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The '''Snag Machine''' (Japanese: '''スナッチマシン''' ''Snatch Machine'') is a machine designed by [[Cipher]] for [[Snagging]], or stealing, a [[Pokémon Trainer|trainer]]s' Pokémon. It is used by the main characters in [[Pokémon Colosseum]] and [[Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness]] for snagging [[Shadow Pokémon]] for purification. The Snag Machine was originally developed by Cipher and then given to [[Team Snagem]] in exchange for snagging high grade {{OBP|Pokémon|species}} to be turned into Shadow Pokémon.

The first incarnation of the pair of machines look like orange vending machine with arms protruding from their sides and a pair of wheels. They store  their own [[Poké Ball|Poké Balls]] and converts them into [[Snag Ball|Snag Balls]] within the units. It is believed that they act autonomously since neither showed no signs of a control box or control panel. At the beginning of Pokémon Colosseum, both were destroyed by [[Wes]] along with the [[Snagem Hideout]]. By the end of the game, Team Snagem attempts to bring them back into use, only to be seized by Wes yet again.

The second version is much smaller, being able to be carried by a single person. It consists of a shoulder pad like unit with a spiraling wire that is attached to a concave cover that is about the size and shape of a rugby or gridiron ball. The shoulder pad is worn over the left shoulder, the wire coiled around the wearer's arm, and the concave cover is then worn over the person's hand. This version does not store or carry its own Poké Balls. For a regular Poké Ball to be converted into a Snag Ball, the wearer must hold an empty Poké Ball in their left hand while wearing the Snag Machine. When the Ball is thrown, the Snag Machine turns it into a Snag Ball. At the beginning of Pokémon Colosseum, Wes steals this machine when he destroys the Snagem Hideout.

In Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness, [[Michael]] receives a modified version of this Snag Machine developed by the scientists at [[Pokémon HQ Lab]]. This modification is equipped with an [[Aura Reader]] to identify Shadow Pokémon and an alarm system which sounds when the wearer attempts to use it improperly.

The Snag Machine also seems to assist in aiming a Poké Ball, as it can target Pokémon in a [[double battle]], while a player teamed with one of the [[Stat Trainers]] can not attempt to capture a Pokémon in a wild double battle when two Pokémon are present.