Poké Ball

Poké Ball
Artwork of a Poké Ball in Brawl.
Universe	Pokémon
Appears in	SSB SSBM SSBB SSB4
Item class	Throwing/Summoning
Article on Bulbapedia	Poké Ball

The Poké Ball (モンスターボール, 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 (Generation I), the Poké Balls in Super Smash Bros. Melee release Pokémon from Pokémon Gold, Silver, and Crystal (Generation II) in addition to Pokémon from Red, Blue, and Yellow, the Poké Balls in Super Smash Bros. Brawl release Pokémon from Ruby, Sapphire, Emerald, FireRed, LeafGreen, Diamond, and Pearl (Generations III and IV), and Pokê Balls in Super Smash Bros. 4 release Pokémon from Pokémon Black, White, Black 2, White 2, X, and Y (Generations V and VI). 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.

Another version of the Poké Ball, the Master Ball, was introduced in Smash 4, which is similar to the Poké Ball, but only releases rare or legendary Pokémon.

In Melee, 12 Poké Balls can be on-screen at once. However, this number was reduced to 3 in Brawl. This number was again reduced to 1 in Smash 4.

The Poké Ball is also featured as a trophy in Melee, Brawl, and Smash 4.

Damage

	SSB	Melee	Brawl
Throw	16%	13%	13%
Up tilt throw	17%	12%	12%
Down tilt throw	13%	15%	N/A
Dash throw	21%	15%	15%
Forward smash throw	20%	16%	13%
Up smash throw	21%	12%	12%
Down smash throw	13%	19%	N/A
Aerial throw	18%	15%	15%
Aerial drop	N/A	12%	12%
Aerial up tilt throw	20%	12%	12%
Aerial down tilt throw	21%	15%	15%
Aerial forward smash throw	21%	15%	15%
Aerial up smash throw	24%	12%	12%
Aerial down smash throw	24%	15%	15%

Origin

File:Pokeball-PKMN.png

A Poké Ball as it originally appears in Pokémon Red/Blue.

In the Pokémon series, the Pokémon trainer has to capture wild Pokémon to add to his or her party Pokémon. When the Pokémon trainer encounters a wild Pokémon, he or she must use their Pokémon to weaken the wild Pokémon if necessary. When the Pokémon is weak enough, the trainer can throw a Poké Ball at it to capture it. It takes three wobbles and then a click from the Poké Ball for a successful catch. A Poké Ball catch attempt will fail if the caught Pokémon was able to break out of the ball. 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 these tables are listed by their order in the National Pokédex.

Super Smash Bros.

Unlike later games, all Poké Ball Pokémon are depicted as 2D 16-bit sprites.

Pokémon	Rarity	Move	Description	Damage	per value
Charizard	Common	Flamethrower	Charizard scorches opponents with intense flames, alternating between left and right.	6%	flame
Blastoise	Common	Hydro Pump	Blastoise projects jets of water from its cannons. It pushes itself backwards as it does so, and may even fall off the stage as a result.	6%	stream of water
Beedrill	Common	Take Down	The summoned Beedrill flies off screen and returns within a reckless swarm of them.	12%	Beedrill
Clefairy	Common	Metronome	Clefairy uses one of the other moves of the other Pokémon.	-	-
Meowth	Common	Pay Day	Meowth hurls numerous coins in various directions.	6%	coin
Onix	Common	Rock Throw	Onix travels to the top of the screen and unleashes an avalanche of boulders.	12%	rock
Hitmonlee	Common	Jump Kick	Hitmonlee will attempt to perform a powerful kick on the nearest opponent.	24%	-
Koffing	Common	Smog	Koffing will juggle and damage opponents caught within its filthy gas.	3%	toxic cloud
Chansey	Common	Softboiled	Chansey will release several eggs. The eggs usually contain items, but they sometimes act as dangerous explosives.	22%	explosive egg
Goldeen	Common	Splash	Goldeen flops on the ground, causing no damage in the process.	0%	-
Starmie	Common	Swift	Starmie flies to the nearest opponent and shoots them with star-shaped rays.	3%	star
Snorlax	Uncommon	Body Slam	Snorlax leaps off the screen and returns larger. It descends with the force of its full body weight.	22%	-
Mew	Rare	Fly	Mew gracefully flies off the stage. It is extremely rare and gifts the summoner with bonus points.	0%	-

