Premier Ball
The Premier Ball (Japanese: プレミアボール Premier Ball) is a type of Poké Ball introduced in Generation III. It can be used to catch a wild Pokémon.
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In the core series games
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Effect
Manual activation
When used from the Bag in a wild encounter, it attempts to catch the wild Pokémon with a catch rate modifier of 1×.
If used on an Ultra Beast, the catch rate modifier is instead always set to 0.1×.
The Premier 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 (except if used as a Snag Ball on a Shadow Pokémon), the opposing Trainer will deflect it, wasting the ball. If used on the ghost Marowak, it will dodge it, wasting the ball.
Held item
Fling fails if the user is holding a Premier Ball.
Description
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Cameo appearances
Pokémon Sun, Moon, Ultra Sun, and Ultra Moon
In Pokémon Sun, Moon Ultra Sun, and Ultra Moon, Collectors keep their Pokémon in Premier Balls.
Artwork
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| Artwork by Ken Sugimori |
Sprites
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| In-battle and Summary sprite from Generation III |
Summary sprite from Colosseum |
Summary sprite from XD: Gale of Darkness |
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| 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 X, Y, Omega Ruby, Alpha Sapphire, Sun, Moon, Ultra Sun, and Ultra Moon |
Model from Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee! |
In spin-off games
Pokémon GO
- Main article: Raid Battle → Bonus challenge
Premier Balls are a special item that are not placed in the player's Bag. They are exclusively used during the bonus challenge of a Raid Battle to capture the defeated Raid Boss. The amount of Premier Balls awarded is based on the player's performance in the raid, the player's team's performance, the alignment of the Gym, and whether one of the player's Friends participated in the Raid Battle. All unused Premier Balls are discarded at the end of the bonus challenge.
Like a standard Poké Ball, it has a catch rate modifier of 1×.
In the anime
A Premier Ball appeared in Which One ~ Is It?, a Japanese ending theme from the Diamond & Pearl series.
In A Frenzied Factory Fiasco!, a Premier Ball was seen at the Poké Ball Factory.
In Rising from the Ruins!, Gladion was revealed to keep his Silvally (then a Type: Null) in a Premier Ball.
In the manga
In the Pokémon Adventures manga
A Premier Ball first appeared in A Sketchy Smattering of Smeargle while Emerald was thinking which of his Poké Balls he should use to catch Jirachi.
In the TCG
- Main article: Premier Ball (Great Encounters 101)
The Premier Ball, debuting in the Great Encounters expansion, allows the player to search their deck or discard pile for a Pokémon LV.X and put it into their hand.
In other languages
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