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{{ItemInfobox/BagRow|V|Items|group=Poké Balls|colorscheme=Poké Balls}} | {{ItemInfobox/BagRow|V|Items|group=Poké Balls|colorscheme=Poké Balls}} | ||
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The '''Love Ball''' (Japanese: '''ラブラブボール''' ''Lovey-Dovey Ball'') is a type of [[Poké Ball]] introduced in [[Generation II]]. It can be used to catch a [[wild Pokémon]], being more likely to succeed against a Pokémon of the opposite [[gender]] to the | The '''Love Ball''' (Japanese: '''ラブラブボール''' ''Lovey-Dovey Ball'') is a type of [[Poké Ball]] introduced in [[Generation II]]. It can be used to catch a [[wild Pokémon]], being more likely to succeed against a Pokémon of the opposite [[gender]] to the {{player}}'s Pokémon. | ||
It is one of [[Kurt]]'s signature [[Apricorn]] Poké Balls, and is made from [[Pink Apricorn]]s. | It is one of [[Kurt]]'s signature [[Apricorn]] Poké Balls, and is made from [[Pink Apricorn]]s. | ||
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==In the core series games== | ==In the core series games== | ||
===Price=== | ===Price=== | ||
{{ItemPrice/ | {{ItemPrice/head|Poké Balls}} | ||
{{ItemPrice|{{gameabbrev2|GSC}}<br>{{gameabbrev4|HGSS}}<br>{{gameabbrev5}}<br>{{gameabbrev6}}|N/A|{{PDollar}}150}} | {{ItemPrice|{{gameabbrev2|GSC}}<br>{{gameabbrev4|HGSS}}<br>{{gameabbrev5}}<br>{{gameabbrev6}}|N/A|{{PDollar}}150}} | ||
{{ItemPrice|{{gameabbrev7|SMUSUM}}<br>{{gameabbrev8|SwShBDSP}}|N/A|N/A}} | {{ItemPrice|{{gameabbrev7|SMUSUM}}<br>{{gameabbrev8|SwShBDSP}}|N/A|N/A}} | ||
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===Effect=== | ===Effect=== | ||
{{incomplete|section|If the user's Pokémon and/or the wild Pokémon used Transform, does the Love Ball check for the original species and gender, or the species and gender after transformation?}} | |||
====Manual activation==== | ====Manual activation==== | ||
When used from the [[Bag]] in a {{pkmn2|wild}} encounter, it attempts to catch the wild Pokémon. | When used from the [[Bag]] in a {{pkmn2|wild}} encounter, it attempts to catch the wild Pokémon. | ||
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In {{game2|Gold|Silver|Crystal}}, while it is intended to be more effective against Pokémon of the opposite gender, due to [[List of glitches (Generation II)#Catch rate|a glitch]], it has an 8× [[catch rate]] modifier against Pokémon of both the same species and gender as the player's active Pokémon, having a 1× modifier otherwise. | In {{game2|Gold|Silver|Crystal}}, while it is intended to be more effective against Pokémon of the opposite gender, due to [[List of glitches (Generation II)#Catch rate|a glitch]], it has an 8× [[catch rate]] modifier against Pokémon of both the same species and gender as the player's active Pokémon, having a 1× modifier otherwise. | ||
Starting in {{game|HeartGold and SoulSilver|s}}, if the wild Pokémon is the same species | Starting in {{game|HeartGold and SoulSilver|s}}, if the wild Pokémon is the same species and of the opposite gender to the player's active Pokémon, it has an 8× [[catch rate]] modifier; otherwise, it has a 1× modifier. If used on an [[Ultra Beast]], the catch rate modifier is instead always set to 410/4096× (~0.1×). | ||
The Love 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 [[Island challenge|trial]] Pokémon. If used in a Trainer battle, the opposing Trainer will bat the ball away, wasting the | The Love 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 [[Island challenge|trial]] Pokémon. If used in a Trainer battle, the opposing Trainer will bat the ball away, wasting the turn (as well as the ball prior to Generation IV). | ||
====Held item==== | ====Held item==== | ||
