Ice
|move1cat=Special
|move2=Psychic
|move2type=Psychic
|move2cat=Special
|move3=Air Slash
|move3type=Flying
|move3cat=Special
|move4=Flash Cannon
|move4type=Steel
|move4cat=Special}}
|pokemon3={{Pokémon
|gen=5
|game=Black
|ndex=518
|pokemon=Musharna
|gender=female
|level=71
|type1=Psychic
|ability=Unknown
|move1=Hypnosis
|move1type=Psychic
|move1cat=Status
|move2=Dream Eater
|move2type=Psychic
|move2cat=Special
|move3=Psychic
|move3type=Psychic
|move3cat=Special
|move4=Reflect
|move4type=Psychic
|move4cat=Status}}
|pokemon4={{Pokémon
|gen=5
|game=Black
|ndex=576
|pokemon=Gochiruzeru
|gender=female
|level=71
|type1=Psychic
|ability=Frisk
|move1=Payback
|move1type=Dark
|move1cat=Physical
|move2=Psychic
|move2type=Psychic
|move2cat=Special
|move3=Flatter
|move3type=Dark
|move3cat=Status
|move4=Thunderbolt
|move4type=Electric
|move4cat=Special}}
|pokemon5={{Pokémon
|gen=5
|game=Black
|ndex=437
|pokemon=Bronzong
|gender=none
|level=71
|type1=Steel
|type2=Psychic
|ability=Levitate
|move1=Flash Cannon
|move1type=Steel
|move1cat=Special
|move2=Psychic
|move2type=Psychic
|move2cat=Special
|move3=Payback
|move3type=Dark
|move3cat=Physical
|move4=Charge Beam
|move4type=Electric
|move4cat=Special}}
|pokemon6={{Pokémon
|gen=5
|game=Black
|ndex=376
|pokemon=Metagross
|gender=none
|level=73
|type1=Steel
|type2=Psychic
|ability=Clear Body
|move1=Earthquake
|move1type=Ground
|move1cat=Physical
|move2=Giga Impact
|move2type=Normal
|move2cat=Physical
|move3=Bullet Punch
|move3type=Steel
|move3cat=Physical
|move4=Zen Headbutt
|move4type=Psychic
|move4cat=Physical}}
}}

====Renbu's room====
The fourth room is where the player can battle Renbu. His room is cylindrical with a large structure in the middle made out of mechanical junk. The back of the room is shadowed down without lighting. Upon reaching the edge of the platform and stepping onto another platform, the platform will lift them up around the winding staircase. Once there, lights will turn on and flash about, and then the player may battle Renbu.

=====Battle one (pre-[[National Pokédex]])=====
{{Party
|color={{fighting color}}
|headcolor={{fighting color light}}
|bordercolor={{fighting color dark}}
|sprite=Spr BW Renbu.png
|prize={{Pdollar}}6000
|class=Elite Four
|name=Renbu
|game=BW
|location=Pokémon League (Unova)
|locationname=Pokémon League
|pokemon=4
|pokemon1={{Pokémon
|gen=5
|game=Black
|ndex=538
|pokemon=Nageki
|gender=male
|level=48
|type1=Fighting
|ability=Unknown
|move1=Stone Edge
|move1type=Rock
|move1cat=Physical
|move2=Payback
|move2type=Dark
|move2cat=Physical
|move3=Smooth Over
|move3type=Ground
|move3cat=Physical
|move4=Mountain Storm
|move4type=Fighting
|move4cat=Physical}}
|pokemon2={{Pokémon
|gen=5
|game=Black
|ndex=539
|pokemon=Dageki
|gender=male
|level=48
|type1=Fighting
|ability=Sturdy
|move1=Stone Edge
|move1type=Rock
|move1cat=Physical
|move2=Karate Chop
|move2type=Fighting
|move2cat=Physical
|move3=Grass Knot
|move3type=Grass
|move3cat=Special
|move4=Retaliation
|move4type=Normal
|move4cat=Physical}}
|pokemon3={{Pokémon
|gen=5
|game=Black
|ndex=534
|pokemon=Roobushin
|gender=male
|level=48
|type1=Fighting
|ability=Unknown
|move1=Stone Edge
|move1type=Rock
|move1cat=Physical
|move2=Hammer Arm
|move2type=Fighting
|move2cat=Physical
|move3=Retaliation
|move3type=Normal
|move3cat=Physical
|move4=Grass Knot
|move4type=Grass
|move4cat=Special}}
|pokemon4={{Pokémon
|gen=5
|game=Black
|ndex=620
|pokemon=Kojondo
|gender=male
|level=50
|type1=Fighting
|ability=Inner Focus
|move1=U-turn
|move1type=Bug
|move1cat=Physical
|move2=Jump Kick
|move2type=Fighting
|move2cat=Physical
|move3=Rock Slide
|move3type=Rock
|move3cat=Physical
|move4=Retaliation
|move4type=Normal
|move4cat=Physical}}
}}

=====[[Rematch|Battle two (post-National Pokédex)]]=====
{{Party
|color={{fighting color}}
|headcolor={{fighting color light}}
|bordercolor={{fighting color dark}}
|sprite=Spr BW Renbu.png
|prize={{Pdollar}}8760
|class=Elite Four
|name=Renbu
|game=BW
|location=Pokémon League (Unova)
|locationname=Pokémon League
|pokemon=6
|pokemon1={{Pokémon
|gen=5
|game=Black
|ndex=286
|pokemon=Breloom
|gender=male
|level=71
|type1=Grass
|type2=Fighting
|ability=Effect Spore
|move1=Spore
|move1type=Grass
|move1cat=Status
|move2=Sky Uppercut
|move2type=Fighting
|move2cat=Physical
|move3=Mach Punch
|move3type=Fighting
|move3cat=Physical
|move4=Grass Knot
|move4type=Grass
|move4cat=Special}}
|pokemon2={{Pokémon
|gen=5
|game=Black
|ndex=538
|pokemon=Nageki
|gender=male
|level=71
|type1=Fighting
|ability=Unknown
|move1=Earthquake
|move1type=Ground
|move1cat=Physical
|move2=Superpower
|move2type=Fighting
|move2cat=Physical
|move3=Retaliation
|move3type=Normal
|move3cat=Physical
|move4=Grass Knot
|move4type=Grass
|move4cat=Special}}
|pokemon3={{Pokémon
|gen=5
|game=Black
|ndex=539
|pokemon=Dageki
|gender=male
|level=71
|type1=Fighting
|ability=Sturdy
|move1=Close Combat
|move1type=Fighting
|move1cat=Physical
|move2=Stone Edge
|move2type=Rock
|move2cat=Physical
|move3=Poison Jab
|move3type=Poison
|move3cat=Physical
|move4=Retaliation
|move4type=Normal
|move4cat=Physical}}
|pokemon4={{Pokémon
|gen=5
|game=Black
|ndex=620
|pokemon=Kojondo
|gender=male
|level=71
|type1=Fighting
|ability=Inner Focus
|move1=U-turn
|move1type=Bug
|move1cat=Physical
|move2=Fake Out
|move2type=Normal
|move2cat=Physical
|move3=Acrobat
|move3type=Flying
|move3cat=Physical
|move4=Hi Jump Kick
|move4type=Fighting
|move4cat=Physical}}
|pokemon5={{Pokémon
|gen=5
|game=Black
|ndex=454
|pokemon=Toxicroak
|gender=male
|spritegender=male
|level=71
|type1=Poison
|type2=Fighting
|ability=Anticipation
|move1=Earthquake
|move1type=Ground
|move1cat=Physical
|move2=Toxic
|move2type=Poison
|move2cat=Status
|move3=Venom Shock
|move3type=Poison
|move3cat=Special
|move4=Ankle Sweep
|move4type=Fighting
|move4cat=Physical}}
|pokemon6={{Pokémon
|gen=5
|game=Black
|ndex=534
|pokemon=Roobushin
|gender=male
|level=73
|type1=Fighting
|ability=Unknown
|move1=Hammer Arm
|move1type=Fighting
|move1cat=Physical
|move2=Earthquake
|move2type=Ground
|move2cat=Physical
|move3=Stone Edge
|move3type=Rock
|move3cat=Physical
|move4=Payback
|move4type=Dark
|move4cat=Physical}}
}}

====Portal====

After beating all of the other Elite Four members, the portal outside leads to the courtyard, where the statue has moved, and a staircase leading into the ground has appeared. Going down, there is a large cavern. Going north, up two flights of stairs and up another flight of stairs leads to the Champion's room.

====Adeku's room====
Adeku's room consists of a simple elevated platform surrounded by rock pillars inside of the temple. Walking up the short stairs allows a battle with Adeku.

{{Party
|color={{adeku color}}
|headcolor={{adeku color light}}
|bordercolor={{adeku color dark}}
|sprite=Spr BW Adeku.png
|prize={{Pdollar}}15400
|class=Champion
|name=Adeku
|game=BW
|location=Pokémon League (Unova)
|locationname=Pokémon League
|pokemon=6
|pokemon1={{Pokémon
|gen=5
|game=Black
|ndex=617
|pokemon=Agirudaa
|gender=male
|level=75
|type1=Bug
|ability=Unknown
|move1=Bug Buzz
|move1type=Bug
|move1cat=Special
|move2=Focus Blast
|move2type=Fighting
|move2cat=Special
|move3=Me First
|move3type=Normal
|move3cat=Status
|move4=Energy Ball
|move4type=Grass
|move4cat=Special}}
|pokemon2={{Pokémon
|gen=5
|game=Black
|ndex=626
|pokemon=Buffalon
|gender=male
|level=75
|type1=Normal
|ability=Herbivorous
|move1=Afro Break
|move1type=Normal
|move1cat=Physical
|move2=Megahorn
|move2type=Bug
|move2cat=Physical
|move3=Stone Edge
|move3type=Rock
|move3cat=Physical
|move4=Earthquake
|move4type=Ground
|move4cat=Physical}}
|pokemon3={{Pokémon
|gen=5
|game=Black
|ndex=621
|pokemon=Crimgan
|gender=male
|level=75
|type1=Dragon
|ability=Rough Skin
|move1=Night Slash
|move1type=Dark
|move1cat=Physical
|move2=Outrage
|move2type=Dragon
|move2cat=Physical
|move3=Superpower
|move3type=Fighting
|move3cat=Physical
|move4=Payback
|move4type=Dark
|move4cat=Physical}}
|pokemon4={{Pokémon
|gen=5
|game=Black
|ndex=584
|pokemon=Baibanira
|gender=male
|level=75
|type1=Ice
|ability=Ice Body
|move1=Blizzard
|move1type=Ice
|move1cat=Special
|move2=Light Screen
|move2type=Psychic
|move2cat=Status
|move3=Flash Cannon
|move3type=Steel
|move3cat=Special
|move4=Acid Armor
|move4type=Poison
|move4cat=Status}}
|pokemon5={{Pokémon
|gen=5
|game=Black
|ndex=589
|pokemon=Shubarugo
|gender=none
|level=75
|type1=Bug
|type2=Steel
|gender=male
|ability=Unknown
|move1=X-Scissor
|move1type=Bug
|move1cat=Physical
|move2=Giga Impact
|move2type=Normal
|move2cat=Physical
|move3=Iron Head
|move3type=Steel
|move3cat=Physical
|move4=Aerial Ace
|move4type=Flying
|move4cat=Physical}}
|pokemon6={{Pokémon
|gen=5
|game=Black
|ndex=637
|pokemon=Ulgamoth
|gender=male
|level=77
|type1=Bug
|type2=Fire
|ability=Flame Body
|move1=Overheat
|move1type=Fire
|move1cat=Special
|move2=Bug Buzz
|move2type=Bug
|move2cat=Special
|move3=Butterfly Dance
|move3type=Bug
|move3cat=Status
|move4=Hyper Beam
|move4type=Normal
|move4cat=Special}}
}}

====Hall of Fame====
After defeating Adeku, he will take the player behind his platform and take a portal to the Hall of Fame, where the player's Poké Balls are placed onto a machine which will register them.

==Trivia==
* In pre-[[National Pokédex|National Dex]] battles, the Elite Four will use only four Pokémon. Previous Elite Four groups have used five Pokémon each when they are challenged for the first time.
* This is also the first time where the player doesn't battle the Champion the first time through. Instead, the player battles in N's Castle. Adeku will only be battled post-National Dex.
*The pokemon center does not have a second floor, making it the first to have no way of communications, and the first since Generation 2 to lack a second floor.

==In other languages==
* Dutch: '''Pokemon kampioenschappen'''
* French: '''Ligue Pokémon'''
* German: '''Pokémon Liga'''
* Italian: '''Lega Pokémon'''
* Spanish: '''Liga Pokémon'''

{{League}}
{{Unova}}
{{Project Cities and Towns notice}}

[[Category:Black and White locations]]
[[Category:Cities]]
[[Category:Battle areas]]
[[Category:Elite Four locations]]

[[de:Pokémon-Liga (Einall)]]

Pokémon Platinum Version

2010-11-11T00:34:49Z

Squishy: /* Gameplay changes */ Removed second japanese boxart. We only need one.

:''This article is about the [[main series]] game. For the [[Pokémon Adventures]] character, see {{adv|Platinum}}. For the Trading Card Game expansion, see [[Platinum (TCG)]].''

{{Infobox_game |colorscheme=platinum|bordercolorscheme=platinum
|name=Pokémon Platinum Version
|jname=ポケットモンスタープラチナ
|boxart=Platinum-box.png
|caption=Pokémon Platinum Version's boxart, [[version mascot|featuring]] {{p|Giratina}}'s [[Giratina_(Pokémon)#Physiology|Origin Forme]].
|jbox=Platinum-ja.png
|jcaption=Boxart of Pocket Monsters Platinum.
|platform=[[Nintendo DS]]
|category=RPG
|players=1-5 players simultaneous
|link_method=[[Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection]]
|developer=[[Game Freak]]
|publisher=[[Nintendo]]
|gen_series=[[Generation IV]] [[version|main series]]
|cero=A
|esrb=E
|pegi=3+
|oflc=G8+
|grb=ALL
|release_date_ja=September 13, 2008
|release_date_na=March 22, 2009
|release_date_au=May 14, 2009
|release_date_eu=May 22, 2009
|release_date_kr=July 2, 2009
|website_ja=[http://www.pokemon.co.jp/game/ds/platinum/ Official Site]
|website_en=[http://www.pokemon.com/us/games/videogame-pokemontm-platinum-version/ Official Site]
}}

{{bulbanews|game}}
{{StrategyWiki|Pokémon Platinum}}
'''Pokémon Platinum Version''' (Japanese: '''ポケットモンスタープラチナ''' ''Pocket Monsters Platinum'') is the third game to {{game|Diamond and Pearl|s}}, and is the third [[Generation IV]] [[main series]] game. The game was first seen on May 11, 2008 when a low-resolution cell-phone picture of an upcoming issue of [[CoroCoro]] magazine was leaked around the Internet. On May 15, the magazine was officially released and the game was also officially confirmed by Nintendo. The game was released in Japan on September 13, 2008, in North America on March 22, 2009, in Australia on May 14, 2009, in Europe on May 22, 2009 and in Korea on July 2, 2009.

Like previous third versions, the region and starting area remain the same as in previously released paired versions; in Platinum, the player begins his or her journey from [[Twinleaf Town]] across all of [[Sinnoh]].

==Changes from Pokémon Diamond and Pearl==
===Aesthetic changes===
* {{ga|Lucas}}, {{ga|Dawn}}, and {{ga|Barry}} have different outfits designed for colder weather, as the entire Sinnoh region has changed in temperature.
* The player's house now has a wallpaper in their room.
* The template for the [[level]], {{stat|Hit Points|HP}}, and name of Pokémon in battle is a dark gray instead of white, and its shape has changed.
* The [[Pokétch]] has been redesigned. Players can now move up and down between apps instead of having to go through all of them to return to a previous one.
* Some of the [[move]]s have been redesigned and have a different animation, such as {{m|Razor Leaf}} and {{m|Spacial Rend}}.
* When Pokémon are sent out from their [[Poké Ball]]s, their back sprites now animate much like their front sprites have since {{v2|Emerald}} (i.e., multiple frames of animation in addition to the various distortions and filters already used). Front sprites for {{cat|Generation IV Pokémon}} and other Pokémon in the [[List of Pokémon by Sinnoh Pokédex number|Sinnoh Pokédex]] have also changed. Certain Pokémon not in the Sinnoh Pokédex, like {{p|Meowth}}, also received a change in sprites.
* When battling certain {{pkmn|Trainer}}s such as [[Gym Leader]]s, [[Frontier Brain]]s and {{ga|Barry}}, the Trainers' sprites are now animated to move in the same manner as Pokémon.
* Some trainers now use [[seals]] when sending out some of their Pokémon.
* The {{gy|Eterna}}, {{gy|Hearthome}}, and [[Veilstone Gym]]s have all had complete redesigns in the interior.
* Closeups of Gym Leaders, just before a battle, have been changed from enlarged sprites to higher-quality drawings and the terms VS;  the Frontier Brains also have this feature. The Elite Four have this as well, but the animation includes the player on the left side of the "VS." and the Elite Four member on the right side.
* The rooms where the player battle the {{si|Elite Four}} have been redesigned. {{EF|Aaron}} now has logs and foliage in his room. [[Bertha]] now has rocks in her room. {{EF|Flint}} now contains lava pits in his room. [[Lucian]]'s room has only had minor changes to now include four large lights or glowing orbs on the floor. [[Cynthia]]'s room has changed its color scheme and the lift leading up to the [[Hall of Fame]] is now partially contained. The [[Pokémon Center]] at the Elite Four has also been redesigned.
* When entering new areas, the location "labels" on the top-left corner have been redesigned, much like they were between {{game|Ruby and Sapphire|s}} and {{game|Emerald}}.
*All gyms now only have Pokémon of their type specialty.
*{{p|Pikachu}} and {{p|Pachirisu}} are now featured when entering Wi-Fi.
*The [[Pal Pad]] has been given a new design.
*The [[Junichi Masuda|game director]] at [[Hotel Grand Lake]] now has an overhead sprite of his own. The [[Diploma]] also was redesigned.
* When the player starts the battle with the Giratina in the [[Distortion World]], instead of displaying "A wild GIRATINA appeared!", it displays "The Distortion World's GIRATINA appeared!". It is referred to as "the wild GIRATINA" in other instances, such as attacking, however.
* The trees on West Sinnoh have sharper angles and a point at the top, compared to rounded branches and a rounded top in Diamond and Pearl, and are also slightly darker. The trees in East Sinnoh are also slightly darker, but it is now a completely different hue than the trees in East Sinnoh, and are more rounded than in Diamond and Pearl, while the Battle Zone has completely new trees altogether.

* The battle menu was redesigned.
* When Spiritomb appears in the wild or comes out of a Trainer's [[Poké Ball]], the [[Odd Keystone]] is seen for a few seconds in its battle animation.

===Storyline changes===
* The player meets [[Professor Rowan]] and the opposite gender character earlier, and obtains his or her [[starter Pokémon]] on {{rt|201|Sinnoh}}.
* The first battle is against the player's rival, who, as always, has chosen the starter Pokémon which has a type advantage against the player's.
* The player and the rival now encounter [[Cyrus]] at [[Lake Verity]] at the start of the game. The player can also meet Cyrus at different venues such as the [[Eterna City]] statue.
* Both {{p|Dialga}} and {{p|Palkia}} appear on [[Spear Pillar]]. {{p|Giratina}}, the mascot of Platinum, then phases into [[Pokémon universe|the world]] in front of [[Cyrus]].
* A new area known as the [[Distortion World]] is playable. It has floor-like sections floating at ninety-degree angles from each other, creating an effect similar to the art of {{wp|M. C. Escher}}. It doesn't follow the {{wp|Laws of Physics}}, making things like {{m|surf}}ing down a waterfall going up possible. The camera angle switches between perspective and isometric views to suit the angle of the player. It also has moving platforms with jumpable gaps between them. Giratina, when here, will be in its Origin Forme and is also the only wild Pokémon located here.
* Two new characters to the main storyline were added. One is [[Charon]], a professor and Commander of [[Team Galactic]], and the other is a police officer spying on Team Galactic, using the codename "[[Looker]]".
* A tag battle between the player and his or her {{ga|Barry|rival}} against {{EF|Flint}} and [[Volkner]] takes place at the entrance to the {{gdis|Battle Frontier|IV}} when the player first arrives there.
* [[Team Galactic]]'s plans to re-create the world have changed slightly. The layouts of their HQs, such as the one in Eterna, have been changed. Team Galactic now utilizes more resources in order to reach their goal, as well as explaining why, in-game, such as the power from the [[Valley Windworks]], as well as planting a bomb on the [[Great Marsh]] for attention in order to allow more people to realize what they're trying to do.
* Some of the [[Gym Leader]]s have been reordered: [[Fantina]] is now the third Gym Leader, [[Maylene]] is the fourth and [[Crasher Wake]] is the fifth. The appearance of players' gym badge case stays the same though.
* {{ga|Dawn}}/{{ga|Lucas}} no longer gives the player the [[Dowsing Machine]] or the [[Vs. Seeker]] near the {{rt|206|Sinnoh}} junction; instead he/she meets the player at the entrance to [[Mt. Coronet]].
*[[Team Galactic]] appears in [[Stark Mountain]] under the command of [[Charon]], who seeks to use the destructive power of the volcano to extort money from the people of Sinnoh. The player, with help from [[Buck]], must defeat them. During this event, [[Mars]] and [[Jupiter]] quit Team Galactic because Charon does not share the same ideals as ex-boss [[Cyrus]]. Ultimately, Charon and his two accompanying grunts are apprehended by [[Looker]] and two policemen.
* After the aforementioned event, the player is able to challenge all the [[Gym Leader]]s of Sinnoh to rematches in the [[Battleground]]. The player's tag battle partners from throughout the game ([[Cheryl]], [[Buck]], [[Marley]], [[Mira]], and [[Riley]]) are also able to be challenged in this place. Each of the 13 characters has a team of five Pokémon, whose levels are between 61 and 66.
* The {{si|Elite Four}} increase their Pokémon's levels after the player has completed the [[Stark Mountain]] event. Their levels are now between 65 and 78.
* When one finishes the [[Stark Mountain]] quest, instead of the [[rival]] appearing at the [[Fight Area]] on weekends, he now appears at the [[Survival Area]] in front of the [[Battleground]]. During the first battle, the levels of the Pokémon in his party range from 59-65, second battle 69-75, and third and beyond 79-85. On his last battle, he was the trainer with the highest-leveled Pokémon in all main series games, until {{ga|Red}}'s team in {{game|HeartGold and SoulSilver|s}}.
* When first visiting the [[Resort Area]], the player receives a [[villa]]. Inside on a table is a catalog that lists items that can be purchased to furnish the house in the same manner as decorating a secret base. The player will be visited by NPCs such as the Sinnoh Gym Leaders, the player's [[mom]], [[Professor Rowan]], and the rival.

===Gameplay changes===
* Giratina's cry will be heard when "Start" or "A" are pressed at the titlex screen, unlike in {{game|Diamond and Pearl|s}} which just play a snippet of the title theme's melody. It shares this trait with some games from previous generations.
* The Wi-Fi area has been enhanced with the [[Wi-Fi Plaza]], which supports up to 20 people at a time. The new area seems to focus exclusively on mini-games, which include '' Wobbuffet Pop'', where players hit a {{p|Wobbuffet}}, ''Mime Jr. Top'', where players can balance {{p|Mime Jr.}} on a ball and ''Swalot Plop'' where players throw berries at a {{p|Swalot}} machine.
* There is a new [[key item]] called the [[Vs. Recorder]] (given by [[Looker]] when the player first meets him in [[Jubilife City]]), which allows players to record battles in {{gdis|Battle Frontier|IV}} and Wi-Fi, and share the records with other players over the [[Global Terminal|GTS]]. Players can also take pictures of their [[PC]] boxes and share them with other players in a similar fashion.
* The [[Global Terminal|GTS]] has incorporated an e-mail system that allows players to be notified of completed trades. Notification messages are sent to the player's e-mail account, which can be viewed through the player's PC, mobile phone, or Wii system.
** In non-Japanese versions, however, the system was downgraded to Wii messaging only. Thus, in these versions, notification messages are sent and must be viewed through the Wii's Message Board.
* The Sinnoh starters and their evolutions are now allowed in an expanded [[Amity Square]], making a total of 20 Pokémon allowed in the Square.
* Over local wireless, there is a new feature called ''Spin Trade'' where the player and their friends can put their Pokémon eggs in and randomly swap. Trainers that obtain eggs that land on the ''Bonus Area'', the spotted ones, get a berry too.
* {{HM|05|Defog}} is now located inside the [[Solaceon Ruins]] instead of the [[Pastoria Great Marsh]].
* The player now receives {{HM|04|Strength}} from [[Riley]] on [[Iron Island]] instead of in the [[Lost Tower]].
* The player can now challenge other trainers in certain [[Pokémon Center]]s. The trainer(s) are located in front of the desk. These trainers change location every day.
* In addition to the move tutors in Diamond and Pearl, three new [[move tutors]] are added, in [[Snowpoint City]], on {{rt|212|Sinnoh}} and in the [[Survival Area]].
* The {{stat|Accuracy}} of {{m|Hypnosis}} was changed back to 60.
* The game's speed with some features is faster compared to Diamond and Pearl, particularly while {{m|Surf|surfing}} and during {{pkmn|battle}}s. These improvements make the game almost as fast as the [[Generation III]] games, though the player still walks slower than the Generation III standard, and the FPS of Platinum is only 30.
* Poffins can be made with others via Wi-Fi.
* A man in the [[Veilstone Game Corner]]'s Prize Exchange House can tell the player the type of {{m|Hidden Power}} their Pokémon has, and a man in the {{si|Battle Tower}} is able to judge the [[Individual values]] of the player Pokémon.
* The price of the [[accessory|accessories]] at [[Pick a Peck of Colors Flower Shop]] on [[Floaroma Town]] has been reduced.
* European versions of the game are no longer able to play [[slot machine]]s. These versions of the game replace slot machines with [[game machine]]s, a machine that simply gives coins to the player with little interactivity. The reason this was done is due to implementation of stricter legislation against gambling in the European Union. This issue will cause similar changes in future European versions of Pokémon games as well.
* As in [[Generation II|Generations II]] and III, it is possible to ride a bicycle in gatehouses separating cities or towns and routes, something that was made impossible in Diamond and Pearl.
* When the player uses his or her radar while in [[the Underground]], it takes two seconds before another radar signal to be used. In Diamond and Pearl, it only took one second.
* The Lustrous and Adamant Orbs are no longer found on [[Spear Pillar]] as in Diamond and Pearl, instead they must be found in a cave somewhere in the snowfields of [[Mt. Coronet]]. To be able to catch Dialga and Palkia, the player must have obtained the items in that cave and must have faced Giratina, whether it was caught or not. Then the player can go up [[Mt. Coronet]] to where Giratina took the player and Cyrus in to the [[Distortion World]].
* If a legendary Pokémon is not captured, it will reappear after defeating the [[Elite Four]].
* The level progression of the average opponent's Pokémon has been increased. An example of this is that in Diamond and Pearl, Barry's starter Pokémon in the battle at Pastoria City is at level 28. In Platinum, it is at level 36. Almost every trainer's roster in the game has had their levels increased by at least one. However, the Elite Four's Pokémon have been lowered by four levels the first time the player faces them.

====Obtainable Pokémon====
* 59 more Pokémon have been added to the [[List of Pokémon by Sinnoh Pokédex number|Sinnoh Pokédex]] to give it a grand total of 210 entries, with all non-legendary Pokémon introduced in Generation IV now included, along with their pre-evolved forms and several other Pokémon. The added Pokémon, such as {{p|Rotom}} and {{p|Giratina}}, are now available prior to the [[Elite Four]] challenge.
* Giratina can appear both as Altered Forme and Origin Forme in Platinum. It will appear in Origin Forme while in the [[Distortion World]], and in Altered Forme while out of it. A {{DL|Type-enhancing item|Griseous Orb}} is required to transform it to its Origin Forme outside of the Distortion World.
** The [[ability]] of Origin Forme is {{a|Levitate}} and its [[Stats|base stats]] mirror those of Altered Forme in that the offensive stats have been switched with their respective defensive stats.
* {{p|Shaymin}}'s new Forme is called ''Sky Forme'' and takes on a canine appearance. Its [[ability]] is {{a|Serene Grace}} and the forme is focused on {{stat|Speed}} and {{stat|Special Attack}}. It is able to learn new moves like {{m|Quick Attack}}, {{m|Air Slash}} and {{m|Leaf Storm}}.
** Shaymin is able to change between its two forms via the use of the {{OBP|Gracidea|flower}}. This item doesn't work at [[Time#Times of day|night]] or if Shaymin is {{status|Freeze|frozen}}.
* {{p|Rotom}} has new forms as well. Each of the five forms is a Rotom that has possessed an electrical appliance. Despite having visual characteristics of other types, the five forms share the original Rotom's {{t|Electric}} and {{t|Ghost}} types, whereas their [[Stat|base stats]] are far higher. They also share the original Rotom's ability: {{a|Levitate}}. These Pokémon are not normally available and are therefore banned from official tournaments. The item to unlock these Pokémon in the game, the {{OBP|Secret Key|Generation IV}}, is an event-only item.
* {{p|Regirock}}, {{p|Regice}} and {{p|Registeel}} can be caught at level 30 with the help of an event {{p|Regigigas}} that has been distributed in Nintendo events.
* {{p|Regigigas}} is now found at level 1, making it the lowest-[[level]] non-glitch wild Pokémon in a game, along with {{p|Magikarp}}. It's also the lowest-level non-glitch legendary in a game.
* The [[legendary birds]] can be found as roaming Pokémon after the [[National Pokédex]] is obtained. They roam Sinnoh much like {{p|Mesprit}} and {{p|Cresselia}} do. The player has to talk to [[Professor Oak]] in [[Eterna City]] to trigger their appearance. They are all at level 60.
* {{p|Dialga}} and {{p|Palkia}} appear on [[Spear Pillar]] one at a time after the player has spoken with Cynthia's grandmother in [[Celestic Town]], and obtained the [[Type-enhancing item#Adamant Orb|Adamant]] and {{DL|Type-enhancing item|Lustrous Orb}}s in [[Mt. Coronet]].
* [[Cynthia]] now gives the player a [[Pokémon egg]] containing {{p|Togepi}} after the player has defeated Team Galactic at the [[Galactic Eterna Building]], replacing the {{p|Happiny}} Egg previously obtainable in [[Hearthome City]].
* [[Bebe]] now gives the player an {{p|Eevee}} before the player receives the [[National Pokédex]]; Eevee can now be obtained from the first time the player arrives in [[Hearthome City]]. It is at level 20.
* A man in [[Veilstone City]] gives the player a level 25 {{p|Porygon}} as a gift.
* {{p|Manaphy}}, while still uncatchable in-game, is now required to obtain the [[National Pokédex]]. It can be added to the [[List of Pokémon by Sinnoh Pokédex number|Sinnoh Pokédex]] from finding its picture in a book in the {{OBP|Pokémon Mansion|Sinnoh}}.

===Map changes===
* Much like the [[Pokémon Emerald Version|third version of the last generation]], a new {{Gdis|Battle Frontier|IV}} takes the place of the {{si|Battle Park}}. It has the {{si|Battle Tower}}, {{DL|Battle Frontier (Generation IV)|Battle Factory}}, {{DL|Battle Frontier (Generation IV)|Battle Castle}}, {{DL|Battle Frontier (Generation IV)|Battle Arcade}} and {{DL|Battle Frontier (Generation IV)|Battle Hall}} as venues.
* [[Twinleaf Town]] and nearby routes now have snow patches.
* [[Jubilife City]] has been refurbished with new pathways and some buildings have animated roof lights.
* The [[Global Terminal|Global Trade Station]] in [[Jubilife City]] has been redesigned and now includes a bigger global terminal. It has been renamed as the ''Global Terminal''.
* [[Oreburgh Mine]] now has twin coal transporters starting from the entrance and ending at the entrance to the last section of the mine and are now moving.
* An arch now represents the entrances to [[Floaroma Town]].
* The trees in [[Eterna Forest]], as well as [[Fullmoon Island]] and [[Newmoon Island]], cast shadows that cover the ground.
* [[Eterna City]] has been refurbished with new foliage and pathways. Also the [[Galactic Eterna Building]] has had a complete redesign, inside and out. It now contains a secret room where Rotom can switch between its forms.
* [[Sinnoh Route 206|Cycling Road]] has been redesigned and now has tunnel-like shelters in the middle of the Cycle Route, as well as lights along the sides of it.
* [[Hearthome City]] has been refurbished with new pathways.
* [[Amity Square]] has been completely remodeled. It now includes a small pond, more paths and more upper levels. The old buildings that previously inhabited Amity Square now contain Warp Panels which transport the player to the other old buildings within Amity Square.
* [[Lost Tower]] has had its color scheme changed and now has fog on three of its five floors, which can be cleared by {{HM|05|Defog}}.
* [[Solaceon Town]]'s houses have been remodeled and the [[Pokémon Daycare]] now has a trough filled with water and tent-like shelters.
* [[Veilstone City]] has been refurbished with new pathways. The [[Galactic Veilstone Building]] has been redesigned, inside and out. The [[Veilstone Department Store]] now has a basement, in which contest items can be sold and bought. Berries and Lava Cookies can be bought as well.
* The [[Hotel Grand Lake]] has been refurbished with new pathways.
* [[Pastoria City]]'s houses have been remodeled and now also includes a board with a {{p|Croagunk}} on it which is located in front of the [[Great Marsh]]. On occasions, if the player stands behind the Croagunk Wall with the player's head sticking out of it, a wild Croagunk will come, but it will just cry and walk into the Great Marsh building.
* The [[Great Marsh]] has had its color scheme changed and has also had foliage changed and added.
* [[Celestic Town]]'s houses have been remodeled.
* [[Canalave City]] has been refurbished with new pathways and its houses and library have also been remodeled.
* The player now needs to use {{HM|08|Rock Climb}} to reach [[Lake Acuity]].
* The area of water to the south of [[Snowpoint City]] where the player can get a boat to the [[Battle Zone]] now contains a small amount of icebergs. These can also be seen in the ocean when the boat is crossing to the Battle Zone. The boat has also been redesigned, most likely due to the icebergs in the sea.
* The back area of [[Spear Pillar]] has been slightly redesigned to allow more room for the [[Dragon Trio]] when they appear.
* [[Sunyshore City]] has been refurbished with new pathways and its houses have been remodeled.
* The entrance and exit of {{si|Victory Road}} have become wider, having a [[Poké Ball]] at the center of the arch.
* The [[Battle Zone]] is now warmer, and palm trees can be found there.
* [[Stark Mountain]] now has more features evocative of a {{wp|volcano}}, such as crags and pits of lava.
* The {{si|Pokémon Mansion}} is surrounded by golden railings.

===Missing Pokémon===
These Pokémon are unavailable in Platinum. To be obtained they must be [[trade]]d from the other games of [[Generation IV]] or [[Pal Park|imported]] from a game from [[Generation III]].
{| align="center"
|- valign="top"
|
{| align="center" style="background: #{{Platinum color}}; -moz-border-radius: 1em; border: 5px solid #{{Platinum color light}};"
|-
! align="center" |Missing Pokémon
|- align="center"
|
{| border="1" style="border: 1px solid #{{Platinum color}}; border-collapse: collapse; background: white; margin: auto;" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="2"
|- align="center"
{{Moveentry|198|Murkrow|2|Dark|Flying|'''{{color|{{Diamond color}}|D}}'''}}
{{Moveentry|430|Honchkrow|2|Dark|Flying|'''{{color|{{Diamond color}}|D}}'''}}
{{Moveentry|200|Misdreavus|1|Ghost||'''{{color|{{Pearl color}}|P}}'''}}
{{Moveentry|429|Mismagius|1|Ghost||'''{{color|{{Pearl color}}|P}}'''}}
{{Moveentry|328|Trapinch|1|Ground||'''{{color|{{Diamond color}}|D}}{{color|{{Pearl color}}|P}}'''}}
{{Moveentry|329|Vibrava|2|Ground|Dragon|'''{{color|{{Diamond color}}|D}}{{color|{{Pearl color}}|P}}'''}}
{{Moveentry|330|Flygon|2|Ground|Dragon|'''{{color|{{Diamond color}}|D}}{{color|{{Pearl color}}|P}}'''}}
{{Moveentry|366|Clamperl|1|Water||'''{{color|{{Diamond color}}|D}}{{color|{{Pearl color}}|P}}'''}}
{{Moveentry|367|Huntail|1|Water||'''{{color|{{Diamond color}}|D}}{{color|{{Pearl color}}|P}}'''}}
{{Moveentry|368|Gorebyss|1|Water||'''{{color|{{Diamond color}}|D}}{{color|{{Pearl color}}|P}}'''}}
{{Moveentry|431|Glameow|1|Normal||'''{{color|{{Pearl color}}|P}}'''}}
{{Moveentry|432|Purugly|1|Normal||'''{{color|{{Pearl color}}|P}}'''}}
{{Moveentry|434|Stunky|2|Poison|Dark|'''{{color|{{Diamond color}}|D}}'''}}
{{Moveentry|435|Skuntank|2|Poison|Dark|'''{{color|{{Diamond color}}|D}}'''}}
|}
|}

==Reception==
Upon its release, Pokémon Platinum received very good review scores from critics. IGN gave the game a "Great" score with an 8.8 out of 10 stating that, "Yes, It's still good. Even two years later".<ref>[http://ds.ign.com/articles/965/965092p1.html IGN: Pokemon Platinum Version Review] (retrieved December 21, 2009)</ref> It currently holds an 83% rating on Gamerankings.com, while being reviewed by a total of 34 sources.<ref>[http://www.gamerankings.com/ds/946308-pokemon-platinum-version/index.html Gamerankings: Pokemon Platinum Version] (retrieved January 18, 2010)</ref>

{{wp|Famitsū}}, a Japanese video game magazine, noted that Platinum was the fastest selling game released for the Nintendo DS. It also had the tenth highest selling figures of any game for 2009, and was the only game for the DS to place in the top ten.<ref>[http://videogames.yahoo.com/events/plugged-in/nintendo-call-of-duty-dominate-09-game-sales-figures/1385597] Game sales data 2009 (retrieved January 16, 2010)</ref>

==Connectivity==
The game can connect automatically to {{game|Diamond and Pearl|s}} and {{game|HeartGold and SoulSilver|s}} once players have access to a [[Pokémon Center]]. It can also connect to [[Pokémon Ranger: Shadows of Almia]] and obtain Pokémon received from [[Ranger Net]] Special Missions. It retains the same compatibility with [[Generation III]] games and [[Pokémon Battle Revolution]] as its predecessors, but [[My Pokémon Ranch]] requires an update to work with Platinum that is only available in Japan. Pokémon Battle Revolution also wasn't programmed to be compatible with Platinum, so new formes will not appear.

==Trivia==
* This is the first game where a [[version mascot]]'s primary color is not the name of the game. However, while no color is especially dominant in {{p|Giratina}}'s color scheme, it has gray elements that the "Platinum" may refer to, and the names ''Giratina'' and ''Platina'' share the same word ending.
* Platinum is the first game to be named after a metal since {{game|Gold and Silver|s}}, and the first game to not be named after a precious stone since then.
** It also makes [[Generation IV]] the first generation in which two game names have the same first initial in English ('''P'''earl and '''P'''latinum). However, other languages have had the same initial in their game names, with Spanish '''A'''zul and '''A'''marillo for Blue and Yellow and German '''S'''aphir and '''S'''maragd for Sapphire and Emerald. Coincidentally, all three of these are the respective second and third versions of their generation.
* A small cosmetic mistake was made during the development of Platinum. Normally, when the player picks up an item on the ground, it disappears and the message saying "[Player] received a(n)/the [item]". However, when the player approaches the Poké Ball containing the {{DL|Type-enhancing item|Griseous Orb}}, it displays "[Player] received a Griseous Orb!" ''before'' it disappears. This was corrected in the English version of the game.
** In the [[Turnback Cave]], however, the item in the last room by the portal still has this mistake.
* All of the Pokémon in the Sinnoh Pokédex as well as a few other non-Sinnoh native Pokémon got new sprite designs, as is customary for third versions. However, the {{2v2|Diamond|Pearl}} sprites are still used when the player dresses up the Pokémon either in [[Super Contest]]s or in the [[Jubilife TV]] station. Over half of the 493 Pokémon had either minor or major tweaks in their backsprites.
* In the instruction manual included with the game, it says that there are 493 Pokémon to be discovered. However, the game was released before {{p|Arceus}}, the 493rd Pokémon, was officially revealed.
* Like Diamond and Pearl, the issue with Korean characters remains. However, whereas Diamond and Pearl showed empty spaces, Platinum, and subsequently HeartGold and SoulSilver, instead show dashes.
* This is the first game where the player can battle an [[Non-player character|NPC]] in a Pokémon Center.
* With a total of eighteen legendary Pokémon, Pokémon Platinum has the most legendary Pokémon out of any [[version|main series]] game.
* Platinum removed the "©(publishing year) GAME FREAK inc." notice present on the title screen in Diamond and Pearl and preceding games, instead having a notice saying "Developed by GAME FREAK inc." similar to the notices found on the title screens of recent games developed by {{wp|tri-Ace}}.
* This is the second game to have the rematch feature with Gym Leaders, the first being {{game|Emerald}} and the most recent being {{2v2|HeartGold|SoulSilver}}.

===In other languages===
{{langtable|color={{platinum color}}|bordercolor={{platinum color light}}
|ja=ポケットモンスタープラチナ
|fr=Pokémon Version Platine
|de=Pokémon Platin-Edition
|it=Pokémon Versione Platino
|ko={{tt|포켓몬스터기라티나Pt|Pocket Monsters Giratina Pt}}
|es=Pokémon Edición Platino}}

==See also==
*[[Staff of Pokémon Platinum]]
*[[Appendix:Platinum walkthrough|Pokémon Platinum Walkthrough]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://www.pokemon.com/us/games/videogame-pokemontm-platinum-version/ Official English Site]
** [http://www.pokemonplatinum.com/ Official English Sub-site]
* [http://www.pokemon.co.jp/game/ds/platinum/ Official Japanese Site]
** [http://www.pokemon.co.jp/special/platinum/ Official Japanese Sub-site]

{{Main series}}
[[Category:Games]]
[[Category:DS games]]
[[Category:Pokémon Platinum]]
[[Category:Third versions]]

[[de:Pokémon Platin-Edition]]
[[es:Pokémon Platino]]
[[fr:Pokémon Platine]]
[[it:Pokémon Platino]]
[[ja:ポケットモンスタープラチナ]]
[[pl:Pokémon Platinum]]
[[pt:Pokémon Platinum]]

{{Project Games notice}}

Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire Versions

2010-11-11T00:32:37Z

Squishy: Removed the second japanese boxart. We only need one.

:'''''Ruby and Sapphire''' redirects here. For the [[Pokémon Trading Card Game]] expansion, see [[EX Ruby & Sapphire (TCG)]].''
----
{{Infobox_game |colorscheme=ruby|bordercolorscheme=sapphire
|name=Pokémon Ruby Version
|name2=Pokémon Sapphire Version
|jname=ポケットモンスタールビー
|jname2=ポケットモンスターサファイア
|boxart=Pokemon_Ruby_boxart_EN-US.jpg
|boxart2=Pokemon_Sapphire_boxart_EN-US.jpg
|caption=Pokémon Ruby Version's boxart, [[version mascot|featuring]] {{p|Groudon}}.
|caption2=Pokémon Sapphire Version's boxart, [[version mascot|featuring]] {{p|Kyogre}}.
|jbox=RubyJapanese.png
|jbox2=SapphireJapanese.png
|jcaption=Boxart of Pocket Monsters Ruby.
|jcaption2=Boxart of Pocket Monsters Sapphire.
|platform=[[Game Boy Advance]]
|category=RPG
|players=up to 4
|link_method=[[Link cable]], [[e-Reader]]
|developer=[[Game Freak]]
|publisher=[[Nintendo]]
|gen_series=[[Generation III]] [[version|main series]]
|cero=A
|esrb=E
|pegi=3+
|oflc=G8+
|release_date_ja=November 21, 2002
|release_date_na=March 17, 2003
|release_date_au=April 3, 2003
|release_date_eu=July 25, 2003
|website_ja=[http://www.pokemon.co.jp/game/gba/rs/ Official Site]
|website_en=[http://www.pokemon.com/us/games/videogame-pokemontm-ruby-version-and-pokemontm-sapphire-version/ Official Site]
}}
{{StrategyWiki|Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire}}
'''Pokémon Ruby Version''' (Japanese: '''ポケットモンスタールビー''' ''Pocket Monsters Ruby'') and '''Pokémon Sapphire Version''' (Japanese: '''ポケットモンスターサファイア''' ''Pocket Monsters Sapphire'') are the eighth and ninth Pokémon games released in Japan, beginning [[Generation III]] on November 21, 2002. Like their predecessors, they are paired versions based in a new region, [[Hoenn]], each having Pokémon exclusive to one game or the other.

Like {{2v2|Gold|Silver}} before them, Ruby and Sapphire introduced many new Pokémon, with the 135 Pokémon released bringing the total to 386. However, Ruby and Sapphire are not compatible with previous games, due to the difficulty of communications between Game Boy Color and Game Boy Advance games. Due to this, many internal aspects of Pokémon were able to be expanded, with [[nature]]s now altering stats, an expanded [[Individual values|IV]] system, and a new cap on a Pokémon's stats based on [[Effort values|EV]]s.

Ruby and Sapphire introduced [[Pokémon Contest]]s, which allow Trainers to use their Pokémon in a manner aside from battle, and introduce another {{ho|Battle Tower}} for competitive play. Like all paired games beforehand, Ruby and Sapphire were followed by a third version, {{v2|Emerald}}, two years later, and together became the best-selling [[Game Boy Advance]] games of all time.

==Plot==
{{spoilers}}
The player starts their journey in [[Littleroot Town]], where the family has just moved in from the Johto Region, after the player’s father, [[Norman]], became leader of the [[Petalburg Gym]]. The story starts off with the player riding in the moving van, which arrives in Littleroot. After exiting the van, the player’s mother will explain that they have just arrived at their new home, then together they enter the house, and there will be {{p|Machoke}} movers carrying boxes. The player’s mother will suggest that the player introduce themselves to [[Professor Birch]], who is a friend of Norman’s.

Upon arriving at Birch’s house his wife will greet the player, and upstairs the player will meet their [[Rival|pseudo-rival]] (the alternate-gender player character of the player) who is the child of Professor Birch; after the introduction, he/she soon leaves to join Birch, who is out in the field. On {{rt|101|Hoenn}} the player finds Birch. He is being chased by a {{p|Poochyena}}, and asks the player to take a [[Poké Ball]] out of his bag which is lying on the ground. Here is where the player chooses between {{p|Treecko}}, {{p|Torchic}}, or {{p|Mudkip}} as their [[starter Pokémon]]. After choosing, a battle immediately begins with the wild Poochyena. After rescuing Birch, he lets you keep the Pokemon you chose as thanks for saving him. He then tells you to meet up with his kid on {{rt|103|Hoenn}} for pointers on how to be a trainer.

Once the player finds their pseudo-rival on Route 103, they will have their first [[Pokémon battle|battle]], then return to Birch’s lab where the player receives a [[Pokédex]] and some Poké Balls. Outside of the lab, the player’s mother gives them the running shoes. After the player arrives in Petalburg City, they meet with their father Norman at the Gym, where he tells them that he is happy to learn that they have become a trainer like him. During the conversation a local boy named [[Wally]] enters the Gym and asks Norman to help him catch a Pokemon. Norman loans Wally a {{p|Zigzagoon}}, and a Poké Ball. He then asks the player to go along and help Wally with his task. On Route 102 Wally catches a {{p|Ralts}}, then the trainers return to the Gym where Wally gives his thanks before being called home by his mother. Norman then encourages the player to travel [[Hoenn]] and challenge the eight [[Gym Leaders]], [[Roxanne]], [[Brawly]], [[Wattson]], [[Flannery]], [[Norman]], [[Winona]], [[Tate & Liza]], and [[Wallace]].

The player travels {{rt|104|Hoenn}} through [[Petalburg Woods]] and just before the exit to the woods, the player encounters the nefarious [[Team Aqua]] (Sapphire) or [[Team Magma]] (Ruby). After the battle the grunt reveals that their team is after something in [[Rustboro City]].

At the [[Rustboro Gym]] the player battles Roxanne and earns the [[Stone Badge]], afterward the player will run into the Devon Researcher from Petalburg Woods. He tells the player that he has been robbed by Team Magma (in Ruby) or Team Aqua (in Sapphire), and the player must get the [[Devon Goods]] back from the evil team. The player heads further onto {{rt|116|Hoenn}} to discover an old man named [[Mr. Briney]], who tells them that Team Magma or Team Aqua has also taken his {{p|Wingull}}, [[Peeko]], hostage and gone into the [[Rusturf Tunnel]]. Inside the tunnel the player confronts the grunt and gets back the Devon Goods, as well as rescuing Peeko.

Once the Devon Goods are returned, the researcher asks the player to deliver them to the shipyard in [[Slateport City]]. Then the player meets [[Mr. Stone]], the president of the [[Devon Corporation]], who asks that the player stop by [[Dewford Town]] and deliver a letter to his son [[Steven]], as thanks Mr. Stone gives the player a [[Pokénav]]. The player heads back through the Petalburg Woods to [[Mr. Briney]]’s House where he will give the player a ride down {{rt|105|Hoenn}} to Dewford Town. Just north of Dewford on {{rt|106|Hoenn}} is the [[Granite Cave]] where Steven is exploring. The player gets the [[HM05|HM05 (Flash)]] at the entrance, but it will not work without the [[Dewford Gym]]'s badge. After earning the [[Cobble Badge]] from Brawly, the player can now use Flash to find Steven in the Granite Cave, and deliver the letter. Steven rewards the player with [[TM47]], and tells the player that they could potentially become the Pokemon League Champion.

After leaving Dewford Town, Mr. Briney takes the player across {{rt|107|Hoenn}} and {{rt|108|Hoenn}} to {{rt|109|Hoenn}}, just south of Slateport City. Once the player arrives in Slateport City, there is a noticeable crowd of Team Aqua or Team Magma grunts blocking the entrance to the [[Oceanic Museum]]. When the player tries to drop off the Devon Goods at [[Stern's Shipyard]], they learn that [[Captain Stern]] is in the Oceanic Museum. Once the player finds Captain Stern, they are confronted by two grunts, after defeating the grunts [[Maxie]] (Team Magma Leader) or [[Archie]] (Team Aqua Leader) will show up and tell the player of their plans, before warning not to get in the way again.

After giving the Devon Goods to Captain Stern, the player leaves Slateport City and travels {{rt|110|Hoenn}}, after encountering and battling the pseudo-rival, the player arrives in [[Mauville City]]. Outside of the [[Mauville Gym]] the player finds Wally and his Uncle, Wally challenges the player to a battle to prove to his Uncle that he is ready for the gym. After the battle Wally’s Uncle invites the player to visit [[Verdanturf Town]] sometime.
Having earned the [[Dynamo Badge]] from Wattson, the player heads to Verdanturf Town and uses Rock Smash to clear the previously blocked Rusturf Tunnel, earning the [[HM04|HM04 (Strength)]] next the player returns to Mauville and travels through {{rt|111|Hoenn}} and {{rt|112|Hoenn}} to the [[Fiery Path]], on the other side of the Fiery Path, the player continues through Route 113 to [[Fallarbor Town]].

Inside the Pokemon Center, the player meets [[Lanette]], who invites them to her house on {{rt|114|Hoenn}}. [[Meteor Falls]] is at the end of Route 114, inside the cave the player finds Team Magma (Ruby) or Team Aqua (Sapphire). This time they have taken a valuable meteorite from [[Professor Cozmo]]. Suddenly the scene is interrupted by the appearance of the opposite-version's team, which causes the thieves retreat to [[Mt. Chimney]] with the stolen meteorite. At the top of Mt. Chimney, Team Magma and Team Aqua are fighting over the Meteorite. After fighting an Admin of the primary evil team ([[Tabitha]] in Ruby, [[Aqua Admin Matt|Matt]] in Sapphire), the player finds the Leader of the team using the Meteorite in a strange machine, the Leader will then battle the player.

Taking the southern path that was blocked by the battling teams, the player exits Mt. Chimney and reaches [[Lavaridge Town]], home of the [[Lavaridge Gym]]. After receiving the [[Heat Badge]] from Flannery, the player is given the [[Go-Goggles]] by their pseudo-rival, who then suggests that the player challenge their father at the Petalburg Gym. After getting the [[Balance Badge]] from Norman, the player visits Wally’s father, who will give [[HM03|HM03 (Surf)]] to the player.

As the player travels {{rt|118|Hoenn}} (which is just East of Mauville City) they encounter Steven once again. Afterward, the player continues through {{rt|119|Hoenn}} reaching the [[Weather Institute]], which is being attacked by the evil team, as they are seeking the {{p|Castform|weather Pokémon}} that the institute has created. After battling the grunts and facing off with an Admin ([[Magma Admin Courtney|Courtney]] in Ruby, [[Shelly]] in Sapphire) the player saves the institute and is given the Pokémon Castform as a reward. The Psuedo Rival will battle the player and give away [[HM02|HM02 (Fly)]] shortly after leaving the Institute.

The player arrives in [[Fortree City]], but cannot challenge the gym because {{p|Kecleon|something invisible}} is blocking the entrance. On {{rt|120|Hoenn}} the player will once again meet Steven who gives the player the [[Devon Scope]], which will allow them to enter the gym.
Once the player defeats Winona and receives the [[Feather Badge]], the quest continues through {{rt|120|Hoenn}} and {{rt|121|Hoenn}} to [[Lilycove City]]. On {{rt|121|Hoenn}} there will be some grunts from the evil team discussing their plan to go to [[Mt. Pyre]], and upon arriving in Lilycove the player finds it crawling with more grunts. Outside of the [[Lilycove Department Store]], the player will battle their pseudo-rival.

After the battle the player heads to Mt. Pyre to drive off the evil team. At the top of Mt. Pyre the player finds the leader of the team, who has taken the Orb ([[Red Orb]] in Ruby, [[Blue Orb]] in Sapphire), and proclaims that the young trainer has arrived too late to stop him, then the team heads for Slateport City. The old couple that watches over the orbs beseech the player to stop the evil team, and gives them the partner to the orb which was just stolen. Upon returning to Slateport, the player finds that Capt. Stern has discovered an undersea cavern on {{rt|128|Hoenn}}. The evil team then suddenly appears and takes over the captain’s research submarine. The leader of the evil team once again taunts the player, and mentions that the team’s hideout is in Lilycove City. Once the player fights their way through to the center of the hideout, finding the [[Master Ball]] along the way, they encounter an Admin (Tabitha in Ruby, Courtney in Sapphire) who battles the player to stall until the leader takes off in the submarine.

The player travels {{rt|127|Hoenn}} to [[Mossdeep City]], Steven’s House is at the northwestern edge of the city where they receive the [[HM08|HM08 (Dive)]]. Next, the player challenges Tate& Liza of the [[Mossdeep Gym]] to earn the [[Mind Badge]]. Heading back to {{rt|127|Hoenn}} and using Dive the player finds the [[Seafloor Cavern]] where the evil team has gone. In the deepest reaches of the cavern, the player has a showdown with the Team Leader, who then uses the Orb to awaken the sleeping {{p|Groudon}} (in Ruby) or {{p|Kyogre}} (In Sapphire), after being awakened, the ancient Pokémon vanishes, and the weather all over Hoenn goes out of control. The leader realizes that he can't control the Pokémon's power at all, and just then the leader of the opposite team appears, and the two bosses team up to try and stop the rampage.

After the bosses leave Steven appears and tells the player to head to [[Sootopolis City]], which is where Groudon or Kyogre has gone. Heading to {{rt|126|Hoenn}} and using Dive the player finds the entrance to Sootopolis City. Inside the city the player finds Steven who introduces them to his friend Wallace, the Sootopolis Gym Leader, who is also entrusted with the duty of protecting the [[Cave of Origin]]. Upon seeing the Orb that the player possesses, Wallace grants them entrance to the cave, where the rampaging ancient Pokemon is waiting. After capturing or defeating the Pokemon, the harsh weather returns to normal, and the world is saved.

