Sport Ball: Difference between revisions

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m (→‎Effect: added catchrate for Sport Ball in Gen 8. Disassembly shows no special handling for Sport Ball, all pokeballs without a behavior case use x1.)
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===Effect===
===Effect===
When used in a {{pkmn2|wild}} encounter, it will attempt to catch the wild Pokémon with a [[catch rate]] modifier of 1.5×. (1× <sup>[[Generation VIII|Gen VIII]]</sup>)
=====Generation II through VII=====
When used in a {{pkmn2|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 {{game5|Gold|Silver|Crystal|HeartGold|SoulSilver}}.


Prior to {{g|Sword and Shield}} (starting with [[The Isle of Armor]] expansion), the player can only have these Poké Balls in their possession during a [[Bug-Catching Contest]].
=====Generation VIII onward=====
Starting in {{g|Sword and Shield}}'s [[The Isle of Armor]] [[Pokémon Sword and Shield Expansion Pass|Expansion]], the player may obtain and use Sport Balls in normal battles. However, their catch rate has been reduced to 1x.


===Description===
===Description===