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The '''Dusk Ball''' (Japanese: '''ダークボール''' ''Dark Ball'') is a type of [[Poké Ball]] introduced in [[Generation IV]]. It can be used to capture [[wild Pokémon]].
 
==In the core series games==
===Price===
{{ItemPrice/head‎|Poké Balls}}
{{ItemPrice|{{gameabbrev4|DPPtHGSS}}<br>{{gameabbrev5|BWB2W2}}<br>{{gameabbrev6|XYORAS}}<br>{{gameabbrev7|SMUSUM}}
|{{PDollar}}1000|{{PDollar}}500}}
|}
|}
 
===Effect===
When used from the [[Bag]] in a {{pkmn2|wild}} encounter, it will attempt to capture the wild Pokémon with a [[catch rate]] modifier of 3×{{sup/7|SM}}/3.5×<sup>[[Generation IV|Gen IV]]-{{gen|VI}}</sup> if used in a {{tt|cave|except Mirage Caves}} or at night or 1× if otherwise.
 
===Description===
{{movedesc|Poké Balls}}
{{movedescentry|{{gameabbrev4|DPPtHGSS}}<br>{{gameabbrev5|BWB2W2}}|A somewhat different Poké Ball that makes it easier to catch wild Pokémon at night or in dark places like caves.}}
{{movedescentry|{{gameabbrev6|XYORAS}}|A somewhat different Poké Ball that makes it easier to catch wild Pokémon at night or in dark places like caves.}}
{{movedescentry|{{gameabbrev7|SMUSUMPE}}|A somewhat different Poké Ball that makes it easier to catch wild Pokémon at night or in dark places like caves.}}
|}
|}
 
===Acquisition===
{{incomplete|section}}
{{ItemAvailability/head‎|Poké Balls}}
|-
| {{gameabbrev4|DPPt}}
|
| [[Solaceon Town]] [[Poké Mart]], [[Snowpoint City]] [[Poké Mart]], [[Pastoria City]] [[Poké Mart]], {{si|Pokémon League}} [[Poké Mart]], [[Pokémon News Press]]
|-
| {{gameabbrev4|HGSS}}
|
| [[Goldenrod Department Store]] lottery{{dotw|Fr}}, [[Safari Zone Gate]], [[Blackthorn City]] [[Poké Mart]], [[Frontier Access]] [[Poké Mart]], [[Vermilion City]] [[Poké Mart]], [[Lavender Town]] [[Poké Mart]], [[Fuchsia City]] [[Poké Mart]]<br>
'''Pokéwalker:''' {{pw|Scary Cave}} ''(4000+ Steps)'', {{pw|Quiet Cave}} ''(2000+ Steps)''
|-
| {{gameabbrev5|BW}}
|
| [[Driftveil City]] [[Poké Mart]], [[Shopping Mall Nine]], [[Opelucid City]] [[Poké Mart]], {{un|Pokémon League}} [[Poké Mart]], [[Striaton City]]
|-
| {{gameabbrev5|B2W2}}
|
| [[Driftveil City]] [[Poké Mart]], [[Lentimas Town]] [[Poké Mart]], [[Opelucid City]] [[Poké Mart]], [[Shopping Mall Nine]], {{OBP|Victory Road|Black 2 and White 2}} [[Poké Mart]], and [[Icirrus City]] [[Poké Mart]], [[Striaton City]]
|-
| {{gameabbrev6|XY}}
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| [[Cyllage City]] [[Poké Mart]], [[Snowbelle City]] [[Poké Mart]], and the {{DL|Lumiose City|Poké Ball Boutique}}, {{kal|Victory Road}}, [[Terminus Cave]], [[Frost Cavern]], {{rt|9|Kalos}}, [[Poké Ball Factory]], [[Lost Hotel]] (Trash Cans), [[PokéMileage Club]] (Mine Cart Adventure)
|-
| {{gameabbrev6|ORAS}}
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| [[Fallarbor Town]] [[Poké Mart]], [[PokéMileage Club]] (Mine Cart Adventure), {{rt|120|Hoenn}} (rematch with {{tc|Delinquent}} Sharlene and {{tc|Street Thug}} Gomez)
|-
| {{gameabbrev7|SM}}
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| {{rt|8|Alola}}, {{rt|14|Alola}}, [[Diglett's Tunnel]], [[Memorial Hill]], [[Vast Poni Canyon]], [[Festival Plaza]]
|-
| {{gameabbrev7|USUM}}
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|
|}
|}
 
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==In the anime==
===In the main series===
[[File:Various Poké Balls XY079 1.png|Nest, Dusk, and Great Balls|thumb|200px]]
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.
 
The first proper appearance of the Great, Ultra, Net, Nest, Dusk, Dive, Repeat, Premier, and Heal Balls was in ''[[XY079|A Frenzied Factory Fiasco!]]'', where these balls were seen being manufactured at the [[Poké Ball Factory]].
 
James's Poké Ball collection appeared in ''[[SM062|Acting True to Form!]]'', where it was revealed to also contain a Great, Ultra, Premier, Dusk, Heal, and Quick Ball.
 
{{-}}
==In the TCG==
[[File:DuskBallMysteriousTreasures110.jpg|thumb|180px|Dusk Ball]]
{{main|Dusk Ball (Mysterious Treasures 110)}}
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.
 