Outside of the [[Sootopolis Gym]] Steven will be waiting to thank the player on his behalf and Wallace’s before the player faces the final gym challenge. With the Rain Badge in tow, the player now has all 8 badges, and heads down {{rt|128|Hoenn}}, to [[Ever Grande City]], where the {{ho|Victory Road}}, and the final challenge awaits.

The [[Elite Four]] are the strongest trainers in the region, and can only be battled by challengers that have proven themselves by collecting the 8 Badges of Hoenn. [[Sidney]], the {{type2|Dark}} trainer is the first battle, followed by [[Phoebe]], who specializes in the {{type2|Ghost}}. Next is Glacia, who battles using {{type2|Ice}}s, and finally, Drake, the {{type2|Dragon}} specialist. After the player has beaten the Elite Four, they face the Reigning [[Champion|Pokémon League Champion]], who is none other than Steven. The player and the {{type2|Steel}} expert face off in the final battle…

After the battle, Professor Birch and the pseudo-rival arrive to congratulate the player. Birch then examines the player's Pokédex, after that the trainer is registered in the Hall of Fame, and the credits begin.
After the credits, the trainer starts back at his/her home in Littleroot Town. Downstairs, Norman will give the character the [[S.S. Ticket]] to take the [[S.S. Tidal]] over to the [[Battle Tower]] The player will also have the ability to encounter {{p|Rayquaza}} at the [[Sky Pillar]], as well as finding either {{p|Latios}}{{tt|*|Ruby only}} or {{p|Latias}}{{tt|*|Sapphire only}} roaming around Hoenn.

==Blurb==
"Immerse yourself in the beautiful region of Hoenn, a place of masterful heroes and mysterious teams, of friendship and battles. As the new kid in town, you set off your journey as a Pokémon Trainer. Who knows what wonders and dangers await you? Now it's time to grab your gear and head out on your own..."

==Connectivity==
Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire continued the tradition allowing players to trade Pokémon between two cartridges, this time via the [[Game Boy Advance]] [[Link Cable]].
Unlike [[Pokémon Gold and Silver Versions|previous games]], Ruby and Sapphire were not backward compatible with Generations {{gen|I}} and {{gen|II}}. This prompted remakes of the original games, {{game|FireRed and LeafGreen|s}}. [[trade|Trading]] between these games, {{g|Colosseum}}, and {{g|XD: Gale of Darkness}} and the third Hoenn-based game, {{game|Emerald}}, is possible. These games are also the first to support linking between different language versions for trading and battling.

While Ruby and Sapphire cannot trade directly with the [[Generation IV]] games {{game5|Diamond|Pearl|Platinum|HeartGold|SoulSilver}}, a player's Pokémon may be permanently transferred via [[Pal Park]], and some {{cat|Generation III Pokémon}} can be found using the [[dual-slot mode]].

==Features==

===Gyms===
There are eight Pokémon Gyms in Hoenn, each with their own type affiliation. The Gym Leaders are [[Roxanne]] ({{t|Rock}}), [[Brawly]] ({{t|Fighting}}), [[Wattson]] ({{t|Electric}}), [[Flannery]] ({{t|Fire}}), [[Norman]] ({{t|Normal}}), [[Winona]] ({{t|Flying}}), [[Tate and Liza]] ({{t|Psychic}}) and [[Wallace]] ({{t|Water}}).

===Elite Four===
Ruby and Sapphire introduce a brand new Elite Four syndicate, it is found at Ever Grande City. The Elite trainers are [[Sidney]] ({{t|Dark}}), [[Phoebe]] ({{t|Ghost}}), [[Glacia]] ({{t|Ice}}), and [[Drake]] ({{t|Dragon}}); the Champion is [[Steven]], who uses {{type2|Steel}} Pokémon.

==Pokémon==
Each game features 135 new Pokémon species, and pre-recorded data for each of them, plus the 251 Pokémon of previous generations. Despite this, not all Pokémon are available to the player. Regardless of version; trades must occur between players in order to complete their Pokédex without the use of cheats or glitches. Latios (Sapphire event only), Latias (Ruby event only), Jirachi and Deoxys are the only Pokémon in Ruby and Sapphire that must be acquired through outside means, such as attending Nintendo sponsored event, or using a cheating device.

===[[Version-exclusive Pokémon|Version exclusives]]===
{| align="center"
|- align="center" valign="top"
|
{| align="center" style="background: #{{ruby color}}; -moz-border-radius: 1em; border: 5px solid #{{Ruby color light}};"
|-
! Ruby
|- align="center"
|
{| border="1" style="border: 1px solid #{{ruby color}}; border-collapse: collapse; background: white; margin: auto;" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="2"
|- align="center"
{{Moveentrytm|273|Seedot|1|Grass|}}
{{Moveentrytm|274|Nuzleaf|2|Grass|Dark}}
{{Moveentrytm|275|Shiftry|2|Grass|Dark}}
{{Moveentrytm|303|Mawile|1|Steel}}
{{Moveentrytm|335|Zangoose|1|Normal}}
{{Moveentrytm|338|Solrock|2|Rock|Psychic}}
{{Moveentrytm|383|Groudon|1|Ground|}}
|}
|}
|
{| align="center" style="background: #{{sapphire color}}; -moz-border-radius: 1em; border: 5px solid #{{sapphire color light}};"
|-
! Sapphire
|- align="center"
|
{| border="1" style="border: 1px solid #{{sapphire color}}; border-collapse: collapse; background: white; margin: auto;" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="2"
|- align="center"
{{Moveentrytm|270|Lotad|2|Water|Grass}}
{{Moveentrytm|271|Lombre|2|Water|Grass}}
{{Moveentrytm|272|Ludicolo|2|Water|Grass}}
{{Moveentrytm|302|Sableye|2|Dark|Ghost}}
{{Moveentrytm|336|Seviper|1|Poison}}
{{Moveentrytm|337|Lunatone|2|Rock|Psychic}}
{{Moveentrytm|382|Kyogre|1|Water|}}
|}
|}
|}

===PokéNav===
The [[PokéNav]] is received shortly after the beginning of the game from Mr. Stone. It has several functions which are used throughout the game. The PokeNav displays a map of Hoenn, the Condition of the players Pokemon, and also has the feature Trainer’s Eyes, which keeps data on various trainers and alerts the player when the trainers want rematches. The PokéNav also displays the Ribbons that a Pokémon has earned.

===New Poké Balls===
More specialized [[Poké Ball]]s were introduced in these games. The [[Premier Ball]] is a commemorative Poké Ball, a [[Poké Ball#Repeat Ball|Repeat Ball]] makes it easier to catch Pokémon that the player has already caught before, the [[Poké Ball#Timer Ball|Timer Ball]] makes catching Pokémon easier the more turns have passed in the battle, the [[Poké Ball#Nest Ball|Nest Ball]] makes lower-leveled Pokémon easier to catch, while the [[Net Ball]] makes Water and Bug Pokémon easier to catch. The [[Poké Ball#Dive Ball|Dive Ball]] has a high catch-rate with sea-dwelling Pokémon, and the [[Poké Ball#Luxury Ball|Luxury Ball]] makes the captured Pokémon more comfortable and friendly to its Trainer much more quickly. These balls are sold at various [[Poké Marts]] throughout Hoenn.

==Glitches==
As with all Pokémon games, Ruby and Sapphire have a fair amount of glitches. One of these is the infamous [[berry glitch]], which made most time based events, such as berry growing, impossible after the game had been owned for a year, or played for over 100 hours. This glitch is able to be corrected, however, by downloading the berry patch from either the [[Pokémon Colosseum]] bonus disc, or {{3v2|FireRed|LeafGreen|Emerald}}. These games also host several [[glitch Pokémon]], such as [[Ten question marks|??????????]] or [[Bad egg]].

==New features==
Ruby and Sapphire introduced a number of features to the Pokémon video game franchise, many of which set a new standard for every game in the series that followed. Ruby and Sapphire expanded the Pokémon Storage System to a much more user-friendly interface. The games also introduced individualized menu sprites for every Pokémon species. Field Weather conditions which can be found along certain routes and activate at the start of battles along those routes; as well as introducing the Hail Weather condition.

===Abilities===
Ruby and Sapphire introduced [[Ability|Pokémon Abilities]], such as non Flying-type Pokemon being {{a|Levitate|immune to Ground-type attacks}}, or a Pokemon’s [[Same-type attack bonus|STAB]] attacks being {{a|Blaze|boosted when}} {{a|Torrent|their HP}} {{a|Overgrow|is low}}, even the ability to absorb certain attacks and {{a|Volt Absorb|recover HP}} or {{a|Flash Fire|boost a stat}}. The introduction of abilities added new depths of strategy to the battle system.

===Natures===
Ruby and Sapphire also introduced [[Natures]] for Pokémon. Natures shift the stats (excluding HP) of Pokémon by subtracting 10% in one stat, and adding that 10% to another. For example, a Modest nature means 10% will be subtracted from the [[Attack]] stat of a Pokémon, and 10% will be added to the [[Special Attack]] stat. This mechanic allowed for levels of customization not previously seen.

===Double Battles===
Ruby and Sapphire are the games that introduced Double Battles. These types of battles are heavier on strategy than usual because each Trainer battles using two Pokemon at a time, so the abilities and moves of all Pokemon on the field have to be considered.

===Stat Changes===
The EV and IV systems were refined in Ruby and Sapphire, the maximum IV a stat could have was boosted from 15 to 31, and a Pokemon’s gender was no longer determined by the IV of its attack stat, which made it possible to have female Pokemon with maximum attack IVs, something that hadn't been possible before.
And Pokémon are limited to a total of 255 effort points per stat, and 510 effort points in total. Maximum stats will be reached with only 252 EVs in a stat, however.

===Pokémon Contests===
Ruby and Sapphire are the first in the series to offer a secondary means of interacting with Pokémon, in the form of Pokémon Contests. In contests the goal is to show off the abilities of your Pokémon in the various categories ([[Beauty Contest|Beauty]], [[Cool]], [[Cute]], [[Smart]] and [[Tough]]) after winning a contest in a certain certain category the player and Pokémon advance to the next rank in that category (Normal, Super, Hyper, and Master). This also brought about the first confectionery goods that could be made by the player and fed to their Pokémon ([[Pokéblock]]).

===Ribbons===
These games are also the first to offer [[Ribbons]] to the player’s Pokemon for achieving various goals, or to commemorate special events in the game. Including winning in Pokemon contests, beating the champion, and maxing out the EVs of a Pokemon.

==Reception==
Both games were well received, receiving a perfect ratings from GamePro<ref>[http://www.gamepro.com/article/reviews/28564/pokemon-ruby-and-sapphire-versions/ Pokemon Sapphire Version Review from GamePro] (retrieved December 21, 2009)</ref> and Mainia.<ref> [http://www.mania.com/pokemon-rubysapphire_article_38026.html Mainia.com Review of Pokemon Ruby and Sapphire Versions] (retrieved April 1, 2010)</ref> IGN rated the games at 9.5/10 and commented that they were a "wonderful GBA follow-up to the immense Game Boy blockbuster".<ref>[http://uk.gameboy.ign.com/articles/389/389660p1.html IGN: Pokemon Ruby Version Review] (retrieved December 21, 2009)</ref> However, some reviews criticized the repetitive nature of the games, with Eurogamer commenting that "apart from the occasional tense battle with a Gym Leader and the more sophisticated opponents later on in the game, the constant fighting and collecting mechanic gets very tired, very fast".<ref>[http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/r_pokemonrubysapphire_gba Pokemon Ruby & Sapphire Review | GBA | Eurogamer] (retrieved December 21, 2009)</ref> Though, these are more criticisms of the series in general.

Ruby and Sapphire were the second and third best selling games of 2003<ref>[http://npd.com/press/releases/press_040126a.htm NPD's list of 2003's top selling games] (retrieved April 1, 2010)</ref>, and received an average score of 82% on Metacritic.<ref>[http://www.metacritic.com/games/platforms/gba/pokemonruby?q=pokemon Pokemon Ruby (gba) reviews at Metacritic.com] (retrieved December 21, 2009)</ref>

==Awards==
Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire got the 10th spot on IGN's top 25 Gameboy Advance Games of all time.<ref>[http://gameboy.ign.com/articles/772/772284p4.html IGN: Top 25 Game Boy Advance Games of All Time] (retrieved December 21, 2009)</ref>

==Trivia==
* Along with {{v2|Emerald}}, these are the only games in the main series where the [[player character|player]] cannot choose a name for his/her rival and also the only games to feature both a father and a mother for the main character.
* These are also the only main series games where the rival is never encountered with his/her starter in its final stage.
* After release, an unknown person [[Hack games|hacked]] and distributed a version of Sapphire for [[Game Boy Color]].
[[File:Early Ruby boxart.jpg|thumb|130px|left|Early Ruby box art; note the version logo.]]
[[File:Early Sapphire boxart.jpg|thumb|130px|right|Early Sapphire box art; note the version logo.]]
* They were released in Japan on the third anniversary of the Japanese release of {{game|Gold and Silver|s}}.
* Ruby and Sapphire are the first main series games in which [[Kanto]] is inaccessible.
* Players encounter the least amount of [[in-game trade]]s in Ruby and Sapphire, with only three in total.
* A special promotional coin featuring Groudon and Kyogre were available with American preorders of Ruby and Sapphire, respectively.
* Pre-release box art for these games showed the version name below the mascot Pokémon with the same font used in the Generation I and II games, with the "[[Gotta catch 'em all!]]" slogan present below the Pokémon logo. This was dropped for the final boxart, which features the version names directly below the Pokémon logo and in a different font, dropping the slogan entirely.
* These were the first Pokémon games to have a framerate of 60. This change carried over to FireRed, LeafGreen, and Emerald. However, the framerate was downgraded to 30 in the [[Generation IV]] games.
* Ruby and Sapphire are the first main series games to drop the slogan ''Gotta catch 'em all!''.
* Due to the font used in the international versions, the marker for when a move is selected for usage in the battle screen differs from that of the Japanese version. Whereas the Japanese version uses an arrow to indicate the current selected move, like all later releases of the Generation III games would use, the international versions of Ruby and Sapphire utilize a red rectangle with the same purpose.

===In other languages===
{{langtable|color={{ruby color}}|bordercolor={{sapphire color light}}
|ja=ポケットモンスタールビー・サファイア
|fr=Pokémon Version Rubis et Version Saphir
|de=Pokémon Rubin-Edition und Saphir-Edition
|it=Pokémon Versione Rubino e Versione Zaffiro
|es=Pokémon Edición Rubí y Edición Zafiro}}

==References==
<references/>

{{Main series}}
{{Project Games notice}}
[[Category:Games]]
[[Category:Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire|*]]
[[Category:Game Boy Advance games]]

[[de:Pokémon Rubin und Saphir]]
[[es:Pokémon Rubí y Zafiro]]
[[fr:Pokémon Rubis et Saphir]]
[[it:Pokémon Rubino e Zaffiro]]
[[ja:ポケットモンスタールビー・サファイア]]
[[pl:Pokémon Ruby]]
[[pt:Pokémon Ruby e Sapphire]]

Poké Ball

2010-11-06T21:33:02Z

Squishy: /* Introduced in Generation V */

{{Featured}}
[[File:Allballs.png|thumb|250px|right|The 25 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:Pokeballinterior.jpg|frame|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:Chimchar release.jpg|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.

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 Mijumaru]] 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
|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={{tt|やさいの　ポケモンに　なげて　つかまえる　ための　ボ-ル。カプセルしきに　なっている。|A device for throw and catch a wild Pokémon. 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=Most [[Poké Mart]]s
|lochgss=Most [[Poké Mart]]s

'''Pokéwalker:''' {{pw|Town Outskirts}} ''(0+ Steps)''
|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.
|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

'''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.
|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

'''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.
|locrby=[[Silph Co.]]
|locgsc=[[New Bark Town]], [[Lucky Channel]] (first prize)
|locrse=[[Aqua Hideout|Magma/Aqua Hideout]], [[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)
|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}}. 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.

{{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.
|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.
|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]].
|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.
|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]].
|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.
|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.
|catchrate=1×
|descgsc=A Ball that makes Pokémon friendly.
|deschgss=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.
|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.
|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]].
|catchrate=-20 if used on Pokémon weighing less than {{tt|451.5 lbs|204.8 kg}} +20 if used on Pokémon weighing between {{tt|451.5 lbs|204.8 kg}} and {{tt|677.3 lbs|307.2 kg}} +30 if used on Pokémon weighing between {{tt|677.3 lbs|307.2 kg}} and {{tt|903.0 lbs|409.6 kg}} +40 if used on 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.
|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}}.
|catchrate=4× if used on a Pokémon that can [[roaming Pokémon|flee from battle]]{{sup|GSC}} 4× if used on a Pokémon with a base {{stat|Speed}} 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.
|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.
|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.
|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)
|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.
|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.
|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)''
}}

{{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.
|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.
|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}}/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.
|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
|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.
|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)''
|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.
|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)''
}}

{{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.
|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)''
|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.
|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)''
|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.
|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}}. All Poké Balls of previous generations are programmed into the game, with the exception of the Park Ball, which has been reprogrammed as the Dream Ball. However, the [[Generation II]] Poké Balls and the Safari Ball are unobtainable without hacking and cannot be used to catch Pokémon. If a Pokémon is transferred to Generation V from an earlier generation with the [[Pokeshifter]], 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 [[High Link]].
|catchrate=255x
|descbw={{tt|ハイリンクのもりで　いつのまにか　バッグに　あらわれる　ゆめのボール。　どんな　ポケモンも　つかまえられる。|A ball of dreams that unexpectedly appears in your bag in the High Link forest. It can catch any kind of Pokémon.}}
|locbw=[[High Link]]
}}

==In the anime==
[[File:Ashball.png|thumb|220px|right|{{Ash}} pulls 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]] holds 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's 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==
[[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 MCHN.

==Other variants==
The following Poké Ball variants are found outside of the standard games. They are often very unusual compared to the 25 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===
* 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 and unlike other methods of using Pokémon, these Pokémon were enslaved instead of befriended and 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 had a knob on it which needed to be twisted before the Pokémon inside was able to be sent out. While it is unknown how they 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 and made them 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 powerful {{p|Tyranitar}}.
* 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 friends through at least part of Johto, though 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:Mewtwoballs.png|{{Ash}} chasing a "Clone Ball" containing {{AP|Pikachu}} from ''[[M01|Mewtwo Strikes Back]]''
File:Sammy's Old Poké Ball.png|Sammy's old Poké Ball from ''[[M04|Celebi: Voice of the Forest]]''
File:Lake Ball.jpg|The Lake Ball from ''[[EP168|Hook, Line, and Stinker]]''
File:Vicious.jpg|[[Iron-Masked Marauder]] holding a Dark Ball
</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.

===[[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.''

==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#In the TCG|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.[[File:RocketBall.jpg|thumb|right|The Rocket's Poké Ball card.]]
*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===
*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}}.

==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 [[Pokémon Trading Card Game|TCG]], 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.
* 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.

{{Items}}
{{Smash Bros.}}
{{Project ItemDex notice}}

[[Category:Game mechanics]]
[[Category:Equipment]]
[[Category:Super Smash Bros.]]

[[de:Pokéball]]
[[es:Poké Ball]]
[[fr:Pokéball]]
[[ja:モンスターボール]]
[[pl:Poké Ball]]
[[pt:Pokébola]]

Template:Dept

2010-11-06T19:09:08Z

Squishy: Isshu Department store

{| align="center" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="background: #dcdce7; border: 1px solid #dcdce7; {{roundy|20px}}"
|-
| style="background: #bebed1; {{roundy|20px}}; padding: 2px;" |
{| class="toccolours" align="center" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="text-align: center; line-height: 19px; border: 3px solid #88a; {{roundy|20px}} padding: 0px;"
|-
! colspan="2" style="padding: 5px 5px 1px 5px; -moz-padding-start: 20px; -moz-padding-end: 20px;" | <div style="background: #ccf; {{roundy|15px|tr}} {{roundy|15px|tl}} padding: 2px 15px;">[[Department Store]]s</div>
|- style="font-size: 90%;"
| valign="middle" style="padding: 0px 5px 1px 5px;" | <div style="background: #e6e6ff; {{roundy|10px}} padding: 2px 10px;">
{| align="center" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="line-height: 14px; background: none;"
|-
| [[Kanto]] [[Celadon Department Store|Celadon]]
| style="padding: 0px 5px;" | •
| [[Johto]] [[Goldenrod Department Store|Goldenrod]]
| style="padding: 0px 5px;" | •
| [[Hoenn]] [[Lilycove Department Store|Lilycove]]
| style="padding: 0px 5px;" | •
| [[Sinnoh]] [[Veilstone Department Store|Veilstone]]
| style="padding: 0px 5px;" | •
| [[Isshu]] [[Isshu Department Store|Route 9]]
|}</div>
|-
| colspan="2" style="height: 4px; padding: 0px;" |
|}
|}<noinclude>[[Category:Navigation templates]]</noinclude><includeonly>[[Category:Buildings]]</includeonly>

Poké Mart

2010-11-06T19:05:53Z

Squishy: /* Department Stores */ Isshu Department Store

[[File:PokemartHGSS.png|frame|right|Poké Mart in {{game|HeartGold and SoulSilver|s}}]]
A '''Poké Mart''' (Japanese: '''フレンドリィショップ''' ''Friendly Shop'') is a convenience store that sells supplies necessary for [[Pokémon training]]. Until [[Generation IV]], a Poké Mart's stock varied with its location, such as Poké Balls being available in [[Viridian City]] and Ultra Balls being available in [[Cinnabar Island]]. Some sell more items than others. Poké Marts also buy many different items in exchange for [[Pokémon Dollars|money]]. Much of the merchandise sold at such stores is produced by either [[Silph Co.]] or the [[Devon Corporation]].

Almost all cities, both major and minor, have Poké Marts, the exception being some which have local medicine shops. Notably, the town players start at in each main game does not have a Poké Mart. An interesting thing to note is that in the {{Pkmn|anime}}, Poké Marts do not seem to be as ubiquitous as in the games.

When the [[Mystery Gift]] function on a game cartridge is activated, a deliveryman may appear in Poké Marts with gifts for the {{player}}. The deliveryman only appears when a Mystery Gift is received by the cartridge. In {{game|HeartGold and SoulSilver|s}} the deliveryman will give the player a range of items, including [[Potion]]s and [[Berry|Berries]], when [[Badges]] are collected.

In [[Generation IV]], there are two vendors in each Poké Mart. One will sell standard items, and the other will sell regional specialties. Unlike in previous games, rather than the items and their quantity varying by location, the merchandise's availability will increase with each [[Badge]] obtained. For example, if all Badges are under a player's possession, the same items will be found at each Poké Mart around [[Sinnoh]], [[Johto]] and [[Kanto]].

==Generation I==
[[File:Oaks_parcel.PNG|thumb|right|Poké Mart in {{game|Red and Blue|s}}]]
The player will come across their first Poké Mart in [[Viridian City]], as they travel across the town. If the player enters the Poké Mart in [[Viridian City]] for the first time, the clerk will ask the player to deliver {{DL|List of key items in Generation I|Oak's Parcel|a package}} to [[Professor Oak]] in [[Pallet Town]]. The [[Old man (Kanto)|old man]] to the north of the city will not move until the package is delivered to Professor Oak, and Poké Balls cannot be bought in Viridian City until the player has returned from this errand.

On {{rt|1|Kanto}}, a man who works at the Poké Mart in Viridian City will give out a free sample of {{DL|Potion|Potion}} to Trainers who chat with him.

===Locations===
{| align="left" cellspacing="1" style="background: #{{kanto color}}; -moz-border-radius: 10px; border: 3px solid #{{kanto color dark}}"
|- align="center"
! style="background: #{{kanto color}}; -moz-border-radius-topleft: 5px" | City/Town
! style="background: #{{kanto color}}; -moz-border-radius-topright: 5px" | Location
|- style="background: #{{kanto color light}}"
| align=center | {{color2|000|Viridian City}}
| align=center | East side of the city, next to the Pokémon Academy.
|- style="background: #{{kanto color light}}"
| align=center | {{color2|000|Pewter City}}
| align=center | Middle of the city, next to the Pewter Gym.
|- style="background: #{{kanto color light}}"
| align=center | {{color2|000|Cerulean City}}
| align=center | Southern side of Cerulean, south of {{color2|000|Cerulean Gym}}.
|- style="background: #{{kanto color light}}"
| align=center | {{color2|000|Vermilion City}}
| align=center | Middle of the city near the {{color2|000|Kanto Route 11|Route 11}} entrance.
|- style="background: #{{kanto color light}}"
| align=center | {{color2|000|Lavender Town}}
| align=center | South-eastern side of the town, south of {{color2|000|Pokémon Tower}}.
|- style="background: #{{kanto color light}}"
| align=center | {{color2|000|Saffron City}}
| align=center | Eastern side of the city, near the {{color2|000|Kanto Route 8|Route 8}} entrance.
|- style="background: #{{kanto color light}}"
| align=center | {{color2|000|Fuchsia City}}
| align=center | Western side of the Pokémon Zoo, north from the pool of Lapras.
|- style="background: #{{kanto color light}}"
| align=center | {{color2|000|Cinnabar Island}}
| align=center | Southern side of the Island, next to the {{color|000|Pokémon Center}}.
|- style="background: #{{kanto color light}}; -moz-border-radius: 0px 0px 5px 5px;" colspan="2"
|}
{{-}}

==Generation II==
[[File:Poké Mart GSC interior.png|frame|right|Poké Mart in {{game|Gold and Silver|s}}]]
The first Poké Mart is encountered in [[Cherrygrove City]], where all basic items are available aside from [[Poké Ball]]s, which they will not have in stock until after the player completes the errand to [[Mr. Pokémon]]'s house, fights {{ga|Silver}}, and returns to [[New Bark Town]] to report to [[Professor Elm]].

Every Poké Mart in Generation II has a different appearance, each based on the style used in its hometown, making the most of the transition from the original [[Game Boy]] to the [[Game Boy Color]].

===Locations===
====Johto====
{| align="left" cellspacing="1" style="background: #{{johto color}}; -moz-border-radius: 10px; border: 3px solid #{{johto color dark}}"
|- align="center"
! style="background: #{{johto color}}; -moz-border-radius-topleft: 5px" | City/Town
! style="background: #{{johto color}}; -moz-border-radius-topright: 5px" | Location
|- style="background: #{{johto color light}}"
| align=center | {{color2|000|Cherrygrove City}}
| align=center | Northern side of the city, east of {{color2|000|Johto Route 30|Route 30}}.
|- style="background: #{{johto color light}}"
| align=center | {{color2|000|Violet City}}
| align=center | Western side of the city, left of the {{color2|000|Violet Gym}}.
|- style="background: #{{johto color light}}"
| align=center | {{color2|000|Azalea Town}}
| align=center | North-most point of town, right next to the eastern entrance.
|- style="background: #{{johto color light}}"
| align=center | {{color2|000|Ecruteak City}}
| align=center | Far eastern side of the city, next to the Kimono Dance Theater.
|- style="background: #{{johto color light}}"
| align=center | {{color2|000|Olivine City}}
| align=center | Middle of town, north of the S.S. Aqua port.
|- style="background: #{{johto color light}}"
| align=center | {{color2|000|Blackthorn City}}
| align=center | South side of town, left of the {{color|000|Pokémon Center}}.
|- style="background: #{{johto color light}}; -moz-border-radius: 0px 0px 5px 5px;" colspan="2"
|}
{{-}}
====Kanto====
{| align="left" cellspacing="1" style="background: #{{kanto color}}; -moz-border-radius: 10px; border: 3px solid #{{kanto color dark}}"
|- align="center"
! style="background: #{{kanto color}}; -moz-border-radius-topleft: 5px" | City/Town
! style="background: #{{kanto color}}; -moz-border-radius-topright: 5px" | Location
|- style="background: #{{kanto color light}}"
| align=center | {{color2|000|Viridian City}}
| align=center | East side of the city, next to the {{color2|000|Trainer House}}.
|- style="background: #{{kanto color light}}"
| align=center | {{color2|000|Pewter City}}
| align=center | Middle of the city, next to the Pewter Gym.
|- style="background: #{{kanto color light}}"
| align=center | {{color2|000|Cerulean City}}
| align=center | Southern side of Cerulean, south of {{color2|000|Cerulean Gym}}.
|- style="background: #{{kanto color light}}"
| align=center | {{color2|000|Vermilion City}}
| align=center | Middle of the city near the {{color2|000|Kanto Route 11|Route 11}} entrance.
|- style="background: #{{kanto color light}}"
| align=center | {{color2|000|Lavender Town}}
| align=center | North-western side of the town, left of the {{color2|000|Pokémon Center}}.
|- style="background: #{{kanto color light}}"
| align=center | {{color2|000|Saffron City}}
| align=center | Eastern side of the city, near the {{color2|000|Kanto Route 8|Route 8}} entrance.
|- style="background: #{{kanto color light}}"
| align=center | {{color2|000|Fuchsia City}}
| align=center | Western side of the city, where the Pokémon Zoo was.
|- style="background: #{{kanto color light}}; -moz-border-radius: 0px 0px 5px 5px;" colspan="2"
|}
{{-}}

[[File:Poké Mart GenII.png|thumb|right|500px|Different Poké Mart varieties for every town in {{game|Gold and Silver|s}}]]
{{-}}

==Generation III==
[[File:Pokemart RSE.png|thumb|right|Poké Mart in {{3v2|Ruby|Sapphire|Emerald}}]]
[[File:Pokemart FRLG.png|thumb|right|Poké Mart in {{game|FireRed and LeafGreen|s}}]]
In {{game2|Ruby|Sapphire|Emerald}}, the Poké Mart is introduced by a salesman in [[Oldale Town]], who directs the player to the local Poké Mart before giving the player a [[Potion]] as a gift. Like in {{game2|Gold|Silver|Crystal}}, there is no supply of [[Poké Ball]]s, and they will not be in stock until after the player challenges their [[rival]] on {{rt|103|Hoenn}} and visits [[Professor Birch]] for the second time.

In {{game|FireRed and LeafGreen|s}}, all situations are the same as in [[Generation I]], with {{DL|List of key items in Generation III|Oak's Parcel}} required for delivery before the Poké Mart in Viridian City will have Poké Balls available.

A new feature is introduced to Poké Marts in Generation III, the ability to answer surveys inside the Poké Mart. These surveys will allow the activation of [[Mystery Gift]]. To activate the Mystery Gift feature in the Generation III games, players need only to walk up to the clipboard found at any Poké Mart and enter a phase. The clerk behind the counter will then inform them that the Mystery Gift feature has been activated, and it will be available on the main menu from that point on.

===Locations===
====Hoenn====
{| align="left" cellspacing="1" style="background: #{{hoenn color}}; -moz-border-radius: 10px; border: 3px solid #{{hoenn color dark}}"
|- align="center"
! style="background: #{{hoenn color}}; -moz-border-radius-topleft: 5px" | City/Town
! style="background: #{{hoenn color}}; -moz-border-radius-topright: 5px" | Location
|- style="background: #{{hoenn color light}}"
| align=center | {{color2|000|Oldale Town}}
| align=center | Northeastern side of the town.
|- style="background: #{{hoenn color light}}"
| align=center | {{color2|000|Petalburg City}}
| align=center | Eastern side of the city, next to the {{color|000|Pokémon Center}}.
|- style="background: #{{hoenn color light}}"
| align=center | {{color2|000|Rustboro City}}
| align=center | Southernmost point in the city.
|- style="background: #{{hoenn color light}}"
| align=center | {{color2|000|Slateport City}}
| align=center | Middle of the city, just north of the Slateport Market.
|- style="background: #{{hoenn color light}}"
| align=center | {{color2|000|Mauville City}}
| align=center | Southern side of the city, near {{color|000|Route 110}}.
|- style="background: #{{hoenn color light}}"
| align=center | {{color2|000|Verdanturf Town}}
| align=center | North side of town, left of the {{color|000|Pokémon Center}}.
|- style="background: #{{hoenn color light}}"
| align=center | {{color2|000|Fallarbor Town}}
| align=center | Southeastern side of the town.
|- style="background: #{{hoenn color light}}"
| align=center | {{color2|000|Lavaridge Town}}
| align=center | Northeastern side of the town, right of the {{color|000|Pokémon Center}}.
|- style="background: #{{hoenn color light}}"
| align=center | {{color2|000|Fortree City}}
| align=center | Far western side of the town, near {{color|000|Route 119}}, before the treehouses.
|- style="background: #{{hoenn color light}}"
| align=center | {{color2|000|Mossdeep City}}
| align=center | Middle of the city, south of {{color|000|Mossdeep Gym}}.
|- style="background: #{{hoenn color light}}"
| align=center | {{color2|000|Sootopolis City}}
| align=center | Western side of the city, up the first flight of stairs.
|-style="background: #{{hoenn color light}}; -moz-border-radius: 0px 0px 5px 5px;" colspan="2"
|}
{{-}}
====Kanto====
{| align="left" cellspacing="1" style="background: #{{kanto color}}; -moz-border-radius: 10px; border: 3px solid #{{kanto color dark}}"
|- align="center"
! style="background: #{{kanto color}}; -moz-border-radius-topleft: 5px" | City/Town
! style="background: #{{kanto color}}; -moz-border-radius-topright: 5px" | Location
|- style="background: #{{kanto color light}}"
| align=center | {{color2|000|Viridian City}}
| align=center | East side of the city, next to the Pokémon Academy.
|- style="background: #{{kanto color light}}"
| align=center | {{color2|000|Pewter City}}
| align=center | Middle of the city, next to the Pewter Gym.
|- style="background: #{{kanto color light}}"
| align=center | {{color2|000|Cerulean City}}
| align=center | Southern side of Cerulean, south of {{color2|000|Cerulean Gym}}.
|- style="background: #{{kanto color light}}"
| align=center | {{color2|000|Vermilion City}}
| align=center | Middle of the city near the {{color2|000|Kanto Route 11|Route 11}} entrance.
|- style="background: #{{kanto color light}}"
| align=center | {{color2|000|Lavender Town}}
| align=center | South-eastern side of the town, south of {{color2|000|Pokémon Tower}}.
|- style="background: #{{kanto color light}}"
| align=center | {{color2|000|Saffron City}}
| align=center | Eastern side of the city, near the {{color2|000|Kanto Route 8|Route 8}} entrance.
|- style="background: #{{kanto color light}}"
| align=center | {{color2|000|Fuchsia City}}
| align=center | Western side of the Pokémon Zoo, north from the pool of Lapras.
|- style="background: #{{kanto color light}}"
| align=center | {{color2|000|Cinnabar Island}}
| align=center | Southern side of the Island, next to the {{color|000|Pokémon Center}}.
|- style="background: #{{kanto color light}}; -moz-border-radius: 0px 0px 5px 5px;" colspan="2"
|}
{{-}}
====Sevii Islands====
{| align="left" cellspacing="1" style="background: #{{sevii color}}; -moz-border-radius: 10px; border: 3px solid #{{sevii color dark}}"
|- align="center"
! style="background: #{{sevii color}}; -moz-border-radius-topleft: 5px" |City/Town
! style="background: #{{sevii color}}; -moz-border-radius-topright: 5px" | Location
|- style="background: #{{sevii color light}}"
| align=center | {{color2|000|Three Island (town)|Three Island}}
| align=center | Northeastern side of the town.
|- style="background: #{{sevii color light}}"
| align=center | {{color2|000|Four Island (town)|Four Island}}
| align=center | Southern side of the town, south of the {{color|000|Pokémon Center}}.
|- style="background: #{{sevii color light}}"
| align=center | {{color2|000|Six Island (town)|Six Island}}
| align=center | Far eastern side of the town, next to the {{color|000|Pokémon Center}}.
|- style="background: #{{sevii color light}}"
| align=center | {{color2|000|Seven Island (town)|Seven Island}}
| align=center | Far west side of the town.
|- style="background: #{{sevii color light}}; -moz-border-radius: 0px 0px 5px 5px;" colspan="2"
|}
{{-}}

==Generation IV==
[[File:Poke Mart.png|thumb|right|Poké Mart in {{game|Platinum}}]]
[[File:Poké Mart HGSS.png|thumb|right|Poké Mart in {{game|HeartGold and SoulSilver|s}}]]
In {{game2|Diamond|Pearl|Platinum}}, the Poké Mart is introduced by the [[rival]] after taking their tour of [[Sandgem Town]]. The Poké Mart expands its supplies as the player wins [[badge|gym badges]]. There are two cashiers in this generation; the one on the right sells items that can be found in any town, while the one on the left sells goods unique to that location, such as specialty [[Poké Ball]]s or [[mail]]. Unlike in other regions, Poké Balls are available immediately in Sandgem Town.

Whenever the player receives an [[event item|item]] or [[event Pokémon|Pokémon]] from a [[Nintendo event]], a deliveryman wearing a green uniform will appear next to the counter to give the player the item.

In {{game|HeartGold and SoulSilver|s}}, all Poké Marts are the same as in Generation II. The sales method, however, carries over from Diamond, Pearl, and Platinum. In these games, the deliveryman wears a red uniform. If the player opted to have their mother save some money, a random item will be delivered by this same deliveryman.

===Locations===
====Sinnoh====
{| align="left" cellspacing="1" style="background: #{{sinnoh color}}; -moz-border-radius: 10px; border: 3px solid #{{sinnoh color dark}}"
|- align="center"
! style="background: #{{sinnoh color}}; -moz-border-radius-topleft: 5px" | City/Town
! style="background: #{{sinnoh color}}; -moz-border-radius-topright: 5px" | Location
|- style="background: #{{sinnoh color light}}"
| align=center | {{color2|000|Sandgem Town}}
| align=center | Northeastern side of the town.
|- style="background: #{{sinnoh color light}}"
| align=center | {{color2|000|Jubilife City}}
| align=center | Eastern side of the city, near the Route 203 entrance.
|- style="background: #{{sinnoh color light}}"
| align=center | {{color2|000|Oreburgh City}}
| align=center | North point of the city.
|- style="background: #{{sinnoh color light}}"
| align=center | {{color2|000|Floaroma Town}}
| align=center | Eastern side of the city, near the Route 205 entrance.
|- style="background: #{{sinnoh color light}}"
| align=center | {{color2|000|Eterna City}}
| align=center | Middle of the city, near the Eterna Condominiums.
|- style="background: #{{sinnoh color light}}"
| align=center | {{color2|000|Hearthome City}}
| align=center | Middle of the city, near the Poffin House.
|- style="background: #{{sinnoh color light}}"
| align=center | {{color2|000|Solaceon Town}}
| align=center | South side of the town, next to a patch of berries.
|- style="background: #{{sinnoh color light}}"
| align=center | {{color2|000|Pastoria City}}
| align=center | Southern side of the town, near the Scarf Guy's house.
|- style="background: #{{sinnoh color light}}"
| align=center | {{color2|000|Snowpoint City}}
| align=center | Southwestern point of the city, opposite to the Pokémon Center.
|- style="background: #{{sinnoh color light}}"
| align=center | {{color2|000|Sunyshore City}}
| align=center | Middle of the city, near the Sunyshore Market.
|- style="background: #{{sinnoh color light}}"
| align=center | {{color2|000|Fight Area}}
| align=center | Eastern side of the area, near the entrance of the Battle Park.
|- style="background: #{{sinnoh color light}}"
| align=center | {{color2|000|Survival Area}}
| align=center | Top right building. Next to {{color2|000|Pokémon Center}}
|-
|}
{{-}}
====Johto====
{| align="left" cellspacing="1" style="background: #{{johto color}}; -moz-border-radius: 10px; border: 3px solid #{{johto color dark}}"
|- align="center"
! style="background: #{{johto color}}; -moz-border-radius-topleft: 5px" | City/Town
! style="background: #{{johto color}}; -moz-border-radius-topright: 5px" | Location
|- style="background: #{{johto color light}}"
| align=center | {{color2|000|Cherrygrove City}}
| align=center | Northern side of the city, east of {{color2|000|Johto Route 30|Route 30}}.
|- style="background: #{{johto color light}}"
| align=center | {{color2|000|Violet City}}
| align=center | Western side of the city, left of the {{color2|000|Violet Gym}}.
|- style="background: #{{johto color light}}"
| align=center | {{color2|000|Azalea Town}}
| align=center | Center of town, north of cutter's house.
|- style="background: #{{johto color light}}"
| align=center | {{color2|000|Ecruteak City}}
| align=center | Far eastern side of the city, next to the Kimono Dance Theater.
|- style="background: #{{johto color light}}"
| align=center | {{color2|000|Olivine City}}
| align=center | Middle of town, north of the S.S. Aqua port.
|- style="background: #{{johto color light}}"
| align=center | {{color2|000|Blackthorn City}}
| align=center | South side of town, left of the {{color|000|Pokémon Center}}.
|- style="background: #{{johto color light}}"
| align=center | {{color2|000|Frontier Access}}
| align=center | North-western side of town, south of entry to {{color2|000|Battle Frontier (Generation IV)|Battle Frontier}}.
|- style="background: #{{johto color light}}; -moz-border-radius: 0px 0px 5px 5px;" colspan="2"
|}
{{-}}
====Kanto====
{| align="left" cellspacing="1" style="background: #{{kanto color}}; -moz-border-radius: 10px; border: 3px solid #{{kanto color dark}}"
|- align="center"
! style="background: #{{kanto color}}; -moz-border-radius-topleft: 5px" | City/Town
! style="background: #{{kanto color}}; -moz-border-radius-topright: 5px" | Location
|- style="background: #{{kanto color light}}"
| align=center | {{color2|000|Viridian City}}
| align=center | East side of the city, next to the {{color2|000|Trainer House}}.
|- style="background: #{{kanto color light}}"
| align=center | {{color2|000|Pewter City}}
| align=center | Middle of the city, next to the Pewter Gym.
|- style="background: #{{kanto color light}}"
| align=center | {{color2|000|Cerulean City}}
| align=center | Southern side of Cerulean, south of {{color2|000|Pokémon Center}}.
|- style="background: #{{kanto color light}}"
| align=center | {{color2|000|Vermilion City}}
| align=center | Middle of the city.
|- style="background: #{{kanto color light}}"
| align=center | {{color2|000|Lavender Town}}
| align=center | North-western side of the town, left of the {{color2|000|Pokémon Center}}.
|- style="background: #{{kanto color light}}"
| align=center | {{color2|000|Saffron City}}
| align=center | Eastern side of the city, near the {{color2|000|Kanto Route 8|Route 8}} entrance.
|- style="background: #{{kanto color light}}"
| align=center | {{color2|000|Fuchsia City}}
| align=center | Western side of the city, where the Pokémon Zoo was.
|- style="background: #{{kanto color light}}; -moz-border-radius: 0px 0px 5px 5px;" colspan="2"
|}
{{-}}

===Stock===
The lower cashier will always sell the same items regardless of which Poké Mart the player is in. Instead, the items sold are based on the number of Gym [[badge]]s that the {{player}} has. These items are consistent between [[Kanto]], [[Johto]] and [[Sinnoh]].
{{shop|Lower cashier}}
{{shoprow|{{shopitem|Poké Ball|200|PD|After learning how to catch Pokémon on Route 29 in HGSS, no requirement in DPPt}}|{{shopitem|Great Ball|600|PD|After earning 3 badges}}}}
{{shoprow|{{shopitem|Ultra Ball|1200|PD|After earning 7 badges}}|{{shopitem|Potion|300}}}}
{{shoprow|{{shopitem|Super Potion|700|PD|After earning 1 badge}}|{{shopitem|Hyper Potion|1200|PD|After earning 5 badges}}}}
{{shoprow|{{shopitem|Max Potion|2500|PD|After earning 7 badges}}|{{shopitem|Full Restore|3000|PD|After earning 8 badges}}}}
{{shoprow|{{shopitem|Revive|1500|PD|After earning 3 badges}}|{{shopitem|Antidote|100}}}}
{{shoprow|{{shopitem|Parlyz Heal|200}}|{{shopitem|Awakening|250|PD|After earning 1 badge}}}}
{{shoprow|{{shopitem|Burn Heal|250|PD|After earning 1 badge}}|{{shopitem|Ice Heal|250|PD|After earning 1 badge}}}}
{{shoprow|{{shopitem|Full Heal|600|PD|After earning 5 badges}}|{{shopitem|Escape Rope|550|PD|After earning 1 badge}}}}
{{shoprow|{{shopitem|Repel|350|PD|After earning 1 badge}}|{{shopitem|Super Repel|500|PD|After earning 3 badges}}}}
{{shoprow|{{shopitem|Max Repel|700|PD|After earning 7 badges}}}}
{{shopfooter}}

==Generation V==
In {{game|Black and White|s}}, the Poké Mart has been combined with the Pokémon Center. Like Generation IV, there continue to be two salesmen.
[[File:BW Prerelease Pokémon Center.png|thumb|right|Poké Mart in {{game|Black and White|s}}]]

==Common items sold at the Poké Mart==
{{Shop|}}
{{Shoprow|{{Shopitem|Poké Ball|200}}|{{Shopitem|Potion|300}}}}
{{Shoprow|{{Shopitem|Antidote|100}}|{{Shopitem|Parlyz Heal|200}}}}
{{Shoprow|{{Shopitem|Awakening|250}}|{{Shopitem|Escape Rope|550}}}}
{{Shoprow|{{Shopitem|Repel|350}}}}
{{Shopfooter}}

==Other shops that sell items==
===Department Stores===
[[File:Celadon Department Store.png|thumb|right|Celadon Department Store]]
A Department Store is the largest shop in a region, selling a variety of different items, including items that are not sold in a regular Poké Mart, such as [[TM]]s. Every region has a Department Store in it, usually in the region's largest city. Department Stores have several levels, usually selling a different type of item on each level.

{| align="left" cellspacing="1" style="background: #66BBFF; -moz-border-radius: 10px; border: 3px solid #0066FF;"
|- align="center"
! style="background: #66BBFF; -moz-border-radius-topleft: 5px" | Region
! style="background: #66BBFF;" | Location
! style="background: #66BBFF; -moz-border-radius-topright: 5px" | Store
|- style="background: #eee;"
| align=center | [[Kanto|{{color|000|Kanto}}]]
| align=center | [[Celadon City|{{color|000|Celadon City}}]]
| align=center | [[Celadon Department Store|{{color|000|Celadon Department Store}}]]
|- style="background: #eee;"
| align=center | [[Johto|{{color|000|Johto}}]]
| align=center | [[Goldenrod City|{{color|000|Goldenrod City}}]]
| align=center | [[Goldenrod Department Store|{{color|000|Goldenrod Department Store}}]]
|- style="background: #eee;"
| align=center | [[Hoenn|{{color|000|Hoenn}}]]
| align=center | [[Lilycove City|{{color|000|Lilycove City}}]]
| align=center | [[Lilycove Department Store|{{color|000|Lilycove Department Store}}]]
|- style="background: #eee;"
| align=center | [[Sinnoh|{{color|000|Sinnoh}}]]
| align=center | [[Veilstone City|{{color|000|Veilstone City}}]]
| align=center | [[Veilstone Department Store|{{color|000|Veilstone Department Store}}]]
|- style="background: #eee;"
| align=center | [[Isshu|{{color|000|Isshu}}]]
| align=center | [[Isshu Route 9|{{color|000|Route 9}}]]
| align=center | [[Isshu Department Store|{{color|000|Isshu Department Store}}]]
|- style="background: #{{blue color light}}; -moz-border-radius: 0px 0px 5px 5px;" colspan="3"
|}
{{-}}

===Cianwood City Pharmacy===
{{main|Cianwood City}}
The Cianwood City Pharmacy is a small pharmacy located in [[Cianwood City]], [[Johto]]. It is over 500 years old and it sells a variety of rare goods. The Cianwood City Pharmacy sells remedies exclusive to the town. [[Jasmine]] will ask the player to fetch [[Amphy|her Ampharos]] some [[SecretPotion|medicine]] from there. After giving Jasmine the medicine, players can return to the Pharmacy to find that Potions and Full Heals are in stock.

===Mahogany Town shop===
{{main|Mahogany Town}}
Mahogany Town, as a result of its small population, does not have a Poké Mart. Instead, a small convenience store is run which stocks basic supplies for Pokémon Trainers. This shop is secretly a cover for a [[Team Rocket]] operation at the [[Lake of Rage]]; a [[Team Rocket HQ|secret basement]] is their base of operations. Once they have been defeated, the shop remains simply a shop.

===Mt. Moon Square shop===
{{main|Mt. Moon Square}}
There is a shop in [[Mt. Moon Square]] that is only open from 10:00AM until 5:59PM.

===Two Island Market stall===
{{main|Two Island (town)}}
[[Two Island (town)|Two Island]], rather than having a Poké Mart, has a market stall that sells special items. Similar to the Poké Marts in {{3v2|Diamond|Pearl|Platinum}}, the variety of items increases with each advancement into the story. After beating the [[Kanto Elite Four]], certain items originating in Johto and Hoenn are available. Notably, the stall is mentioned as selling [[Rage Candy Bar]]s (here spelled Rage Candybar), though they never in stock in-game.

===Celestic Town Shop===
{{main|Celestic Town}}
In [[Celestic Town]], there is no Poké Mart, so an elderly couple run a shop out of their house. A man standing in the shop gives away three pairs of glasses to the {{player}} depending on the time of day. He gives away {{DL|In-battle effect item|Choice Specs}} in the morning, {{DL|Type-enhancing item|BlackGlasses}} during the day, and {{DL|In-battle effect item|Wise Glasses}} at night.

===Safari Zone Gate stalls===
{{main|Safari Zone Gate}}
There are two stalls at the [[Safari Zone Gate]], one selling [[Poké Ball]]s, the other [[vitamin]]s.

==Differences among generations==
<gallery widths="66px" heights="80px" perrow="8">
File:Poké Mart RBGY.png|Generation I (Kanto)
File:Poké Mart GSC.png|Generation II (Johto)
File:Kanto Poké Mart GSC.png|Generation II (Kanto)
File:Poké Mart RSE.png|Generation III (Hoenn)
File:Poké Mart FRLG.png|Generation III (Kanto)
File:Poké Mart DPPt.png|Generation IV (Sinnoh)
File:PokéMart HGSS.png|Generation IV (Kanto/Johto)
File:PokéMart 2 HGSS.png|Generation IV (Violet City and Ecruteak City)
</gallery>

==Shops in spin-off games==
===Kecleon Shop===
{{main|Kecleon Shop}}
[[File:Kecleon Shop.png‎|right|thumbnail|The Kecleon Shop in Treasure Town]]
In the Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: [[Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Red Rescue Team and Blue Rescue Team|Red and Blue Rescue Team]], [[Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time and Explorers of Darkness|Explorers of Time, Darkness]], and [[Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Sky|Sky]], there are no Poké Marts, as it takes place in an alternate world. However, two {{p|Kecleon}} run [[Kecleon Shop|their own shop]] based in [[Pokémon Square]], [[Treasure Town]] and local dungeons. These shops have the same basic purpose as a Poké Mart, selling common items, as well as selling [[Wonder Orbs]] and other items that can be held in the {{player}}'s [[Treasure Bag]]. The Kecleon shop is run by two Kecleon brothers. The younger sells items like [[Food and Gummis|food]] and [[toss items]] and the older sells [[Wonder Orbs]] and [[TMs]].

Kecleon Shops can also be found in dungeons. The shop is made up of a number of carpeted tiles on the floor in certain dungeons. These tiles have items on them. Invariably, a Kecleon will be standing on one of these tiles. When the player steps on a carpeted tile, the music changes and the player is greeted by the Kecleon. To buy an item, the player must pick it up and talk to the Kecleon to pay for them. To sell items, the player simply places them on empty shop tiles, and then receives the money from the Kecleon. Items available this way are sometimes very rare and almost never available from the Kecleon Shop in [[Pokémon Square]] or [[Treasure Town]]. If the player picks them up and leaves the carpeted area, {{p|Kecleon}} will warp to the player's side, and demand payment. If the player refuses to pay, or tries to pay with insufficient funds, the Kecleon will label the {{player}} as a thief and begin to attack.

===Shops in Orre===
In {{g|Colosseum}} and {{XD}}, throughout [[Orre]], many Poké Marts can be found. However, in Colosseum, none of these Poké Marts sell [[Poké Ball]]s. The only place they are available in this game is the [[Outskirt Stand]], where most variations of Poké Ball from [[Generation III]] are sold.

In Pokémon XD, [[Agate Village]] and [[Pyrite Town]]'s Poké Marts sell Poké Balls and Great Balls, while [[Phenac City]] and [[Gateon Port]]'s Poké Marts sell Poké Balls, Great Balls, and Ultra Balls.

==In the anime==
[[File:Pokemart anime.png|240px|right|thumb|A Poké Mart in the anime]]
[[File:Inside Pokemart anime.png|240px|right|thumb|{{Ash}}, {{an|Dawn}} and {{an|Brock}} inside a Poké Mart]]
Poké Marts in the anime work the same as the ones in the games, where {{Ash}} and {{Ashfr|his friends}} buy [[Item|items]] for their Pokémon or sometimes [[Seal|seals]] through the {{series|Diamond and Pearl}}. What is different from the games is in some stores there are a phones to call most commonly [[Professor Oak]].

==Trivia==
* In [[Generation III]], the poster behind the Poké Mart clerk's desk says "It's an advertising poster about all kinds of products."
** There are also leftover door tiles for the Poké Marts in Hoenn.
* [[Generation IV]] is the only generation where there is no sign saying "Mart" on the front.
* The Poké Mart music has changed in every generation. In [[Generation I]], it shared its music with the Pokémon Center, and in [[Generation II]], its music was the same as the city or town the player was in. [[Generation III]] was the first generation to introduce separate music for the Poké Mart which was in used in [[Generation IV]] as well.
* While English-language versions of Pokémon have signs on the front saying "Mart", many non-English versions have the English word "Shop" instead. The reasoning for this is unknown.

{{Project Locations notice}}

[[Category:Buildings]]
[[Category:Pokémon world]]

[[de:Pokémon-Markt]]
[[es:Tienda Pokémon]]
[[fr:Boutique Pokémon]]
[[ja:フレンドリィショップ]]

Underwater

2010-11-06T18:55:51Z

Squishy: moved Underwater to Underwater (Hoenn): Because Isshu has underwater routes too.

{{Infobox location
|image=Route128under.png
|type=underwater
|location_name=Underwater
|japanese_name=すいちゅう
|translated_name=Underwater
|location=Eastern [[Hoenn]]
|region=Hoenn
|generation={{gen|III}}
}}

'''Underwater''' areas (Japanese: '''すいちゅう''' ''Underwater'') are special locations in [[Hoenn]].

==Location==
Underwater routes can only be accessed by using the move {{m|Dive}} outside of battle. This requires {{HM|08|Dive}} and {{HM|03|Surf}} on party Pokémon, as well as the {{badge|Balance}} and {{badge|Mind}}.

==Route description==
There are various differences among the underwater routes. What remains the same, however, is that they follow the general path of the deep water above them. Sometimes, there will be {{DL|Tall grass|seaweed}} along the path; this is very similar to the tall grass of the surface world, where [[wild Pokémon]] appear. This is the only situation where the [[Dive Ball]] operates at full effectiveness{{tt|*|Until Generation IV, where it is as effective on the surface}}.

While underwater players can reach otherwise unreachable areas of the routes they are on, which often hide rare items. In {{3v2|Ruby|Sapphire|Emerald}}, it is one of two ways to obtain [[shards]], which can later be exchanged for [[elemental stones]], the other being to obtain them from wild Pokémon that are holding them.

Among all underwater locations, only the underwater sections of Routes {{rtn|127|Hoenn}} and {{rtn|128|Hoenn}} connect.

