Ball Fetch (Ability)

Ball Fetch たまひろい
Ball Fetch
Flavor text
Generation VIII
If the Pokémon is not holding an item, it will fetch the Poké Ball from the first failed throw of the battle.
Generation IX
If the Pokémon is not holding an item, it will fetch the Poké Ball from the first failed throw of the battle.

Ball Fetch (Japanese: たまひろい Ball Fetch) is an Ability introduced in Generation VIII. It is the signature Ability of Yamper.

Effect

In battle

At any time after the first Poké Ball is thrown and fails to catch a Pokémon, at the end of a turn, if a Pokémon with Ball Fetch is on the field and not holding another item, it will pick up the same type of ball as the first one thrown. This can only occur once in a battle.

Ball Fetch does not work in Max Raid Battles.

Outside of battle

Ball Fetch has no effect outside of battle.

Pokémon with Ball Fetch

# Pokémon Types First Ability Second Ability Hidden Ability
0835   Yamper
Electric Electric Ball Fetch None Rattled
Please note that abilities marked with a superscript are only available in the stated generation or later.
  • For Generation III and IV games, ignore Hidden Abilities.

Trivia

In other languages

Language Title
Chinese Cantonese 撿球 Gím Kàuh
Mandarin 撿球 / 捡球 Jiǎn Qiú
  French Ramasse Ball
  German Apport
  Italian Raccattapalle
  Korean 볼줍기 Bol Jupgi
  Russian Игра в Мяч Igra v Myach
  Spanish Recogebolas


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