Ball Fetch (Ability)

Ball Fetch	たまひろい
	Ball Fetch
Flavor text Generation VIII If the Pokémon is not holding an item, it will fetch the Poké Ball from the first failed throw of the battle. Generation IX If the Pokémon is not holding an item, it will fetch the Poké Ball from the first failed throw of the battle.

Ball Fetch (Japanese: たまひろい Ball Fetch) is an Ability introduced in Generation VIII. It is the signature Ability of Yamper.

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• Effect
  • In battle
  • Outside of battle
• Pokémon with Ball Fetch
• Trivia
• In other languages

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Effect

In battle

At any time after the first Poké Ball is thrown and fails to catch a Pokémon, at the end of a turn, if a Pokémon with Ball Fetch is on the field and not holding another item, it will pick up the same type of ball as the first one thrown. This can only occur once in a battle.

Ball Fetch does not work in Max Raid Battles.

Outside of battle

Ball Fetch has no effect outside of battle.

Pokémon with Ball Fetch

#	Pokémon		Types		First Ability	Second Ability	Hidden Ability
0835		Yamper	Electric		Electric	Ball Fetch	None	Rattled
Please note that Abilities marked with a superscript are only available in the stated generation or later. For Generation III and IV games, ignore Hidden Abilities.

Trivia

• Along with Honey Gather, Battery, and Wimp Out, Ball Fetch is one of four signature Abilities to have been given to only a pre-evolved Pokémon in its debut.

In other languages

Language		Title
Chinese	Cantonese	撿球 Gím Kàuh
	Mandarin	撿球 / 捡球 Jiǎn Qiú
French		Ramasse Ball
German		Apport
Italian		Raccattapalle
Korean		볼줍기 Bol Jupgi
Russian		Игра в Мяч Igra v Myach
Spanish	Latin America	Buscabola
	Spain	Recogebolas

This article is part of Project Moves and Abilities, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on two related aspects of the Pokémon games.