Every Kind Of Poké Ball In Pokémon

Anna Lindwasser

Updated June 23, 2023 214.4K views 41 items

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In the early days of Pokémon, would-be Pokémon masters had very few tools at their disposal to actually catch the dang things. You could use the basic model, the Poké Ball, which worked okay. You could use Great Balls and Ultra Balls, which worked slightly better. You could also use a Master Ball, but you only got one of those, unless you used the MissingNo Cheat, which could give you more Master Balls but also a few more glitches.

Times have changed. Now, there are all kinds of different Poké Balls, all designed to suit your unique needs. Want to have an easier time catching Water and Bug types? Try the Net Ball. Want to make the Eevee you just beat the crap out of hate you a little less? Use the Friend Ball. Are you a wealthy socialite who wants a blinged out Poké Ball that works exactly the same as a regular Poké Ball but costs 10x more? There's a Diamond Ball with your name on it.

Amassed here is every single Poké Ball ever created, one for each and every type of Poké Baller.

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Master Ball
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The Pokémon Company International
The Master Ball is the best Poké Ball out there, with a 100% success rate. You'll only get one per game, though, so don't waste it.
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Ultra Ball
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The Pokémon Company International
Ultra Balls are excellent Poké Balls with higher catch rates than Great Balls.
1,998 votes
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Quick Ball
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The Pokémon Company International
Quick Balls have the highest success rate when used at the beginning of a wild encounter.
1,962 votes
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Luxury Ball
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The Pokémon Company International
The comfort level inside the Luxury Ball will make caught Pokémon much friendlier than they otherwise would be.
1,872 votes
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Dusk Ball
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The Pokémon Company International
Dusk Balls work best at night, and in dark places like caves.
1,714 votes
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Beast Ball
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The Pokémon Company International
This Pokéball was designed to catch Ultra Beasts. It has a low success rate catching anything else.
1,551 votes
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Dive Ball
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Metaweb
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Dive Balls were introduced in Pokemon Ruby and Sapphire to coincide with the new overworld HM Dive, where you could explore below the water's surface. In Ruby and Sapphire and their remakes, the ball was only super effective while underwater. In the other games, the ball is super effective when catching Pokemon while surfing and fishing.
1,384 votes
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Timer Ball
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The Pokémon Company International
Timer Balls become progressively more effective as a battle wears on.
1,562 votes
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Heal Ball
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The Pokémon Company International
Heal Balls restore the HP of any Pokémon caught in one. They also eliminate status conditions.
1,347 votes
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Heavy Ball
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The Pokémon Company International
Use the Heavy Ball if you want to catch a particularly heavy Pokémon, like Snorlax. Or Groudon. Seriously, Groudon weighs over 2000 lbs.
1,489 votes
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Great Ball
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The Pokémon Company International
The Great Ball is a dependable Poké Ball with a higher catch rate than a regular Poké Ball.
1,475 votes
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Crystal Ball
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The Pokémon Company International
Crystal Balls are used by Molly Hale, a young girl whose imagination caused Unkown to change the world around her. Pokémon recalled to these balls dissolve into crystal, instead of the usual light pattern.
1,463 votes
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Friend Ball
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The Pokémon Company International
The Friend Ball will make captured Pokémon more friendly to you right away.
1,307 votes
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Poké Ball
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The Pokémon Company International
A device used to capture wild Pokémon. It is the most common and recognizable type of Poké Ball. It has a low performance rate, but it's cheap and easy to find.
1,591 votes
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Premiere Ball
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The Pokémon Company International
The Premiere Ball is a special ball used to commemorate an event. You can get them at Poké Marts when you buy 10 or more Poké Balls.
1,513 votes
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Cherish Ball
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The Pokémon Company International
A rare ball designed to commemorate a special occasion.
1,511 votes
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Net Ball
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The Pokémon Company International
The Net Ball works best when trying to catch water or bug type Pokémon.
1,177 votes
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GS Ball
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The Pokémon Company International
