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Dive BallダイブボールDive Ball

Sprite from Pokémon Scarlet and Violet

Introduced in Generation III

Pocket
Generation III	Poké Balls
Generation IV	Poké Balls
Generation V	Items (Poké Balls)
Generation VI	Items
Generation VII	Items
Generation VIII	Poké Balls
Generation IX	Poké Balls

The Dive Ball (Japanese: ダイブボール Dive Ball) is a type of Poké Ball introduced in Generation III. It can be used to catch a wild Pokémon, being more likely to succeed in water encounters, originally specifically underwater encounters. It was developed in Mossdeep City.

1 In the core series games
- 1.1 Price
- 1.2 Effect
  - 1.2.1 Generation III
  - 1.2.2 Generation IV to VIII
  - 1.2.3 Generation IX
- 1.3 Description
- 1.4 Acquisition
  - 1.4.1 Distribution
- 1.5 NPC usage
  - 1.5.1 Pokémon Sun, Moon, Ultra Sun, and Ultra Moon
  - 1.5.2 Pokémon Sword and Shield
  - 1.5.3 Pokémon Legends: Z-A
2 Gallery
- 2.1 Artwork
- 2.2 Sprites
- 2.3 Models
3 In animation
- 3.1 Pokémon the Series
  - 3.1.1 Pokémon the Series: Diamond and Pearl
  - 3.1.2 Pokémon the Series: XY
  - 3.1.3 Pokémon the Series: Sun & Moon
  - 3.1.4 Pokémon Journeys: The Series
- 3.2 Pokémon Horizons: The Series
4 In the manga
- 4.1 Pokémon Adventures
  - 4.1.1 Emerald arc
  - 4.1.2 Sword & Shield arc
5 In the TCG
6 Trivia
7 In other languages
8 References
9 Related articles

In the core series games

Price

Games	Cost	Sell price
RSEHGSSBWB2W2XYORASSMUSUMSwSh	$1,000	$500
FRLGDPPtBDSP	N/A	$500
SVZA	$1,000	$250

Effect

When used from the Bag in a wild encounter, it attempts to catch the wild Pokémon. It has an increased catch rate modifier in certain encounters.

The Dive 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 a trial Pokémon. If used in a Trainer battle (except if used as a Snag Ball on a Shadow Pokémon), the opposing Trainer will deflect the ball, wasting the item. If used on the ghost Marowak, it will dodge the ball, wasting it.

Generation III

If used underwater, the Dive Ball has a 3.5× catch rate modifier; otherwise, it has a 1× modifier. Since there are no underwater areas in Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen, it will always have a 1× modifier in those games. In Pokémon Colosseum and Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness, Phenac Stadium is considered an underwater area, so the Dive Ball has a 3.5× catch rate modifier there.

Generation IV to VIII

If used while surfing, fishing, or underwater, the Dive Ball has a 3.5× catch rate modifier; otherwise, it has a 1× modifier. If used on an Ultra Beast, the catch rate modifier is instead always set to 410/4096× (~0.1×).

Generation IX

If used while the Pokémon is currently on or in water, the Dive Ball has a 3.5× catch rate modifier; otherwise, it has a 1× modifier. The bonus catch rate only applies to Pokémon that swim in water, or typically walk on land and have entered water.

Pokémon that always fly or hover do not benefit from this bonus, excluding instances where a Pokémon typically walks on land, but has an animation of "flying over water" instead of "swimming in water", such as Tropius.[1]

Additionally, the pool of water near the Firescourge Shrine is not properly considered "water" due to a bug, and therefore nothing benefits from an increased catch rate from Dive Balls there, even if the Pokémon would otherwise be eligible.

