Net Ball


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The Net Ball (Japanese: ネットボール Net 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 against lower level Pokémon.

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Manual activation
When used from the Bag in a encounter, it attempts to catch the wild Pokémon. If used against a Water- or, it has an increased catch rate modifier.

Generation IV
If used against a Water- or Bug-type Pokémon, the Net Ball has a 3× catch rate modifier; otherwise, it has a 1× modifier.

Generation VII onward
If used against a Water- or Bug-type Pokémon, the Net 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 0.1×.

Held item
fails if the user is holding a Net Ball.

Description

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Acquisition

 * Mossdeep City
 * Poké Mart
 * Rocket Hideout, Outcast Island, Rocket Warehouse
 * (reward for a record-breaking )
 * Outskirt Stand
 * Outskirt Stand
 * Eterna Forest
 * ,, , , and Poké Marts Pokémon News Press
 * ,, , Frontier Access, and Poké Marts Goldenrod Department Store lottery (second place)
 * (5000+ steps), (4000+ steps)
 * Pinwheel Forest, Cold Storage Passerby Analytics HQ (complete "The first Pokémon you picked?" survey)
 * ,, , and 🇺🇳 Poké Marts, Shopping Mall Nine
 * Lostlorn Forest, Mistralton City, Pinwheel Forest Passerby Analytics HQ (complete "The first Pokémon you picked?" survey)
 * Outskirt Stand
 * Eterna Forest
 * ,, , , and Poké Marts Pokémon News Press
 * ,, , Frontier Access, and Poké Marts Goldenrod Department Store lottery (second place)
 * (5000+ steps), (4000+ steps)
 * Pinwheel Forest, Cold Storage Passerby Analytics HQ (complete "The first Pokémon you picked?" survey)
 * ,, , and 🇺🇳 Poké Marts, Shopping Mall Nine
 * Lostlorn Forest, Mistralton City, Pinwheel Forest Passerby Analytics HQ (complete "The first Pokémon you picked?" survey)
 * ,, , Frontier Access, and Poké Marts Goldenrod Department Store lottery (second place)
 * (5000+ steps), (4000+ steps)
 * Pinwheel Forest, Cold Storage Passerby Analytics HQ (complete "The first Pokémon you picked?" survey)
 * ,, , and 🇺🇳 Poké Marts, Shopping Mall Nine
 * Lostlorn Forest, Mistralton City, Pinwheel Forest Passerby Analytics HQ (complete "The first Pokémon you picked?" survey)
 * (5000+ steps), (4000+ steps)
 * Pinwheel Forest, Cold Storage Passerby Analytics HQ (complete "The first Pokémon you picked?" survey)
 * ,, , and 🇺🇳 Poké Marts, Shopping Mall Nine
 * Lostlorn Forest, Mistralton City, Pinwheel Forest Passerby Analytics HQ (complete "The first Pokémon you picked?" survey)
 * Pinwheel Forest, Cold Storage Passerby Analytics HQ (complete "The first Pokémon you picked?" survey)
 * ,, , and 🇺🇳 Poké Marts, Shopping Mall Nine
 * Lostlorn Forest, Mistralton City, Pinwheel Forest Passerby Analytics HQ (complete "The first Pokémon you picked?" survey)
 * Lostlorn Forest, Mistralton City, Pinwheel Forest Passerby Analytics HQ (complete "The first Pokémon you picked?" survey)
 * Lostlorn Forest, Mistralton City, Pinwheel Forest Passerby Analytics HQ (complete "The first Pokémon you picked?" survey)


 * ,, , , and Poké Marts, Shopping Mall Nine
 * Routes, , , and
 * Lumiose City (North Boulevard),, and Poké Marts,
 * Mossdeep City
 * Poké Mart (after speaking to scientist on ) Petalburg Woods (20% chance after rematch with a James),  (20% chance after a rematch with  Brandon)
 * (all levels)
 * , Melemele Meadow, Kala'e Bay, Brooklet Hill
 * Paniola Town Poké Mart
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 * (all levels)
 * , Melemele Meadow, Kala'e Bay, Brooklet Hill
 * Paniola Town Poké Mart
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 * , Melemele Meadow, Kala'e Bay, Brooklet Hill
 * Paniola Town Poké Mart
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Pokémon Sun, Moon, Ultra Sun, and Ultra Moon
In Pokémon Sun, Moon Ultra Sun, and Ultra Moon, Lana keeps her Pokémon in Net Balls.

In the anime
A Net Ball appeared in Which One ~ Is It?, a Japanese ending theme from the.

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

In the Pokémon Adventures manga
A Net Ball first appeared in A Sketchy Smattering of Smeargle while was thinking which of his Poké Balls he should use to catch.

In the TCG


The, first found in TCG Fairy Rise, allows the player to search their deck for a Basic Pokémon or a  Energy card and put it into their hand.

In other languages
Netzball Malla Ball Filet Ball Poké Ball ネットボール 捕网球（道具）