Origin Ball

	Sprite from Pokémon Legends: Arceus
	Introduced in Generation VIII
Pocket
Generation VIII	Key items

The Origin Ball (Japanese: オリジンボール Origin Ball) is a Key Item introduced in Pokémon Legends: Arceus. It is a Poké Ball created using Origin Ore and the Red Chain.

In the core series games

History

After the player defeats and catches Dialga/Palkia at the Temple of Sinnoh, Palkia/Dialga emerges from a portal, forcing Galaxy Team to retreat. To catch Palkia/Dialga as well, Professor Laventon crafts the Origin Ball from the Red Chain's fragments and a sample of the Origin Ore, an ore of mysterious power, said to contain the power of almighty Sinnoh itself. That Poké Ball would be strong enough to catch the frenzied Origin Forme Palkia/Dialga.

Effect

Catches either Origin Forme Palkia (if the player chose to seek the materials for the Red Chain with Adaman) or Origin Forme Dialga (if the player chose Irida) at the Temple of Sinnoh during a cutscene in Mission 18: "The Counterpart". It cannot be used to catch any other Pokémon, as the player is not allowed to select and throw it.

Description

Games	Description
LA SV ZA	A singular and irreplicable Poké Ball that can be used to catch the frenzied Pokémon raging at the Temple of Sinnoh.

Acquisition

Games	Method
LA	Galaxy Hall (from Professor Laventon after obtaining the Origin Ore during Mission 18: "The Counterpart")

Gallery

Sprites

Summary sprite from
Legends: Arceus

Merchandise

The Origin Ball has been featured as one of the magnets in the Hisui Region Poké Ball 3D Magnet Collection that was exclusive to the Pokémon Center.

Trivia

The Origin Ball's design is very similar to the Cherish Ball.
The Origin Ball's shape is that of a truncated icosahedron.
The Origin Ball is the only usable Poké Ball that is also a Key Item, and the only kind of Poké Ball obtainable in a core series game that cannot be thrown during normal gameplay.
The Origin Ball can only legitimately contain two species of Pokémon, the fewest of any Poké Ball in the core series games.
- Due to this, Dialga and Palkia are the only two Pokémon that can be legitimately caught in every kind of Poké Ball in the core series (besides the Park Ball, which cannot be the registered Poké Ball of any Pokémon).
The Origin Ball is the only type of Poké Ball that Pokémon can be caught in which does not have a corresponding challenge in Pokémon HOME requiring Pokémon caught in it to be deposited.
The Origin Ball is the only type of Poké Ball introduced in Pokémon Legends: Arceus to not be featured in the Lumiose Museum in Pokémon Legends: Z-A.

In other languages


Language		Title
Chinese	Cantonese	起源球 Héiyùhn Kàuh
Chinese	Mandarin	起源球 Qǐyuán Qiú
French		Origine Ball
German		Urball
Italian		Origin Ball
Korean		오리진볼 Origin Ball
Spanish	Latin America	Origenbola
Spanish	Spain	Origen Ball