Premier Ball

The Premier Ball (Japanese: プレミアボール Premier Ball) is a type of Poké Ball introduced in Generation III. It can be used to catch a wild Pokémon. It was developed by the Devon Corporation.

Premier Ball
プレミアボール
Premier Ball
Bag Premier Ball Sprite.png
Premier Ball
Artwork from Pokémon Global Link
Introduced in Generation III
Pocket
Generation III Bag Poké Balls pocket icon.png Poké Balls
Generation IV Bag Poké Balls pocket icon.png Poké Balls
Generation V Bag Items pocket icon.png Items (Poké Balls)
Generation VI Bag Items pocket icon.png Items
Generation VII Bag Items pocket icon.png Items (Catching PocketPE)
Generation VIII Bag Poké Balls pocket icon.png Poké Balls
Generation IX Bag Poké Balls pocket icon.png Poké Balls

In the core series games

Price

Games Cost Sell price
RSEFRLG
DPPtHGSS
BW
ORAS
BDSP
N/A $100
B2W2 $500 $100
XY $200 $100
SMUSUM
SwSh
N/A $10
PE N/A $50
SV N/A $5

Effect

Manual activation

When used from the Bag in a wild encounter, it attempts to catch the wild Pokémon with a catch rate modifier of 1×.

If used on an Ultra Beast, the catch rate modifier is instead always set to 410/4096× (~0.1×).

The Premier Ball cannot be used in situations in which Poké Balls cannot be used, such as in wild battles with two or more opponents currently present or against a trial Pokémon. If used in a Trainer battle (except if used as a Snag Ball on a Shadow Pokémon), the opposing Trainer will deflect it, wasting the player's turn (as well as the ball prior to Generation IV). If used on the ghost Marowak, it will dodge it, wasting the ball.

Held item

Fling fails if the user is holding a Premier Ball.

Description

Games Description
RSE A rare Ball made in commemoration of some event.
FRLG A rare Ball that has been specially made to commemorate an event of some sort.
Colo.XD A rare Ball made in commemoration of some event.
DPPtHGSS
BWB2W2
XYORAS
SMUSUM
A somewhat rare Poké Ball that has been specially made to commemorate an event of some sort.
PE
SwShBDSP
A somewhat rare Poké Ball that was made as a commemorative item used to celebrate an event of some sort.
SV A somewhat rare Poké Ball made to commemorate a special occasion of some sort.

Acquisition

Games Finite methods Repeatable methods
RSE Rustboro City Any Poké Mart, Lilycove Department Store (buy 10 or more Poké Balls at once)
FRLG Trade
Colo. Outskirt Stand (buy 10 or more Poké Balls at once)
XD Any Poké Mart (buy 10 or more Poké Balls at once)
DPPt Any Poké Mart, Celestic Town shop, Veilstone Department Store (buy 10 or more Poké Balls at once)
HGSS Any Poké Mart, Goldenrod Department Store, Celadon Department Store (buy 10 or more Poké Balls at once)
Just a Souvenir Shop (before exposing Team Rocket, buy 10 or more Poké Balls at once)
BW Any Poké Mart, Shopping Mall Nine (buy 10 or more Poké Balls at once)
B2W2 Any Poké Mart, Shopping Mall Nine (buy 10 or more Poké Balls at once)
Funfest Mission (Enjoy Shopping!)
XY Poké Ball Boutique
Any Poké Mart (buy 10 or more Poké Balls at once)
ORAS Rustboro City Any Poké Mart, Lilycove Department Store (buy 10 or more of any type of Ball at once)
SMUSUM Heahea City Ferry TerminalUSUM Any Poké Mart, Thrifty Megamart (buy 10 or more Poké Balls at once)
Festival Plaza (Ball Shop)MUM
PE Any Poké Mart, Celadon Department Store (one received for each 10 Poké Balls of any type bought at once)
SwSh Any Poké Mart (one received for each 10 Poké Balls of any type bought at once)
SwShIA Cram-o-matic (White Apricorn)
SwShCT Max Lair (Dynite Ore trader)
Hidden recurring item (Snowslide Slope)
BDSP Any Poké Mart (one received for each 10 Poké Balls of any type bought at once)
SV Medali, Dalizapa Passage, South Province (Area Five) Any Poké Mart (one received for each 10 Poké Balls of any type bought at once), Porto Marinada auction
SVTM Infernal Pass, Oni's Maw
SVID Area Zero Underdepths Item Printer (Poké Ball Lotto)

Distribution

Games Event Language/Region Distribution period
SwSh Pokémon Direct Premier Balls All January 9 to February 27, 2020
SV Japanese 7-11 Onigiri Balls Japan November 18, 2022 to January 10, 2023

NPC usage

Pokémon Sun, Moon, Ultra Sun, and Ultra Moon

Collectors keep their Pokémon in Premier Balls.

