Dusk Ball

The Dusk Ball (Japanese: ダークボール Dark Ball) is a type of Poké Ball introduced in Generation IV. It can be used to capture wild Pokémon more effectively in caves or during the night.

Dusk Ball ダークボール Dark Ball

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

In the core series games

In Pokémon Sun, Moon Ultra Sun, and Ultra Moon, Punk Guys and Punk Girls keep their Pokémon in Dusk Balls.

Price

Games Cost Sell price DPPtHGSS BWB2W2 XYORAS SMUSUM $1000 $500

Effect

When used from the Bag in a wild encounter, it will attempt to capture the wild Pokémon with a catch rate modifier of 3×^SMUSUM/3.5×^{Gen IV-VI} if used in a cave or at night or 1× if otherwise.

Description

Games Description DPPtHGSS BWB2W2 A somewhat different Poké Ball that makes it easier to catch wild Pokémon at night or in dark places like caves. XYORAS A somewhat different Poké Ball that makes it easier to catch wild Pokémon at night or in dark places like caves. SMUSUMPE A somewhat different Poké Ball that makes it easier to catch wild Pokémon at night or in dark places like caves.

Acquisition

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Games Finite methods Repeatable methods DPPt Solaceon Town Poké Mart, Snowpoint City Poké Mart, Pastoria City Poké Mart, Pokémon League Poké Mart, Pokémon News Press HGSS Goldenrod Department Store lotteryFr, Safari Zone Gate, Blackthorn City Poké Mart, Frontier Access Poké Mart, Vermilion City Poké Mart, Lavender Town Poké Mart, Fuchsia City Poké Mart Pokéwalker: Scary Cave (4000+ Steps), Quiet Cave (2000+ Steps) BW Driftveil City Poké Mart, Shopping Mall Nine, Opelucid City Poké Mart, Pokémon League Poké Mart, Striaton City B2W2 Driftveil City Poké Mart, Lentimas Town Poké Mart, Opelucid City Poké Mart, Shopping Mall Nine, Victory Road Poké Mart, and Icirrus City Poké Mart, Striaton City XY Cyllage City Poké Mart, Snowbelle City Poké Mart, and the Poké Ball Boutique, Victory Road, Terminus Cave, Frost Cavern, Route 9, Poké Ball Factory, Lost Hotel (Trash Cans), PokéMileage Club (Mine Cart Adventure) ORAS Fallarbor Town Poké Mart, PokéMileage Club (Mine Cart Adventure), Route 120 (rematch with Delinquent Sharlene and Street Thug Gomez) SM Route 8, Route 14, Diglett's Tunnel, Memorial Hill, Vast Poni Canyon, Festival Plaza USUM

Artwork

Artwork by Ken Sugimori

Sprites

Summary sprite from Generations IV and V	In-battle sprite in Generation IV	In-battle sprite in Generation V

Models

In-battle model X, Y, Omega Ruby, Alpha Sapphire, Sun, Moon, Ultra Sun, and Ultra Moon

In the anime

In the main series

Nest, Dusk, and Great Balls

The debut of most of the specialty balls, both from Generation III and IV, came in the ending Which One ~ Is It?, which contained the first appearance of the Great Ball and Ultra Ball, as well as the first anime appearance of the Premier, Heal, Net, Dusk, Nest, Quick, Timer, and Dive Balls.

The first proper appearance of the Great, Ultra, Net, Nest, Dusk, Dive, Repeat, Premier, and Heal Balls was in A Frenzied Factory Fiasco!, where these balls were seen being manufactured at the Poké Ball Factory.

James's Poké Ball collection appeared in Acting True to Form!, where it was revealed to also contain a Great, Ultra, Premier, Dusk, Heal, and Quick Ball.

In the TCG

Dusk Ball

Main article: Dusk Ball (Mysterious Treasures 110)

The Dusk Ball, also first found in Mysterious Treasures, features an effect somewhat opposite from the Master Ball's: Instead of the top seven cards being searched, only the bottom seven cards may be, and a Pokémon found there may be put into the player's hand.

In other languages

Language Title Japanese ダークボール Dark Ball Chinese Cantonese 黑暗球 Hākam Kàuh Mandarin 黑暗球 Hēi'àn Qiú Dutch Schemerbal* Finnish Hämäräpallo French Sombre Ball German Finsterball Italian Scuro Ball Korean 다크볼 Dark Ball Polish Mrokball* Piłka Zmierzchu* Portuguese Brazil Bola de Penumbra Portugal Bola Crepúsculo Spanish Latin America Ocaso Bola Spain Ocaso Ball

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