Dusk Ball

Dusk Ball ダークボール Dark Ball

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Introduced in Generation IV Pocket Generation IV Poké Balls Generation V Items (Poké Balls) Generation VI Items Generation VII 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 catch a wild Pokémon, being more likely to succeed if used at night or in a cave.

In the core series games

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Effect

Manual activation

When used from the Bag in a wild encounter, it attempts to catch the wild Pokémon. If used at night or in a cave, it has an increased catch rate modifier.

Generation IV

If used at night or in a cave (except a Mirage Cave), the Dusk Ball has a 3.5× catch rate modifier; otherwise, it has a 1× modifier.

Generation VII onward

If used at night or in a cave, the Dusk Ball has a 3× catch rate modifier; otherwise, it has a 1× modifier. If used on an Ultra Beast, the catch rate modifier is instead always set to 0.1×.

Held item

Fling fails if the user is holding a Dusk Ball.

Description

Acquisition

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Cameo appearances

Pokémon Sun, Moon, Ultra Sun, and Ultra Moon

In Pokémon Sun, Moon Ultra Sun, and Ultra Moon, Punk Guys and Punk Girls keep their Pokémon in Dusk Balls.

Artwork

Artwork by Ken Sugimori

Sprites

Summary sprite from Generations IV and V	In-battle sprite in Generation IV	In-battle sprite in Generation V

Models

In-battle model X, Y, Omega Ruby, Alpha Sapphire, Sun, Moon, Ultra Sun, and Ultra Moon

In the anime

In the main series

Nest, Dusk, and Great Balls

A Dusk Ball appeared in a Japanese ending theme during the Diamond & Pearl series, Which One ~ Is It?.

In A Frenzied Factory Fiasco!, Dusk Balls were seen being manufactured at the Poké Ball Factory.

James's Poké Ball collection appeared in Acting True to Form!, which includes a Dusk Ball.

In the TCG

Dusk Ball

Main article: Dusk Ball (Mysterious Treasures 110)

The Dusk Ball, debuting in Mysterious Treasures, searches the bottom seven cards of the Deck, and allows a Pokémon found there to be put into the player's hand.

In other languages

Language Title Chinese Cantonese 黑暗球 Hākam Kàuh Mandarin 黑暗球 Hēi'àn Qiú Dutch Schemerbal* Finnish Hämäräpallo French Sombre Ball German Finsterball Italian Scuro Ball Korean 다크볼 Dark Ball Polish Mrokball* Piłka Zmierzchu* Portuguese Brazil Bola de Penumbra Portugal Bola Crepúsculo Spanish Latin America Ocaso Bola Spain Ocaso Ball

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