Poké Ball

Tries to catch a wild Pokémon.

Standard Balls

Item Information

poke-ball
Cost
Category
Standard Balls
Attributes
CountableConsumableUsable In BattleHoldable
• 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×. If used in a trainer battle, nothing happens and the ball is lost.

Short Effect

Tries to catch a wild Pokémon.

Effects in Other Languages
Fr

Tente de capturer un Pokémon sauvage.

Flavor Text

Item descriptions from different games and languages

Ruby Sapphire

A tool used for catching wild POKéMON.

Emerald

A tool used for catching wild POKéMON.

Firered Leafgreen

A BALL thrown to catch a wild POKéMON. It is designed in a capsule style.

Diamond Pearl

A device for catching wild Pokémon. It is thrown like a ball at the target. It is designed as a capsule system.

Platinum

A device for catching wild Pokémon. It is thrown like a ball at the target. It is designed as a capsule system.

Heartgold Soulsilver

A device for catching wild Pokémon. It is thrown like a ball at the target. It is designed as a capsule system.

Black White

A device for catching wild Pokémon. It is thrown like a ball at the target. It is designed as a capsule system.

Black 2 White 2

A device for catching wild Pokémon. It is thrown like a ball at the target. It is designed as a capsule system.

X Y

A device for catching wild Pokémon. It’s thrown like a ball at a Pokémon, comfortably encapsulating its target.

Sun Moon

A device for catching wild Pokémon. It’s thrown like a ball at a Pokémon, comfortably encapsulating its target.

Ultra Sun Ultra Moon

A device for catching wild Pokémon. It’s thrown like a ball at a Pokémon, comfortably encapsulating its target.

Lets Go Pikachu Lets Go Eevee

A device for catching wild Pokémon. It’s thrown like a ball at a Pokémon, comfortably encapsulating its target.

Sword Shield

A device for catching wild Pokémon. It’s thrown like a ball at a Pokémon, comfortably encapsulating its target.

Game Indices

Item indices in different games

Generation I#4
Generation Ii#5
Generation Iii#4
Generation Iv#4
Generation V#4
Generation Vi#4
Generation Vii#4
Generation Viii#4
Generation Ix#4

Technical Details

Complete API data for this item

ID
#4
API Name
poke-ball
Cost
N/A
Fling Power
N/A
Category
standard-balls
Fling Effect
None
Attributes (4)
countableconsumableusable-in-battleholdable
Game Indices (9)
generation-i
Index: 4
generation-ii
Index: 5
generation-iii
Index: 4
generation-iv
Index: 4
generation-v
Index: 4
generation-vi
Index: 4
generation-vii
Index: 4
generation-viii
Index: 4
generation-ix
Index: 4
Held by Pokémon (0)
No Pokémon can hold this item
Machines (0)
Not a TM or HM
Flavor Text Entries
62 entries across 11 languages and 13 version groups
Localized Names
Available in 11 languages
Effect Entries
2 effect descriptions in 2 languages
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