Poké Balls
A Poké Ball is a type of item that is critical to a Trainer's quest, used for catching and storing Pokémon. Both a general term used to describe the various kinds as well as a specific term to refer to the most basic among these variations, Poké Balls are ubiquitous in the modern Pokémon world.
Up to six Pokémon can be carried with a Trainer in Poké Balls, while more Poké Balls can be held in the Bag for later use. These six Pokémon in the Poké Balls can be attached to the user's belt for carrying them around. Some Pokémon do not like to be carried around in Poké Balls.
Throwing Poké Balls is an AC6 Status Attack, with a Range equal to the Trainer’s Throwing Range: 4 plus their Athletics Rank. Resolve the attack like you would any other. If it misses, the Poké Ball lands harmlessly in the terrain beyond the target. If it hits, and the Pokémon is able to be Captured, you then make a Capture Roll byrolling 1d100 and subtracting the Trainer’s Level. The Type of Ball will also modify the Capture Roll. Poké Balls can recall Pokémon into them from 8 meters away.
Poké Balls cannot ever capture a Pokémon that’s been reduced to 0 Hit Points or less. The energizing process is too dangerous for seriously injured Pokémon andis thus halted by a failsafe built into all Poké Balls and Poké Ball parts sold on the market for self-assembly. Poké Balls fail to activate against owned Pokémon already registered to a Trainer and Ball.
Up to six Pokémon can be carried with a Trainer in Poké Balls, while more Poké Balls can be held in the Bag for later use. These six Pokémon in the Poké Balls can be attached to the user's belt for carrying them around. Some Pokémon do not like to be carried around in Poké Balls.
Throwing Poké Balls is an AC6 Status Attack, with a Range equal to the Trainer’s Throwing Range: 4 plus their Athletics Rank. Resolve the attack like you would any other. If it misses, the Poké Ball lands harmlessly in the terrain beyond the target. If it hits, and the Pokémon is able to be Captured, you then make a Capture Roll byrolling 1d100 and subtracting the Trainer’s Level. The Type of Ball will also modify the Capture Roll. Poké Balls can recall Pokémon into them from 8 meters away.
Poké Balls cannot ever capture a Pokémon that’s been reduced to 0 Hit Points or less. The energizing process is too dangerous for seriously injured Pokémon andis thus halted by a failsafe built into all Poké Balls and Poké Ball parts sold on the market for self-assembly. Poké Balls fail to activate against owned Pokémon already registered to a Trainer and Ball.
Mechanics & Inner Workings
Poké Balls capture Pokémon by transforming them into an energy form and storing them in a shrinkable metal ball. Though the technology behind a Poké Ball remains unknown and has evolved through the centuries to accommodate the diverse requirements of their creators, the basic mechanics are simple enough to understand and tend to remain constant: in a Pokémon battle, once an opposing wild Pokémon has been weakened, the Pokémon Trainer can throw a Poké Ball at it. When a Poké Ball hits the Pokémon, as long as it is not deflected, the Poké Ball will open, cause the Pokémon to shrink, store it within, and close. A Pokémon in this state is given a chance to struggle to attempt breaking free from the ball and escape, being instantly grown back to normal size. Should a Pokémon escape a Poké Ball, the device is destroyed. A Pokémon who does not escape the Ball will be caught. Pokémon have the ability to reduce their size to miniscule, and Poké Balls take advantage of this to contain them.
Poké Balls are specifically constructed for Pokémon capture, transport, and training. As well as being physically difficult to escape from (as they seal tightly shut as soon as a Pokémon is taken into them) the environment of a Poké Ball is designed to be attractive to Pokémon also; according to a member of the Sinnoh Elite Four, weakened Pokémon instinctively curl up tight in an attempt to heal themselves, an action that the environment of the Poké Ball encourages. Furthermore, while it is not known how caught Pokémon perceives their time inside their Ball, the device is said to replicate a "Pokémon-friendly" environment that is "designed for comfort". All of these factors strongly discourage Pokémon from escaping their Balls.
History
The invention of Poké Balls occurred in the Johto region, where Apricorns grow; these fruit were cut apart and carved out, then fitted with a special device, and used to catch wild Pokémon. Old historical texts shows that the first settlers of the Sinnoh region used pre-modern Poké Balls made of Tumblestone and Apricorns, with a professor claiming they were a more recent invention. According to a Pokémon Professor in Johto, before the invention of the Poké Ball, people would walk with their Pokémon.
"They come in many varieties, designed for different situations. Some are better suited for capturing particular Types of Pokémon while others have special effects upon capture."
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Base Price
Basic Balls are sold for $250, Great Balls for $400 and Ultra Balls for $800. All Special balls are usually sold for $800 as well, though they may not always be available in every shop.
Raw materials & Components
Modern Poké Balls are not normally made from Apricorns, with the exception of specialist Poké Balls such as the Moon Ball. Modern Poké Balls are manufactured by Silph Co., the Devon Corporation, and the Kalos Poké Ball Factory. Therefore they are easy access to Trainers.
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