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  • @Ninja_Geek
    @Ninja_Geek Před 2 měsíci +5144

    Ironically, the one game the Repeat Ball would be most useful in, Pokémon Legends Arceus, doesn't have it. It's the one game where catching several of the same species is actually part of the story.

    • @45TRANSFORMERSFAN
      @45TRANSFORMERSFAN Před 2 měsíci +306

      Which is understandable. The game would have been so much easier (and probably more boring) if the Repeat Ball was added

    • @vhfgamer
      @vhfgamer Před 2 měsíci +231

      @@45TRANSFORMERSFAN They could have unlocked it at the end of the game.

    • @5ashll303
      @5ashll303 Před 2 měsíci +192

      @@45TRANSFORMERSFANI mean to be fair catching in legends is already not too hard. But I think the main reason we didn’t get one was then wanting to stick to the basic balls as well as the new utility ones

    • @jaceb3106
      @jaceb3106 Před 2 měsíci +77

      I’ve used more Repeat Balls than ever in the Blueberry Academy for the challenges tbh

    • @HackerDragon9999
      @HackerDragon9999 Před 2 měsíci +28

      Legends Arkoos*

  • @M1lesFl4mePr0
    @M1lesFl4mePr0 Před měsícem +856

    ‘The Heal Ball is spectacularly terrible!’ - MandJTV, 2024 (immediate flashbacks to 11-year-old me playing Pokémon White who wasted a Master Ball on a Bouffalant & used a Heal Ball to catch freaking Zekrom)

    • @patrickzalatoris3206
      @patrickzalatoris3206 Před měsícem +82

      I remember first getting it, and thought, "Why would I ever use this, I could just go to the pokemon center to heal the pokemon I caught, use a regular pokeball, and not have it stuck in that goofy looking thing!"

    • @miikaroos3809
      @miikaroos3809 Před měsícem +53

      To be fair, Reshiram and Zekrom are extremely easy to catch in BW.

    • @RodimusMinor1987
      @RodimusMinor1987 Před měsícem +31

      We have all wasted our MB on a none legendary Pokémon when we were kids

    • @Gamebuilder2000
      @Gamebuilder2000 Před měsícem +22

      @@patrickzalatoris3206 but the pink looks nice soooo

    • @helixsol7171
      @helixsol7171 Před měsícem +13

      ​@@patrickzalatoris3206
      Nah, fam, this ball came in clutch for me because I had a bad habit of refusing to go to a Pokémon center unless I absolutely had to, so I didn't want to have to worry about a freshly caught Pokémon being low on health if it was added to my starting team instead of being sent to the box where the health is fully restored regardless.

  • @TheFoxInABox
    @TheFoxInABox Před měsícem +315

    A nice update to the Loveball would be that it works on pokemon that have compatible egg groups with your own pokemon. It wouldn't work on most legendaries, but carrying around a Ditto in your party would actually be cracked.

    • @maygirl1595
      @maygirl1595 Před měsícem +7

      OMG YES

    • @SkyEcho751
      @SkyEcho751 Před měsícem +27

      I had just thought that the Love Ball could do the same as the Dream Ball, but with Charm status.
      Perhaps have both, if it's either part of the same egg group, it gets a 4x modifier, and if the target is charmed, it gets an additional 4x modifier, making it a 8x if you charm a same egg group pokemon. It would not be 'as good' against the genderless pokemon, but it would work against 90% of the dex with proper work.

    • @TheFoxInABox
      @TheFoxInABox Před měsícem +11

      @@SkyEcho751 Love it! Attract is underused anyway!

    • @caiusdrakegaming8087
      @caiusdrakegaming8087 Před měsícem +5

      @@TheFoxInABox That's... because Attract only works on opposite gender pokemon. A factor the Love Ball already takes into account for its catch multiplier. So ironically all that's changing is that it's a compatible egg group instead of being the same pokemon.

  • @Matpit18
    @Matpit18 Před měsícem +157

    The best use that I’ve seen for a love ball is people putting a ring into an irl replica of it and using it to propose to their partner

  • @ricochet0928
    @ricochet0928 Před měsícem +1039

    Fun fact: I used to read "Luxury ball" as "Luxray ball" and wondered for the longest tine why they made a ball for Luxray specifically- 💀

    • @kyradreamer4769
      @kyradreamer4769 Před měsícem +125

      You ever seen a shiny luxray in one of those? They *were* made for them.
      On a more serious note, during one of my playthroughs of scarlet, I found the luxury ball out by the klawf titan area and encountered a full odds shiny shinx right after and managed to catch him in that lol. And this was the very beginning of that run too, I was very pleased.

    • @Asksalot_VeryCool
      @Asksalot_VeryCool Před měsícem +41

      ​@@kyradreamer4769guess it really IS the "Luxray" ball.

    • @HandfulofComments
      @HandfulofComments Před měsícem

      Fancy balls

    • @maryrose3918
      @maryrose3918 Před měsícem +6

      I thought I same thing when I was getting used to Pokemon

    • @josephswan7254
      @josephswan7254 Před měsícem +12

      If any pokemon deserves its own pokeball, it’s Luxray.

  • @limiteds4
    @limiteds4 Před 2 měsíci +3076

    I had this weird dream where grunty boi our beloved was replaced by a gnome. I don’t feel safe.

    • @TheTarekDude
      @TheTarekDude Před 2 měsíci +204

      That’s way better then my dreams
      I once had a dream that grunty boy was fired and had to work for officer Jenny
      That was terrifying

    • @farmingfly
      @farmingfly Před 2 měsíci +123

      HAHAHA IM GNOMEY BOI!!!!

    • @TheTarekDude
      @TheTarekDude Před 2 měsíci +32

      @@farmingflyAhhhhhhh

    • @Highlander48
      @Highlander48 Před 2 měsíci +33

      I had a dream where grunty boi was a gym leader and was a *gulp* bird type gym leader

    • @BobSherman-qu5xb
      @BobSherman-qu5xb Před 2 měsíci +12

      I am so sorry for your loss 😔

  • @Brimikyu
    @Brimikyu Před měsícem +306

    When trying to capture the extra Miraidon, he was jumping out of every ball. I didn't wanna use my master on it, so in frustration I was like, "I see you want a ball that matches your aesthetic a bit, HERE!" and I threw a heal ball. He stayed. I absolutely BURST out laughing that of all the balls I used, that was the one he wanted. I named him Morondon for that xD

    • @maygirl1595
      @maygirl1595 Před měsícem +11

      I love the nickname 😂😂😂

    • @tydshiin5783
      @tydshiin5783 Před měsícem +7

      koraidon or Miraidon? Because Koraidon fits the warm tones of the healball imo

    • @pikasheep
      @pikasheep Před měsícem +8

      MORONDON AAHAHAHSJDODINW. But also the Master Ball does fit Miraidon's aesthetic

    • @caiusdrakegaming8087
      @caiusdrakegaming8087 Před měsícem +6

      @@tydshiin5783 Miraidon. They flat out said it in the first sentence XD

    • @CorsairAB
      @CorsairAB Před 29 dny +2

      A well fitting nickname perhaps.

  • @cmndrkool321
    @cmndrkool321 Před měsícem +29

    Fun Pokeball fact: The Heavy Ball is completely useless on Gastly and Haunter. The modifiers make it impossible catch them.