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{{movedescentry|{{gameabbrev4|HGSS}}<br>{{gameabbrev5|BWB2W2}}|Poké Ball for catching Pokémon that are the opposite gender of your Pokémon.}} | {{movedescentry|{{gameabbrev4|HGSS}}<br>{{gameabbrev5|BWB2W2}}|Poké Ball for catching Pokémon that are the opposite gender of your Pokémon.}} | ||
{{movedescentry|{{gameabbrev6|XYORAS}}<br>{{gameabbrev7|SMUSUMPE}}<br>{{gameabbrev8|SwShBDSP}}|A Poké Ball that works best when catching a Pokémon that is of the opposite gender of your Pokémon.}} | {{movedescentry|{{gameabbrev6|XYORAS}}<br>{{gameabbrev7|SMUSUMPE}}<br>{{gameabbrev8|SwShBDSP}}|A Poké Ball that works best when catching a Pokémon that is of the opposite gender of your Pokémon.}} | ||
{{movedescentry|{{gameabbrev9|SV}}|A somewhat different Poké Ball that is more effective when catching Pokémon of the opposite gender to your own Pokémon.}} | |||
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===Acquisition=== | ===Acquisition=== | ||
{{ItemAvailability/ | {{ItemAvailability/head|Poké Balls}} | ||
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| {{gameabbrev2|GSC}} | | {{gameabbrev2|GSC}} | ||
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| {{gameabbrev8|SwSh}} | | {{gameabbrev8|SwSh}} | ||
| [[Ballonlea Stadium]]<br> | | [[Ballonlea Stadium]]<br>[[#Distribution|Event]] | ||
| [[Wyndon Stadium]] | | [[Wyndon Stadium]] | ||
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| {{gameabbrev8|SwSh}} | | {{gameabbrev8|SwSh}}{{gameabbrev8|IA}} | ||
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| [[Cram-o-matic]] ([[Pink Apricorn]]) | | [[Cram-o-matic]] ([[Pink Apricorn]]) | ||
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| {{gameabbrev8|BDSP}} | | {{gameabbrev8|BDSP}} | ||
| | | [[#Distribution|Event]] | ||
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| {{gameabbrev9|SV}} | |||
| [[#Distribution|Event]] | |||
| [[Porto Marinada Market|Porto Marinada auction]]<br>[[Academy Ace Tournament]] | |||
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| {{gameabbrev9|SV}}{{gameabbrev9|TM}} | |||
| Reward for registering 120 Pokémon in the [[List of Pokémon by Kitakami Pokédex number|Kitakami Pokédex]] | |||
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| {{gameabbrev9|SV}}{{gameabbrev9|ID}} | |||
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| [[Item Printer]] (Poké Ball Lotto) | |||
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== | ====Distribution==== | ||
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! style="background:#FFF" | Event | |||
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! style="background:#FFF; {{roundytr|5px}}" | Distribution period | |||
|- style="background:#FFF;" | |||
| {{gameabbrev7|SM}} | |||
| {{DL|List of other event distributions (Generation VII)|Global mission items}} | |||
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| April 18 to May 31, 2017 | |||
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| rowspan=4 | {{gameabbrev8|SwSh}} | |||
| {{DL|List of other event distributions (Generation VIII)|Poké Times rare Poké Balls}} | |||
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| December 20, 2019 to January 15, 2020 | |||
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| {{DL|List of other event distributions (Generation VIII)|The Isle of Armor promotion packs}} | |||
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| May 29 to June 4, 2020 | |||
|- style="background:#FFF;" | |||
| {{DL|List of other event distributions (Generation VIII)|Japanese Pokemon Scraps 2020}} | |||
| Japanese | |||
| November 20, 2020 to April 30, 2021 | |||
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| {{DL|List of other event distributions (Generation VIII)|Pokémon Adventure 25 items}} | |||
| South Korea | |||
| April 26 to September 30, 2021 | |||
|- style="background:#FFF;" | |||
| {{gameabbrev8|BDSP}} | |||
| {{DL|List of other event distributions (Generation VIII)|Apricorn Poké Ball Set}} | |||