==Pokémon==
{{Catch/header|underwater|no}}
{{Catch/entry3|170|Chinchou|yes|yes|yes|Dive|20-35|30%|type1=Water|type2=Electric}}
{{Catch/entry3|366|Clamperl|yes|yes|yes|Dive|20-30|65%|type1=Water}}
{{Catch/entry3|369|Relicanth|yes|yes|yes|Dive|30-35|5%|type1=Water|type2=Rock}}
{{Catch/footer|underwater}}

==Underwater areas==
<gallery>
Image:Route 105 Underwater.png|{{rt|105|Hoenn}}{{sup|E}}
Image:Route124under.png|{{rt|124|Hoenn}}
Image:Route 125 Underwater.png|{{rt|125|Hoenn}}{{sup|E}}
Image:Route126under.png|{{rt|126|Hoenn}}
Image:Route 127 Underwater RS.png|{{rt|127|Hoenn}}{{sup|RS}}
Image:Route127under.png|{{rt|127|Hoenn}}{{sup|E}}
Image:Route128under.png|{{rt|128|Hoenn}}
Image:Route 129 Underwater.png|{{rt|129|Hoenn}}{{sup|E}}
Image:Route 134 Underwater.png|{{rt|134|Hoenn}}
Image:Sealed Chamber Underwater.png|[[Sealed Chamber]]
Image:Underwater Submarine.png|[[Seafloor Cavern]]
Image:Abandoned Ship UF.png|[[Abandoned Ship]]
</gallery>
 
{{Hoenn}}
 
{{Project Routes}}
[[Category:Hoenn locations|Underwater]]
[[Category:Routes|Underwater]]
[[Category:Ruby and Sapphire locations|Underwater]]
[[Category:Emerald locations|Underwater]]

[[de:Unterwasser]]
[[ja:すいちゅう]]

Poké Ball

2010-11-06T18:36:55Z

Squishy: /* Introduced in Generation V */

{{Featured}}
[[File:Allballs.png|thumb|250px|right|The 25 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:Pokeballinterior.jpg|frame|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:Chimchar release.jpg|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.

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 Mijumaru]] 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
|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={{tt|やさいの　ポケモンに　なげて　つかまえる　ための　ボ-ル。カプセルしきに　なっている。|A device for throw and catch a wild Pokémon. 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=Most [[Poké Mart]]s
|lochgss=Most [[Poké Mart]]s

'''Pokéwalker:''' {{pw|Town Outskirts}} ''(0+ Steps)''
|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.
|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

'''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.
|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

'''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.
|locrby=[[Silph Co.]]
|locgsc=[[New Bark Town]], [[Lucky Channel]] (first prize)
|locrse=[[Aqua Hideout|Magma/Aqua Hideout]], [[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)
|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}}. 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.

{{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.
|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.
|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]].
|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.
|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]].
|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.
|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.
|catchrate=1×
|descgsc=A Ball that makes Pokémon friendly.
|deschgss=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.
|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.
|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]].
|catchrate=-20 if used on Pokémon weighing less than {{tt|451.5 lbs|204.8 kg}} +20 if used on Pokémon weighing between {{tt|451.5 lbs|204.8 kg}} and {{tt|677.3 lbs|307.2 kg}} +30 if used on Pokémon weighing between {{tt|677.3 lbs|307.2 kg}} and {{tt|903.0 lbs|409.6 kg}} +40 if used on 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.
|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}}.
|catchrate=4× if used on a Pokémon that can [[roaming Pokémon|flee from battle]]{{sup|GSC}} 4× if used on a Pokémon with a base {{stat|Speed}} 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.
|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.
|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.
|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)
|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.
|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.
|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)''
}}

{{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.
|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.
|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}}/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.
|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
|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.
|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)''
|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.
|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)''
}}

{{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.
|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)''
|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.
|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)''
|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.
|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}}. All Poké Balls of previous generations are programmed into the game, with the exception of the Park ball which has been reprogramed as the dream ball. However, the [[Generation II]] Poké Balls are unobtainable without hacking and cannot be used to catch Pokémon. Same goes with the Safari ball.

{{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 [[High Link]].
|catchrate=255x
|descbw={{tt|ハイリンクのもりで　いつのまにか　バッグに　あらわれる　ゆめのボール。　どんな　ポケモンも　つかまえられる。|A ball of dreams that unexpectedly appears in your bag in the High Link forest. It can catch any kind of Pokémon.}}
|locbw=[[High Link]]
}}

==In the anime==
[[File:Ashball.png|thumb|220px|right|{{Ash}} pulls 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]] holds 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's 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==
[[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 MCHN.

==Other variants==
The following Poké Ball variants are found outside of the standard games. They are often very unusual compared to the 25 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===
* 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 and unlike other methods of using Pokémon, these Pokémon were enslaved instead of befriended and 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 had a knob on it which needed to be twisted before the Pokémon inside was able to be sent out. While it is unknown how they 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 and made them 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 powerful {{p|Tyranitar}}.
* 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 friends through at least part of Johto, though 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:Mewtwoballs.png|{{Ash}} chasing a "Clone Ball" containing {{AP|Pikachu}} from ''[[M01|Mewtwo Strikes Back]]''
File:Sammy's Old Poké Ball.png|Sammy's old Poké Ball from ''[[M04|Celebi: Voice of the Forest]]''
File:Lake Ball.jpg|The Lake Ball from ''[[EP168|Hook, Line, and Stinker]]''
File:Vicious.jpg|[[Iron-Masked Marauder]] holding a Dark Ball
</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.

===[[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.''

==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#In the TCG|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.[[File:RocketBall.jpg|thumb|right|The Rocket's Poké Ball card.]]
*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===
*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}}.

==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 [[Pokémon Trading Card Game|TCG]], 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.
* 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.

{{Items}}
{{Smash Bros.}}
{{Project ItemDex notice}}

[[Category:Game mechanics]]
[[Category:Equipment]]
[[Category:Super Smash Bros.]]

[[de:Pokéball]]
[[es:Poké Ball]]
[[fr:Pokéball]]
[[ja:モンスターボール]]
[[pl:Poké Ball]]
[[pt:Pokébola]]

Pokéwalker

2010-11-01T23:47:55Z

Squishy: /* Trivia */

{{Infobox_game |
name = Pokéwalker |
boxart = [[File:Pokewalker.png|250px]]|
caption = The Pokéwalker |
category = Virtual pet |
players = 2 players simultaneous |
release_date_ja = September 12, 2009 |
release_date_na = March 14, 2010 |
release_date_eu = March 26, 2010 April 2, 2010 ({{wp|Benelux}})<ref>[http://bulbanews.bulbagarden.net/wiki/HeartGold,_SoulSilver_release_postponed_in_the_Netherlands_and_parts_of_Belgium Late HGSS for Benelux]</ref> |
release_date_au = March 25, 2010 |
release_date_kr = February 4, 2010 |
publisher = [[Nintendo]] |
developer = [[Game Freak]] |
esrb =E for Everyone |
website_en = [http://www.nintendo.com/consumer/systems/other/pokemonpikachu.jsp Official Pokémon Pikachu FAQ (Nintendo)] [http://megaraichu.tripod.com/pikachu.html Unofficial Pokémon Pikachu FAQ] |
website_ja = [http://www.pokemon.co.jp/special/hgss/pokewalker/ On the official Japanese site] |
}}
The '''Pokéwalker''' (Japanese: '''ポケウォーカー''' ''Pokéwalker'') is a {{wp|pedometer}} device specifically for use with {{game|HeartGold and SoulSilver|s}} that is able to interact with the games in various manners. It was released on September 12, 2009 in Japan bundled with every copy of Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver, and then later released with every English copy of Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver on March 14, 2010. The accessory features a [[Poké Ball]]-shaped design with a small LCD, Monochrome screen, with three functioning buttons. The Pokéwalker supports infrared signals allowing players to interact within a short range with a game card of Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver while slotted in a [[Nintendo DS]], [[Nintendo DS Lite]] or [[Nintendo DSi]] system, or with another Pokéwalker.

The player can transfer a Pokémon to the Pokéwalker from either HeartGold or SoulSilver. Every time the player takes a step, the Pokémon inside gains experience points and the player earns "Watts" which can be exchanged for a chance to obtain items and Pokémon. Players can also catch various Pokémon on the device and obtain items, then transfer them to the game. Alongside the [[Johto Safari Zone]], the Pokéwalker allows for Pokémon normally unavailable until after the player has traveled to [[Kanto]], such as {{p|Murkrow}}, to be available before defeating the Elite Four.

Much as HeartGold and SoulSilver are remakes of the original {{2v2|Gold|Silver}}, the Pokéwalker could be considered to be somewhat of a remake of the [[Pokémon Pikachu 2]], which interacted in much the same way with the [[Generation II]] games. Unlike the Pokémon Pikachu 2, however, Pikachu is not the only Pokémon that can be interacted with, and Pokémon can actually be transferred to and from the Pokéwalker at any given point in time. Like the [[Pokémon Pikachu]] and its successor, the Pokéwalker uses a currency known as "watts" (shortened to ''w''), which are obtained as the {{player}} walks with the device. Every 20 steps will earn the player one watt.

==Hardware==
===Technical specifications===
[[Image:Pokewalker artwork.png|thumb|300px|Artwork and features of the Pokéwalker]]

*'''Mass:''' 21 grams (0.75 ounces)
*'''Physical dimensions:''' 48 millimeters x 48 millimeters x 13.9 millimeters (1.9 inches x 1.9 inches x 0.5 inches)
*'''Screens:''' 1-inch (25mm) {{wp|LCD}}, {{wp|monochrome}} screen
*'''Controls:''' Accelerometer, infrared signal

===Infrared communication===
The Pokéwalker uses infrared waves to transfer data from the Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver to the the device. There is a infrared transceiver in the Pokéwalker which allows the device to send and receive data from other Pokéwalkers or the Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver game card. The infrared signals allow players to interact with each other within a very short distance, approximately 5 centimeters (2 inches) apart from each other. For best communication, avoid objects between the two connected devices, sunlight or other strong light nearby, and other sources of heat, light, or strong electromagnetic energy, which can interfere with infrared communication.

===Battery life===
The Pokéwalker contains a CR 2032 3V watch battery with a capacity of 220–225 mAh. The battery will last approximately four months if the Pokéwalker device is used 30 minutes a day and about 10,000 steps are taken. This will vary depending on the temperature, the number of steps taken, how often the Pokéwalker is used, how often infrared communication is used, and how often the buttons are pressed. If the battery power gets low, a battery icon will appear on the top-left corner of the display and the Pokéwalker will save the information once every hour before the battery runs out. The battery is currently not rechargeable and must be replaced with another CR 2032 3V watch battery if it runs out. If the Pokéwalker's batteries run out and the session is not saved, all steps will be lost and all watts, items and Pokémon that were obtained during the trip will be deleted, however the Pokémon deposited at the start of the session will remain the same.

To sustain battery life in the midst of a session (after 90 seconds of inactivity), the Pokéwalker puts itself into sleep mode, so the display will turn off and the screen will go blank. The Pokéwalker can be revived by holding down the central button for one second. While in sleep mode, the Pokéwalker will still maintain its primary function and record the amount of steps the player takes. There is also a setting that allows the player to turn the display sharpness down to conserve battery life, while the sound can be turned down or muted to save battery life. To replace the battery, a Phillips-head screwdriver is needed to remove the plain backing or the optional belt clip. Removing the battery will cause all steps taken and watts obtained to be cleared. The Pokémon inside will not be erased.

==Gameplay and features==
Pokéwalker gameplay boils down to simply walking around with the device so as to charge up watts, then utilizing the watts to purchase use of the [[Poké Radar]] and [[Dowsing MCHN]]. Up to three caught Pokémon and up to three found items may be stored at once: any more than that, and the player will have to decide which to get rid of. The step counter resets at midnight each day. Watts is the mode of currency used within the Pokéwalker. Watts can be earned in various different ways; every 20 steps the player takes 1 watt is earned, and Pokémon within the Pokéwalker can randomly find multiples of 10, 20, or 50 watts whilst on their walk. In total, a Pokémon can only gain one level every time they are sent to the Pokéwalker, and will not gain any more experience if it exceeds that level. If a Pokémon should learn a move while leveling up, if the level is gained in the Pokéwalker, it will not learn the move.

Each Pokéwalker area has three advantageous [[elemental type]]s which vary between areas, and have influence over the Pokéwalker's Poké Radar and Dowsing MCHN. When a Pokémon of an advantageous type is brought into a areas, then the chance of finding rarer Pokémon when using the Poké Radar and items when using the Dowsing MCHN will slightly increase. In addition to making rarer Pokémon easier to find when using the Poké Radar, an advantageous type will lower the required step count for each Pokémon by 25%. This effect does not seem to apply to the Dowsing MCHN.

The Pokéwalker can be used without a Pokémon stored in it, as well. It will continue to accumulate steps and watts. The Dowsing MCHN can still be used, but the Poké Radar cannot, as no battle could take place. In addition, Pokémon from the route being walked may voluntarily join in the Pokéwalker seemingly at random, taking the spot of the missing Pokémon, essentially being caught for free.

===Poké Radar===
[[File:Pokewalker battling.png|thumb|right|150px|The battle screen]]
Each time the Poké Radar is used will cost the player 10 watts, and brings them to a screen containing four patches of grass. After a short period of time, an exclamation mark will appear above one of the patches. The player must then use the side buttons to align the arrow with that bush and push the center button to look in that bush before time expires. If the player successfully selects the bush with the exclamation mark, either a battle will begin or after a short random period of time an exclamation mark will appear above a bush again. Again the player must select the bush at which time either battle will begin or after a short random period of time two exclamation marks will appear above a random bush. If battle does not begin this time, finally three exclamation points will appear above one of the bushes. Successfully selecting that bush will always begin a battle. On the first exclamation mark, selecting a bush without the exclamation mark will not affect anything, but doing so after selecting the first exclamation mark will cause the Pokémon to flee. Taking too long to select the correct bush will instantly result in failure and the Poké Radar will need to be reused with 10 more watts to try again.

{| align="center" style="background: #d32c3e; -moz-border-radius: 10px; border: 3px solid #090809"
|- align="center"
! style="background:#ed6374; -moz-border-radius-topleft: 5px" | Exclamation Point
! style="background:#ed6374; -moz-border-radius-topright: 5px" | Pokémon Group
|- style="background:#ede9ee;" align="center"
| !
| Group C
|- style="background:#ede9ee;" align="center"
| !
| Group C or Group B
|- style="background:#ede9ee;" align="center"
| !!
| Group B or Group A
|- style="background:#ede9ee;" align="center"
| !!!
| Group A
|}

It is important to note that the Pokémon catchable on a given stroll are fixed from the time the player transfers their Pokémon to the Pokéwalker. At this time the game selects one Pokémon from each of the 3 groups (A, B and C) that will appear during that stroll. Should the player wish to catch one of the three Pokémon not selected for that stroll they must send their Pokémon back to their game card and then choose to go on the route again. It is also important to note that Pokémon caught are assigned a random nature, ignoring {{a|Synchronize}}.

The battle system of the Pokéwalker is quite primitive, even compared to the [[Generation I]] games; each Pokémon utilizes their in-game menusprite in the battle, while each has only 4 HP. Only three choices are offered: Attack, Evade, or Catch. Attacking will cause the player's Pokémon to perform a basic tackle on the opponent (note that this is not the {{m|Tackle|move itself}}, and that type advantages and disadvantages play no role), while evading may cause the opponent's attack to miss. Evading successfully will result in attacking the opponent for one damage without receiving any. If the player's Pokémon evades but the opponent does not choose to attack, it will result in a "Stare down" between the two Pokémon. The catch option will throw a Poké Ball at the wild Pokémon, which may be caught. Critical hits sometimes occur: these will take away 2 HP rather than the standard 1. If a Poké Ball is not successful in capturing the opponent Pokémon, it will flee, and the player's 10 watts will have been in vain. The same is true if the player's Pokémon defeats its opponent, whereas if the opponent defeats the player's Pokémon, up to ten watts will be lost (much as money is in the main series games after the defeat of the player's Pokémon).

{| align="center" style="background: #d32c3e; -moz-border-radius: 10px; border: 3px solid #090809"
|- align="center"
! style="background:#ed6374; -moz-border-radius-topleft: 5px" width="50px"| Player Action
! style="background:#ed6374;" width="50px"| Wild Pokémon Action
! style="background:#ed6374; -moz-border-radius-topright: 5px" colspan=2 | Result
|- style="background:#ede9ee;" align="center"
| rowspan=6 | Attack
| rowspan=2 | Attack
| Player's Pokémon
| align=left | Receive one damage
|- align=center style="background:#ede9ee;"
| align=right | Wild Pokémon
| align=left | Receive one damage
|- align=center style="background:#ede9ee;"
| rowspan=2 | Evade
| align=right | Player's Pokémon
| align=left | Receive one damage
|- align=center style="background:#ede9ee;"
| align=right | Wild Pokémon
| align=left | Take no damage
|- align=center style="background:#ede9ee;"
| rowspan=2 | Run
| align=right | Player's Pokémon
| align=left | Receive one damage
|- align=center style="background:#ede9ee;"
| align=right | Wild Pokémon
| align=left | Receive two damage (critical hit)
|- align=center style="background:#ede9ee;"
| rowspan=6 | Evade
| rowspan=2 | Attack
| align=right | Player's Pokémon
| align=left | ---
|- align=center style="background:#ede9ee;"
| align=right | Wild Pokémon
| align=left | Receive one damage
|- align=center style="background:#ede9ee;"
| rowspan=2 | Evade
| align=right | Player's Pokémon
| align=left | ---
|- align=center style="background:#ede9ee;"
| align=right | Wild Pokémon
| align=left | ---
|- align=center style="background:#ede9ee;"
| rowspan=2 | Run
| align=right | Player's Pokémon
| align=left | ---
|- align=center style="background:#ede9ee;"
| align=right | Wild Pokémon
| align=left | Run away
|- align=center style="background:#ede9ee;"
| rowspan=2 | Catch
| Succeed
| colspan=2 | Wild Pokémon is caught
|- align=center style="background:#ede9ee;"
| Fail
| colspan=2 | Wild Pokémon runs away
|}

===Dowsing MCHN===
[[File:Pokewalker items.png|thumb|right|160px|Finding an item]]
Much like in the main games, the Dowsing MCHN will help the player find items in the wild. Each use of this function costs 3 watts, and the player has two chances to find an item hidden among six grass tufts. If the item is not found the first time, the Dowsing MCHN will tell the player if the item is close by or far away. If the item is close by then it is likely either to the direct right or the direct left of the first checked grass tuft. Likewise if the item is far away then the item is at least two grass tufts away in either direction. If the item is not found on the second search, the player will be out of luck and will have to pay an additional 3 watts to try again.

===Other menu options===
* '''Connect''' - Allows connection to another player's Pokéwalker, however that same person cannot be connected to during the remainder of the day.
* '''Trainer Card''' - Views details such as the Trainer name, current area name and current time. By pressing the right-most button seven times, further details will be shown such as the day, the total number of steps taken, the total number of days, and the steps taken in those days.
* '''Pokémon and Items''' - Displays all Pokémon and items obtained in the current session.
* '''Settings''' - Alters features such as sound and screen contrast.

==Areas==
[[File:Pokewalker areas.png|thumb|right|Selecting an area before sending a Pokémon]]
The Pokéwalker has 27 distinct areas that a player can have their Pokémon visit on sending them from HeartGold or SoulSilver. The main difference between them is the species of Pokémon that can be found using the Poké Radar. Two areas are unlocked from the start, while more can be unlocked by various means.
===Pre-[[National Pokédex]]===
{| style="background: #d32c3e; -moz-border-radius: 10px; border: 3px solid #090809"
|- align="center"
! style="background:#ed6374; -moz-border-radius-topleft: 5px" | Route Name
! style="background:#ed6374; -moz-border-radius-topright: 5px" | Unlock Method
|- style="background:#ede9ee"
| {{pa|Refreshing Field}}
| Default
|- style="background:#ede9ee"
| {{pa|Noisy Forest}}
| Default
|- style="background:#ede9ee"
| {{pa|Rugged Road}}
| 50 watts
|- style="background:#ede9ee"
| {{pa|Beautiful Beach}}
| 200 watts
|- style="background:#ede9ee"
| {{pa|Suburban Area}}
| 500 watts
|- style="background:#ede9ee"
| {{pa|Dim Cave}}
| 1,000 watts
|- style="background:#ede9ee"
| {{pa|Blue Lake}}
| 2,000 watts
|-
| style="background:#ede9ee; -moz-border-radius-bottomleft: 5px" | {{pa|Town Outskirts}}
| style="background:#ede9ee; -moz-border-radius-bottomright: 5px" | 3,000 watts
|}
===Post-[[National Pokédex]]===
{| style="background: #d32c3e; -moz-border-radius: 10px; border: 3px solid #090809"
|- align="center"
! style="background:#ed6374; -moz-border-radius-topleft: 5px" | Route Name
! style="background:#ed6374; -moz-border-radius-topright: 5px" | Unlock Method
|- style="background:#ede9ee"
| {{pa|Hoenn Field}}
| 5,000 watts
|- style="background:#ede9ee"
| {{pa|Warm Beach}}
| 7,500 watts
|- style="background:#ede9ee"
| {{pa|Volcano Path}}
| 10,000 watts
|- style="background:#ede9ee"
| {{pa|Treehouse}}
| 15,000 watts
|- style="background:#ede9ee"
| {{pa|Scary Cave}}
| 20,000 watts
|- style="background:#ede9ee"
| {{pa|Sinnoh Field}}
| 25,000 watts
|- style="background:#ede9ee"
| {{pa|Icy Mountain Rd.}}
| 30,000 watts
|- style="background:#ede9ee"
| {{pa|Big Forest}}
| 40,000 watts
|- style="background:#ede9ee"
| {{pa|White Lake}}
| 50,000 watts
|- style="background:#ede9ee"
| {{pa|Stormy Beach}}
| 65,000 watts
|- style="background:#ede9ee"
| {{pa|Resort}}
| 80,000 watts
|-
| style="background:#ede9ee; -moz-border-radius-bottomleft: 5px" | {{pa|Quiet Cave}}
| style="background:#ede9ee; -moz-border-radius-bottomright: 5px" | 100,000 watts
|}
===Special===
{| style="background: #d32c3e; -moz-border-radius: 10px; border: 3px solid #090809"
|- align="center"
! style="background:#ed6374; -moz-border-radius-topleft: 5px" | Route Name
! style="background:#ed6374; -moz-border-radius-topright: 5px" | Unlock Method
|- style="background:#ede9ee"
| {{pa|Beyond the Sea}}
| Obtaining a foreign Pokémon through the [[Global Terminal#Global Trade Station|GTS]]
|- style="background:#ede9ee"
| {{pa|Night Sky's Edge}}
| Transferring any {{p|Jirachi}} to {{game|HeartGold and SoulSilver|s}}
|- style="background:#ede9ee"
| {{pa|Yellow Forest}}
| Event download to {{game|HeartGold and SoulSilver|s}}
|- style="background:#ede9ee"
| {{pa|Rally}}
| Event download to {{game|HeartGold and SoulSilver|s}}
|- style="background:#ede9ee"
| {{pa|Sightseeing}}
| Event download to {{game|HeartGold and SoulSilver|s}}
|- style="background:#ede9ee"
| {{pa|Winner's Path}}
| Event download to {{game|HeartGold and SoulSilver|s}}
|-
| style="background:#ede9ee; -moz-border-radius-bottomleft: 5px" | {{pa|Amity Meadow}}
| style="background:#ede9ee; -moz-border-radius-bottomright: 5px" | Event download to {{game|HeartGold and SoulSilver|s}}
|}

==Communication==
===Other Pokéwalkers===
If two Pokéwalkers are within range of each other, and infrared communications are activated, the two players' Pokémon will interact, and each player will receive an item. Which items are given is based on the route the player is using at the time. The Pokéwalker can only hold up to 10 items from other players per sync with game. After this 10 item limit is reached a player will receive watts upon activating infrared communications. This number varies between 1 and 99. If both players have reached the 10 item limit they will both receive the same amount of watts. A player can only link with the same person once per day. Similar to mixing records, once two players connect their Pokéwalkers, then their in-game team data at the time they sent their Pokémon to the Pokéwalker will also be passed to the other person. When a player then sends their Pokémon back to the games, then the person that they connected with and their team will appear in the basement of the [[Trainer House]] located in [[Viridian City]] so that they can be battled for one [[Battle Point]] once a day. The Pokéwalker, like the Pokémon Pikachu 2, can communicate with other Pokéwalkers as well as with Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver. Unlike before, this exchange is not limited merely to watts, but also items and Pokémon.

===Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver===
[[File:PokéWalk.png|thumb|350px|Communication between a Pokéwalker and a [[Nintendo DSi]] with HeartGold or SoulSilver]]
Coming bundled with the games themselves, the Pokéwalker's most important means of communication is with a copy of Pokémon HeartGold or Pokémon SoulSilver. The Pokéwalker synchs with the time on the Nintendo DS system it links with. As long as a Pokémon is on the Pokéwalker, the specific game it came from is locked to that Pokéwalker, and will only send back to the same save file.

After a sync with the games, any Pokémon caught in the Pokéwalker will be put into a PC box, while items found in the device will be placed into the bag's appropriate pocket. A diary will be kept on the game of specific events related to the Pokémon in the Pokéwalker. The Pokéwalker will connect to any DS system, be it the [[Nintendo DS|original Nintendo DS]], [[Nintendo DS Lite|DS Lite]], [[Nintendo DSi|DSi]], or [[Nintendo DSi XL|DSi XL]] as the infrared receiver is in the game cartridge itself, rather than on the system (as was the case with the originals Gold, Silver, and Crystal themselves, cut off from communication with the Pokémon Pikachu 2 if not in a [[Game Boy Color]]).

==In-depth troubleshooting==
===Pokémon retrieval===
A Pokémon that has been transfered onto a Pokéwalker isn't actually sent to the device, but rather copied and the data for the Pokémon is sent. The targeted Pokémon is instead put aside, and can't be used in the game, until the data has been returned to the game. Therefore, if a Pokéwalker is lost or damaged, the Pokémon is not lost. Pokémon can be restored to the game it was taken from if a Pokéwalker is lost or broken by pressing and holding ''Up, Select, and R'' at the Pokéwalker connection screen. The Pokémon will be returned to the PC box with its level or happiness unaffected.

Nintendo has started selling individual Pokéwalkers, battery covers, and clip covers as replacements on their [http://store.nintendo.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/SearchView?catalogId=10001&storeId=10001&langId=-1&currency=USD&ignoreCrumbs=&crumb1=&crumb1Ignore=&crumb2=&crumb2Ignore=&crumb3=&crumb3Ignore=&translateFrom=%C3%88%C3%89%C3%87&translateTo=EEC&usrSearchText=Pokewalker&searchText=POKEWALKER&selSrchType=&page=&view=&productId=&categoryId=&lastAction=&orderTotal=null&tranId=0&jktranid=&rpComment=&dropOff=&userSearchText=Pokewalker&bnSubmit.x=0&bnSubmit.y=0 online store]. These replacements can be used with any HeartGold or SoulSilver game card, regardless of the default language.

===Reset settings===
Once a Pokémon is forcefully retrieved from the system, the Pokéwalker which holds the Pokémon's details is unusable. A Pokéwalker's settings must be deleted and reset before making it usable again. Delete and reset the settings on the game by pressing and holding ''Down, X, and L'' at the Pokéwalker connection screen. This must be done to avoid [[cloning]] and [[glitch|glitches]] to occur in the game. After resetting a Pokéwalker, it may be synced with another game, or a new file.

It should also be noted that when synced with a new game, the Pokéwalker will become the language the game is. For example, if one synced a Pokéwalker that came with a Japanese game with an English game, after syncing, the Pokéwalker would be in English. This proves that very little data is stored on the Pokéwalker itself, most likely that only the Pokémon on it and the trainer's party is stored on it. The latter could be because players can fight up to 10 trainers they have gifted with at the [[Trainer House]] in [[Viridian City]].

===Multiple Pokéwalkers===
It is possible to use one game cartridge for multiple Pokéwalkers, however only one Pokémon is allowed to stroll at one time.

*At the Pokéwalker connection screen Press and hold Down, X, and L .
'''WARNING : '''
Resetting a Pokéwalker ''may'' also reset collected watts to zero on the game cartridge used to reset the Pokéwalker. When resetting a Pokéwalker, it is suggested that it is done with a game cartridge that has few or no watts.
*After the "Caution!" message, say "Yes" and connect the additional Pokéwalker (Not the original Pokéwalker previously registered with the game), this will reset and register the new Pokéwalker with the game and reset current walk and step counters in-game temporarily.
*Send over a Pokémon to the new Pokéwalker and return from stroll.

Either Pokéwalkers can now sync with the game and when the original Pokéwalker is connected for a stroll, the step count and original watt count ''should'' be restored. To have a Pokémon on the extra Pokéwalkers, a wild Pokémon from the selected walking route simply needs to "befriend" or join in the walk, this Pokémon and any other additional ones caught can return to the game normally. It is not possible to change routes on any additional Pokéwalker when a Pokémon is currently out on a stroll. The Pokémon that needs to be returned should appear on the top screen. To change routes, all Pokémon need to be returned into the game and then sent back out into either Pokéwalkers with the desired route and returned back into the game.

==Trivia==
* The music for the Pokéwalker's menus in HeartGold and SoulSilver is a remix of the [[Game Boy Printer]] theme from {{v2|Yellow}}, {{3v2|Gold|Silver|Crystal}}, its first appearance in nearly a decade.
* The Pokéwalker's sprites are greyscale versions of the ones used in {{game|Diamond and Pearl|s}}, rather than the ones from {{game|Platinum}} or {{game|HeartGold and SoulSilver|s}}.
** This is, of course, with the exception of Platinum-exclusive and HeartGold and SoulSilver-exclusive alternate forms, such as Origin Forme {{p|Giratina}} or [[Spiky-eared Pichu]].
*** Interestingly, [[Pikachu-colored Pichu]] also keeps its HeartGold and SoulSilver sprite.
* In order to unlock all non-event routes, one would need to walk approximately 1000 miles (1609 km), assuming 2000 steps per mile, with the assumption that no watts are spent or received as gifts.<ref>[http://www.shapeup.org/shape/steps.php Shape Up America Website]</ref>
* If walking with the Pokéwalker the recommended 10,000 steps<ref>[http://www.accustep10000.org/what.htm AcuSTEP10000.org]</ref> per day, it would take 200 days to unlock all the routes, with the assumption that no watts are spent or received as gifts.
* In the Pokéwalker, 20 steps equals 1 watt. Similarly, it takes approximately 20 steps to burn 1 calorie. <ref>[http://www.pittcountync.gov/depts/planning/cdwalk/pages/info.shtml Pitt County: Walking Trails & Routes]</ref>
* The Pokéwalker will record up to a maximum of 99999 steps a day, though watts will continue to be earned. Similarly, there is a limit of 9999 watts before some must be transferred or spent to earn more.
* It is possible to manipulate the Pokéwalker in such a way that [[Pokémon cloning#Pokéwalker|a cloning glitch]] occurs. By putting a Pokémon onto the Pokéwalker, then turning the game off before saving, the Pokémon will be in both the cartridge and the Pokéwalker. However, the Pokémon in the Pokéwalker cannot be returned to the game.

==See also==
{{bulbanews|item}}

==References==
<references/>
{{-}}
{{Other games}}
{{Project Games notice}}

[[Category:Games]]
[[Category:Self-contained games]]
[[Category:Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver]]
[[Category:Electronic devices]]

[[de:Pokéwalker]]
[[es:PokéWalker]]
[[fr:Pokéwalker]]
[[ja:ポケウォーカー]]

Game Boy Printer

2010-11-01T23:45:33Z

Squishy: /* Trivia */ The music does not only appear on the error screen.

[[File:Gbprinter.jpg||thumb|right|The Game Boy Printer]]
The '''Game Boy Printer''' (Japanese: '''ポケットプリンタ''' ''Pocket Printer'') is a thermal printer designed for the [[Game Boy]] and [[Game Boy Color]]. The Game Boy Printer was released in 1998 alongside the [[Game Boy Camera]]. It prints images from compatible games on small rolls of thermal paper. Individual sheets are adhesive-backed and 3.8 cm (1.5 in) in diameter. The Game Boy Printer uses six AA batteries. It is compatible with all Game Boy models except for the [[Game Boy micro]]. A [[Link cable]] is required to connect the printer to a Game Boy. Nintendo stopped manufacturing the Game Boy Printer in 2003.

==Pokémon games with Game Boy Printer support==
===[[Pokémon Yellow Version]]===
Pokémon Yellow was the first Pokémon game to be compatible with the Game Boy Printer. It also boasts one of the highest levels of Printer support out of all the Pokémon games.

* Players can print out [[Pokédex]] entries. If a player has only seen and not captured the Pokémon, they may still print the entry, although it will be mostly empty.
* The chairman of the [[Pokémon Fan Club]] will offer to print out a [[photography|photograph]] of one of the player's Pokémon. This will print out the Pokémon's sprite, stats, original trainer, and moveset.
* Players can print out a list of Pokémon stored in their [[PC]] boxes.
* If a player completes the Pokédex and earns the [[Diploma]], they may print out a copy of it.
* Players can print out their high scores from the [[Pikachu's Beach]] minigame.

==={{game2|Gold|Silver|Crystal}}===
The [[Generation II]] games continued to support the Game Boy Printer, although there were fewer printing options than in Pokémon Yellow.

* Players can print out [[Pokédex]] entries. Like in Pokémon Yellow, players can print out data for Pokémon that have been seen or caught, although the "seen" data will be mostly empty.
* The Photo Studio in {{ci|Cianwood}} allows for Trainers to print out the Pokédex or stats of one Pokémon.
* Completing the [[Unown Dex]] allows printing of the [[Unown (Pokémon)|Unown]] sprites and text.
* Players can also print out [[Mail]].

===[[Pokémon Pinball]]===
Players may print out their high score tables in Pokémon Pinball for the [[Game Boy Color]].

==={{ga|Pokémon Trading Card Game}}===
Pokémon Trading Card Game for the [[Game Boy Color]] offered many options for players with a Game Boy Printer.

* Players can print out a list of their entire card collection.
* Players can print out individual cards from their collection.
* Players can print out their saved custom deck configurations.

==Trivia==
[[File:jp_gbprinter.jpg|thumb|right|The special Pikachu Yellow Game Boy Printer]]
*A special Pikachu Yellow Game Boy Printer was sold exclusively in Japan.
*The [[Pokéwalker]]'s menu music in {{game|HeartGold and SoulSilver|s}} is a remix of the Game Boy Printer's print screen music, its first appearance in nearly a decade.
*The printer paper rolls were marketed as being able to take 180 pictures per roll. Although when the dimensions of the paper and the margins the printer created between each picture are figured out mathematically a typical roll would only be able to take 118 pictures at most.

==External links==
* {{wp|Game Boy Printer}} article on Wikipedia.
* [http://gameboy.about.com/ About.com Guide to Game Boy] - All things Game Boy: News, reviews, history, culture and development. Updated several times a week.
* [http://skyscraper.fortunecity.com/macro/730/ Gameboy Printer Emulator] - a program to transfer images from the Game Boy Camera to PC

[[Category:Nintendo]]
[[Category:Electronic devices]]

[[fr:Game Boy Printer]]

Poké Ball

2010-10-29T02:03:43Z

Squishy: /* Introduced in Generation V */

{{Featured}}
[[File:Allballs.png|thumb|250px|right|The 25 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:Pokeballinterior.jpg|frame|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:Chimchar release.jpg|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.

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 Mijumaru]] 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
|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.
|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=Most [[Poké Mart]]s
|lochgss=Most [[Poké Mart]]s

'''Pokéwalker:''' {{pw|Town Outskirts}} ''(0+ Steps)''
|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.
|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

'''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.
|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

'''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.
|locrby=[[Silph Co.]]
|locgsc=[[New Bark Town]], [[Lucky Channel]] (first prize)
|locrse=[[Aqua Hideout|Magma/Aqua Hideout]], [[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)
|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}}. 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.

{{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.
|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.
|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.
|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.
|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.
|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 {{tt|451.5 lbs|204.8 kg}} and {{tt|677.3 lbs|307.2 kg}} +30 if used on Pokémon weighing between {{tt|677.3 lbs|307.2 kg}} and {{tt|903.0 lbs|409.6 kg}} +40 if used on 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.
|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 Pokémon that can [[roaming Pokémon|flee from battle]]{{sup|GSC}} 4× if used on a Pokémon with a base {{stat|Speed}} 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.
|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.
|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.
|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)
|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.
|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.
|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)''
}}

{{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.
|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.
|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}}/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.
|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
|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.
|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)''
|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.
|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)''
}}

{{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.
|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)''
|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.
|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)''
|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.
|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}}. All Poké Balls of previous generations are programmed into the game, however, the [[Generation II]] Poké Balls are unobtainable without hacking and cannot be used to catch Pokémon.

{{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 the High Link forrest.
|catchrate=255x
|descbw={{tt|ハイリンクのもりで　いつのまにか　バッグに　あらわれる　ゆめのボール。　どんな　ポケモンも　つかまえられる。|A ball of dreams that unexpectedly appears in your bag in the High Link forest. It can catch any kind of Pokémon.}}
|locbw=High Link forrest.
}}

==In the anime==
[[File:Ashball.png|thumb|right|{{Ash}} pulls 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]] holds 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's 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==
[[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 MCHN.

==Other variants==
The following Poké Ball variants are found outside of the standard games. They are often very unusual compared to the 25 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===
* A green Poké Ball appeared in ''[[EP001|Pokémon! I Choose You!]]''.
* 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 and unlike other methods of using Pokémon, these Pokémon were enslaved instead of befriended and 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 had a knob on it which needed to be twisted before the Pokémon inside was able to be sent out. While it is unknown how they 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 and made them 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 powerful {{p|Tyranitar}}.
* 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 friends through at least part of Johto, though 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:Mewtwoballs.png|{{Ash}} chasing a "Clone Ball" containing {{AP|Pikachu}} from ''[[M01|Mewtwo Strikes Back]]''
File:Sammy's Old Poké Ball.png|Sammy's old Poké Ball from ''[[M04|Celebi: Voice of the Forest]]''
File:Lake Ball.jpg|The Lake Ball from ''[[EP168|Hook, Line, and Stinker]]''
File:Vicious.jpg|[[Iron-Masked Marauder]] holding a Dark Ball
</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.

===[[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.''

==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#In the TCG|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.[[File:RocketBall.jpg|thumb|right|The Rocket's Poké Ball card.]]
*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===
*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}}.

==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 [[List of items in other languages#Poké Balls|other languages]], the names of Poké Balls use the English word "Ball", even in languages where this isn't a native word. This reasoning for this is unknown. However, the different types of Poké Balls were translated properly.
* In the games and [[Pokémon Trading Card Game|TCG]], 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.
* 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.

{{Items}}
{{Smash Bros.}}
{{Project ItemDex notice}}

[[Category:Game mechanics]]
[[Category:Equipment]]
[[Category:Super Smash Bros.]]

[[de:Pokéball]]
[[es:Poké Ball]]
[[fr:Pokéball]]
[[ja:モンスターボール]]
[[pl:Poké Ball]]
[[pt:Pokébola]]

Kanto Route 11

2010-06-26T03:12:29Z

Squishy: /* Generation IV */

{{RouteInfo
|article_route=11
|size=300
|image=HGSS Route 11.png
|imageI=R11rby.PNG
|imageII=R11gsc.png
|imageIII=Route 11.png
|imageIV=HGSS Route 11.png
|type=land
|altnorth=Diglett's Cave
|altwest=Vermilion City
|east=12
|region=Kanto
|before=10
|after=12
}}
'''Route 11''' is an east-west route located in southeastern [[Kanto]]. Its western terminus is at [[Vermilion City]] and its eastern terminus is at the [[Silence Bridge]], better known as {{rt|12}}. Just east of Vermilion, Route 11 meets the southern portal of [[Diglett's Cave]], a major cave route connecting southeast Kanto with [[Pewter City]] and the remainder of western Kanto.

==Route description==
From its junction with Route 12, Route 11 passes over a short bridge before heading west through a clearing in the forest that lines the west side of Route 12. The route becomes more built-up as it approaches a [[lookout station]], becoming fenced on each side. This station is seen by some as the eastern terminus of Route 11.

Inside of the station in [[Generation I]] and [[Generation III]], trainers who have collected data on 30 or more Pokémon species in their [[Pokédex]] will be able to obtain the [[Itemfinder]] from one of [[Professor Oak]]'s aides. Also, in [[Generation III]], a trainer will trade a {{p|Nidorina}} or a {{p|Nidorino}} for the Pokémon of the opposite gender. The Pokémon requested varies by version. In [[Generation II]], the lookout station has been torn down.

West of the station, the route is completely surrounded by grass patches. To avoid encounters with [[wild Pokémon]], trainers can follow beaten dirt paths through the field. The first such path begins just west of the lookout station. The path turns south before resuming a westward alignment and turning north to intersect a short path that travels to the west. The main path continues north, then west to come to a near four-way intersection. The north and south paths ultimately lead to a dead end surrounded by grass while the west path continues toward Vermilion.

Several paces west of the four-way intersection is another three-way junction. The two routes, which isolate a small patch of grass from the rest of the route, rejoin east of Diglett's Cave. In Generation I and Generation III, the route runs along the north bank of a narrow channel as it meets the southern portal of Diglett's Cave and enters Vermilion. In Generation II, however, the junction that rejoins the two routes is located just east of the Vermilion City limits. The river is also non-existent and Diglett's Cave actually emerges in east Vermilion.

===Requirements to fully explore this area===
====Moves====
*{{m|Surf}}

==Items==
{{Itlisth}}
{{Itlistbod|Itemfinder|From Professor Oak's aide in the lookout station as a reward for capturing 30 different Pokémon.|RBYFRLG|display=[[Itemfinder]]}}
{{Itlistbod|Escape Rope|Hidden in rock just above the Lookout Station|RBYFRLG}}
{{Itlistbod|Awakening|In the northwest corner of the route|FRLG|display={{DL|Status ailment healing item|Awakening}}}}
{{Itlistbod|Great Ball|Directly south of the lookout station|FRLG|display={{DL|Poké Ball|Great Ball}}}}
{{Itlistbod|X Defend|In a grass patch in the center of the route|FRLG|display={{DL|Battle item|X Defend}}}}
{{Itlistbod|none|From the berry tree in the northeast corner of the route|GSC|display=|display={{DL|Berries (Generation II)|Berry}}}}
{{Itlistbod|Revive|Hidden in the rock under the Berry tree|GSC|display={{DL|Revive|Revive}}}}
{{Itlistbod|Revive|Hidden inbetween fence posts on the north side of the route|HGSS|display={{DL|Revive|Revive}}}}
{{Itlistbod|TM Grass|Northeast corner of route|HGSS|display={{TM|86|Grass Knot}}}}
{{Itlistfoot}}

==Pokémon==
===Generation I===
{{Catchableheader|land}}
{{Catchentry1|023|Ekans|yes|no|no|Grass|12-15|45%}}
{{Catchentry1|027|Sandshrew|no|yes|no|Grass|12-15|45%}}
{{Catchentry1|016|Pidgey|no|no|yes|Grass|16-18|40%}}
{{Catchentry1|021|Spearow|yes|yes|no|Grass|13-17|30%}}
{{Catchentry1|096|Drowzee|yes|yes|no|Grass|9-15|25%}}
{{Catchentry1|096|Drowzee|no|no|yes|Grass|15-19|24%}}
{{Catchentry1|019|Rattata|no|no|yes|Grass|15-17|25%}}
{{Catchentry1|017|Pidgeotto|no|no|yes|Grass|18-20|10%}}
{{Catchentry1|020|Raticate|no|no|yes|Grass|17|1%}}
{{catchbar|Gift Pokémon|grass}}
{{catchentry1|030|Nidorina|yes|yes|no|[[Lookout station]]|The same as the Traded Pokémon|Trade {{p|Nidorino}}}}
{{catchentry1|051|Dugtrio|no|no|yes|[[Lookout station]]|The same as the Traded Pokémon|Trade {{p|Lickitung}}}}
{{Catchbar|Fishing|water}}
{{Catchentry1|129|Magikarp|yes|yes|yes|[[Fishing#Old Rod|Old Rod]]|5|100%}}
{{Catchentry1|060|Poliwag|yes|yes|yes|[[Fishing#Good Rod|Good Rod]]|10|50%}}{{Catchentry1|118|Goldeen|yes|yes|yes|[[Fishing#Good Rod|Good Rod]]|10|50%}}
{{Catchentry1|090|Shellder|yes|yes|no|[[Fishing#Super Rod|Super Rod]]|15|50%}}
{{Catchentry1|098|Krabby|yes|yes|no|[[Fishing#Super Rod|Super Rod]]|15|50%}}
{{Catchentry1|072|Tentacool|no|no|yes|[[Fishing#Super Rod|Super Rod]]|10-20|90%}}
{{Catchentry1|116|Horsea|no|no|yes|[[Fishing#Super Rod|Super Rod]]|5|10%}}
{{Catchablefooter|land}}

===Generation II===
{{catchableheader|land}}
{{catchtime|All}}
{{catchentry2|096|Drowzee|yes|yes|no|Grass|14-16|40%}}
{{catchentry2|019|Rattata|yes|yes|no|Grass|15|30%}}
{{catchentry2|081|Magnemite|yes|yes|yes|Grass|15|20%}}
{{catchentry2|097|Hypno|yes|yes|no|Grass|16|10%}}
{{catchtime|Morning}}
{{catchentry2|187|Hoppip|no|no|yes|Grass|14-16|35%}}
{{catchentry2|020|Raticate|no|no|yes|Grass|13|30%}}
{{catchentry2|017|Pidgeotto|no|no|yes|Grass|16|10%}}
{{catchentry2|019|Rattata|no|no|yes|Grass|16|5%}}
{{catchtime|Day}}
{{catchentry2|187|Hoppip|no|no|yes|Grass|14-16|35%}}
{{catchentry2|020|Raticate|no|no|yes|Grass|13|30%}}
{{catchentry2|017|Pidgeotto|no|no|yes|Grass|16|10%}}
{{catchentry2|019|Rattata|no|no|yes|Grass|16|5%}}
{{catchtime|Night}}
{{catchentry2|052|Meowth|no|no|yes|Grass|13|30%}}
{{catchentry2|096|Drowzee|no|no|yes|Grass|14|30%}}
{{catchentry2|164|Noctowl|no|no|yes|Grass|16|10%}}
{{catchentry2|020|Raticate|no|no|yes|Grass|16|5%}}
{{catchentry2|097|Hypno|no|no|yes|Grass|16|5%}}
{{catchablefooter|land}}

===Generation III===
{{catchableheader|land|2}}
{{catchentryfl|023|Ekans|yes|no|Grass|12-15|40%}}
{{catchentryfl|027|Sandshrew|no|yes|Grass|12-15|40%}}
{{catchentryfl|021|Spearow|yes|yes|Grass|13-17|35%}}
{{catchentryfl|096|Drowzee|yes|yes|Grass|11-15|25%}}
{{catchbar|Gift Pokémon|grass}}
{{catchentryfl|030|Nidorina|yes|no|[[Lookout station]]|The same as the Traded Pokémon|Trade {{p|Nidorino}}}}
{{catchentryfl|033|Nidorino|no|yes|[[Lookout station]]|The same as the Traded Pokémon|Trade {{p|Nidorina}}}}
{{catchtime|SurfFish}}
{{catchentryfl|072|Tentacool|yes|yes|{{m|Surf}}ing|5-40|100%}}
{{catchentryfl|129|Magikarp|yes|yes|[[Fishing#Old Rod|Old Rod]]|5|100%}}
{{catchentryfl|116|Horsea|yes|no|[[Fishing#Good Rod|Good Rod]]|5-15|60%}}
{{catchentryfl|116|Horsea|no|yes|[[Fishing#Good Rod|Good Rod]]|5-15|20%}}
{{catchentryfl|098|Krabby|yes|no|[[Fishing#Good Rod|Good Rod]]|5-15|20%}}
{{catchentryfl|098|Krabby|no|yes|[[Fishing#Good Rod|Good Rod]]|5-15|60%}}
{{catchentryfl|129|Magikarp|yes|yes|[[Fishing#Good Rod|Good Rod]]|5-15|20%}}
{{catchentryfl|116|Horsea|yes|no|[[Fishing#Super Rod|Super Rod]]|15-35|84%}}
{{catchentryfl|098|Krabby|no|yes|[[Fishing#Super Rod|Super Rod]]|15-35|84%}}
{{catchentryfl|130|Gyarados|yes|yes|[[Fishing#Super Rod|Super Rod]]|15-25|15%}}
{{catchentryfl|054|Psyduck|yes|no|[[Fishing#Super Rod|Super Rod]]|25-35|1%}}
{{catchentryfl|079|Slowpoke|no|yes|[[Fishing#Super Rod|Super Rod]]|25-35|1%}}
{{catchablefooter|land|2}}

===Generation IV===
{{catchableheader|land|2}}
{{catchtime|All}}
{{catchentryhs|096|Drowzee|yes|yes|Grass|14-16|40%}}
{{catchentryhs|019|Rattata|yes|yes|Grass|15|30%}}
{{catchentryhs|081|Magnemite|yes|yes|Grass|15|20%}}
{{catchentryhs|097|Hypno|yes|yes|Grass|16|10%}}
{{catchtime|Special}}
{{Catchentryhs|143|Snorlax|yes|yes|Poke flute|50|Only one}}
{{catchentryhs|311|Plusle|yes|yes|[[Hoenn Sound]]|Unknown|Unknown}}
{{catchentryhs|312|Minun|yes|yes|[[Hoenn Sound]]|Unknown|Unknown}}
{{catchentryhs|403|Shinx|yes|yes|[[Sinnoh Sound]]|Unknown|Unknown}}
{{catchablefooter|land|2}}

==Trainers==
===Generation I and III===
{{trainerheader}}
{{Trainerentry|FL_Youngster.png|Youngster|Eddie|336|1|023|Ekans|♂|21|None|36=ヤスユキ|37=Yasuyuki}}
{{trainerdiv}}
{{Trainerentry|FL_Gamer.png|Gamer|Hugo|1296|2|060|Poliwag|♂|18|None|116|Horsea|♂|18|None|36=カンジ|37=Kanji}}{{trainerdiv}}
{{Trainerentry|FL_Engineer.png|Engineer|Bernie|864|3|081|Magnemite|None|18|None|081|Magnemite|None|18|None|082|Magneton|None|18|None|36=ノブヒコ|37=Nobuhiko}}
{{trainerdiv}}
{{Trainerentry|FL_Youngster.png|Youngster|Dave|288|2|032|Nidoran♂||18|None|033|Nidorino|♂|18|None|36=シンタ|37=Shinta}}
{{trainerdiv}}
{{Trainerentry|FL_Youngster.png|Youngster|Dillon|304|2|027|Sandshrew|♂|19|None|041|Zubat|♂|19|None|36=ヨシト|37=Yoshito}}
{{trainerdiv}}
{{Trainerentry|FL_Gamer.png|Gamer|Jasper|1296|2|069|Bellsprout|♂|18|None|043|Oddish|♂|18|None|36=モキチ|37=Mikichi}}
{{trainerdiv}}
{{Trainerentry|FL_Engineer.png|Engineer|Braxton|1008|1|081|Magnemite|None|21|None|36=ヨシオ|37=Yoshio}}
{{trainerdiv}}
{{Trainerentry|FL_Gamer.png|Gamer|Darian|1296|2|058|Growlithe|♂|18|None|037|Vulpix|♀|18|None|36=ケンキチ|37=Kenkichi}}
{{trainerdiv}}
{{Trainerentry|FL_Youngster.png|Youngster|Yasu|272|3|019|Rattata|♂|17|None|019|Rattata|♂|17|None|020|Raticate|♂|17|None|36=ヒロノブ|37=Hironobu}}
{{trainerdiv}}
{{Trainerentry|FL_Gamer.png|Gamer|Dirk|1296|2|100|Voltorb|None|18|None|081|Magnemite|None|18|None|36=ヨリト|37=Yorito}}
{{trainerfooter|land}}

===Generation IV===
These trainers are listed from '''West''' to '''East'''.
{{trainerheader}}
{{Trainerentry|DP Psychic M.png|Psychic|Fidel|1376|1|178|Xatu|♂|43|None}}
{{trainerdiv}}
{{Trainerentry|HGSS Youngster.png|Youngster|Owen|704|1|058|Growlithe|♂|44|None}}
{{trainerdiv}}
{{Trainerentry|HGSS Youngster.png|Youngster|Jason|672|2|028|Sandslash|♂|42|None|169|Crobat|♂|42|None}}
{{trainerdiv}}
{{Trainerentry|DP Psychic M.png|Psychic|Herman|1248|3|102|Exeggcute|♂|39|None|102|Exeggcute|♂|39|None|103|Exeggutor|♂|39|None}}
{{trainerfooter|land}}

==Differences among generations==
===Generations I and III===
At the east end of Route 11 is a sleeping {{p|Snorlax}}, blocking not only Route 11 but also Route 12. To move it, a Trainer must play the [[Poké Flute]] to awaken the Pokémon.

===Generation II===
In the most noticeable change, the number of Trainers on the route had been cut from ten to four. Just as noticeable is the removal of the lookout station on the east end of Route 11 and the moving of Diglett's Cave from Route 11 to Vermilion City.

===Generation IV===
The layout of the route is different to previous generations. The Snorlax blocking the intersection between Routes 11 and {{rtn|12}} has been moved to the front of [[Diglett's Cave]] (which is now part of the route again instead of Vermilion as in [[Generation II]]). The method of moving Snorlax is the same as the Generation II games. A new hill is added in the west, before the entrance to Vermilion City. The road that goes through the [[tall grass]] is designed different. The [[lookout station]] is present unlike Generation II. Fences are added as well a new section at the southwest that leads to a new part of Vermilion. A signpost is added near the guard house and the [[Berries (Generation II)#Berry|Berry]] tree, now replaced by a Apricorn tree containing a [[Grn Apricorn]], has moved to the center of the route. Strangely, most of the trees placed in this route are backwards, as well several other textures, unlike all other generations and places of the games.

{{Mapgen
|hv=h
|genI=R11rby.PNG
|sizeI=270px
|genII=R11gsc.png
|sizeII=270px
|genIII=Route 11.png
|sizeIII=270px
|genIV=HGSS Route 11.png
|sizeIV=270px}}

==In the Pokémon Adventures manga==

It made its debut appearance in ''[[PS012|Wake Up-You're Snorlax]]'' in the [[Red, Green & Blue chapter (Adventures)|Red, Green & Blue chapter]], where a bike race sponsored by [[Miracle Cycle]] was held with an announcer. The race starts and Route 11 through [[Route 12]] and to the finishing line on Route 11.

The first hurdle was at a narrow bridge guarded by {{p|Tentacruel}} which a male [[Swimmer]] used his {{p|Slowpoke}} to get across the river, whilst {{adv|Red}} used his [[Poli|Poliwrath]]'s {{m|Ice Beam}} to get across.

Next Red took a shortcut through a forest on Route 11 with a [[Bug Catcher]] and his {{p|Scyther}} used a bug repellent to get through, but Red used his [[Pika|Pikachu]]'s {{m|ThunderShock}} and [[Saur|Bulbasaur]]'s {{m|Razor Leaf}} to get through but got a {{p|Beedrill}}'s nest on Bulbasaur's head and got stung several times.

After getting through the {{p|Snorlax}} on Route 12 which Red later captures, and spend all the Winning money and food on feeding Snorlax.

===Pokémon===
There were an abundance of different Pokémon on Route 11.
* {{p|Tentacruel}} (Multiple under the Bridge)
* {{p|Butterfree}} (Forest)
* {{p|Venonat}} (Forest)
* {{p|Venomoth}} (Forest)
* {{p|Beedrill}} (Multiple in the forest)
* {{p|Snorlax}} (Later captured by Red)

==Trivia==
*All the [[Gamer]]s on this route use a [[elemental type|type]] of which relates to a [[Generation I]] [[starter Pokémon]]: {{t|Grass}}, {{t|Fire}}, {{t|Water}}, and {{t|Electric}}.
* Engineer Bernie uses a level 18 {{p|Magneton}}; however, {{p|Magnemite}} do not evolve to Magneton until level 30.