    • @doomsdayrabbit4398
      @doomsdayrabbit4398 Před 11 hodinami +1

      Only in SM. In GSC, HGSS, USUM, and onward, the floor is 1, so while it becomes *really freakin' hard* to do, it's possible.

  • @katelynsmith61
    @katelynsmith61 Před 2 měsíci +636

    I think the “L” on the Level Ball is a downward arrow to represent the Pokémon’s low level.

    • @ARandomEliatrope
      @ARandomEliatrope Před 2 měsíci +62

      could also be the V in leVel

    • @Gabe4223.
      @Gabe4223. Před 2 měsíci +8

      You could be onto something

    • @bidoof367
      @bidoof367 Před 2 měsíci +22

      @@ARandomEliatrope it could also be an e in lEvEl but they messed it up really bad

    • @LuigiTheMetal64
      @LuigiTheMetal64 Před měsícem +5

      It also does not look like the "レ re" Katakana either.

    • @aaronfraire9073
      @aaronfraire9073 Před měsícem +4

      I always thought it was a V, but I like your idea better.

  • @ArielSubotzky
    @ArielSubotzky Před 2 měsíci +639

    11:35 "as tenth of a good" Funniest thing I've heard in a while

  • @MarcusMapua
    @MarcusMapua Před měsícem +143

    I figured the reasoning behind the Dive Ball rating was because of his tragic past with Dive Balls in trying to fish & catch Shiny Primal Kyogre against John in their "First To Catch A Shiny With Every PokeBall Wins" video

  • @timelordacaelus5959
    @timelordacaelus5959 Před měsícem +59

    You bring up aesthetics in this video a lot, and it got me thinking: I'm surprised there hasn't been some sort of ball customization in the games yet. Something like a shop service in game to alter the appearance of your pokeballs, either to give yourself a signature set, or to aesthetically fit whatever you've caught in them. I remember in a previous generation - I think 4? - we could put visual effects on our pokeballs, yet we still cant just customize the look of the ball?

    • @MK_mon
      @MK_mon Před měsícem +6

      yea idk if that feature got added in later gens after 6 but there should at least had been an option to replace the regular pokeball with any pokeball except masterball

    • @davidevans2863
      @davidevans2863 Před 18 dny +1

      It would have to be very limited in scope such as choosing from preselected styling then customising colours and effects as there is a design philosophy called TTP or time till p*nis, if you give somebody the option to draw or design eventually that is what gets drawn.

    • @wa_akii6873
      @wa_akii6873 Před 11 dny +1

      YESYESYESYESYES A MILLION TIMES YES!!! We should have reskins for pokeballs. It would probably have to be customizeable via choosing options bc of various concerns of what could be put on it but it would still be amazing!!!

  • @littlemimikyu2341
    @littlemimikyu2341 Před 2 měsíci +869

    I wish you noted that when talking about the Moon Ball that in Gen 2, the Moon Ball only works on Pokemon that only evolve using a BURN HEAL. The fact that Game Freak messed up that hard when coding the Moon Ball is hilarious. 😂

    • @insulttothehumanrace3807
      @insulttothehumanrace3807 Před měsícem +58

      He did bring up text explaining that glitch, but it would have been nice for it to get a mention. Still small potatoes compared to how its intended use was for such a small pool of Pokemon as for putting it on the list.

    • @BioniclesaurKing4t2
      @BioniclesaurKing4t2 Před měsícem +68

      In their defense, the Gen 2 Burn Heal had the same item ID number as the Gen 1 Moon Stone, they just forgot they shuffled the items around at some point when they were programming stuff.

    • @desktop-ini
      @desktop-ini Před měsícem +32

      Hah! You better have BURN HEAL!

    • @mysticfox9718
      @mysticfox9718 Před měsícem +17

      I remember in one of Jaiden Animation’s Pokémon Nuzlocke video. The two player nuzlocke with Jacob. That when she googled Palkia’s weakness it said Fairy and Salamence 😆. I don’t know if it was Game Freak who wrote that? 🤷‍♀️. But it was funny 😆

    • @CrystalGreymon
      @CrystalGreymon Před měsícem +2

      ​@@mysticfox9718 The Salamence bit came from competitive play. Salamence is rarely not good.

  • @BreezyCat128
    @BreezyCat128 Před 2 měsíci +377

    The Love Ball may be functionally the most useless, but it’s still my favorite pokeball because it’s adorable. Plus, I’ve seen posts online of people proposing to their partners (who are also fans of Pokemon) with the ring in a love ball, which is super cute! :D

    • @Svithi.N.98
      @Svithi.N.98 Před 2 měsíci +63

      Love ball should be changed to have increased catch rate if used on opposite gender pokemon regardless of the species making it actually useful. Maybe reduce the modifier a bit. (personally i thought that's how it always worked until today...😅)

    • @jjtino19
      @jjtino19 Před 2 měsíci +17

      @@Svithi.N.98I think so too, considering how the move attract works in the games.

    • @HotPocketM
      @HotPocketM Před 2 měsíci +30

      @@Svithi.N.98 It should be used increased if it's opposite gender but in the same breed group
      But I guess not alot of people are going to know what Pokémon is in each egg group

    • @brytonjames6496
      @brytonjames6496 Před měsícem +6

      You can use the love ball for finding a mate for your shiny lucario

    • @CrystalGreymon
      @CrystalGreymon Před měsícem +11

      ​@@Svithi.N.98If they want it to be limiting, rather than species being the limitation, they should have it so it works on anything that Pokémon can breed with. Ignoring the Ditto Egg Group because that doesn't come across as very limiting.

  • @justicetaylor3050
    @justicetaylor3050 Před měsícem +12

    The heal ball made me imagine a game that outright forces it's use case. "Pokemon Heal Ball Only" a post apocalypse version where poke centers and healing items are virtually all gone, and pokemon don't heal up in the box. Maybe a pokemon rouge like.

  • @TwoHeadedMeerkat
    @TwoHeadedMeerkat Před měsícem +30

    I think a cool buff for the Heal Ball would be to give it a fantastic catch-rate, maybe 4x, or even 4.5x, but only if the target is weakened and/or statused, and if it fails, it will instantly heal the target back to full. High-risk, high-reward kinda deal

    • @AlicornGaia
      @AlicornGaia Před měsícem +5

      Does it heal back the pp too? Even then, it kinda becomes: Used struggle three times so it faints on struggle 4? Chuck a heal ball! Either it gets caught or it allows more struggle attempts.

    • @TwoHeadedMeerkat
      @TwoHeadedMeerkat Před měsícem +2

      @@AlicornGaia Even then, that'd be real nice to have. There's very few feelings worse than losing an encounter because it struggled itself to death

  • @thedragonslayergamer8498
    @thedragonslayergamer8498 Před 2 měsíci +533

    My brother caught Yvaltal in a dive ball. It been a running joke, every time I encounter a legendary, I’ll use dive balls as a last resort, and they typically work!

    • @haters3327
      @haters3327 Před měsícem +41

      I used a dive ball on chi yu on the same occasion except I did it as a quick ball replacement

    • @adams0123
      @adams0123 Před měsícem +16

      I once caught G Moltres in a dive ball.

