Friend Ball
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TheFriend Ball (Japanese:フレンドボールFriend Ball), also referred to as theFriendship Ball[1], is a type ofPoké Ball introduced inGeneration II. It can be used to catch awild Pokémon. Pokémon caught in a Friend Ball become morefriendly.
It is one ofKurt's signatureApricorn Poké Balls, and is made fromGreen Apricorns.
In the core series games
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Manual activation
When used from theBag in awild encounter, it attempts to catch the wild Pokémon with acatch rate modifier of 1×. If caught, the Pokémon'sfriendship is set to 200 in GenerationsII throughVII, or 150 inGeneration VIII[2] onwards. It has no effect on the friendship of Pokémon hatched in a Friend Ball.
If used on anUltra Beast, the catch rate modifier is instead always set to 410/4096× (~0.1×).
The Friend 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 atrial Pokémon. If used in a Trainer battle, the opposing Trainer will bat the ball away, wasting the turn (as well as the ball prior to Generation IV).
Held item
Fling fails if the user is holding a Friend Ball.
InPokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver only, Friend Balls cannot be held. This is to prevent them being held by a Pokémontraded toPokémon Diamond, Pearl, andPlatinum, where the item does not exist.
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NPC usage
Pokémon Sun, Moon, Ultra Sun, and Ultra Moon
Pokémon Breeders keep their Pokémon in Friend Balls.
Pokémon Legends: Z-A
Rintaro keeps his Pokémon in Friend Balls.
Cameo appearances
Pokémon X and Y
Despite being unobtainable as an item inGeneration VI, a Friend Ball appears in thePoké Ball Boutique inLumiose City.
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| Artwork by Ken Sugimori | Artwork from Global Link | Artwork from Legends: Z-A |
Sprites
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| In-battle sprite in Generation II | Summary sprite from Generations IV andV | In-battle sprite in Generation IV | In-battle sprite in Generation V |
Models
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| In-battle model from 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: Gold and Silver
InGoing Apricorn!, a Friend Ball appeared in a fantasy duringMaizie's explanation aboutApricorn Poké Balls.
In the manga
Pokémon Adventures
Gold, Silver & Crystal arc
InTeddiursa's Picnic,Gold received a Friend Ball fromKurt. In thenext chapter, he used it to catch aTeddiursa forMaizie.
InSlugging It Out with Slugma, a Friend Ball was seen amongstCrystal's set ofApricorn Poké Balls.
Pokémon Gold & Silver: The Golden Boys
Chuck keeps his Pokémon in Friend Balls, as seen inThe Secret Of The Fighting Type Pokémon with hisPoliwrath and inLet's Fight For The Future!! with hisPrimeape.
In the TCG
- Main article:Friend Ball (Skyridge 126)
Debuting inSkyridge, theFriend Ball allows the player to search their deck for a Pokémon of the sametype as one of the opponent's Pokémon. It was later reprinted inCelestial Storm.
Trivia
- AKids' WB promo that aired during thefourth season showcasing the various Apricorn Poké Balls incorrectly referred to the Friend Ball as the "Stun Ball."
References
In other languages
| Language | Title | |
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| Chinese | Cantonese | 友友球Yáuhyáuh Kàuh |
| Mandarin | 友友球Yǒuyǒu Qiú | |
| French | Copain Ball | |
| German | Freundesball Freunde-Ball(TCG,Skyridge) | |
| Indonesian | Bola Friend | |
| Italian | Friend Ball Palla Amica(TCG,Skyridge) | |
| Korean | 프랜드볼Friend Ball | |
| Polish | Przyjacielski Ball | |
| Portuguese | Brazil | Bola Amiga* Bola Amizade* Poké Bola Amiga* |
| Portugal | Bola de Amizade | |
| Spanish | Latin America | Amigobola* Bola Amigo* |
| Spain | Amigo Ball | |
| Thai | เฟรนด์บอลFriend Ball | |
| Vietnamese | Bóng Friend | |
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