Description

Games	Description
RSEColoXD	A Ball that works better on Pokémon on the ocean floor.
FRLG	A somewhat different Ball that works especially well on Pokémon deep in the sea.
DPPtHGSS	A somewhat different Poké Ball that works especially well on Pokémon that live in the sea.
BWB2W2	A somewhat different Poké Ball that works especially well on Pokémon that live underwater.
XYORASSMUSUMPESwShBDSPLA	A somewhat different Poké Ball that works especially well when catching Pokémon that live underwater.
SVZA	A somewhat different Poké Ball that is more effective when catching Pokémon in or on the water.

Acquisition

Games	Finite methods	Repeatable methods
RSE	Abandoned Ship	Mossdeep Poké Mart
FRLG	Trade
ColoXD	Trade
DPPt	Route 223Pt	Pokémon News Press
HGSS	Trade
PW	Beautiful Beach (5000+ steps), Blue Lake (3500+ steps)
BW	Cold Storage, Wellspring Cave	Undella Poké MartVillage Bridge, Black CityB/White ForestW (Jacques)
B2W2	Routes 3 and 17, Seaside Cave	Undella and Humilau Poké MartsBig Stadium and Small Court (defeat Fisherman Devon), Village Bridge
DW*	Sparkling Sea
XY	Route 16, Azure Bay	Poké Ball BoutiqueAmbrette Town (trade for a Poké Ball; daily)
ORAS	Sea Mauville	Fallarbor Poké MartRoute 125 (20% chance after a rematch with Sailor Ernest)
PMC*	Mine Cart Adventure (all levels)
SMUSUM	Routes 8 and 15, Brooklet Hill, Hano Beach, Kala'e Bay, Ula'ula BeachUSUM	Route 8 Poké MartFestival Plaza (Ball Shop)
SwSh	Route 9	All Wild Area Watt Traders (50 W)Hammerlocke Poké Mart (Southern Pokémon Center)Reward from Ball Guy for clearing Champion Cup tournament during post-game (×3, 5% chance)
SwShIA	Fields of Honor, Loop Lagoon, Insular Sea (hidden recurring item)Cram-o-matic (Blue Apricorn)
SwShCT	Frigid Sea	Snowslide Slope Watt Trader (50 W)Reward from Ball Guy for clearing Galarian Star Tournament during post-game (×3, 5% chance)
BDSP	Eterna City (from the Underground Man after creating a Secret Base)	Pokémon News Press, or gift from Vaporeon, Piplup, Prinplup, or Empoleon in Amity Square
SV	Casseroya Lake, Glaseado Mountain, East Province (Area Two), East Province (Area Three), North Province (Area One), South Province (Area Four), South Province (Area Five)Reward for registering 170 Pokémon in the Paldea Pokédex (×10)	All Poké Marts (after earning 5 Gym Badges), Porto Marinada auction
SVTM	Chilling Waterhead, Fellhorn Gorge, Kitakami Road, Kitakami Wilds, Reveler's Road, Wistful Fields	Peachy's (after earning 5 Gym Badges)
SVID	Canyon Biome, Coastal Biome, Polar Biome	Vending machines (Terarium)Item Printer (Poké Ball Lotto)
ZA	Reward for completing Side Mission 55: "Carvanha, Menace of the Deep"	Poké Ball Boutique
ZAMD	Destroy Floating Poké Ball in Hyperspace Zones with Item Power: Poké Balls

Distribution

Games	Event	Language/Region	Distribution period
SwSh	New Year's 2020 Dive Balls	All	December 31, 2019 to January 30, 2020
SV	Variety Ball Sets	Japan	November 18, 2022 to March 7, 2023
SV	Miscellaneous items: Rare Candies, Max Revives and variety ball set	Japanese	April 13 to October 2, 2023

NPC usage

Pokémon Sun, Moon, Ultra Sun, and Ultra Moon

Swimmers and Surfers keep their Pokémon in Dive Balls.

Pokémon Sword and Shield

Nessa keeps her Pokémon in Dive Balls.

The following Trainer classes keep their Pokémon in Dive Balls:

Fisher
Swimmer
Gym Trainer (Hulbury)

Pokémon Legends: Z-A

Lida keeps her Pokémon in Dive Balls.