==See also==
*[[Diglett's Cave]]

{{Kanto}}
{{Project Routes}}

[[Category:Kanto locations|Route 011]]
[[Category:Routes|Route 011]]
[[Category:Red, Blue and Yellow locations|Route 011]]
[[Category:Gold, Silver and Crystal locations|Route 011]]
[[Category:FireRed and LeafGreen locations|Route 011]]

[[de:Route 11]]
[[es:Ruta 11]]
[[fr:Route 11]]
[[ja:11ばんどうろ]]

Kanto Route 11

2010-06-05T04:49:29Z

Squishy: /* Generation IV */

{{RouteInfo
|article_route=11
|size=300
|image=HGSS Route 11.png
|imageI=R11rby.PNG
|imageII=R11gsc.png
|imageIII=Route 11.png
|imageIV=HGSS Route 11.png
|type=land
|altnorth=Diglett's Cave
|altwest=Vermilion City
|east=12
|region=Kanto
|before=10
|after=12
}}
'''Route 11''' is an east-west route located in southeastern [[Kanto]]. Its western terminus is at [[Vermilion City]] and its eastern terminus is at the [[Silence Bridge]], better known as {{rt|12}}. Just east of Vermilion, Route 11 meets the southern portal of [[Diglett's Cave]], a major cave route connecting southeast Kanto with [[Pewter City]] and the remainder of western Kanto.

==Route description==
From its junction with Route 12, Route 11 passes over a short bridge before heading west through a clearing in the forest that lines the west side of Route 12. The route becomes more built-up as it approaches a [[lookout station]], becoming fenced on each side. This station is seen by some as the eastern terminus of Route 11.

Inside of the station in [[Generation I]] and [[Generation III]], trainers who have collected data on 30 or more Pokémon species in their [[Pokédex]] will be able to obtain the [[Itemfinder]] from one of [[Professor Oak]]'s aides. Also, in [[Generation III]], a trainer will trade a {{p|Nidorina}} or a {{p|Nidorino}} for the Pokémon of the opposite gender. The Pokémon requested varies by version. In [[Generation II]], the lookout station has been torn down.

West of the station, the route is completely surrounded by grass patches. To avoid encounters with [[wild Pokémon]], trainers can follow beaten dirt paths through the field. The first such path begins just west of the lookout station. The path turns south before resuming a westward alignment and turning north to intersect a short path that travels to the west. The main path continues north, then west to come to a near four-way intersection. The north and south paths ultimately lead to a dead end surrounded by grass while the west path continues toward Vermilion.

Several paces west of the four-way intersection is another three-way junction. The two routes, which isolate a small patch of grass from the rest of the route, rejoin east of Diglett's Cave. In Generation I and Generation III, the route runs along the north bank of a narrow channel as it meets the southern portal of Diglett's Cave and enters Vermilion. In Generation II, however, the junction that rejoins the two routes is located just east of the Vermilion City limits. The river is also non-existent and Diglett's Cave actually emerges in east Vermilion.

===Requirements to fully explore this area===
====Moves====
*{{m|Surf}}

==Items==
{{Itlisth}}
{{Itlistbod|Itemfinder|From Professor Oak's aide in the lookout station as a reward for capturing 30 different Pokémon.|RBYFRLG|display=[[Itemfinder]]}}
{{Itlistbod|Escape Rope|Hidden in rock just above the Lookout Station|RBYFRLG}}
{{Itlistbod|Awakening|In the northwest corner of the route|FRLG|display={{DL|Status ailment healing item|Awakening}}}}
{{Itlistbod|Great Ball|Directly south of the lookout station|FRLG|display={{DL|Poké Ball|Great Ball}}}}
{{Itlistbod|X Defend|In a grass patch in the center of the route|FRLG|display={{DL|Battle item|X Defend}}}}
{{Itlistbod|none|From the berry tree in the northeast corner of the route|GSC|display=|display={{DL|Berries (Generation II)|Berry}}}}
{{Itlistbod|Revive|Hidden in the rock under the Berry tree|GSC|display={{DL|Revive|Revive}}}}
{{Itlistbod|Revive|Hidden inbetween fence posts on the north side of the route|HGSS|display={{DL|Revive|Revive}}}}
{{Itlistbod|TM Grass|Northeast corner of route|HGSS|display={{TM|86|Grass Knot}}}}
{{Itlistfoot}}

==Pokémon==
===Generation I===
{{Catchableheader|land}}
{{Catchentry1|023|Ekans|yes|no|no|Grass|12-15|45%}}
{{Catchentry1|027|Sandshrew|no|yes|no|Grass|12-15|45%}}
{{Catchentry1|016|Pidgey|no|no|yes|Grass|16-18|40%}}
{{Catchentry1|021|Spearow|yes|yes|no|Grass|13-17|30%}}
{{Catchentry1|096|Drowzee|yes|yes|no|Grass|9-15|25%}}
{{Catchentry1|096|Drowzee|no|no|yes|Grass|15-19|24%}}
{{Catchentry1|019|Rattata|no|no|yes|Grass|15-17|25%}}
{{Catchentry1|017|Pidgeotto|no|no|yes|Grass|18-20|10%}}
{{Catchentry1|020|Raticate|no|no|yes|Grass|17|1%}}
{{catchbar|Gift Pokémon|grass}}
{{catchentry1|030|Nidorina|yes|yes|no|[[Lookout station]]|The same as the Traded Pokémon|Trade {{p|Nidorino}}}}
{{catchentry1|051|Dugtrio|no|no|yes|[[Lookout station]]|The same as the Traded Pokémon|Trade {{p|Lickitung}}}}
{{Catchbar|Fishing|water}}
{{Catchentry1|129|Magikarp|yes|yes|yes|[[Fishing#Old Rod|Old Rod]]|5|100%}}
{{Catchentry1|060|Poliwag|yes|yes|yes|[[Fishing#Good Rod|Good Rod]]|10|50%}}{{Catchentry1|118|Goldeen|yes|yes|yes|[[Fishing#Good Rod|Good Rod]]|10|50%}}
{{Catchentry1|090|Shellder|yes|yes|no|[[Fishing#Super Rod|Super Rod]]|15|50%}}
{{Catchentry1|098|Krabby|yes|yes|no|[[Fishing#Super Rod|Super Rod]]|15|50%}}
{{Catchentry1|072|Tentacool|no|no|yes|[[Fishing#Super Rod|Super Rod]]|10-20|90%}}
{{Catchentry1|116|Horsea|no|no|yes|[[Fishing#Super Rod|Super Rod]]|5|10%}}
{{Catchablefooter|land}}

===Generation II===
{{catchableheader|land}}
{{catchtime|All}}
{{catchentry2|096|Drowzee|yes|yes|no|Grass|14-16|40%}}
{{catchentry2|019|Rattata|yes|yes|no|Grass|15|30%}}
{{catchentry2|081|Magnemite|yes|yes|yes|Grass|15|20%}}
{{catchentry2|097|Hypno|yes|yes|no|Grass|16|10%}}
{{catchtime|Morning}}
{{catchentry2|187|Hoppip|no|no|yes|Grass|14-16|35%}}
{{catchentry2|020|Raticate|no|no|yes|Grass|13|30%}}
{{catchentry2|017|Pidgeotto|no|no|yes|Grass|16|10%}}
{{catchentry2|019|Rattata|no|no|yes|Grass|16|5%}}
{{catchtime|Day}}
{{catchentry2|187|Hoppip|no|no|yes|Grass|14-16|35%}}
{{catchentry2|020|Raticate|no|no|yes|Grass|13|30%}}
{{catchentry2|017|Pidgeotto|no|no|yes|Grass|16|10%}}
{{catchentry2|019|Rattata|no|no|yes|Grass|16|5%}}
{{catchtime|Night}}
{{catchentry2|052|Meowth|no|no|yes|Grass|13|30%}}
{{catchentry2|096|Drowzee|no|no|yes|Grass|14|30%}}
{{catchentry2|164|Noctowl|no|no|yes|Grass|16|10%}}
{{catchentry2|020|Raticate|no|no|yes|Grass|16|5%}}
{{catchentry2|097|Hypno|no|no|yes|Grass|16|5%}}
{{catchablefooter|land}}

===Generation III===
{{catchableheader|land|2}}
{{catchentryfl|023|Ekans|yes|no|Grass|12-15|40%}}
{{catchentryfl|027|Sandshrew|no|yes|Grass|12-15|40%}}
{{catchentryfl|021|Spearow|yes|yes|Grass|13-17|35%}}
{{catchentryfl|096|Drowzee|yes|yes|Grass|11-15|25%}}
{{catchbar|Gift Pokémon|grass}}
{{catchentryfl|030|Nidorina|yes|no|[[Lookout station]]|The same as the Traded Pokémon|Trade {{p|Nidorino}}}}
{{catchentryfl|033|Nidorino|no|yes|[[Lookout station]]|The same as the Traded Pokémon|Trade {{p|Nidorina}}}}
{{catchtime|SurfFish}}
{{catchentryfl|072|Tentacool|yes|yes|{{m|Surf}}ing|5-40|100%}}
{{catchentryfl|129|Magikarp|yes|yes|[[Fishing#Old Rod|Old Rod]]|5|100%}}
{{catchentryfl|116|Horsea|yes|no|[[Fishing#Good Rod|Good Rod]]|5-15|60%}}
{{catchentryfl|116|Horsea|no|yes|[[Fishing#Good Rod|Good Rod]]|5-15|20%}}
{{catchentryfl|098|Krabby|yes|no|[[Fishing#Good Rod|Good Rod]]|5-15|20%}}
{{catchentryfl|098|Krabby|no|yes|[[Fishing#Good Rod|Good Rod]]|5-15|60%}}
{{catchentryfl|129|Magikarp|yes|yes|[[Fishing#Good Rod|Good Rod]]|5-15|20%}}
{{catchentryfl|116|Horsea|yes|no|[[Fishing#Super Rod|Super Rod]]|15-35|84%}}
{{catchentryfl|098|Krabby|no|yes|[[Fishing#Super Rod|Super Rod]]|15-35|84%}}
{{catchentryfl|130|Gyarados|yes|yes|[[Fishing#Super Rod|Super Rod]]|15-25|15%}}
{{catchentryfl|054|Psyduck|yes|no|[[Fishing#Super Rod|Super Rod]]|25-35|1%}}
{{catchentryfl|079|Slowpoke|no|yes|[[Fishing#Super Rod|Super Rod]]|25-35|1%}}
{{catchablefooter|land|2}}

===Generation IV===
{{catchableheader|land|2}}
{{catchtime|All}}
{{catchentryhs|096|Drowzee|yes|yes|Grass|14-16|40%}}
{{catchentryhs|019|Rattata|yes|yes|Grass|15|30%}}
{{catchentryhs|081|Magnemite|yes|yes|Grass|15|20%}}
{{catchentryhs|097|Hypno|yes|yes|Grass|16|10%}}
{{catchtime|Special}}
{{Catchentryhs|143|Snorlax|yes|yes|Poke Flute|50|Only one}}
{{catchentryhs|311|Plusle|yes|yes|[[Hoenn Sound]]|Unknown|Unknown}}
{{catchentryhs|312|Minun|yes|yes|[[Hoenn Sound]]|Unknown|Unknown}}
{{catchentryhs|403|Shinx|yes|yes|[[Sinnoh Sound]]|Unknown|Unknown}}
{{catchablefooter|land|2}}

==Trainers==
===Generation I and III===
{{trainerheader}}
{{Trainerentry|FL_Youngster.png|Youngster|Eddie|336|1|023|Ekans|♂|21|None|36=ヤスユキ|37=Yasuyuki}}
{{trainerdiv}}
{{Trainerentry|FL_Gamer.png|Gamer|Hugo|1296|2|060|Poliwag|♂|18|None|116|Horsea|♂|18|None|36=カンジ|37=Kanji}}{{trainerdiv}}
{{Trainerentry|FL_Engineer.png|Engineer|Bernie|864|3|081|Magnemite|None|18|None|081|Magnemite|None|18|None|082|Magneton|None|18|None|36=ノブヒコ|37=Nobuhiko}}
{{trainerdiv}}
{{Trainerentry|FL_Youngster.png|Youngster|Dave|288|2|032|Nidoran♂||18|None|033|Nidorino|♂|18|None|36=シンタ|37=Shinta}}
{{trainerdiv}}
{{Trainerentry|FL_Youngster.png|Youngster|Dillon|304|2|027|Sandshrew|♂|19|None|041|Zubat|♂|19|None|36=ヨシト|37=Yoshito}}
{{trainerdiv}}
{{Trainerentry|FL_Gamer.png|Gamer|Jasper|1296|2|069|Bellsprout|♂|18|None|043|Oddish|♂|18|None|36=モキチ|37=Mikichi}}
{{trainerdiv}}
{{Trainerentry|FL_Engineer.png|Engineer|Braxton|1008|1|081|Magnemite|None|21|None|36=ヨシオ|37=Yoshio}}
{{trainerdiv}}
{{Trainerentry|FL_Gamer.png|Gamer|Darian|1296|2|058|Growlithe|♂|18|None|037|Vulpix|♀|18|None|36=ケンキチ|37=Kenkichi}}
{{trainerdiv}}
{{Trainerentry|FL_Youngster.png|Youngster|Yasu|272|3|019|Rattata|♂|17|None|019|Rattata|♂|17|None|020|Raticate|♂|17|None|36=ヒロノブ|37=Hironobu}}
{{trainerdiv}}
{{Trainerentry|FL_Gamer.png|Gamer|Dirk|1296|2|100|Voltorb|None|18|None|081|Magnemite|None|18|None|36=ヨリト|37=Yorito}}
{{trainerfooter|land}}

===Generation IV===
These trainers are listed from '''West''' to '''East'''.
{{trainerheader}}
{{Trainerentry|DP Psychic M.png|Psychic|Fidel|1376|1|178|Xatu|♂|43|None}}
{{trainerdiv}}
{{Trainerentry|HGSS Youngster.png|Youngster|Owen|704|1|058|Growlithe|♂|44|None}}
{{trainerdiv}}
{{Trainerentry|HGSS Youngster.png|Youngster|Jason|672|2|028|Sandslash|♂|42|None|169|Crobat|♂|42|None}}
{{trainerdiv}}
{{Trainerentry|DP Psychic M.png|Psychic|Herman|1248|3|102|Exeggcute|♂|39|None|102|Exeggcute|♂|39|None|103|Exeggutor|♂|39|None}}
{{trainerfooter|land}}

==Differences among generations==
===Generations I and III===
At the east end of Route 11 is a sleeping {{p|Snorlax}}, blocking not only Route 11 but also Route 12. To move it, a Trainer must play the [[Poké Flute]] to awaken the Pokémon.

===Generation II===
In the most noticeable change, the number of Trainers on the route had been cut from ten to four. Just as noticeable is the removal of the lookout station on the east end of Route 11 and the moving of Diglett's Cave from Route 11 to Vermilion City.

===Generation IV===
The layout of the route is different to previous generations. The Snorlax blocking the intersection between Routes 11 and {{rtn|12}} has been moved to the front of [[Diglett's Cave]] (which is now part of the route again instead of Vermilion as in [[Generation II]]). The method of moving Snorlax is the same as the Generation II games. A new hill is added in the west, before the entrance to Vermilion City. The road that goes through the [[tall grass]] is designed different. The [[lookout station]] is present unlike Generation II. Fences are added as well a new section at the southwest that leads to a new part of Vermilion. A signpost is added near the guard house and the [[Berries (Generation II)#Berry|Berry]] tree, now replaced by a Apricorn tree containing a [[Grn Apricorn]], has moved to the center of the route. Strangely, most of the trees placed in this route are backwards, as well several other textures, unlike all other generations and places of the games.

{{Mapgen
|hv=h
|genI=R11rby.PNG
|sizeI=270px
|genII=R11gsc.png
|sizeII=270px
|genIII=Route 11.png
|sizeIII=270px
|genIV=HGSS Route 11.png
|sizeIV=270px}}

==In the Pokémon Adventures manga==

It made its debut appearance in ''[[PS012|Wake Up-You're Snorlax]]'' in the [[Red, Green & Blue chapter (Adventures)|Red, Green & Blue chapter]], where a bike race sponsored by [[Miracle Cycle]] was held with an announcer. The race starts and Route 11 through [[Route 12]] and to the finishing line on Route 11.

The first hurdle was at a narrow bridge guarded by {{p|Tentacruel}} which a male [[Swimmer]] used his {{p|Slowpoke}} to get across the river, whilst {{adv|Red}} used his [[Poli|Poliwrath]]'s {{m|Ice Beam}} to get across.

Next Red took a shortcut through a forest on Route 11 with a [[Bug Catcher]] and his {{p|Scyther}} used a bug repellent to get through, but Red used his [[Pika|Pikachu]]'s {{m|ThunderShock}} and [[Saur|Bulbasaur]]'s {{m|Razor Leaf}} to get through but got a {{p|Beedrill}}'s nest on Bulbasaur's head and got stung several times.

After getting through the {{p|Snorlax}} on Route 12 which Red later captures, and spend all the Winning money and food on feeding Snorlax.

===Pokémon===
There were an abundance of different Pokémon on Route 11.
* {{p|Tentacruel}} (Multiple under the Bridge)
* {{p|Butterfree}} (Forest)
* {{p|Venonat}} (Forest)
* {{p|Venomoth}} (Forest)
* {{p|Beedrill}} (Multiple in the forest)
* {{p|Snorlax}} (Later captured by Red)

==Trivia==
*All the [[Gamer]]s on this route use a [[elemental type|type]] of which relates to a [[Generation I]] [[starter Pokémon]]: {{t|Grass}}, {{t|Fire}}, {{t|Water}}, and {{t|Electric}}.
* Engineer Bernie uses a level 18 {{p|Magneton}}; however, {{p|Magnemite}} do not evolve to Magneton until level 30.

==See also==
*[[Diglett's Cave]]

{{Kanto}}
{{Project Routes}}

[[Category:Kanto locations|Route 011]]
[[Category:Routes|Route 011]]
[[Category:Red, Blue and Yellow locations|Route 011]]
[[Category:Gold, Silver and Crystal locations|Route 011]]
[[Category:FireRed and LeafGreen locations|Route 011]]

[[de:Route 11]]
[[es:Ruta 11]]
[[fr:Route 11]]
[[ja:11ばんどうろ]]

Coin Case glitches

2010-06-04T00:23:49Z

Squishy: /* Intro */

This article is about the glitches involving the [[Coin Case]] in [[Generation II]]. They all involve listening to a Pokémon's [[cry]] then immediately using the [[Coin Case]]. It will cause visial glitches such as messed up colours, will show a full sprite of Ho-Oh or Lugia on the title screen rather than a silhouette and can cause other visual glitches

==Machop glitch==
{{main|Graphical glitches#Glitch dimension|Glitch dimension}}
Either talk to the {{p|Machop}} in [[Vermilion City]], the {{p|Machoke}} in the [[Goldenrod Department Store]] or view the [[Pokédex]] entry of Machop, Machoke or {{p|Machamp}} then use the [[Coin Case]].

==Dratini glitch==
After the the cry of {{p|Dratini}} is heard (either by interacting with one in [[Blackthorn City]] or viewing its Pokédex entry), and the [[Coin Case]] is subsequently used, the Coin Case's display will change from "Coins: ..." to "Which move?he pp of" permanently unless the game is reset without saving.

==Others==

Listening to the cry of any other Pokémon (most commonly by viewing its Pokédex entry) may cause glitchy effects when the player uses the Coin Case, depending on which Pokémon's cry is heard.

{{Glitches}}
{{Project GlitchDex notice}}
[[Category:Glitches]]

Talk:Unova

2010-06-01T23:24:49Z

Squishy: /* Team Phantom */

{{forums notice|March 31, 2011}}

== Interwiki link ==

Please add [[:de:Isshu-chihō]] to the interwiki list.--[[User:Afrael|Afrael]] [[User talk:Afrael|talk]] 11:45, 12 May 2010 (UTC)
:Their wiki appears to have gone down, but I'll add it anyway. —'''darklord[[User talk:The dark lord trombonator|trom]]''' 11:50, 12 May 2010 (UTC)

== Region Image ==

The region image is just an image of Hiun City (Japanese Name) not the region itself.--[[User:Jimmyduckegg|Jimmyduckegg]] 19:00, 12 May 2010 (UTC)
:We don't have a region map yet, though. A city in the region is the next best thing. [[User:Reign|Reign]] 01:13, 13 May 2010 (UTC)

== Please add... ==

I would really like to stay consistent here... someone who can edit this article, please change this so this article is in the same format as Kanto, Johto, Hoenn, Sinnoh -- (Japanese: イッシュ地方 Isshu-chihō) along with the region infobox with that same information. Thanks :) ([[User:Yaminokame|Yaminokame]] 01:26, 13 May 2010 (UTC))

== Is this confermed? If so, where? ==

I don't know where this has been confermed. Please enlighten me on which Coro-Coro scan. [[User:SpecialK|SpecialK]] [[Mudkip (Pokémon)|Leiks]] [[Lucario (Pokémon)|Lucario]] [[User talk:SpecialK|and the]] [[User:Missingno. Master/Celebi Glitch|Celebi Glitch]] 15:20, 14 May 2010 (UTC)
:[[a:File:CoroCoro_BW7.jpg|Right here]], on the left. Clearly shows a picture of at least the port town and "イッシュ地方" (Isshu region). ▫▫'''[[User:Tina|ティナ]]'''[[User talk:Tina|♫]][[Special:Contributions/Tina|★]] 15:52, 14 May 2010 (UTC)
::Ah. Thanks for clearing that up. [[User:SpecialK|SpecialK]] [[Mudkip (Pokémon)|Leiks]] [[Lucario (Pokémon)|Lucario]] [[User talk:SpecialK|and the]] [[User:Missingno. Master/Celebi Glitch|Celebi Glitch]] 16:36, 14 May 2010 (UTC)

==New location==

There's [http://www.serebii.net/index2.shtml something] on Serebii about a new place called Sky Arrow Bridge which connects Hiun City to somewhere else. Should we add that? — [[User:Axxonn|'''Axxonn''']][[User talk:Axxonn|the]][[Special:Contributions/Axxonn|Awesometrainer]] 19:20, 14 May 2010 (UTC)
:It's on the official site, so I guess there is no reason as to not put it here.　The screen has a text below saying a big bridge crosses to Hiun City and it's name is Sky Arrow Bridge (スカイアローブリッジ).--[[User:KurowaSan|KurowaSan]] 20:52, 14 May 2010 (UTC)

== Trivia ==

Trivia section mentions that Isshu is the only region of the main games not to have an 'O' sound. Shouldn't ', if one does not include Sevii Islands' also be added to that? I mean, it is considered a region of sorts as well. [[User:Mudkipchan|Mudkipchan]] 21:14, 14 May 2010 (UTC)
:It's not a region, so no. '''[[Team Rocket|R.A.]] [[User:Rocket Admin Hunter Blade|Hunter]] [[User Talk:Rocket Admin Hunter Blade|Blade]]''' 21:19, 14 May 2010 (UTC)
::Sevii Islands is included in the region template, right up next to the other main games' regions. I'm pretty sure it is considered one. [[User:Mudkipchan|Mudkipchan]] 21:21, 14 May 2010 (UTC)
:::Well then, if an admin wants to add it they can. So it's their call. '''[[Team Rocket|R.A.]] [[User:Rocket Admin Hunter Blade|Hunter]] [[User Talk:Rocket Admin Hunter Blade|Blade]]''' 21:38, 14 May 2010 (UTC)
::::Unlike the other five, Sevii's not really its own entity. No league, no gyms, nothing but a few small towns and routes on which you can catch Gen II Pokémon. It was an excuse to put Gen II Pokémon in FRLG. Out of all ''main'' regions, Isshu's the only one with no o. '''[[User:TTEchidna|''TTE'']][[User talk:TTEchidna|chidna]]''' 21:49, 14 May 2010 (UTC)
:::::Does Almia not count? It's a region. [[User:ArcToraphim|Luna Tiger]] * [[User talk:ArcToraphim|the Arc Toraph]] 21:59, 14 May 2010 (UTC)
:::::Grk, strike that. [[User:ArcToraphim|Luna Tiger]] * [[User talk:ArcToraphim|the Arc Toraph]] 22:00, 14 May 2010 (UTC)
::::::A suggestion. Maybe you should put Sevii Islands in parenthesis next to Kanto. To me they are merely an extension of Kanto. Just like the Battle Zone is to Sinnoh. --[[Tracey Sketchit|'''ケンジ''']][[User talk:Kenji-girl|'''の''']][[User:Kenji-girl|'''ガール''']] 22:57, 14 May 2010 (UTC)

== New York? ==

No, I'm not wasting talk pages for speculating. I'm just saying that I heard one of the guys on Pokémon Sunday shout "New York" before the recent BW video. [[User:CuboneKing|Cu]][[User talk:CuboneKing|bo]][[Special:Contributions/CuboneKing|ne]][[Cubone (Pokémon)|King]] 02:53, 16 May 2010 (UTC)
:I'm sure you just misheard. If they really did it would be ''everywhere'' by now. [[User:Reign|Reign]] 17:38, 17 May 2010 (UTC)

CuboneKing is right in someway. It does look alot like new york. Can I add that in the article? {{unsigned|DialgaMaster105}}
:We are aware it looks like New York, but we're not gonna speculate... [[User:CuboneKing|Cu]][[User talk:CuboneKing|bo]][[Special:Contributions/CuboneKing|ne]][[Cubone (Pokémon)|King]] 18:13, 23 May 2010 (UTC)

== Sky Arrow Bridge==
why does this article doesn't include the name of the bridge that connect a city to huin city according to serebii it is named sky arrow bridge here is the like:
[http://www.serebii.net/blackwhite/isshu.shtml]
[[User:Badwolf1234|Badwolf1234]] 06:11, 1 June 2010 (UTC)
:Serebii is not God. We'll get our article up in due time. We know next to nothing anyway. '''[[User:TTEchidna|''TTE'']][[User talk:TTEchidna|chidna]]''' 06:16, 1 June 2010 (UTC)

== Team Phantom ==

Team Phantom is the regions vilans. --[[User:Squishy|Squishy]] 23:24, 1 June 2010 (UTC)

Talk:Unova

2010-06-01T23:24:21Z

Squishy: /* Team Phantom */ new section

Shaymin (Pokémon)

2010-05-30T02:27:25Z

Squishy: /* Evolution */

{{PokémonPrevNext | type=grass | type2={{#switch: {{#time: G}}|4|5|6|7|8|9|10|11|12|13|14|15|16|17|18|19=flying|grass}} | prevnum=491 | nextnum=493 | prev=Darkrai | next=Arceus }}
{{PokémonInfobox|
name=Shaymin |
jname=シェイミ |
tmname=Shaymin |
image=492Shaymin-{{#switch: {{#time: G}}|4|5|6|7|8|9|10|11|12|13|14|15|16|17|18|19=Sky|Land}}.png |
caption={{#switch: {{#time: G}}|4|5|6|7|8|9|10|11|12|13|14|15|16|17|18|19=Sky|Land}} Forme art by [[Ken Sugimori]] from {{v2|Platinum}} |
size=180px |
crysp=025S |
pron=<sc>shay-min</sc>|
ndex=492 |
abrow=SP |
obrow=S-002 |
typen=3 |
type1=Grass |
type3=Flying |
species=Gratitude |
forme=2|
forme1=Land Forme |
forme2=Sky Forme |
height-ftin=0'08" |
height-ftin2=1'04" |
height-m=0.2 |
height-m2=0.4 |
weight-lbs=4.6 |
weight-lbs2=11.5 |
weight-kg=2.1 |
weight-kg2=5.2 |
abilityn=alt |
ability1=Natural Cure |
ability2=Serene Grace |
egggroupn=0 |
egggroup1=No eggs |
egggroup2= |
eggcycles=120|
evhp=3|
expyield=64 |
lv100exp=1,059,860 |
gendercode=255 |
color=Green |
catchrate=45 |
body=08 |
pokefordex=shaymin |
generation=4 |
footnotes= |
disptype={{#switch: {{#time: G}}|4|5|6|7|8|9|10|11|12|13|14|15|16|17|18|19=flying}}}}
'''Shaymin''' ([[List of Japanese Pokémon names|Japanese]]: '''シェイミ''' ''Shaymin'') is a {{type2|Grass}} [[legendary Pokémon]].

It was not officially revealed until February of 2008, when it was listed as a star of ''[[M11|Giratina and the Sky Warrior]]''. In early June of the same year, its Sky Forme was revealed, which takes on the {{type2|Flying}} as a secondary type.

It is not known to evolve into or from another Pokémon.

==Biology==
===Physiology===
[[File:Shaymin Gracideas anime.png|thumb|left|250px|Shaymin and Gracideas]]
Shaymin is a small, hedgehog-like creature. Its body is pure white. Its back is covered with green fur and has a pink flower with two leaves on each side of its head, which resembles the {{OBP|Gracidea|flower}} flower, several Gracidea-like flowers also appear on its back whenever it feels comfortable, but when it senses an impending danger, it rapidly hides it back. Its legs are short and its underside is plump. Shaymin is the smallest legendary Pokémon to date. According to the Pokédex height of 0'08", it is also among the smallest Pokémon in existence, with its comrades being {{p|Diglett}}, {{p|Natu}}, {{p|Azurill}}, {{p|Budew}}, {{p|Burmy}}, and {{p|Chingling}}.
[[File:Shaymin revert.png|250px|thumb|{{mov|Shaymin|Shaymin|11}} reverting back at night and in the cold]]
As first revealed by Japan's [[CoroCoro]] Magazine, Shaymin has [[Form differences#Shaymin|two forms]]. The first (Land Forme) is the original form seen in {{game|Diamond and Pearl|s}}. The second is the Sky Forme which debuted in ''[[M11|Giratina and the Sky Warrior]]''. Shaymin will change into Sky Forme and back if it touches a {{OBP|Gracidea|flower}}. Shaymin can't be in this form at night or if it has [[Status ailment#Freeze|contact with ice]]. Shaymin's Sky Forme has a canid-like appearance that also bears some resemblance to a small reindeer. It has a small, slender body. The fur on its back appears to have shifted into a mohawk; it has a red flower petal on the right side of its neck, looking like a scarf or cape, and flat, white ears that look like wings or antlers. It has a small ruff on the front of its neck and a stumpy tail.

====Gender differences====
Shaymin is a genderless species.

====Special abilities====
Shaymin have the ability to instantly purify any polluted area of all unclean things in the air and transform it into a lush field of flowers. They take in the polluted air, purify it inside their bodies, break it down into water and light, and release the purified substance in a violent, explosive burst. This ability is known as {{m|Seed Flare}}, their [[signature move]]. Its power varies on the type of pollution absorbed. Shaymin can also communicate with telepathy and sense the gratitude of others, hence its species classification, the ''Gratitude Pokémon''.

===Behavior===
[[Image:Shaymin curled up.png|right|thumb|230px|Shaymin curled up]]
Shaymin have a habitual trait called "Flower Bearing." Each season, Shaymin gather in a flower field somewhere and migrate from there. This behavior is called Flower Carrying because a new field of flowers grow where they land. Shaymin are also attracted to areas where there is a lot of gratitude. Their personalities are almost opposite with each form — Land Forme is shy and easily scared, while Sky Forme is courageous and playful.

===Habitat===
Shaymin live in fields of flowers. Since a Shaymin camouflages by curling itself up, it can easily escape people's notice, similar to {{p|Geodude}} on rocky terrain.

===Diet===
{{main|Pokémon food}}
In ''[[M11|Giratina and the Sky Warrior]]'', Shaymin is seen liking sweet food such as [[Poffin]]s and pancakes. In Platinum, when caught at the [[Flower Paradise]], Shaymin have been observed to hold the [[Lum Berry]].

==In the anime==
[[File:Shaymin {{#switch: {{#time: G}}|4|5|6|7|8|9|10|11|12|13|14|15|16|17|18|19=Sky|Land}} anime.png|thumb|250px|Shaymin in the anime]]
{{mov|Shaymin|Shaymin|11}} made its debut in the 11th [[Pokémon movie]], ''[[M11|Giratina and the Sky Warrior]]'', where it was fleeing from Giratina, after enraging it in the [[Reverse World]]. Shaymin thought that Giratina wanted to eat it. It premiered both of its forms in the movie. Shaymin also makes a minor appearance in Arceus and the Jewel of Life's credits where it stands gazing upon the land on a tree.

Shaymin made its debut anime appearance in [[DP168]].

==In the manga==
Shaymin made its debut in the manga adaption of the 11th [[Pokémon movie]], ''{{ma|Giratina and the Sky Warrior}}''.
==In the TCG==
{{main|Shaymin (TCG)}}

==Game data==
===Pokédex entries===

{{#switch: {{#time: G}}|4|5|6|7|8|9|10|11|12|13|14|15|16|17|18|19={{Dex
|type=grass
|type2=flying
|gen=4
|diamonddex=It lives in flower patches and avoids detection by curling up to look like a flowering plant.
|pearldex=It can dissolve toxins in the air to instantly transform ruined land into a lush field of flowers.
|platinumdex=The flowers all over its body burst into bloom if it is lovingly hugged and senses gratitude.
|heartgolddex=The blooming of [[Gracidea]] flowers confers the power of flight upon it. Feelings of gratitude are the message it delivers.
|soulsilverdex=The blooming of Gracidea flowers confers the power of flight upon it. Feelings of gratitude are the message it delivers.
}}|{{Dex
|type=grass
|gen=4
|diamonddex=It lives in flower patches and avoids detection by curling up to look like a flowering plant.
|pearldex=It can dissolve toxins in the air to instantly transform ruined land into a lush field of flowers.
|platinumdex=The flowers all over its body burst into bloom if it is lovingly hugged and senses gratitude.
|heartgolddex=The blooming of [[Gracidea]] flowers confers the power of flight upon it. Feelings of gratitude are the message it delivers.
|soulsilverdex=The blooming of Gracidea flowers confers the power of flight upon it. Feelings of gratitude are the message it delivers.
}}}}

===Game locations===

{{#switch: {{#time: G}}|4|5|6|7|8|9|10|11|12|13|14|15|16|17|18|19={{Availability
|type=grass
|type2=flying
|gen=4
|dprarity=One
|dparea=[[Flower Paradise]] (requires [[Oak's Letter]])
|ptrarity=One
|ptarea=[[Flower Paradise]] (requires [[Oak's Letter]])
|hgssex=pal
|hgssarea=[[Trade]]}}|{{Availability
|type=grass
|gen=4
|dprarity=One
|dparea=[[Flower Paradise]] (requires [[Oak's Letter]])
|ptrarity=One
|ptarea=[[Flower Paradise]] (requires [[Oak's Letter]])
|hgssex=One
|hgssarea=[[Trade]]
}}}}

====In side games====

{{#switch: {{#time: G}}|4|5|6|7|8|9|10|11|12|13|14|15|16|17|18|19={{SidegameAvail
|type=Grass
|type2=flying
|ranger2=[[Pueltown]] (during an Extra Mission)
|scramble=Ticket for releasing {{p|Arbok}}, {{p|Charizard}}, {{p|Kangaskhan}}, {{p|Bastiodon}} and {{p|Arcanine}}
|md3=Shaymin village, random Spinda's Café (project P) mission.
}}|{{SidegameAvail
|type=Grass
|ranger2=[[Pueltown]] (during an Extra Mission)
|scramble=Ticket for releasing {{p|Arbok}}, {{p|Charizard}}, {{p|Kangaskhan}}, {{p|Bastiodon}} and {{p|Arcanine}}
|md3=Sky Peak (Top), will ask to join team automatically after climbing the dungeon a second time.
}}}}

====In events====
{{#switch: {{#time: G}}|4|5|6|7|8|9|10|11|12|13|14|15|16|17|18|19={{eventAvail/h|type=grass|type2=flying}}|{{eventAvail/h|type=grass}}}}
{{eventAvail|Movie Shaymin|Movie|Japan|2008|50}}
{{eventAvail|List_of_Nintendo_event_Pok%C3%A9mon_in_2009#Toys_.22R.22_Us_Shaymin|Toys "R" Us|United States|2009|50}}
{{eventAvail|List of Nintendo event Pokémon in 2009#UK GAME Shaymin|GAME|United Kingdom|2009|50}}
|}

===Held items===

{{#switch: {{#time: G}}|4|5|6|7|8|9|10|11|12|13|14|15|16|17|18|19=
{{HeldItems|type=grass|type2=flying
|dppt1=Lum Berry|dppt1type=Berry|dppt1rar=100
|event1=Micle Berry|event1type=Berry|event1rar=100
}}|{{HeldItems|type=grass
|dppt1=Lum Berry|dppt1type=Berry|dppt1rar=100
|event1=Micle Berry|event1type=Berry|event1rar=100
}}}}

{| width="100%" class="collapsible"
|
===Stats===
====Base stats====
|- class="{{#switch: {{#time: G}}|4|5|6|7|8|9|10|11|12|13|14|15|16|17|18|19=expandable|collapsible}}"
|
=====Land Forme=====
|-
|
{{BaseStats|
type=grass|
HP= 100 |
Attack= 100 |
Defense=100 |
SpAtk= 100 |
SpDef= 100 |
Speed= 100 }}
|- class="{{#switch: {{#time: G}}|4|5|6|7|8|9|10|11|12|13|14|15|16|17|18|19=collapsible|expandable}}"
|
=====Sky Forme=====
|-
|
{{BaseStats|
type=grass|
type2=flying|
HP= 100 |
Attack=103 |
Defense=75 |
SpAtk= 120 |
SpDef= 75 |
Speed= 127 }}
|}

{| width="100%" class="collapsible"
|
====Pokéathlon stats====
|- class="{{#switch: {{#time: G}}|4|5|6|7|8|9|10|11|12|13|14|15|16|17|18|19=expandable|collapsible}}"
|
=====Land Forme=====
|-
|
{{Pokéthlon|
|type=Grass
|Speed=4
|SpeedMax=5
|Power=2
|PowerMax=4
|Technique=2
|TechniqueMax=3
|Stamina=3
|StaminaMax=4
|Jump=3
|JumpMax=3
}}
|- class="{{#switch: {{#time: G}}|4|5|6|7|8|9|10|11|12|13|14|15|16|17|18|19=collapsible|expandable}}"
|
=====Sky Forme=====
|-
|
{{Pokéthlon|
|type=Grass
|type2=Flying
|Speed=3
|SpeedMax=5
|Power=4
|PowerMax=4
|Technique=3
|TechniqueMax=4
|Stamina=3
|StaminaMax=3
|Jump=5
|JumpMax=5
}}
|}

{| width="100%" class="collapsible"
|

===Type effectiveness===
|- class="{{#switch: {{#time: G}}|4|5|6|7|8|9|10|11|12|13|14|15|16|17|18|19=expandable|collapsible}}"
|
====Land Forme====
|-
|
{{DP Type effectiveness|
type1=grass|
Normal= 100 |
Fighting=100 |
Flying= 200 |
Poison= 200 |
Ground= 50 |
Rock= 100 |
Bug= 200 |
Ghost= 100 |
Steel= 100 |

Fire= 200 |
Water= 50 |
Grass= 50 |
Electric= 50 |
Psychic= 100 |
Ice= 200 |
Dragon= 100 |
Dark= 100 }}
|- class="{{#switch: {{#time: G}}|4|5|6|7|8|9|10|11|12|13|14|15|16|17|18|19=collapsible|expandable}}"
|
====Sky Forme====
|-
|
{{DP Type effectiveness|
type1=grass|
type2=flying|
Normal= 100 |
Fighting= 50 |
Flying= 200 |
Poison= 200 |
Ground= 0 |
Rock= 200 |
Bug= 100 |
Ghost= 100 |
Steel= 100 |

Fire= 200 |
Water= 50 |
Grass= 25 |
Electric=100 |
Psychic= 100 |
Ice= 400 |
Dragon= 100 |
Dark= 100 |
notes=yes|
flying=yes|
newground=½}}
|}

===Learnset===
====By [[Level|leveling up]]====
{| width="100%" class="collapsible"
|
|- class="{{#switch: {{#time: G}}|4|5|6|7|8|9|10|11|12|13|14|15|16|17|18|19=expandable|collapsible}}"
|
=====Land Forme=====
|-
|
{{movelist|grass|grass|4|4|grass}}
{{mlentry4|Start|Defense Curl|Normal|Status|—|—|40|Cute|2|||DP}}
{{mlentry4|Start|Growth|Normal|Status|—|—|40|Beauty|1|||Pt}}
{{mlentry4|10|Magical Leaf|Grass|Special|60|—|20|Beauty|2||'''}}
{{mlentry4|19|Leech Seed|Grass|Status|—|90|10|Smart|0}}
{{mlentry4|28|Synthesis|Grass|Status|—|—|5|Smart|0||}}
{{mlentry4|37|Sweet Scent|Normal|Status|—|100|20|Cute|2}}
{{mlentry4|46|Natural Gift|Normal|Physical|—|100|15|Cool|2}}
{{mlentry4|55|Worry Seed|Grass|Status|—|100|10|Beauty|2}}
{{mlentry4|64|Aromatherapy|Grass|Status|—|—|5|Smart|0||}}
{{mlentry4|73|Energy Ball|Grass|Special|80|100|10|Beauty|2||'''}}
{{mlentry4|82|GrassWhistle|Grass|Status|—|55|15|Smart|2|||DP}}
{{mlentry4|82|Sweet Kiss|Normal|Status|—|75|10|Cute|2|||Pt}}
{{mlentry4|91|Lucky Chant|Normal|Status|—|—|30|Cute|2|||DP}}
{{mlentry4|91|Healing Wish|Psychic|Status|—|—|10|Cute|0|||Pt}}
{{mlentry4|100|Seed Flare|Grass|Special|120|85|5|Cool|2||'''}}
{{movelist/note|4|grass}}
|- class="{{#switch: {{#time: G}}|4|5|6|7|8|9|10|11|12|13|14|15|16|17|18|19=collapsible|expandable}}"
|
=====Sky Forme=====
|-
|
{{movelist|grass|flying|4|4|flying}}
{{mlentry4|Start|Growth|Normal|Status|—|—|40|Beauty|1}}
{{mlentry4|10|Magical Leaf|Grass|Special|60|—|20|Beauty|2||'''}}
{{mlentry4|19|Leech Seed|Grass|Status|—|90|10|Smart|0}}
{{mlentry4|28|Quick Attack|Normal|Physical|40|100|30|Cool|2||}}
{{mlentry4|37|Sweet Scent|Normal|Status|—|100|20|Cute|2}}
{{mlentry4|46|Natural Gift|Normal|Physical|—|100|15|Cool|2}}
{{mlentry4|55|Worry Seed|Grass|Status|—|100|10|Beauty|2}}
{{mlentry4|64|Air Slash|Flying|Special|75|95|20|Cool|2||'''}}
{{mlentry4|73|Energy Ball|Grass|Special|80|100|10|Beauty|2||'''}}
{{mlentry4|82|Sweet Kiss|Normal|Status|—|75|10|Cute|2}}
{{mlentry4|91|Leaf Storm|Grass|Special|140|90|5|Cute|2||'''}}
{{mlentry4|100|Seed Flare|Grass|Special|120|85|5|Cool|2||'''}}
{{movelist/note|4|grass|flying}}
|}

====By [[TM]]/[[HM]]====
{{movelisttm|grass|{{#switch: {{#time: G}}|4|5|6|7|8|9|10|11|12|13|14|15|16|17|18|19=flying|grass}}|4|4|Shaymin}}
{{mlentry4|[[TM06]]|Toxic|Poison|Status|—|85|10|Smart|2}}
{{mlentry4|[[TM09]]|Bullet Seed|Grass|Physical|10|100|30|Cool|2||'''}}
{{mlentry4|[[TM10]]|Hidden Power|Normal|Special|—|100|15|Smart|1}}
{{mlentry4|[[TM11]]|Sunny Day|Fire|Status|—|—|5|Beauty|2}}
{{mlentry4|[[TM15]]|Hyper Beam|Normal|Special|150|90|5|Cool|2}}
{{mlentry4|[[TM17]]|Protect|Normal|Status|—|—|10|Cute|0}}
{{mlentry4|[[TM19]]|Giga Drain|Grass|Special|60|100|10|Smart|1||'''}}
{{mlentry4|[[TM20]]|Safeguard|Normal|Status|—|—|25|Beauty|2}}
{{mlentry4|[[TM21]]|Frustration|Normal|Physical|—|100|20|Cute|2}}
{{mlentry4|[[TM22]]|SolarBeam|Grass|Special|120|100|10|Cool|1||'''}}
{{mlentry4|[[TM27]]|Return|Normal|Physical|—|100|20|Cute|2}}
{{mlentry4|[[TM29]]|Psychic|Psychic|Special|90|100|10|Smart|2}}
{{mlentry4|[[TM32]]|Double Team|Normal|Status|—|—|15|Cool|2}}
{{mlentry4|[[TM42]]|Facade|Normal|Physical|70|100|20|Cute|2}}
{{mlentry4|[[TM43]]|Secret Power|Normal|Physical|70|100|20|Smart|2}}
{{mlentry4|[[TM44]]|Rest|Psychic|Status|—|—|10|Cute|0}}
{{mlentry4|[[TM53]]|Energy Ball|Grass|Special|80|100|10|Beauty|2||'''}}
{{mlentry4|[[TM58]]|Endure|Normal|Status|—|—|10|Tough|2}}
{{mlentry4|[[TM68]]|Giga Impact|Normal|Physical|150|90|5|Beauty|2}}
{{mlentry4|[[TM70]]|Flash|Normal|Status|—|100|20|Beauty|2}}
{{mlentry4|[[TM75]]|Swords Dance|Normal|Status|—|—|30|Beauty|0}}
{{mlentry4|[[TM77]]|Psych Up|Normal|Status|—|—|10|Smart|0}}
{{mlentry4|[[TM82]]|Sleep Talk|Normal|Status|—|—|10|Cute|3}}
{{mlentry4|[[TM83]]|Natural Gift|Normal|Physical|—|100|15|Cool|2}}
{{mlentry4|[[TM86]]|Grass Knot|Grass|Special|—|100|20|Smart|2||'''}}
{{mlentry4|[[TM87]]|Swagger|Normal|Status|—|90|15|Cute|2}}
{{mlentry4|[[TM90]]|Substitute|Normal|Status|—|—|10|Smart|1}}
{{movelist/note|4|grass|{{#switch: {{#time: G}}|4|5|6|7|8|9|10|11|12|13|14|15|16|17|18|19=flying|grass}}}}

====By [[Move tutor|tutoring]]====
{| width="100%" class="collapsible"
|
|- class="{{#switch: {{#time: G}}|4|5|6|7|8|9|10|11|12|13|14|15|16|17|18|19=expandable|collapsible}}"
|
=====Land Forme=====
|-
|
{{tutor|grass|grass|4a|4|Shaymin}}
{{mtentry4a|Earth Power|Ground|Special|90|100|10|Smart|2|||no|yes|yes}}
{{mtentry4a|Endeavor|Normal|Physical|—|100|5|Tough|2|||no|yes|yes}}
{{mtentry4a|Headbutt|Normal|Physical|70|100|15|Tough|3|||no|no|yes}}
{{mtentry4a|Last Resort|Normal|Physical|130|100|5|Cute|0|||no|yes|yes}}
{{mtentry4a|Mud-Slap|Ground|Special|20|100|10|Cute|3|||no|yes|yes}}
{{mtentry4a|Seed Bomb|Grass|Physical|80|100|15|Smart|3||'''|no|yes|yes}}
{{mtentry4a|Snore|Normal|Special|40|100|15|Cute|3|||no|yes|yes}}
{{mtentry4a|Swift|Normal|Special|60|—|20|Cool|2|||no|yes|yes}}
{{mtentry4a|Synthesis|Grass|Status|—|—|5|Smart|0|||no|yes|yes}}
{{mtentry4a|Worry Seed|Grass|Status|—|100|10|Beauty|2|||no|no|yes}}
{{mtentry4a|Zen Headbutt|Psychic|Physical|80|90|15|Beauty|2|||no|yes|yes}}
{{tutor/note|4a|grass|grass}}
|- class="{{#switch: {{#time: G}}|4|5|6|7|8|9|10|11|12|13|14|15|16|17|18|19=collapsible|expandable}}"
|
=====Sky Forme=====
|-
|
{{tutor|Grass|Flying|4a|4|Shaymin}}
{{mtentry4a|Air Cutter|Flying|Special|55|95|25|Cool|3||'''|no|yes|yes}}
{{mtentry4a|Headbutt|Normal|Physical|70|100|15|Tough|3|||no|no|yes}}
{{mtentry4a|Last Resort|Normal|Physical|130|100|5|Cute|0|||no|yes|yes}}
{{mtentry4a|Mud-Slap|Ground|Special|20|100|10|Cute|3|||no|yes|yes}}
{{mtentry4a|Ominous Wind|Ghost|Special|60|100|5|Smart|0|||no|yes|yes}}
{{mtentry4a|Seed Bomb|Grass|Physical|80|100|15|Smart|3||'''|no|yes|yes}}
{{mtentry4a|Snore|Normal|Special|40|100|15|Cute|3|||no|yes|yes}}
{{mtentry4a|Swift|Normal|Special|60|—|20|Cool|2|||no|yes|yes}}
{{mtentry4a|Synthesis|Grass|Status|—|—|5|Smart|0|||no|yes|yes}}
{{mtentry4a|Tailwind|Flying|Status|—|—|30|Smart|2|||no|no|yes}}
{{mtentry4a|Worry Seed|Grass|Status|—|100|10|Beauty|2|||no|no|yes}}
{{mtentry4a|Zen Headbutt|Psychic|Physical|80|90|15|Beauty|2|||no|yes|yes}}
{{tutor/note|4a|grass|flying}}
|}

====By {{pkmn2|event}}s====
{{movelistspecial|grass|{{#switch: {{#time: G}}|4|5|6|7|8|9|10|11|12|13|14|15|16|17|18|19=flying|grass}}|4|4|shaymin}}
{{mlentry4special|[[M11|11th]] [[List of Nintendo event Pokémon in 2008#Movie Shaymin|movie]] and [[List of Nintendo event Pokémon in 2009#Toys "R" Us Shaymin|Toys "R" Us events]]|Seed Flare|Grass|Special|120|85|5|Cool|2||'''|50}}
{{mlentry4special|11th movie and Toys "R" Us events|Aromatherapy|Grass|Status|—|—|5|Smart|0|||50}}
{{movelist/note|4|grass|{{#switch: {{#time: G}}|4|5|6|7|8|9|10|11|12|13|14|15|16|17|18|19=flying|grass}}}}

===Side game data===
{{Sidegame |
type=grass |
ndex=492 |
Ranger2=yes |
Dungeon22formes=yes |
forme=S |
group2=Grass |
assist2=Grass |
rate2=100 |
body2=1 |
iq=I |
field2=None |
field2power=- |
browser2=It protects itself by launching leaves. It {{M|Seed Flare|shoots exploding seeds}} to attack. |
Ranger3=yes |
group3=Grass |
assist3=Grass |
field3=None |
field3power=- |
}}

===Evolution===

{{#switch: {{#time: G}}|4|5|6|7|8|9|10|11|12|13|14|15|16|17|18|19=
{{Evobox/Formes
|sprite1=492S
|name1=Shaymin
|type1-1=Grass
|type2-1=Flying
|forme1=Sky Forme
|loc1=Gracidea
|sprite2=492
|type2-2=Grass
|forme2=Land Forme
|loc2=Night time or Freeze}}
|{{Evobox/Formes
|sprite1=492
|name1=Shaymin
|type1-1=Grass
|forme1=Land Forme
|loc1=Night time
|sprite2=492S
|type2-2=Flying
|forme2=Sky Forme
|loc2=Gracidea}}
}}

===Sprites===

{{#switch: {{#time: G}}|4|5|6|7|8|9|10|11|12|13|14|15|16|17|18|19={{Sprite
|type=grass
|type2=flying
|gen=4
|gender=2formesnew
|ndex=492
|name=Shaymin
|forme1=S
}}|{{Sprite
|type=grass
|gen=4
|gender=2formesnew
|ndex=492
|name=Shaymin
|forme1=S
}}}}

==Trivia==
* Shaymin ties with {{p|Mew}} and {{p|Celebi}} for the highest [[catch rate]] among all [[legendary Pokémon]].
* Like {{p|Darkrai}}, despite being an event-exclusive legendary Pokémon, both the [[Surf glitch]] and [[tweaking]] are able to allow the player to access the [[Flower Paradise]] without the event having been activated.
** This has been rectified in {{game|Platinum}}, as neither Pokémon will appear without the event, even if the player manages to access their area.
* Land Forme Shaymin is the first pure Grass-type legendary Pokémon.
* Although Shaymin is a legendary Pokémon, normal wild Pokémon battle music plays while battling it. It shares this with {{p|Cresselia}}, {{p|Latias}}, and {{p|Latios}}.
* Shaymin is implied to be behind the creation of [[Floaroma Town]], as one person notes it was a barren wasteland until one day flowers mysteriously covered it all after someone gave thanks for life's blessings. Additionally, the woman who gives the {{player}} a {{OBP|Gracidea|flower}} flower can be found in Floaroma Town.
* [[Marley]] makes brief references to Shaymin in {{game2|Diamond|Pearl|Platinum}} if spoken with during the player's travel with her in {{si|Victory Road}}. She wants to reach the smooth rock on {{rt|224}}. If a Shaymin is in the player's party, she will take notice.
* Shaymin seems to appear only when someone gives thanks for a significant blessing in their life. A girl in [[Floaroma Town]] states that the flowers the town is famous for appeared after someone gave thanks for nature's blessings. With [[Oak's Letter]], Shaymin will lead the player to [[Flower Paradise]] after they give thanks for their Pokémon journey at the white rock on {{rt|224}}.
* Unlike most [[legendary Pokémon]], Shaymin needs only 1,059,860 [[Experience]] to get to level 100, whereas others need 1,250,000. It shares this trait with {{p|Mew}} and {{p|Celebi}}.
* Shaymin's Sky Forme has a different [[cry]] than its Land Forme, making Shaymin the first Pokémon to have different cries for different forms, and the first Pokémon to change its cry since the [[player character]]'s {{p|Pikachu}} in {{game|Yellow}}.
** Despite this, the only cry used in [[Pokémon Ranger: Locus of Light]] is the one of its Land Forme.
* Shaymin is one of two legendary Pokémon capable of using the [[Appendix:F.E.A.R.|F.E.A.R.]] strategy (the other is {{p|Mew}}).
* In Sky Forme, Shaymin is the only legendary Flying-type Pokémon weak to Flying-type attacks.
* Shaymin is one of two Pokémon whose ability changes depending on it's form.
** The other is {{p|Giratina}}.
* Shaymin is tied with {{p|Celebi}} for highest [[base stat total]] of all {{type2|Grass}} Pokémon.
* A Shaymin caught at the Flower Paradise in {{game|Platinum}} will be a [[fateful encounter]] Pokémon, making it the only Pokémon able to be caught from the wild that has this status. This is to allow it to transform into Sky Forme, as non-fateful Shaymin cannot transform.
** This may be part of the reason why [[Oak's Letter]] was never released for distribution to Diamond and Pearl, as the Shaymin in those games, even if it is caught legitimately, will not be a fateful encounter Shaymin and thus not be able to transform. The reasoning behind disallowing this, of course, was to disallow those who had [[cheating|cheated]] to get Shaymin and those who used the [[Surf glitch]] and [[tweaking]] to do so from obtaining the otherwise-special Sky Forme Shaymin.
*Sky Forme Shaymin has the highest base Speed of all Grass-types.

===Origin===
Shaymin is based on a {{wp|hedgehog}}. However, its white body and the grass-like fur on its back makes it somewhat resemble a {{wp|Chia Pet}} as well. Moreover, when Shaymin (Land Forme) blooms with flowers, as seen in the anime, Shaymin appears as a bouquet of flowers, which serves to emphasize Shaymin's role as the Gratitude Pokémon. On the other hand, Shaymin's Sky Forme shares most of its traits with a small, young {{wp|terrier}}-type dog, but its sprightly behavior, its affinity for flowers, and its ability to fly bring to mind {{wp|fairy|faeries}}. Shaymin's Sky Forme has a few aspects that resemble that of a {{wp|reindeer}} as well.