    • @sauravtank8389
      @sauravtank8389 Před měsícem +6

      i caught xerneas with 1 quick ball on the first time in pokemon x 🤭🤭

    • @kylehumbert5735
      @kylehumbert5735 Před měsícem +6

      Dive ball Regirock. All I had left was dive balls

    • @adams0123
      @adams0123 Před měsícem +12

      I also once caught a Groudon with a Pokeball. Wouldn't go in any of the others but liked the basic Pokeball. Which is insane on its own but when you realise the color combo works, made it extra cool.

  • @lennyface8195
    @lennyface8195 Před 2 měsíci +170

    7:29
    Michael: "Trying to catch an early route pokemon with a level ball is like trying to kill a bug with a bazooka."
    Me: *_"I use buckshot, but you do you."_*

    • @ultrawhitebread
      @ultrawhitebread Před měsícem

      Both are good. Source: the Ministry of Truth. Now go spread some Managed Democracy!

    • @alejandro_rodriguez_99
      @alejandro_rodriguez_99 Před měsícem +8

      Me meanwhile giving a bazooka to a kid to kill cockroaches in Earthbound (the kid also repaired the Bazooka)

    • @TheRealBlazingDiamond
      @TheRealBlazingDiamond Před měsícem +7

      Well, hey, the Bug-A-Salt sold well for a reason

  • @keebs5780
    @keebs5780 Před měsícem +8

    To bat for the Lure Ball, I mostly agree, but you did make the point that its easiest to get in Johto. In GSC Johto, the Net and Dive balls did not exist, so the Lure Ball has an actual use case.

  • @darkdream4938
    @darkdream4938 Před měsícem +22

    when I was younger and playing through HeartGold, I caught Entei with a Love Ball. The same happened in Pokémon Shield, while catching a male Lapras in a Raid Battle, and I was using a male Toxicitry. Those funny instances made it become my favourite Pokéball!

  • @AhmedHussain-ju6xd
    @AhmedHussain-ju6xd Před 2 měsíci +223

    new player: "why should I buy ten pokeballs to get a premier ball, just get a great ball"
    old players: "Just do it"

    • @inv_hana
      @inv_hana Před měsícem +20

      MUST HAVE A MULTIPLE OF TEN

    • @TheKabuto90
      @TheKabuto90 Před měsícem +23

      At this point it's just instinctual to buy in sets of 10, not even something I have to actively think about

    • @Alexs23743
      @Alexs23743 Před 27 dny +3

      Isn't the new player glad that since Let's Go Pikachu/Eevee, they can now buy 10 of ANY ball to get a Premier Ball? ^^

  • @fadhilmulyono9230
    @fadhilmulyono9230 Před 2 měsíci +288

    the Repeat Ball is also useful when trying to catch a Pokemon you want to use for battling but the first one you caught had a wrong nature (e.g. Adamant on a mostly special attacker, Modest on a mostly physical attacker, etc)

    • @carlhirsch1179
      @carlhirsch1179 Před 2 měsíci +41

      It is also great when you want to complete the unown dex

    • @zikeibradley3472
      @zikeibradley3472 Před 2 měsíci +13

      Or if you want to catch a legendary you already transferred from another game

    • @Eva_the_Eevee
      @Eva_the_Eevee Před 2 měsíci +12

      Or shiny hunting a pokemon

    • @boredbird_
      @boredbird_ Před 2 měsíci +5

      use a mint!

    • @sanelu949
      @sanelu949 Před 2 měsíci +3

      @@boredbird_certain nature related berries don't work with mints iirc, which is only relevant for competitive strats

  • @joshpohlner8716
    @joshpohlner8716 Před měsícem +15

    The heal ball actually came in really useful for me once. I was playing PokéMMO with two of my mates and we had a rule where we couldn't spend any money. All Pokéballs we used had been scrounged from bins, the floor or given to us directly by NPCs. We were at the desert route in Unova, and I had two or three Pokémon all of which were very low on health or had fainted, and I knew that the chances of me escaping every wild encounter on my way back to the Pokémon centre were very low, and I would most likely have lost regardless of whether I tried to run from every wild encounter or whether I tried to fight the rivals on the way to the next city. I also didn't have any revives or potions so healing on my own was out of the question. I decided to try and catch a Pokémon using a heal ball, since I had enough health to battle one Pokémon and if I could catch it first try, I would survive and have an insurance Pokémon. I ended up doing so with a Darumaka or a Sandile, both of which became valuable members of my team, and helped me to survive that route

  • @AzraelThanatos
    @AzraelThanatos Před měsícem +6

    Repeat Ball is also a major thing for competitive and going for things like rarer abilities...
    Also, Love Ball has other effects, or at least used to have it where the pokemon's starting friendship/love level which is useful for some of the pokemon that evolve with it

  • @TheRedSmarty
    @TheRedSmarty Před 2 měsíci +136

    10:00 Though the Lure Ball was broken in Scarlet/Violet at launch, the bug was fixed at some point between versions 1.1.0 and 3.0.0 so it now has a 4x multiplier on Pokémon directly in the water.

    • @aromanticfranziskavonkarma
      @aromanticfranziskavonkarma Před 2 měsíci +16

      Has there _ever_ been a game where all of the apricorn balls worked as intended the entire life of the game?

    • @MaidenOfAir
      @MaidenOfAir Před 2 měsíci +3

      @@aromanticfranziskavonkarmaNope! Maybe gen 10

    • @awesomelink2347
      @awesomelink2347 Před 2 měsíci +5

      @@aromanticfranziskavonkarma USUM

  • @silversalamence10
    @silversalamence10 Před 2 měsíci +130

    I remember intentionally refusing to use Beast Balls on Ultra Beasts because I wanted to challenge myself... and respect the characteristics of the Ultra Beasts themselves.

    • @Cicada2204
      @Cicada2204 Před měsícem +1

      I used a beast ball on a shiny trevenent.

  • @wonthangsoop
    @wonthangsoop Před 27 dny +6

    Heal ball: Don't worry! I'm gonna heal your newly caught pokemon friend so it's ready to party with the rest of your team!
    Every player in existence: It's not that deep fam..

  • @dannyakadfate6771
    @dannyakadfate6771 Před měsícem +10

    13:19 Actually the Moon Ball is even worse. Since it works ONLY on Pokémon that evolves via Moon Stone. So it would only work for Nidorino, Nidorina, Clefairy, Jigglypuff, Skitty and Munna. For their (pre-) evolutions it would be just a regular Poké Ball.

    • @fadhilmulyono9230
      @fadhilmulyono9230 Před měsícem +2

      Munna can only have the boosted catch rate in Sw/Sh, while Skitty can only have the boosted catch rate in BD/SP. This is because these two Pokemon are not obtainable in any other games where the Apricorn Balls are available

  • @Tree13433
    @Tree13433 Před 2 měsíci +341

    The best will always be the quick ball bc it’s Mikey’s channel colors and it’s easy to get the battle over with

    • @darkcraftgaming497
      @darkcraftgaming497 Před 2 měsíci +4

      🎉:D

    • @JustRandomLights
      @JustRandomLights Před 2 měsíci +3

      Indeed

    • @davidstratton696
      @davidstratton696 Před 2 měsíci +1

      I’ve never had a quick ball work. To me it kinda sucks. Timer ball is way better. U can actually reduce the hp and give them a status condition.

