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Pok BallIn the fictional world of the Pokmon video games and anime television series, a Pok Ball (known as "Monster Ball" in Japan) is a spherical device used by Pokmon Trainers to capture new Pokmon and store them when they are not in use. The Pok Ball is also the symbol that represents Pokmon, and it can easily be found on Pokmon-themed products. =Basic information= Design A Pok Ball is a small, pocketable sphere (This is where the name Pok Ball or Pocket Ball comes from) with a white button on its middle. It easily fits in a 10-year-old's hand, which makes it possible to estimate its size at about 4-5 centimeters (1-2 inches) in diameter normally, and can shrink to about 1 centimeter (1/3 of an inch) upon pressing the button in the middle to be carried on a belt. Despite its small size, a Pok Ball can carry Pokmon as large as Steelix ("Haganeeru" (Japan)) or Wailord ("Hoeruou/Whaleoh" (Japan)) inside it. Inside, the Pok Ball features lots of what appear to be mirror panels. The inside of a Pok Ball is supposedly designed to make the Pokmon feel as comfortable as possible while inside it. It is unknown how this is managed and how the Pokmon can tell. Functions Capturing When a Pok Ball is thrown at a Pokmon and comes into contact with it, the Pokmon is converted into pure energy and sucked inside. It will then struggle, trying to break free. If the Pokmon has been sufficiently weakened in battle and/or the Pok Ball model is sufficiently strong, the Pokmon is captured and henceforth can only be stored in that Pok Ball. If the Pokmon breaks free, the Pok Ball is destroyed/used up in the games or, in the case of the television series, rebounds to the trainer and can presumably be used again. Storing The conversion of a Pokmon into energy when inside a Pok Ball explains how some Pokmon can be many times the Trainer's height and weight, yet still fit in a Pok Ball and not make the Pok Ball any heavier. Nevertheless, it seems that a Pokmon inside a Pok Ball still maintains its awareness – for example, it can emerge from its Pok Ball when called or even by itself. Pok Balls, with or without Pokmon inside, can be stored, withdrawn, and transported through computers and teleporters. When a Trainer has six Pok Balls containing Pokmon with him or her, additional captured Pokmon in their Pok Balls are automatically teleported automatically to the Pokmon Computer Storage System. Some Pokmon, most famously Ash Ketchum's ("Satoshi" (Japan)) Pikachu, dislike staying in Pok Balls. Releasing and recalling When a Pok Ball is thrown or its button is pressed while the Pokmon is inside, the Pok Ball opens and the energy of the Pokmon is released, turning back into the Pokmon almost instantly. The Pok Ball subsequently rebounds to the Trainer. A Pokmon is recalled by pressing the Pok Ball's button, or, in the anime, by holding out the Pok Ball. This launches a tractor beam from the Pok Ball that recalls the Pokmon on contact. Origin
Pok Ball from 40 years ago: an apricorn with a valve. Appears in the Pokmon 4 Ever movie. Larger Version.> ccording to Kurt – the in-game Pok Ball expert from Pokmon Gold, Silver and Crystal – Pok Balls were originally made by fitting a special device in a hollowed-out apricorn, but later began being made of synthetic materials. Kurt continues to manufacture Apricorn Balls for Trainers. | =Varieties of Pok Balls= Most common Pok Balls Name:> | b>Effect and description: | Games Found In | Image | | ok Ball ("Monster Ball" in Japan) | Regular Pok Ball. Red-and-white coloured. Due to the similarity of their appearance, it is theorised that Voltorb (""Biriridama"" in Japan) somehow originate from Pok Balls. | All Versions. Found or purchased for . | | | reat Ball ("Super Ball" in Japan) | 50% stronger than a Pok Ball. Blue-and-white coloured, with two red diagonal lines on the blue part. | All Versions. Found or purchased for . | | | ltra Ball ("Hyper Ball" in Japan) | Twice as powerful as a Pok Ball. Black-and-white coloured with a gold letter "H" (for "Hyper Ball", its Japanese name) on the black part. | All Versions. Found or purchased for . | | | aster Ball | Catches any Pokmon without fail, except when battling another Trainer's Pokmon (because the Trainer will move in front of the Master Ball and block it) or against a ghost in Pokmon Tower in Lavender Town ("Shion Town" in Japan) if a player have a Silph Scope. Purple-and-white coloured. | All Versions. Priceless. It is the games' rarest Pok Ball. In the original games (Red, Blue, and Yellow), there was only one to be found. Since Pokmon Gold and Silver, there have been ways to get additional Master Balls, but the player still only finds or is awarded one in the normal course of the game. Master Balls are so rare and powerful that they are normally used to capture the rarest of Pokmon, like Mewtwo or Lugia, although a picture in the official Nintendo guide for Pokmon Ruby and Sapphire shows a Makuhita that was captured inside this ball. | | | afari Ball ("Park Ball" in Japan) | Used in the Safari Zone. As powerful as a Great Ball. Green-and-white coloured, with a small "s" carved on the green part. | Red, Green, Blue, Yellow, Ruby, Sapphire, FireRed, LeafGreen.