====Name origin====
Its name is possibly a combination of 謝 ''sha'' (thanks/gratitude) or ジェイド ''jeido'' (jade), which is one of Shaymin's most dominant colors, and 蝟 ''harinezu'''mi''''' (hedgehog). Its name could also be a combination of ''shay'' and ''vitamin''. Also, shaman can be pronounced like Shaymin, so it may be like a mythical shaman. In addition, the name Shaymin may be a corruption of the Hebrew word Shamayim, which means "sky" and is the name of the first heaven in Jewish mysticism. This correlates directly with Shaymin's Sky Forme.

==In other languages==
*[[List of German Pokémon names|German]]: Shaymin
*[[List of French Pokémon names|French]]: Shaymin
*[[List of Korean Pokémon names|Korean]]: 쉐이미 ''Sheimi''
*[[List of Chinese Pokémon names|Chinese]]: 潔咪 ''Jié Mī'' - Transliteration of its Japanese name. 潔 also means clean, referring to Shaymin's ability to purify the surrounding.

==Related articles==
* [[Shaymin (movie 11)]]

===On Bulbanews===
*{{n|Shaymin to be distributed in Europe}}
*{{n|Official European sites update with Shaymin information}}

===External links===
* [http://fan.akuseru.org/hana Hana], the fanlisting for Shaymin at {{wp|The Fanlistings Network}}


{{event Pokémon}}
{{Legendary Pokémon}}
{{PokémonPrevNext | type=grass | type2={{#switch: {{#time: G}}|4|5|6|7|8|9|10|11|12|13|14|15|16|17|18|19=flying|grass}} | prevnum=491 | nextnum=493 | prev=Darkrai | next=Arceus }}

{{Project Pokédex notice}}
[[Category:Legendary Pokémon]]
[[Category:Sinnoh Legendary Pokémon]]
[[Category:Promotion-only Pokémon]]
[[Category:Pokémon with different forms]]
[[Category:F.E.A.R.-compatible Pokémon]]

[[de:Shaymin]]
[[es:Shaymin]]
[[es:Shaymin (Forma Cielo)]]
[[fr:Shaymin]]
[[ja:シェイミ]]
[[pl:Shaymin]]
[[pt:Shaymin (pokémon)]]

Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver Versions

2010-05-21T02:00:01Z

Squishy:

{{Samename|the [[Pokémon Trading Card Game]] expansion|HeartGold & SoulSilver (TCG)}} {{Samename|the [[Pokémon Trading Card Game]] expansion sometimes abbreviated as '''SS'''|EX Sandstorm (TCG)}}
----

{{Infobox_game |
name = Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver Versions |
boxart = [[File:Pokemon HeartGold Version box.jpg|200px]][[File:Pokemon_SoulSilver_Version_box.jpg|200px]] |
caption = Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver Versions' boxart, [[version mascot|featuring]] {{p|Ho-Oh}} and {{p|Lugia}}. |
category = RPG |
players = 1-5 players simultaneous |
release_date_ja = September 12, 2009 |
release_date_na = March 14, 2010 |
release_date_eu = March 26, 2010 April 2, 2010 ({{wp|Benelux}}) |
release_date_au = March 25, 2010 |
release_date_kr = February 4, 2010 |
publisher = [[Nintendo]] |
developer = [[Game Freak]] |
esrb = E for Everyone |
staff = no |
stafflink = Staff of Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver |
website_en = [http://www.pokemon.com/us/games/videogame-pokemontm-heartgold-and-soulsilver-versions/ Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver Versions] [http://www.pokemongoldsilver.com/ Official Sub-site] |
website_ja = [http://www.pokemon.co.jp/game/ds/hgss/ ポケットモンスターハートゴールド・ソウルシルバー] [http://www.pokemon.co.jp/special/hgss/ Official Japanese Sub-site] [http://www.nintendo.co.jp/ds/ipkj/ ポケットモンスターハートゴールド・ソウルシルバー] (@Nintendo) |
}}
{{StrategyWiki|Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver}}
'''Pokémon HeartGold Version''' (Japanese: '''ポケットモンスターハートゴールド''' ''Pocket Monsters HeartGold'') and '''Pokémon SoulSilver Version''' (Japanese: '''ポケットモンスターソウルシルバー''' ''Pocket Monsters SoulSilver'') are paired [[Generation IV]] {{wp|video game remake|remake}}s of the [[Generation II]] games {{game|Gold and Silver|s}}.

Much like {{game|FireRed and LeafGreen|s}} revisited the [[Generation I]] story of [[Kanto]], HeartGold and SoulSilver retell the story of [[Johto]], with the player's starting area being [[New Bark Town]]. While the games feature several expansions in key areas, the overall plot follows the same direction as the original {{2v2|Gold|Silver}}. Some aspects exclusive to {{v2|Crystal}} are also included. Like FireRed and LeafGreen could link up with {{3v2|Ruby|Sapphire|Emerald}} to complete the Pokédex by trading regionally exclusive Pokémon, HeartGold and SoulSilver can link up with {{3v2|Diamond|Pearl|Platinum}} to obtain Pokémon unavailable in Johto and Kanto, such as [[Starters#Sinnoh|the Sinnoh starters]].

{{ga|Kris}}, despite being the female counterpart of {{ga|Ethan|Crystal's player character}}, is not included as the female player character, with a {{ga|Lyra|new character}} instead taking her place. Whether she is chosen to be the [[player character]] or not, this new character will still appear in the game, taking a pseudo-[[rival]] role similar to the unselected characters of [[Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire Versions|Ruby, Sapphire]], {{v2|Emerald}}, {{3v2|Diamond|Pearl|Platinum}}.

The games were released on September 12, 2009 in Japan, February 4, 2010 in Korea, March 14, 2010 in North America, March 25, 2010 in Australia and March 26, 2010 in Europe (this excludes the Netherlands, Luxembourg and parts of Belgium due to an in-game save error, with the patched copies later released on April 2, 2010).

==Changes from Pokémon Gold and Silver==
===Aesthetic changes===
* The male [[player character]] receives a redesign and is now called {{ga|Ethan}}, while {{ga|Kris}} is replaced by a new female player character called {{ga|Lyra}}.
* All the game's music is rearranged to better utilize the DS's sound capabilities. A [[GB Sounds|key item]] allows the player to switch back and forth freely between the arranged soundtrack and original chiptune soundtrack.
* Ambient sound effects are used with greater frequency than in previous games; for example, running water, blowing wind and the player walking through grass will produce audible noises.
* The [[Pokégear]] has been redesigned. There are a range of skins that can be used and changed at the player's will.
* Much like Kanto's was for its remakes, Johto's Pokédex has been redesigned. Unlike Kanto's remakes, which contained the same [[List of Pokémon by Kanto Pokédex number|regional Pokédex]] as the originals, [[List of Pokémon by New Pokédex number|the original regional Pokédex]] for Johto has been [[List of Pokémon by Johto Pokédex number|slightly altered]], including several [[Generation IV]] evolutions for Pokémon found in Johto.
* An image of certain locations, like in {{v2|FireRed and LeafGreen|s}}, appears when entering the location. Some of these images change depending on the time of day while others change the image of the Pokémon obtainable at the location on the image at random.
* [[Team Rocket grunts]] are redesigned once again.
** [[Rocket Executive]]s are also redesigned from Generation II, with four new ones appearing: [[Archer]], [[Arianna]], [[Petrel]], and [[Proton]]. Like [[Team Galactic]]'s [[Commander]]s followed a planetary naming scheme, the Rocket Executives are all named for various real-world rockets.
* {{p|Lugia}} and {{p|Ho-Oh}} each have their own unique battle music, while the [[legendary beasts]] each use differently remixed versions of their battle theme from {{game|Crystal}}.
* [[Kurt]] and [[Apricorn]]s make a return to the series along with their respective [[Poké Ball]]s. Apricorns can now be carried by the player in their own [[bag]] with a new item, the [[Apricorn Case]].
* All former {{DL|Berries (Generation II)|Berry}} trees have become [[Apricorn]] trees.
* [[Gym Leader]]s, [[Elite Four]] members, {{ga|Silver}}, and {{ga|Red}} have animated battle sprites and battle intros, as in {{v2|Platinum}}. Many [[Gym]]s have been redesigned as well, some with new puzzles.
* {{m|Rock Smash}}, previously a TM usable on the field in the originals, is now a full-fledged HM as it has been since [[Generation III]]. {{m|Defog}} loses its HM status to the returning {{m|Whirlpool}}.
* The [[Magnet Train]]'s tracks can be seen overhead on [[Route 32]].
* [[Pal Park]] is located where the closed [[Kanto Safari Zone]] once stood in [[Fuchsia City]].
* The [[RageCandyBar]] is now a [[key item]]. This is likely to prevent the player from trading it to {{game2|Diamond|Pearl|Platinum}}, which does not have any item data for it.
* The player can now see how many Kanto badges they have. In the original games, the player could only see how many Johto badges they had.
* [[Ecruteak City]] and [[Cianwood City]], while sharing a theme in Generation II, now feature separate remixed variations of the same theme.
* Some music in Kanto is changed, with [[Mt. Moon]] and the [[Seafoam Islands]] changing their music to that which is used by of Johto's [[Union Cave]] and [[Ice Path]], respectively. Music in Cerulean City and Fuchsia City, as well as on [[Route]]s {{rtn|24}} and {{rtn|25}}, rather than taking the theme used in Pewter City, Celadon City, and on {{rt|3}} as they did in the original Generation II games, keep the theme used in Generation I and Generation III. The music used on {{rt|2}}, however, is different from any previous generation; the Generation II theme, a remix of the Viridian Forest theme in Generation I, is used solely in Viridian Forest, while the theme used in Generation I and Generation III is, like in Generation II, only used on {{rt|1}}. Route 2 instead uses the theme that first appears on {{rt|3}}. [[Cinnabar Island]] also gets its own music, a remix of its original theme, instead of using the Saffron City theme.
* The Goldenrod City Radio Tower has an observation deck accessible via elevator. This replaces the second recording room.
* There are wind turbines standing in New Bark Town and on Route 14.
* When viewing the [[stats]] of a Pokémon outside of battle, one of the stat names will be light blue, indicating which stat is decreased by the Pokémon's [[nature]], and one will be light brown, indicating which stat is increased. If the Pokémon has a neutral nature, none of the stats will be colored.

===Location changes===
[[File:HGSS_JohtoKanto.jpg|thumb|200px|[[Johto]] and [[Kanto]], the accessible regions in HeartGold and SoulSilver]]
* Elm's Lab has an upstairs level, where [[Professor Elm|the professor]] and his family live, his old house being occupied by Lyra/Ethan and her/his family.
* The {{jo|Battle Tower}} west of [[Olivine City]], introduced in {{game|Crystal}}, returns, bringing with it the exact same {{OBP|Battle Frontier|Generation IV}} seen in Platinum.
* Two new routes, [[Route 47]] and [[Route 48]], are introduced near [[Cianwood City]]. They lead to a new [[Johto Safari Zone|Safari Zone]], as well as the [[Embedded Tower]].
* [[Mt. Silver]] is much bigger and [[Viridian Forest]] is not cut down.
* [[Cerulean Cave]] and the [[Seafoam Islands]] remain as they were in Generation III (though [[Blaine]] still takes part of the Seafoam Islands), allowing the [[legendary Pokémon]] that live inside them to be battled. {{p|Moltres}}, formerly found in {{ka|Victory Road}} and [[Mt. Ember]], can be found in Mt. Silver.
* The [[Fighting Dojo]] in [[Saffron City]] takes a role similar to Sinnoh's [[Battleground]], where the rematches between the player and Gym Leaders take place.

===Gameplay changes===
* All 493 Pokémon are capable of [[walking Pokémon|following players]] similar to [[Red's Pikachu (game)|Pikachu]] in {{v2|Yellow}}. [[Shiny Pokémon|Shininess]] is also retained. The player can interact with their Pokémon by pressing 'A', and can see how their Pokémon is feeling at the moment. In battle, like Yellow's Pikachu, they are sent out from the side of the screen, rather than from a Poké Ball, unless in certain situations, such as while riding the [[bicycle]] or going indoors with a large Pokémon.
* A series of events now precede encountering Ho-Oh{{sup|HG}} or Lugia{{sup|SS}}. In addition to obtaining the {{DL|List of key items in Generation IV|Rainbow Wing}}{{sup|HG}}/{{DL|List of key items in Generation IV|Silver Wing}}{{sup|SS}}, the player must also possess the [[Clear Bell]]{{sup|HG}}/{{DL|List of key items in Generation IV|Tidal Bell}}{{sup|SS}} which can be obtained from the Kimono Girls after receiving the {{DL|Poke Ball|Master Ball}} from [[Professor Elm]]. Either Bell is required in that version for the [[version mascot]] to appear.
* The [[Kimono Girl]]s from the [[Ecruteak City]] Dance Theatre now have a significant role in the game. The player can meet each one at certain points in the [[Johto]] journey, where they will ask the player to do them a small favor. Before meeting the version mascot, they each challenge the player with a battle and once defeated, they proceed to summon Ho-Oh (in HeartGold) and Lugia (in SoulSilver) at the [[Bell Tower]] and [[Whirl Islands]], respectively. In the originals, they were only found in the Dance Theater and were treated as any other trainer to earn {{HM|03|Surf}} from a man in the Theater once all five are defeated. For HG/SS, a Team Rocket member inside the Theater needs to be fought instead to earn the HM.
* Unlike [[Generation II]], new tasks are put in to complete that are now required to progress the story forward, such as obtaining the [[Radio Card]] for the Pokégear to be able to challenge [[Whitney]], and the Kimono Girls and version mascot event must be completed to challenge the Elite Four.
* Similarly to the event {{p|Shaymin}} and {{p|Regigigas}}'s effect on Platinum, the [[Pikachu-colored Pichu]] unlocks an event near the [[Ilex Forest]] [[Ilex Forest Shrine|Shrine]], where the [[Spiky-Eared Pichu]] can be obtained.
* The [[Pokémon storage system]], [[bag]], [[party]] interface, and the screen that pops up when pressing the ''Start'' or ''X'' buttons in the previous games all use the Nintendo DS's touch screen.
* [[Legendary Pokémon]] from other regions can be caught in the games. {{p|Kyogre}} and {{p|Groudon}} appear in HeartGold and SoulSilver, respectively, after Red has been defeated, and {{p|Rayquaza}} can be caught in both games if a Groudon from SoulSilver and a Kyogre from HeartGold are shown to Professor Oak. {{p|Latias}} (in HeartGold) or {{p|Latios}} (in SoulSilver) can be found roaming in [[Kanto]] later in the game after speaking to [[Steven Stone]].
** The [[Enigma Stone]] is an [[event item|event key item]] that features a use similar to that of the [[Eon Ticket]]. It can get the other Eon Pokémon depending on the {{player}}'s game version: Latias (in SoulSilver) and Latios (in HeartGold).
* {{m|Headbutt}}ing trees to locate certain Pokémon makes its return. However, this time it can also be used to collect Pokémon from [[Hoenn]] and [[Sinnoh]] after the [[National Pokédex]] is acquired.
* [[Cynthia]] makes an appearance in an event involving {{p|Arceus}}. This takes place in an area accessed from the [[Ruins of Alph]] that is far to the north, named the [[Sinjoh Ruins]]. This event allows players to obtain either {{p|Dialga}}, {{p|Palkia}}, or {{p|Giratina}} at level 1. The only way to obtain the [[Griseous Orb]] and Origin Forme Giratina in this game is to choose Giratina during this event.
* The {{OBP|Gracidea|flower}} can be obtained in the flower shop in [[Goldenrod City]] by bringing any [[fateful encounter]] {{p|Shaymin}} to show them.
* [[Eusine]], a major character from {{game|Crystal}} who was not in the original Gold and Silver, appears, as do other aspects originally featured in Crystal.
* A new sidequest, the [[Pokéathlon]], features ten mini-games that pit Pokémon in athletic competitions. Its system appears to be analogous to that of {{pkmn|Contests}} from previous games.
* Like the [[Game Boy Advance Wireless Adapter|GBA Wireless Adapter]] that came with FireRed and LeafGreen, a bonus is included with the purchase of HeartGold and SoulSilver: a [[Poké Ball]]-shaped {{wp|pedometer}} called the [[Pokéwalker]] that has the capacity to link to the two games and hold a Pokémon. Storing a Pokémon in this manner increases its [[experience]] and [[happiness]] as the wearer walks. Other Pokémon can be captured in exclusive Pokéwalker-only areas and then transferred to the main game.
* [[Apricorn]]s are now the only items collected from plants on the field. [[Berry|Berries]] are instead collected from [[Juggler]]s in [[Violet City]] and [[Fuchsia City]] in exchange for [[shard]]s, by the player's mother if the player decided to save up their money, through the [[Pokéwalker]]'s Dowsing function, or hidden. Because only a few berries cannot be collected in these games, they must by traded over from other versions, similar to that of {{game|FireRed and LeafGreen|s}}.
* [[Berries]] can be grown portably using the [[Berry Pots]], where the [[Squirtbottle]] is controlled via the touch screen to water four Berries at a time.
* Using the [[Apriblender]], Apricorns can now also be mixed into drinks that increase Pokémon's Pokéathlon stats.
* The [[Running Shoes]] are obtained in [[Cherrygrove City]] and can be permanently selected using the touchscreen [[menu]]. The selected item (from pressing Y or SELECT in previous games) is also on the touchscreen. Two items can be selected as opposed to just one.
* Due to the absence of the [[Vs. Seeker]], the [[Pokégear]] reintroduces an improved cell phone feature with a limitless call list. However, [[rematch|re-battling]] Trainers is now dependent on the day and time.
* [[Starter Pokémon]] from [[Kanto]] and [[Hoenn]] can be collected from [[Professor Oak]] and [[Steven Stone]] once certain conditions are met.
* [[Photography|Commemorative photos]] can now be taken around Johto and Kanto with the player's partner Pokémon, team, [[Gym Leader]]s, and certain notable citizens.
* An {{pkmn2|event}}-exclusive {{p|Celebi}} unlocks an encounter with former [[Team Rocket]] boss and Viridian Gym Leader [[Giovanni]]. Giovanni was mentioned repeatedly in the original Gold and Silver, but did not appear.
* Many Pokémon have acquired the ability to learn new moves and expand and improve their movesets; for example, {{p|Togepi}} can now learn {{m|Extrasensory}} through breeding.
* The [[GB Sounds]], a key item obtained after all 16 badges have been obtained, allows players to swap the background music for the soundtrack from the original Gold and Silver, redone. New music tracks, such as the music that plays on Routes 47 and 48, also receive an 8-bit remix. However, not every track got an 8-bit remix and some can only be listened through the [[Pokémon Past Archive]] radio station in the Pokégear.
* When using the move {{m|Whirlpool}} outside of battle, instead of the whirlpool disappearing like in [[Generation II]], the player will simply surf over the whirlpools.
* Specific [[individual values]] may be passed down through {{pkmn|breeding}} depending on the [[EV-enhancing item]] that is held.
* The Trainers that appear in Viridian City's [[Trainer House]] are now influenced by communication through two Pokéwalkers as opposed to the previous method of Mystery Gifting with the Game Boy Color's infrared port due to it being available from the start.
* During the player's initial battle with the rival, he is known as Passerby Boy, unlike in Gold and Silver, where he was identified as ???. Players are still required to name him later.
* The man in Ilex Forest, who previously gave out the TM for {{m|Headbutt}} in Generation II has become a [[move tutor]] for that move. This is due to the fact that Headbutt is no longer a TM. Unlike other move tutors, he does not require anything from the player to tutor the move, and will do it as many times as the player would like.
* Similar to [[Pokémon Crystal Version|Pokémon Crystal]], the [[Legendary beasts]] can be caught from the moment the player reaches Ecruteak City with the exception of {{p|Suicune}} who can only be caught after a series of fixed location encounters, but at {{rt|25}}, instead of at the [[Bell Tower]].
*The map in the [[Pokégear]] has the same function as the {{DL|Pokétch|Marking Map}} for the Pokétch in {{3v2|Diamond|Pearl|Platinum}} to track [[roaming Pokémon]]. Additionally the player does not need to face {{p|Raikou}} or {{p|Entei}} (as well as {{p|Latios}} and {{p|Latias}}) in battle first to be able to track them.
*Trainers in [[Kanto]] will now give out their Pokégear numbers, whereas only Trainers on Routes 26 and 27 would do so in the original games.
*In the original Gold and Silver, the real Janine was in the lower left corner of the Gym, while one of her Gym trainers was in the middle, where the Leader should be. This isn't the case in HeartGold and SoulSilver, where Janine was moved to the middle.
* It is now possible to Fly to the [[Pokémon League Reception Gate]]. It is also now possible to Fly between Indigo Plateau or the Reception Gate and any location in either Kanto or Johto.

==Pokémon==
As in {{game|Gold and Silver|s}}, the primary Pokémon of the remakes are native to the Johto and Kanto regions. Due to advances in gameplay since the second generation, the regional Pokédex used in Gold and Silver (the [[List of Pokémon by New Pokédex number|New Pokédex]]) has been updated to include those Pokémon which [[evolution|evolve]] upon learning a new [[move]]. Rather than simply excluding these evolutions (as {{game|FireRed and LeafGreen|s}} did with [[happiness]]-based evolutions), an improved [[List of Pokémon by Johto Pokédex number|Johto Pokédex]] was established with 256 Pokémon: five more than the New Pokédex.

Similarly to other recently released Pokémon games, Pokémon from outside the regional Pokédex can be captured after defeating the [[Elite Four]] and earning the [[List of Pokémon by National Pokédex number|National Pokédex]]. Pokémon native to Sinnoh and Hoenn can be found in various methods. [[Mass Outbreak|Swarms]] of Pokémon sometimes break out across the Johto and Kanto regions; oftentimes these are not native to either of the regions. Pokémon from other regions can be located by playing one of two special stations on the [[Pokégear]]'s radio function. There is a channel for Sinnoh Pokémon which plays only on Thursdays; the Hoenn channel only plays on Wednesdays. By having either of these programs turned on when in [[tall grass]] the chance of finding a foreign Pokémon increases. The [[Bug Catching Contest]] also hosts, from time to time, Hoenn and Sinnoh Pokémon. They will only appear on Thursdays and Saturdays. The [[Johto Safari Zone]]'s customization option also allows for the finding of Pokémon from other regions.

In an apparent attempt to remove reliance on [[Generation III]] cartridges, [[starter Pokémon]] of Kanto and Hoenn can be obtained late in the game from [[Professor Oak]] and [[Steven Stone]] respectively. Some [[legendary Pokémon]] which were not included in the [[Generation II]] games, such as Kanto's [[legendary birds]] and {{p|Mewtwo}}, are also available.

Despite being remakes of Pokémon Gold and Silver, most of the wild Pokémon encounter data is identical to Pokémon Crystal, with the exception of version-exclusive Pokémon and a select few routes.

As in all [[version|main series]] Pokémon games, there are a number of Pokémon which can be found in [[Version-exclusive Pokémon|one of the paired games, but not the other]]. A list of these Pokémon follows below.
{| align="center"
|- align="center" valign="top"
|
{| align="center" style="background: #{{heartgold color}}; -moz-border-radius: 1em; border: 3px solid #{{heartgold color light}};"
|-
! HeartGold
|- align="center"
|
{| border="1" style="border: 1px solid #{{heartgold color}}; border-collapse: collapse; background: white; margin: auto;" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="2"
|- align="center"
{{Moveentrytm|056|Mankey|1|Fighting}}
{{Moveentrytm|057|Primeape|1|Fighting}}
{{Moveentrytm|058|Growlithe|1|Fire}}
{{Moveentrytm|059|Arcanine|1|Fire}}
{{Moveentrytm|138|Omanyte|2|Rock|Water}}
{{Moveentrytm|139|Omastar|2|Rock|Water}}
{{Moveentrytm|167|Spinarak|2|Bug|Poison}}
{{Moveentrytm|168|Ariados|2|Bug|Poison}}
{{Moveentrytm|207|Gligar|2|Ground|Flying}}
{{Moveentrytm|226|Mantine|2|Water|Flying}}
{{Moveentrytm|231|Phanpy|1|Ground|}}
{{Moveentrytm|232|Donphan|1|Ground|}}
{{Moveentrytm|302|Sableye|2|Ghost|Dark}}
{{Moveentrytm|343|Baltoy|2|Ground|Psychic}}
{{Moveentrytm|344|Claydol|2|Ground|Psychic}}
{{Moveentrytm|347|Anorith|2|Rock|Bug}}
{{Moveentrytm|348|Armaldo|2|Rock|Bug}}
{{Moveentrytm|382|Kyogre|1|Water}}
{{Moveentrytm|458|Mantyke|2|Water|Flying}}
{{Moveentrytm|472|Gliscor|2|Ground|Flying}}
|}
|}
|
{| align="center" style="background: #{{soulsilver color}}; -moz-border-radius: 1em; border: 3px solid #{{soulsilver color light}};"
|-
! SoulSilver
|- align="center"
|
{| border="1" style="border: 1px solid #{{soulsilver color}}; border-collapse: collapse; background: white; margin: auto;" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="2"
|- align="center"
{{Moveentrytm|037|Vulpix|1|Fire|}}
{{Moveentrytm|038|Ninetales|1|Fire|}}
{{Moveentrytm|052|Meowth|1|Normal|}}
{{Moveentrytm|053|Persian|1|Normal|}}
{{Moveentrytm|140|Kabuto|2|Rock|Water}}
{{Moveentrytm|141|Kabutops|2|Rock|Water}}
{{Moveentrytm|165|Ledyba|2|Bug|Flying|}}
{{Moveentrytm|166|Ledian|2|Bug|Flying|}}
{{Moveentrytm|225|Delibird|2|Ice|Flying|}}
{{Moveentrytm|227|Skarmory|2|Steel|Flying|}}
{{Moveentrytm|216|Teddiursa|1|Normal}}
{{Moveentrytm|217|Ursaring|1|Normal}}
{{Moveentrytm|303|Mawile|1|Steel}}
{{Moveentrytm|316|Gulpin|1|Poison}}
{{Moveentrytm|317|Swalot|1|Poison}}
{{Moveentrytm|345|Lileep|2|Rock|Grass}}
{{Moveentrytm|346|Cradily|2|Rock|Grass}}
{{Moveentrytm|383|Groudon|1|Ground}}
|}
|}
|}

==Gallery==
<gallery perrow=4>
File:HGSSstarters.gif|Choosing a [[starter Pokémon]]
File:Startmenu.gif|The redesigned touch screen menu, as well as the three starters shown with the player character
File:HGSSpokedex.png|The redesigned [[Pokédex]]
File:Screen3.png|Outside the [[Burned Tower]]
File:HGSS Sprout Tower-Day.png|[[Sprout Tower]]
File:Shiny Pichu HGSS event.png|[[Spiky-Eared Pichu]] event
File:Goldandsoul.png|{{ga|Ethan}} and {{ga|Lyra}} in New Bark Town. "Oh, that's right! Why don't you show it to your mom?"
File:Rival Battle Eng HGSS.png|First encounter between Ethan and Silver in the English versions
File:Elmslab.png|Inside Professor Elm's laboratory
File:Red Gyarados encounter HGSS.png|Encountering the [[Red Gyarados]]
File:HeartGold title.png|HeartGold title screen
File:SoulSilver title.png|SoulSilver title screen
File:Heartgold_soulsilver_preorder_figures.jpg|HeartGold and SoulSilver pre-order figures
File:Pokewalker.png|The Pokéwalker
File:Ho oh in Heartgold.png|{{p|Ho-Oh}} in HeartGold
File:Lugia in SoulSilver.png|{{p|Lugia}} in SoulSilver
</gallery>

==Trivia==
* Like {{game|Platinum}}, these games include the preorder figure. If one preordered HeartGold, they received {{p|Ho-Oh}}, and if they preordered SoulSilver, they received {{p|Lugia}}.
* The Japanese release date was the ninth anniversary of the Japanese release of {{game|Yellow}}, which also features walking Pokémon.
* These games mark the tenth anniversary since the release of the original {{2v|Gold|Silver}} for [[Game Boy Color]].
* As remakes, these games have been speculated by fans since the release of {{game|FireRed and LeafGreen|s}}.
* The games' engine seems to be based on that of {{game|Platinum}}, with a few changes such as the picture upon entering a cave or tower.
* As {{2v2|Gold|Silver}} were considered sequels to {{2v2|Red|Green}}, HeartGold and SoulSilver are thus sequels to {{2v2|FireRed|LeafGreen}}.
** Also like FireRed and LeafGreen, HeartGold and SoulSilver implement features introduced in their namesakes' third version (though the only major change from Red and Green to [[Pokémon Blue Version (Japanese)|Blue]] was the alteration of the [[catch rate]]s of several Pokémon, itself retained since Blue, whereas {{game|Crystal}} featured several notable differences).
* Unlike how {{game|FireRed and LeafGreen|s}} used completely different Trainer sprites from {{game|Ruby and Sapphire|s}}, many [[Trainer class]]es shared between regions, like Hikers and Psychics, keep their {{3v2|Diamond|Pearl|Platinum}} sprites in battle.
* These games were released in Japan almost exactly one year after the Japanese release of {{game|Platinum}}, being released the day before the anniversary.
* The font used for the English titles of these games are different than the font that has been used since {{game|Ruby and Sapphire|s}}, while the Japanese logos are still in the same style used since those games. FireRed and LeafGreen also used a different font than the Hoenn games, however, it was still the same color.
** Additionally, the Ho-Oh crest shaped like a heart and Lugia soul are used in the English logos, while the fire and leaf that appear on FireRed and LeafGreen's Japanese logos were not used in the English release.
* These games mark the first time that the English versions were announced before the games themselves came out in Japan.
* Because of [[HM05]]'s conversion from {{m|Defog}} to {{m|Whirlpool}}, these games are the only games in which all available HMs teach damaging moves (both Defog and Flash, contained in HM05, prevented this in previous games).
* These are the first games in which major characters offer their Pokémon for a trade with the player, with [[Gym Leader]]s [[Brock]], [[Lt. Surge]], and [[Jasmine]] and [[Hoenn]]'s former champion [[Steven Stone]] offering Pokémon of their specialty type in exchange for another.
** These are the first games in which an in-game trade accepts any Pokémon of any gender, with Jasmine accepting such in exchange for her Steelix.
* Unlike how {{2v2|FireRed|LeafGreen}}'s intro was an updated version of the opening from {{2v2|Red|Green}}, HeartGold and SoulSilver have an entirely new intro, using none of the footage from the intro of {{2v2|Gold|Silver}}. The intro however, uses some music that was in the original and the title screen displays 3D renders of Ho-Oh and Lugia in movement similar to the original title screens.
* HeartGold and SoulSilver include the [[champion]]s from each of the paired versions: {{ga|Blue}} from {{2v2|Red|Green}}, [[Lance]] from {{2v2|Gold|Silver}}, [[Steven Stone]] from {{2v2|Ruby|Sapphire}}, and [[Cynthia]] from {{2v2|Diamond|Pearl}}.
* With both HeartGold and SoulSilver, it is possible to obtain all of the [[version mascots]] of the [[main series]] games.
* The credits of HeartGold and SoulSilver are the first to feature [[Gym Leader]]s, [[Elite Four]] members and [[villainous teams|villainous team]] members, not just the character biking.
* Most "eyecatches" for the locations feature a Pokémon that is able to be caught in said location.
* There's a minor quirk involving the Poké Mart signs, in which they are sometimes shown to be placed ''on'' the roots of trees, making it appear as if it was built there.
* All original eight [[Gym Leader]]s of Kanto appear in HeartGold and SoulSilver. [[Koga]] and [[Giovanni]] are no longer Leaders, instead having other roles in the games.
* The Pokédex entries for the Pokémon that existed in Gold and Silver are carried on over to HeartGold and SoulSilver, respectively, much as how FireRed used the entries from the Japanese Red and Green while LeafGreen used the entries from Blue.
* HeartGold and SoulSilver had the quickest translation from Japanese to Korean in the entire history of the series. Gold and Silver, their namesakes, took the longest to be translated into the language, taking nearly three years.
**This also makes these games the first in the entire series to be released in South Korea '''before''' it was released in North America.
** Curiously, Gold and Silver were the only Pokémon games before Generation IV to be released in South Korea.
* {{game|Crystal}} had unique battle theme music for the [[legendary beasts|legendary beast]] encounters. The theme was shared between the three Pokémon; three rearranged versions exist—one for every beast—in HeartGold and SoulSilver.
* HeartGold and SoulSilver are the first main series games to have the English title in other language titles. The reason for this is unknown.
* {{wp|Postcards from the Wedge|An episode}} of {{wp|The Simpsons}} that aired for the first time on March 14, 2010, the release date of the games in North America, shows {{wp|Bart Simpson|Bart}} watching the [[Pokémon anime]]. He questions how the show has managed to stay so "fresh" over the years.
* In the Japanese versions of Gold and Silver, Phanpy and Donphan were exclusive to Gold, and Teddiursa and Ursaring were exclusive to Silver. In international versions of Gold and Silver, this was switched for unknown reasons: Teddiursa and Ursaring could be found in Gold, and Phanpy and Donphan could be found in Silver instead. However, ''all'' versions of HeartGold and SoulSilver have Phanpy/Donphan in HeartGold and Teddiursa/Ursaring in SoulSilver, making this inconsistent with international versions of Gold and Silver.
* In-game dialogue makes reference to popular internet memes, such as Silver saying "''{{wp|Joker (comics)#The Dark Knight|why so serious?}}''" in one of the battles against him, and after winning the [[Bug-Catching Contest]], a contestant saying "''{{wp|Pro Wrestling (Nintendo Entertainment System)#.22A winner is you.22|You won? The winner is you!?}}''"
* HeartGold and SoulSilver are the first Pokémon games to be available domestically in {{pmin|Canada}} in French.

===In other languages===
{{langtable|color={{soulsilver color}}|bordercolor={{heartgold color light}}
|ja=ポケットモンスターハートゴールド・ソウルシルバー
|fr=Pokémon Version Or HeartGold et Version Argent SoulSilver
|de=Pokémon - Goldene Edition HeartGold und Silberne Edition SoulSilver
|it=Pokémon Versione Oro HeartGold e Versione Argento SoulSilver
|ko={{tt|포켓몬스터 하트골드·소울실버|Pocket Monsters HeartGold and SoulSilver}}
|es=Pokémon Edición Oro HeartGold y Edición Plata SoulSilver}}

==External links==
{{bulbanews|game}}
* [http://www.pokemon.co.jp/info/game/g090508_01.html Official Japanese Announcement]
* [http://bulbanews.bulbagarden.net/wiki/HeartGold,_SoulSilver_announced_for_America_and_Europe Official English Announcement]
* [http://www.pokemon.co.jp/game/ds/hgss/ Official Japanese Site]
** [http://www.pokemon.co.jp/special/hgss/ Official Japanese Sub-site]
* [http://www.pokemon.com/us/games/videogame-pokemontm-heartgold-and-soulsilver-versions/ Official English Site]

{{main series}} 
{{Project Games notice}}
[[Category:DS games]]
[[Category:Games]]
[[Category:Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver|*]]

[[de:Pokémon Goldene Edition HeartGold und Silberne Edition SoulSilver]]
[[es:Pokémon Oro HeartGold y Plata SoulSilver]]
[[fr:Pokémon Or HeartGold et Argent SoulSilver]]
[[ja:ポケットモンスターハートゴールド・ソウルシルバー]]
[[pt:Pokémon HeartGold & SoulSilver]]

Pokémon Platinum Version

2010-05-21T01:58:54Z

Squishy: Platinum is 5 players because an Egg swap will allow this many players

:''This article is about the [[main series]] game. For the [[Pokémon Adventures]] character, see {{adv|Platinum}}. For the Trading Card Game expansion, see [[Platinum (TCG)]].''

{{Infobox_game |
name = Pokémon Platinum Version |
boxart = [[Image:Platinum-box.png|200px]]|
caption = Pokémon Platinum's logo|

caption = Pokémon Platinum's boxart featuring {{p|Giratina}}'s [[Giratina_(Pokémon)#Physiology|Origin Forme]] |
category = RPG |
players = 1-5 players simultaneous |
platform = [[Nintendo DS]] |
Wi-Fi compatible = Yes |
release_date_ja = September 13, 2008 |
release_date_au = May 14, 2009 |
release_date_eu = May 22, 2009 |
release_date_na = March 22, 2009 |
release_date_kr = July 2, 2009 |
publisher = [[Nintendo]]/[[The Pokémon Company]] |
developer = [[Game Freak]] |
esrb = E for Everyone |
website_en = [http://www.pokemon.com/us/games/videogame-pokemontm-platinum-version/ Pokémon Platinum Version] [http://www.pokemonplatinum.com/ Official US Sub-site]|
website_ja = [http://www.pokemon.co.jp/game/ds/platinum/ ポケットモンスタープラチナ] [http://www.pokemon.co.jp/special/platinum/ Official Japanese Sub-site] [http://www.nintendo.co.jp/ds/cpuj/ ポケットモンスタープラチナ] (@Nintendo) |
}}
{{bulbanews|game}}
{{StrategyWiki|Pokémon Platinum}}
'''Pokémon Platinum Version''' (Japanese: '''ポケットモンスタープラチナ''' ''Pocket Monsters Platinum'') is the third game to {{game|Diamond and Pearl|s}}, and is the third [[Generation IV]] [[main series]] game. The game was first seen on May 11, 2008 when a low-resolution cell-phone picture of an upcoming issue of [[CoroCoro]] magazine was leaked around the Internet. On May 15, the magazine was officially released and the game was also officially confirmed by Nintendo. The game was released in Japan on September 13, 2008, in North America on March 22, 2009, in Australia on May 14, 2009, in Europe on May 22, 2009 and in Korea on July 2, 2009.

Like previous third versions, the region and starting area remain the same as in previously released paired versions; in Platinum, the player begins his or her journey from [[Twinleaf Town]] across all of [[Sinnoh]].

==Changes from Pokémon Diamond and Pearl==
===Aesthetic changes===
* {{ga|Lucas}}, {{ga|Dawn}}, and {{ga|Barry}} have different outfits designed for colder weather, as the entire Sinnoh region has changed in temperature.
* The template for the [[level]], {{stat|Hit Points|HP}}, and name of Pokémon in battle is a dark gray instead of white, and its shape has changed.
* The [[Pokétch]] has been redesigned. Players can now move up and down between apps instead of having to go through all of them to return to a previous one.
* Some of the [[move]]s have been redesigned and have a different animation, such as {{m|Razor Leaf}} and {{m|Spacial Rend}}.
* When Pokémon are sent out from their [[Poké Ball]]s, their back sprites now animate much like their front sprites have since {{v2|Emerald}} (i.e., multiple frames of animation in addition to the various distortions and filters already used). Front sprites for {{cat|Generation IV Pokémon}} and other Pokémon in the [[List of Pokémon by Sinnoh Pokédex number|Sinnoh Pokédex]] have also changed. Certain Pokémon not in the Sinnoh Pokédex, like {{p|Meowth}}, also received a change in sprites.
* When battling certain {{pkmn|Trainer}}s such as [[Gym Leader]]s, [[Frontier Brain]]s and {{ga|Barry}}, the Trainers' sprites are now animated to move in the same manner as Pokémon.
* Some trainers now use [[seals]] when sending out some of their Pokémon.
* The {{Gym|Eterna}}, {{Gym|Hearthome}}, and [[Veilstone Gym]]s have all had complete redesigns in the interior.
* Closeups of Gym Leaders, just before a battle, have been changed from enlarged sprites to higher-quality drawings and the terms VS;  the Frontier Brains also have this feature. The Elite Four have this as well, but the animation includes the player on the left side of the "VS." and the Elite Four member on the right side.
* The rooms where the player battle the {{si|Elite Four}} have been redesigned. {{EF|Aaron}} now has logs and foliage in his room. [[Bertha]] now has rocks in her room. {{EF|Flint}} now contains lava pits in his room. [[Lucian]]'s room has only had minor changes to now include four large lights or glowing orbs on the floor. [[Cynthia]]'s room has changed its color scheme and the lift leading up to the [[Hall of Fame]] is now partially contained. The [[Pokémon Center]] at the Elite Four has also been redesigned.
* When entering new areas, the location "labels" on the top-left corner have been redesigned, much like they were between {{game|Ruby and Sapphire|s}} and {{game|Emerald}}.
*All gyms now only have Pokémon of their type specialty.
*{{p|Pikachu}} and {{p|Pachirisu}} are now featured when entering Wi-Fi.
*The [[Pal Pad]] has been given a new design.
*The [[Junichi Masuda|game director]] at [[Hotel Grand Lake]] now has an overhead sprite of his own. The [[Diploma]] also was redesigned.
* When the player starts the battle with the Giratina in the [[Distortion World]], instead of displaying "A wild GIRATINA appeared!", it displays "The Distortion World's GIRATINA appeared!". It is referred to as "the wild GIRATINA" in other instances, such as attacking, however.
* The trees on the mainland have sharper angles and a point at the top, compared to rounded branches and a rounded top in Diamond and Pearl.

* The battle menu was redesigned.

===Storyline changes===
* The player meets [[Professor Rowan]] and the opposite gender character earlier, and obtains his or her [[starter Pokémon]] on [[Route 201]].
* The first battle is against the player's rival, who, as always, has chosen the starter Pokémon that weakens that of the player.
* The player and the rival now encounter [[Cyrus]] at [[Lake Verity]] at the start of the game. The player can also meet Cyrus at different venues such as the [[Eterna City]] statue.
* Both {{p|Dialga}} and {{p|Palkia}} appear on [[Spear Pillar]]. {{p|Giratina}}, the mascot of Platinum, then phases into [[Pokémon universe|the world]] in front of [[Cyrus]].
* A new area known as the [[Distortion World]] (Japanese: やぶれたせかい ''Torn World'') is playable. It has floor-like sections floating at ninety-degree angles from each other, creating an effect similar to the art of {{wp|M. C. Escher}}. It doesn't follow the {{wp|Laws of Physics}}, making things like {{m|surf}}ing down a waterfall going up possible. The camera angle switches between perspective and isometric views to suit the angle of the player. It also has moving platforms with jumpable gaps between them. Giratina, when here, will be in its Origin Forme and is also the only wild Pokémon located here.
* Two new characters to the main storyline were added. One is [[Charon]], a professor and commander of [[Team Galactic]], and the other is a police officer spying on Team Galactic, using the codename "[[Looker]]".
* A tag battle between the player and his or her {{ga|Barry|rival}} against {{EF|Flint}} and [[Volkner]] takes place at the entrance to the {{gdis|Battle Frontier|IV}} when the player first arrives there.
* [[Team Galactic]]'s plans to re-create the world have changed slightly. The layouts of their HQs, such as the one in Eterna, have been changed. Team Galactic now utilizes more resources in order to reach their goal, as well as explaining why, in-game, such as the power from the [[Valley Windworks]], as well as planting a bomb on the [[Great Marsh]] for attention in order to allow more people to realize what they're trying to do.
* Some of the [[Gym Leader]]s have been reordered: [[Fantina]] is now the third Gym Leader, [[Maylene]] is the fourth and [[Crasher Wake]] is the fifth. The appearance of players' gym badge case stays the same though.
* {{ga|Dawn}}/{{ga|Lucas}} no longer gives the player the [[Dowsing Machine]] or the [[Vs. Seeker]] near the [[Route 206]] junction; instead he/she meets the player at the entrance to [[Mt. Coronet]].
*[[Team Galactic]] appears in [[Stark Mountain]] under the command of [[Charon]], who seeks to use the destructive power of the volcano to extort money from the people of Sinnoh. The player, with help from [[Buck]], must defeat them. During this event, [[Mars]] and [[Jupiter]] quit Team Galactic because Charon does not share the same ideals as ex-boss [[Cyrus]]. Ultimately, Charon and his two accompanying grunts are apprehended by [[Looker]] and two policemen.
* After the aforementioned event, the player is able to challenge all the [[Gym Leader]]s of Sinnoh to rematches in the [[Battleground]]. The player's tag battle partners from throughout the game ([[Cheryl]], [[Buck]], [[Marley]], [[Mira]], and [[Riley]]) are also able to be challenged in this place. Each of the 13 characters has a team of five Pokémon, whose levels are between 61 and 66.
* The {{si|Elite Four}} increase their Pokémon's levels after the player has completed the [[Stark Mountain]] event. Their levels are now between 65 and 78.
* When one finishes the [[Stark Mountain]] quest, instead of the [[rival]] appearing at the [[Fight Area]] on weekends, he now appears at the [[Survival Area]] in front of the [[Battleground]]. During the first battle, the levels of the Pokémon in his party range from 59-65, second battle 69-75, and third and beyond 79-85. On his last battle, he was the trainer with the highest-leveled Pokémon in all main series games, until {{ga|Red}}'s team in {{game|HeartGold and SoulSilver|s}}.
* When first visiting the [[Resort Area]], the player receives a [[villa]]. Inside on a table is a catalog that lists items that can be purchased to furnish the house in the same manner as decorating a secret base. The player will be visited by NPCs such as the Sinnoh Gym Leaders, the player's [[mom]], [[Professor Rowan]], and the rival.

===Gameplay changes===
[[Image:PlatinumJapanese.png|thumb|right|200px|Japanese version box art.]]
* Giratina's cry will be heard when "Start" or "A" are pressed at the title screen, unlike in {{game|Diamond and Pearl|s}} which just play a snippet of the title theme's melody. It shares this trait with some games from previous generations.
* The Wi-Fi area has been enhanced with the [[Wi-Fi Plaza]], which supports up to 20 people at a time. The new area seems to focus exclusively on mini-games, which include '' Wobbuffet Pop'', where players hit a {{p|Wobbuffet}}, ''Mime Jr. Top'', where players can balance {{p|Mime Jr.}} on a ball and ''Swalot Plop'' where players throw berries at a {{p|Swalot}} machine.
* There is a new [[key item]] called the [[Vs. Recorder]] (given by [[Looker]] when the player first meets him in [[Jubilife City]]), which allows players to record battles in {{gdis|Battle Frontier|IV}} and Wi-Fi, and share the records with other players over the [[Global Terminal|GTS]]. Players can also take pictures of their [[PC]] boxes and share them with other players in a similar fashion.
* The [[Global Terminal|GTS]] has incorporated an e-mail system that allows players to be notified of completed trades. Notification messages are sent to the player's e-mail account, which can be viewed through the player's PC, mobile phone, or Wii system.
** In non-Japanese versions, however, the system was downgraded to Wii messaging only. Thus, in these versions, notification messages are sent and must be viewed through the Wii's Message Board.
* The Sinnoh starters and their evolutions are now allowed in an expanded [[Amity Square]], making a total of 20 Pokémon allowed in the Square.
* Over local wireless, there is a new feature called ''Spin Trade'' where the player and their friends can put their Pokémon eggs in and randomly swap. Trainers that obtain eggs that land on the ''Bonus Area'', the spotted ones, get a berry too.
* {{HM|05|Defog}} is now located inside the [[Solaceon Ruins]] instead of the [[Pastoria Great Marsh]].
* The player now receives {{HM|04|Strength}} from [[Riley]] on [[Iron Island]] instead of in the [[Lost Tower]].
* The player can now challenge other trainers in certain [[Pokémon Center]]s. The trainer(s) are located in front of the desk. These trainers change location every day.
* In addition to the move tutors in Diamond and Pearl, three new [[move tutors]] are added, in [[Snowpoint City]], on [[Route 212]] and in the [[Survival Area]].
* The {{stat|Accuracy}} of {{m|Hypnosis}} was changed back to 60.
* The game's speed with some features is faster compared to Diamond and Pearl, particularly while {{m|Surf|surfing}} and during {{pkmn|battle}}s. These improvements make the game almost as fast as the [[Generation III]] games, though the player still walks slower than the Generation III standard, and the FPS of Platinum is only 30.
* Poffins can be made with others via Wi-Fi.
* A man in the [[Veilstone Game Corner]]'s Prize Exchange House can tell the player the type of {{m|Hidden Power}} their Pokémon has, and a man in the {{si|Battle Tower}} is able to judge the [[Individual values]] of the player Pokémon.
* The price of the [[accessory|accessories]] at [[Pick a Peck of Colors Flower Shop]] on [[Floaroma Town]] has been reduced.
* European versions of the game are no longer able to play [[slot machine]]s. These versions of the game replace slot machines with [[game machine]]s, a machine that simply gives coins to the player with little interactivity. The reason this was done is due to recent implementation of stricter legislation against gambling in the European Union. This issue will cause similar changes in future European versions of Pokémon games as well.
*As in [[Generation II|Generations II]] and III, it is possible to ride a bicycle in gatehouses separating cities or towns and routes, something that was made impossible in Diamond and Pearl.
* When the player uses his or her radar while in [[the Underground]], it takes two seconds before another radar signal to be used. In Diamond and Pearl, it only took one second.
*To be able to catch Dialga and Palkia, the player must have obtained the Adamant Orb and the Lustrous Orb in a cave accessed through the snowfields of [[Mt. Coronet]] and must have faced Giratina, whether it was caught or not. Then the player can go up [[Mt. Coronet]] to where Giratina took the player and Cyrus in to the [[Distortion World]].
*The Lustrous and Adamant Orbs are no longer found at the back of where they are faced in Diamond and Pearl, instead it must be found in a cave somewhere in the snow fields of [[Mt. Coronet]].
* If a legendary Pokémon is not captured, it will reappear after defeating the [[Elite Four]]. However, they will not appear again if they have been caught.

====Obtainable Pokémon====
* 59 more Pokémon have been added to the [[List of Pokémon by Sinnoh Pokédex number|Sinnoh Pokédex]] to give it a grand total of 210 entries, with all non-legendary Pokémon introduced in Generation IV now included, along with their pre-evolved forms and several other Pokémon. The added Pokémon, such as {{p|Rotom}} and {{p|Giratina}}, are now available prior to the [[Elite Four]] challenge.
* Giratina can appear both as Altered Forme and Origin Forme in Platinum. It will appear in Origin Forme while in the [[Distortion World]], and in Altered Forme while out of it. A {{DL|Type-enhancing item|Griseous Orb}} is required to transform it to its Origin Forme outside of the Distortion World.
** The [[ability]] of Origin Forme is {{a|Levitate}} and its [[Stats|base stats]] mirror those of Altered Forme in that the offensive stats have been switched with their respective defensive stats.
* {{p|Shaymin}}'s new Forme is called ''Sky Forme'' and takes on a canine appearance. Its [[ability]] is {{a|Serene Grace}} and the forme is focused on {{stat|Speed}} and {{stat|Special Attack}}. It is able to learn new moves like {{m|Quick Attack}}, {{m|Air Slash}} and {{m|Leaf Storm}}.
** Shaymin is able to change between its two forms via the use of the {{OBP|Gracidea|flower}}. This item doesn't work at [[Time#Times of day|night]] or if Shaymin is {{status|Freeze|frozen}}.
* {{p|Rotom}} has new forms as well. Each of the five forms is a Rotom that has possessed an electrical appliance. Despite having visual characteristics of other types, the five forms share the original Rotom's {{t|Electric}} and {{t|Ghost}} types, whereas their [[Stat|base stats]] are far higher. They also share the original Rotom's ability: {{a|Levitate}}. These Pokémon are not normally available and are therefore banned from official tournaments. The item to unlock these Pokémon in the game, the {{OBP|Secret Key|Generation IV}}, is an event-only item.
* {{p|Regirock}}, {{p|Regice}} and {{p|Registeel}} can be caught at level 30 with the help of an event {{p|Regigigas}} that has been distributed in Nintendo events.
* {{p|Regigigas}} is now found at level 1, making it the lowest-[[level]] non-glitch wild Pokémon in a game, along with {{p|Magikarp}}. It's also the lowest-level non-glitch legendary in a game.
* The [[legendary birds]] can be found as roaming Pokémon after the [[National Pokédex]] is obtained. They roam Sinnoh much like {{p|Mesprit}} and {{p|Cresselia}} do. The player has to talk to [[Professor Oak]] in [[Eterna City]] to trigger their appearance. They are all at level 60.
* {{p|Dialga}} and {{p|Palkia}} appear on [[Spear Pillar]] one at a time after the player has spoken with Cynthia's grandmother in [[Celestic Town]], and obtained the [[Type-enhancing item#Adamant Orb|Adamant]] and {{DL|Type-enhancing item|Lustrous Orb}}s in [[Mt. Coronet]].
* [[Cynthia]] now gives the player a [[Pokémon egg]] containing {{p|Togepi}} after the player has defeated Team Galactic at the [[Galactic Eterna Building]], replacing the {{p|Happiny}} Egg previously obtainable in [[Hearthome City]].
* [[Bebe]] now gives the player an {{p|Eevee}} before the player receives the [[National Pokédex]]; Eevee can now be obtained from the first time the player arrives in [[Hearthome City]]. It is at level 20.
* A man in [[Veilstone City]] gives the player a level 25 {{p|Porygon}} as a gift.
* {{p|Manaphy}}, while still uncatchable in-game, is now required to obtain the [[National Pokédex]]. It can be added to the [[List of Pokémon by Sinnoh Pokédex number|Sinnoh Pokédex]] from finding its picture in a book in the {{OBP|Pokémon Mansion|Sinnoh}}.

===Map changes===
* Much like the [[Pokémon Emerald Version|third version of the last generation]], a new {{Gdis|Battle Frontier|IV}} takes the place of the {{si|Battle Park}}. It has the {{si|Battle Tower}}, {{DL|Battle Frontier (Generation IV)|Battle Factory}}, {{DL|Battle Frontier (Generation IV)|Battle Castle}}, {{DL|Battle Frontier (Generation IV)|Battle Arcade}} and {{DL|Battle Frontier (Generation IV)|Battle Hall}} as venues.
* [[Twinleaf Town]] and nearby routes now have snow patches.
* [[Jubilife City]] has been refurbished with new pathways and some buildings have animated roof lights.
* The [[Global Terminal|Global Trade Station]] in [[Jubilife City]] has been redesigned and now includes a bigger global terminal. It has been renamed as the ''Global Terminal''.
* [[Oreburgh Mine]] now has twin coal transporters starting from the entrance and ending at the entrance to the last section of the mine and are now moving.
* An arch now represents the entrances to [[Floaroma Town]].
* The trees in [[Eterna Forest]], as well as [[Fullmoon Island]] and [[Newmoon Island]], cast shadows that cover the ground.
* [[Eterna City]] has been refurbished with new foliage and pathways. Also the [[Galactic Eterna Building]] has had a complete redesign, inside and out. It now contains a secret room where Rotom can switch between its forms.
* [[Route 206|Cycling Road]] has been redesigned and now has tunnel-like shelters in the middle of the Cycle Route, as well as lights along the sides of it.
* [[Hearthome City]] has been refurbished with new pathways.
* [[Amity Square]] has been completely remodeled. It now includes a small pond, more paths and more upper levels. The old buildings that previously inhabited Amity Square now contain Warp Panels which transport the player to the other old buildings within Amity Square.
* [[Lost Tower]] has had its color scheme changed and now has fog on three of its five floors, which can be cleared by {{HM|05|Defog}}.
* [[Solaceon Town]]'s houses have been remodeled and the [[Pokémon Daycare]] now has a trough filled with water and tent-like shelters.
* [[Veilstone City]] has been refurbished with new pathways. The [[Galactic Veilstone Building]] has been redesigned, inside and out. The [[Veilstone Department Store]] now has a basement, in which contest items can be sold and bought. Berries and Lava Cookies can be bought as well.
* The [[Hotel Grand Lake]] has been refurbished with new pathways.
* [[Pastoria City]]'s houses have been remodeled and now also includes a board with a {{p|Croagunk}} on it which is located in front of the [[Great Marsh]]. On occasions, if the player stands behind the Croagunk Wall with the player's head sticking out of it, a wild Croagunk will come, but it will just cry and walk into the Great Marsh building.
* The [[Great Marsh]] has had its color scheme changed and has also had foliage changed and added.
* [[Celestic Town]]'s houses have been remodeled.
* [[Canalave City]] has been refurbished with new pathways and its houses and library have also been remodeled.
* The player now needs to use {{HM|08|Rock Climb}} to reach [[Lake Acuity]].
* The area of water to the south of [[Snowpoint City]] where the player can get a boat to the [[Battle Zone]] now contains a small amount of icebergs. These can also be seen in the ocean when the boat is crossing to the Battle Zone. The boat has also been redesigned, most likely due to the icebergs in the sea.
* The back area of [[Spear Pillar]] has been slightly redesigned to allow more room for the [[Dragon Trio]] when they appear.
* [[Sunyshore City]] has been refurbished with new pathways and its houses have been remodeled.
* The entrance and exit of {{si|Victory Road}} have become wider, having a [[Poké Ball]] at the center of the arch.
* The [[Battle Zone]] is now warmer, and palm trees can be found there.
* [[Stark Mountain]] now has more features evocative of a {{wp|volcano}}, such as crags and pits of lava.
* The {{si|Pokémon Mansion}} is surrounded by golden railings.

