Dream Ball

The Dream Ball (Japanese: ドリームボール Dream Ball) is a type of Poké Ball introduced in Generation V. It can be used to catch a wild Pokémon in the Entree Forest. Starting from Generation VIII, it is more likely to succeed when used on a sleeping Pokémon.

Dream Ball
ドリームボール
Dream Ball
Bag Dream Ball Sprite.png
Dream Ball
Pokémon Global Link artwork
Introduced in Generation V
Pocket
Generation V Bag Items HGSS pocket icon.png Items (Poké Balls)
Generation VI Bag Items HGSS pocket icon.png Items
Generation VII Bag Items HGSS pocket icon.png Items
Generation VIII Bag Poké Balls HGSS pocket icon.png Poké Balls
Generation IX Bag Poké Balls HGSS pocket icon.png Poké Balls

In the core series games

Pokémon transferred from the Pokémon Dream Radar are inside Dream Balls.

Price

Games Cost Sell price
BWB2W2
XYORAS
SMUSUMPE
SwSh
SV
N/A N/A

Effect

Generation V

In the Entree Forest, whenever the player interacts with a Pokémon, a special wild encounter begins in which the player can catch the Pokémon without battling it. During this encounter, a single Dream Ball appears in the player's Bag, in addition to their regular Poké Balls; if the player does not use the Dream Ball, it vanishes after the encounter. Any Poké Ball used in the Entree Forest will catch the wild Pokémon without fail.

Generation VIII onward

When used from the Bag in a wild encounter, it attempts to catch the wild Pokémon. If used on a sleeping Pokémon, it has a 4× catch rate modifier; otherwise, it has a 1× modifier.

Description

Games Description
BWB2W2 A special Poké Ball that appears out of nowhere in a bag at the Entree Forest. It can catch any Pokémon.
XYORAS
SMUSUMPE
A special Poké Ball that appears in your Bag out of nowhere in the Entree Forest. It can catch any Pokémon.
SwShBDSP A somewhat different Poké Ball that makes it easier to catch wild Pokémon while they're asleep.
SV A somewhat different Poké Ball that is more effective when catching Pokémon that are asleep.

Acquisition

Games Finite methods Repeatable methods
BW Entree Forest
B2W2 Entree Forest
SwSh Wyndon Stadium
Events (@poke_times Rare Balls, The Isle of Armor Promotion Pack Week 1)
SwShCT Max Raid Battles (Delibird Raids, Snowslide Slope only)
SV Reward for catching 360 Pokémon in the Paldea Pokédex Academy Ace Tournament, Porto Marinada auction

Gallery

Artwork

 
Artwork from
Scarlet and Violet

Sprites

   
Summary sprite from
Generation V
In-battle sprite in
Generation V

Models

   
In-battle model from
X, Y, Omega Ruby,
Alpha Sapphire
, Sun, Moon,
Ultra Sun, and Ultra Moon
Model from
Generation VIII

In the TCG

 
Dream Ball in the TCG
Main article: Dream Ball (Evolving Skies 146)

Dream Ball was introduced as an Item card in the Pokémon Trading Card Game during the English Sword & Shield Series (the Japanese Sword & Shield Era). It was first released in the Japanese Eevee Heroes subset before debuting in English in the Evolving Skies expansion, with artwork by Ryo Ueda. It allows the player to search their deck for a Pokémon and put it onto their Bench, but only if the Dream Ball was taken as a face-down Prize card.

In other languages

Language Title
Chinese Cantonese 夢境球 Muhnggíng Kàuh
Mandarin 夢境球 / 梦境球 Mèngjìng Qiú
  French Rêve Ball
  German Traumball
  Indonesian Bola Dream
  Italian Dream Ball
  Korean 드림볼 Dream Ball
  Brazilian Portuguese Bola Onírica
  Spanish Ensueño Ball




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