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The '''GS Ball''' (Japanese: {{tt|'''ジーエスボール'''|games}} ''GS Ball'' or {{tt|'''ＧＳボール'''|anime}} ''GS Ball'') is a special and mysterious [[Poké Ball]]. It is colored gold and silver and has the letters "GS" inscribed upon it. GS may stand for {{2v2|Gold|Silver}}, as those were the first two {{pkmn|games}} of [[Generation II]].
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The '''GS Ball''' (Japanese: '''{{tt|ＧＳ|ジーエス}}ボール''' ''GS Ball'') is a [[Key Item]] exclusive to {{game|Crystal}}. It is a special and mysterious [[Poké Ball]] whose design appears to be a reference to {{game|Gold and Silver|s}}, the first [[core series]] games of [[Generation II]], as the ball has the letters "GS" inscribed upon it and is colored both gold and silver.
 
An [[Non-player character|NPC]] in {{g|Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon}} [[List of cross-generational references|mentions]] the GS Ball, claiming that it stands for '''greatest smith's ball''' (Japanese: '''ガンテツすごいボール''' ''{{tt|Gantetsu|Kurt}}'s Superb Ball'') or '''Gold-Silver Ball''' (Japanese: '''ゴールドシルバーボール''' ''Gold-Silver Ball'').


==In the games==
==In the games==
In the Japanese version of {{game|Crystal}}, players could use the [[Pokémon Mobile System GB]] to obtain a GS Ball as an [[event item]] which they could take to [[Ilex Forest]]. Using it at the forest's shrine would prompt an encounter where a wild {{p|Celebi}} could be {{pkmn2|caught|captured}}. However, no equivalent event was ever offered to players of the English version of the game, thus rendering the GS Ball unusable, and under normal circumstances, unattainable. A modified version of the [[Celebi Egg glitch]] will spawn a GS Ball as a [[held item]].
===Price===
{{ItemPrice/head|Key items}}
{{ItemPrice|{{gameabbrev2|C}}|N/A|N/A}}
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===Flavor text===
===Effect===
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After obtaining the GS Ball, the player needs to take it to [[Kurt]], who will analyze it for a day. After it has been analyzed and returned, [[Ilex Forest]] becomes restless, and the player must place it on the [[Ilex Forest shrine]], which will summon a [[level]] 30 {{pkmn2|wild}} {{p|Celebi}}.
{{movedescentry|{{gameabbrev3|C}}{{tt|*|Obtainable only in Japan}}|The mysterious Ball.}}
 
===Description===
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{{movedescentry|{{gameabbrev2|C}}<br>{{gameabbrevss|Stad2}}|The mysterious <sc>Ball</sc>.}}
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===Acquisition===
{{ItemAvailability/keyhead|Key items}}
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| {{gameabbrev2|C}} <small>(cartridge)</small>
| [[Pokémon Communication Center#Events|Event]]<sup>JP</sup>
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| {{gameabbrev2|C}} <small>([[Virtual Console|VC]])</small>
| [[Pokémon Communication Center]]<sup>JP</sup>/[[Goldenrod City]] [[Pokémon Center]]<sup>INT</sup>
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===Distribution===
In the original Japanese release of {{game|Crystal}}, {{player}}s could obtain a GS Ball as an [[event item]] from the {{DL|Pokémon Center lady|Sprites|Trade Corner attendant}} through the [[Mobile System GB]] and the Pokémon News Machine at the Pokémon Communication Center in Goldenrod City.
 
For the original Western localizations, the distribution event was adapted to the Goldenrod Pokémon Center but was never used. It is possible to use a modified version of the [[Celebi Egg glitch]] to spawn the GS Ball as a [[held item]].
 
In the [[Virtual Console]] releases, the GS Ball no longer requires an event distribution as in the original games. It can be obtained after entering the [[Hall of Fame]] upon exiting the Pokémon Communication Center in the Japanese version or the Goldenrod Pokémon Center in the Western localizations.
 
<gallery>
GS Ball get JP.png|Receiving the GS Ball (Japanese version)
GS Ball get.png|Receiving the GS Ball
</gallery>
 
==In animation==
===''Pokémon the Series''===
[[File:GS Ball anime.png|thumb|250px|The GS Ball in {{aniseries|OS}}]]
===={{aniseries|OS}}====
In the {{pkmn|animated series}}, [[Professor Ivy]] was the first character to possess the GS Ball. She called upon the help of {{an|Professor Oak}} to study it, but couldn't figure out how to open it. Ivy tried to open it with hacksaws, hammers, crowbars, power drills and lasers, but to no avail. At one point, Ash tried simply calling a Pokémon to be released, but this did not work. The ball also couldn't be transmitted via [[PC]].