    • @Dawg347
      @Dawg347 Před 2 měsíci +5

      @@davidstratton696that is understandable, however there’s always a chance of a stray crit fainting a shiny Pokémon.
      And nobody wants that

    • @_T1mo
      @_T1mo Před 2 měsíci +2

      ​@@Dawg347laughs in false swipe

  • @641mamaluigi
    @641mamaluigi Před 2 měsíci +63

    As for heal ball in scarlet & violet works decently here as Pokémon DO NOT get healed when they get sent to a box, heck even when you trade them they’re still just as injured as when you’ve caught it.

    • @ericsevareid5072
      @ericsevareid5072 Před 2 měsíci +9

      everytime you heal at the pokémon center it heals your party *and* your pc boxes

    • @Venemofthe888
      @Venemofthe888 Před měsícem +6

      They didn't heal in the box in sword and shield either I think

    • @fadhilmulyono9230
      @fadhilmulyono9230 Před měsícem +3

      This applies to every Pokémon game released on the Switch that have Heal Balls and can access the boxes anywhere

  • @daltoncarverxc
    @daltoncarverxc Před měsícem +14

    The Love Ball should have had an 8x catch rate for any Pokémon in the same egg group as your active Pokemon. It wouldn’t have made it great, but it would at least be usable.

    • @fadhilmulyono9230
      @fadhilmulyono9230 Před měsícem +2

      for me, it should be 8x catch rate for any Pokemon of the opposite gender from your active Pokemon

    • @HackerDragon9999
      @HackerDragon9999 Před 24 dny +2

      Ditto being in every egg group:

  • @sugarcubegirl8292
    @sugarcubegirl8292 Před měsícem +12

    14:58 I use them for ascetics as I am a fairy type master! and they are more accessible than dream balls 😅

    • @Orange-ti4bh
      @Orange-ti4bh Před měsícem +2

      Ikr even tho they kinda suck they’re still my fav

    • @angelsartandgaming
      @angelsartandgaming Před měsícem +1

      Same. I'll die on the Heal Ball Hill.
      They're useless Pokeballs but they're MY useless Pokeballs.

  • @LordRemiem
    @LordRemiem Před 2 měsíci +278

    Fun fact: I was sure the Masterball applied a multiplier so high it skyrocketed the catch chance over the cap of 1 but... no, they went for the smart solution of bypassing the formula entirely 😊

    • @sarahquinn6849
      @sarahquinn6849 Před 2 měsíci +57

      I can only imagine that if it did work that way in gen 1 we could have easily had a 1 in 256 style glitch for the master ball, and that would be just such a kick in the teeth whenever it happened

    • @skeleman5883
      @skeleman5883 Před 2 měsíci +14

      From what I recall it used to work like that but nowadays, yeah it just bypasses the check.

    • @s0lsticefr4
      @s0lsticefr4 Před 2 měsíci +9

      I don't think that's the case:
      In the first 2 generations, the games use an algorithm (if, else, alongside some calculations) instead of a formula in gen 3+.
      This means that the first check is whenever the ball being used is a master ball as other balls acts differently.
      When making the formula for gen 3, they probably kept this check since it is the easiest way of doing it.

    • @skeleman5883
      @skeleman5883 Před 2 měsíci +13

      @s0lsticefr4 Okay, I double checked, it never could fail, but used to be a common misconception that it could in certain generations

    • @cesargpfis
      @cesargpfis Před měsícem +6

      ​@@skeleman5883The thing is, for coding reasons, it does have a multiplier associated to it (a very high one, but not infinite), which is the misconception came from. But yeah, it has always just bypassed the formula.

  • @princeraven4949
    @princeraven4949 Před měsícem +39

    A good thing with healballs would be for nuzlockes, it heals the pokemon just caught if one of your pokemon faints during the run through a large area. The ability to swap out a dead pokemon to the box and bring in a fully healed new pokemon, even as fodder, is an amazing ability

    • @MK_mon
      @MK_mon Před měsícem +5

      but the fact that nintendo doesn't like nuzlockes to be happening kinda nullifies it on their side

    • @shockthetoast
      @shockthetoast Před 9 dny +1

      ​@@MK_mon The Pokémon Company stated that they didn't have an issue with normal Nuzlockes. They had an issue with people doing Nuzlockes randomizers, but it was the randomizers/modified ROMs they were objecting to.

    • @MK_mon
      @MK_mon Před 9 dny +1

      @@shockthetoast I mean that's what the pokemon company said after nintendo released the statement to cover themselves up after they got heavily trolled for either not realizing nuzlockes aren't necessarily randomizers or questioning something as stupid as a fan made rule that doesn't cause harm in any way and either way what I said that for was that nintendo and game freak apparently consider nuzlockes to be gory and hence they would never like to promote it

  • @Shrikeswind
    @Shrikeswind Před měsícem +6

    Use case for the Love Ball: Shiny hunting low-BR Pokemon. While hunting, either bring two opposite-gendered Pokemon of the species you want, or just catch from the standards you run into while hunting. When you get the shiny, you do all the set up with your Sleep Swiper, then switch in Casanova and enjoy that literally guaranteed catch. Remember, Quick Ball is still taking into account health and status, so for a BR 25 Pokemon like Skarmory or Arctibax, you're looking at a 25% chance to catch with the Quick Ball, while it is, again, literally guaranteed with the Love Ball. While there _are_ Pokemon with rates low enough for this strategy to fail on, literally every single Pokemon with a low enough BR to be asleep at 1 HP and still dodge an 8x catch rate is either genderless or not found in the wild.

  • @NerdySetsokam
    @NerdySetsokam Před měsícem +3

    MandJTV: Heal ball is second to worse pokéball.
    Me: *proceeds to catch Pokémon with a heal ball*

  • @13CrystalHeart
    @13CrystalHeart Před 2 měsíci +339

    I remember catching Raikou in a Gen2 Fast Ball, which would only have boosted odds with three select species, none of which were Raikou.
    Probably one of the luckiest catches that I've made.

    • @Pokochi6699
      @Pokochi6699 Před 2 měsíci +9

      Doesn't that ball work on fleeing pokemon ? or was it just wonky in gen 2 ?

    • @stinos24
      @stinos24 Před 2 měsíci +22

      My luckiest catch is a ditto in a beast ball.
      (I was a child and didn’t know anything about pokéballs)

    • @druidt8949
      @druidt8949 Před 2 měsíci +38

      ​@@Pokochi6699Wonky in Gen 2. Because of a coding error, it only works on 3 pokemon (Grimer, Tangela and Magnemite). It completely ignores all other Pokemon it should have a boosted catch rate against

    • @13CrystalHeart
      @13CrystalHeart Před 2 měsíci +33

      @@Pokochi6699 It was wonky in Gen2. It was intended to be good against all Pokemon that could flee, but due to a glitch, it was only effective on Magnemite, Grimer, and Tangela. (It was supposed to check three tables, Pokémon that have a 10% flee rate, those that have a 50% flee rate, and those that always flee. It only checked the 10%.)

    • @carlhirsch1179
      @carlhirsch1179 Před 2 měsíci +4

      ​@@Pokochi6699it is supposed to but a glitch changes the pokemon it works on

  • @vomitshot2896
    @vomitshot2896 Před měsícem +56

    the heal ball description makes it sound WAY better than it actually is (i thought it healed pokemon after every battle CAUSE IT NEVER SPESIFIED i thought the heal ball was like equally good as an ultra ball until now cause it is missleading)

    • @shadenox8164
      @shadenox8164 Před měsícem +10

      I think that one is on you, not the description.

    • @DemiCape
      @DemiCape Před měsícem

      Yeah I think you simply read the description wrong.

