Poké Ball

Poké Ball
Artwork of a Poké Ball in Brawl.
Universe	Pokémon
Appears in	SSB, Melee, Brawl
Item class	Throwing/Summoning
Article on Bulbapedia	Poké Ball

The Poké Ball (モンスターボール, Monsutābōru, Monster Ball) is an item that, if thrown, will release one of a number of Pokémon. Each Pokémon does a different thing, including attacking the thrower's opponents, changing the properties of the stage, and inducing status effects. The Poké Balls in Super Smash Bros. release Pokémon from Pokémon Red, Blue and Yellow, while the Poké Balls in Super Smash Bros. Melee release Pokémon from Pokémon Gold, Silver and Crystal in addition to Pokémon from Red, Blue and Yellow. The Poké Balls in Super Smash Bros. Brawl also release Pokémon from Ruby, Sapphire, Emerald, FireRed, and LeafGreen and Diamond and Pearl. In Brawl, the Poké Ball makes a unique sound effect when it appears, thus alerting one to its presence even if it appears off screen.

In Brawl, the number of Poké Balls that can be on-screen at once has been reduced to 3, instead of the unlimited number of Poké Balls that could appear in Melee.

The Poké Ball is also featured as a trophy in Melee and Brawl.

Origin

In Pokémon Red & Blue, the Pokémon trainer has to capture wild Pokémon to add to his one starter Pokémon. When the Pokémon trainer encounters a wild Pokémon, he must use his starter Pokémon to weaken the wild Pokémon. When the Pokémon is weak enough, the trainer can throw a Poké Ball at it to capture it. Poké Balls are also used for the storage of Pokémon. When the trainer gets in a battle, the trainer throws a Poké Ball out on the battlefield that contains the Pokémon of his or her choice and the Pokémon is released. The Poké Ball has been used in almost every Pokémon game since and functions the same. In the Super Smash Bros. series, the Poké Ball is an item that can be picked up, thrown, and release a random Pokémon (refer to the list below for all the Pokémon). [1]

List of Poké Ball Pokémon

Pokémon in Super Smash Bros.

• Beedrill
• Blastoise
• Chansey
• Charizard
• Clefairy
• Goldeen
• Hitmonlee
• Koffing
• Meowth
• Mew
• Onix
• Snorlax
• Starmie

Pokémon in Super Smash Bros. Melee

• Articuno
• Bellossom
• Blastoise
• Celebi
• Chansey
• Charizard
• Chikorita
• Clefairy
• Cyndaquil
• Ditto (Only available via Action Replay)
• Electrode
• Entei
• Goldeen
• Ho-oh
• Lugia
• Marill
• Mew
• Moltres
• Porygon2
• Raikou
• Scizor
• Snorlax
• Staryu
• Suicune
• Togepi
• Unown
• Venusaur
• Weezing
• Wobbuffet
• Zapdos

Pokémon in Super Smash Bros. Brawl

Pokémon	Relative frequency
Bellossom	30
Bonsly	30
Celebi	0
Chikorita	30
Deoxys	3
Electrode	40
Entei	5
Gardevoir	30
Goldeen	40
Groudon	5
Gulpin	30
Ho-oh	3
Jirachi	0
Kyogre	5
Latias and Latios	30
Lugia	3
Manaphy	4
Meowth	30
Metagross	30
Mew	0
Moltres	4
Munchlax	30
Piplup	30
Snorlax	30
Staryu	30
Suicune	4
Togepi	20
Torchic	30
Weavile	30
Wobbuffet	30

Note that Pokémon with a given frequency of 0 are assigned a combined 1/493 chance of appearing, independent of the rest of the frequency system.

Description from the Super Smash Bros. Instruction Booklet

When thrown, the ball opens up, and a Pokémon^TM pops out. The Pokémon that appears is random; it performs its special skill then leaves.

Trophy Info (Melee)

The Poké Ball trophy from Melee.

These balls are used to capture and contain wild Pokémon. Most Pokémon must be weakened in some way before they can be captured, but once they're inside a Poké Ball, they enjoy their new home, since Poké Balls contain an environment specially designed for Pokémon comfort. Master Balls are the strongest type.

: Pokémon Red & Blue

Trophy Info (Brawl)

File:Pokeball Trophy.jpg

The Poké Ball trophy from Brawl.

An item used for capturing Pokémon and calling them out to battle. Pokémon live in these items which, despite appearances, actually contain a wide, comfortable, Pokémon-friendly world inside them. In Super Smash Bros., Pokémon give temporary support to whoever calls them out. You never know which Pokémon you'll get, but some of them are devastatingly powerful.

: Pokémon Red/Blue

: Pokémon Diamond/Pearl

Trivia

• In all games, the player has a chance of meeting a Legendary Pokémon in a Poké Ball. In Melee and Brawl, the player will receive a notice of this accomplishment, and in Melee and Super Smash Bros., the player will receive a hefty bonus at the end of the match.
  • In Super Smash Bros., the player has a 1 out of 151 chance of meeting Mew, 151 being a reference to how many Pokémon there were in Pokémon Red, Blue and Yellow.
  • In Melee, the player has a 1 out of 251 chance of meeting Mew or Celebi, 251 being a reference to how many Pokémon there were at the release of Pokémon Gold, Silver and Crystal.
  • In Brawl, the player has a 1 out of 493 chance of meeting either Celebi, Mew, or Jirachi. Each Pokémon also gives a bonus to the player; Mew gives the player a CD or stickers if the player has all CDs, Jirachi gives away many stickers, and Celebi drops several trophies. 493 is a reference to how many Pokémon there were by the fourth generation of Pokémon, consisting of Diamond, Pearl, Platinum, HeartGold and SoulSilver.
• CPUs in Melee will pursue a Poké Ball at all levels, no matter how far, even if it means that the CPU must cease fighting. This is less common in Brawl. Level 9 CPUs in the original Super Smash Bros. will pursue after any item.
• The physics of the one who has a Poké Ball has changed between Melee and Brawl. In Melee, unless the Poké Ball is reflected (shield reflecting does not count), once a character picks up a Poké Ball, his or her Pokémon will definitely belong to the character. However, in Brawl, the Poké Ball can now be caught in midair. It also will not release the Pokémon inside if the character drops the Poké Ball via enemy attacks.
• The first Pokémon summoned from a Poké Ball in Training Mode will also be the first summoned in Versus Mode and the Single Player mode.
• The Poké Ball cannot be swallowed.
• In Melee's Training Mode, a numerous amount of Poké Balls may be taken out; however, some that are thrown may result into letting out no Pokémon at all.

Gallery

• Pokeball.JPG

  The Poké Ball from Super Smash Bros.

External links

• Serebii.net's Compilation of Poké Ball Pokémon in Brawl
• DOJO Update: Pokémon Encyclopedia.