Great Ball

Standard Balls

Tries to catch a wild Pokémon. Success rate is 1.5×.

Item Information

great-ball
Cost
$600
Category
Standard Balls
Attributes
Countable
Consumable
Usable In Battle
Holdable
• Countable: Can be stacked in inventory • Consumable: Used up when used • Usable in Battle: Can be used during battles • Holdable: Can be held by Pokémon

Effect

Detailed item effects and usage

Full Effect

Used in battle : Attempts to catch a wild Pokémon, using a catch rate of 1.5×. If used in a trainer battle, nothing happens and the ball is lost.

Short Effect

Tries to catch a wild Pokémon. Success rate is 1.5×.

Effects in Other Languages
Fr

Tente de capturer un Pokémon sauvage. Le taux de succès est 1.5x.

Flavor Text

Item descriptions from different games and languages

Emerald

"A good BALL with a higher catch rate than a POKé BALL."

Ruby Sapphire

"A good BALL with a higher catch rate than a POKé BALL."

Firered Leafgreen

"A good, quality BALL that offers a higher POKéMON catch rate than a standard POKé BALL."

Diamond Pearl

"A good, high-performance Ball that provides a higher Pokémon catch rate than a standard Poké Ball."

Platinum

"A good, high-performance Ball that provides a higher Pokémon catch rate than a standard Poké Ball."

Heartgold Soulsilver

"A good, high-performance Ball that provides a higher Pokémon catch rate than a standard Poké Ball."

Black White

"A good, high-performance Ball that provides a higher Pokémon catch rate than a standard Poké Ball."

Black 2 White 2

"A good, high-performance Ball that provides a higher Pokémon catch rate than a standard Poké Ball."

X Y

"A good, high-performance Poké Ball that provides a higher Pokémon catch rate than a standard Poké Ball can."

Sun Moon

"A good, high-performance Poké Ball that provides a higher Pokémon catch rate than a standard Poké Ball."

Ultra Sun Ultra Moon

"A good, high-performance Poké Ball that provides a higher Pokémon catch rate than a standard Poké Ball."

Lets Go Pikachu Lets Go Eevee

"A good, high-performance Poké Ball that provides a higher success rate for catching Pokémon than a standard Poké Ball."

Sword Shield

"A good, high-performance Poké Ball that provides a higher success rate for catching Pokémon than a standard Poké Ball."

Game Indices

Item indices in different games

Generation Iii
#3
Generation Iv
#3
Generation V
#3
Generation Vi
#3
Generation Vii
#3
Generation Viii
#3

Technical Details

Complete API data for this item

ID
#3
API Name
great-ball
Cost
$600
Fling Power
N/A
Category
standard-balls
Fling Effect
None
Attributes (4)
countable
consumable
usable-in-battle
holdable
Game Indices (6)
generation-iii
Index: 3
generation-iv
Index: 3
generation-v
Index: 3
generation-vi
Index: 3
generation-vii
Index: 3
generation-viii
Index: 3
Held by Pokémon (0)
No Pokémon can hold this item
Machines (0)
Not a TM or HM
Flavor Text Entries
57 entries across 10 languages and 13 version groups
Localized Names
Available in 10 languages
Effect Entries
2 effect descriptions in 2 languages
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