    • @DemiCape
      @DemiCape Před měsícem +2

      I always thought it just healed the pokemon after catching it. Which is why I never used it because I could just heal in pokemon center.

    • @joseguadalupemartineztorre9702
      @joseguadalupemartineztorre9702 Před měsícem +2

      I thought the Heal Ball healed the Pokemon used to capture the other. Like if I have Party Pokemon out with near 0 PPs and Low HP while trying to catch Specific Pokemon, the Heal Ball would heal my Party Pokemon after a successful catch on something that I don't have yet but wasn't looking for. Like a quick Full Restore+ Max Elixir for those long stretches of searching

  • @noicon85
    @noicon85 Před měsícem +4

    I think the other thing about the heal balls is, if I'm not mistaken, the pokemon will be healed automatically if transferred to your pc starting in Gen 2. So if you catch a pokemon and don't put it in your party right then it will heal anyway.

  • @jamesmiller9018
    @jamesmiller9018 Před měsícem +4

    Mike buddy you forgot one. The Premier Ball. Not the most useful as it's just a regular PokeBall and it costs 2,000 to get one since you need to buy 10 balls to get it.

    • @shockthetoast
      @shockthetoast Před 9 dny +3

      If you just want premier balls for the aesthetics, then you can sell the 10 pokeballs and get 1,000 back. So it would only cost 1,000. If you wanted to keep the pokeballs anyways, then it's free.

    • @harrisontownsend910
      @harrisontownsend910 Před 6 dny +2

      Yeah, it's a buy 10 get the 11th free deal, so even though it doesn't have any modifiers, a free pokeball is a free pokeball.

  • @LilZumi281
    @LilZumi281 Před 2 měsíci +308

    Idea on how to buff the Love Ball:
    Reduce the catch rate from 8x to 6x
    Change the requirements of getting the boost from same species and opposite gender to any Pokémon in the same egg group as your active mon.

    • @addison_v_ertisement1678
      @addison_v_ertisement1678 Před 2 měsíci +35

      "Idea on how to buff it"
      *immediately nerfs it*

    • @TheLastSane1
      @TheLastSane1 Před 2 měsíci +65

      @@addison_v_ertisement1678 Making it usable at all would be a huge buff. It could have a x16 catch rate, no one is going to use it due to the incredibly niche conditions that its catch rate would apply. Otherwise its just a normal pokeball but pink. So yeah x6 is still very high and egg group makes the amount of catchable pokemon skyrocket.

    • @Alex_192.
      @Alex_192. Před 2 měsíci +47

      FINALLY
      THE LOVE BALL IS NO LONGER HOMOPHOBIC

    • @HackerDragon9999
      @HackerDragon9999 Před 2 měsíci +3

      Very good

    • @gzs6885
      @gzs6885 Před 2 měsíci +3

      how would it work with ditto

  • @ShineDark
    @ShineDark Před 2 měsíci +150

    I think it’d be fun if the games introduced a mechanic where you can switch what kind of Poké ball your Pokémon is in after you catch them.
    That way, you can have whatever aesthetic on the ball you want.

    • @error9778
      @error9778 Před měsícem +24

      I hope they don’t do that so my decades of suffering to catch pokemon in thematic but ultimately worthless pokeballs doesn’t go to waste.

    • @haters3327
      @haters3327 Před měsícem +16

      As long as it doesn't allow it on master balls then it should be fine

    • @aguy2735
      @aguy2735 Před měsícem +5

      Some rom hacks do this and it is nice sometimes

    • @modelomegatyler
      @modelomegatyler Před měsícem +24

      @@error9778imagine not wanting something nice but ultimately pointless just because you want others to suffer like you have.

    • @miikaroos3809
      @miikaroos3809 Před měsícem +2

      ​@@error9778 Agreed. The games are easy enough already.

  • @__-be1gk
    @__-be1gk Před měsícem +4

    "It's not a challenge you can get better at, you're just making yourself less lucky!"
    So every single challenge in Pokemon

  • @AuraKnight8
    @AuraKnight8 Před měsícem +6

    3:30 that’s why I always use a repeat ball to catch more of the same Pokémon I would like to have including what you mentioned about it.

  • @esthersmith8317
    @esthersmith8317 Před 2 měsíci +51

    I hope they add a feature where you can change the design of the pokeball after you catch a pokemon with it, like for example catching a clefa with a quick ball but then changing it to a more fitting ball like a love ball

    • @miikaroos3809
      @miikaroos3809 Před 2 měsíci +5

      Nah. Let's leave at least some challenge in modern games.

    • @enderwalkgang
      @enderwalkgang Před 2 měsíci

      How it that a challah ​@@miikaroos3809

    • @casualchaofan5364
      @casualchaofan5364 Před 2 měsíci

      That only challenges those who want specific pokemon in specific pokebals. Otherwise, it's entirely useless. @@miikaroos3809

    • @maxthullen6408
      @maxthullen6408 Před měsícem +2

      It’s crazy because Coromon (a surprisingly good Pokémon like game) already has this feature

    • @harrisontownsend910
      @harrisontownsend910 Před 6 dny

      ​@miikaroos3809 that wouldn't change the difficulty. The difficult part of catching the pokemon is over, so there's no harm as long as this feature is balanced right.

  • @jameskeeling5278
    @jameskeeling5278 Před 2 měsíci +50

    No "Greetings Pokéfans"
    Something doesn't feel right...

  • @netheriteingot6044
    @netheriteingot6044 Před 6 dny +3

    “Repeat Ball is not worth the money”
    Competitive Players: “Say that again. I dare you.”

  • @ItsJustTrevor
    @ItsJustTrevor Před 5 dny +3

    Unrelated, but the Timer Ball is genuinely underrated. I actually found it to be really helpful with catching hard to get Pokemon like Munchlax on a GBA ROM hack that I've been addicted to recently (Sword and Shield Ultimate GBA)

  • @j_the_kid
    @j_the_kid Před měsícem +25

    "as tenth of a good" literally had me crying of laughter 😂😂😂
    I love it when Mike gets so mad he loses his grip on the English language.

  • @AceAviations2
    @AceAviations2 Před 2 měsíci +102

    Another case for the Repeat Ball, in OR/AS when hunting for Hidden Abilities, considering that the DexNav works better if you've already caught said species, which means it works in that situation.
    Also the Net Ball is apparently even better than the Dive Ball and can apply to pretty much ANY Pokémon, apparently using the move Soak to turn it into a Water Type is enough to get the boosted catch rate.

    • @nousername191
      @nousername191 Před měsícem +9

      Ain't no way soak works......
      Wow, just wow.

    • @helixsol7171
      @helixsol7171 Před měsícem +6

      Soak coming in clutch

    • @TaLeng2023
      @TaLeng2023 Před měsícem +2

      I haven't crossed my mind that it take into consideration type changes during the battle.

    • @nousername191
      @nousername191 Před měsícem +9

      @@TaLeng2023honestly, I had assumed that it wouldn't work. I'm still stunned to hear that it does.

    • @inv_hana
      @inv_hana Před měsícem

      Who has soak alr?