==In the anime==
In ''[[EP081|Pallet Party Panic]]'', Professor Oak tasked {{Ash}} with retrieving the GS Ball from Professor Ivy's laboratory, located on [[Valencia Island]] in the [[Orange Islands]], and bringing it back to Oak for him to study.
[[File:GS Ball anime.png|thumb|right|The GS Ball in Professor Ivy's Lab]]
In the {{pkmn|anime}}, [[Professor Ivy]] was the first character to possess the GS Ball. She called upon the help of {{an|Professor Oak}} to study it, but couldn't figure out how to open it. Ivy tried to open it with hacksaws, hammers, crowbars, power drills and lasers, but to no avail. At one point, Ash tried simply calling a Pokémon to be released, but this did not work. The ball also couldn't be transmitted via [[PC]].


In ''[[EP081|Pallet Party Panic]]'', {{an|Professor Oak}} tasked {{Ash}} with retrieving the GS Ball from [[Professor Ivy]]'s laboratory, located on [[Valencia Island]] in the [[Orange Archipelago]], and bringing it back to Oak for him to study.
Ash obtained the Ball two episodes later, in ''[[EP083|Poké Ball Peril]]'', and updated Oak on his progress. He put off completing the errand in the [[EP084|next episode]] so he could compete in the [[Orange League]], a move which Oak approved.


Ash obtained it two episodes later, in ''[[EP083|Poké Ball Peril]]'', and updated Oak on his progress. He put off completing the errand in the [[EP084|next episode]] so he could compete in the [[Orange League]], a move which Oak approved.
In ''[[EP085|Fit To Be Tide]]'', {{an|Misty}} scolded her {{TP|Misty|Psyduck}} for bouncing the Ball up and down on its head.


In ''[[EP098|A Way Off Day Off]]'', Ash compared it to a standard Poké Ball while everyone else was sleeping.
In ''[[EP098|A Way Off Day Off]]'', Ash compared the GS Ball to a standard {{i|Poké Ball}} while everyone else was sleeping.


After a brief mention by {{an|Misty}} in ''[[EP114|The Underground Round Up]]'', Ash finally gave Oak the GS Ball after returning to [[Pallet Town]] in ''[[EP115|A Tent Situation]]'', but Oak put it away to examine later. The GS Ball was then last sucked in by {{TRT}}'s [[Team Rocket's mechas|Super Sucker]]. When the trio's balloon was torn, the GS Ball was rescued with all the other Poké Balls.  
After a brief mention by Misty in ''[[EP114|The Underground Round Up]]'', Ash finally gave Oak the GS Ball after returning to [[Pallet Town]] in ''[[EP115|A Tent Situation]]'', but Oak put it away to examine later. The GS Ball was then last sucked in by {{TRT}}'s [[Team Rocket's mechas|Super Sucker]]. When the trio's balloon was torn, the GS Ball was rescued with all the other Poké Balls.


In ''[[EP116|The Rivalry Revival]]'', Oak's studies on the ball proved to be extremely difficult, with {{Tracey}} even admitting that no new information was gathered. Oak gave it back to Ash, asking him to deliver the GS Ball to [[Kurt]] of [[Azalea Town]] in [[Johto]], a Poké Ball researcher and manufacturer.
In ''[[EP116|The Rivalry Revival]]'', Oak's studies on the ball proved to be extremely difficult, with {{Tracey}} even admitting that no new information was gathered. Oak gave it back to Ash, asking him to deliver the GS Ball to Poké Ball researcher and manufacturer [[Kurt]] of [[Azalea Town]] in [[Johto]].


===={{aniseries|GS}}====
In ''[[EP127|Once in a Blue Moon]]'', Ash took the Ball out to polish it when it is stolen by a {{p|Quagsire}}. Ash, Misty, and {{an|Brock}} chased after the Quagsire before getting the Ball back by the end of the episode.
In ''[[EP127|Once in a Blue Moon]]'', Ash took the Ball out to polish it when it is stolen by a {{p|Quagsire}}. Ash, Misty, and {{an|Brock}} chased after the Quagsire before getting the Ball back by the end of the episode.


