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==Poké Ball effectiveness rates==
==Poké Ball effectiveness rates==
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|- style="background:#fff"
|- style="background:#fff"
| {{bag/s|Poké Ball|SV}} {{i|Poké Ball}}
| {{bag/s|Poké Ball|SV}} {{i|Poké Ball}}
| 1× / 0.75×{{sup/8|LA}}
| 1×
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|- style="background:#fff"
|- style="background:#fff"
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|- style="background:#fff"
|- style="background:#fff"
| {{bag/s|Ultra Ball|SV}} [[Ultra Ball]]
| {{bag/s|Ultra Ball|SV}} [[Ultra Ball]]
| 2× / 2.25×{{sup/8|LA}}
| 2×
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|- style="background:#fff"
|- style="background:#fff"
| {{bag/s|Master Ball|SV}} [[Master Ball]]
| {{bag/s|Master Ball|SV}} [[Master Ball]]
| N/A
| N/A
| Never fails, except against {{OBP|Ghost|Pokémon Tower|unidentified ghosts}}, [[Marowak (ghost)|the ghost Marowak]], {{p|Kyurem}} when under [[Ghetsis]]'s control, and {{p|Nihilego}} in [[Aether Paradise]]
| Never fails, except against {{OBP|Ghost|Pokémon Tower|unidentified ghosts}}, [[Marowak (ghost)|the ghost Marowak]], {{p|Kyurem}} when under [[Ghetsis]]'s control, and {{p|Nihilego}} atn [[Aether Paradise]]
|- style="background:#fff"
|- style="background:#fff"
| {{bag/s|Safari Ball|SV}} [[Safari Ball]]
| {{bag/s|Safari Ball|SV}} [[Safari Ball]]
| 1.5×<sup>[[Generation I|Gen I]]-[[Generation VII|VII]], </sup>{{sup/8|BDSP}}/1×{{sup/8|SwSh}}
| <sup>[[Generation I|Gen I]]</sup>/1.5×<sup>[[Generation II|Gen II]]-{{gen|VII}},</sup> {{sup/8|BDSP}}/1×{{sup/8|SwSh}}{{sup/9|SV}}
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|- style="background:#fff"
|- style="background:#fff"
| {{bag/s|Level Ball|SV}} [[Level Ball]]
| {{bag/s|Level Ball|SV}} [[Level Ball]]
| 1×, 2×, 4× or 8×
| 1×, 2×, 4× or 8×
| 1× if the player's Pokémon is the same level as or a lower level than the wild Pokémon<br>
| 1× if the player's Pokémon is the same level as or a lower level than the wild Pokémon<br>2× if the player's Pokémon is at a higher level than the wild Pokémon but less than double it<br>4× if the player's Pokémon is more than double but less than four times the level of the wild Pokémon<br>8× if the player's Pokémon is of a level four times or more than that of the wild Pokémon
2× if the player's Pokémon is at a higher level than the wild Pokémon but less than double it<br>
4× if the player's Pokémon is more than double but less than four times the level of the wild Pokémon<br>
8× if the player's Pokémon is of a level four times or more than that of the wild Pokémon
|- style="background:#fff"
|- style="background:#fff"
| {{bag/s|Lure Ball|SV}} [[Lure Ball]]
| {{bag/s|Lure Ball|SV}} [[Lure Ball]]
| 1× or 3×{{sup/2|GSC}}{{sup/4|HGSS}}/5×<sup>[[Generation VII|Gen VII]]</sup>/4×<sup>[[Generation VIII|Gen VIII]]
| 1× or 3×{{sup/2|GSC}}{{sup/4|HGSS}}/5×<sup>[[Generation VII|Gen VII]]</sup>/4×<sup>[[Generation VIII|Gen VIII]]
| 3×/5×/4× only if fishing<br>{{tt|Always 1×|Despite the item description being updated to claim increased effectiveness against Pokémon found in water, the Lure Ball doesn't appear to have any additional effects in Scarlet or Violet, as Fishing does not exist as a mechanic in either game.}}{{sup/9|SV}}
