Dive Ball

Tries to catch a wild Pokémon. Success rate is 3.5× when underwater, fishing, or surfing.

Special Balls

Item Information

dive-ball
Cost
Category
Special 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. If the wild Pokémon was encountered by surfing or fishing, this ball has a catch rate of 3.5×. Otherwise, it has 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. Success rate is 3.5× when underwater, fishing, or surfing.

Effects in Other Languages
Fr

Tente de capturer un Pokémon sauvage. Le taux de succès est 3.5× sous l'eau, en pêchant ou en surfant.

Flavor Text

Item descriptions from different games and languages

Ruby Sapphire

A BALL that works better on POKéMON on the ocean floor.

Emerald

A BALL that works better on POKéMON on the ocean floor.

Firered Leafgreen

A somewhat different BALL that works especially well on POKéMON deep in the sea.

Diamond Pearl

A somewhat different Poké Ball that works especially well on Pokémon that live in the sea.

Platinum

A somewhat different Poké Ball that works especially well on Pokémon that live in the sea.

Heartgold Soulsilver

A somewhat different Poké Ball that works especially well on Pokémon that live in the sea.

Black White

A somewhat different Poké Ball that works especially well on Pokémon that live underwater.

Black 2 White 2

A somewhat different Poké Ball that works especially well on Pokémon that live underwater.

X Y

A somewhat different Poké Ball that works especially well when catching Pokémon that live underwater.

Sun Moon

A somewhat different Poké Ball that works especially well when catching Pokémon that live underwater.

Ultra Sun Ultra Moon

A somewhat different Poké Ball that works especially well when catching Pokémon that live underwater.

Lets Go Pikachu Lets Go Eevee

A somewhat different Poké Ball that works especially well when catching Pokémon that live underwater.

Sword Shield

A somewhat different Poké Ball that works especially well when catching Pokémon that live underwater.

Game Indices

Item indices in different games

Generation Iii#7
Generation Iv#7
Generation V#7
Generation Vi#7
Generation Vii#7
Generation Viii#7
Generation Ix#7

Technical Details

Complete API data for this item

ID
#7
API Name
dive-ball
Cost
N/A
Fling Power
N/A
Category
special-balls
Fling Effect
None
Attributes (4)
countableconsumableusable-in-battleholdable
Game Indices (7)
generation-iii
Index: 7
generation-iv
Index: 7
generation-v
Index: 7
generation-vi
Index: 7
generation-vii
Index: 7
generation-viii
Index: 7
generation-ix
Index: 7
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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