
Poké Balls are items that are critical to a Trainer's quest, used for catching and storing Pokémon. Currently Poké Balls can be obtained through several different ways such as: spinning Photo Discs at Gyms and PokéStops, being rewarded for leveling up, completing research tasks, opening gifts or purchasing them in Shop (in this case only regular ones).
There currently six varieties of Poké Balls exist in-game:
- regular Poké Ball,
- Great Ball,
- Ultra Ball,
- currently not-available Master Ball
- Premier Ball which is available only in Bonus Challenge on Raids or Team GO Rocket
- Beast Ball which is available only in Ultra Beasts encounters.
Regular Poké Balls are the most common and have the lowest success rate in term of capture. The rate increases with the Great Ball, and above.
To see currently owned Poké Balls player can check them out on the item bag page .
Usage
When encountering a Pokémon in the wild, players can attempt to catch a Pokémon by holding down on the Poké Ball, sliding upwards, and letting go to launch it towards the Pokémon.
Players can influence bonuses on catching Pokémon by tossing the ball towards the center of the Pokémon while letting the circle indicator shrink down. The smaller the circle is if the ball lands inside it, the better bonus you'll get (landing outside the circle gives no bonus). Players can also hold down the ball and spin it for a curveball bonus that grants a small boost to catching and 20 XP. Selecting a better type of Poké Ball will make the Pokémon easier to capture.
Types
Poké Ball
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Details Also referred as Regular ones. Poké Ball is most-common, the lowest-tier device for capturing wild Pokémon. 50 is given upon starting an account. This kind of Poké Ball is a reward for levelling up at from levels two to eleven. |
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Great Ball
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Details It is a high-performance Poké Ball that increases Trainer's chance of capturing a Pokémon by 50%. Great Balls are unlocked once the player hits Level 12 (however, it is possible to obtain them from certain Special Research tasks prior). Upon levelling to 12 the player receives 20 free Great Balls and they become available via spinning Photo Discs. This kind of Poké Ball is a reward for levelling up from levels 12 to 19. |
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Ultra Ball
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Details It is a very high-performance Poké Ball that doubles the Trainer's chance of capturing a Pokémon. Ultra Balls are unlocked once the player hits Level 20. Upon leveling to 20 the player receives 20 free Ultra Balls and they become available via spinning Photo Discs. This kind of Poké Ball is a reward for leveling up from levels 20 to 40. |
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Master Ball
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Details It is a type of Poké Ball that can catch a Pokémon without fail. It has not been officially implemented into gameplay yet, although it can be found in the game's data. |
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Premier Ball
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Details It is special type of Poké Ball given and used only for capturing a Raid Boss or Shadow Pokémon in Bonus Challenge after defeating it in a Raid Battle; any remaining after the catch attempt are discarded. The capture rate of this type of Poké Ball is normally the same as a normal Poké Ball (see below). Based on various factors (see below; the factors have changed with updates), a Trainer will receive a variable number of Premier Balls. These are used to capture the rewarded Raid Boss/Shadow Pokémon, once the battle has been cleared.[1] Premier Ball catch rates:
Reward Factors: Raid (8-24 possible, 6-16 in Mega Raids)
Reward Factors: Shadow (3-13 possible)
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Beast Ball
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Details It is special type of Poké Ball given and used only for capturing Ultra Beast. To be added |
Trivia
- Premier Ball and Beast Ball are the Poké Ball types that haven't got any in-game description as it isn't contained in Trainer's bag of items.
References
- ↑ Raid Battles. Niantic Support. Retrieved on 2017-06-19.
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