| 3×/5×/4× only if fishing<br>Always 1× due to a glitch{{sup/9|SV}}
|- style="background:#fff"
|- style="background:#fff"
| {{bag/s|Moon Ball|SV}} [[Moon Ball]]
| {{bag/s|Moon Ball|SV}} [[Moon Ball]]
| 1× or 4×
| 1× or 4×
| Always 1× due to [[List of glitches (Generation II)#Catch rate|a glitch]]{{sup/2|GSC}}<br>4× only if used on a Pokémon in the {{p|Nidoran♂}}, {{p|Nidoran♀}}, {{p|Clefairy}}, {{p|Jigglypuff}}, {{p|Skitty}}, or {{p|Munna}} families
| Always 1× due to [[List of glitches (Generation II)#Catch rate|a glitch]]{{sup/2|GSC}}<br>4× only if used on a Pokémon in the {{p|Nidoran♀}}, {{p|Nidoran♂}}, {{p|Clefairy}}, {{p|Jigglypuff}}, {{p|Skitty}}, or {{p|Munna}} families{{sup/4|HGSS}}<br>4× only if used on {{p|Nidorina}}, {{p|Nidorino}}, {{p|Clefairy}}, {{p|Jigglypuff}}, {{p|Skitty}}, or {{p|Munna}}<sup>[[Generation VII|Gen VII]]+</sup>
|- style="background:#fff"
|- style="background:#fff"
| {{bag/s|Friend Ball|SV}} [[Friend Ball]]
| {{bag/s|Friend Ball|SV}} [[Friend Ball]]
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| {{bag/s|Love Ball|SV}} [[Love Ball]]
| {{bag/s|Love Ball|SV}} [[Love Ball]]
| 1× or 8×
| 1× or 8×
| 8× only if used on a Pokémon of the same species and [[gender]] as the player's Pokémon{{sup/2|GSC}}<br>
| 8× only if used on a Pokémon of the same species and [[gender]] as the player's Pokémon{{sup/2|GSC}}<br>8× only if used on a Pokémon of the same species as, but opposite [[gender]] of, the player's Pokémon{{sup/4|HGSS}}{{sup/7|SM}}{{sup/7|USUM}}{{sup/8|SwSh}}{{sup/9|SV}}
8× only if used on a Pokémon of the same species as, but opposite [[gender]] of, the player's Pokémon{{sup/4|HGSS}}{{sup/7|SM}}
|- style="background:#fff"
|- style="background:#fff"
| {{bag/s|Heavy Ball|SV}} [[Heavy Ball]]
| {{bag/s|Heavy Ball|SV}} [[Heavy Ball]]
| -20, 0, +20, +30 or +40
| -20, 0, +20, +30 or +40
| -20 if used on Pokémon weighing less than {{tt|225.8&nbsp;lbs.|102.4&nbsp;kg}}{{sup/2|GSC}}{{tt|*|Catch rate is set to 1 if it becomes negative}}/{{tt|451.5&nbsp;lbs.|204.8&nbsp;kg}}{{sup/4|HGSS}}{{tt|*|Catch rate is set to 1 if it becomes negative}}/{{tt|220.46&nbsp;lbs.|100.0&nbsp;kg}}{{sup/7|SM}}{{tt|*|Catch rate is set to 0 if it becomes negative, making the catch impossible}}{{sup/7|USUM}}{{tt|*|Catch rate is set to 1 if it becomes negative}}<br>No modifier if used on Pokémon weighing between {{tt|225.8&nbsp;lbs.|102.4&nbsp;kg}}{{sup/2|GSC}}/{{tt|220.46&nbsp;lbs.|100.0&nbsp;kg}}{{sup/7|SM}} and {{tt|451.5&nbsp;lbs.|204.8&nbsp;kg}}{{sup/2|GSC}}/{{tt|440.92&nbsp;lbs.|200.0&nbsp;kg}}{{sup/7|SM}}<br>+20 if used on Pokémon weighing between {{tt|451.5&nbsp;lbs.|204.8&nbsp;kg}}{{sup/2|GSC}}{{sup/4|HGSS}}/{{tt|440.92&nbsp;lbs.|200.0&nbsp;kg}}{{sup/7|SM}} and {{tt|677.3&nbsp;lbs.|307.2&nbsp;kg}}{{sup/2|GSC}}{{sup/4|HGSS}}/{{tt|661.38&nbsp;lbs.|300.0&nbsp;kg}}{{sup/7|SM}}<br>+30 if used on Pokémon weighing more than {{tt|661.38&nbsp;lbs.|300.0&nbsp;kg}}{{sup/7|SM}}<br>+30 if used on Pokémon weighing between {{tt|677.3&nbsp;lbs.|307.2&nbsp;kg}} and {{tt|903.0&nbsp;lbs.|409.6&nbsp;kg}}{{sup/2|GSC}}{{sup/4|HGSS}}<br>+40 if used on Pokémon weighing more than {{tt|903.0&nbsp;lbs.|409.6&nbsp;kg}}{{sup/2|GSC}}{{sup/4|HGSS}}, or if used on {{p|Tangela}}, {{p|Kadabra}}, or {{p|Sunflora}}{{sup/2|C}}