In ''[[EP142|A Shadow of a Drought]]'', the trio arrived in Azalea Town, and Misty reminded Ash about the errand. The delivery was made in ''[[EP143|Going Apricorn!]]'', and Ash broke the news to Oak in ''[[EP145|A Farfetch'd Tale]]''. Its last appearance was in a flashback in ''[[EP150|Hour of the Houndour]]''.
In ''[[EP142|A Shadow of a Drought]]'', {{ashfr|the group}} arrived in Azalea Town, and Misty reminded Ash about the errand. The delivery was made in ''[[EP143|Going Apricorn!]]'', and Ash broke the news to Oak in ''[[EP145|A Farfetch'd Tale]]''. Its last appearance was in a flashback in ''[[EP148|No Big Woop!]]''.


In an [http://www.pokebeach.com/news/0708/second-pokemon-interview-with-masamitsu-hidaka-many-interesting-points interview] with [[Masamitsu Hidaka]] in 2008, it was explained that the GS Ball was originally going to contain a {{p|Celebi}} that was to be the star of a large arc of the Johto saga. However, it was decided that Celebi would be the star of [[M04|the fourth movie]], so the story arc was viewed as redundant and shelved. The ball was left with Kurt with the hopes that viewers would eventually forget about it.
In an [http://www.pokebeach.com/news/0708/second-pokemon-interview-with-masamitsu-hidaka-many-interesting-points interview] with [[Masamitsu Hidaka]] in 2008, it was explained that the GS Ball was originally going to contain a {{p|Celebi}} that was to be the star of a large arc of the Johto saga. However, it was decided that Celebi would be the star of [[M04|the fourth movie]], so the story arc was viewed as redundant and shelved. The Ball was left with Kurt with the hopes that viewers would eventually forget about it. This concept would later be recycled with {{an|Meloetta}} during {{aniseries|BW}}.


For every episode of the anime's [[Pokémon: Johto League Champions|fourth season, Pokémon: Johto League Champions]], three GS Balls are seen alongside the title card and the name of the episode. Each Ball is situated on a corner of the title card; there are two GS Balls on the two bottom corners and one on the top right corner.
For every episode of [[S04|Pokémon: Johto League Champions]], three GS Balls are seen alongside the [[title card]] and the name of the episode. Each Ball is situated on a corner of the title card; there are two GS Balls on the two bottom corners and one on the top right corner.


==In the manga==
==In the manga==
===In the Pokémon Adventures manga===
[[File:GS Ball Adventures.png|thumb|200px|The GS Ball in [[Pokémon Adventures]]]]
The GS Ball was created by the [[Masked Man]] using a net made from the feathers of {{p|Lugia}} and {{p|Ho-Oh}} to capture Celebi. Only the feathers of the two [[legendary Pokémon]] could contain Celebi, and prevent their holder from suffering the ill effects of time travel. {{adv|Gold}} was able to use his {{p|Pichu}} to destroy it and set Celebi free.
===Pokémon Adventures===
===={{MangaArc|Gold, Silver & Crystal}}====
The GS Ball was created by the [[Masked Man]] in ''[[PS178|The Last Battle XII]]'' using a net made from [[Silver Feather|the]] [[Rainbow Feather|feathers]] of {{adv|Tower duo|Lugia and Ho-Oh}} to capture {{adv|Celebi}} at the [[Ilex Forest shrine]] in ''[[PS180|The Last Battle XIV]]''. Only the feathers of the two [[Legendary Pokémon]] could contain Celebi and prevent their holder from suffering the ill effects of [[time travel]]. {{adv|Gold}} was able to use his {{p|Pichu}}, [[Pibu]], to destroy the ball and set Celebi free.
{{-}}
 
==Trivia==
[[File:Labeled Teru-Sama GoldSilver-KOR.png|thumb|A "GS Ball" is one of three dummy items in Korean Gold and Silver]]
* In the Korean versions of {{game|Gold and Silver|s}}, the dummy item [[Teru-sama]] with ID 0x73 is labeled "GS Ball" (Korean: '''{{k|GS볼}}''' ''GS Ball''). This item ID is the same one used by the GS Ball in Crystal and {{g|Stadium 2}}, and is called Teru-sama in Japanese and Western Gold and Silver.
 
