Poké Balls



Poké Balls are items that are critical to a Trainer's quest, used for catching and storing Pokémon. Poké Balls can be obtained through several different ways, such as: spinning Photo Discs at PokéStops and Gyms, leveling up, completing research tasks, opening Gifts or purchasing them in the Shop (in this case only regular ones).

There are six varieties of Poké Balls:
 *  which is available only during the Bonus Challenge of Raids and while Rescuing Shadow Pokémon
 *  which is available only during Ultra Beast encounters
 *  which is available only during the Bonus Challenge of Raids and while Rescuing Shadow Pokémon
 *  which is available only during Ultra Beast encounters
 *  which is available only during the Bonus Challenge of Raids and while Rescuing Shadow Pokémon
 *  which is available only during Ultra Beast encounters

Regular Poké Balls are the most common and have the lowest success rate in term of capturing Pokémon. The rate increases with the Great Ball and above.

Poké Ball reserves can be viewed on the item bag page.

Usage
When encountering a Pokémon in the wild, players can attempt to catch it by holding down on the Poké Ball, sliding upwards, and letting go to launch it towards the Pokémon.

The catch rate of a thrown Poké Ball can be influenced by:
 * Throwing a curveball. Curveballs can be achieved by first holding down on the Poké Ball, then spinning it.
 * Landing the Poké Ball inside of the target indicator. While holding the Poké Ball, the indicator will continuously shrink. The indicator will stop shrinking immediately after the Poké Ball is thrown. The smaller the indicator, the greater the catch rate bonus. The bonus scales linearly with circle's size, and after certain thresholds are crossed, the throw will be denoted as Nice, Great, or Excellent.
 * Selecting a better type of Poké Ball, such as a or.