| -20 if used on Pokémon weighing less than {{tt|225.8&nbsp;lbs.|102.4&nbsp;kg}}{{sup/2|GSC}}{{tt|*|Catch rate is set to 1 if it becomes negative}}/{{tt|451.5&nbsp;lbs.|204.8&nbsp;kg}}{{sup/4|HGSS}}{{tt|*|Catch rate is set to 1 if it becomes negative}}/{{tt|220.46&nbsp;lbs.|100.0&nbsp;kg}}{{sup/7|SM}}{{tt|*|Catch rate is set to 0 if it becomes negative, making the catch impossible}}{{sup/7|USUM}}{{sup/8|SwSh}}{{sup/9|SV}}{{tt|*|Catch rate is set to 1 if it becomes negative}}<br>No modifier if used on Pokémon weighing between {{tt|225.8&nbsp;lbs.|102.4&nbsp;kg}}{{sup/2|GSC}}/{{tt|220.46&nbsp;lbs.|100.0&nbsp;kg}}<sup>[[Generation VII|Gen VII]]+</sup> and {{tt|451.5&nbsp;lbs.|204.8&nbsp;kg}}{{sup/2|GSC}}/{{tt|440.92&nbsp;lbs.|200.0&nbsp;kg}}<sup>[[Generation VII|Gen VII]]+</sup><br>+20 if used on Pokémon weighing between {{tt|451.5&nbsp;lbs.|204.8&nbsp;kg}}{{sup/2|GSC}}{{sup/4|HGSS}}/{{tt|440.92&nbsp;lbs.|200.0&nbsp;kg}}<sup>[[Generation VII|Gen VII]]+</sup> and {{tt|677.3&nbsp;lbs.|307.2&nbsp;kg}}{{sup/2|GSC}}{{sup/4|HGSS}}/{{tt|661.38&nbsp;lbs.|300.0&nbsp;kg}}<sup>[[Generation VII|Gen VII]]+</sup><br>+30 if used on Pokémon weighing more than {{tt|661.38&nbsp;lbs.|300.0&nbsp;kg}}<sup>[[Generation VII|Gen VII]]+</sup><br>+30 if used on Pokémon weighing between {{tt|677.3&nbsp;lbs.|307.2&nbsp;kg}} and {{tt|903.0&nbsp;lbs.|409.6&nbsp;kg}}{{sup/2|GSC}}{{sup/4|HGSS}}<br>+40 if used on Pokémon weighing more than {{tt|903.0&nbsp;lbs.|409.6&nbsp;kg}}{{sup/2|GSC}}{{sup/4|HGSS}}, or if used on {{p|Tangela}}, {{p|Kadabra}}, or {{p|Sunflora}}{{sup/2|C}}
|- style="background:#fff"
|- style="background:#fff"
| {{bag/s|Fast Ball|SV}} [[Fast Ball]]
| {{bag/s|Fast Ball|SV}} [[Fast Ball]]
| 1× or 4×
| 1× or 4×
| 4× only if used on {{p|Magnemite}}, {{p|Grimer}}, or {{p|Tangela}}{{sup/2|GSC}}<br>
| 4× only if used on {{p|Magnemite}}, {{p|Grimer}}, or {{p|Tangela}}{{sup/2|GSC}}<br>4× only if used on a Pokémon with a base {{stat|Speed}} of at least 100{{sup/4|HGSS}}{{sup/7|SM}}{{sup/7|USUM}}{{sup/8|SwSh}}{{sup/9|SV}}
4× only if used on a Pokémon with a base {{stat|Speed}} of at least 100{{sup/4|HGSS}}{{sup/7|SM}}
|- style="background:#fff"
|- style="background:#fff"
| {{bag/s|Sport Ball|SV}} [[Sport Ball]]
| {{bag/s|Sport Ball|SV}} [[Sport Ball]]
| 1.5×<sup>[[Generation II|Gen II]]-[[Generation VII|VII]]</sup>, 1×<sup>[[Generation VIII|Gen VIII]]</sup>
| 1.5×{{sup/2|GSC}}{{sup/4|HGSS}}/1×<sup>[[Generation VIII|Gen VIII]]+
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|- style="background:#fff"
|- style="background:#fff"
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| {{bag/s|Nest Ball|SV}} [[Nest Ball]]
| {{bag/s|Nest Ball|SV}} [[Nest Ball]]
| 1× to 4×
| 1× to 4×
| ((40 - Pokémon's level) ÷ 10)×, minimum 1× (reached at level 30)<sup>Gen III-IV</sup><br>floor(((41 - Pokémon's level) ÷ 10))×, minimum 1×<sup>Gen V</sup><br/>floor(((41 - Pokémon's level) ÷ 10))× if Pokémon's level is between 1 and 29, 1× otherwise<sup>Gen VI+</sup>
| ((40 - Pokémon's level) ÷ 10)×, minimum 1× (reached at level 30)<sup>[[Generation III|Gen III]]-{{gen|IV}}</sup><br>floor(((41 - Pokémon's level) ÷ 10))×, minimum 1×{{sup/5|BW}}{{sup/5|B2W2}}<br/>floor(((41 - Pokémon's level) ÷ 10))× if Pokémon's level is between 1 and 29, 1× otherwise<sup>[[Generation VI|Gen VI]]+</sup>
|- style="background:#fff"