===Missing Pokémon===
These Pokémon are unavailable in Platinum. To be obtained they must be [[trade]]d from the other games of [[Generation IV]] or [[Pal Park|imported]] from a game from [[Generation III]].
{| align="center"
|- valign="top"
|
{| align="center" style="background: #{{Platinum color}}; -moz-border-radius: 1em; border: 5px solid #{{Platinum color light}};"
|-
! align="center" |Missing Pokémon
|- align="center"
|
{| border="1" style="border: 1px solid #{{Platinum color}}; border-collapse: collapse; background: white; margin: auto;" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="2"
|- align="center"
{{Moveentry|198|Murkrow|2|Dark|Flying|'''{{color|{{Diamond color}}|D}}'''}}
{{Moveentry|430|Honchkrow|2|Dark|Flying|'''{{color|{{Diamond color}}|D}}'''}}
{{Moveentry|200|Misdreavus|1|Ghost||'''{{color|{{Pearl color}}|P}}'''}}
{{Moveentry|429|Mismagius|1|Ghost||'''{{color|{{Pearl color}}|P}}'''}}
{{Moveentry|328|Trapinch|1|Ground||'''{{color|{{Diamond color}}|D}}{{color|{{Pearl color}}|P}}'''}}
{{Moveentry|329|Vibrava|2|Ground|Dragon|'''{{color|{{Diamond color}}|D}}{{color|{{Pearl color}}|P}}'''}}
{{Moveentry|330|Flygon|2|Ground|Dragon|'''{{color|{{Diamond color}}|D}}{{color|{{Pearl color}}|P}}'''}}
{{Moveentry|366|Clamperl|1|Water||'''{{color|{{Diamond color}}|D}}{{color|{{Pearl color}}|P}}'''}}
{{Moveentry|367|Huntail|1|Water||'''{{color|{{Diamond color}}|D}}{{color|{{Pearl color}}|P}}'''}}
{{Moveentry|368|Gorebyss|1|Water||'''{{color|{{Diamond color}}|D}}{{color|{{Pearl color}}|P}}'''}}
{{Moveentry|431|Glameow|1|Normal||'''{{color|{{Pearl color}}|P}}'''}}
{{Moveentry|432|Purugly|1|Normal||'''{{color|{{Pearl color}}|P}}'''}}
{{Moveentry|434|Stunky|2|Poison|Dark|'''{{color|{{Diamond color}}|D}}'''}}
{{Moveentry|435|Skuntank|2|Poison|Dark|'''{{color|{{Diamond color}}|D}}'''}}
|}
|}

==Reception==
Upon its release, Pokémon Platinum received very good review scores from critics. IGN gave the game a "Great" score with an 8.8 out of 10 stating that, "Yes, It's still good. Even two years later".<ref>[http://ds.ign.com/articles/965/965092p1.html IGN: Pokemon Platinum Version Review] (retrieved December 21, 2009)</ref> It currently holds an 83% rating on Gamerankings.com, while being reviewed by a total of 34 sources.<ref>[http://www.gamerankings.com/ds/946308-pokemon-platinum-version/index.html Gamerankings: Pokemon Platinum Version] (retrieved January 18, 2010)</ref>

{{wp|Famitsū}}, a Japanese video game magazine, noted that Platinum was the fastest selling game released for the Nintendo DS. It also had the tenth highest selling figures of any game for 2009, and was the only game for the DS to place in the top ten.<ref>[http://videogames.yahoo.com/events/plugged-in/nintendo-call-of-duty-dominate-09-game-sales-figures/1385597] Game sales data 2009 (retrieved January 16, 2010)</ref>

==Connectivity==
The game can connect automatically to {{game|Diamond and Pearl|s}} and {{game|HeartGold and SoulSilver|s}} once players have access to a [[Pokémon Center]]. It can also connect to [[Pokémon Ranger: Shadows of Almia]] and obtain Pokémon received from [[Ranger Net]] Special Missions. It retains the same compatibility with [[Generation III]] games and [[Pokémon Battle Revolution]] as its predecessors, but [[My Pokémon Ranch]] requires an update to work with Platinum that is only available in Japan. Pokémon Battle Revolution also wasn't programmed to be compatible with Platinum, so new formes will not appear.

==Trivia==
*This is the first game where a [[version mascot]]'s primary color is not the name of the game. However, while no color is especially dominant in {{p|Giratina}}'s color scheme, it has gray elements that the "Platinum" may refer to, and the names ''Giratina'' and ''Platina'' share the same word ending.
* Platinum is the first game to be named after a metal since {{game|Gold and Silver|s}}, and the first game to not be named after a precious stone since then.
** It also makes [[Generation IV]] the first generation in which two game names have the same first initial in English ('''P'''earl and '''P'''latinum). However, other languages have had the same initial in their game names, with Spanish '''A'''zul and '''A'''marillo for Blue and Yellow and German '''S'''aphir and '''S'''maragd for Sapphire and Emerald. Coincidentally, all three of these are the respective second and third versions of their generation.
* A small cosmetic mistake was made during the development of Platinum. Normally, when the player picks up an item on the ground, it disappears and the message saying "[Player] received a(n)/the [item]". However, when the player approaches the Poké Ball containing the {{DL|Type-enhancing item|Griseous Orb}}, it displays "[Player] received a Griseous Orb!" ''before'' it disappears. This was corrected in the English version of the game.
**In the [[Turnback Cave]], however, the item in the last room by the portal still has this mistake.
*All of the Pokémon in the Sinnoh Pokédex as well as a few other non-Sinnoh native Pokémon got new sprite designs, as is customary for third versions. However, the {{2v2|Diamond|Pearl}} sprites are still used when the player dresses up the Pokémon either in [[Super Contest]]s or in the [[Jubilife TV]] station. Over half of the 493 Pokémon had either minor or major tweaks in their backsprites.
*In the Help Booklet included with the game, they say that there are 493 Pokémon to be discovered. However, this game was released before {{p|Arceus}}, the 493rd Pokémon, was officially revealed.
* This is the first game where the player can battle an [[Non-player character|NPC]] in a Pokémon Center.
* With a total of eighteen legendary Pokemon, Pokémon Platinum has the most legendary Pokemon out of any [[version|main series]] game.
* Platinum removed the "©(publishing year) GAME FREAK inc." notice present on the title screen in Diamond and Pearl and preceding games, instead having a notice saying "Developed by GAME FREAK inc." similar to the notices found on the title screens of recent games developed by {{wp|tri-Ace}}.
*This is the second game (enhancement) to have the rematch feature with the gym leaders, the first being {{game|Emerald}} and the most recent being {{2v2|HeartGold|SoulSilver}}.

===In other languages===
{{langtable|color={{platinum color}}|bordercolor={{platinum color light}}
|ja=ポケットモンスタープラチナ
|fr=Pokémon Version Platine
|de=Pokémon - Platin Edition
|it=Pokémon Versione Platino
|ko={{tt|포켓몬스터기라티나Pt|Pocket Monsters Giratina Pt}}
|es=Pokémon Edición Platino}}

==See also==
*[[Staff of Pokémon Platinum]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

==See Also==
*[[Appendix:Platinum_walkthrough|Pokémon Platinum Walkthrough]]

==External links==
* [http://www.pokemon.com/us/games/videogame-pokemontm-platinum-version/ Official English Site]
** [http://www.pokemonplatinum.com/ Official English Sub-site]
* [http://www.pokemon.co.jp/game/ds/platinum/ Official Japanese Site]
** [http://www.pokemon.co.jp/special/platinum/ Official Japanese Sub-site]
* [http://www.pokemonplatinum.net/ More Information on Pokémon Platinum]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hgBjbpaMVJw Official Pokémon Platinum Trailer]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_M2ZVFYkaFQ Second Official Pokémon Platinum Trailer]
* [http://purenintendo.com/2008/02/24/rumor-pokemon-platinum-on-its-way-2009/ Rumor: Pokémon Platinum On Its Way 2009?]

{{Main series}}
[[Category:Games]]
[[Category:DS games]]
[[Category:Pokémon Platinum]]
[[Category:Third versions]]

[[de:Pokémon Platin-Edition]]
[[es:Pokémon Platino]]
[[fr:Pokémon Platine]]
[[ja:ポケットモンスタープラチナ]]
[[pl:Pokémon Platinum]]
[[pt:Pokémon Platinum]]

{{Project Games notice}}

Pink Butterfree

2010-05-19T02:14:30Z

Squishy: /* In the games */

{{AnimePokémonInfobox|
type1=Bug|
type2=Flying|
ball=Unknown|
nickname=Pink Butterfree|
jnickname=ピンクバタフリー|
tmnickname=Pink Butterfree|
image=[[Image:Pink_butterfree.jpg|230px]]|
caption=Pink Butterfree with [[Ash's Butterfree]]|
location=Unknown|
epnum=EP021|
epname=Bye-Bye Butterfree|
gender=Female|
prevonum=012|
pokemonname=Butterfree|
java1=[[Chinami Nishimura]]|
}}
The '''pink Butterfree''' (Japanese: '''ピンクバタフリー''' ''pink Butterfree'') is the first [[Shiny Pokémon|alternate colored]] [[Pokémon]] (excluding the ones being differently colored due to coloring errors) in the {{pkmn|anime}}. It was created before alternate colored Pokémon appeared in the {{pkmn|games}}, possibly to differentiate it from the other Butterfree in the episode. This may be why alternate colored {{p|Butterfree}} are not pink in the games. Her voice actress in both Japanese and English is ''[[Chinami Nishimura]]''.

[[Image:Satoshi's Butterfree.jpg|thumb|left|170px|Appearance on Spurt!]]
She appeared in ''[[EP021|Bye-Bye Butterfree]]''. [[Ash's Butterfree]] fell in love with her, and fought to save her from [[Team Rocket]]. At the end of the episode, the two became mates and Ash's Butterfree flew away across the ocean with the pink Butterfree.

The only other time the pink Butterfree was seen again was in the Japanese opening ''[[Spurt!]]'' and a flashback in the episode ''[[DP099|A Trainer and Child Reunion!]]'', both along with Ash's Butterfree.

==In the games==
* In {{game2|Gold|Silver|Crystal}} a female [[non-player character|NPC]] near the top of the Lake of Rage [[List of cross-canon references|makes a reference]] to a pink Butterfree. She comments ''"Come to think of it, I've seen a pink Butterfree."''
** However, this may be a reference to the shiny form of Butterfree in the games which has a different colors but has some pink.

==Trivia==
* Butterfree's coloration may not be naturally occurring; in ''[[EP088|In the Pink]]'', [[Pinkan Island|an island]] is introduced where all of the Pokémon gradually turn pink as a result of eating a [[Pinkan Berry|special berry]] only found on the island.

==Related articles==
*{{Animespecies|Butterfree}}
{{-}}
{{Project COD notice}}
[[Category:Alternate color Pokémon in the anime]]

[[fr:Papilusion rose]]

Ilex Forest

2010-05-11T16:42:41Z

Squishy: /* Ilex Forest Shrine */

{{Infobox location
|image=HGSS Ilex Forest-{{#switch: {{#time: G}}|4|5|6|7|8|9=Morning|10|11|12|13|14|15|16=Day|17|18|19=Evening|20|21|22|23|0|1|2|3=Night}}.png
|type=forest
|location_name=Ilex Forest
|japanese_name=ウバメのもり
|translated_name=Ubame Forest
|location=Between [[Azalea Town]] and {{rt|34}}
|region=Johto
|generation={{gen|II}}, {{gen|IV}}
|map=MapIlex.gif
}}
'''Ilex Forest''' (Japanese: '''ウバメのもり''' ''Ubame Forest'') is a dense forest located in southern [[Johto]], directly west of [[Azalea Town]]. The forest's trees are so close together that all light is blocked out, and the forest seems to be in a perpetual night.

In {{game|Crystal}}, if a player managed to obtain the [[GS Ball]], either through the [[Pokémon Mobile System GB]] or use of a [[GameShark]], and if [[Kurt]] had examined it already, placing the GS Ball in the shrine would bring a [[level]] 30 {{p|Celebi}} to face the player. Players of non-Japanese games, however, were restricted in this as the GS Ball was only released in Japan; their only option was to hack the game.

==Geography==
Ilex Forest is a winding path through dense trees connecting [[Azalea Town]] and [[Route 34]]. There are many patches of [[long grass]] on the ground where low-leveled Pokémon can be found. Travelers can enter at either end with no trouble at all, but to pass through to the other side they must be able to use the move {{m|Cut}} outside of battle.

===Cut===
[[File:Ilex Forest Entry.jpg|thumb|right|Entrance in {{game|HeartGold and SoulSilver|s}}]]
When the player enters the forest, the only way to proceed through the the next section of the forest is to return a runaway {{p|Farfetch'd}} for the regional cutting master's son, thus receiving {{HM|01|Cut}} as a reward, allowing the player to clear the path from a cuttable tree. In [[Generation II]], this is done by using the forest's layout to chase it back, using a looped path on the far eastern side, as well as a [[ledge|ledged]] area. In order to tactically return the runaway Farfetch'd to its owner, the player must corner it and lead it into the direction of the owner. However, in [[Generation IV]], there are two Farfetch'd and each needs to be approached while they are facing the other way. The player can do this by walking over sticks and, by doing so, causing them to rustle. This grabs the Farfetch'd's attention and, if no other sticks are rustled, may allow them to be approached from behind. Once the Farfetch'd are returned, {{HM|01|Cut}} will be obtained.

===Headbutt===
In the center of the forest is a man who, in Generation II, will hand out {{tm|02|Headbutt}}. Using Headbutt on one of the trees in the forest can sometimes yield a wild Pokémon, which Trainers may wish to capture. In Generation IV, as Headbutt is no longer a TM, the man will teach the move via [[move tutor]], multiple times, for free.

===Ilex Forest Shrine===
{{main|Ilex Forest shrine}}
[[File:Shiny Pichu HGSS event.png|thumb|right|[[Spiky-Eared Pichu]] near the shrine]]
The shrine is a small structure located in the Ilex Forest. It is used in obtaining two event-exclusive Pokémon. It can be found in the deepest part of Ilex Forest, situated right in the center of the forest itself.

Players of {{game|Crystal}} can place the [[GS Ball]] on the shrine, to make a level 30 Celebi appear. The player then has the opportunity to capture the {{t|Grass}}/{{t|Psychic}} Pokémon.

Players of {{game|HeartGold and SoulSilver|s}} are able to unlock a special Pichu here. This Pichu is unique from others as it has [[Spiky-Eared Pichu|a different pattern on one of its ears]]. If the shrine is approached with a promotional event {{p|Celebi}} as the partner Pokémon, Celebi will take the player and their friend back in time and fight the team rocket boss.

==Items==
===Generation II===
{{itlisth|forest}}
{{itlistbod|Revive||GSC}}
{{itlistbod|HM Normal|Gift from charcoal maker|GSC|display={{HM|01|Cut}}}}
{{itlistbod|X Attack||GSC}}
{{itlistbod|Antidote||GSC}}
{{itlistbod|TM Normal|Given by a man near the lake|GSC|display={{TM|02|Headbutt}}}}
{{itlistbod|Ether|Northeast edge (hidden)|GSC}}
{{itlistbod|TM Normal|Given by a woman in the guardhouse|GSC|display={{TM|12|Sweet Scent}}}}
{{itlistbod|Full Heal|South of lake (hidden)|GSC}}
{{itlistbod|Super Potion|East of lake (hidden)|GSC}}
{{itlistfoot|forest}}

===Generation IV===
{{itlisth|forest}}
{{itlistbod|Revive|South of the southernmost rock|HGSS}}
{{itlistbod|TinyMushroom|Two. At the bottom-right flower patch, where most of the sticks are (''Hidden'') Left of the easternmost flower patches, on the one-way path to the move tutor (''Hidden'')|HGSS}}
{{itlistbod|HM Normal|Given by the charcoal maker after the player has returned both of his Farfetch'd|HGSS|display={{HM|01|Cut}}}}
{{itlistbod|X Attack|At the end of the small path east of the [[Trainer Tips]] [[signpost]] (''Hidden'')|HGSS}}
{{itlistbod|Antidote|On the peninsula, between the pond and the trees|HGSS}}
{{itlistbod|Big Mushroom|At the empty patch across from the Antidote ({{m|Surf}} needed) (''Hidden'')|HGSS}}
{{itlistbod|Repel|On the first flower patch east of pond (''Hidden'')|HGSS}}
{{itlistbod|Super Potion|At the left-side empty patch north of the move tutor (''Hidden'')|HGSS}}
{{itlistbod|Ether|Two. North-east of the forest Left of the northernmost isolated tree (''Hidden'')|HGSS}}
{{itlistbod|Full Heal|North-west of the second northernmost isolated tree (''Hidden'')|HGSS}}
{{itlistbod|TM Dark|Given by a woman in the guardhouse connecting Ilex Forest with {{rt|34}}|HGSS|display={{TM|12|Taunt}}}}
{{itlistfoot|forest}}

==Pokémon==
[[File:Ilex Forest anime.png|thumb|right|240px|In the anime]]
===[[Generation II]]===
{{Catchableheader}}
{{Catchtime|All}}
{{Catchentry2|046|Paras|no|no|yes|Walking|6|5%}}
{{Catchtime|Morning}}
{{Catchentry2|010|Caterpie|yes|no|no|Walking|5-6|50%}}
{{Catchentry2|010|Caterpie|no|no|yes|Walking|5|30%}}
{{Catchentry2|011|Metapod|yes|no|no|Walking|6|30%}}
{{Catchentry2|011|Metapod|no|no|yes|Walking|7|20%}}
{{Catchentry2|013|Weedle|no|yes|no|Walking|5-6|50%}}
{{Catchentry2|013|Weedle|no|no|yes|Walking|5|30%}}
{{Catchentry2|014|Kakuna|no|yes|no|Walking|6|30%}}
{{Catchentry2|014|Kakuna|no|no|yes|Walking|7|10%}}
{{Catchentry2|016|Pidgey|no|no|yes|Walking|7|5%}}
{{Catchentry2|041|Zubat|yes|yes|no|Walking|5|5%}}
{{Catchentry2|046|Paras|yes|yes|no|Walking|5-6|15%}}
{{Catchtime|Day}}
{{Catchentry2|010|Caterpie|yes|no|no|Walking|5-6|60%}}
{{Catchentry2|010|Caterpie|no|no|yes|Walking|5|30%}}
{{Catchentry2|011|Metapod|yes|no|no|Walking|5-6|30%}}
{{Catchentry2|011|Metapod|no|no|yes|Walking|7|20%}}
{{Catchentry2|013|Weedle|no|yes|no|Walking|5-6|60%}}
{{Catchentry2|013|Weedle|no|no|yes|Walking|5|30%}}
{{Catchentry2|014|Kakuna|no|yes|no|Walking|5-6|30%}}
{{Catchentry2|014|Kakuna|no|no|yes|Walking|7|10%}}
{{Catchentry2|016|Pidgey|no|no|yes|Walking|7|5%}}
{{Catchentry2|041|Zubat|yes|yes|no|Walking|5|5%}}
{{Catchentry2|046|Paras|yes|yes|no|Walking|6|5%}}
{{Catchtime|Night}}
{{Catchentry2|041|Zubat|yes|yes|no|Walking|5-6|25%}}
{{Catchentry2|043|Oddish|yes|yes|no|Walking|5-6|60%}}
{{Catchentry2|043|Oddish|no|no|yes|Walking|5-7|50%}}
{{Catchentry2|046|Paras|yes|yes|no|Walking|5-6|15%}}
{{Catchentry2|048|Venonat|no|no|yes|Walking|5|30%}}
{{Catchentry2|054|Psyduck|no|no|yes|Walking|7|10%}}
{{Catchentry2|163|Hoothoot|no|no|yes|Walking|7|5%}}
{{catchtime|special}}
{{Catchentry2|251|Celebi|no|no|yes|Forest Shrine (Event)|30|Only One}}
{{Catchablefooter}}

===[[Generation IV]]===
{{catchableheader|land|2}}
{{catchtime|morning}}
{{Catchentryhs|010|Caterpie|yes|no|Walking|5-6|50%}}
{{Catchentryhs|011|Metapod|yes|no|Walking|6|30%}}
{{Catchentryhs|013|Weedle|no|yes|Walking|5-6|50%}}
{{Catchentryhs|014|Kakuna|no|yes|Walking|6|30%}}
{{Catchentryhs|046|Paras|yes|yes|Walking|6|15%}}
{{Catchentryhs|041|Zubat|yes|yes|Walking|5|5%}}
{{Catchtime|Day}}
{{Catchentryhs|010|Caterpie|yes|no|Walking|5-6|60%}}
{{Catchentryhs|011|Metapod|yes|no|Walking|6|30%}}
{{Catchentryhs|013|Weedle|no|yes|Walking|5-6|60%}}
{{Catchentryhs|014|Kakuna|no|yes|Walking|6|30%}}
{{Catchentryhs|046|Paras|yes|yes|Walking|6|5%}}
{{Catchentryhs|041|Zubat|yes|yes|Walking|5|5%}}
{{Catchtime|Night}}
{{Catchentryhs|041|Zubat|yes|yes|Walking|5-6|25%}}
{{Catchentryhs|043|Oddish|yes|yes|Walking|5-6|60%}}
{{Catchentryhs|046|Paras|yes|yes|Walking|5-6|15%}}
{{catchtime|SurfFish}}
{{Catchentryhs|054|Psyduck|yes|yes|Surf|5-20|95%}}
{{Catchentryhs|055|Golduck|yes|yes|Surf|10-20|5%}}
{{catchentryhs|129|Magikarp|yes|yes|Old Rod|10|95%}}
{{catchentryhs|060|Poliwag|yes|yes|Old Rod|10|5%}}
{{catchentryhs|129|Magikarp|yes|yes|Good Rod|20|60%}}
{{catchentryhs|060|Poliwag|yes|yes|Good Rod|20|40%}}
{{catchentryhs|129|Magikarp|yes|yes|Super Rod|40|7%}}
{{catchentryhs|060|Poliwag|yes|yes|Super Rod|40|93%}}
{{catchtime|special}}
{{catchentryhs|325|Spoink|yes|yes|Hoenn Sound|5|Unknown|}}
{{catchentryhs|322|Numel|yes|yes|Hoenn Sound|6|Unknown|}}
{{catchentryhs|406|Budew|yes|yes|Sinnoh Sound|Unknown|Unknown|}}
{{catchentryhs|455|Carnivine|yes|yes|Sinnoh Sound|Unknown|Unknown|}}
{{catchtime|special}}
{{catchentryhs|172|Spiky-Eared Pichu|yes|yes|Forest Shrine (Event)|30|Only one}}
{{catchablefooter|land|2}}

==Trainers==
{{trainerheader|land}}
{{Trainerentry|GSC_BugCatcher.png|Bug Catcher|{{tt|Wayne|This trainer appears only in Pokémon Crystal}}|160|2|165|Ledyba|♂|8|None|046|Paras|♂|10|None|}}
{{Trainerfooter|land|II}}

==Eyecatch==
<gallery>
File:HGSS Ilex Forest-Morning.png|Morning (Zubat)
File:HGSS Ilex Forest-Day.png|Day (Paras)
File:HGSS Ilex Forest-Evening.png|Evening (Paras)
File:HGSS Ilex Forest-Night.png|Night (Oddish)
</gallery>

==Layout==
{| align="center" style="background: #000; -moz-border-radius: 10px; border: 5px solid #{{grass color}}"
|-
! style="background:#{{grass color light}}; -moz-border-radius-topleft: 5px;" | Version
! style="background:#{{grass color light}}" |
|- style="background:#000"
! style="background:#{{gold color}}" | {{color2|000|Pokémon Gold and Silver Versions|Gold}}
| rowspan="3" | [[File:Ilex Forest.png|200px]]
|-
! style="background:#{{silver color}}" | {{color2|000|Pokémon Gold and Silver Versions|Silver}}
|-
! style="background:#{{crystal color}}" | {{color2|000|Pokémon Crystal Version|Crystal}}
|-
! style="background:#{{heartgold color}}" | {{color2|000|Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver Versions|HeartGold}}
| rowspan="2" | [[Image:HGSS Ilex Forest.png|200px]]
|-
! style="background:#{{soulsilver color}}" | {{color2|000|Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver Versions|SoulSilver}}
|-
| colspan="3" style="background:#{{grass color light}}; -moz-border-radius-bottomleft: 5px; -moz-border-radius-bottomright: 5px;" |  
|}

==In the anime==
[[File:IlexPCenter.png|thumb|200px|right|Ilex Forest's [[Pokémon Center]] in the anime]]
Ilex Forest appeared in a number of episodes in the {{pkmn|anime}}, as {{Ash}} and {{ashfr|his friends}} traveled from [[Azalea Town]] to [[Goldenrod City]]. The first episode it was seen in was ''[[EP145|A Farfetch'd Tale]]'', where Ash encounters the [[Ilex Forest shrine|shrine]] dedicated to the forest's protector. He would later revisit the shrine—or perhaps one of many different shrines—in ''[[M04|Pokémon 4Ever]]''. [[Ash's Noctowl]] was caught within the forest in ''[[EP154|Fowl Play]]'', one of the final episodes set here.

The forest is much larger in the anime than the games, which is why it was the setting for so many episodes. People are shown to be living in it, and there are small villages scattered throughout, and even a [[Pokémon Center]].

==Trivia==
* Ilex Forest is the only early region forest that is not named after the nearest town, unlike [[Viridian Forest]], [[Petalburg Woods]], and [[Eterna Forest]].
* It is also the only forest where [[wild Pokémon]] appear without any tall grass.
* In the Generation II games, the in-game maps made it appear that a route existed between Azalea Town and Ilex Forest, despite players entering the forest immediately after leaving the town. This was corrected for the in-game maps in [[Generation IV]].

==In other languages==
* '''Spanish:''' ''Encinar''
* '''Italian:''' ''Bosco di Lecci''
* '''German:''' ''Steineichenwald''
* '''French:''' ''Bois aux chênes'' (Forest of Oaks)
* '''Korean:''' 너도밤나무숲
{{Johto}}
{{legendarylocations}}
[[Category:Johto locations]]
[[Category:Gold, Silver and Crystal locations]]
[[Category:HeartGold and SoulSilver locations]]
[[Category:Forests]]

[[de:Steineichenwald]]
[[es:Encinar]]
[[fr:Bois aux chênes]]
[[ja:ウバメのもり]]
[[pt:Ilex Forest]]

Phione (Pokémon)

2010-05-09T03:49:54Z

Squishy: /* Game locations */

{{PokémonPrevNext |type=water | prevnum=488 | nextnum=490 | prev=Cresselia |next=Manaphy}}
{{PokémonInfobox|
name=Phione |
jname=フィオネ |
tmname=Phione |
pron=<sc>fi-yo-ne</sc> |
image=489Phione.png |
caption=Artwork from D/P |
ndex=489 |
obrow=297 |
typen=1 |
type1=Water |
type2= |
species=Sea Drifter |
height-ftin=1'04" |
height-m=0.4 |
weight-lbs=6.8 |
weight-kg=3.1 |
abilityn=1 |
ability1=Hydration |
ability2= |
egggroupn=2 |
egggroup1=Water 1 |
egggroup2=Fairy |
eggcycles=40 |
evhp=1|
expyield=165 |
lv100exp=1,250,000 |
gendercode=255|
color=Blue |
catchrate=30 |
body= 04|
pokefordex=phione |
generation=4 |
footnotes= }}
'''Phione''' ([[List of Japanese Pokémon names|Japanese:]] '''フィオネ''' ''Phione'') is a {{type2|Water}} [[Pokémon]].

It is not known to evolve into or from any other Pokémon. However, it can only be obtained by breeding {{p|Manaphy}} or another Phione with {{p|Ditto}}. 

==Biology==
===Physiology===
Phione is the result of breeding {{p|Manaphy}} in the [[Generation IV]] games. As a result, it is very similar to Manaphy in body structure. It has a tiny body with a red gem on it. Phione has a single rudimentary foot spike and club-like arms. Phione's head is larger than the rest of its body, and extending from its eyes are two small purple circles. It has a flotation sac on its head with a single, ribbon-like antenna on it.

====Gender differences====
Phione is a genderless species.

====Special abilities====
[[Image:Phione to water.png|thumb|right|Phione going in the drain]]
Phione's abilities are similar to Manaphy's, but weaker. Phione is unable to use a number of attacks that Manaphy is able to learn, most notably: {{m|Tail Glow}}, {{m|Heart Swap}}, {{m|Hyper Beam}}, or {{m|Giga Impact}}. Phione are supposedly able to create a dew that cures all {{status|ailments}}. Phione also has the ability to {{m|Acid Armor|melt}} its body into water and change its body into a more liquid state similar to {{p|Vaporeon}}.

===Behavior===
Like Manaphy, Phione always go back to the spot where they are born.
===Habitat===
Phione live in warm seas, especially around the [[Sinnoh]] region.

===Diet===
{{main|Pokémon food}}

==In the anime==
[[Image:Phione.png|thumb|210px|Multiple Phione in the anime]]
Multiple Phione made their debut appearance in the anime in ''[[DP113|Hold the Phione!]]'' where one was attracted to [[Dawn's Buneary]].

===Pokédex entries===
{{Animedexheader|Sinnoh}}
{{Animedexbody|DP113|Phione|Dawn's Pokédex|Phione, the Sea Drifter Pokémon. Phione lives in warm oceans. It inflates the flotation sac on its head allowing it to float on the waves and look for {{pkmn|food}}.}}
{{Animedexfooter/Pokémon|''Diamond & Pearl''|Sinnoh}}



==In the TCG==
{{main|Phione (TCG)}}

==Game data==
===Pokédex entries===
{{Dex
|type=water
|gen=4
|diamonddex=A Pokémon that lives in warm seas. It inflates the flotation sac on its head to drift and search for food.
|pearldex=A Pokémon that lives in warm seas. It inflates the flotation sac on its head to drift and search for food.
|platinumdex=It drifts in warm seas. It always returns to where it was born, no matter how far it may have drifted.
|heartgolddex=When the water warms, they inflate the flotation sac on their heads and drift languidly on the sea in packs.
|soulsilverdex=When the water warms, they inflate the flotation sac on their heads and drift languidly on the sea in packs.
}}

===Game locations===
{{Availability|
type=water |
gen=4 |
dparea=[[Pokémon breeding|Breed]] {{p|Manaphy}} and {{p|Ditto}} |
ptarea=[[Pokémon breeding|Breed]] {{p|Manaphy}} and {{p|Ditto}}|
hgssex=[[Pokémon breeding|Breed]] {{p|Manaphy}} and {{p|Ditto}}|
hgssarea=[[Pokémon breeding|Breed]] {{p|Manaphy}} and {{p|Ditto}}|
}}

====In side games====
{{SidegameAvail
|type=Water
|md2=[[Miracle Sea]] (Bottom)
|ranch=Store 250 Pokémon {{tt|*|Received in a Trade with Hayley for a Leafeon. Available for transfer to Diamond and Pearl.}}
|scramble=Ticket for releasing {{p|Lapras}} and {{p|Vaporeon}}
}}

===Stats===
====Base stats====
{{BaseStats|
type=water |
HP= 80 |
Attack= 80 |
Defense=80 |
SpAtk= 80 |
SpDef= 80 |
Speed= 80 }}

====Pokéathlon stats====
{{Pokéthlon|
|type=Water
|Speed=4
|SpeedMax=5
|Power=1
|PowerMax=2
|Technique=3
|TechniqueMax=5
|Stamina=1
|StaminaMax=3
|Jump=2
|JumpMax=3
}}

===Type effectiveness===
{{DP type effectiveness|
type1=water|
Normal= 100 |
Fighting=100 |
Flying= 100 |
Poison= 100 |
Ground= 100 |
Rock= 100 |
Bug= 100 |
Ghost= 100 |
Steel= 50 |

Fire= 50 |
Water= 50 |
Grass= 200 |
Electric=200 |
Psychic= 100 |
Ice= 50 |
Dragon= 100 |
Dark= 100 }}

===Learnset===
====By [[Level|leveling up]]====
{{movelist|water|water|4|4|Phione}}
{{mlentry4|Start|Bubble|Water|Special|20|100|30|Cute|2||'''}}
{{mlentry4|Start|Water Sport|Water|Status|—|—|15|Cute|2}}
{{mlentry4|9|Charm|Normal|Status|—|100|20|Cute|2}}
{{mlentry4|16|Supersonic|Normal|Status|—|55|20|Smart|2}}
{{mlentry4|24|BubbleBeam|Water|Special|65|100|20|Beauty|2||'''}}
{{mlentry4|31|Acid Armor|Poison|Status|—|—|40|Tough|0}}
{{mlentry4|39|Whirlpool|Water|Special|15|70|15|Beauty|0||'''}}
{{mlentry4|46|Water Pulse|Water|Special|60|100|20|Beauty|2||'''}}
{{mlentry4|54|Aqua Ring|Water|Status|—|—|20|Beauty|0}}
{{mlentry4|61|Dive|Water|Physical|80|100|10|Beauty|1||'''}}
{{mlentry4|69|Rain Dance|Water|Status|—|—|5|Tough|2}}
{{movelist/note|4|water}}

====By [[TM]]/[[HM]]====
{{movelisttm|water|water|4|4|Phione}}
{{mlentry4|[[TM03]]|Water Pulse|Water|Special|60|100|20|Beauty|2||'''}}
{{mlentry4|[[TM06]]|Toxic|Poison|Status|—|85|10|Smart|2}}
{{mlentry4|[[TM07]]|Hail|Ice|Status|—|—|10|Beauty|2}}
{{mlentry4|[[TM10]]|Hidden Power|Normal|Special|—|100|15|Smart|1}}
{{mlentry4|[[TM13]]|Ice Beam|Ice|Special|95|100|10|Beauty|2}}
{{mlentry4|[[TM14]]|Blizzard|Ice|Special|120|70|5|Beauty|2}}
{{mlentry4|[[TM17]]|Protect|Normal|Status|—|—|10|Cute|0}}
{{mlentry4|[[TM18]]|Rain Dance|Water|Status|—|—|5|Tough|2}}
{{mlentry4|[[TM20]]|Safeguard|Normal|Status|—|—|25|Beauty|2}}
{{mlentry4|[[TM21]]|Frustration|Normal|Physical|—|100|20|Cute|2}}
{{mlentry4|[[TM27]]|Return|Normal|Physical|—|100|20|Cute|2}}
{{mlentry4|[[TM32]]|Double Team|Normal|Status|—|—|15|Cool|2}}
{{mlentry4|[[TM42]]|Facade|Normal|Physical|70|100|20|Cute|2}}
{{mlentry4|[[TM43]]|Secret Power|Normal|Physical|70|100|20|Smart|2}}
{{mlentry4|[[TM44]]|Rest|Psychic|Status|—|—|10|Cute|0}}
{{mlentry4|[[TM55]]|Brine|Water|Special|65|100|10|Smart|2||'''}}
{{mlentry4|[[TM56]]|Fling|Dark|Physical|—|100|10|Tough|1}}
{{mlentry4|[[TM58]]|Endure|Normal|Status|—|—|10|Tough|2}}
{{mlentry4|[[TM77]]|Psych Up|Normal|Status|—|—|10|Smart|0}}
{{mlentry4|[[TM82]]|Sleep Talk|Normal|Status|—|—|10|Cute|3}}
{{mlentry4|[[TM83]]|Natural Gift|Normal|Physical|—|100|15|Cool|2}}
{{mlentry4|[[TM86]]|Grass Knot|Grass|Special|—|100|20|Smart|2}}
{{mlentry4|[[TM87]]|Swagger|Normal|Status|—|90|15|Cute|2}}
{{mlentry4|[[TM89]]|U-turn|Bug|Physical|70|100|20|Cute|0}}
{{mlentry4|[[TM90]]|Substitute|Normal|Status|—|—|10|Smart|1}}
{{mlentry4|[[HM03]]|Surf|Water|Special|95|100|15|Beauty|2||'''}}
{{mlentry4|[[HM05]]|Whirlpool|Water|Special|15|70|15|Beauty|0||'''|HGSS}}
{{mlentry4|[[HM07]]|Waterfall|Water|Physical|80|100|15|Tough|3||'''}}
{{movelist/note|4|water}}

====By [[move tutor|tutoring]]====
{{tutor|water|water|4a|4|Phione}}
{{mtentry4a|AncientPower|Rock|Special|60|100|5|Tough|2|||no|yes|yes}}
{{mtentry4a|Bounce|Flying|Physical|85|85|5|Cute|1|||no|yes|yes}}
{{mtentry4a|Dive|Water|Physical|80|100|10|Beauty|1||'''|no|yes|yes}}
{{mtentry4a|Heal Bell|Normal|Status|—|—|5|Beauty|0|||no|no|yes}}
{{mtentry4a|Helping Hand|Normal|Status|—|—|20|Smart|1|||no|yes|yes}}
{{mtentry4a|Icy Wind|Ice|Special|55|95|15|Beauty|2|||no|yes|yes}}
{{mtentry4a|Knock Off|Dark|Physical|20|100|20|Smart|3|||no|yes|yes}}
{{mtentry4a|Last Resort|Normal|Physical|130|100|5|Cute|0|||no|yes|yes}}
{{mtentry4a|Mud-Slap|Ground|Special|20|100|10|Cute|3|||no|yes|yes}}
{{mtentry4a|Signal Beam|Bug|Special|75|100|15|Beauty|2|||no|yes|yes}}
{{mtentry4a|Snore|Normal|Special|40|100|15|Cute|3|||no|yes|yes}}
{{mtentry4a|Swift|Normal|Special|60|—|20|Cool|2|||no|yes|yes}}
{{mtentry4a|Uproar|Normal|Special|50|100|10|Cute|2|||no|yes|yes}}
{{tutor/note|4a|water}}

===Side game data===
{{Sidegame|
type=water |
ndex=489 |
Dungeon2=yes |
body2=1 |
rate2=100 |
iq=B |
Ranger3=yes |
group3=Water |
assist3=Water |
field3=Cut |
field3power=2 |
}}

===Evolution===
{{Evobox
|family=Breedonly
|sprite1=489
|name1=Phione
|type1-1=Water
|evotype1=None
|sprite2=490
|name2=Manaphy
|type1-2=Water
}}

===Sprites===
{{Sprite|
type=water|
gen=4|
gender=none|
ndex=489|
name=Phione|
animated=1|
}}

==Trivia==
* Phione is the only Pokémon that is obtainable only by breeding a [[legendary Pokémon]].
* Phione has the same base stats as {{p|Glalie}}.
* Phione is taller and weighs more than its parent, {{p|Manaphy}}.
* Phione can be bred not only from {{p|Manaphy}}, but also from a Phione. However, Phione are unable to produce eggs that will hatch into Manaphy.
* There was much debate over whether or not Phione is a legendary Pokémon until recently, when [[Pokémon.com]] revealed that Phione is indeed legendary.[http://www.pokemon.com/#mailbag_02042008] This makes it the legendary with the lowest base stats.
** The website initially answered that Phione was not a legendary Pokémon, but it was soon changed.
** However, this answer was again overturned by a {{2v|HeartGold|SoulSilver}} guidebook published by the same company that runs Pokémon.com, where it was stated that Phione is not a legendary due to its ability to reproduce.
* Phione and {{p|Nincada}} are the only Pokémon obtainable by breeding a Pokémon they cannot evolve into (as {{p|Shedinja}} is technically a shed shell).

===Origin===
Phione is probably based on {{wp|sea angel}}s.
====Name origin====
Phione's name is likely a combination of the final syllable of Manaphy's name with {{wp|clione}}, sea angels. Clione are remarkably popular in Japanese documentaries, especially in {{wp|Hokkaido}}, on which Sinnoh is based (this may also explain their appearance in [[Chocovine Town]]). Also, like clione, Phione's name is pronounced in three syllables.

==In other languages==
*[[List of German Pokémon names|German]]: ''Phione''
*[[List of French Pokémon names|French]]: ''Phione''
*[[List of Korean Pokémon names|Korean]]: 피오네 ''Phione''
*[[List of Chinese Pokémon names|Chinese]]: 霏歐納 ''Fēioūnà''


{{PokémonPrevNext |type=water | prevnum=488 | nextnum=490 | prev=Cresselia |next=Manaphy}}
{{Project Pokédex notice}}
[[Category:Promotion-only Pokémon]]

[[de:Phione]]
[[es:Phione]]
[[fr:Phione]]
[[ja:フィオネ]]
[[pl:Phione]]
[[pt:Phione (pokémon)]]

Phione (Pokémon)

2010-05-09T03:48:23Z

Squishy: /* Game locations */ Possible to breed Phione in HG & SS. (I have tried it and got 2 Phione eggs in HG)

{{PokémonPrevNext |type=water | prevnum=488 | nextnum=490 | prev=Cresselia |next=Manaphy}}
{{PokémonInfobox|
name=Phione |
jname=フィオネ |
tmname=Phione |
pron=<sc>fi-yo-ne</sc> |
image=489Phione.png |
caption=Artwork from D/P |
ndex=489 |
obrow=297 |
typen=1 |
type1=Water |
type2= |
species=Sea Drifter |
height-ftin=1'04" |
height-m=0.4 |
weight-lbs=6.8 |
weight-kg=3.1 |
abilityn=1 |
ability1=Hydration |
ability2= |
egggroupn=2 |
egggroup1=Water 1 |
egggroup2=Fairy |
eggcycles=40 |
evhp=1|
expyield=165 |
lv100exp=1,250,000 |
gendercode=255|
color=Blue |
catchrate=30 |
body= 04|
pokefordex=phione |
generation=4 |
footnotes= }}
'''Phione''' ([[List of Japanese Pokémon names|Japanese:]] '''フィオネ''' ''Phione'') is a {{type2|Water}} [[Pokémon]].

It is not known to evolve into or from any other Pokémon. However, it can only be obtained by breeding {{p|Manaphy}} or another Phione with {{p|Ditto}}. 

==Biology==
===Physiology===
Phione is the result of breeding {{p|Manaphy}} in the [[Generation IV]] games. As a result, it is very similar to Manaphy in body structure. It has a tiny body with a red gem on it. Phione has a single rudimentary foot spike and club-like arms. Phione's head is larger than the rest of its body, and extending from its eyes are two small purple circles. It has a flotation sac on its head with a single, ribbon-like antenna on it.

====Gender differences====
Phione is a genderless species.

====Special abilities====
[[Image:Phione to water.png|thumb|right|Phione going in the drain]]
Phione's abilities are similar to Manaphy's, but weaker. Phione is unable to use a number of attacks that Manaphy is able to learn, most notably: {{m|Tail Glow}}, {{m|Heart Swap}}, {{m|Hyper Beam}}, or {{m|Giga Impact}}. Phione are supposedly able to create a dew that cures all {{status|ailments}}. Phione also has the ability to {{m|Acid Armor|melt}} its body into water and change its body into a more liquid state similar to {{p|Vaporeon}}.

===Behavior===
Like Manaphy, Phione always go back to the spot where they are born.
===Habitat===
Phione live in warm seas, especially around the [[Sinnoh]] region.

===Diet===
{{main|Pokémon food}}

==In the anime==
[[Image:Phione.png|thumb|210px|Multiple Phione in the anime]]
Multiple Phione made their debut appearance in the anime in ''[[DP113|Hold the Phione!]]'' where one was attracted to [[Dawn's Buneary]].

===Pokédex entries===
{{Animedexheader|Sinnoh}}
{{Animedexbody|DP113|Phione|Dawn's Pokédex|Phione, the Sea Drifter Pokémon. Phione lives in warm oceans. It inflates the flotation sac on its head allowing it to float on the waves and look for {{pkmn|food}}.}}
{{Animedexfooter/Pokémon|''Diamond & Pearl''|Sinnoh}}



==In the TCG==
{{main|Phione (TCG)}}

==Game data==
===Pokédex entries===
{{Dex
|type=water
|gen=4
|diamonddex=A Pokémon that lives in warm seas. It inflates the flotation sac on its head to drift and search for food.
|pearldex=A Pokémon that lives in warm seas. It inflates the flotation sac on its head to drift and search for food.
|platinumdex=It drifts in warm seas. It always returns to where it was born, no matter how far it may have drifted.
|heartgolddex=When the water warms, they inflate the flotation sac on their heads and drift languidly on the sea in packs.
|soulsilverdex=When the water warms, they inflate the flotation sac on their heads and drift languidly on the sea in packs.
}}

===Game locations===
{{Availability|
type=water |
gen=4 |
dparea=[[Pokémon breeding|Breed]] {{p|Manaphy}} and {{p|Ditto}} |
ptarea=[[Pokémon breeding|Breed]] {{p|Manaphy}} and {{p|Ditto}}|
hgssex=[[Pokémon breeding|Breed]] {{p|Manaphy}} and {{p|Ditto}}|
hgssarea=[[Trade]] |
}}

====In side games====
{{SidegameAvail
|type=Water
|md2=[[Miracle Sea]] (Bottom)
|ranch=Store 250 Pokémon {{tt|*|Received in a Trade with Hayley for a Leafeon. Available for transfer to Diamond and Pearl.}}
|scramble=Ticket for releasing {{p|Lapras}} and {{p|Vaporeon}}
}}

===Stats===
====Base stats====
{{BaseStats|
type=water |
HP= 80 |
Attack= 80 |
Defense=80 |
SpAtk= 80 |
SpDef= 80 |
Speed= 80 }}

====Pokéathlon stats====
{{Pokéthlon|
|type=Water
|Speed=4
|SpeedMax=5
|Power=1
|PowerMax=2
|Technique=3
|TechniqueMax=5
|Stamina=1
|StaminaMax=3
|Jump=2
|JumpMax=3
}}

===Type effectiveness===
{{DP type effectiveness|
type1=water|
Normal= 100 |
Fighting=100 |
Flying= 100 |
Poison= 100 |
Ground= 100 |
Rock= 100 |
Bug= 100 |
Ghost= 100 |
Steel= 50 |

Fire= 50 |
Water= 50 |
Grass= 200 |
Electric=200 |
Psychic= 100 |
Ice= 50 |
Dragon= 100 |
Dark= 100 }}

===Learnset===
====By [[Level|leveling up]]====
{{movelist|water|water|4|4|Phione}}
{{mlentry4|Start|Bubble|Water|Special|20|100|30|Cute|2||'''}}
{{mlentry4|Start|Water Sport|Water|Status|—|—|15|Cute|2}}
{{mlentry4|9|Charm|Normal|Status|—|100|20|Cute|2}}
{{mlentry4|16|Supersonic|Normal|Status|—|55|20|Smart|2}}
{{mlentry4|24|BubbleBeam|Water|Special|65|100|20|Beauty|2||'''}}
{{mlentry4|31|Acid Armor|Poison|Status|—|—|40|Tough|0}}
{{mlentry4|39|Whirlpool|Water|Special|15|70|15|Beauty|0||'''}}
{{mlentry4|46|Water Pulse|Water|Special|60|100|20|Beauty|2||'''}}
{{mlentry4|54|Aqua Ring|Water|Status|—|—|20|Beauty|0}}
{{mlentry4|61|Dive|Water|Physical|80|100|10|Beauty|1||'''}}
{{mlentry4|69|Rain Dance|Water|Status|—|—|5|Tough|2}}
{{movelist/note|4|water}}

====By [[TM]]/[[HM]]====
{{movelisttm|water|water|4|4|Phione}}
{{mlentry4|[[TM03]]|Water Pulse|Water|Special|60|100|20|Beauty|2||'''}}
{{mlentry4|[[TM06]]|Toxic|Poison|Status|—|85|10|Smart|2}}
{{mlentry4|[[TM07]]|Hail|Ice|Status|—|—|10|Beauty|2}}
{{mlentry4|[[TM10]]|Hidden Power|Normal|Special|—|100|15|Smart|1}}
{{mlentry4|[[TM13]]|Ice Beam|Ice|Special|95|100|10|Beauty|2}}
{{mlentry4|[[TM14]]|Blizzard|Ice|Special|120|70|5|Beauty|2}}
{{mlentry4|[[TM17]]|Protect|Normal|Status|—|—|10|Cute|0}}
{{mlentry4|[[TM18]]|Rain Dance|Water|Status|—|—|5|Tough|2}}
{{mlentry4|[[TM20]]|Safeguard|Normal|Status|—|—|25|Beauty|2}}
{{mlentry4|[[TM21]]|Frustration|Normal|Physical|—|100|20|Cute|2}}
{{mlentry4|[[TM27]]|Return|Normal|Physical|—|100|20|Cute|2}}
{{mlentry4|[[TM32]]|Double Team|Normal|Status|—|—|15|Cool|2}}
{{mlentry4|[[TM42]]|Facade|Normal|Physical|70|100|20|Cute|2}}
{{mlentry4|[[TM43]]|Secret Power|Normal|Physical|70|100|20|Smart|2}}
{{mlentry4|[[TM44]]|Rest|Psychic|Status|—|—|10|Cute|0}}
{{mlentry4|[[TM55]]|Brine|Water|Special|65|100|10|Smart|2||'''}}
{{mlentry4|[[TM56]]|Fling|Dark|Physical|—|100|10|Tough|1}}
{{mlentry4|[[TM58]]|Endure|Normal|Status|—|—|10|Tough|2}}
{{mlentry4|[[TM77]]|Psych Up|Normal|Status|—|—|10|Smart|0}}
{{mlentry4|[[TM82]]|Sleep Talk|Normal|Status|—|—|10|Cute|3}}
{{mlentry4|[[TM83]]|Natural Gift|Normal|Physical|—|100|15|Cool|2}}
{{mlentry4|[[TM86]]|Grass Knot|Grass|Special|—|100|20|Smart|2}}
{{mlentry4|[[TM87]]|Swagger|Normal|Status|—|90|15|Cute|2}}
{{mlentry4|[[TM89]]|U-turn|Bug|Physical|70|100|20|Cute|0}}
{{mlentry4|[[TM90]]|Substitute|Normal|Status|—|—|10|Smart|1}}
{{mlentry4|[[HM03]]|Surf|Water|Special|95|100|15|Beauty|2||'''}}
{{mlentry4|[[HM05]]|Whirlpool|Water|Special|15|70|15|Beauty|0||'''|HGSS}}
{{mlentry4|[[HM07]]|Waterfall|Water|Physical|80|100|15|Tough|3||'''}}
{{movelist/note|4|water}}

====By [[move tutor|tutoring]]====
{{tutor|water|water|4a|4|Phione}}
{{mtentry4a|AncientPower|Rock|Special|60|100|5|Tough|2|||no|yes|yes}}
{{mtentry4a|Bounce|Flying|Physical|85|85|5|Cute|1|||no|yes|yes}}
{{mtentry4a|Dive|Water|Physical|80|100|10|Beauty|1||'''|no|yes|yes}}
{{mtentry4a|Heal Bell|Normal|Status|—|—|5|Beauty|0|||no|no|yes}}
{{mtentry4a|Helping Hand|Normal|Status|—|—|20|Smart|1|||no|yes|yes}}
{{mtentry4a|Icy Wind|Ice|Special|55|95|15|Beauty|2|||no|yes|yes}}
{{mtentry4a|Knock Off|Dark|Physical|20|100|20|Smart|3|||no|yes|yes}}
{{mtentry4a|Last Resort|Normal|Physical|130|100|5|Cute|0|||no|yes|yes}}
{{mtentry4a|Mud-Slap|Ground|Special|20|100|10|Cute|3|||no|yes|yes}}
{{mtentry4a|Signal Beam|Bug|Special|75|100|15|Beauty|2|||no|yes|yes}}
{{mtentry4a|Snore|Normal|Special|40|100|15|Cute|3|||no|yes|yes}}
{{mtentry4a|Swift|Normal|Special|60|—|20|Cool|2|||no|yes|yes}}
{{mtentry4a|Uproar|Normal|Special|50|100|10|Cute|2|||no|yes|yes}}
{{tutor/note|4a|water}}

===Side game data===
{{Sidegame|
type=water |
ndex=489 |
Dungeon2=yes |
body2=1 |
rate2=100 |
iq=B |
Ranger3=yes |
group3=Water |
assist3=Water |
field3=Cut |
field3power=2 |
}}

===Evolution===
{{Evobox
|family=Breedonly
|sprite1=489
|name1=Phione
|type1-1=Water
|evotype1=None
|sprite2=490
|name2=Manaphy
|type1-2=Water
}}

===Sprites===
{{Sprite|
type=water|
gen=4|
gender=none|
ndex=489|
name=Phione|
animated=1|
}}

==Trivia==
* Phione is the only Pokémon that is obtainable only by breeding a [[legendary Pokémon]].
* Phione has the same base stats as {{p|Glalie}}.
* Phione is taller and weighs more than its parent, {{p|Manaphy}}.
* Phione can be bred not only from {{p|Manaphy}}, but also from a Phione. However, Phione are unable to produce eggs that will hatch into Manaphy.
* There was much debate over whether or not Phione is a legendary Pokémon until recently, when [[Pokémon.com]] revealed that Phione is indeed legendary.[http://www.pokemon.com/#mailbag_02042008] This makes it the legendary with the lowest base stats.
** The website initially answered that Phione was not a legendary Pokémon, but it was soon changed.
** However, this answer was again overturned by a {{2v|HeartGold|SoulSilver}} guidebook published by the same company that runs Pokémon.com, where it was stated that Phione is not a legendary due to its ability to reproduce.
* Phione and {{p|Nincada}} are the only Pokémon obtainable by breeding a Pokémon they cannot evolve into (as {{p|Shedinja}} is technically a shed shell).

===Origin===
Phione is probably based on {{wp|sea angel}}s.
====Name origin====
Phione's name is likely a combination of the final syllable of Manaphy's name with {{wp|clione}}, sea angels. Clione are remarkably popular in Japanese documentaries, especially in {{wp|Hokkaido}}, on which Sinnoh is based (this may also explain their appearance in [[Chocovine Town]]). Also, like clione, Phione's name is pronounced in three syllables.

==In other languages==
*[[List of German Pokémon names|German]]: ''Phione''
*[[List of French Pokémon names|French]]: ''Phione''
*[[List of Korean Pokémon names|Korean]]: 피오네 ''Phione''
*[[List of Chinese Pokémon names|Chinese]]: 霏歐納 ''Fēioūnà''


{{PokémonPrevNext |type=water | prevnum=488 | nextnum=490 | prev=Cresselia |next=Manaphy}}
{{Project Pokédex notice}}
[[Category:Promotion-only Pokémon]]

[[de:Phione]]
[[es:Phione]]
[[fr:Phione]]
[[ja:フィオネ]]
[[pl:Phione]]
[[pt:Phione (pokémon)]]

Ditto (Pokémon)

2010-05-06T01:37:34Z

Squishy: /* Game locations */

{{PokémonPrevNext | prev=Lapras | next=Eevee|type=normal|| prevnum=131| nextnum=133}}
{{PokémonInfobox|
name=Ditto |
jname=メタモン |
tmname=Metamon |
art=FRLG |
pron=<sc>''did''-oh</sc> <ref>Barbo, Maria. ''The Official Pokémon Handbook''. Scholastic Publishing, 1999. ISBN 0-439-10397-5</ref> or <sc>''dit''-oh </sc>  |
ndex=132 |
jdex=092 |
hdex=287 |
obrow=291 |
typen=1 |
type1=Normal |
type2= |
species=Transform |
height-ftin=1'00" |
height-m=0.3 |
weight-lbs=8.8 |
weight-kg=4.0 |
abilityn=1 |
ability1=Limber |
ability2= |
egggroupn=1 |
egggroup1=Ditto |
egggroup2= |
eggcycles=20|
evhp=1|
expyield=61 |
lv100exp=1,000,000 |
gendercode=255|
color=Purple |
catchrate=35 |
body=01 |
pokefordex=ditto |
generation=1 |
footnotes=}}
'''Ditto''' ([[List of Japanese Pokémon names|Japanese]]: '''メタモン''' ''Metamon'') is a {{type2|Normal}} Pokémon.