{{-}}
==In other languages==
{{langtable|color={{Poké Balls color light}}|bordercolor={{Poké Balls color}}
|ja=ダークボール ''Dark Ball''
|zh_yue=黑暗球 ''{{tt|Hākam Kàuh|Dark Ball}}''
|zh_cmn=黑暗球 ''{{tt|Hēi'àn Qiú|Dark Ball}}''
|nl=Schemerbal{{tt|*|Platinum manual}}
|fi=Hämäräpallo
|fr=Sombre Ball
|de=Finsterball
|it=Scuro Ball
|ko=다크볼 ''Dark Ball''
|pl=Mrokball{{tt|*|XY Series onwards}}<br>Piłka Zmierzchu{{tt|*|Mysterious Treasures (TCG)}}
|pt_br=Bola de Penumbra
|pt_eu=Bola Crepúsculo
|es_la=Ocaso Bola
|es_eu=Ocaso Ball
}}
{{-}}
{{Project ItemDex notice}}
 
[[Category:Poké Balls]]

Revision as of 23:27, 22 April 2019

Dusk Ball
ダークボール
Dark Ball
Bag Dusk Ball Sprite.png
Dusk Ball
Artwork by Ken Sugimori
Introduced in Generation IV
Pocket
Generation IV Bag Poké Balls pocket icon.png Poké Balls
Generation V Bag Items pocket icon.png Items (Poké Balls)
Generation VI Bag Items pocket icon.png Items
Generation VII Bag Items pocket icon.png Items

The Dusk Ball (Japanese: ダークボール Dark Ball) is a type of Poké Ball introduced in Generation IV. It can be used to capture wild Pokémon.

In the core series games

Price

Games Cost Sell price
DPPtHGSS
BWB2W2
XYORAS
SMUSUM
$1000 $500

Effect

When used from the Bag in a wild encounter, it will attempt to capture the wild Pokémon with a catch rate modifier of 3×SM/3.5×Gen IV-VI if used in a cave or at night or 1× if otherwise.

Description

Games Description
DPPtHGSS
BWB2W2
A somewhat different Poké Ball that makes it easier to catch wild Pokémon at night or in dark places like caves.
XYORAS A somewhat different Poké Ball that makes it easier to catch wild Pokémon at night or in dark places like caves.
SMUSUMPE A somewhat different Poké Ball that makes it easier to catch wild Pokémon at night or in dark places like caves.

Acquisition

050Diglett.png This section is incomplete.
Please feel free to edit this section to add missing information and complete it.
Games Finite methods Repeatable methods
DPPt Solaceon Town Poké Mart, Snowpoint City Poké Mart, Pastoria City Poké Mart, Pokémon League Poké Mart, Pokémon News Press
HGSS Goldenrod Department Store lotteryFr, Safari Zone Gate, Blackthorn City Poké Mart, Frontier Access Poké Mart, Vermilion City Poké Mart, Lavender Town Poké Mart, Fuchsia City Poké Mart

Pokéwalker: Scary Cave (4000+ Steps), Quiet Cave (2000+ Steps)

BW Driftveil City Poké Mart, Shopping Mall Nine, Opelucid City Poké Mart, Pokémon League Poké Mart, Striaton City
B2W2 Driftveil City Poké Mart, Lentimas Town Poké Mart, Opelucid City Poké Mart, Shopping Mall Nine, Victory Road Poké Mart, and Icirrus City Poké Mart, Striaton City
XY Cyllage City Poké Mart, Snowbelle City Poké Mart, and the Poké Ball Boutique, Victory Road, Terminus Cave, Frost Cavern, Route 9, Poké Ball Factory, Lost Hotel (Trash Cans), PokéMileage Club (Mine Cart Adventure)
ORAS Fallarbor Town Poké Mart, PokéMileage Club (Mine Cart Adventure), Route 120 (rematch with Delinquent Sharlene and Street Thug Gomez)
SM Route 8, Route 14, Diglett's Tunnel, Memorial Hill, Vast Poni Canyon, Festival Plaza
USUM


In the anime

In the main series

Nest, Dusk, and Great Balls

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.

The first proper appearance of the Great, Ultra, Net, Nest, Dusk, Dive, Repeat, Premier, and Heal Balls was in A Frenzied Factory Fiasco!, where these balls were seen being manufactured at the Poké Ball Factory.

James's Poké Ball collection appeared in Acting True to Form!, where it was revealed to also contain a Great, Ultra, Premier, Dusk, Heal, and Quick Ball.


In the TCG

Dusk Ball
Main article: Dusk Ball (Mysterious Treasures 110)

The Dusk Ball, 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.


In other languages

Language Title
Japan Flag.png Japanese ダークボール Dark Ball
Chinese Cantonese 黑暗球 Hākam Kàuh
Mandarin 黑暗球 Hēi'àn Qiú
The Netherlands Flag.png Dutch Schemerbal*
Finland Flag.png Finnish Hämäräpallo
France Flag.png French Sombre Ball
Germany Flag.png German Finsterball
Italy Flag.png Italian Scuro Ball
South Korea Flag.png Korean 다크볼 Dark Ball
Poland Flag.png Polish Mrokball*
Piłka Zmierzchu*
Portuguese Brazil Flag.png Brazil Bola de Penumbra
Portugal Flag.png Portugal Bola Crepúsculo
Spanish CELAC Flag.png Latin America Ocaso Bola
Spain Flag.png Spain Ocaso Ball


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