|- style="background:#fff"
| {{bag/s|Repeat Ball|SV}} [[Repeat Ball]]
| {{bag/s|Repeat Ball|SV}} [[Repeat Ball]]
| 1×, 3×<sup>[[Generation III|Gen III]]-{{gen|VI}}</sup> or 3.5×<sup>[[Generation VII|Gen VII]]+</sup>
| 1× or 3×<sup>[[Generation III|Gen III]]-{{gen|VI}}</sup>/3.5×<sup>[[Generation VII|Gen VII]]+</sup>
| 3×/3.5× only if target has been caught previously
| 3×/3.5× only if target has been caught previously
|- style="background:#fff"
|- style="background:#fff"
| {{bag/s|Timer Ball|SV}} [[Timer Ball]]
| {{bag/s|Timer Ball|SV}} [[Timer Ball]]
| 1× to 4×
| 1× to 4×
| ((number of turns passed in battle + 10) / 10)×, maximum {{tt|4×|at 30 turns}}<sup>Gen III-IV</sup><br>(1 + number of turns passed in battle * {{tt|1229/4096|approx. 0.3}})×, maximum {{tt|4×|at 10 turns}}<sup>Gen V+</sup>
| ((number of turns passed in battle + 10) / 10)×, maximum {{tt|4×|at 30 turns}}<sup>[[Generation III|Gen III]]-{{gen|IV}}</sup><br>(1 + number of turns passed in battle * {{tt|1229/4096|approx. 0.3}})×, maximum {{tt|4×|at 10 turns}}<sup>[[Generation V|Gen V]]+</sup>
|- style="background:#fff"
|- style="background:#fff"
| style="white-space:nowrap; padding-right:10px" | {{bag/s|Premier Ball|SV}} [[Premier Ball]]
| style="white-space:nowrap; padding-right:10px" | {{bag/s|Premier Ball|SV}} [[Premier Ball]]
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| {{bag/s|Dive Ball|SV}} [[Dive Ball]]
| {{bag/s|Dive Ball|SV}} [[Dive Ball]]
| 1× or 3.5×
| 1× or 3.5×
| 3.5× only if diving{{sup/3|RSE}}{{sup/6|ORAS}} or surfing/fishing{{sup/4|DPPtHGSS}}{{sup/5|BWB2W2}}{{sup/6|XY}}{{sup/7|SM}}
| 3.5× only if diving{{sup/3|RSE}}{{sup/6|ORAS}} or surfing/fishing<sup>[[Generation IV|Gen IV]]-{{gen|VIII}}
|- style="background:#fff"
|- style="background:#fff"
| {{bag/s|Dusk Ball|SV}} [[Dusk Ball]]
| {{bag/s|Dusk Ball|SV}} [[Dusk Ball]]
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|- style="background:#fff"
| {{bag/s|Quick Ball|SV}} [[Quick Ball]]
| {{bag/s|Quick Ball|SV}} [[Quick Ball]]
| 1× or 4×<sup>[[Generation IV|Gen IV]]</sup>/5×<sup>[[Generation V|Gen V]]+</sup>
| 1× or 4×{{sup/4|DPPt}}{{sup/4|HGSS}}/5×<sup>[[Generation V|Gen V]]+</sup>
| 4×/5× only on the first turn of the battle
| 4×/5× only on the first turn of the battle
|- style="background:#fff"
|- style="background:#fff"
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| {{bag/s|Park Ball|SV}} [[Park Ball]]
| {{bag/s|Park Ball|SV}} [[Park Ball]]
| N/A
| N/A
| Never fails
| Never fails when used in [[Pal Park]]
|- style="background:#fff"
|- style="background:#fff"
| {{bag/s|Dream Ball|SV}} [[Dream Ball]]
| {{bag/s|Dream Ball|SV}} [[Dream Ball]]
| N/A (when used in [[Entralink|Entree Forest]])/1× or 4×<sup>[[Generation VIII|Gen VIII]]
| N/A{{sup/5|BW}}{{sup/5|B2W2}}/1× or 4×<sup>[[Generation VIII|Gen VIII]]+
| Never fails in Generation V; only when used against a sleeping Pokémon in Generation VIII.
| Never fails when used in [[Entree Forest]]<br>4× only when used against a sleeping Pokémon<sup>[[Generation VIII|Gen VIII]]+
|- style="background:#fff"
|- style="background:#fff"
| {{bag/s|Beast Ball|SV}} [[Beast Ball]]
| {{bag/s|Beast Ball|SV}} [[Beast Ball]]
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==Examples==
==Examples==
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