Friend Ball
The Friend Ball (Japanese: フレンドボール Friend Ball) is a type of Poké Ball introduced in Generation II. It can be used to capture a wild Pokémon. Pokémon caught in a Friend Ball become more friendly.
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It is one of Kurt's signature Apricorn Poké Balls, and is made from Green Apricorns.
In the core series games
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This section is incomplete. Please feel free to edit this section to add missing information and complete it. Reason: Whether a hatched Pokémon in a Friend Ball has increased friendship |
Manual activation
When used from the Bag in a wild encounter, it attempts to capture the wild Pokémon with a catch rate modifier of 1×. If caught, the Pokémon's friendship is set to 200.
The Friend 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, the opposing Trainer will bat the ball away, wasting the item.
Held item
Fling fails if the user is holding a Friend Ball.
In Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver only, Friend Balls cannot be held. This is to prevent them being held by a Pokémon traded to Pokémon Diamond, Pearl, and Platinum, where the item does not exist.
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Acquisition
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Cameo appearances
Pokémon Sun, Moon, Ultra Sun, and Ultra Moon
In Pokémon Sun, Moon Ultra Sun, and Ultra Moon, Pokémon Breeders keep their Pokémon in Friend Balls.
Appearance
Artwork
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| Artwork by Ken Sugimori |
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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 |
In the anime
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This section is incomplete. Please feel free to edit this section to add missing information and complete it. |
In the main series
In Going Apricorn!, a Lure Ball appears in a visual cut-in while Maizie is explaining what Apricorn Poké Balls are.
In the manga
In the Pokémon Adventures manga
In Teddiursa's Picnic, Gold and Silver received a Friend Ball and Heavy Ball, respectively, with Silver using his ball to catch an Ursaring, while Gold used his to catch a Teddiursa for Maizie.
In the TCG
- Main article: Friend Ball (Skyridge 126)
Debuting in Skyridge, the Friend Ball allows the player to search their deck for a Pokémon of the same type as one of the opponent's Pokémon. It also has not appeared since.
In other languages
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This item article is part of Project ItemDex, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on all items. |