A mysterious ball that, in the anime, could not be opened. In an interview with Masamitsu Hidaka, it was confirmed that the GS ball was meant to contain Celebi, but that plot arc got scrapped when the production team decided to introduce Celebi in the fourth Pokémon movie.
1,180 votes
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Pikachu Ball
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The Pokémon Company International
This Poké Ball contained Pikachu in the first episode of the series.
1,165 votes
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Dream Ball
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The Pokémon Company International
This Poké Ball will mysteriously appear in your bag when you walk through the Entree Forest.
1,126 votes
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Clone Ball
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The Pokémon Company International
The Clone Ball was used by Mewtwo in Mewtwo Strikes Back. It does what it says on the label - it clones whatever Pokémon it captures.
1,257 votes
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Moon Ball
Photo:
The Pokémon Company International
The Moon Ball works best on Pokémon that evolve using a Moon Stone, like Skitty, Nidorino/a, and Clefairy.
1,027 votes
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Level Ball
Photo:
The Pokémon Company International
Level Balls work best when trying to catch a Pokémon at a lower level than your own Pokémon.
1,050 votes
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Fast Ball
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The Pokémon Company International
Fast Balls are effective against Pokémon who run away at the beginning of a battle. Not to be confused with the band Fastball.
1,019 votes
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Old Ball
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The Pokémon Company International
The Old Ball is the original version of the Poké Ball. Pokémon are released by unscrewing a red cap on top of the ball.
1,104 votes
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Safari Ball
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The Pokémon Company International
A special Poké Ball that can only be used in the Safari Zone.
960 votes
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Lure Ball
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The Pokémon Company International
Lure Balls work best when catching Pokémon reeled in with a rod.
961 votes
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Pokélantis Ball
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The Pokémon Company International
The Pokélantis Ball is a relic that was found in the tomb of the King of Pokélantis.
1,025 votes
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Gold Ball
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The Pokémon Company International
A gold-plated Poké Ball that contains a seemingly worthless, overpriced Magikarp that James got tricked into buying in the anime, and that you may have been tricked into buying in Pokémon Red, Blue, or Yellow.
1,003 votes
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Lokoko's Ball
Photo:
The Pokémon Company International
Lokoko's Ball appears in the episode Just Waiting On a Friend. It's over 200 years old and was used by a Ninetails.
940 votes
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Repeat Ball
Photo:
The Pokémon Company International
The Repeat Ball works best on Pokémon you've already caught before. So, not great if you're trying to catch Lunala, but excellent if you're trying to get a Spinda with just the right pattern.
922 votes
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Lake Ball
Photo:
The Pokémon Company International
The Lake Ball is used in a Johto competition to catch the largest Seaking.
884 votes
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Park Ball
Photo:
The Pokémon Company International
This Poké Ball was designed to be used in Pal Park.
854 votes
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Dark Ball
Photo:
The Pokémon Company International
The Iron-Masked Marauder used Dark Balls. According to him, any Pokémon caught in a Dark Ball will become evil, obedient to its master, and supremely powerful.
976 votes
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Rocket Ball
Photo:
The Pokémon Company International
A ball used by Team Rocket. It has an R on it and looks sinister. Otherwise, it works like a regular Poké Ball.
900 votes
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Nest Ball
Photo:
The Pokémon Company International
The lower level a Pokémon, the more effective a Nest Ball will be. Stock up when you're looking for Pidgeys to unleash onto Wonder Trade.
839 votes
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Love Ball
Photo:
The Pokémon Company International
Also known as the most heteronormative Poké Ball, The Love Ball works best when capturing a Pokémon that is the opposite sex of your Pokémon.
865 votes
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Sport Ball
Photo:
The Pokémon Company International
A special Poké Ball used only during Bug Catching contests in Johto's National Park.
789 votes
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Pester Ball
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Nintendo
Pester Balls appear in Pokémon Snap. They don't actually catch Pokémon - instead, they release a sleeping gas.
833 votes
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Fishing Ball
Photo:
The Pokémon Company International
The Fishing Ball was used in a fishing contest organized by Team Rocket in an attempt to steal Pokémon.
788 votes
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Diamond Ball
Photo:
The Pokémon Company International
The Diamond Ball functions the same way as a regular Poké Ball, it's just covered in diamonds. Pokémon haute couture?
948 votes
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