  • @ladyphantoms6716
    @ladyphantoms6716 Před měsícem +2

    Today was also a good lesson in what certain catch rates are. I knew some balls increased catching chances, but this was a good breakdown on HOW the catch rates worked. Learned something new

  • @Spiney09
    @Spiney09 Před měsícem +2

    Oh my gosh, the ultra beast 0.1 thing makes so much sense. I played Sun and Moon with the challenge of only using pokeballs. When I got to the ultra beasts, that challenge remained. I caught all of them in default pokeballs and it was a nightmare.

  • @genkaiba15
    @genkaiba15 Před 2 měsíci +57

    Mikey: Bugs don't tend to be on the water...
    Surskit: Am I a joke to y-
    Mikey: YES.

    • @AydenOnPawz
      @AydenOnPawz Před 2 měsíci +2

      Isn't surskit also water?

    • @ultraomenmurat9937
      @ultraomenmurat9937 Před 2 měsíci +2

      ​@@AydenOnPawzit do be like that sometimes

    • @metayoshi1712
      @metayoshi1712 Před 2 měsíci +4

      Dewpider
      Wimpod
      I think Net Ball stacks on them to where it has 100% catch rate no matter what.

    • @AydenOnPawz
      @AydenOnPawz Před 2 měsíci

      @@metayoshi1712 aren't both of those also water types?

    • @E-102GammaMKII
      @E-102GammaMKII Před 2 měsíci +1

      ​@@metayoshi1712 If it doesn't, it SHOULD.

  • @ekgguy727
    @ekgguy727 Před měsícem +69

    The only case I could see the love ball being practical is ensuring a catch on pokemon with specific gender evolutions (ie. Combee, Salandit, Snorunt, Ralts). But even then, the difficulty with such mons is their encounter rates, not so much the difficulty of the catch itself.

    • @castironpan7967
      @castironpan7967 Před měsícem +17

      Shiny Salazzle in a love ball sounds epic to be fair

    • @ReptilianTeaDrinker
      @ReptilianTeaDrinker Před měsícem +1

      @@castironpan7967 YES! lol

    • @brianlance8263
      @brianlance8263 Před měsícem +2

      Eevee. If you start with a female Eevee, you have a seven in eight chance of having the opposite gender show up.

    • @alishac5540
      @alishac5540 Před měsícem +3

      @@castironpan7967 I kept a male Salandit on hand just so I could use a Love Ball when I ever found a shiny female Salandit. I swapped that male out for a shiny male when I found it first before a shiny female. I've even got a screenshot of the two shinies in battle staring at each other like Romeo and Juliet. lol

  • @Dessert_And_Tea
    @Dessert_And_Tea Před dnem +2

    Now that I think of it, I caught a Lapras with a Beast Ball in Sword and Shield. Wow, I must've been really lucky.

  • @Arak_Drakoniz
    @Arak_Drakoniz Před 12 dny +2

    I love the beast ball for its aesthetics and my proudest catch is Kyurem in US/UM. Black Kyurem coming out of a beast ball is the coolest thing ever.

  • @apocrypha5363
    @apocrypha5363 Před 2 měsíci +37

    They should introduce a Pokémon that evolves with a Burn Heal, just as an Easter egg for those who know.

    • @Midnight-hz3ep
      @Midnight-hz3ep Před měsícem +12

      A fire type that’s constantly on fire until you use the burn heal, at which point it is an extinguished version.
      Another grass/fire type, resembling a campfire?

    • @luisfradique2031
      @luisfradique2031 Před měsícem +3

      It would be funny, not gonna happen

    • @TheRealBlazingDiamond
      @TheRealBlazingDiamond Před měsícem +3

      ​@@Midnight-hz3epAbility: Forest Fire
      -Inflicts Burning status effect whenever this Pokémon is in play.

    • @fadhilmulyono9230
      @fadhilmulyono9230 Před měsícem

      it was a coding error, not intentional. I think the developers forgot to change the ID for the Moon Stone because they assigned the ID for Burn Heal in Gen 2 which is the same ID for Moon Stone in Gen 1

    • @apocrypha5363
      @apocrypha5363 Před měsícem +2

      @@fadhilmulyono9230 yep, but I think it would be cool if they referenced that coding error in a fun way that only the big fans would get. ☺️

  • @NicholePV
    @NicholePV Před měsícem +34

    I can’t tell you how happy I was to hear you use the phrase, “could not care less” correctly in the intro, thank you lol

  • @rvmaika5815
    @rvmaika5815 Před 11 dny +1

    You know how I’d rework the Heal and Love Balls?
    The Heal Ball would get an increased catch modifier if the target has a status condition for it to heal, and the Love Ball would work on any Pokemon with a compatible Egg Group to your active Pokemon.

  • @jakohara6789
    @jakohara6789 Před měsícem +1

    This video was far more helpful than I initially thought going in, thanks Mikey

  • @JCXP123
    @JCXP123 Před 2 měsíci +33

    The apricorn pokeballs are sooo specific sometimes it's hilarious 😂 I will say that I actually used a love ball when I found a shiny female mudkip in SV

    • @Svithi.N.98
      @Svithi.N.98 Před 2 měsíci +2

      I liked using these special apricorn balls in SV for 7* raids since capture is guaranteed. Makes it feel special

    • @TheKabuto90
      @TheKabuto90 Před měsícem +4

      Really ALL of the apricorn balls, except maybe friend, should have been on here. For being one of the defining features of the johto games they are absolutely worthless outside of aesthetics. Heavy is an easy pick for the absolute worst just for being hard to obtain and absolutely worthless for 99% of players whether casual or otherwise, this on top of black being one of the rarer apricorns to even find.

    • @kpopgamingstudios
      @kpopgamingstudios Před měsícem

      I used the Friend Ball for Ogerpon. 😊

  • @diostaku2
    @diostaku2 Před 2 měsíci +29

    I actually tried to use the Beast Ball to catch the other Miraidon because I thought it would look cool on it, but I gave up after 3 months of trying. In the end I used it with Terapagos and I really feel like it fits him perfectly.☺

    • @Svithi.N.98
      @Svithi.N.98 Před 2 měsíci +3

      used the Masterball on miraidon just because the colours fit with it perfectly. 😅😂

    • @Svithi.N.98
      @Svithi.N.98 Před 2 měsíci +3

      Beast ball definitely suits terapagos. Many ppl i saw playing the indigo disk decided to use the beast ball for it.

    • @diostaku2
      @diostaku2 Před 2 měsíci

      @@Svithi.N.98 Yeah, I also ended up using the Master Ball because of that, I mean, since Mewtwo there hasn't been a legendary that better suited the aesthetics of that pokeball.
      I just wanted to be more original, even if I only ended up wasting time.

    • @OriginalGameteer
      @OriginalGameteer Před 19 dny

      ​@@Svithi.N.98 I remember I used a Dream Ball for my Terrapagos
      As a nod to the common Paradox mon theory

  • @CorynSilver
    @CorynSilver Před 29 dny +1

    Repeat Ball is one of the few balls I actually use for its utility and genuinely like the design of. I typically catch my shinies in Premeir Balls, but as someone who hates the design of the Quick Ball, the Repeat Ball is always my happy go-to for a random catch

  • @rictusetdragon
    @rictusetdragon Před 5 dny +1

    Something that makes the apicorn balls even worse, is that the modifier isn't on the total catch rate, but on the pokémon catch rate. Meaning that if the pokémon has already the maximum catch rate already (of 255), using a apicorn ball or a regular pokéball is the same. That's why apicorn ball boosts are so outrageous.

