Pokéball
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In the Pokémon games and television series, a Pokéball is a device used to capture new Pokémon and store them when they are not in use. It measures about 4 centimeters in diameter normally, and can shrink to about 1 centimeter to be carried on a belt. Even though some Pokémon can be many times a person's height, they still fit in a Pokéball.

There are many different varieties of Pokéballs, each with different effects.

{| border="1" cellpadding="2" |Name: |Effect: |Games Found In |- |Pokéball |Regular Pokéball |All Versions |- |Great Ball |Better than a Pokéball |All Versions |- |Ultra Ball |Better than a Great Ball |All Versions |- |Master Ball |Catches any Pokémon without fail. |All Versions |- |Safari Ball |Used on in the Safari Zone |Red, Green, Blue, Yellow, Ruby, Sapphire |}

The Master Ball is perhaps the games rarest Pokéball. In the original games, there was only one to be found. Since Pokémon Gold and Silver, there has been ways to get additional Master Balls, but you still only found one normally in the game. Master Balls are so rare, and so powerful, that they are normally used to capture the rarest of Pokémon, like Mewtwo or Lugia.

Kurt's Apricorn Balls from Pokémon Gold, Silver and Crystal:

{| border="1" cellpadding="2" |Name: |Effect: |Apricorn |- |Fast Ball |Allows the easier catching of fast Pokémon |WHT (White) |- |Friend Ball |Pokémon caught with this ball start off friendlier towards you |GRN (Green) |- |Heavy Ball |Allows the easier catching of heavier Pokémon |BLK (Black) |- |Level Ball |Allows the easier catching of Pokémon that’s lower level than yours |RED |- |Love Ball |Allows the easier catching of Pokémon that’s the opposite gender than yours |PNK (Pink) |- |Lure Ball |Allows the easier catching of Pokémon hooked via the Fishing Rod |BLU (Blue) |- |Moon Ball |Allows the easier catching of Pokémon that evolve via a Moon Stone |YLW (Yellow) |- |}

Additional Balls found in Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire:

{| border="1" cellpadding="2" |Name: |Effect: |- |Dive Ball |Allows the easier catching of Pokémon found on the ocean floor |- |Luxury Ball |Pokémon caught with this ball start off friendlier towards you |- |Nest Ball |Allows the easier catching of Pokémon that’s lower level than yours |- |Net Ball |Allows the easier catching of bug and water type Pokémon |- |Premier Ball |Exactly the same as the normal Pokéball except for the design |- |Repeat Ball |Allows the easier catching of Pokémon you have caught before |- |Timer Ball |Works better the longer the battle is |- |}

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