| All | |||
| November 19, 2021 to February 28, 2022 | |||
|- style="background:#FFF;" | |||
| {{gameabbrev9|SV}} | |||
| {{DL|List of other event distributions (Generation IX)|Poké Times Valentines Day Items}} | |||
| All | |||
| February 14 to March 14, 2023 | |||
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===Cameo appearances=== | |||
[[File:XY Poké Ball Boutique Interior 1.png|thumb|250px|A Love Ball in a display case at the {{DL|Autumnal Avenue|Poké Ball Boutique}}]] | |||
====Pokémon X and Y==== | |||
Despite being unobtainable as an item in [[Generation VI]], a Love Ball appears in the [[Poké Ball Boutique]] in [[Lumiose City]]. | |||
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==Gallery== | |||
===Artwork=== | ===Artwork=== | ||
{| style="margin:auto; text-align:center; {{roundy|20px}} border: 2px solid #{{Poké Balls color dark}}; background: #{{Poké Balls color}}; font-size: 80%" | {| style="margin:auto; text-align:center; {{roundy|20px}} border: 2px solid #{{Poké Balls color dark}}; background: #{{Poké Balls color}}; font-size: 80%" | ||
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|style="{{roundy|80px}} border: 2px solid #{{Poké Balls color dark}}; background: #{{Poké Balls color light}}"| [[File:SugimoriLoveBall.png|100px]] | |style="{{roundy|80px}} border: 2px solid #{{Poké Balls color dark}}; background: #{{Poké Balls color light}}"| [[File:SugimoriLoveBall.png|100px]] | ||
|style="{{roundy|80px}} border: 2px solid #{{Poké Balls color dark}}; background: #{{Poké Balls color light}}"| [[File:Bag Love Ball SV Sprite.png|100px]] | |||
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| Artwork by<br>{{color2|000|Ken Sugimori}} | | Artwork by<br>{{color2|000|Ken Sugimori}} | ||
| Artwork from<br>{{color2|000|Pokémon Scarlet and Violet|Scarlet and Violet}} | |||
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[[File:Love Ball Golden Boys.png|thumb|200px|A Love Ball in [[Pokémon Gold & Silver: The Golden Boys]]]] | [[File:Love Ball Golden Boys.png|thumb|200px|A Love Ball in [[Pokémon Gold & Silver: The Golden Boys]]]] | ||
===Pokémon Adventures=== | ===Pokémon Adventures=== | ||
===={{ | ===={{MangaArc|Gold, Silver & Crystal}}==== | ||
In ''[[PS101|Teddiursa's Picnic]]'', a Love Ball appeared in a fantasy during [[Maizie]]'s explanation about [[Apricorn]] Poké Balls. | In ''[[PS101|Teddiursa's Picnic]]'', a Love Ball appeared in a fantasy during [[Maizie]]'s explanation about [[Apricorn]] Poké Balls. | ||
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In ''[[GB08|For Pikachu's Sake!! The Search For The Missing Farfetch'd]]'', [[Whitney]] was shown to have received a Love Ball from [[Kurt]]. | In ''[[GB08|For Pikachu's Sake!! The Search For The Missing Farfetch'd]]'', [[Whitney]] was shown to have received a Love Ball from [[Kurt]]. | ||
{{-}} | {{-}} | ||
==In the TCG== | |||
[[File:LoveBallCrimsonHaze58.jpg|200px|thumb|Love Ball]] | |||
{{main|Love Ball (Crimson Haze 58)}} | |||
The '''Love Ball''' was introduced as an {{TCG|Item card}} in the [[Pokémon Trading Card Game]] during the English Scarlet & Violet Series (the Japanese Scarlet & Violet Era). It was first released in the Japanese {{TCG|Crimson Haze}} subset<!-- and the English {{TCG|}} expansion-->, with artwork by [[Studio Bora Inc.]] The card allows the player to search their deck for a Pokémon that has the same name as 1 of their opponent's Pokémon in play and put it onto their hand. Afterwards, the player shuffles their deck. | |||
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==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
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[[es:Amor Ball]] | [[es:Amor Ball]] | ||
[[fr:Love Ball]] | [[fr:Love Ball]] | ||
[[it:Love Ball]] | |||
[[ja:ラブラブボール]] | [[ja:ラブラブボール]] | ||
[[zh:甜蜜球（道具）]] | [[zh:甜蜜球（道具）]] | ||