Trainers are given 30 Safari Balls when they pay the Safari Zone entrance fee of . | | | ark Ball | Used in the Johto National Park during the Bug Catching contest. As powerful as a Great Ball. Green-and-white coloured, with a light green petal pattern. | Gold, Silver, and Crystal. 20 are given to every Bug Catching Contest participant for free. | Johto's Apricorn Pok Balls Kurt's ("Gantetsu" (Japan)) Apricorn Balls from Pokmon Gold, Silver and Crystal are obtained for free, provided Trainers give Apricorns of a single colour to Kurt at his house in Azalea Town and wait for a day. The kind of Pok Ball Trainers receive depends on the colour of Apricorn Kurt is given: Name:> | b>Effect and description: | Apricorn required: | | ast Ball ("Hyper Ball" (Japan)) | Four times more powerful than a Pok Ball when used to catch Pokmon that flee from battle often, such as Suicune ("Suikun" (Japan)) or Tangela ("Monjara" (Japan)). Red-and-white coloured with a yellow thunderbolt pattern on top of the red part and a yellow circle on each side. | WHT (White) | | riend Ball | As powerful as a Pok Ball, but Pokmon caught with this ball start off friendlier towards their Trainers. Light green-and-white coloured with red teardrops and a yellow circle pattern on the green part. | GRN (Green) | | eavy Ball | Makes the catching of heavier Pokmon easier, but hinders the capture of lighter Pokmon. Grey-and-white coloured with one small and one large blue oval on either side of the grey part. | BLK (Black) | | evel Ball | Makes capturing a Pokmon that is at a lower level than the one the Trainer is currently using in battle easier. Level Balls can be up to three times more effective than a Pok Ball if the right conditions are met. They are yellow-and-white coloured with a red-V-on-a-black-circle pattern on top. | RED | | ove Ball ("Love-Love Ball" (Japan)) | Eight times more effective than a Pok Ball when used on a Pokmon that is the opposite gender than the one the Trainer is currently using in battle. Does not work if either Pokmon has no gender. Purple-and-white coloured with a lavender heart pattern on top. | PNK (Pink) | | ure Ball | Three times more powerful than a Pok Ball if the Pokmon to be captured has been hooked via a Fishing Rod. Dark green-and-white coloured with a red diamond with three vertical yellow lines on top. | BLU (Blue) | | oon Ball | Makes the catching of Pokmon that evolve via a Moon Stone, such as Clefairy ('"Pippi'" (Japan)) or Skitty ('"Eneko'" (Japan)), four times more likely compared to a Pok Ball. Dark blue-and-white coloured with a yellow crescent moon on top. | YLW (Yellow) | Hoenn Pok Balls Additional Balls found only in Pokmon Ruby and Sapphire: Name:> | b>Effect and description: | Price (when purchased): | Image | | ive Ball | Three-and-a-half times more effective than a Pok Ball when used to catch Pokmon found on the ocean floor. Coloured with three wavy strips, coloured white, light blue and dark blue from top to bottom. | |Image | | uxury Ball | Pokmon caught with this ball start off friendlier towards their Trainers. Black coloured all over, shiny, with a gold (instead of white) coloured inner body and a gold, red and gold triband halfway to the top. | Only found or won. | Image | | est Ball | Allows the easier catching of Pokmon that are at lower level than the one the Trainer is currently using in battle (up to three times more effective than a Pok Ball if the right circumstances are met). | |Image | | et Ball | Three times more effective than a Pok Ball when catching Bug-type or Water-type Pokmon. Turquoise-and-white coloured with black crisscrossing diagonal strips on the turquoise part. | |Image | | remier Ball | Exactly the same as the normal Pok Ball except for the design (completely white with a red inner body). It is supposed to be a commemorative item. | Free with every 10 Pok Balls a Trainer purchases. | Image | | epeat Ball | Three times more efficient than a Pok Ball when used to catch Pokmon the Trainer has caught before. Red-and-white coloured, with a vertical gold spiral pattern on the red part. | |Image | | imer Ball | The ball becomes 100% more effective than a Pok Ball for every 10 turns the battle goes on, up to four times as effective when 30 or more turn have passed. Bottom part white, bottom half of the top part white with two red vertical bands on either side, top half of the top part black with a red dial-like pattern on it. | |Image | Other Pok Balls Miscellaneous Pok Balls of interest: Name:> | b>Notes: | Image | | ewtwo's Pok Balls | Featured in the first Pokmon movie, Mewtwo Strikes Back. Developed by the Pokmon Mewtwo, they could move freely in space and trap the Pokmon of other Trainers inside. They could even ensnare Pokmon which were inside other Pok Balls. Completely black with blue wiring and a red eye shape in place of the white button. | Image | | he GS Ball | In the Japanese version of Pokmon Crystal, the GS Ball is obtainable as a key item. A day after being delivered to Kurt, he returns it to the player and directs him/her to a restless Ilex Forest. Once the GS Ball is placed in the forest's shrine, Celebi appears and the player has a chance to capture it. In the television series, Ash Ketchum journeyed to the Orange Archipelago just to deliver the GS Ball from the local Pokmon researcher, Professor Ivy ("Uchikido-hakase/ Dr. Uchikido" (Japan)), to Professor Samuel Oak ("Ookido Yukinari-hakase/ Dr. Yukinari Ookido" (Japan)). The GS Ball is a great puzzle. Its top half is gold, while its bottom half is silver. On the gold part the letters "GS" are carved on it. It cannot be opened or teleported and no-one can tell whether it has a Pokmon inside. After Professor Oak was in turn unable to figure out the GS Ball, Ash journeyed to Johto and delivered it to Kurt, who examined it for a while before returning it to Ash. | Image | | ark Ball | Used in the movie Pokmon 4 Ever by the villain, Vicious. It is black with a wavy line pattern all across it. Pokmon captured inside this Pok Ball emerge with a sinister personality fit for Team Rocket's criminal deeds. Probably also the ball used to make the Shadow Pokmon in Pokmon Colosseum | Image | | nag Ball | Only used in Pokmon Colosseum, it is not its own type of ball. It is a modified ball allowing capture of other Trainer's Pokmon. While the device that makes them was created for nefarious deeds, the game only allows players to use the Snag Balls on the corrupted Shadow Pokmon in order to later make them normal Pokmon again. | N/A | Also, in Pokmon Snap there are "Pester Balls" which are not for capturing Pokmon, but flushing them out in the open with a purple gas called "Repel". =Super Smash Bros. information= In the Super Smash Bros. series, a Pok Ball is used to summon a random Pokmon in the arena to attack the opponent. In the original Super Smash Bros., no Pokmon can harm the player that released it. In Super Smash Bros. Melee, a non-Pokmon creature, such as a Goomba ("Kuribo" (Japan)), will very rarely appear. Another rare occurrence in the game is an empty Pok Ball. Quite a few Pokmon were added to the Pok Ball item Super Smash Bros. Melee, including two Pokmon that could harm the player that released them, namely Electrode ("Marumain" (Japan)) and Wobbuffet ("Sounansu" (Japan)).
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