Net Ball
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TheNet Ball (Japanese:ネットボールNet Ball) is a type ofPoké Ball introduced inGeneration III. It can be used to catch awild Pokémon, being more likely to succeed againstWater- orBug-type Pokémon. It was developed inMossdeep City.
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. If used against aWater- orBug-type Pokémon, it has an increasedcatch rate modifier (no additional bonus is applied if the Pokémon is both of these types). If the wild Pokémon'stype has been changed (e.g. due toSoak), the Net Ball checks the Pokémon's current type.
Generations III to VI
If used against a Water- or Bug-type Pokémon, the Net Ball has a 3×catch rate modifier; otherwise, it has a 1× modifier.
Generation VII onward
If used against a Water- or Bug-type Pokémon, the Net Ball has a 3.5×catch rate modifier; otherwise, it has a 1× modifier. If used on anUltra Beast, the catch rate modifier is instead always set to 410/4096× (~0.1×).
Held item
Fling fails if the user is holding a Net Ball.
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Acquisition
Distribution
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NPC usage
Pokémon Sun, Moon, Ultra Sun, and Ultra Moon
Lana keeps her Pokémon in Net Balls.
Gallery
Artwork
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| Artwork by Ken Sugimori | Artwork from Global Link | Artwork from Legends: Z-A |
Sprites
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| In-battle and Summary sprite from Generation III | Summary sprite from Colosseum | Summary sprite from XD: Gale of Darkness | Summary sprite from Generations IV andV |
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| In-battle sprite in Generation IV | Summary sprite from Battle Revolution | 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: Diamond and Pearl
A Net Ball appeared inWhich One ~ Is It?, a Japanese ending theme fromPokémon the Series: Diamond and Pearl.
Pokémon the Series: XY
InA Frenzied Factory Fiasco!, multiple Net Balls were seen at thePoké Ball Factory. In addition,Pikachu was also briefly painted with Net Ball pattern.
In the manga
Pokémon Adventures
Ruby & Sapphire arc
InStick This in Your Craw, Crawdaunt! I,Mr. Briney used Net Balls tocatch a trio ofWailmer he reeled in.
Emerald arc
A Net Ball appeared inA Sketchy Smattering of Smeargle whileEmerald was thinking which of his Poké Balls he should use to catchJirachi.
More of Emerald's Net Balls were seen inSneaky Like Shedinja II,The Final Battle III, andThe Final Battle V.
In the TCG
- Main article:Net Ball (Lost Thunder 187)
TheNet Ball was first printed in the EnglishLost Thunder set and the JapaneseFairy Rise set. It allows the player to search theirdeck for aBasic
Pokémon or aEnergy card and put it into theirhand.
Trivia
- InPokémon Ruby, Sapphire, andEmerald, aSailor in theMossdeep CityPoké Mart mentions thatDive Balls and Net Balls are only made in Mossdeep. InPokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire, the Sailor instead mentions that they used to be Mossdeep's specialties.
In other languages
| Language | Title | |
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| Chinese | Cantonese | 捕網球Bouhmóhng Kàuh |
| Mandarin | 捕網球 / 捕网球Bǔwǎng Qiú | |
| Finnish | Verkkopallo | |
| French | Filet Ball | |
| German | Netzball | |
| Indonesian | Bola Net | |
| Italian | Rete Ball | |
| Korean | 넷트볼Net Ball | |
| Polish | Siecioball | |
| Portuguese | Brazil | Bola Tela |
| Portugal | Bola Rede | |
| Spanish | Latin America | Mallabola |
| Spain | Malla Ball | |
| Thai | เน็ตบอลNet Ball | |
| Vietnamese | Bóng Net | |
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