  • @mangocad189
    @mangocad189 Před 2 měsíci +23

    The heal ball was eye opening, back when I was younger I used it for everything, especially legendaries since until today I thought that it got boosted catch rates on unhealthy Pokémon (low HP + status) so I’d always paralyze and then get a legendary low and throw heal balls which usually caught it very fast. But now that I know that all it does is heal, I guess I was lucky

    • @insulttothehumanrace3807
      @insulttothehumanrace3807 Před měsícem +1

      Against many of the Legendaries, you probably were just very lucky. But that would be an interesting way to change the Heal Ball's function too. It would make it a cool contrast to the Quick Ball. (Quick Ball only works right at the start of an encounter; your changed Heal Ball would only work after a lot of effort to weaken the target)

  • @solaris9426
    @solaris9426 Před měsícem +23

    I remember the "missed the Pokemon" mechanic in Gen 1, which was just Gen 1's version of capturing the Pokemon and it immediately breaking out, which is extremely common on hard-to-catch Pokemon like the Legendaries.

    • @veteranJMacfan
      @veteranJMacfan Před 26 dny

      I hated this so much... I experienced this with the legendary birds and you had to inflict them with some sort of status to make the ball even reach it.

  • @tarndarckblack318
    @tarndarckblack318 Před 4 dny +1

    I still remember the joy i had capturing necrozma on moon with a beast ball without reloading the game, best moments of my pokemon play throughs by far

  • @teddiesigma1446
    @teddiesigma1446 Před měsícem +1

    I’d love to see a video talking about your favorite pokeballs for aesthetics- color, style, opening animation etc

  • @hondaaccord1399
    @hondaaccord1399 Před 2 měsíci +27

    This list brings up a good point about balls: They're super cool looking, but almost completely screw people over if they're going for aesthetics but the balls don't work against what ball the catcher thinks matches the mon.
    Basically, GameFREAK needs to add a ball swapping function.

    • @miikaroos3809
      @miikaroos3809 Před 2 měsíci

      No, they don't. The games are too easy already. Leave at least a little challenge in them.

    • @hondaaccord1399
      @hondaaccord1399 Před 2 měsíci +6

      @@miikaroos3809
      What are you talking about?

    • @miikaroos3809
      @miikaroos3809 Před měsícem +2

      ​@@hondaaccord1399 We can already change almost everything about our Pokémon these days, so let's not overdo it. I don't want to be able to swap their Balls after capture, because it would take all the fun out of it. Hell, I fear that some day we might actually be able to change their genders or turn regular Pokémon into shinies.

    • @hondaaccord1399
      @hondaaccord1399 Před měsícem +1

      @@miikaroos3809
      okay, but what takes the fun away from the people who want to do all that work the hard way? Like. Seriously, what makes it bad?

    • @TheRealBlazingDiamond
      @TheRealBlazingDiamond Před měsícem +1

      ​@@hondaaccord1399well, at that point, how can you tell who went through the effort to use a good looking ball on a Pokémon?
      Plus, it would mean that you'd never use the Luxury Ball in battle, because you can just swap it, making it's give-and-take function just a straight upgrade.

  • @lebulbizarreduquebec8941
    @lebulbizarreduquebec8941 Před 2 měsíci +51

    Mikey thrash talking fictional balls is so captivating

  • @NovumDoesObservation
    @NovumDoesObservation Před měsícem +1

    I had to laugh at the Breloom B-Roll because Mikey managed to miss a huge upgrade you can get in the DLC because of the preconceived notion that the BP stuff is purely cosmetic (throwing style, clubroom music, etc) and to get the starters in the wild. Like, you can upgrade the "focus" function to show the gender, potential marks, and even if it's oddly sized! Seeing him battling Breloom after Breloom when he could have just upgraded and ran around just looking at them instead is hilarious to me.
    I love this video. I can imagine Mikey as an IRL Pokemon Professor, simultaneously humorous and educational, answering questions and providing insight on topics I've never considered until he talks about it.

  • @TheBigHerman007
    @TheBigHerman007 Před 29 dny +1

    I love the Repeat Ball in S&V because it's so easy to see things like IVs, nature's, and abilities right after you catch them I just farm a dozen or so of a pokemon I want on my team until I get one I like. But in older games I agree it felt very situational

  • @GZebra-bg1vw
    @GZebra-bg1vw Před 2 měsíci +34

    7:30 Blastoise was like “want to repeat that”

  • @generalwd40
    @generalwd40 Před 2 měsíci +33

    The Heal Ball, is only good in challenge when you play without heal, except the few mandatory ones.

    • @dreamfirefight9456
      @dreamfirefight9456 Před 2 měsíci +1

      Or nuzlockes.

    • @JayceCH.
      @JayceCH. Před 2 měsíci +1

      The Heal Ball is good in dungeons in old games. Better than Pokeball.

  • @Shinotheblackcat
    @Shinotheblackcat Před 8 dny +2

    The funny thing about the nest ball is that I've used it to catch Rayquaza in oras(because the color scheme matches)

  • @morrigankasa570
    @morrigankasa570 Před měsícem +2

    Repeat Ball is useful for breeding certain pokemon. Ever since breeding was introduced in Gen 2 I always try to only use Pokemon in battle that I got/bred at lvl 5 or less (exception being Legendaries/Mythicals).

  • @HackerDragon9999
    @HackerDragon9999 Před 2 měsíci +19

    3:37 The repeat ball could be VERY useful for catching all the Eeveelutions, since you need eight Eevees and Eevees are very hard to catch.
    Too bad I only play Legends Arkoos XD

  • @thememeguy2195
    @thememeguy2195 Před 2 měsíci +17

    I remember catching an Azelf with a repeat ball because i thought it was the same pokemon as Uxie, which i had previously caught.

  • @Neon_Henchman
    @Neon_Henchman Před měsícem +1

    I kinda love the 1x Pokéballs like the Heal Ball, just because it gives me more options for Aesthetics, because I like to challenge myself with the base Catch Rate, and so the Beast Ball being the worst for common Pokémons sounds to be up my alley even if it's not pleasing to look at.

  • @logicfoxgaming1411
    @logicfoxgaming1411 Před měsícem +1

    14:08 that “three headed dragon” meme is goofy fanart of “King Ghidorah” from “Godzilla: King of The Monsters.” For some reason, they decided to give each of Ghidorah’s heads a personality whereas in past depictions they acted as a whole. Because of this, the left head (which has been named Kevin) is sometimes seen doing its own thing, hence the goofy art.

  • @mcknightmareb4u494
    @mcknightmareb4u494 Před 2 měsíci +52

    I swear to god, the reason they made Necrozma's catchrate 255 (the highest it can be) in Ultra Sun and Moon is so people could use the Beast Ball on it

    • @addison_v_ertisement1678
      @addison_v_ertisement1678 Před 2 měsíci +2

      Why would they?

    • @mcknightmareb4u494
      @mcknightmareb4u494 Před 2 měsíci +12

      @@addison_v_ertisement1678 Because Necrozma is kind of an Ultra Beast but not really, so a lot of people might want to catch in a Beast Ball

  • @JermTheWerm123
    @JermTheWerm123 Před 2 měsíci +25

    I do wish the Beast Ball had the same catch rate as a Pokéball when you’re using it on a regular Pokémon. It still wouldn’t be great, but a lot better than the 1/10 catch rate it has now.

