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As of Generation VIII, the Munna family can now be caught in Moon Balls.
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(As of Generation VIII, the Munna family can now be caught in Moon Balls.)
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==Trivia==
==Trivia==
* From [[Generation IV]] onward, the [[Moon Ball]] is more likely to catch Pokémon that evolve via Moon Stone. While this was intended to be the case in [[Generation II]], the Moon Ball always has 1× effectiveness there due to a bug.
* From [[Generation IV]] onward, the [[Moon Ball]] is more likely to catch Pokémon that evolve via Moon Stone. While this was intended to be the case in [[Generation II]], the Moon Ball always has 1× effectiveness there due to a bug.
** Though six known Pokémon families evolve with Moon Stones, only the four introduced in [[Generation I]] can be caught in the games in which Moon Balls are obtainable.
** Despite this, the {{p|Skitty}} family can never be caught in a Moon Ball due to not being available in the games the ball can be used in. The four families introduced in [[Generation I]] can be caught in [[Pokémon Gold and Silver|Gold, Silver,]] [[Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver|and their remakes]], while the {{p|Munna}} family can be caught in [[Pokémon Sword and Shield]].
* Through {{DL|List of glitches in Generation I|Evolutionary stone bypassing|a glitch}} in the Generation I games, Pokémon that would normally require an [[evolutionary stone]] to evolve can be evolved without it, provided that the Pokémon levels up in the battle and the player has sent out a specific Pokémon in the same battle. In the case of the Moon Stone, this Pokémon is {{p|Exeggutor}}.
* Through {{DL|List of glitches in Generation I|Evolutionary stone bypassing|a glitch}} in the Generation I games, Pokémon that would normally require an [[evolutionary stone]] to evolve can be evolved without it, provided that the Pokémon levels up in the battle and the player has sent out a specific Pokémon in the same battle. In the case of the Moon Stone, this Pokémon is {{p|Exeggutor}}.
* The {{wp|Moonstone (gemstone)|Moon Stone}} shares its name with an actual {{wp|gemstone}}.
* The {{wp|Moonstone (gemstone)|Moon Stone}} shares its name with an actual {{wp|gemstone}}.