Super Smash Bros. Melee

Pokémon	Rarity	Move	Description	Damage	per value
Venusaur	Common	Earthquake	Venusaur shakes the terrain, severely damaging the grounded opponents around it as a result. It previously appeared as a stage hazard on Saffron City.	18%	-
Charizard	Common	Flamethrower	Charizard scorches opponents with intense flames, alternating between left and right.	2%	flame
Blastoise	Common	Hydro Pump	Blastoise projects jets of water from its cannons. It pushes itself backwards as it does so, and may even fall off the stage as a result.	8%	stream of water
Clefairy	Common	Metronome	Clefairy will randomly perform one of four attacks: Gust, Fire Spin, Waterfall, or Selfdestruct.	-	-
Electrode	Uncommon	Explosion	Electrode self-destructs after three seconds and is capable of damaging its summoner. With good timing, a player can throw it last second.	30%	-
Weezing	Rare	Smog	Weezing will juggle and damage opponents caught within its filthy gas. It is the successor to Koffing.	3%	toxic cloud
Chansey	Common	Softboiled	Chansey will release several eggs. The eggs may contain items, heal 7% of damage, or explode.	-	-
Goldeen	Common	Splash	Goldeen flops on the ground, causing no damage in the process.	0%	-
Staryu	Common	Swift	Staryu flies to the nearest opponent and shoots them with star-shaped rays. If successful the opponent is trapped until Staryu disappears. It is the successor of Starmie.	1%	star
Snorlax	Uncommon	Body Slam	Snorlax leaps off the screen and returns larger. It descends with the force of its full body weight.	20%	-
Articuno	Rare	Icy Wind	Any opponent caught within Articuno's range will be launched vertically and sometimes frozen solid.	25%	-
Zapdos	Rare	ThunderShock	Zapdos will begin to discharge electricity. Any opponent caught within this attack will be unable to move.	81% max.	-
Moltres	Rare	Fly	Moltres will fly off the stage, but it will damage opponents it comes in contact with. It previously appeared as an aesthetic cameo on Saffron City.	40%	-
Mew	Rare	Fly	Mew gracefully flies off the stage. It is extremely rare and gifts the summoner with bonus points.	0%	-
Chikorita	Common	Razor Leaf	Chikorita releases a flurry of leaves in a horizontal trajectory.	4%	leaf
Cyndaquil	Common	Flamethrower	Cyndaquil unleashes powerful flames from its back.	2%	flame
Togepi	Uncommon	Metronome	Togepi will randomly use one of five moves: Night Shade, Magnitude, Powder Snow, Sleep Powder, or Leech Seed.	-	-
Bellossom	Common	Sweet Scent	Bellossom causes opponents within its range to fall into a deep sleep.	0%	-
Marill	Common	Tackle	Marill runs across the stage, hitting and stunning opponents in the process. Opponents can knock Marill off the stage.	1%	tackle
Unown	Uncommon	Take Down	The summoned Unown flies off screen and returns in a hazardous swarm. It is the successor to Beedrill.	5%	Unown
Wobbuffet	Common	Counter	Wobbuffet acts as punching-bag. It will deal back the amount of damage performed on it, even if the summoner is the one who hits Wobbuffet.	-	-
Scizor	Uncommon	Metal Claw	Scizor charges while flailing its claws, then performs a leaping kick as it jumps off the stage.	15%	hit
Porygon2	Common	Tackle	Porygon2 will immediately launch itself in a horizontal trajectory, knocking opponents it comes in contact with in the opposite direction.	25%	-
Raikou	Rare	Spark	Raikou will occasionally unleashes sparks of electricity that electrocute opponents within its range.	25%	spark
Entei	Rare	Fire Spin	Entei produces a massive pillar of fire, trapping opponents within its vertical range.	72% max.	-
Suicune	Rare	Blizzard	Powerful gusts of snow swirl around Suicune, trapping opponents who are within its range.	36% max.	-
Lugia	Rare	Aeroblast	Lugia flies to the background of the stage and releases waves of energy over the portion of the stage in front of it.	20%	hit
Ho-Oh	Rare	Sacred Fire	Similar Lugia, Ho-Oh will fly to the background of the stage and releases powerful flames over the portion of the stage in front of it.	2%	flame
Celebi	Rare	Fly	Celebi gracefully flies off the stage. It is very rare and rewards the player who summoned it as a result.	0%	-
Ditto	-	-	Ditto was cut prior to Melee's release. It was supposedly going to transform into the character of its summoner and fight along side them as an AI. However, it proved to difficult of a concept to program. Ditto is still accessible within the game through hacking, but it will only cry its Japanese name "Metamon!" and then disappear.	0%	-

