Nest Ball

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Nest Ball
ネストボール
Nest Ball
Bag Nest Ball Sprite.png
Nest Ball
Artwork by Ken Sugimori
Introduced in Generation III
Pocket
Generation III Bag Poké Balls pocket icon.png Poké Balls
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 Nest Ball (Japanese: ネストボール Nest Ball) is a type of Poké Ball introduced in Generation III. It can be used to capture wild Pokémon.

In the core series games

Price

Games Cost Sell price
RSEFRLG
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 that increases the lower the wild Pokémon's level, calculated as follows:

  • ((40 - Pokémon's level) ÷ 10)×, minimum 1×Gen III-IV
  • ((41 - Pokémon's level) ÷ 10)×, minimum 1×Gen V
  • ((41 - Pokémon's level) ÷ 10)× if Pokémon's level is between 1 and 29, 1x otherwise Gen VI-VII

Description

Games Description
RSE A Ball that works better on weaker Pokémon
FRLG A somewhat different Ball that works especially well on weaker Pokémon.
ColoXD A Ball that works better on weaker Pokémon.
DPPtHGSS
BWB2W2
A somewhat different Poké Ball that works especially well on weaker Pokémon in the wild.
XYORAS A somewhat different Poké Ball that becomes more effective the lower the level of the wild Pokémon.
SMUSUMPE A somewhat different Poké Ball that becomes more effective the lower the level of the wild Pokémon.

Acquisition

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Games Finite methods Repeatable methods
RSE Verdanturf Town Poké Mart
FRLG Rocket Hideout (hidden near Giovanni's seat), Rocket Warehouse (hidden near Gideon), Resort Gorgeous Water Path (reward for a record-breaking Heracross)
Colo Outskirt Stand
XD Outskirt Stand
DPPt Eterna City Poké Mart, Hearthome City Poké Mart, Pastoria City Poké Mart, Pokémon League Poké Mart, Pokémon News Press
HGSS Goldenrod Department Store lotteryMo, Safari Zone Gate, Pewter City Poké Mart, Vermilion City Poké Mart
Pokéwalker: Sinnoh Field (500+ Steps)
BW Castelia City Poké Mart, Driftveil City Poké Mart, Shopping Mall Nine, Pokémon League Poké Mart
B2W2 Castelia City Poké Mart, Driftveil City Poké Mart, Lentimas Town Poké Mart, Shopping Mall Nine, Victory Road Poké Mart and Accumula Town Poké Mart
XY Lumiose City (North Boulevard Poké Mart), Cyllage City Poké Mart, Snowbelle City Poké Mart, and the Poké Ball Boutique, Reflection Cave, Route 13, PokéMileage Club (Mine Cart Adventure)
ORAS Verdanturf Town Poké Mart, PokéMileage Club (Mine Cart Adventure), Route 116 (rematch with Schoolkid Jerry and Schoolkid Karen)
SM Route 1, Route 2, Route 3, Lush Jungle, Royal Avenue
USUM


In the anime

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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.


In the manga

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In the Pokémon Adventures manga

Generation III Poké Balls (Net, Dive, Nest, Repeat, Timer, Luxury, and Premier Balls)


In the TCG

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Nest Ball
Main article: Nest Ball (Sun & Moon 123)


In other languages

Language Title
Japan Flag.png Japanese ネストボール Nest Ball
Chinese Cantonese 巢穴球 Chàauhyuht Kàuh
Mandarin 巢穴球 Cháoxué Qiú
France Flag.png French Faiblo Ball
Germany Flag.png German Nestball
Italy Flag.png Italian Minor Ball
South Korea Flag.png Korean 네스트볼 Nest Ball
Brazil Flag.png Brazilian Portuguese Bola de Ninho
Russia Flag.png Russian Гнездо-Болл Gnezdo-Boll
Spain Flag.png Spanish Nido Ball
Vietnam Flag.png Vietnamese Bóng Nest


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