Dusk Ball
- If you were looking for the type of Poké Ball used by the Iron-Masked Marauder, which has the same name in Japanese, see Dark 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 catch a wild Pokémon, being more likely to succeed if used at night or in a cave.
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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. If used at evening or night or in a cave, it has an increased catch rate modifier. The catch rate is not boosted inside of buildings, regardless of time.
The Dusk 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 deflect the ball, wasting the player's turn.
Generation IV to VI
If used in a cave (except Mirage Caves) or at night, the Dusk Ball has a 3.5× catch rate modifier; otherwise, it has a 1× modifier.
In Generation V only, in certain indoor areas (specifically, Strange House and Volcarona's room in Relic Castle), Dusk Balls only have a 1× modifier even at night.
Generation VII onward
If used at night or in a cave, the Dusk Ball has a 3× 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×).
Generation VIII
If used during the Darkest Day or at Newmoon Island, the Dusk Ball has a 3× modifier, even during the day.
Generation IX
If used in Area Zero, the 3× modifier only applies in the various caves, and lower cavern section, regardless of the time of day in the rest of Paldea.[1]
Held item
Fling fails if the user is holding a Dusk Ball.
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NPC usage
Pokémon Sun, Moon, Ultra Sun, and Ultra Moon
Punk Guys and Punk Girls keep their Pokémon in Dusk Balls.
Pokémon Sword and Shield
Marnie, Allister, and Piers keep their Pokémon in Dusk Balls.
The following Trainer classes keep their Pokémon in Dusk Balls:
Pokémon Legends: Z-A
Corbeau keeps his Pokémon in Dusk Balls.
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Artwork
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| Artwork by Ken Sugimori |
Artwork from Global Link |
Artwork from Legends: Z-A |
Sprites
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| Summary sprite from Generations IV and V |
In-battle sprite in Generation IV |
Summary sprite from Battle Revolution |
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 Generation VIII |
In animation
Pokémon the Series
Pokémon the Series: Diamond and Pearl
A Dusk Ball appeared in Which One ~ Is It?, a Japanese ending theme from Pokémon the Series: Diamond and Pearl.
Pokémon the Series: XY
In A Frenzied Factory Fiasco!, multiple Dusk Balls were seen at the Poké Ball Factory.
Pokémon the Series: Sun & Moon
In Acting True to Form!, a Dusk Ball appeared as a part of James's Poké Ball collection. It reappeared in Splash, Dash, and Smash for the Crown!.
In the Poké Problem extra scene of SM127, after finding his father's lost Zoroark, Gladion was shown to have caught it in a Dusk Ball. Zoroark's Dusk Ball made its dub debut in Final Rivals!.
Pokémon Journeys: The Series
In The Arceus Chronicles (Part 1), Saturn used a Dusk Ball to catch a Heatran. In The Arceus Chronicles (Part 2), Heatran went on a rampage and ended up melting its own Dusk Ball.
In Battling Turned Up to Eleven!, Marnie was revealed to keep her Grimmsnarl in a Dusk Ball.
Pokémon Horizons: The Series
In Crash! Team Dragon Rampage!, Ult was shown to possess a Dusk Ball. In The Dusk Ball That Wouldn't Open, it was revealed to contain his Dragonite, which he received from his father.
In the manga
Be the Best! Pokémon B+W
In Pokédex Complete!, Monta used a Dusk Ball to catch Kyurem.
Pokémon Adventures
Sword & Shield arc
In Glittering!! The Tapestry in the Vault, Allister was shown to keep his Pokémon in Dusk Balls.
In the TCG
- Main article: Dusk Ball (Mysterious Treasures 110)
The Dusk Ball was first introduced in the Pokémon Trading Card Game during the English Diamond & Pearl Series (the Japanese DP Era). It debuted as a Trainer card in the Japanese Secret of the Lakes expansion and the English Mysterious Treasures expansion, with artwork by Ryo Ueda. It is reprinted in the Japanese Paradise Dragona subset as an Item card with new artwork by Studio Bora Inc. The card allows the player to search the bottom 7 cards of their deck for a Pokémon and put it into their hand. Afterwards, the player shuffles their deck.
Trivia
- The Dusk Ball and the Dark Ball have the same name in Japanese, despite having dissimilar properties.
In other languages
| Language | Title | |
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| Chinese | Cantonese | 黑暗球 Hākam Kàuh |
| Mandarin | 黑暗球 Hēi'àn Qiú | |
| Dutch | Schemerbal* | |
| Finnish | Hämäräpallo | |
| French | Sombre Ball | |
| German | Finsterball | |
| Indonesian | Bola Dusk | |
| Italian | Scuro Ball | |
| Korean | 다크볼 Dark Ball | |
| Polish | Mrokball* Piłka Zmierzchu* | |
| Portuguese | Brazil | Bola de Penumbra |
| Portugal | Bola Crepúsculo | |
| Spanish | Latin America | Ocasobola |
| Spain | Ocaso Ball | |
| Thai | ดาร์กบอล Dark Ball | |
References
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