==In other languages==
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|zh_yue=GS球 ''{{tt|GS Kàuh|GS Ball}}''
|zh_cmn=GS球 / ＧＳ球 ''{{tt|GS Qiú|GS Ball}}''
|fi=GS-pallo
|fr=GS Ball
|de=GS-Ball
|it=GS Ball<br>Sfera GS{{tt|*|Anime}}
|ko=GS볼 ''GS Ball''
|pl=GS Ball
|es=GS Ball
|sv=GS-bollen
|tr=GS Topu
|vi=Bóng GS
}}
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''Greatest smith's ball''
{{langtable|color={{Key items color light}}|bordercolor={{Key items color dark}}
|zh_yue=鋼鐵超級厲害球 ''{{tt|Gongtit Chīukāp Laihhoih Kàuh|Kurt's Amazing Ball}}''
|zh_cmn=鋼鐵超級厲害球 ''{{tt|Gāngtiě Chāojí Lìhài Qiú|Kurt's Amazing Ball}}'' {{tt|*|Traditional}}<br>钢铁的帅气球 ''{{tt|Gāngtiě-de Shuàiqì Qiú|Kurt's Handsome Ball}}'' {{tt|*|Simplified}}
|fr=Giga-Super Ball
|de=Genialer Superball
|it=Giga Super Ball
|ko=굉장히 스페셜한 볼 ''Goengjang-hi Special-han Ball''
|es=Gula suprema
}}</div>
<div style="display:inline-block; vertical-align:top">
''Gold-Silver Ball''
{{langtable|color={{Key items color light}}|bordercolor={{Key items color dark}}
|zh_yue=金銀球 ''{{tt|Gām'ngàhn Kàuh|Gold-Silver Ball}}''
|zh_cmn=金銀球 / 金银球 ''{{tt|Jīnyín Qiú|Gold-Silver Ball}}''
|fr=Gold Silver Ball
|de=Gold-Silber-Ball
|it=Gold Silver Ball
|ko=골드실버볼 ''Gold-Silver Ball''
|es=Gold Silver Ball
}}</div>
 
==See also==
* [[List of Key Items in Generation II]]
 
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Latest revision as of 20:04, 26 October 2024

GS Ball
ＧＳボール
GS Ball
Bag None Sprite.png
GS Ball
Pokémon Crystal artwork
Introduced in Generation II
Pocket
Generation II Bag Key items pocket icon.png Key items

The GS Ball (Japanese: ＧＳボール GS Ball) is a Key Item exclusive to Pokémon Crystal. It is a special and mysterious Poké Ball whose design appears to be a reference to Pokémon Gold and Silver, the first core series games of Generation II, as the ball has the letters "GS" inscribed upon it and is colored both gold and silver.

An NPC in Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon mentions the GS Ball, claiming that it stands for greatest smith's ball (Japanese: ガンテツすごいボール Gantetsu's Superb Ball) or Gold-Silver Ball (Japanese: ゴールドシルバーボール Gold-Silver Ball).

In the games

Price

Games Cost Sell price
C N/A N/A

Effect

After obtaining the GS Ball, the player needs to take it to Kurt, who will analyze it for a day. After it has been analyzed and returned, Ilex Forest becomes restless, and the player must place it on the Ilex Forest shrine, which will summon a level 30 wild Celebi.

Description

Games Description
C
Stad2 		The mysterious Ball.

Acquisition

Games Method
C (cartridge) EventJP
C (VC) Pokémon Communication CenterJP/Goldenrod City Pokémon CenterINT

Distribution

In the original Japanese release of Pokémon Crystal, players could obtain a GS Ball as an event item from the Trade Corner attendant through the Mobile System GB and the Pokémon News Machine at the Pokémon Communication Center in Goldenrod City.

For the original Western localizations, the distribution event was adapted to the Goldenrod Pokémon Center but was never used. It is possible to use a modified version of the Celebi Egg glitch to spawn the GS Ball as a held item.

In the Virtual Console releases, the GS Ball no longer requires an event distribution as in the original games. It can be obtained after entering the Hall of Fame upon exiting the Pokémon Communication Center in the Japanese version or the Goldenrod Pokémon Center in the Western localizations.

  • Receiving the GS Ball (Japanese version)

    Receiving the GS Ball (Japanese version)

  • Receiving the GS Ball

    Receiving the GS Ball

In animation

Pokémon the Series

The GS Ball in Pokémon the Series: The Beginning

Pokémon the Series: The Beginning

In the animated series, Professor Ivy was the first character to possess the GS Ball. She called upon the help of Professor Oak to study it, but couldn't figure out how to open it. Ivy tried to open it with hacksaws, hammers, crowbars, power drills and lasers, but to no avail. At one point, Ash tried simply calling a Pokémon to be released, but this did not work. The ball also couldn't be transmitted via PC.

In Pallet Party Panic, Professor Oak tasked Ash with retrieving the GS Ball from Professor Ivy's laboratory, located on Valencia Island in the Orange Islands, and bringing it back to Oak for him to study.

Ash obtained the Ball two episodes later, in Poké Ball Peril, and updated Oak on his progress. He put off completing the errand in the next episode so he could compete in the Orange League, a move which Oak approved.