It is not known to evolve into or from any other Pokémon.

Ditto uses the move {{m|Transform}} to copy the opponent's moves, types, form, and non-HP stats. It is sought out for its ability to [[Pokémon breeding|breed]] with any Pokémon other than the Pokémon in the {{egg|No eggs}} group, including some genderless ones.

==Biology==
===Physiology===
In its natural state, Ditto is a purplish gelatinous blob with vestigial facial features. However, it can take the form of anything, even inanimate objects.
====Gender differences====
Ditto is a genderless species.

====Special abilities====
Ditto is capable of {{m|transform}}ing into an exact replica of any other Pokémon (an ability that is also shared with {{p|Mew}}), or indeed any physical object. However, if Ditto tries to transform into something based on memory, it may get some of the details wrong. Ditto will also be unable to remain in a transformed state if it starts laughing. Frequently, a Ditto appears that can't transform its face. This fact is seen in the anime, as well as in [[Pokémon Snap]] (in which several Ditto are transformed into {{p|Bulbasaur}}), and {{game|Diamond and Pearl|s}} (in which, during the [[Veilstone Game Corner|Game Corner]] [[slot machine]] game, a {{p|Clefairy}} with a Ditto's face will occasionally appear instead of a real Clefairy). In rare cases it will lack the ability to increase or decrease in size, thus rather than creating exact duplicates, it will create (usually) miniature versions. Ditto cannot mimic the strength of another Pokémon. Ditto's ability to breed with any non-legendary Pokémon is also useful for creating Pokémon eggs of rarer Pokémon that it may be difficult to get a mate for, such as the [[starter Pokémon]].

===Behavior===
Ditto's primary defense mechanism is its ability to rearrange its cellular structure. This permits it to transform into essentially any other physical object. When two Ditto meet in the wild, they will attempt to transform into each other. This tendency makes Ditto a unique Pokémon in battle, as it will adapt the form and abilities of its foe. Ditto is best able to transform into something if it has a model to work from. Although Ditto can transform via memory, it has a tendency to forget important details, particularly with its foe's face.

===Habitat===
[[Image:Urban.gif|right|frame|{{DL|List of Pokémon by habitat|Urban Pokémon}}]]
Ditto live in very diverse habitats, the most common being caves and forested areas. However, Ditto are never far from civilization or people. There have even been sightings of Ditto in places such as the Pokémon Mansion. They have been documented living in [[Kanto]], [[Johto]], [[Hoenn]] and [[Sinnoh]].

===Diet===
{{main|Pokémon food}}

==In the anime==
[[Image:DittosMysteriousMansion.gif|right|thumb|Ditto in the anime]]
===Major Appearances===
Ditto first appeared in ''[[EP037|Ditto's Mysterious Mansion]]''. [[Duplica]] and her {{TP|Duplica|Ditto}} used to perform for people, but the two hadn't had an audience since people saw that Ditto couldn't change its face. Ditto fixed that problem near the end of the episode, when captured by [[Team Rocket]]. Duplica found another Ditto sometime before ''[[EP174|Imitation Confrontation]]'' that she named Mini-Dit. This second Ditto could transform into an exact mirror image of anything, but it couldn't change its size.
[[File:Shinyditto.png|left|thumb|250px|{{pkmn2|Shiny}} Ditto]]
In ''[[EP111|Hello Pummelo]]'', {{OBP|Drake|Orange League}} of the [[Orange Archipelago|Orange Islands]] owns a Ditto and uses it to fight [[Ash's Pikachu]]. After the battle with Drake's Ditto, Pikachu came out the victor.

Two Ditto appear in [[DP173]], belonging to [[Makina]]. One of them is normal and the other is {{pkmn2|shiny}}.

===Minor Appearances===
A Ditto was used by one of the students of the [[Pokémon Trainer's School]] in ''[[AG015|Gonna Rule The School!]]''.

Ditto was also owned by a member of [[Team Magma]] named [[Brodie]], who debuted in ''[[AG083|Unfair Weather Friends]]''.

There is a picture of Ditto on the "Coffee & Tea" sign at one of last parts in the episode in ''[[EP061|The Misty Mermaid]]''.

===Pokédex entries===
{{Animedexheader|Kanto}}
{{Animedexbody|EP037|Ditto|Ash's Pokédex|Ditto, a Transform Pokémon. It is able to rearrange the cells of its body and assume any form. Its only [[Move|attack]] is {{m|Transform}}.}}
{{Animedexfooter/Pokémon|original|Kanto}}

==In the manga==
Ditto is one of the members on {{adv|Green}}'s team in [[Pokémon Adventures]]. As a master of transformation, Green uses Ditto extensively in her schemes, such as morphing over her face to disguise her appearance (like when she infiltrated the [[Silph Co.]] building disguised as [[Sabrina]]), camouflaging into its background for subterfuge, as well as forming a protective shield with Green's umbrella.

Ditto is seen later used by [[Team Rocket]], to lure {{adv|Crystal}} and [[Eusine]] away from {{p|Suicune}}, and smother them when discovered. It was, however, defeated by Crystal's {{p|Hitmonchan}}, Hitmonee.

Duplica and her Ditto are seen in [[Electric Tale of Pikachu|The Electric Tale of Pikachu]]. Finding Ditto appealing, [[Misty]] decides to capture one of her own, but the plan is called off when {{p|Pikachu}} goes missing. Ditto also featured in a minicomic in which it transforms into {{Ash}}, harasses Misty and thereby getting Ash into a lot of pain.

Ditto is also featured in ''[[Pokémon Zensho]]'' under the ownership of {{Zensho|Satoshi}}.

==In the TCG==
{{main|Ditto (TCG)}}

==Other appearances==
===[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]===
[[Image:Ditto Melee.png|right|thumb|A screenshot of Ditto in Melee]]
Ditto was originally intended to be one of the Pokémon randomly released from a [[Poké Ball]]. It would have transformed into a copy of the user's character and aided them in battle. However, processing problems forced its removal before the game's release. Ditto can be still be unlocked through the debug menu (which is only accessible through the use of Action Replay), though it does not do anything other than give 7-8% damage to those who touch it.

As for its official status, Ditto only appears as a random trophy and as a cameo in the Tournament Mode menu. In Winner Out or Loser Out tournaments, holding down L and R and pressing A will give the player a random character and color. The usual character image will instead be taken by a picture of Ditto.

====Trophy information====
Every Ditto has the ability to copy a Pokémon's entire cell structure in an instant and become its exact replica. They're terrible at remembering techniques, but when they use {{m|Transform}}, they temporarily learn all of their foe's moves. If a Ditto starts to laugh, it weakens and can't hold its transformation.

==Game data==
===NPC appearances===
*[[Pokémon Trozei!]]: Ditto serves as a "wild card", meaning it can Trozei with any Pokémon and must be used to get rid of Jammer Balls. One will appear when a Trozei is made with more Pokémon than necessary and multiple appear at the beginning of a new round in Endless and Forever mode to clear out the remaining Pokémon.

===Pokédex entries===
{{Dex
|type=normal
|gen=1
|redbluedex=Capable of copying an enemy's genetic code to instantly {{m|transform}} itself into a duplicate of the enemy.
|yellowdex=When it spots an enemy, its body {{m|transform}}s into an almost perfect copy of its opponent.
|stadiumdex=Capable of reorganizing its cells to transform into an exact duplicate of its enemy. It is usually a shapeless blob.
|golddex=It can {{m|transform}} into anything. When it sleeps, it changes into a stone to avoid being attacked.
|silverdex=Its transformation ability is perfect. However, if it is made to laugh, it can't maintain its disguise.
|crystaldex=When it encounters another Ditto, it will move faster than normal to duplicate that opponent exactly.
|stadium2dex=It can {{m|transform}} into anything. When it sleeps, it changes into a stone to avoid being attacked.
|rubydex=Ditto rearranges its cell structure to {{m|transform}} itself into other shapes. However, if it tries to {{m|transform}} itself into something by relying on its memory, this Pokémon manages to get details wrong.
|sapphiredex=Ditto rearranges its cell structure to {{m|transform}} itself into other shapes. However, if it tries to {{m|transform}} itself into something by relying on its memory, this Pokémon manages to get details wrong.
|emeralddex=A Ditto rearranges its cell structure to {{m|transform}} itself. However, if it tries to change based on its memory, it will get details wrong.
|firereddex=It can freely recombine its own cellular structure to {{m|transform}} into other life-forms.
|leafgreendex=Capable of copying an opponent's genetic code to instantly {{m|transform}} itself into a duplicate of the enemy.
|diamonddex=It has the ability to reconstitute its entire cellular structure to {{m|transform}} into whatever it sees.
|pearldex=It has the ability to reconstitute its entire cellular structure to {{m|transform}} into whatever it sees.
|platinumdex=It has the ability to reconstitute its entire cellular structure to {{m|transform}} into whatever it sees.
|heartgolddex=It can {{m|transform}} into anything. When it sleeps, it changes into a stone to avoid being attacked.
|soulsilverdex=Its transformation ability is perfect. However, if made to laugh, it can't maintain its disguise.
|}}

===Game locations===
{{Availability|
type=normal |
gen=1 |
rbrarity=Common |
rbarea=[[Route]]s {{rtn|13}}, {{rtn|14}}, {{rtn|15}}, {{rtn|23}}, [[Cerulean Cave]] |
yrarity=Uncommon |
yarea={{ka|Pokémon Mansion}} and [[Cerulean Cave]] |
gsrarity=Common |
gsarea=[[Route]]s {{rtn|34}} and {{rtn|35}} |
crarity=Common |
carea=[[Route]]s {{rtn|34}} and {{rtn|35}} |
gen3ex=frlg|
erarity=Common |
earea=[[Desert Underpass]] |
frlgrarity=Uncommon |
frlgarea=[[Route]]s {{rtn|13}}, {{rtn|14}}, {{rtn|15}}, {{ka|Pokémon Mansion}}, [[Cerulean Cave]] |
dprarity=Rare |
dparea={{rt|218}} ([[Poké Radar]]) |
ptrarity=Rare |
ptarea=[[Trophy Garden]] |
hgssrarity=Uncommon |
hgssarea=[[Route]]s {{rtn|34}}, {{rtn|35}}, and {{rtn|47}}, [[Cerulean Cave]], [[Johto Safari Zone|Safari Zone]] |
palarea=Field |
}}

====In side games====
{{SidegameAvail
|type=normal
|channel=[[Springleaf Field|Bus Stop]]
|snap=[[Pokémon Island Cave|Cave]]
|trozei=Everywhere
|md=[[Frosty Forest]] (4F-9F) [[Fiery Field]] (10F, 20F) [[Buried Relic]] (16F-34F) [[Wish Cave]] (53F-64F) [[Joyous Tower]] (53F-64F) [[Oddity Cave]] (B1-B15)
|md2=[[Sky Stairway]] (1F-49F)
|scramble=[[Silent Forest]] [[Windy Prairie‎]] [[Rocky Cave]] [[Fiery Furnace]] [[Bright Beach]] [[Eternal Tower]]
|ranger3=[[Air Fortress]] [[Talga's House]]
}}

===Held items===
{{HeldItems
|type=normal
|rby1=Metal Powder|rby1type=Stat-enhancing item|rby1rar=100|
|frlg1=Metal Powder|frlg1type=Stat-enhancing item|frlg1rar=5
|dppt1=Quick Powder|dppt1type=Stat-enhancing item|dppt1rar=50
|dppt2=Metal Powder|dppt2type=Stat-enhancing item|dppt2rar=5
}}

===Stats===
====Base stats====
{{BaseStats with RBY|
HP= 48 |
Attack= 48 |
Defense=48 |
SpAtk= 48 |
SpDef= 48 |
Special=48 |
Speed= 48 |
type=Normal }}

====Pokéathlon stats====
{{Pokéthlon
|type=Normal
|Speed=2
|SpeedMax=5
|Power=2
|PowerMax=5
|Technique=2
|TechniqueMax=5
|Stamina=2
|StaminaMax=5
|Jump=2
|JumpMax=5
}}

===Type effectiveness===
These numbers are good only for a Ditto that has not {{m|Transform}}ed. After that point, please see the type effectiveness for the species that it Transformed into.
{{DP Type effectiveness|
type1=normal|
Normal= 100 |
Flying= 100 |
Fighting=200 |
Ground= 100 |
Rock= 100 |
Bug= 100 |
Poison= 100 |
Ghost= 0 |
Steel= 100 |

Fire= 100 |
Water= 100 |
Grass= 100 |
Electric=100 |
Psychic= 100 |
Ice= 100 |
Dragon= 100 |
Dark= 100 }}

===Learnset===
====By [[Level|leveling up]]====
{{movelist|normal|normal|4|1|Ditto}}
{{mlentry4|Start|Transform|Normal|Status|—|—|10|Smart|1}}
{{movelist/note|4|normal}}

====By [[TM]]/[[HM]]====
None.
====By {{pkmn|breeding}}====
None.

====By [[Move tutor|tutoring]]====
None.
===={{Trading Card Game}}-only moves====
*{{m|Pound}} {{ic|Normal}}
*{{m|Energy Ball}} {{ic|Normal}}

===Side game data===
{{Sidegame|
type=normal |
ndex=132 |
pinball=Catch |
Trozei=yes |
rarity=Common |
Dungeon=yes |
body=1 |
rate=6.8 |
area=Decrepit Lab |
P1=Who should I copy next? |
P2=I have only half my HP left... |
P3=I'm out of it... I don't have the power to {{m|transform}}... |
PL=Yes! My level's up! |
Partner=no |
Ranger=no |
Dungeon2=yes |
body2=1 |
rate2=8.2 |
iq=A |
Ranger3=yes |
group3= Normal |
assist3= Normal |
field3= None |
field3power= - |
}}

===Evolution===
{{evobox
|sprite1=132
|name1=Ditto
|type1-1=Normal}}

===Sprites===
{{Sprite|
type=normal|
gen=1|
gender=none|
ndex=132|
name=Ditto|
}}

==Trivia==
* Ditto is the only Pokémon to date with a [[catch rate]] of 35.
* Ditto and {{p|Manaphy}} are the only Pokémon that are both able to breed yet unobtainable through breeding. Ditto, however, is the only one of the two that is not available at level 1 legally (legitimately the lowest level it is able to be is 10, in [[Generation II]] and its Generation IV [[Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver|remakes]]).
* In [[Pokémon Snap]], Ditto takes the form of {{p|Bulbasaur}} towards the beginning of the game. The player can cause them to return to their Ditto form by hitting them with an object. When the player takes their picture, Professor Oak treats the photo as that of a real Bulbasaur, although Ditto has the same eyes when it is transformed as when it is not. This trait is shared by [[Duplica]]'s Ditto in the [[EP037|anime]], although it was understood that this was not natural.
* Ditto is one of two Pokémon to have two different species-specific items associated with it, the other being {{p|Clamperl}}. Ditto's two associated items, the Metal Powder and Quick Powder, seem to be the same colors as Ditto's normal and [[Shiny Pokémon|shiny]] forms, respectively.
* In [[Generation I]] any Pokémon that uses Transform is regarded as a Ditto in its new form; this means that if the player catches a {{p|Mew}} or a Glitch Pokémon which has used the move Transform instead they will obtain a Ditto because a wild {{p|Mew}} cannot be legitimately encountered. This system was later changed in [[Generation III]] so that the {{p|Mew}} on [[Faraway Island]] is not caught as Ditto if it uses Transform.
* Ditto along with {{p|Arceus}}, {{p|Giratina}}'s [[Form differences|Origin Forme]], {{p|Sunkern}}, and {{p|Mew}} is one of the few [[Pokémon]] who can have a 5 in all of its [[performance]] stats.
* In [[Pokémon Rumble]], since {{m|Transform}} was not programmed into the game, Ditto can only know {{m|Struggle}}. Since PP does not exist in Rumble, this makes Ditto the only Pokémon in Rumble that can use Struggle.

===Glitches===
Ditto is closely associated with several [[glitch]]es throughout the series, most stemming from its nearly unique ability.

In [[Generation I]], if the player manages to capture an [['M]], an invisible wild Ditto will still be in battle with the player where 'M was before, and the battle will not end. Additionally, a Ditto is a necessary Pokémon for carrying out method #3 of the [[Mew glitch]], which allows the player to encounter any Pokémon or glitch Pokémon (correspondence based upon [http://www.trsrockin.com/hexlist.html this list]). Furthermore, switching the order of moves in a Transformed Ditto's movelist in-battle causes Ditto to have the {{m|--|blank space glitch move}} when the battle ends.

Another glitch in [[Generation I]] involves one switching Ditto's first move with the second move after it has used transform in battle. If one of the copied moves is {{m|Whirlwind}} or {{m|Roar}}, at the end of the battle Ditto will appear to have no moves whilst Ditto will actually have a glitch move with the type 'Cooltrainer♀' This move will have 0 PP but if the player uses a PP Up and then an Elixir it is usable, yet crashes the game. If this Ditto is traded to {{game|Gold and Silver|s|Gold or Silver}}, the game will reset itself with different colors (a "[[Glitch dimension]]") upon clicking attack.

By exploiting the factors that determine a [[shiny Pokémon]], a shiny Ditto can be obtained by trading the [[red Gyarados]] to Generation I and capturing a Ditto that transforms into it.

Several more glitches involving Ditto's transformation have been discovered in [[Generation IV]] as well. In the original Japanese {{2v2|Diamond|Pearl}}, due to an oversight in the programming of Transform, a Ditto will copy the Pokémon's [[held item]] in addition to its species, allowing rare items to be duplicated. Another glitch allows for Ditto to transform and then permanently keep the moveset of the Pokémon it became, allowing for the passing down of previously impossible [[egg move]] combinations in a large-scale version of {{p|Smeargle}}'s ability to do so with all {{egg2|Ground}} Pokémon through {{m|Sketch}}.

===The Transform Paradox===
If Ditto (or another Pokémon with only {{m|Transform}}) faces another Pokémon with Transform in a {{pkmn|Trainer}} battle where neither Trainer has any items and no Pokémon besides the Pokémon with Transform, the battle will never end. This is because when Transform is used, the Pokémon will turn into its opponent, resulting in a Transform moveset of, again, only Transform. Since every time Transform is used, it gives the Pokémon using it the target's moveset with 5 [[PP]] each, Transform will continue to Transform into itself, restoring the PP every time it is used. Due to this, one will never reach a point where it can only use {{m|Struggle}}, unlike {{p|Wynaut}} and {{p|Wobbuffet}} who, although they too have no directly damaging moves, will eventually run out of PP and thus be able to use Struggle. This is likely why few Trainers have Ditto in the Generation IV games, except in the {{si|Battle Tower}}, where one can always retire.

===Origin===
Ditto strongly resembles an {{wp|amoeba}}, a single-celled organism with no definite shape. This may emphasize its ability to alter its cellular composition. This could also explain why Ditto is unavailable through breeding, since single-celled organisms reproduce differently from multi-cellular plants and animals. It may also be based on an undifferentiated cell, a cell in the body that can change into any other cell by sampling it. It could also have be based on a {{wp|blob}} or a rubber ball.
====Name origin====
A ''ditto'' is a substitute for repeating what was previously written or said. Ditto's Japanese name is a combination of ''{{wp|metamorph}}'', ''monster'', and possibly ''transformation''.

==In other languages==
*[[List of German Pokémon names|German]]: Ditto
*[[List of French Pokémon names|French]]: Metamorph - From ''{{wp|metamorph}}''.
*[[List of Korean Pokémon names|Korean]]: 메타몽 ''Metamong''

==Related articles==
*[[Duplica's Ditto]]

==External links==

==Notes==
<references />

{{PokémonPrevNext | prev=Lapras | next=Eevee|type=normal|| prevnum=131| nextnum=133}}
{{Project Pokédex notice}}

[[Category:Pokémon that are included in the Japan-only Pokémon Stadium]]

[[de:Ditto]]
[[es:Ditto]]
[[fr:Métamorph]]
[[ja:メタモン]]
[[pl:Ditto]]
[[pt:Ditto (pokémon)]]

Ditto (Pokémon)

2010-05-06T01:32:44Z

Squishy: /* Game locations */ I have found Ditto in the Johto Safari Zone before but its rare.

{{PokémonPrevNext | prev=Lapras | next=Eevee|type=normal|| prevnum=131| nextnum=133}}
{{PokémonInfobox|
name=Ditto |
jname=メタモン |
tmname=Metamon |
art=FRLG |
pron=<sc>''did''-oh</sc> <ref>Barbo, Maria. ''The Official Pokémon Handbook''. Scholastic Publishing, 1999. ISBN 0-439-10397-5</ref> or <sc>''dit''-oh </sc>  |
ndex=132 |
jdex=092 |
hdex=287 |
obrow=291 |
typen=1 |
type1=Normal |
type2= |
species=Transform |
height-ftin=1'00" |
height-m=0.3 |
weight-lbs=8.8 |
weight-kg=4.0 |
abilityn=1 |
ability1=Limber |
ability2= |
egggroupn=1 |
egggroup1=Ditto |
egggroup2= |
eggcycles=20|
evhp=1|
expyield=61 |
lv100exp=1,000,000 |
gendercode=255|
color=Purple |
catchrate=35 |
body=01 |
pokefordex=ditto |
generation=1 |
footnotes=}}
'''Ditto''' ([[List of Japanese Pokémon names|Japanese]]: '''メタモン''' ''Metamon'') is a {{type2|Normal}} Pokémon.

It is not known to evolve into or from any other Pokémon.

Ditto uses the move {{m|Transform}} to copy the opponent's moves, types, form, and non-HP stats. It is sought out for its ability to [[Pokémon breeding|breed]] with any Pokémon other than the Pokémon in the {{egg|No eggs}} group, including some genderless ones.

==Biology==
===Physiology===
In its natural state, Ditto is a purplish gelatinous blob with vestigial facial features. However, it can take the form of anything, even inanimate objects.
====Gender differences====
Ditto is a genderless species.

====Special abilities====
Ditto is capable of {{m|transform}}ing into an exact replica of any other Pokémon (an ability that is also shared with {{p|Mew}}), or indeed any physical object. However, if Ditto tries to transform into something based on memory, it may get some of the details wrong. Ditto will also be unable to remain in a transformed state if it starts laughing. Frequently, a Ditto appears that can't transform its face. This fact is seen in the anime, as well as in [[Pokémon Snap]] (in which several Ditto are transformed into {{p|Bulbasaur}}), and {{game|Diamond and Pearl|s}} (in which, during the [[Veilstone Game Corner|Game Corner]] [[slot machine]] game, a {{p|Clefairy}} with a Ditto's face will occasionally appear instead of a real Clefairy). In rare cases it will lack the ability to increase or decrease in size, thus rather than creating exact duplicates, it will create (usually) miniature versions. Ditto cannot mimic the strength of another Pokémon. Ditto's ability to breed with any non-legendary Pokémon is also useful for creating Pokémon eggs of rarer Pokémon that it may be difficult to get a mate for, such as the [[starter Pokémon]].

===Behavior===
Ditto's primary defense mechanism is its ability to rearrange its cellular structure. This permits it to transform into essentially any other physical object. When two Ditto meet in the wild, they will attempt to transform into each other. This tendency makes Ditto a unique Pokémon in battle, as it will adapt the form and abilities of its foe. Ditto is best able to transform into something if it has a model to work from. Although Ditto can transform via memory, it has a tendency to forget important details, particularly with its foe's face.

===Habitat===
[[Image:Urban.gif|right|frame|{{DL|List of Pokémon by habitat|Urban Pokémon}}]]
Ditto live in very diverse habitats, the most common being caves and forested areas. However, Ditto are never far from civilization or people. There have even been sightings of Ditto in places such as the Pokémon Mansion. They have been documented living in [[Kanto]], [[Johto]], [[Hoenn]] and [[Sinnoh]].

===Diet===
{{main|Pokémon food}}

==In the anime==
[[Image:DittosMysteriousMansion.gif|right|thumb|Ditto in the anime]]
===Major Appearances===
Ditto first appeared in ''[[EP037|Ditto's Mysterious Mansion]]''. [[Duplica]] and her {{TP|Duplica|Ditto}} used to perform for people, but the two hadn't had an audience since people saw that Ditto couldn't change its face. Ditto fixed that problem near the end of the episode, when captured by [[Team Rocket]]. Duplica found another Ditto sometime before ''[[EP174|Imitation Confrontation]]'' that she named Mini-Dit. This second Ditto could transform into an exact mirror image of anything, but it couldn't change its size.
[[File:Shinyditto.png|left|thumb|250px|{{pkmn2|Shiny}} Ditto]]
In ''[[EP111|Hello Pummelo]]'', {{OBP|Drake|Orange League}} of the [[Orange Archipelago|Orange Islands]] owns a Ditto and uses it to fight [[Ash's Pikachu]]. After the battle with Drake's Ditto, Pikachu came out the victor.

Two Ditto appear in [[DP173]], belonging to [[Makina]]. One of them is normal and the other is {{pkmn2|shiny}}.

===Minor Appearances===
A Ditto was used by one of the students of the [[Pokémon Trainer's School]] in ''[[AG015|Gonna Rule The School!]]''.

Ditto was also owned by a member of [[Team Magma]] named [[Brodie]], who debuted in ''[[AG083|Unfair Weather Friends]]''.

There is a picture of Ditto on the "Coffee & Tea" sign at one of last parts in the episode in ''[[EP061|The Misty Mermaid]]''.

===Pokédex entries===
{{Animedexheader|Kanto}}
{{Animedexbody|EP037|Ditto|Ash's Pokédex|Ditto, a Transform Pokémon. It is able to rearrange the cells of its body and assume any form. Its only [[Move|attack]] is {{m|Transform}}.}}
{{Animedexfooter/Pokémon|original|Kanto}}

==In the manga==
Ditto is one of the members on {{adv|Green}}'s team in [[Pokémon Adventures]]. As a master of transformation, Green uses Ditto extensively in her schemes, such as morphing over her face to disguise her appearance (like when she infiltrated the [[Silph Co.]] building disguised as [[Sabrina]]), camouflaging into its background for subterfuge, as well as forming a protective shield with Green's umbrella.

Ditto is seen later used by [[Team Rocket]], to lure {{adv|Crystal}} and [[Eusine]] away from {{p|Suicune}}, and smother them when discovered. It was, however, defeated by Crystal's {{p|Hitmonchan}}, Hitmonee.

Duplica and her Ditto are seen in [[Electric Tale of Pikachu|The Electric Tale of Pikachu]]. Finding Ditto appealing, [[Misty]] decides to capture one of her own, but the plan is called off when {{p|Pikachu}} goes missing. Ditto also featured in a minicomic in which it transforms into {{Ash}}, harasses Misty and thereby getting Ash into a lot of pain.

Ditto is also featured in ''[[Pokémon Zensho]]'' under the ownership of {{Zensho|Satoshi}}.

==In the TCG==
{{main|Ditto (TCG)}}

==Other appearances==
===[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]===
[[Image:Ditto Melee.png|right|thumb|A screenshot of Ditto in Melee]]
Ditto was originally intended to be one of the Pokémon randomly released from a [[Poké Ball]]. It would have transformed into a copy of the user's character and aided them in battle. However, processing problems forced its removal before the game's release. Ditto can be still be unlocked through the debug menu (which is only accessible through the use of Action Replay), though it does not do anything other than give 7-8% damage to those who touch it.

As for its official status, Ditto only appears as a random trophy and as a cameo in the Tournament Mode menu. In Winner Out or Loser Out tournaments, holding down L and R and pressing A will give the player a random character and color. The usual character image will instead be taken by a picture of Ditto.

====Trophy information====
Every Ditto has the ability to copy a Pokémon's entire cell structure in an instant and become its exact replica. They're terrible at remembering techniques, but when they use {{m|Transform}}, they temporarily learn all of their foe's moves. If a Ditto starts to laugh, it weakens and can't hold its transformation.

==Game data==
===NPC appearances===
*[[Pokémon Trozei!]]: Ditto serves as a "wild card", meaning it can Trozei with any Pokémon and must be used to get rid of Jammer Balls. One will appear when a Trozei is made with more Pokémon than necessary and multiple appear at the beginning of a new round in Endless and Forever mode to clear out the remaining Pokémon.

===Pokédex entries===
{{Dex
|type=normal
|gen=1
|redbluedex=Capable of copying an enemy's genetic code to instantly {{m|transform}} itself into a duplicate of the enemy.
|yellowdex=When it spots an enemy, its body {{m|transform}}s into an almost perfect copy of its opponent.
|stadiumdex=Capable of reorganizing its cells to transform into an exact duplicate of its enemy. It is usually a shapeless blob.
|golddex=It can {{m|transform}} into anything. When it sleeps, it changes into a stone to avoid being attacked.
|silverdex=Its transformation ability is perfect. However, if it is made to laugh, it can't maintain its disguise.
|crystaldex=When it encounters another Ditto, it will move faster than normal to duplicate that opponent exactly.
|stadium2dex=It can {{m|transform}} into anything. When it sleeps, it changes into a stone to avoid being attacked.
|rubydex=Ditto rearranges its cell structure to {{m|transform}} itself into other shapes. However, if it tries to {{m|transform}} itself into something by relying on its memory, this Pokémon manages to get details wrong.
|sapphiredex=Ditto rearranges its cell structure to {{m|transform}} itself into other shapes. However, if it tries to {{m|transform}} itself into something by relying on its memory, this Pokémon manages to get details wrong.
|emeralddex=A Ditto rearranges its cell structure to {{m|transform}} itself. However, if it tries to change based on its memory, it will get details wrong.
|firereddex=It can freely recombine its own cellular structure to {{m|transform}} into other life-forms.
|leafgreendex=Capable of copying an opponent's genetic code to instantly {{m|transform}} itself into a duplicate of the enemy.
|diamonddex=It has the ability to reconstitute its entire cellular structure to {{m|transform}} into whatever it sees.
|pearldex=It has the ability to reconstitute its entire cellular structure to {{m|transform}} into whatever it sees.
|platinumdex=It has the ability to reconstitute its entire cellular structure to {{m|transform}} into whatever it sees.
|heartgolddex=It can {{m|transform}} into anything. When it sleeps, it changes into a stone to avoid being attacked.
|soulsilverdex=Its transformation ability is perfect. However, if made to laugh, it can't maintain its disguise.
|}}

===Game locations===
{{Availability|
type=normal |
gen=1 |
rbrarity=Common |
rbarea=[[Route]]s {{rtn|13}}, {{rtn|14}}, {{rtn|15}}, {{rtn|23}}, [[Cerulean Cave]] |
yrarity=Uncommon |
yarea={{ka|Pokémon Mansion}} and [[Cerulean Cave]] |
gsrarity=Common |
gsarea=[[Route]]s {{rtn|34}} and {{rtn|35}} |
crarity=Common |
carea=[[Route]]s {{rtn|34}} and {{rtn|35}} |
gen3ex=frlg|
erarity=Common |
earea=[[Desert Underpass]] |
frlgrarity=Uncommon |
frlgarea=[[Route]]s {{rtn|13}}, {{rtn|14}}, {{rtn|15}}, {{ka|Pokémon Mansion}}, [[Cerulean Cave]] |
dprarity=Rare |
dparea={{rt|218}} ([[Poké Radar]]) |
ptrarity=Rare |
ptarea=[[Trophy Garden]] |
hgssrarity=Uncommon |
hgssarea=[[Route]]s {{rtn|34}}, {{rtn|35}}, and {{rtn|47}}, [[Cerulean Cave]], [Johto Safari Zone|Safari Zone]]
palarea=Field |
}}

====In side games====
{{SidegameAvail
|type=normal
|channel=[[Springleaf Field|Bus Stop]]
|snap=[[Pokémon Island Cave|Cave]]
|trozei=Everywhere
|md=[[Frosty Forest]] (4F-9F) [[Fiery Field]] (10F, 20F) [[Buried Relic]] (16F-34F) [[Wish Cave]] (53F-64F) [[Joyous Tower]] (53F-64F) [[Oddity Cave]] (B1-B15)
|md2=[[Sky Stairway]] (1F-49F)
|scramble=[[Silent Forest]] [[Windy Prairie‎]] [[Rocky Cave]] [[Fiery Furnace]] [[Bright Beach]] [[Eternal Tower]]
|ranger3=[[Air Fortress]] [[Talga's House]]
}}

===Held items===
{{HeldItems
|type=normal
|rby1=Metal Powder|rby1type=Stat-enhancing item|rby1rar=100|
|frlg1=Metal Powder|frlg1type=Stat-enhancing item|frlg1rar=5
|dppt1=Quick Powder|dppt1type=Stat-enhancing item|dppt1rar=50
|dppt2=Metal Powder|dppt2type=Stat-enhancing item|dppt2rar=5
}}

===Stats===
====Base stats====
{{BaseStats with RBY|
HP= 48 |
Attack= 48 |
Defense=48 |
SpAtk= 48 |
SpDef= 48 |
Special=48 |
Speed= 48 |
type=Normal }}

====Pokéathlon stats====
{{Pokéthlon
|type=Normal
|Speed=2
|SpeedMax=5
|Power=2
|PowerMax=5
|Technique=2
|TechniqueMax=5
|Stamina=2
|StaminaMax=5
|Jump=2
|JumpMax=5
}}

===Type effectiveness===
These numbers are good only for a Ditto that has not {{m|Transform}}ed. After that point, please see the type effectiveness for the species that it Transformed into.
{{DP Type effectiveness|
type1=normal|
Normal= 100 |
Flying= 100 |
Fighting=200 |
Ground= 100 |
Rock= 100 |
Bug= 100 |
Poison= 100 |
Ghost= 0 |
Steel= 100 |

Fire= 100 |
Water= 100 |
Grass= 100 |
Electric=100 |
Psychic= 100 |
Ice= 100 |
Dragon= 100 |
Dark= 100 }}

===Learnset===
====By [[Level|leveling up]]====
{{movelist|normal|normal|4|1|Ditto}}
{{mlentry4|Start|Transform|Normal|Status|—|—|10|Smart|1}}
{{movelist/note|4|normal}}

====By [[TM]]/[[HM]]====
None.
====By {{pkmn|breeding}}====
None.

====By [[Move tutor|tutoring]]====
None.
===={{Trading Card Game}}-only moves====
*{{m|Pound}} {{ic|Normal}}
*{{m|Energy Ball}} {{ic|Normal}}

===Side game data===
{{Sidegame|
type=normal |
ndex=132 |
pinball=Catch |
Trozei=yes |
rarity=Common |
Dungeon=yes |
body=1 |
rate=6.8 |
area=Decrepit Lab |
P1=Who should I copy next? |
P2=I have only half my HP left... |
P3=I'm out of it... I don't have the power to {{m|transform}}... |
PL=Yes! My level's up! |
Partner=no |
Ranger=no |
Dungeon2=yes |
body2=1 |
rate2=8.2 |
iq=A |
Ranger3=yes |
group3= Normal |
assist3= Normal |
field3= None |
field3power= - |
}}

===Evolution===
{{evobox
|sprite1=132
|name1=Ditto
|type1-1=Normal}}

===Sprites===
{{Sprite|
type=normal|
gen=1|
gender=none|
ndex=132|
name=Ditto|
}}

==Trivia==
* Ditto is the only Pokémon to date with a [[catch rate]] of 35.
* Ditto and {{p|Manaphy}} are the only Pokémon that are both able to breed yet unobtainable through breeding. Ditto, however, is the only one of the two that is not available at level 1 legally (legitimately the lowest level it is able to be is 10, in [[Generation II]] and its Generation IV [[Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver|remakes]]).
* In [[Pokémon Snap]], Ditto takes the form of {{p|Bulbasaur}} towards the beginning of the game. The player can cause them to return to their Ditto form by hitting them with an object. When the player takes their picture, Professor Oak treats the photo as that of a real Bulbasaur, although Ditto has the same eyes when it is transformed as when it is not. This trait is shared by [[Duplica]]'s Ditto in the [[EP037|anime]], although it was understood that this was not natural.
* Ditto is one of two Pokémon to have two different species-specific items associated with it, the other being {{p|Clamperl}}. Ditto's two associated items, the Metal Powder and Quick Powder, seem to be the same colors as Ditto's normal and [[Shiny Pokémon|shiny]] forms, respectively.
* In [[Generation I]] any Pokémon that uses Transform is regarded as a Ditto in its new form; this means that if the player catches a {{p|Mew}} or a Glitch Pokémon which has used the move Transform instead they will obtain a Ditto because a wild {{p|Mew}} cannot be legitimately encountered. This system was later changed in [[Generation III]] so that the {{p|Mew}} on [[Faraway Island]] is not caught as Ditto if it uses Transform.
* Ditto along with {{p|Arceus}}, {{p|Giratina}}'s [[Form differences|Origin Forme]], {{p|Sunkern}}, and {{p|Mew}} is one of the few [[Pokémon]] who can have a 5 in all of its [[performance]] stats.
* In [[Pokémon Rumble]], since {{m|Transform}} was not programmed into the game, Ditto can only know {{m|Struggle}}. Since PP does not exist in Rumble, this makes Ditto the only Pokémon in Rumble that can use Struggle.

===Glitches===
Ditto is closely associated with several [[glitch]]es throughout the series, most stemming from its nearly unique ability.

In [[Generation I]], if the player manages to capture an [['M]], an invisible wild Ditto will still be in battle with the player where 'M was before, and the battle will not end. Additionally, a Ditto is a necessary Pokémon for carrying out method #3 of the [[Mew glitch]], which allows the player to encounter any Pokémon or glitch Pokémon (correspondence based upon [http://www.trsrockin.com/hexlist.html this list]). Furthermore, switching the order of moves in a Transformed Ditto's movelist in-battle causes Ditto to have the {{m|--|blank space glitch move}} when the battle ends.

Another glitch in [[Generation I]] involves one switching Ditto's first move with the second move after it has used transform in battle. If one of the copied moves is {{m|Whirlwind}} or {{m|Roar}}, at the end of the battle Ditto will appear to have no moves whilst Ditto will actually have a glitch move with the type 'Cooltrainer♀' This move will have 0 PP but if the player uses a PP Up and then an Elixir it is usable, yet crashes the game. If this Ditto is traded to {{game|Gold and Silver|s|Gold or Silver}}, the game will reset itself with different colors (a "[[Glitch dimension]]") upon clicking attack.

By exploiting the factors that determine a [[shiny Pokémon]], a shiny Ditto can be obtained by trading the [[red Gyarados]] to Generation I and capturing a Ditto that transforms into it.

Several more glitches involving Ditto's transformation have been discovered in [[Generation IV]] as well. In the original Japanese {{2v2|Diamond|Pearl}}, due to an oversight in the programming of Transform, a Ditto will copy the Pokémon's [[held item]] in addition to its species, allowing rare items to be duplicated. Another glitch allows for Ditto to transform and then permanently keep the moveset of the Pokémon it became, allowing for the passing down of previously impossible [[egg move]] combinations in a large-scale version of {{p|Smeargle}}'s ability to do so with all {{egg2|Ground}} Pokémon through {{m|Sketch}}.

===The Transform Paradox===
If Ditto (or another Pokémon with only {{m|Transform}}) faces another Pokémon with Transform in a {{pkmn|Trainer}} battle where neither Trainer has any items and no Pokémon besides the Pokémon with Transform, the battle will never end. This is because when Transform is used, the Pokémon will turn into its opponent, resulting in a Transform moveset of, again, only Transform. Since every time Transform is used, it gives the Pokémon using it the target's moveset with 5 [[PP]] each, Transform will continue to Transform into itself, restoring the PP every time it is used. Due to this, one will never reach a point where it can only use {{m|Struggle}}, unlike {{p|Wynaut}} and {{p|Wobbuffet}} who, although they too have no directly damaging moves, will eventually run out of PP and thus be able to use Struggle. This is likely why few Trainers have Ditto in the Generation IV games, except in the {{si|Battle Tower}}, where one can always retire.

===Origin===
Ditto strongly resembles an {{wp|amoeba}}, a single-celled organism with no definite shape. This may emphasize its ability to alter its cellular composition. This could also explain why Ditto is unavailable through breeding, since single-celled organisms reproduce differently from multi-cellular plants and animals. It may also be based on an undifferentiated cell, a cell in the body that can change into any other cell by sampling it. It could also have be based on a {{wp|blob}} or a rubber ball.
====Name origin====
A ''ditto'' is a substitute for repeating what was previously written or said. Ditto's Japanese name is a combination of ''{{wp|metamorph}}'', ''monster'', and possibly ''transformation''.

==In other languages==
*[[List of German Pokémon names|German]]: Ditto
*[[List of French Pokémon names|French]]: Metamorph - From ''{{wp|metamorph}}''.
*[[List of Korean Pokémon names|Korean]]: 메타몽 ''Metamong''

==Related articles==
*[[Duplica's Ditto]]

==External links==

==Notes==
<references />

{{PokémonPrevNext | prev=Lapras | next=Eevee|type=normal|| prevnum=131| nextnum=133}}
{{Project Pokédex notice}}

[[Category:Pokémon that are included in the Japan-only Pokémon Stadium]]

[[de:Ditto]]
[[es:Ditto]]
[[fr:Métamorph]]
[[ja:メタモン]]
[[pl:Ditto]]
[[pt:Ditto (pokémon)]]

Pokémon Center

2010-05-01T19:39:02Z

Squishy: Undo revision 1067965 by Force Fire (Talk)

[[File:Silver Cave entrance.png|300px|thumb|right|A rural Pokémon Center in {{game|HeartGold and SoulSilver|s}}]]
A '''Pokémon Center''' (Japanese: '''ポケモンセンター''' ''Pokémon Center'') is a type of building that provides regulatory services for [[Pokémon Trainer]]s. Pokémon Centers are found in most towns and cities of the [[Pokémon world]]; every major city or town holds a Pokémon Center. Some Pokémon Centers can be found outside of towns next to large forests or [[caves]]. Pokémon Centers are built where many Trainers gather and the area becomes popular. This is to accommodate those Trainers in need and serve as a resting spot. The most common service the Pokémon Center offers is healing [[Pokémon]] free of charge.

{{m|Fly}} and {{m|Teleport}} always bring the player to the Pokémon Center they last visited or to the Pokémon Center of the city/town they are currently in.

==In the games==
In the [[Pokémon games]], Pokémon Centers are important buildings found in most towns and cities, sometimes even on [[route]]s. Pokémon Centers are essential to Trainers as they provide many facilities and host most game mechanics. Non-player character Trainers and their own Pokémon are often found hanging around in Centers, offering general advice and information on the events in the town or area it is situated in. Though the setup of the Centers has varied slightly throughout each generation, all Pokémon Centers have these functions:

* A {{ga|nurse}} heals all party Pokémon in a matter of seconds. This service heals all status conditions, recharges [[HP]] and {{PP}} of all [[party]] Pokémon, free of charge. The nurse is located at the main counter just as the player enters the Pokémon Center.
* Pokémon Centers also host the Cable Club and the Union Room, which facilitates multiplayer gameplay. Originally, linked players could only battle and trade one another, but in later generations, players can [[mixing records|mix records]] and [[Wi-Fi Plaza|play games]] together.

* Trainers also have access to a [[PC]] so that they can change out their [[party]]. Players are able to deposit and withdraw Pokémon, along with ability to store and withdraw items and display their [[Hall of Fame]] details.
* In Generations I-III, saving the game inside a Pokémon Center is required to facilitate linking with console games such as Pokémon Stadium and Colosseum.

===Generation I===
[[Image:Pkmncenter2.png‎|thumb|right|A Pokémon Center in {{game|Red and Blue|s}}]]
In Generation I, a Pokémon Center consisted of two counters on a single floor. The counter on the left has a {{ga|nurse}} that will heal the player's Pokémon. The counter on the right contains the Cable Club, which allows players to link with each other. Talking to the women at the desk will allow the player to enter the Cable Club. Furthest to the right is the [[PC]] to deposit and withdraw Pokémon or items. Generation I also includes two of the few examples of a Pokémon Center that isn't in a town, which are the Pokémon Center on [[Route 4]] outside [[Mt. Moon]], and the Pokémon Center in [[Route 10]] outside the entrance to the [[Rock Tunnel]]. Future generations employ rest houses that only offer healing services in areas similar to that.

====Cable Club====
The original link-up place was at the far end of the Pokémon Center in [[Generation I]] [[Kanto]]. Players can link together to simply battle each other in a one-on-one fight and trade Pokémon with each other. Two players linked by a first generation [[Link Cable]] can enter the cable club. Pokémon Yellow featured an extended version of the Cable Club with the option to choose special battle rules or cups.

===Generation II===
[[Image:Gscpokecenter.PNG‎|thumb|right|A Pokémon Center in {{game|Gold and Silver|s}}]]
[[Image:PCCenter.gif|frame|left|Inside of the Pokémon Communications Center in {{game|Crystal}}, with dialog translated.]]
In Generation II, to accommodate greater linkup functionality, the Pokémon Centers of both [[Kanto]] and [[Johto]] expanded to two floors. On the first floor remained the counter where a nurse would heal Pokémon, as well as a PC, while on the second floor resided the Cable Club.

====Cable Club====
Located upstairs in Pokémon Centers throughout [[Johto]] and [[Kanto]], this Cable Club consisted of three rooms. The Cable Club Trade Center facilitated trading, the Cable Club Colosseum allowed battling, and the Cable Club [[Time Capsule]] provided a way to trade Pokémon with the [[Generation I]] games. Because there were no female [[player character]]s prior to {{ga|Kris}}'s introduction in {{game|Crystal}}, a player who has chosen Kris must be "changed" into the {{ga|Ethan|male player}} sprite before they may link with any other game. This is still the case if the game is linked with another copy of Crystal Version, even though sprite data for the female choice exists.

Two players can enter the Cable Club with a first generation {{wp|Game Link Cable}}.

====Johto Mobile Center====
Only in the Japanese Crystal version, the Pokémon Communication Center in [[Goldenrod City]]. Added was the ability to battle over mobile phones upstairs, and two new items downstairs: Pokémon News, a news machine which aggregated news about Trainer accomplishments and Trade Corner, which let a Trainer place a Pokémon up for trade. This process was in essence a prototype for the [[Global Terminal|GTS]].

===Generation III===
[[File:RSEpokecenter.png|thumb|right|A Pokémon Center in {{game|Ruby and Sapphire|s}}]]
[[File:FRLGCenterInside.png|thumb|right|A Pokémon Center in {{game|FireRed and LeafGreen|s}}]]
Pokémon Centers during Generation III remained in a two-floor setup, similar to the way they were in Generation II. The only difference is that the stairs to the second floor are larger and more noticeable, taking the shape of an escalator.

In [[Orre]], there is only one official Pokémon Center. It is located in [[Phenac City]].

{{sign|FRLG|header}}
{{sign|FRLG|title|"Heal Your POKéMON!"}}
{{sign|FRLG|POKéMON CENTER}}
{{sign|FRLG|footer}}

{{sign|RS|header}}
{{sign|RS|title|"Rejuvenate your tired partners!"}}
{{sign|RS|POKéMON CENTER}}
{{sign|RS|footer}}

{{sign|E|header}}
{{sign|E|title|"Rejuvenate your tired partners!"}}
{{sign|E|POKéMON CENTER}}
{{sign|E|footer}}

[[Image:Phenac Pokémon Center.png|thumb|left|Inside the Pokémon Center in [[Phenac City]]]]
====Cable Club====
Similar to the Cable Club in Johto, the [[Hoenn]] Cable Club's Pokémon Center has a Cable Club Colosseum and a Cable Club Trade Center. Now four players can link with a third generation {{wp|Game Link Cable}} to battle in a [[double battle]]. A new feature was added to the Cable Club called the Cable Club Record Center, which allows two to four trainers to swap data. Similar to the Pokémon News in Crystal version, swapped trainer data shows up on [[television]] shows on televisions found all across Hoenn. Also, trainers' [[secret base]]s are copied over in the record mixing.

====Wireless Club====
The [[Generation III]] Kanto and {{v2|Emerald}} version Hoenn have a Wireless Club. The Wireless Club meets in the [[Union Room]], where up to 40 trainers may (in groups of five) talk and battle, as well as trade via a trading board similar to the Crystal version Trade Corner. The Cable Club's room has the standard Trade Center and Colosseum. Pokémon Emerald version's Cable Club also has the Record Center.

===Generation IV===
[[File:Dppokecenter.PNG‎|thumb|right|A Pokémon Center in {{game|Diamond and Pearl|s}}]]
[[File:HGSSPokéCenter.png|thumb|right|A Pokémon Center in {{game|HeartGold and SoulSilver|s}}]]
In Generation IV, Pokémon Centers introduce a basement floor, utilizing Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection. Opposite the second floor escalator, another escalator downstairs to the basement appears. While the second floor retains the same functionality that it did during Generation III with four player on the DS's wireless connection, the basement floor is where players can link up with others around the world using {{wp|Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection}}. The first floor, as always, is where a player can heal their Pokémon and a [[PC]]. As of {{game|Platinum}} players can also challenge a Trainer or Trainers inside some Pokémon Centers.

In {{game|HeartGold and SoulSilver|s}} the Pokémon Center was redesigned again. The second floor became a mezzanine, located above and directly behind the main desk, and two staircases were added on each side of the desk for access to it. The PC was moved to the corner of the desk. All functions remain the same. The player's [[Walking_Pokémon#Pokémon_HeartGold_and_SoulSilver|partner Pokémon]] will return to its [[Poké Ball]] while being healed. Also, if the first Pokémon in the player's party had been fainted prior to healing, it will return to being the partner as soon as it has been revived.

{{sign|DPcity|header}}
{{sign|DPcity|Heal Your Pokémon!}}
{{sign|DPcity|title|Pokémon Center}}
{{sign|DPcity|footer}}

====Wireless Club====
In [[Generation IV]], Sinnoh and Johto both have a wireless club just like [[Hoenn]] and [[Kanto]], but with a lack of a Record Center. However, the Pokémon Centers in these regions have a basement, where the Wi-Fi Club is located, for people to connect to each other if they are registered on each other's [[Pal Pad]]. Here they can battle and trade, and they can talk to each other through the built-in microphone of the DS, instead of with a chat box like it was in [[Generation III]].

====Wi-Fi Plaza====
The [[Wi-Fi Plaza]] is an enhancement to the Wi-Fi Club in Pokémon Platinum, HeartGold and SoulSilver. It is found downstairs in the Pokémon Center. Players from around the world can enter a "plaza" to make Poffins and play mini-games together via Nintendo Wi-Fi. The player can walk around the plaza and communicate with other players in the plaza. A leap in multiplayer gameplay is introduced, allowing up to twenty players to enter the Wi-Fi Plaza at a time. The player may only spend a certain amount of time at the Wi-Fi Plaza each day.

===Generation V===
[[File:BW Prerelease Pokémon Center.png|thumb|right|A Pokémon Center in {{game|Black and White|s}}]]
In {{game|Black and White|s}}, the Poké Mart has been combined with the Pokémon Center, this is similar to how the Elite Four lobbies of previous generations contain both a Poké Mart and a Pokémon Center. As with HeartGold and SoulSilver, the second floor is a mezzanine above the healing station.

==In the anime==
In the {{pkmn|anime}}, a [[Nurse Joy]] heads each Pokémon Center. The healing process takes place in real time, unlike in the games. All Pokémon Centers are connected and, in times of crisis, all Pokémon can be [[Pokémon storage system|transferred]] from one to another, as seen in ''[[EP002|Pokémon Emergency!]]''.
[[Image:CeruleanPokecenter.jpg|thumb|right|The [[Cerulean City]] Pokémon Center as it appears in the anime]][[File:Pokémon Center heal.png|thumb|left|Ash's Pokémon going to be treated|220px]]

Pokémon Centers are designed for Trainers so they can rest between {{pkmn|training|activities}}. Trainers use Centers as gathering places, so they can share information about Pokémon. They also have access to video phones, PC with trading functions and most offer free food and lodging. Inside a typical Pokémon Center, one can find a front desk, a lobby (sometimes with vending machines), a [[Poké Ball]] room, an Emergency Room with plenty of beds for injured Pokémon, a recovery room, a waiting room, rooms for lodging, and a cafeteria. It is unknown how these activities performed by a Pokémon Center are financed. On the outside, they come in all shapes and sizes, but usually have a rather large ''P'' somewhere.
{{-}}

==Differences among generations==
<gallery widths="66px" heights="80px" perrow="4">
File:Pokémon Center RBGY.png|Generation I (Kanto)
File:Pokémon Center GSC.png|Generation II (Johto)
File:Kanto Pokémon Center GSC.png|Generation II (Kanto)
File:Pokémon Center RSE.png|Generation III (Hoenn)
File:Pokémon Center FRLG.png|Generation III (Kanto)
File:Pokémon Center DPPt.png|Generation IV (Sinnoh)
File:Pokémon Center HGSS.png|Generation IV (Kanto/Johto)
File:Pokémon Center 2 HGSS.png|Generation IV (Violet City and Ectruteak City)
</gallery>

==Trivia==
* For ''[[DP004|Dawn of a New Era!]]'', [[Professor Oak's lecture]] is about Pokémon Centers. He writes this [[Pokémon senryū]] about it: ジョーイさん　あいたくなったら　ポケモンセンター ''Jōi-san aitaku nattara, Pokémon sentā.'' "When I want to meet Nurse Joy, Pokémon Center."
* If a Trainer gets at least four stars on their {{ga|Trainer card}} in [[Generation IV]], the nurse at the Pokémon Center will make special mention of this, and then refer to the player by name upon subsequent visits.
* A man in the [[Resort Area]] describes how Pokémon Centers come to be in an area. When [[Pokémon]] appear, Trainers will also come. When Trainers appear, Pokémon Centers will also come about.
* The Pokémon Center's theme music has remained essentially the same throughout the franchise. It is notably different at [[time|night time]] in [[Generation IV]].
*A remix of the theme music was used in [[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]].
* In the Japanese and Korean versions of the [[Generation II]] games, the sign of Johto's Pokémon Centers have a Poké Ball logo and the letters PC while Kanto's use the same sign as [[Generation I]]. However, the Generation I sign was used for both regions in the international versions.
*In {{game|HeartGold and SoulSilver|s}}, the nurse's speech line after healing the player's Pokémon was changed from "We hope to see you again!" to "Please, come back again any time!"
* In [[Generation IV]], if the "Walk through walls" cheat is used to go past the desk, and the cash register-like object is interacted with, the dialog will be the same one used when interacting with the shelves in a [[Poké Mart]].

==In the real world==
{{main|Pokémon Center (store)}}
[[The Pokémon Company]] and [[Nintendo]] have a group of Pokémon-themed stores called Pokémon Centers throughout major cities in Japan. The stores sell exclusive merchandise (dolls, T-shirts, themed items) with Pokémon characters. There was a Pokémon Center in the United States at 10 Rockefeller Center in New York City which operated from 2001 through 2004, but the store was closed and converted into Nintendo World in May of 2005, which has a smaller collection of Pokémon-based items. Also, [[The Pokémon Company International]] ran a website catering to internet shoppers called PokémonCenter.com, but closed the site on January 31, 2008 to focus on brick-and-mortar stores who sell licensed merchandise.
[[Category:Buildings]]
[[Category:Pokémon world]]

[[de:Pokémon Center (Spiel)]]
[[es:Centro Pokémon]]
[[fr:Centre Pokémon]]
[[ja:ポケモンセンター]]
[[pt:Centro Pokémon]]

Pokémon Center

2010-05-01T04:13:58Z

Squishy: /* Generation I */ Made the screenshot in pokemon red & blue because 1. Pokemon red and blue was designed to be played in black and white and 2. Everything in the room is green.