  • @johndesenhista4381
    @johndesenhista4381 Před 18 dny +1

    I will never forget when i was playing Omega Ruby (i was a big noob at the time), and i manage to get to fight Groudon, i threw 2 Ultra balls, didnt work, the for no reason i threw a Dive Ball, and he decided to stay on it, the ground pokemon with fire moves, fire aesthetic, red colour decided to stay on the "water poke ball"

  • @GiratinaofFury
    @GiratinaofFury Před měsícem +1

    Some ideas that could make some of these balls more viable.
    Nest Ball - Boosted catch rate if the Pokemon is of the same egg group as the Pokemon fighting it, regardless of gender or species.
    Lure Ball - Boosted catch rate if the Pokemon was attracted by moves like Sweet Scent, or by items like Honey (assuming these become field options again in the future).
    Moon Ball - Boosted catch rate at night, dependent on Lunar cycle.
    Heal Ball - No boosted catch rate, but will have a chance of curing status effects when outside of battle.
    Love Ball - Boosted catch rate if the Pokemon is of a different gender to the Pokemon fighting it, regardless of species.

  • @francishong7948
    @francishong7948 Před 2 měsíci +24

    This video finally taught me how each modifier actually works after I spent decades catching merely based on color coordination and not caring the slightest bit about efficiency

  • @crimsoneagle8755
    @crimsoneagle8755 Před měsícem +38

    I will never not hear “Gotta catch the mall,” like you’re in need of last-minute Christmas gifts.

  • @joooja
    @joooja Před měsícem +1

    I love that it switched between the dive ball and repeat ball thumbnails, very cool

  • @pitbullseatkids2682
    @pitbullseatkids2682 Před měsícem +1

    Thank you for explaining the dive ball, I honestly thought it worked on all water types regardless.

  • @Aghul
    @Aghul Před 2 měsíci +6

    Me, petting my shiny Umbreon that I went out of my way for to catch in a Moonball: "...I see your arguments and have elected to ignore them."

  • @PedroHenrique-mk5zi
    @PedroHenrique-mk5zi Před 2 měsíci +233

    0:16 Hey, that's me. Always thought people cared WAY too much about which pokemon goes in each ball

    • @JCXP123
      @JCXP123 Před 2 měsíci +25

      I only care if it's a shiny 😅 If there isn't one that matches colour scheme, it has to go in a premier ball or a luxury ball 😂 But obv that's just me so you do you ^-^

    • @spin6872
      @spin6872 Před 2 měsíci +1

      Amen bro

    • @TSLstudio2010
      @TSLstudio2010 Před 2 měsíci +6

      Same I prefer the normal pokeball 😂

    • @frankcaggiano8282
      @frankcaggiano8282 Před 2 měsíci +3

      99% of the time it's gotta be a premier ball for me.

    • @dawnsbuneary
      @dawnsbuneary Před 2 měsíci +3

      Me too. All I care about is catching the pokemon.

  • @user-ts9wl2js3e
    @user-ts9wl2js3e Před měsícem +1

    Michael: Lure Balls are useless.
    Me: *awkwardly looks at the Palkia I caught in one*

  • @Springtime.92
    @Springtime.92 Před měsícem +1

    Love your videos man. Just an idea I had that I’d love to see a video of (and haven’t seen from you or any other poketuber), how about a video on the unused Elite Four types? I think it would be sick to see a potential lineup of Normal, Electric, Grass, and Fairy Elite Four members. I know Lacey technically counts for Fairy, but the BB elite four doesn’t strike me as “official”, ya know? Anyway keep up the awesome content man. I appreciate your work.

  • @SuperGamefreak18
    @SuperGamefreak18 Před 2 měsíci +20

    The nest and level balls have one niche use that rare occasion when illegal level Pokémon exists like the Salamance you could find in the alola games

    • @deepseamuse
      @deepseamuse Před 2 měsíci +4

      I was going to say that usually special balls like these aren't available early enough to really take advantage of that... but apparently the nest ball is one of the few that is. With the unfortunate exceptions of FRLG and HGSS (imagine having something that benefits from low levels in the post game, god), it's generally accessible by the third gym, which isn't too bad. Heck, it's available in Alola right before you can encounter that underleveled salamence!

    • @user-jd5zt4of8q
      @user-jd5zt4of8q Před 2 měsíci +4

      @@deepseamuse Alola also has the highly annoying wild Beldums with 3% catch rate...

    • @twobladedswordsandmauls2120
      @twobladedswordsandmauls2120 Před měsícem +2

      ​@@user-jd5zt4of8q You are giving Beldum too much credit. While it has a catch rate of 3, that is out of 255. This means it has a catch rate of 1.6%, not 3%.

    • @user-jd5zt4of8q
      @user-jd5zt4of8q Před měsícem

      @@twobladedswordsandmauls2120 true LOL - the comment was written at 2 AM and I was very sleepy

  • @nightlightdragon1032
    @nightlightdragon1032 Před 2 měsíci +15

    A quick mention with the heal ball I wanna say, if you are deep in a dungeon and wanna use that pokemon, most players have an abundance of potions so unless the person doesnt want to waste a potion then that makes the heal ball even more useless.

  • @tarotreadingsbysteven8545
    @tarotreadingsbysteven8545 Před měsícem +1

    Quick, ultra, dusk, net, dive and timer balls are always my go to's for a first time play through adding repeat once I've completed the Pokedex or the majority of it

  • @polocatfan
    @polocatfan Před měsícem +1

    important note that wasn't brought up. Starting in Gen 8 the Pokémon Storage System doesn't heal Pokémon sent to it, so the heal ball technically was buffed in Gen 8.

  • @lololrestrix7654
    @lololrestrix7654 Před 2 měsíci +16

    fun fact: the heavy ball is the only pokeball that (in a certain context) can never work at catching a pokemon.
    due to a glitch in sun and moon specifically, the heavy ball will always fair to catch a pokemon whose weight is less than 100 kgs and whose catch rate is equal to or less than 20. this means that is was impossible to catch beldum and the guardian deities in heavy balls.

    • @insulttothehumanrace3807
      @insulttothehumanrace3807 Před měsícem +3

      This is not due to a glitch, but due to the weird way Heavy Ball works...
      Unlike other balls, Heavy Ball does not have a multiplier. Instead, it adds a flat number to the catch rate, and whatever that value is depends on the Pokemon's weight. Pokemon weighing less than 220 lb/100 kg actually had a - 20 add-on, making Pokemon with an already low catch rate (like Beldum, which is JUST under that weight limit) have a negative catch rate, thus being completely impossible to capture with a Heavy Ball.

  • @Ralphlovesanddoesballet
    @Ralphlovesanddoesballet Před 2 měsíci +383

    Mikey knows his balls very well 💀
    Edit: OMG THIS IS THE FASTEST IVE EVER GOTTEN LIKES.

  • @kalejuice5701
    @kalejuice5701 Před měsícem +1

    The explanation for moon ball blew my mind, because I always associated it with Teddiursa (note they *both* have a yellow waning crescent symbol). So not only is this how I learned that Teddiursa doesn't evolve via moon stone, but the moon ball (which was introduced that same generation) wasn't even implemented with it in mind. WHAT?!

  • @ZoeLycan
    @ZoeLycan Před měsícem +1

    I love the aesthetics of the Nest Ball & Safari Ball. I really wish there was a cosmetic option to change the look of the ball of your Pokémon. (Keeping the info of the original ball)