Level Ball
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TheLevel Ball (Japanese:レベルボールLevel Ball) is a type ofPoké Ball introduced inGeneration II. It can be used to catch awild Pokémon, being more likely to succeed the higher theplayer's Pokémon'slevel is than the wild Pokémon's.
It is one ofKurt's signatureApricorn Poké Balls, and is made fromRed Apricorns.
In the core series games
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Effect
Manual activation
When used from theBag in awild encounter, it attempts to catch the wild Pokémon with the followingcatch rate modifiers:
- 1× if the player's Pokémon is less than or equal to the level of the wild Pokémon
- 2× if the player's Pokémon is at a higher level, but less than double, the level of the wild Pokémon
- 4× if the player's Pokémon is at a level at least two times, but less than four times, the level of the wild Pokémon
- 8× if the player's Pokémon is at a level at least four times that of the wild Pokémon
InPokémon Gold, Silver, andCrystal, due to a coding error, the wild Pokémon's remainingHP and possiblestatus conditions are ignored when calculating the catch rate; only the wild Pokémon's level is used for calculation if using a Level Ball.
InPokémon Legends: Z-A, if the player does not have a Pokémon out, the Level Ball will always have a catch rate modifier of 1×.
If used on anUltra Beast, the catch rate modifier is instead always set to 410/4096× (~0.1×).
The Level 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 player’s turn (as well as the ball prior to Generation IV).
Held item
Fling fails if the user is holding a Level Ball.
InPokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver only, Level 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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| 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 |
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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 Level Ball appeared in a fantasy duringMaizie's explanation aboutApricorn Poké Balls.
In the manga
Pokémon Adventures
Gold, Silver & Crystal arc
InTeddiursa's Picnic, a Level Ball appeared in a fantasy duringMaizie's explanation aboutApricorn Poké Balls.
InSlugging It Out with Slugma,Crystal caught a group ofSlugma in Level Balls. They reappeared in a flashback inThe Final Battle IV.
InOff Course with Corsola, some of the Pokémon that Crystal had caught forProfessor Oak were seen in Level Balls.
InAbsolutely Azumarill, several Level Balls were seen in a basket full of Apricorn Poké Balls thatMirei delivered to Crystal.
HeartGold & SoulSilver arc
InIt Takes Xatu to Tango, Crystal threw a Level Ball atArceus in order to estimate its strength. As the Ball had no effect on theAlpha Pokémon, she decided to use aHeavy Ball instead.
Pokémon Gold & Silver: The Golden Boys
InFor Pikachu's Sake!! The Search For The Missing Farfetch'd,Gold received a Level Ball fromKurt as thanks for helping to save theSlowpoke in theSlowpoke Well from drowning. InLet's Fight For The Future!!, he used it to capture and stop the rampage of theBlack Tyranitar. The Ball containing the Black Tyranitar was then sealed underneath a statue inCianwood City.
In the TCG
- Main article:Level Ball (Next Destinies 89)
TheLevel Ball was introduced as anItem card in thePokémon Trading Card Game during the English Black & White Series (the Japanese BW Era). It was first released in the JapanesePsycho Drive expansion and the EnglishNext Destinies expansion, with artwork by5ban Graphics. During the English XY Series (the Japanese XY Era), it was reprinted in the JapaneseBandit Ring expansion and the EnglishAncient Origins expansion with new artwork byToyste Beach. During the English Sword & Shield Series (the Japanese Sword & Shield Era), it was reprinted again in the JapaneseRapid Strike Master expansion and the EnglishBattle Styles expansion, as both a Regular card and ahyper rare card featuring new artwork byRyo Ueda. This card allows the player to search their deck for a Pokémon that has 90 HP or less and put it in their hand.
In other languages
| Language | Title | |
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| Chinese | Cantonese | 等級球Dángkāp Kàuh |
| Mandarin | 等級球 / 等级球Děngjí Qiú | |
| French | Niveau Ball | |
| German | Levelball | |
| Indonesian | Bola Level | |
| Italian | Level Ball | |
| Korean | 레벨볼Level Ball | |
| Polish | Ważny Ball | |
| Portuguese | Brazil | Bola de Nível |
| Portugal | Bola de Nível | |
| Russian | Уровневый БоллUrovnevyy Boll | |
| Spanish | Latin America | Nivelabola* Bola Niveladora* |
| Spain | Nivel Ball | |
| Thai | เลเวลบอลLevel Ball | |
| Turkish | Seviye Topu | |
| Vietnamese | Bóng Level | |
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