poke ball
A spherical capsule used to capture and store Pokémon. The most common and recognized Poké Ball is the basic variant, which has two colored halves: red on top and white on bottom. It is one of the central symbols of the franchise. Known as a Monster Ball in Japan.
Normally, captured Pokémon are shrunken down and stored inside the ball, though some refuse to go inside the Poké Balls. Ash's Pikachu is a notable example.
Some Pokémon are noticeably similar to Poké Balls: Voltorb, Electrode, Foongus, Amoonguss, Galarian Stunfisk, and Brute Bonnet.
Don't tag Poké Balls as balls or holding ball. Use poke ball, holding poke ball, etc instead. Don't tag Tera Orbs as Poké Balls.
Examples
- Danbooru post #3354372: Various types of Poké Balls
Actions/placement
Misc. tags
- Dynamax Ball
- Nontraditional Poké Ball
- Open Poké Ball
- Pikachu's Poké Ball
- Poké Ball theme
- Poké Ball print
- Poké Ball symbol
Major Poké Ball types
- Poké Ball (basic)
- Beast Ball (Ultra Ball in Japan)
- Cherish Ball (Precious Ball in Japan)
- Dive Ball
- Dream Ball
- Dusk Ball (Dark Ball in Japan)
- Fast Ball (Speed Ball in Japan)
- Friend Ball
- Great Ball (Super Ball in Japan)
- Heal Ball
- Heavy Ball
- Level Ball
- Love Ball (Love Love Ball in Japan)
- Lure Ball
- Luxury Ball (Gorgeous Ball in Japan)
- Master Ball
- Moon Ball
- Nest Ball
- Net Ball
- Park Ball
- Premier Ball
- Quick Ball
- Repeat Ball
- Safari Ball
- Sport Ball
- Strange Ball
- Timer Ball
- Ultra Ball (Hyper Ball in Japan)
Exclusive to Pokemon Legends: Arceus
- Poké Ball → Great Ball → Ultra Ball
- Heavy Ball → Leaden Ball (Megaton Ball in Japan) → Gigaton Ball
- Feather Ball → Wing Ball → Jet Ball
- Origin Ball
Other Poké Ball types
- Ancient Poké Ball (Horizons)
- Clone Ball (Mewtwo Strikes Back)
- Dark Ball (Celebi: The Voice of the Forest)
- GS Ball (event-only; cannot be used in battle)
- Pester Ball (Snap)
- Typing Ball (Typing Adventure)