Ditto (Pokémon)

2010-04-30T00:36:14Z

Squishy: /* In the anime */ Cant see the template

{{PokémonPrevNext | prev=Lapras | next=Eevee|type=normal|| prevnum=131| nextnum=133}}
{{PokémonInfobox|
name=Ditto |
jname=メタモン |
tmname=Metamon |
art=FRLG |
pron=<sc>''did''-oh</sc> <ref>Barbo, Maria. ''The Official Pokémon Handbook''. Scholastic Publishing, 1999. ISBN 0-439-10397-5</ref> or <sc>''dit''-oh </sc>  |
ndex=132 |
jdex=092 |
hdex=287 |
obrow=291 |
typen=1 |
type1=Normal |
type2= |
species=Transform |
height-ftin=1'00" |
height-m=0.3 |
weight-lbs=8.8 |
weight-kg=4.0 |
abilityn=1 |
ability1=Limber |
ability2= |
egggroupn=1 |
egggroup1=Ditto |
egggroup2= |
eggcycles=20|
evhp=1|
expyield=61 |
lv100exp=1,000,000 |
gendercode=255|
color=Purple |
catchrate=35 |
body=01 |
pokefordex=ditto |
generation=1 |
footnotes=}}
'''Ditto''' ([[List of Japanese Pokémon names|Japanese]]: '''メタモン''' ''Metamon'') is a {{type2|Normal}} Pokémon.

It is not known to evolve into or from any other Pokémon.

Ditto uses the move {{m|Transform}} to copy the opponent's moves, types, form, and non-HP stats. It is sought out for its ability to [[Pokémon breeding|breed]] with any Pokémon other than the Pokémon in the {{egg|No eggs}} group, including some genderless ones.

==Biology==
===Physiology===
In its natural state, Ditto is a purplish gelatinous blob with vestigial facial features. However, it can take the form of anything, even inanimate objects.
====Gender differences====
Ditto is a genderless species.

====Special abilities====
Ditto is capable of {{m|transform}}ing into an exact replica of any other Pokémon (an ability that is also shared with {{p|Mew}}), or indeed any physical object. However, if Ditto tries to transform into something based on memory, it may get some of the details wrong. Ditto will also be unable to remain in a transformed state if it starts laughing. Frequently, a Ditto appears that can't transform its face. This fact is seen in the anime, as well as in [[Pokémon Snap]] (in which several Ditto are transformed into {{p|Bulbasaur}}), and {{game|Diamond and Pearl|s}} (in which, during the [[Veilstone Game Corner|Game Corner]] [[slot machine]] game, a {{p|Clefairy}} with a Ditto's face will occasionally appear instead of a real Clefairy). In rare cases it will lack the ability to increase or decrease in size, thus rather than creating exact duplicates, it will create (usually) miniature versions. Ditto cannot mimic the strength of another Pokémon. Ditto's ability to breed with any non-legendary Pokémon is also useful for creating Pokémon eggs of rarer Pokémon that it may be difficult to get a mate for, such as the [[starter Pokémon]].

===Behavior===
Ditto's primary defense mechanism is its ability to rearrange its cellular structure. This permits it to transform into essentially any other physical object. When two Ditto meet in the wild, they will attempt to transform into each other. This tendency makes Ditto a unique Pokémon in battle, as it will adapt the form and abilities of its foe. Ditto is best able to transform into something if it has a model to work from. Although Ditto can transform via memory, it has a tendency to forget important details, particularly with its foe's face.

===Habitat===
[[Image:Urban.gif|right|frame|{{DL|List of Pokémon by habitat|Urban Pokémon}}]]
Ditto live in very diverse habitats, the most common being caves and forested areas. However, Ditto are never far from civilization or people. There have even been sightings of Ditto in places such as the Pokémon Mansion. They have been documented living in [[Kanto]], [[Johto]], [[Hoenn]] and [[Sinnoh]].

===Diet===
{{main|Pokémon food}}

==In the anime==
[[Image:DittosMysteriousMansion.gif|right|thumb|Ditto in the anime]]
===Major Appearances===
Ditto first appeared in ''[[EP037|Ditto's Mysterious Mansion]]''. [[Duplica]] and her {{TP|Duplica|Ditto}} used to perform for people, but the two hadn't had an audience since people saw that Ditto couldn't change its face. Ditto fixed that problem near the end of the episode, when captured by [[Team Rocket]]. Duplica found another Ditto sometime before ''[[EP174|Imitation Confrontation]]'' that she named Mini-Dit. This second Ditto could transform into an exact mirror image of anything, but it couldn't change its size.
[[File:Shinyditto.png|left|thumb|250px|{{pkmn2|Shiny}} Ditto]]
In ''[[EP111|Hello Pummelo]]'', {{OBP|Drake|Orange League}} of the [[Orange Archipelago|Orange Islands]] owns a Ditto and uses it to fight [[Ash's Pikachu]]. After the battle with Drake's Ditto, Pikachu came out the victor.

Two Ditto appear in [[DP173]], belonging to [[Makina]]. One of them is normal and the other is {{pkmn2|shiny}}.

===Minor Appearances===
A Ditto was used by one of the students of the [[Pokémon Trainer's School]] in ''[[AG015|Gonna Rule The School!]]''.

Ditto was also owned by a member of [[Team Magma]] named [[Brodie]], who debuted in ''[[AG083|Unfair Weather Friends]]''.

There is a picture of Ditto on the "Coffee & Tea" sign at one of last parts in the episode in ''[[EP061|The Misty Mermaid]]''.

===Pokédex entries===
{{Animedexheader|Kanto}}
{{Animedexbody|EP037|Ditto|Ash's Pokédex|Ditto, a Transform Pokémon. It is able to rearrange the cells of its body and assume any form. Its only [[Move|attack]] is {{m|Transform}}.}}
{{Animedexfooter/Pokémon|original|Kanto}}

==In the manga==
Ditto is one of the members on {{adv|Green}}'s team in [[Pokémon Adventures]]. As a master of transformation, Green uses Ditto extensively in her schemes, such as morphing over her face to disguise her appearance (like when she infiltrated the [[Silph Co.]] building disguised as [[Sabrina]]), camouflaging into its background for subterfuge, as well as forming a protective shield with Green's umbrella.

Ditto is seen later used by [[Team Rocket]], to lure {{adv|Crystal}} and [[Eusine]] away from {{p|Suicune}}, and smother them when discovered. It was, however, defeated by Crystal's {{p|Hitmonchan}}, Hitmonee.

Duplica and her Ditto are seen in [[Electric Tale of Pikachu|The Electric Tale of Pikachu]]. Finding Ditto appealing, [[Misty]] decides to capture one of her own, but the plan is called off when {{p|Pikachu}} goes missing. Ditto also featured in a minicomic in which it transforms into {{Ash}}, harasses Misty and thereby getting Ash into a lot of pain.

Ditto is also featured in ''[[Pokémon Zensho]]'' under the ownership of {{Zensho|Satoshi}}.

==In the TCG==
{{main|Ditto (TCG)}}

==Other appearances==
===[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]===
[[Image:Ditto Melee.png|right|thumb|A screenshot of Ditto in Melee]]
Ditto was originally intended to be one of the Pokémon randomly released from a [[Poké Ball]]. It would have transformed into a copy of the user's character and aided them in battle. However, processing problems forced its removal before the game's release. Ditto can be still be unlocked through the debug menu (which is only accessible through the use of Action Replay), though it does not do anything other than give 7-8% damage to those who touch it.

As for its official status, Ditto only appears as a random trophy and as a cameo in the Tournament Mode menu. In Winner Out or Loser Out tournaments, holding down L and R and pressing A will give the player a random character and color. The usual character image will instead be taken by a picture of Ditto.

====Trophy information====
Every Ditto has the ability to copy a Pokémon's entire cell structure in an instant and become its exact replica. They're terrible at remembering techniques, but when they use {{m|Transform}}, they temporarily learn all of their foe's moves. If a Ditto starts to laugh, it weakens and can't hold its transformation.

==Game data==
===NPC appearances===
*[[Pokémon Trozei!]]: Ditto serves as a "wild card", meaning it can Trozei with any Pokémon and must be used to get rid of Jammer Balls. One will appear when a Trozei is made with more Pokémon than necessary and multiple appear at the beginning of a new round in Endless and Forever mode to clear out the remaining Pokémon.

===Pokédex entries===
{{Dex
|type=normal
|gen=1
|redbluedex=Capable of copying an enemy's genetic code to instantly {{m|transform}} itself into a duplicate of the enemy.
|yellowdex=When it spots an enemy, its body {{m|transform}}s into an almost perfect copy of its opponent.
|stadiumdex=Capable of reorganizing its cells to transform into an exact duplicate of its enemy. It is usually a shapeless blob.
|golddex=It can {{m|transform}} into anything. When it sleeps, it changes into a stone to avoid being attacked.
|silverdex=Its transformation ability is perfect. However, if it is made to laugh, it can't maintain its disguise.
|crystaldex=When it encounters another Ditto, it will move faster than normal to duplicate that opponent exactly.
|stadium2dex=It can {{m|transform}} into anything. When it sleeps, it changes into a stone to avoid being attacked.
|rubydex=Ditto rearranges its cell structure to {{m|transform}} itself into other shapes. However, if it tries to {{m|transform}} itself into something by relying on its memory, this Pokémon manages to get details wrong.
|sapphiredex=Ditto rearranges its cell structure to {{m|transform}} itself into other shapes. However, if it tries to {{m|transform}} itself into something by relying on its memory, this Pokémon manages to get details wrong.
|emeralddex=A Ditto rearranges its cell structure to {{m|transform}} itself. However, if it tries to change based on its memory, it will get details wrong.
|firereddex=It can freely recombine its own cellular structure to {{m|transform}} into other life-forms.
|leafgreendex=Capable of copying an opponent's genetic code to instantly {{m|transform}} itself into a duplicate of the enemy.
|diamonddex=It has the ability to reconstitute its entire cellular structure to {{m|transform}} into whatever it sees.
|pearldex=It has the ability to reconstitute its entire cellular structure to {{m|transform}} into whatever it sees.
|platinumdex=It has the ability to reconstitute its entire cellular structure to {{m|transform}} into whatever it sees.
|heartgolddex=It can {{m|transform}} into anything. When it sleeps, it changes into a stone to avoid being attacked.
|soulsilverdex=Its transformation ability is perfect. However, if made to laugh, it can't maintain its disguise.
|}}

===Game locations===
{{Availability|
type=normal |
gen=1 |
rbrarity=Common |
rbarea=[[Route]]s {{rtn|13}}, {{rtn|14}}, {{rtn|15}}, {{rtn|23}}, [[Cerulean Cave]] |
yrarity=Uncommon |
yarea={{ka|Pokémon Mansion}} and [[Cerulean Cave]] |
gsrarity=Common |
gsarea=[[Route]]s {{rtn|34}} and {{rtn|35}} |
crarity=Common |
carea=[[Route]]s {{rtn|34}} and {{rtn|35}} |
gen3ex=frlg|
erarity=Common |
earea=[[Desert Underpass]] |
frlgrarity=Uncommon |
frlgarea=[[Route]]s {{rtn|13}}, {{rtn|14}}, {{rtn|15}}, {{ka|Pokémon Mansion}}, [[Cerulean Cave]] |
dprarity=Rare |
dparea={{rt|218}} ([[Poké Radar]]) |
ptrarity=Rare |
ptarea=[[Trophy Garden]] |
hgssrarity=Uncommon |
hgssarea=[[Route]]s {{rtn|34}}, {{rtn|35}}, and {{rtn|47}}, [[Cerulean Cave]] |
palarea=Field |
}}

====In side games====
{{SidegameAvail
|type=normal
|channel=[[Springleaf Field|Bus Stop]]
|snap=[[Pokémon Island Cave|Cave]]
|trozei=Everywhere
|md=[[Frosty Forest]] (4F-9F) [[Fiery Field]] (10F, 20F) [[Buried Relic]] (16F-34F) [[Wish Cave]] (53F-64F) [[Joyous Tower]] (53F-64F) [[Oddity Cave]] (B1-B15)
|md2=[[Sky Stairway]] (1F-49F)
|scramble=[[Silent Forest]] [[Windy Prairie‎]] [[Rocky Cave]] [[Fiery Furnace]] [[Bright Beach]] [[Eternal Tower]]
}}

===Held items===
{{HeldItems
|type=normal
|rby1=Metal Powder|rby1type=Stat-enhancing item|rby1rar=100|
|frlg1=Metal Powder|frlg1type=Stat-enhancing item|frlg1rar=5
|dppt1=Quick Powder|dppt1type=Stat-enhancing item|dppt1rar=50
|dppt2=Metal Powder|dppt2type=Stat-enhancing item|dppt2rar=5
}}

===Stats===
====Base stats====
{{BaseStats with RBY|
HP= 48 |
Attack= 48 |
Defense=48 |
SpAtk= 48 |
SpDef= 48 |
Special=48 |
Speed= 48 |
type=Normal }}

====Pokéathlon stats====
{{Pokéthlon
|type=Normal
|Speed=2
|SpeedMax=5
|Power=2
|PowerMax=5
|Technique=2
|TechniqueMax=5
|Stamina=2
|StaminaMax=5
|Jump=2
|JumpMax=5
}}

===Type effectiveness===
These numbers are good only for a Ditto that has not {{m|Transform}}ed. After that point, please see the type effectiveness for the species that it Transformed into.
{{DP Type effectiveness|
type1=normal|
Normal= 100 |
Flying= 100 |
Fighting=200 |
Ground= 100 |
Rock= 100 |
Bug= 100 |
Poison= 100 |
Ghost= 0 |
Steel= 100 |

Fire= 100 |
Water= 100 |
Grass= 100 |
Electric=100 |
Psychic= 100 |
Ice= 100 |
Dragon= 100 |
Dark= 100 }}

===Learnset===
====By [[Level|leveling up]]====
{{movelist|normal|normal|4|1|Ditto}}
{{mlentry4|Start|Transform|Normal|Status|—|—|10|Smart|1}}
{{movelist/note|4|normal}}

====By [[TM]]/[[HM]]====
None.
====By {{pkmn|breeding}}====
None.

====By [[Move tutor|tutoring]]====
None.
===={{Trading Card Game}}-only moves====
*{{m|Pound}} {{ic|Normal}}
*{{m|Energy Ball}} {{ic|Normal}}

===Side game data===
{{Sidegame|
type=normal |
ndex=132 |
pinball=Catch |
Trozei=yes |
rarity=Common |
Dungeon=yes |
body=1 |
rate=6.8 |
area=Decrepit Lab |
P1=Who should I copy next? |
P2=I have only half my HP left... |
P3=I'm out of it... I don't have the power to {{m|transform}}... |
PL=Yes! My level's up! |
Partner=no |
Ranger=no |
Dungeon2=yes |
body2=1 |
rate2=8.2 |
iq=A |
Ranger3=yes |
group3= Normal |
assist3= Normal |
field3= None |
field3power= - |
}}

===Evolution===
{{evobox
|sprite1=132
|name1=Ditto
|type1-1=Normal}}

===Sprites===
{{Sprite|
type=normal|
gen=1|
gender=none|
ndex=132|
name=Ditto|
}}

==Trivia==
* Ditto is the only Pokémon to date with a [[catch rate]] of 35.
* Ditto and {{p|Manaphy}} are the only Pokémon that are both able to breed yet unobtainable through breeding. Ditto, however, is the only one of the two that is not available at level 1 legally (legitimately the lowest level it is able to be is 10, in [[Generation II]] and its Generation IV [[Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver|remakes]]).
* In [[Pokémon Snap]], Ditto takes the form of {{p|Bulbasaur}} towards the beginning of the game. The player can cause them to return to their Ditto form by hitting them with an object. When the player takes their picture, Professor Oak treats the photo as that of a real Bulbasaur, although Ditto has the same eyes when it is transformed as when it is not. This trait is shared by [[Duplica]]'s Ditto in the [[EP037|anime]], although it was understood that this was not natural.
* Ditto is one of two Pokémon to have two different species-specific items associated with it, the other being {{p|Clamperl}}. Ditto's two associated items, the Metal Powder and Quick Powder, seem to be the same colors as Ditto's normal and [[Shiny Pokémon|shiny]] forms, respectively.
* In [[Generation I]] any Pokémon that uses Transform is regarded as a Ditto in its new form; this means that if the player catches a {{p|Mew}} or a Glitch Pokémon which has used the move Transform instead they will obtain a Ditto because a wild {{p|Mew}} cannot be legitimately encountered. This system was later changed in [[Generation III]] so that the {{p|Mew}} on [[Faraway Island]] is not caught as Ditto if it uses Transform.
* Ditto along with {{p|Arceus}}, {{p|Giratina}}'s [[Form differences|Origin Forme]], {{p|Sunkern}}, and {{p|Mew}} is one of the few [[Pokémon]] who can have a 5 in all of its [[performance]] stats.
* In [[Pokémon Rumble]], since {{m|Transform}} was not programmed into the game, Ditto can only know {{m|Struggle}}. Since PP does not exist in Rumble, this makes Ditto the only Pokémon in Rumble that can use Struggle.

===Glitches===
Ditto is closely associated with several [[glitch]]es throughout the series, most stemming from its nearly unique ability.

In [[Generation I]], if the player manages to capture an [['M]], an invisible wild Ditto will still be in battle with the player where 'M was before, and the battle will not end. Additionally, a Ditto is a necessary Pokémon for carrying out method #3 of the [[Mew glitch]], which allows the player to encounter any Pokémon or glitch Pokémon (correspondence based upon [http://www.trsrockin.com/hexlist.html this list]). Furthermore, switching the order of moves in a Transformed Ditto's movelist in-battle causes Ditto to have the {{m|--|blank space glitch move}} when the battle ends.

Another glitch in [[Generation I]] involves one switching Ditto's first move with the second move after it has used transform in battle. If one of the copied moves is {{m|Whirlwind}} or {{m|Roar}}, at the end of the battle Ditto will appear to have no moves whilst Ditto will actually have a glitch move with the type 'Cooltrainer♀' This move will have 0 PP but if the player uses a PP Up and then an Elixir it is usable, yet crashes the game. If this Ditto is traded to {{game|Gold and Silver|s|Gold or Silver}}, the game will reset itself with different colors (a "[[Glitch dimension]]") upon clicking attack.

By exploiting the factors that determine a [[shiny Pokémon]], a shiny Ditto can be obtained by trading the [[red Gyarados]] to Generation I and capturing a Ditto that transforms into it.

Several more glitches involving Ditto's transformation have been discovered in [[Generation IV]] as well. In the original Japanese {{2v2|Diamond|Pearl}}, due to an oversight in the programming of Transform, a Ditto will copy the Pokémon's [[held item]] in addition to its species, allowing rare items to be duplicated. Another glitch allows for Ditto to transform and then permanently keep the moveset of the Pokémon it became, allowing for the passing down of previously impossible [[egg move]] combinations in a large-scale version of {{p|Smeargle}}'s ability to do so with all {{egg2|Ground}} Pokémon through {{m|Sketch}}.

===The Transform Paradox===
If Ditto (or another Pokémon with only {{m|Transform}}) faces another Pokémon with Transform in a {{pkmn|Trainer}} battle where neither Trainer has any items and no Pokémon besides the Pokémon with Transform, the battle will never end. This is because when Transform is used, the Pokémon will turn into its opponent, resulting in a Transform moveset of, again, only Transform. Since every time Transform is used, it gives the Pokémon using it the target's moveset with 5 [[PP]] each, Transform will continue to Transform into itself, restoring the PP every time it is used. Due to this, one will never reach a point where it can only use {{m|Struggle}}, unlike {{p|Wynaut}} and {{p|Wobbuffet}} who, although they too have no directly damaging moves, will eventually run out of PP and thus be able to use Struggle. This is likely why few Trainers have Ditto in the Generation IV games, except in the {{si|Battle Tower}}, where one can always retire.

===Origin===
Ditto strongly resembles an {{wp|amoeba}}, a single-celled organism with no definite shape. This may emphasize its ability to alter its cellular composition. This could also explain why Ditto is unavailable through breeding, since single-celled organisms reproduce differently from multi-cellular plants and animals. It may also be based on an undifferentiated cell, a cell in the body that can change into any other cell by sampling it. It could also have be based on a {{wp|blob}} or a rubber ball.
====Name origin====
A ''ditto'' is a substitute for repeating what was previously written or said. Ditto's Japanese name is a combination of ''{{wp|metamorph}}'', ''monster'', and possibly ''transformation''.

==In other languages==
*[[List of German Pokémon names|German]]: Ditto
*[[List of French Pokémon names|French]]: Metamorph - From ''{{wp|metamorph}}''.
*[[List of Korean Pokémon names|Korean]]: 메타몽 ''Metamong''

==Related articles==
*[[Duplica's Ditto]]

==External links==

==Notes==
<references />

{{PokémonPrevNext | prev=Lapras | next=Eevee|type=normal|| prevnum=131| nextnum=133}}
{{Project Pokédex notice}}

[[Category:Pokémon that are included in the Japan-only Pokémon Stadium]]

[[de:Ditto]]
[[es:Ditto]]
[[fr:Métamorph]]
[[ja:メタモン]]
[[pl:Ditto]]
[[pt:Ditto (pokémon)]]

Pokéwalker

2010-04-24T21:46:47Z

Squishy: /* Pokémon retrieval */

[[File:Pokewalker.png|thumb|250px|The Pokéwalker]]
The '''Pokéwalker''' (Japanese: '''ポケウォーカー''' ''Pokéwalker'') is a {{wp|pedometer}} device specifically for use with {{game|HeartGold and SoulSilver|s}} that is able to interact with the games in various manners. It was released on September 12, 2009 in Japan bundled with every copy of Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver, and then later released with every English copy of Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver on March 14, 2010. The accessory features a Poké Ball-shaped design with a small LCD, Monochrome screen, with three functioning buttons. The Pokéwalker supports infrared signals allowing players to interact with each other within very short range, or with a [[Nintendo DS]], [[Nintendo DS Lite]] or [[Nintendo DSi]] system.

The player can transfer a Pokémon to the Pokéwalker from either HeartGold and SoulSilver. Every time the player takes a step, the Pokémon inside gains experience points and the player earns "Watts" which can be exchanged for a chance to obtain items and Pokémon. Players can also catch various Pokémon on the device and obtain items, then transfer them to the game. Alongside the [[Johto Safari Zone]], the Pokéwalker allows for Pokémon normally unavailable until after the player has traveled to [[Kanto]], such as {{p|Murkrow}}, to be available before defeating the Elite Four.

Much as HeartGold and SoulSilver are remakes of the original {{2v2|Gold|Silver}}, the Pokéwalker could be considered to be somewhat of a remake of the [[Pokémon Pikachu 2]], which interacted in much the same way with the [[Generation II]] games. Unlike the Pokémon Pikachu 2, however, Pikachu is not the only Pokémon that can be interacted with, and Pokémon can actually be transferred to ''and'' from the Pokéwalker at any given point in time. Like the [[Pokémon Pikachu]] and its successor, the Pokéwalker uses a currency known as "watts" (shortened to ''w''), which are obtained as the {{player}} walks with the device. Every 20 steps will earn the player one watt.

==Hardware==
===Technical specifications===
[[Image:Pokewalker artwork.png|thumb|300px|Artwork and features of the Pokéwalker]]

*'''Mass:''' 21 grams (0.75 ounces)
*'''Physical dimensions:''' 48 millimeters x 48 millimeters x 13.9 millimeters (1.9 inches x 1.9 inches x 0.5 inches)
*'''Screens:''' 1-inch (25mm) {{wp|LCD}}, {{wp|monochrome}} screen
*'''Controls:''' Accelerometer, infrared signal

===Infrared communication===
The Pokéwalker uses infrared waves to transfer data from the Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver to the the device. There is a infrared receiver in the Pokéwalker which allows the device to send and receive data from other Pokéwalkers or the Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver game card, which also contains a infrared receiver. The infrared signals allow players to interact with each other within a very short distance, approximately 5 centimeters (2 inches) apart from each other. For best communication, avoid objects between the two connected devices, sunlight or other strong light nearby, and other sources of heat, light, or strong electromagnetic energy, which can interfere with infrared communication.

===Battery life===
The Pokéwalker contains a CR 2032 3V watch battery with a capacity of 220–225 mAh. The battery will last approximately four months if the Pokéwalker device is used 30 minutes a day and about 10,000 steps are taken. This will vary depending on the temperature, the number of steps taken, how often the Pokéwalker is used, how often infrared communication is used, and how often the buttons are pressed. If the battery power gets low, a battery icon will appear on the top-left corner of the display and the Pokéwalker will save the information once every hour before the battery runs out. The battery is currently not rechargeable and must be replaced with another CR 2032 3V watch battery if it runs out. If the Pokéwalker's batteries run out and the session is not saved, all steps will be lost and all watts, items and Pokémon that were obtained during the trip will be deleted, however the Pokémon deposited at the start of the session will remain the same.

To sustain battery life in the midst of a session, the Pokéwalker puts itself into sleep mode, so the display will turn off and the screen will go blank, which can be revived by holding down the central button for one seconds. While in sleep mode, the Pokéwalker will still maintain its primary function and record the amount of steps the player takes. There is also a setting that is about to turn the display light down to conserve battery life, while the sound can be muted also the save battery life. To replace the battery, a Phillips-head screwdriver is needed to remove the plain backing or the optional belt clip. Removing the battery will cause all steps taken and watts obtained to be cleared. The Pokémon inside will not be erased.

==Gameplay and features==
Pokéwalker gameplay boils down to simply walking around with the device so as to charge up watts, then utilizing the watts to purchase use of the [[Poké Radar]] and [[Dowsing MCHN]]. Up to three caught Pokémon and up to three found items may be stored at once: any more than that, and the player will have to decide which to get rid of. The step counter resets at midnight each day. Watts is the mode of currency used within the Pokéwalker. Watts can be earned in various different ways; every 20 steps the player takes 1 watt is earned, and Pokémon within the Pokéwalker can randomly find multiples of 10, 20, or 50 watts whilst on their walk. In total, a Pokémon can only gain one level every time they are sent to the Pokéwalker, and will not gain any more experience if it exceeds that level.

Each Pokéwalker area has three advantageous [[elemental type|elemental types]] which vary between areas, and have influence over the Pokéwalker's Poké Radar and Dowsing MCHN. When a Pokémon of an advantageous type is brought into a areas, then the chance of finding rarer Pokémon when using the Poké Radar and items when using the Dowsing MCHN will slightly increase. In addition to making rarer Pokémon easier to find when using the Poké Radar, an advantageous type will lower the required step count for each Pokémon by 25%. This effect does not seem to apply to the Dowsing MCHN.

===Poké Radar===
[[File:Pokewalker battling.png|thumb|right|150px|The battle screen]]
Each time the Poké Radar is used will cost the player 10 watts, and brings them to a screen containing four patches of grass. After a short period of time, an exclamation mark will appear above one of the patches. The player must then use the side buttons to align the arrow with that bush and push the center button to look in that bush before time expires. If the player successfully selects the bush with the exclamation mark, either a battle will begin or after a short random period of time an exclamation mark will appear above a bush again. Again the player must select the bush at which time either battle will begin or after a short random period of time two exclamation marks will appear above a random bush. If battle does not begin this time, finally three exclamation points will appear above one of the bushes. Successfully selecting that bush will always begin a battle. Taking too long to select the correct bush will instantly result in failure and the Poké Radar will need to be reused with 10 more watts to try again.

{| align="center" style="background: #d32c3e; -moz-border-radius: 10px; border: 3px solid #090809"
|- align="center"
! style="background:#ed6374; -moz-border-radius-topleft: 5px" | Exclamation Point
! style="background:#ed6374; -moz-border-radius-topright: 5px" | Pokémon Group
|- style="background:#ede9ee;" align="center"
| !
| Group C
|- style="background:#ede9ee;" align="center"
| !
| Group C or Group B
|- style="background:#ede9ee;" align="center"
| !!
| Group B or Group A
|- style="background:#ede9ee;" align="center"
| !!!
| Group A
|}

It is important to note that the Pokémon catchable on a given stroll are fixed from the time the player transfers their Pokémon to the Pokéwalker. At this time the game selects one Pokémon from each of the 3 groups (A, B and C) that will appear during that stroll. Should the player wish to catch one of the three Pokémon not selected for that stroll they must send their Pokémon back to their game card and then choose to go on the route again. It is also important to note that Pokémon caught are assigned a random nature, ignoring {{a|Synchronize}}.

The battle system of the Pokéwalker is quite primitive, even compared to the [[Generation I]] games; each Pokémon utilizes their in-game menusprite in the battle, while each has only 4 HP. Only three choices are offered: Attack, Evade, or Catch. Attacking will cause the player's Pokémon to perform a basic tackle on the opponent (note that this is not the {{m|Tackle|move itself}}, and that type advantages and disadvantages play no role), while evading may cause the opponent's attack to miss. Evading successfully will result in attacking the opponent for one damage without receiving any. If the player's Pokémon evades but the opponent does not choose to attack, it will result in a "Stare down" between the two Pokémon. If multiple stare-downs occur in succession, it is likely the opponent will flee, though this is not always the case. The catch option will throw a Poké Ball at the wild Pokémon, which may be caught. Critical hits sometimes occur: these will take away 2 HP rather than the standard 1. If a Poké Ball is not successful in capturing the opponent Pokémon, it will flee, and the player's 10 watts will have been in vain. The same is true if the player's Pokémon defeats its opponent, whereas if the opponent defeats the player's Pokémon, up to ten watts will be lost (much as money is in the main series games after the defeat of the player's Pokémon).

{| align="center" style="background: #d32c3e; -moz-border-radius: 10px; border: 3px solid #090809"
|- align="center"
! style="background:#ed6374; -moz-border-radius-topleft: 5px" width="50px"| Player Action
! style="background:#ed6374;" width="50px"| Wild Pokémon Action
! style="background:#ed6374; -moz-border-radius-topright: 5px" colspan=2 | Result
|- style="background:#ede9ee;" align="center"
| rowspan=6 | Attack
| rowspan=2 | Attack
| Player's Pokémon
| align=left | Receive one damage
|- align=center style="background:#ede9ee;"
| align=right | Wild Pokémon
| align=left | Receive one damage
|- align=center style="background:#ede9ee;"
| rowspan=2 | Evade
| align=right | Player's Pokémon
| align=left | Receive one damage
|- align=center style="background:#ede9ee;"
| align=right | Wild Pokémon
| align=left | ---
|- align=center style="background:#ede9ee;"
| rowspan=2 | Run
| align=right | Player's Pokémon
| align=left | Receive one damage
|- align=center style="background:#ede9ee;"
| align=right | Wild Pokémon
| align=left | Receive two damage (critical hit)
|- align=center style="background:#ede9ee;"
| rowspan=6 | Evade
| rowspan=2 | Attack
| align=right | Player's Pokémon
| align=left | ---
|- align=center style="background:#ede9ee;"
| align=right | Wild Pokémon
| align=left | Receive one damage
|- align=center style="background:#ede9ee;"
| rowspan=2 | Evade
| align=right | Player's Pokémon
| align=left | ---
|- align=center style="background:#ede9ee;"
| align=right | Wild Pokémon
| align=left | ---
|- align=center style="background:#ede9ee;"
| rowspan=2 | Run
| align=right | Player's Pokémon
| align=left | ---
|- align=center style="background:#ede9ee;"
| align=right | Wild Pokémon
| align=left | Run away
|- align=center style="background:#ede9ee;"
| rowspan=2 | Catch
| Succeed
| colspan=2 | Wild Pokémon is caught
|- align=center style="background:#ede9ee;"
| Fail
| colspan=2 | Wild Pokémon runs away
|}

===Dowsing MCHN===
[[File:Pokewalker items.png|thumb|right|160px|Finding an item]]
Much like in the main games, the Dowsing MCHN will help the player find items in the wild. Each use of this function costs 3 watts, and the player has two chances to find an item hidden among six grass tufts. If the item is not found the first time, the Dowsing MCHN will tell the player if the item is close by or far away. If the item is close by then it is likely either to the direct right or the direct left of the first checked grass tuft. Likewise if the item is far away then the item is at least two grass tufts away in either direction. If the item is not found on the second search, the player will be out of luck and will have to pay an additional 3 watts to try again.

===Other menu options===
* '''Connect''' - Allows connection to another player's Pokéwalker, however that same person cannot be connected to during the remainder of the day.
* '''Trainer Card''' - Views details such as the Trainer name, current area name and current time. By pressing the right-most button seven times, further details will be shown such as the day, the total number ofsteps taken, the total number of days, and the steps taken in those days.
* '''Pokémon and Items''' - Displays all Pokémon and items obtained in the current session.
* '''Settings''' - Alters features such as sound and back lighting.

==Areas==
[[File:Pokewalker areas.png|thumb|right|Selecting an area before sending a Pokémon]]
The Pokéwalker has 27 distinct areas that a player can have their Pokémon visit on sending them from HeartGold or SoulSilver. The main difference between them is the species of Pokémon that can be found using the Poké Radar. Two areas are unlocked from the start, while more can be unlocked by various means.
===Pre-[[National Pokédex]]===
{| style="background: #d32c3e; -moz-border-radius: 10px; border: 3px solid #090809"
|- align="center"
! style="background:#ed6374; -moz-border-radius-topleft: 5px" | Route Name
! style="background:#ed6374; -moz-border-radius-topright: 5px" | Unlock Method
|- style="background:#ede9ee"
| {{pa|Refreshing Field}}
| Default
|- style="background:#ede9ee"
| {{pa|Noisy Forest}}
| Default
|- style="background:#ede9ee"
| {{pa|Rugged Road}}
| 50 watts
|- style="background:#ede9ee"
| {{pa|Beautiful Beach}}
| 200 watts
|- style="background:#ede9ee"
| {{pa|Suburban Area}}
| 500 watts
|- style="background:#ede9ee"
| {{pa|Dim Cave}}
| 1,000 watts
|- style="background:#ede9ee"
| {{pa|Blue Lake}}
| 2,000 watts
|-
| style="background:#ede9ee; -moz-border-radius-bottomleft: 5px" | {{pa|Town Outskirts}}
| style="background:#ede9ee; -moz-border-radius-bottomright: 5px" | 3,000 watts
|}
===Post-[[National Pokédex]]===
{| style="background: #d32c3e; -moz-border-radius: 10px; border: 3px solid #090809"
|- align="center"
! style="background:#ed6374; -moz-border-radius-topleft: 5px" | Route Name
! style="background:#ed6374; -moz-border-radius-topright: 5px" | Unlock Method
|- style="background:#ede9ee"
| {{pa|Hoenn Field}}
| 5,000 watts
|- style="background:#ede9ee"
| {{pa|Warm Beach}}
| 7,500 watts
|- style="background:#ede9ee"
| {{pa|Volcano Path}}
| 10,000 watts
|- style="background:#ede9ee"
| {{pa|Treehouse}}
| 15,000 watts
|- style="background:#ede9ee"
| {{pa|Scary Cave}}
| 20,000 watts
|- style="background:#ede9ee"
| {{pa|Sinnoh Field}}
| 25,000 watts
|- style="background:#ede9ee"
| {{pa|Icy Mountain Rd.}}
| 30,000 watts
|- style="background:#ede9ee"
| {{pa|Big Forest}}
| 40,000 watts
|- style="background:#ede9ee"
| {{pa|White Lake}}
| 50,000 watts
|- style="background:#ede9ee"
| {{pa|Stormy Beach}}
| 65,000 watts
|- style="background:#ede9ee"
| {{pa|Resort}}
| 80,000 watts
|-
| style="background:#ede9ee; -moz-border-radius-bottomleft: 5px" | {{pa|Quiet Cave}}
| style="background:#ede9ee; -moz-border-radius-bottomright: 5px" | 100,000 watts
|}
===Special===
{| style="background: #d32c3e; -moz-border-radius: 10px; border: 3px solid #090809"
|- align="center"
! style="background:#ed6374; -moz-border-radius-topleft: 5px" | Route Name
! style="background:#ed6374; -moz-border-radius-topright: 5px" | Unlock Method
|- style="background:#ede9ee"
| {{pa|Beyond the Sea}}
| Obtaining a foreign Pokémon through the [[Global Terminal#Global Trade Station|GTS]]
|- style="background:#ede9ee"
| {{pa|Night Sky's Edge}}
| Transferring a [[fateful encounter]] {{p|Jirachi}} to {{game|HeartGold and SoulSilver|s}}
|- style="background:#ede9ee"
| {{pa|Yellow Forest}}
| Event download to {{game|HeartGold and SoulSilver|s}}
|- style="background:#ede9ee"
| {{pa|Rally}}
| Event download to {{game|HeartGold and SoulSilver|s}}
|- style="background:#ede9ee"
| {{pa|Sightseeing}}
| Event download to {{game|HeartGold and SoulSilver|s}}
|- style="background:#ede9ee"
| {{pa|Winner's Path}}
| Event download to {{game|HeartGold and SoulSilver|s}}
|-
| style="background:#ede9ee; -moz-border-radius-bottomleft: 5px" | {{pa|Amity Meadow}}
| style="background:#ede9ee; -moz-border-radius-bottomright: 5px" | Currently unknown
|}

==Communication==
===Other Pokéwalkers===
If two Pokéwalkers are within range of each other, and infrared communications are activated, the two players' Pokémon will interact, and each player will receive an item. Which items are given is based on the route the player is using at the time. A player can only link with the same person once per day. Similar to mixing records, once two players connect their Pokéwalkers, then their in-game team data at the time they sent their Pokémon to the Pokéwalker will also be passed to the other person. When a player then sends their Pokémon back to the games, then the person that they connected with and their team will appear in the basement of the [[Trainer House]] located in [[Viridian City]] so that they can be battled for one [[Battle Point]] once a day. The Pokéwalker, like the Pokémon Pikachu 2, can communicate with other Pokéwalkers as well as with Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver. Unlike before, this exchange is not limited merely to watts, but also items and Pokémon.

===Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver===
[[File:PokéWalk.png|thumb|350px|Communication between a Pokéwalker and a [[Nintendo DSi]] with HeartGold or SoulSilver]]
Coming bundled with the games themselves, the Pokéwalker's most important means of communication is with a copy of Pokémon HeartGold or Pokémon SoulSilver. The Pokéwalker synchs with the time on the Nintendo DS system it links with. As long as a Pokémon is on the Pokéwalker, the specific game it came from is locked to that Pokéwalker, and will only send back to the same save file.

After a sync with the games, any Pokémon caught in the Pokéwalker will be put into a PC box, while items found in the device will be placed into the bag's appropriate pocket. A diary will be kept on the game of specific events related to the Pokémon in the Pokéwalker. The Pokéwalker will connect to any DS system, be it the [[Nintendo DS|original Nintendo DS]], [[Nintendo DS Lite|DS Lite]], [[Nintendo DSi|DSi]], or [[Nintendo DSi XL|DSi XL]] as the infrared receiver is in the game cartridge itself, rather than on the system (as was the case with the originals Gold, Silver, and Crystal themselves, cut off from communication with the Pokémon Pikachu 2 if not in a [[Game Boy Color]]).

==In-depth troubleshooting==
===Pokémon retrieval===
A Pokémon that has been transfered onto a Pokéwalker isn't actually sent to the device, but rather copied and the data for the Pokémon is sent. The targeted Pokémon is instead put aside, and can't be used in the game, until the data has been returned to the game. Therefore, if a Pokéwalker is lost or damaged, the Pokémon is not lost. Pokémon can be restored to the game it was taken from if a Pokéwalker is lost or broken by pressing and holding ''Up, Select, and R'' at the Pokéwalker connection screen. The Pokémon will be returned to the PC box with its level or happiness unaffected.

Nintendo has started selling individual Pokéwalkers, battery covers, and clip covers as replacements on their [http://store.nintendo.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/SearchView?catalogId=10001&storeId=10001&langId=-1&currency=USD&ignoreCrumbs=&crumb1=&crumb1Ignore=&crumb2=&crumb2Ignore=&crumb3=&crumb3Ignore=&translateFrom=%C3%88%C3%89%C3%87&translateTo=EEC&usrSearchText=Pokewalker&searchText=POKEWALKER&selSrchType=&page=&view=&productId=&categoryId=&lastAction=&orderTotal=null&tranId=0&jktranid=&rpComment=&dropOff=&userSearchText=Pokewalker&bnSubmit.x=0&bnSubmit.y=0 online store]. These replacements can be used with any HeartGold or SoulSilver game card, regardless of the default language.

===Reset settings===
Once a Pokémon is forcefully retrieved from the system, the Pokéwalker which holds the Pokémon's details is unusable. A Pokéwalker's settings must be deleted and reset before making it usable again. Delete and reset the settings on the game by pressing and holding ''Down, X, and L'' at the Pokéwalker connection screen. This must be done to avoid [[cloning]] and [[glitch|glitches]] to occur in the game. After resetting a Pokéwalker, it may be synced with another game.

It should also be noted that when synced with a new game, the Pokéwalker will become the language the game is. For example, if one synced a Pokéwalker that came with a Japanese game with an English game, after syncing, the Pokéwalker would be in English. This proves that very little data is stored on the Pokéwalker itself, most likely that only the Pokémon on it and the trainer's party is stored on it. The latter could be because players can fight up to 10 trainers they have gifted with at the [[Trainer House]] in [[Viridian City]].

===Multiple Pokéwalkers===
It is possible to use the one game cartridge for multiple Pokéwalkers, however only one Pokémon is allowed to stroll at one time.

*At the Pokéwalker connection screen Press and hold Down, X, and L .
'''WARNING : '''
Resetting a Pokéwalker ''may'' also reset collected watts to zero on the game cartridge used to reset the Pokéwalker. When resetting a Pokéwalker, it is suggested that it is done with a game cartridge that has few or no watts.
*After the "Caution!" message, say "Yes" and connect the additional Pokéwalker (Not the original Pokéwalker previously registered with the game), this will reset and register the new Pokéwalker with the game and reset current walk and step counters in-game temporarily.
*Send over a Pokémon to the new Pokéwalker and return from stroll.

Either Pokéwalkers can now sync with the game and when original Pokéwalker is connected for a stroll, the step count and original watt count ''should'' be restored. To have a Pokémon on the extra Pokéwalkers, a wild Pokémon from the selected walking route simply needs to "befriend" or join in the walk, this Pokémon and any other additional ones caught can return to the game normally. It is not possible to change routes on any additional Pokéwalker when a Pokémon is currently out on a stroll. The Pokémon that needs to be returned should appear on the top screen. To change routes, all Pokémon need to be returned into the game and then sent back out into either Pokéwalkers with the desired route and returned back into the game.

==Trivia==
*The Pokéwalker's sprites are greyscale versions of the ones used in {{game|Diamond and Pearl|s}}, rather than the ones from {{game|Platinum}} or {{game|HeartGold and SoulSilver|s}}.
**This is of course with the exception of Platinum-exclusive and HeartGold and SoulSilver-exclusive alternate forms, such as Origin Forme {{p|Giratina}} or [[Spiky-Eared Pichu]].
*The tall grass and alert exclamation point sprites used on the Radar screen of the Pokéwalker are reused sprites used in the original Gold and Silver. (Tall grass is from the [[National Park]], and the alert sprite is from a trainer battle.)
*In order to unlock all non-event routes, one would need to walk approximately 1000 miles (1609 km), assuming 2000 steps per mile, with the assumption that no watts are spent or received as gifts.<ref>[http://www.shapeup.org/shape/steps.php Shape Up America Website]</ref>
*If walking with the Pokéwalker the recommended 10,000 steps<ref>[http://www.accustep10000.org/what.htm AcuSTEP10000.org]</ref> per day, it would take 200 days to unlock all the routes, with the assumption that no watts are spent or received as gifts.
*In the Pokéwalker, 20 steps equals 1 watt. Similarly, it takes approximately 20 steps to burn 1 calorie. <ref>[http://www.pittcountync.gov/depts/planning/cdwalk/pages/info.shtml Pitt County: Walking Trails & Routes]</ref>
*The Pokéwalker will record up to a maximum of 99999 steps a day, though watts will continue to be earned. Similarily, there is a limit of 9999 watts before some must be transferred or spent to earn more.

==See also==
{{bulbanews|item}}
*[http://www.pokemon.co.jp/special/hgss/pokewalker/ On the official Japanese site]

==References==
<references/>
{{-}}
{{Project Games notice}}
[[Category:Games]]
[[Category:Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver]]

[[es:PokéWalker]]

[[de:Pokéwalker]]
[[fr:Pokéwalker]]
[[ja:ポケウォーカー]]

Poké Ball

2010-04-23T04:01:04Z

Squishy: /* Types of Poké Ball */ Text reduced because it hides the show button for pokeball.

{{Featured}}
[[Image:Allballs.png|thumb|250px|right|The 25 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.

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 beasts" (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.

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:Pokeballinterior.jpg|frame|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. 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.

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.

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]], 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.
[[Image:Chimchar release.jpg|200px|[[Paul]] releasing {{AP|Chimchar|Infernape}}|thumb]]
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.

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 a Poké Ball 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.

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.
[[Image:RealeasingPokemon.png|thumb|200px|Sending out a Pokémon in {{2v2|FireRed|LeafGreen}}]]
When a Pokémon is released from its ball, it usually has a burst of light come out with it, which varies depending on the Ball the Pokémon is contained in (normally a white light in the anime).

==Poké Ball accuracy==
Except for Master Balls, 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!". This is odd, of course, as a player can snag Pokémon in {{g|Colosseum}} and {{g|XD: Gale of Darkness}} even if there are two on the opposing side of the field.
*In {{g|Platinum}}, 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 25 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. So far, the only games in which all 25 are available are {{game|HeartGold and SoulSilver|s}}.

===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
|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.
|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=Most [[Poké Mart]]s
|lochgss=Most [[Poké Mart]]s
|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]]; more likely to do so than a Poké Ball.
|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.
|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

'''Pokéwalker:''' [[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]]; more likely to do so than a Great Ball.
|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.
|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

'''Pokéwalker:''' [[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 any encountered [[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.
|locrby=[[Silph Co.]]
|locgsc=[[New Bark Town]], [[Goldenrod Radio Tower]]
|locrse=[[Aqua Hideout|Magma/Aqua Hideout]], [[Lilycove Department Store]]
|locfrlg=[[Silph Co.]]
|loccolo=[[Agate Village]]
|locxd=[[Pokémon HQ Lab]]
|locdppt=[[Team Galactic HQ]], [[Jubilife TV]]
|lochgss=[[New Bark Town]], [[Goldenrod Radio Tower]]
|tcg=Master Ball (Gym Challenge 116)
|notes=This Ball can be won in several locations by matching an ID number exactly.
}}
{{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}}. 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.

{{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.
|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.
|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 on Pokémon hooked by a [[rod]].
|catchrate=3× if used on a Pokémon hooked by a rod 1× otherwise
|descgsc=A Ball for Pokémon hooked by a rod.
|deschgss=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}} [[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 when exposed to radiation from a [[Moon Stone]].
|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.
|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]]; makes a Pokémon [[happiness|more friendly]] when caught.
|effect2=Sets caught Pokémon's happiness to 200.
|catchrate=1×
|descgsc=A Ball that makes Pokémon friendly.
|deschgss=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]].
|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.
|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]].
|catchrate=-20 if used on Pokémon weighing less than {{tt|451.5 lbs|204.8 kg}} +20 if used on Pokémon weighing between {{tt|451.5 lbs|204.8 kg}} and {{tt|677.3 lbs|307.2 kg}} +30 if used on Pokémon weighing between {{tt|677.3 lbs|307.2 kg}} and {{tt|903.0 lbs|409.6 kg}} +40 if used on 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.
|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 (Generation IV) or Pokémon likely to flee from battle (Generation II).
|catchrate=4× if used on a Pokémon that [[roaming Pokémon|flees from battle]] in {{3v2|Gold|Silver|Crystal}} 4× if used on a Pokémon with a base {{stat|Speed}} of at least 100 in {{2v2|HeartGold|SoulSilver}} 1× otherwise
|descgsc=A Ball for catching fast Pokémon.
|deschgss=A Poké Ball that makes it easier to catch fast Pokémon.
|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.
|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.
|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)
|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 whose species have already been caught.
|catchrate=3× if used on a Pokémon that has been caught before 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.
|locrse=[[Rustboro City]] [[Poké Mart]]
|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:''' [[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=1× if used before 10 turns have passed 2× if used when between 10 and 20 turns have passed 3× if used when between 20 and 30 turns have passed 4× if used after 30 or more turns have passed
|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.
|locrse=[[Rustboro City]] [[Poké Mart]]
|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:''' [[Sinnoh Field]] ''(2500+ Steps)''
}}

{{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=3× if used on a Pokémon below level 19 2× if used used on a Pokémon between level 20 and level 29 1× otherwise
|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.
|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}}
'''Kanto:''' [[Pewter City]] [[Poké Mart]], [[Vermilion City]] [[Poké Mart]]

'''Pokéwalker:''' [[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.
|locrse=[[Mossdeep City]] [[Poké Mart]]
|locfrlg=[[Fishing_Brothers#Silence_Bridge_Fishing_Guru|Silence Bridge]] on [[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:''' [[Noisy Forest]] ''(5000+ Steps)'', [[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]]{{tt|*|RSE only}}/while {{m|Surf}}ing and [[fishing]]{{tt|*|other games}}.
|catchrate=3.5× if used on a water-dwelling Pokémon 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.
|locrse=[[Mossdeep City]] [[Poké Mart]]
|locdppt=[[Pokémon News Press]]
|lochgss='''Pokéwalker:''' [[Beautiful Beach]] ''(5000+ Steps)'', [[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
|sell=500
|effect=Allows the {{player}} to catch [[wild Pokémon]]; makes a Pokémon [[happiness|more friendly]] when caught.
|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.
|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:''' [[Resort]] ''(6000+ Steps)''
|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 HP, PP, and status.
|catchrate=1×
|descdppthgss=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:''' [[Stormy Beach]] ''(2000+ Steps)''
}}

{{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.
|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}}, [[Johto Safari Zone|Safari Zone Gate]] (Woman with [[Butterfree]])
'''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:''' [[Stormy Beach]] ''(1500+ Steps)''
|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 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.
|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}}, [[Johto Safari Zone|Safari Zone Gate]] (Woman with [[Butterfree]]), [[Blackthorn City]] [[Poké Mart]], [[Frontier Access]] [[Poké Mart]]
'''Kanto:''' [[Vermilion City]] [[Poké Mart]], [[Lavender Town]] [[Poké Mart]], [[Fuchsia City]] [[Poké Mart]]

'''Pokéwalker:''' [[Scary Cave]] ''(4000+ Steps)'', [[Quiet Cave]] ''(2000+ Steps)''
|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. Obtainable through [[cheating]].
|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.
|notes=Pokémon recaught with this ball in Pal Park will keep the ball they were caught in in Generation III.
}}

==In the anime==
[[File:Ashball.png|thumb|right|{{Ash}} pulls 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 holds 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 [[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 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 [[M07|the seventh 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.
[[Image:Yellow's Seadra Poké Ball.png|thumb|right|{{adv|Yellow}}'s {{p|Seadra}}'s Poké Ball in [[Pokémon Adventures]]]]
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==
[[Image:Pkballdengeki.png|thumb|left|A Poké Ball in [[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.

This is explained in [[Pokémon Adventures]] by the tops of Poké Balls being 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 the games do not recover health points.

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. As this manga ended before the journey in Johto began, however, no Poké Ball variants were seen.
[[File:Itemball.png|thumb|left|{{ga|Red}} finds an item ball on {{rt|2}}.]]

==Items==
[[Image: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]].

==Other variants==
The following Poké Ball variants are found outside of the standard games. They are often very unusual compared to the 25 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]] will refuse to use it on any Pokémon that is not a Shadow Pokémon.

===In the anime===
* 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.
* {{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 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 [[Brock]] and [[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 Compé 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 had a knob on it which needed to be twisted before the Pokémon inside was able to be sent out. While it is unknown how they 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 and made them 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 powerful {{p|Tyranitar}}.
* 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 friends through at least part of Johto, though the storyline was viewed as redundant after the decision was made to introduce Celebi in the fourth movie instead.

<gallery perrow=4>
File:Mewtwoballs.png|{{Ash}} chasing a "Clone Ball" containing {{AP|Pikachu}} from ''[[M01|Mewtwo Strikes Back]]''
File:Sammy's Old Poké Ball.png|Sammy's old Poké Ball from ''[[M04|Celebi: Voice of the Forest]]''
File:Lake Ball.jpg|The Lake Ball from ''[[EP168|Hook, Line, and Stinker]]''
File:Vicious.jpg|[[Iron-Masked Marauder]] holding a Dark Ball
</gallery>

==In the Super Smash Bros. series==
[[Image:Pokeball.jpg|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.

===[[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 Balls are the strongest type.''

==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 {{TCG ID|Gym Challenge|Master Ball|116}}, 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.[[File:RocketBall.jpg|thumb|right|The Rocket's Poké Ball card.]]
*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===
*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}}.

==Trivia==
*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.
 
{{Items}} 
{{Smash Bros.}} 
{{Project ItemDex notice}}

[[Category:Game mechanics]]
[[Category:Equipment]]
[[Category:Super Smash Bros.]]

[[de:Pokéball]]
[[es:Poké Ball]]
[[ja:モンスターボール]]
[[pl:Poké Ball]]
[[pt:Pokébola]]

Talk:Pokémon Center

2010-04-17T20:00:01Z

Squishy: /* Pictures of Multiple floors? */

== Image of Pokémon Center from Ruby & Sapphire ==

Can someone please upload an image of the Pokemon Centers from Ruby & Sapphire and put it on this page? --[[User:Dialgafan1|Dialgafan1]] 18:47, 3 July 2009 (UTC)Dialgafan1

There is one but it is watermarked. Search around some Pokémon fansites or a search engine. –[[User:MasterKenobi|MasterKenobi]] 18:54, 3 July 2009 (UTC)
:No, dont. I'll have it in a jiffy. Better to use our own pictures, no? [[User:The Dark Fiddler|The Dark Fiddler]] - [[User talk:The Dark Fiddler|You enter a poorly lit room...]] 19:04, 3 July 2009 (UTC)
[[File:RSEpokecenter.png]] There ya go [[User:The Dark Fiddler|The Dark Fiddler]] - [[User talk:The Dark Fiddler|You enter a poorly lit room...]] 19:09, 3 July 2009 (UTC)

Thank you :) --[[User:Dialgafan1|Dialgafan1]] 17:15, 5 July 2009 (UTC)Dialgafan1

== New Pokémon Center ==

[[File:FRLGCenter.png]] [[File:HGSSCenter.png]]

Could someone possibly rip the (or whatever it is called) new HeartGold and SoulSilver Pokémon Center picture (right) to look similar to the FireRed and LeafGreen one (left)? Thanks. –'''[[User talk:MasterKenobi|Master]][[User:MasterKenobi|Kenobi]]''' 05:20, 13 September 2009 (UTC)

[[File:Pokémon HGSS Poké Center.png]]

This what you wanted? [[User:SpecialK|SpecialK Leiks Lucario and The Celebi Glitch]] 17:29, 5 February 2010 (UTC)
:I don't think they wanted someone to crop it right out of that picture... something more high quality and not at night. ▫▪''[[User:Tina|Ťïňắ]]'' [[User talk:Tina|♫]][[Special:Contributions/Tina|♥]] 17:33, 5 February 2010 (UTC)

[[File:Pokémon HGSS Center2.png]] There. [[User:SpecialK|SpecialK Leiks Lucario and The Celebi Glitch]] 17:52, 5 February 2010 (UTC)
:....How is that higher quality? That's super blurry. Whatever, I'll poke someone on AIM who does HGSS maps... they should be able to get a clear Pokecenter picture.. ▫▪''[[User:Tina|Ťïňắ]]'' [[User talk:Tina|♫]][[Special:Contributions/Tina|♥]] 17:58, 5 February 2010 (UTC)

[[File:PokeCentre.JPG]] and [[File:PokeCentreBlack.JPG]]
Ok? [[User:SpecialK|SpecialK Leiks Lucario and The Celebi Glitch]] 11:06, 12 February 2010 (UTC)

== Pictures of Multiple floors? ==

I notice this article only has pictures of the first floor in the pokemon center. However, all generations except generation 1 has multiple floors. We need to add pictures for all the floors.

--[[User:Squishy|Squishy]] 19:59, 17 April 2010 (UTC)

Talk:Pokémon Center

2010-04-17T19:59:03Z

Squishy: /* Pictures of Multiple floors? */ new section