Pokémon Scarlet and Violet

Cyrano keeps his Pokémon in Premier Balls. In addition, Clavell is seen carrying six Premier Balls, but the Pokémon he uses in battle are kept in standard Poké Balls.

Gallery

Artwork

   
Artwork by
Ken Sugimori
Artwork from
Scarlet and Violet

Sprites

       
In-battle and
Summary sprite from
Generation III
Summary sprite from
Colosseum
Summary sprite from
XD: Gale of Darkness
Summary sprite from
Generations IV and V
     
In-battle sprite in
Generation IV
Summary sprite from
Battle Revolution
In-battle sprite in
Generation V

Models

     
In-battle model
X, Y, Omega Ruby,
Alpha Sapphire
, Sun, Moon,
Ultra Sun, and Ultra Moon
Model from
Let's Go, Pikachu! and
Let's Go, Eevee!
Model from
Generation VIII

In the spin-off games

Pokémon GO

 
A Premier Ball in Pokémon GO

The Premier Ball is a special item exclusively used during the bonus challenges of Raid Battles and Team GO Rocket battles. Premier Balls are never put into the player's Bag; at the end of a challenge, any unused Premier Balls are discarded.

The Premier Ball's catch rate is  , where   is the number of Premier Balls that have already been used in the bonus challenge. The catch rate modifier starts at 1× (where  ), like the standard Poké Ball, and geometrically increases after each throw. It's currently uncertain if the catch rate multiplier is capped at a fixed, maximum value.[1]

For all encounters that involve using Premier Balls, Shiny Pokémon have a 100% catch rate. In addition, all Shadow Pokémon left by Giovanni are guaranteed captures.

For Raid Battles, the Premier Ball is used to catch the defeated Raid Boss. The number of Premier Balls awarded is based on:

  • The player's damage contribution in the raid.
  • The alignment of the Gym (except Shadow Raids).
  • The highest Friendship level with another participant.
  • The time taken to complete the raid (except Mega and Primal Raids).

For Team GO Rocket battles, Premier Balls are used to rescue Shadow Pokémon. The number of Premier Balls awarded is based on:

  • The number of Pokémon the player has remaining.
  • The ranks of the Hero and Purifier medals.

In the anime

 
A Premier Ball in the anime

A Premier Ball appeared in Which One ~ Is It?, a Japanese ending theme from Pokémon the Series: Diamond and Pearl.

In A Frenzied Factory Fiasco!, a Premier Ball was seen at the Poké Ball Factory.

In Rising from the Ruins!, Gladion was revealed to keep his Silvally (then a Type: Null) in a Premier Ball.

In Acting True to Form!, a Premier Ball appeared as a part of James's Poké Ball collection. It reappeared in Splash, Dash, and Smash for the Crown!. In Radio Lulled the Mischievous Stars!, this Premier Ball was offered as a prize during Team Rocket's radio show, being eventually won by Ren.

In the manga

 
A Premier Ball in Pokémon Adventures

Pokémon Adventures

Emerald arc

A Premier Ball first appeared in A Sketchy Smattering of Smeargle while Emerald was thinking which of his Poké Balls he should use to catch Jirachi.

In the TCG

 
Premier Ball
Main article: Premier Ball (Great Encounters 101)

The Premier Ball, debuting in the Great Encounters expansion, allows the player to search their deck or discard pile for a Pokémon LV.X and put it into their hand.

Trivia

 
A Dynamaxed Poké Ball in the anime

In other languages

Language Title
Chinese Cantonese 紀念球 Géinihm Kàuh
Mandarin 紀念球 / 纪念球 Jìniàn Qiú
  Finnish Mahtipallo
  French Honor Ball
  German Premierball
  Italian Premier Ball
  Korean 프레미어볼 Premier Ball
  Polish Premierball
Portuguese   Brazil Bola Presenteada
  Portugal Bola Prémio
Spanish   Latin America Honor Bola
  Spain Honor Ball
  Thai พรีเมียร์บอล Premier Ball
  Vietnamese Bóng Premier

References



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