Sport Ball
The Sport Ball (Japanese: コンペボール Competition Ball), called the Park Ball (Japanese: パークボール Park Ball) in Generation II and formatted as ParkBall in its battle menu entry, is a type of Poké Ball introduced in Generation II. It can be used to catch wild Pokémon during a Bug-Catching Contest at the National Park.
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This Poké Ball's name was changed due to the introduction of a different Poké Ball called a Park Ball in Generation IV.
In the core series games
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Effect
Generation II-VII
When used in a wild encounter, it will attempt to catch the wild Pokémon with a catch rate modifier of 1.5×. The player can only have these Poké Balls in their possession during a Bug-Catching Contest in Pokémon Gold, Silver, Crystal, HeartGold, and SoulSilver.
In the Generation II games, as an unused item, the Park Ball has a minor graphical bug when used from the Ball Pocket in battle.
Generation VIII onward
Starting in Pokémon Sword and Shield's The Isle of Armor Expansion, the Sport Ball can now be obtained outside of the Bug-Catching Contest and used in regular wild encounters.
The Sport Ball's catch rate modifier is now 1×.
Description
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Acquisition
When the player participates in the Bug-Catching Contest, they receive 20 Sport Balls exclusively for use within the contest. They are not placed in the player's Bag, and any unused Sport Balls are returned at the end of the competition.
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Distribution
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Gallery
Artwork
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| Artwork from Scarlet and Violet |
Sprites
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| In-battle sprite in Generation II |
Summary sprite from Generations IV and V |
In-battle sprite in Generation IV |
In-battle sprite in Generation V |
Models
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| In-battle model from X, Y, Omega Ruby, Alpha Sapphire, Sun, Moon, Ultra Sun, and Ultra Moon |
Model from Generation VIII |
In the anime
In The Bug Stops Here, Ash and Casey participated in a Bug-Catching Contest, receiving a Park Ball each, meant to be used during the competition. Casey used her Park Ball to catch a Weedle, while Ash caught himself a Beedrill. Eventually, Ash's catch won him the contest, earning him a Sun Stone and his new Beedrill as prizes, with the Beedrill being placed inside a regular Poké Ball.
In the manga
Pokémon Adventures
Gold, Silver & Crystal arc
A Park Ball was shown in volume 13 during an explanation of how each of the Poké Balls known at the time worked.
Trivia
- In its Pokémon Global Link artwork, the Sport Ball has an S marking on the upper half. In the games, it instead has a Poké Ball symbol in its place.
In other languages
Sport Ball
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Park Ball
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