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If you were looking for the type of Poké Ball used by the Iron-Masked Marauder, which has the same name in Japanese, see Dark Ball.

Dusk BallダークボールDark Ball

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

The Dusk Ball (Japanese: ダークボール Dark Ball) is a type of Poké Ball introduced in Generation IV. It can be used to catch a wild Pokémon, being more likely to succeed if used at night or in a cave.

Contents

• 1 In the core series games
  • 1.1 Price
  • 1.2 Effect
    • 1.2.1 Manual activation
      • 1.2.1.1 Generation IV to VI
      • 1.2.1.2 Generation VII onward
      • 1.2.1.3 Generation VIII
      • 1.2.1.4 Generation IX
    • 1.2.2 Held item
  • 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 Be the Best! Pokémon B+W
  • 4.2 Pokémon Adventures
    • 4.2.1 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 DPPtHGSSBWB2W2XYORASSMUSUMSwShBDSP $1,000 $500 SVZA $1,000 $250

Effect

Manual activation

When used from the Bag in a wild encounter, it attempts to catch the wild Pokémon. If used at evening or night or in a cave, it has an increased catch rate modifier. The catch rate is not boosted inside of buildings, regardless of time.

The Dusk 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, the opposing Trainer will deflect the ball, wasting the player's turn.

Generation IV to VI

If used in a cave (except Mirage Caves) or at night, the Dusk Ball has a 3.5× catch rate modifier; otherwise, it has a 1× modifier.

In Generation V only, in certain indoor areas (specifically, Strange House and Volcarona's room in Relic Castle), Dusk Balls only have a 1× modifier even at night.

Generation VII onward

If used at night or in a cave, the Dusk Ball has a 3× 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 VIII

If used during the Darkest Day or at Newmoon Island, the Dusk Ball has a 3× modifier, even during the day.

Generation IX

If used in Area Zero, the 3× modifier only applies in the various caves, and lower cavern section, regardless of the time of day in the rest of Paldea.[1]

Held item

Fling fails if the user is holding a Dusk Ball.

Description

Games Description DPPtHGSSBWB2W2XYORASSMUSUM A somewhat different Poké Ball that makes it easier to catch wild Pokémon at night or in dark places like caves. PESwShBDSPLA A somewhat different Poké Ball that makes it easier to catch wild Pokémon at night or in dark places such as caves. SV A somewhat different Poké Ball that is more effective when catching Pokémon at night or in dark places, such as caves. ZA A somewhat different Poké Ball that is more effective when catching Pokémon at night.

Acquisition

Games Finite methods Repeatable methods DPPt Oreburgh City, Iron IslandPt Solaceon, Snowpoint, Pastoria, and Pokémon League Poké Marts, Celestic Town shopPokémon News Press HGSS Blackthorn, Frontier Access, Vermilion, Lavender, and Fuchsia Poké Marts, Safari Zone GateGoldenrod Department Store lottery (second prize)Fr PW Scary Cave (4000+ Steps), Quiet Cave (2000+ Steps) BW Striaton CityPasserby Analytics HQ (complete "More men or more women?" survey) Driftveil, Opelucid, and Pokémon League Poké Marts, Shopping Mall Nine B2W2 Mistralton Cave, Striaton City, Twist MountainSpringSummerAutumnPasserby Analytics HQ (complete "More men or more women?" survey) Driftveil, Lentimas, Opelucid, Victory Road, and Icirrus Poké Marts, Shopping Mall Nine DW* Icy Cave XY Route 9, Poké Ball Factory, Frost Cavern, Terminus Cave, Victory Road Cyllage and Snowbelle Poké Marts, Poké Ball BoutiqueLost Hotel (shaking trash cans) ORAS Fallarbor Poké MartRoute 120 (20% chance after a rematch with Delinquent Sharlene or Street Thug Gomez) PMC* Mine Cart Adventure (all levels) SMUSUM Route 14, Diglett's Tunnel, Memorial Hill, Vast Poni Canyon Route 8 Poké MartFestival Plaza (Ball Shop)MUM SwSh Galar Mine No. 2 Southern Hammerlocke Poké MartAll Wild Area Watt Traders (50 W)Reward from Ball Guy for clearing Champion Cup tournament during post-game (×3, 5% chance) SwShIA Hidden recurring item (Brawlers' Cave, Courageous Cavern)Cram-o-matic (Black Apricorn) SwShCT Snowslide Slope Watt Trader (50 W)Hidden recurring item (Tunnel to the Top, Roaring-Sea Caves, Lakeside Cave)Reward from Ball Guy for clearing Galarian Star Tournament during post-game (×3, 5% chance) BDSP Oreburgh CityEterna City (from the Underground Man after creating a Secret Base) Solaceon, Snowpoint, Pastoria, and Pokémon League Poké Marts, Celestic Town shopPokémon News Press SV Inlet Grotto, East Province (Area Three), South Province (Area Three), South Province (Area Six), West Province (Area One)Reward for registering 140 Pokémon in the Paldea Pokédex (×10) All Poké Marts (after earning 7 Gym Badges), Porto Marinada auction SVTM Chilling Waterhead, Fellhorn Gorge, Paradise Barrens, Wistful Fields Peachy's (after earning 7 Gym Badges) SVID Chargestone Cavern Vending machines (Terarium)Item Printer (Poké Ball Lotto) ZA Rewards for completing Side Mission 25: "Troublesome Patrons" and Side Mission 105: "Trevenant, the Haunted Elder Tree" Poké Ball Boutique ZAMD Reward for completing Side Mission 131: "Rouge District's Utility Hole Covers" Destroy Floating Poké Ball in Hyperspace Zones with Item Power: Poké Balls

