Level Ball

The Level Ball (Japanese: ルアーボール Level Ball) is a type of Poké Ball introduced in Generation II. It can be used to capture wild Pokémon.

Level Ball ルアーボール Level Ball

Artwork by Ken Sugimori

Introduced in Generation II Pocket Generation II Poké Balls Generation IV Poké Balls Generation V Items (Poké Balls) Generation VI Items Generation VII Items

In the core series games

Price

Games Cost Sell price GSC SMUSUM N/A $150

Effect

When used from the Bag in a wild encounter, it will attempt to capture the wild Pokémon with the following catch rate modifiers:

• 1× if the player's Pokémon is the same level as or a lower level than the wild Pokémon
• 2× if the player's Pokémon is at a higher level than the wild Pokémon but less than double it
• 4× if the player's Pokémon is more than double but less than four times the level of the wild Pokémon
• 8× if the player's Pokémon is of a level four times or more than that of the wild Pokémon

Description

Games Description GSC A Ball for lower-level Pokémon. HGSS BWB2W2 A Poké Ball for catching Pokémon that are a lower level than your own. XYORAS A Poké Ball that makes it easier to catch Pokémon that are at a lower level than your own Pokémon. SMUSUMPE A Poké Ball that makes it easier to catch Pokémon that are at a lower level than your own Pokémon.

Acquisition

Games Finite methods Repeatable methods GSC Azalea Town (Red Apricorn) HGSS Azalea Town (Red Apricorn) SM Mount Hokulani USUM Mount Hokulani, Heahea City

In the anime

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In the main series

A Love Ball, Friend Ball, Moon Ball, and Level Ball

In the TCG

Level Ball

Main article: Level Ball (Next Destinies 89)

The Heavy Ball, first found in Next Destinies, allows the player to search through their deck for a Pokémon who has a retreat cost of 3 or more and put it in their hand, whereas the Level Ball, also found in Next Destinies, allows them to do the same with a Pokémon that has 90 HP or less.

In other languages

Language Title Japanese レベルボール Level Ball Chinese Cantonese 等級球 Dángkāp Kàuh Mandarin 等級球 / 等级球 Děngjí Qiú French Niveau Ball German Levelball Italian Level Ball Korean 레벨볼 Level Ball Polish Ważny Ball Brazilian Portuguese Bola de Nível Russian Уровневый Болл Urovnevyy Boll Spanish Latin America Bola Niveladora Spain Nivel Ball Turkish Seviye Topu Vietnamese Bóng Level

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