In Fit To Be Tide, Misty scolded her Psyduck for bouncing the Ball up and down on its head.

In A Way Off Day Off, Ash compared the GS Ball to a standard Poké Ball while everyone else was sleeping.

After a brief mention by Misty in The Underground Round Up, Ash finally gave Oak the GS Ball after returning to Pallet Town in A Tent Situation, but Oak put it away to examine later. The GS Ball was then last sucked in by Team Rocket's Super Sucker. When the trio's balloon was torn, the GS Ball was rescued with all the other Poké Balls.

In The Rivalry Revival, Oak's studies on the ball proved to be extremely difficult, with Tracey even admitting that no new information was gathered. Oak gave it back to Ash, asking him to deliver the GS Ball to Poké Ball researcher and manufacturer Kurt of Azalea Town in Johto.

Pokémon the Series: Gold and Silver

In Once in a Blue Moon, Ash took the Ball out to polish it when it is stolen by a Quagsire. Ash, Misty, and Brock chased after the Quagsire before getting the Ball back by the end of the episode.

In A Shadow of a Drought, the group arrived in Azalea Town, and Misty reminded Ash about the errand. The delivery was made in Going Apricorn!, and Ash broke the news to Oak in A Farfetch'd Tale. Its last appearance was in a flashback in No Big Woop!.

In an interview with Masamitsu Hidaka in 2008, it was explained that the GS Ball was originally going to contain a Celebi that was to be the star of a large arc of the Johto saga. However, it was decided that Celebi would be the star of the fourth movie, so the story arc was viewed as redundant and shelved. The Ball was left with Kurt with the hopes that viewers would eventually forget about it. This concept would later be recycled with Meloetta during Pokémon the Series: Black & White.

For every episode of Pokémon: Johto League Champions, three GS Balls are seen alongside the title card and the name of the episode. Each Ball is situated on a corner of the title card; there are two GS Balls on the two bottom corners and one on the top right corner.

In the manga

The GS Ball in Pokémon Adventures

Pokémon Adventures

Gold, Silver & Crystal arc

The GS Ball was created by the Masked Man in The Last Battle XII using a net made from the feathers of Lugia and Ho-Oh to capture Celebi at the Ilex Forest shrine in The Last Battle XIV. Only the feathers of the two Legendary Pokémon could contain Celebi and prevent their holder from suffering the ill effects of time travel. Gold was able to use his Pichu, Pibu, to destroy the ball and set Celebi free.

Trivia

A "GS Ball" is one of three dummy items in Korean Gold and Silver
  • In the Korean versions of Pokémon Gold and Silver, the dummy item Teru-sama with ID 0x73 is labeled "GS Ball" (Korean: GS볼 GS Ball). This item ID is the same one used by the GS Ball in Crystal and Pokémon Stadium 2, and is called Teru-sama in Japanese and Western Gold and Silver.

In other languages

Language Title
Chinese Cantonese GS球 GS Kàuh
Mandarin GS球 / ＧＳ球 GS Qiú
Finland Flag.png Finnish GS-pallo
France Flag.png French GS Ball
Germany Flag.png German GS-Ball
Italy Flag.png Italian GS Ball
Sfera GS*
South Korea Flag.png Korean GS볼 GS Ball
Poland Flag.png Polish GS Ball
Spain Flag.png Spanish GS Ball
Sweden Flag.png Swedish GS-bollen
Turkey Flag.png Turkish GS Topu
Vietnam Flag.png Vietnamese Bóng GS

Greatest smith's ball

Language Title
Chinese Cantonese 鋼鐵超級厲害球 Gongtit Chīukāp Laihhoih Kàuh
Mandarin 鋼鐵超級厲害球 Gāngtiě Chāojí Lìhài Qiú *
钢铁的帅气球 Gāngtiě-de Shuàiqì Qiú *
France Flag.png French Giga-Super Ball
Germany Flag.png German Genialer Superball
Italy Flag.png Italian Giga Super Ball
South Korea Flag.png Korean 굉장히 스페셜한 볼 Goengjang-hi Special-han Ball
Spain Flag.png Spanish Gula suprema

Gold-Silver Ball

Language Title
Chinese Cantonese 金銀球 Gām'ngàhn Kàuh
Mandarin 金銀球 / 金银球 Jīnyín Qiú
France Flag.png French Gold Silver Ball
Germany Flag.png German Gold-Silber-Ball
Italy Flag.png Italian Gold Silver Ball
South Korea Flag.png Korean 골드실버볼 Gold-Silver Ball
Spain Flag.png Spanish Gold Silver Ball

See also


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