Distribution

Games Event Language/Region Distribution period SV Variety Ball Sets Japan November 18, 2022 to March 7, 2023 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

Punk Guys and Punk Girls keep their Pokémon in Dusk Balls.

Pokémon Sword and Shield

Marnie, Allister, and Piers keep their Pokémon in Dusk Balls.

The following Trainer classes keep their Pokémon in Dusk Balls:

• Model
• Rail Staff
• Gym Trainer (Stow-on-SideSh, Spikemuth)

Pokémon Legends: Z-A

Corbeau keeps his Pokémon in Dusk Balls.

Gallery

Artwork

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

Sprites

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 Dusk 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 Dusk Balls were seen at the Poké Ball Factory.

Pokémon the Series: Sun & Moon

In Acting True to Form!, a Dusk Ball appeared as a part of James's Poké Ball collection. It reappeared in Splash, Dash, and Smash for the Crown!.

In the Poké Problem extra scene of SM127, after finding his father's lost Zoroark, Gladion was shown to have caught it in a Dusk Ball. Zoroark's Dusk Ball made its dub debut in Final Rivals!.

Pokémon Journeys: The Series

In The Arceus Chronicles (Part 1), Saturn used a Dusk Ball to catch a Heatran. In The Arceus Chronicles (Part 2), Heatran went on a rampage and ended up melting its own Dusk Ball.

In Battling Turned Up to Eleven!, Marnie was revealed to keep her Grimmsnarl in a Dusk Ball.

Pokémon Horizons: The Series

In Crash! Team Dragon Rampage!, Ult was shown to carry a Dusk Ball. In The Dusk Ball That Wouldn't Open, it was shown to contain his Dragonite.

In the manga

Be the Best! Pokémon B+W

In Pokédex Complete!, Monta used a Dusk Ball to catch Kyurem.

Pokémon Adventures

Sword & Shield arc

In Glittering!! The Tapestry in the Vault, Allister was shown to keep his Pokémon in Dusk Balls.

In the TCG

Main article: Dusk Ball (Mysterious Treasures 110)

The Dusk Ball was first introduced in the Pokémon Trading Card Game during the English Diamond & Pearl Series (the Japanese DP Era). It debuted as a Trainer card in the Japanese Secret of the Lakes expansion and the English Mysterious Treasures expansion, with artwork by Ryo Ueda. It is reprinted in the Japanese Paradise Dragona subset as an Item card with new artwork by Studio Bora Inc. The card allows the player to search the bottom 7 cards of their deck for a Pokémon and put it into their hand. Afterwards, the player shuffles their deck.

Trivia

• The Dusk Ball and the Dark Ball have the same name in Japanese, despite having dissimilar properties.

In other languages

Language		Title
Chinese	Cantonese	黑暗球 Hākam Kàuh
	Mandarin	黑暗球 Hēi'àn Qiú
Dutch		Schemerbal*
Finnish		Hämäräpallo
French		Sombre Ball
German		Finsterball
Indonesian		Bola Dusk
Italian		Scuro Ball
Korean		다크볼 Dark Ball
Polish		Mrokball*Piłka Zmierzchu*
Portuguese	Brazil	Bola de Penumbra
	Portugal	Bola Crepúsculo
Spanish	Latin America	Ocasobola
	Spain	Ocaso Ball
Thai		ดาร์กบอล Dark Ball

References

1. ↑ https://x.com/Sibuna_Switch/status/1610341836823969792

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