Gallery

Artwork


Artwork byKen Sugimori	Artwork fromGlobal Link	Artwork fromLegends: Z-A

Sprites


In-battle andSummary sprite fromGeneration III	Summary sprite fromColosseum	Summary sprite fromXD: Gale of Darkness	Summary sprite fromGenerations IV and V

In-battle sprite inGeneration IV	Summary sprite fromBattle Revolution	In-battle sprite inGeneration V

Models


In-battle modelX, Y, Omega Ruby,Alpha Sapphire, Sun, Moon,Ultra Sun, and Ultra Moon	Model fromGeneration VIII

In animation

Pokémon the Series

Pokémon the Series: Diamond and Pearl

A Dive Ball appeared in Which One ~ Is It?, a Japanese ending theme from Pokémon the Series: Diamond and Pearl.

Pokémon the Series: XY

In A Frenzied Factory Fiasco!, multiple Dive Balls were seen at the Poké Ball Factory.

Pokémon the Series: Sun & Moon

In We Know Where You're Going, Eevee!, Lana caught her Eevee, Sandy, in a Dive Ball.

Pokémon Journeys: The Series

In Splash, Dash, and Smash for the Crown!, a Dive Ball appeared as a part of James's Poké Ball collection.

In Mad About Blue!, Gorman was shown to keep his Nidorina and Phanpy in Dive Balls.

Pokémon Horizons: The Series

Ludlow keeps his Pokémon in Dive Balls, as first seen in The Future I Choose with his Quagsire, and in Transform! Hero of the Seas, Palafin with his Sharpedo.

In the manga

Pokémon Adventures

Emerald arc

A Dive Ball first appeared in A Sketchy Smattering of Smeargle while Emerald was thinking which of his Poké Balls he should use to catch Jirachi.

More of Emerald's Dive Balls were seen in Sneaky Like Shedinja II, The Final Battle III, and The Final Battle V.

Sword & Shield arc

In Toasty!! Battle Against Toxapex, Nessa's Drednaw was shown to be housed in a Dive Ball.

In the TCG

Main article: Dive Ball (Primal Clash 125)

Dive Ball was introduced as an Item card in the Pokémon Trading Card Game during the English XY Series (the Japanese XY Era). It debuted in English in the Primal Clash expansion, with artwork by Toyste Beach. In Japan, it debuted in the Tidal Storm expansion. It allows the player to search their deck for a Water-type Pokémon and put it into their hand.

Trivia

In Pokémon Ruby, Sapphire, and Emerald, a Sailor in the Mossdeep City Poké Mart mentions that Dive Balls and Net Balls are only made in Mossdeep. In Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire, the Sailor instead mentions that they used to be Mossdeep's specialties.
In Pokémon Colosseum and XD, Phenac Stadium is considered an underwater location, so the Dive Ball has an increased catch rate there. Because Dive Balls are not normally available in those games, and trading is only unlocked during the post-game, the player cannot have Dive Balls in their possession until the post-game. The only snaggable Shadow Pokémon that can appear in Phenac Stadium during the post-game are the Shadow Pokémon in the Card e Room, which is exclusive to the Japanese version of Colosseum and only accessible after scanning an appropriate e-Reader card; thus, these are the only Pokémon in either game for which the Dive Ball's increased catch rate can apply.

In other languages

Language		Title
Chinese	Cantonese	潛水球 Chìhmséui Kàuh
Chinese	Mandarin	潛水球 / 潜水球 Qiánshuǐ Qiú
French		Scuba Ball
German		Tauchball
Italian		Sub Ball
Korean		다이브볼 Dive Ball
Portuguese	Brazil	Bola Mergulho
Portuguese	Portugal	Dive bolaBola Mergulho*
Russian		Дайв-Болл Daiv-Boll
Spanish	Latin America	Buceobola
Spanish	Spain	Buceo Ball
Vietnamese		Bóng Drive