Super Smash Bros. Brawl

Pokémon	Relative frequency	Move	Description	Maximum damage
Meowth	30	Pay Day	Meowth returns after having been absent from Melee. It will hurl coins in a horizontal trajectory and will switch the direction it's oriented to face opponents.	66%
Electrode	40	Explosion	Electrode self-destructs after three seconds and is capable of damaging its summoner. With good timing, a player can throw it last second. It will occasionally fail to detonate, making it available to be thrown as a projectile.	45%
Goldeen	40	Splash	Goldeen flops on the ground, causing no damage in the process.	0%
Staryu	30	Swift	Staryu flies to the nearest opponent and shoots them with star-shaped rays. If successful the opponent is trapped until Staryu disappears.	38%
Snorlax	30	Body Slam	Snorlax leaps off the screen and returns larger. It descends with the force of its full body weight.	33%
Moltres	4	Fly	Moltres will fly off the stage, but it will damage opponents it comes in contact with.	40%
Mew	0	Fly	Mew gracefully flies off the stage. It is extremely rare and spawns a collectible CD. If all music has been unlocked, it will spawn a sticker instead.	0%
Chikorita	30	Razor Leaf	Chikorita releases a flurry of leaves in a horizontal trajectory.	8%
Togepi	20	Metronome	Togepi will randomly use one of five moves: SmokeScreen, Earthquake, Powder Snow, Sleep Powder, or Leech Seed. It is a successor to Clefairy.	-
Bellossom	30	Sweet Scent	Bellossom causes opponents within its range to fall into a deep sleep.	0%
Wobbuffet	30	Counter	Wobbuffet acts as punching-bag. It will deal back the amount of damage performed on it, even if the summoner is the one who hits Wobbuffet.	-
Entei	5	Fire Spin	Entei produces a massive pillar of fire, trapping opponents within its vertical range.	72%
Suicune	4	Aurora Beam	Suicune shoots a powerful horizontal beam. It has the potential to OHKO an opponent.	35%
Lugia	3	Aeroblast	Lugia flies to the background of the stage and releases waves of energy over the portion of the stage in front of it. It is an OHKO move.	-
Ho-Oh	3	Sacred Fire	Similar to Lugia, Ho-Oh will fly to the background of the stage and releases powerful flames over the portion of the stage in front of it.	80%
Celebi	0	Fly	Celebi gracefully flies off the stage and leaves a trail of trophies behind it.	0%
Torchic	30	Fire Spin	Strong flames radiate from Torchic.	40%
Gardevoir	30	Reflect	Gardevoir produces a reflective sphere around itself that the summoner can use to protect itself from projectile attacks.	0%
Gulpin	30	Swallow	Gulpin swallows a nearby opponent. Its digestive juices damage the opponent until they are released.	22%
Metagross	30	Earthquake	Metagross causes the terrain beneath its feet to quake, trapping and damaging opponents in the process. It is the successor to Venusaur.	104%
Latias & Latios	30	Steel Wing	One of the two Eon Pokémon is summoned and flies off screen. It will them shoot across the stage in tandem with the Eon Pokémon that was not summoned. Interestingly, Latios and Latias have a high frequency of being spawned despite being considered Legendary Pokémon in their own franchise. They are the successors to Unown.	50%
Kyogre	5	Hydro Pump	Kyogre homes-in on an opponent and releases a consistent stream of water that pushes them off the screen. It usually causes an OHKO.	0%
Groudon	5	Overheat	Groudon's heated body damages opponents who come in contact with it. Although mostly stationary while summoned, its large bulk makes it difficult to avoid.	30%
Jirachi	0	Fly	Jirachi quietly flies off the stage, leaving a trail of stickers behind it.	0%
Deoxys	3	Hyper Beam	Deoxys appears in its Attack form. It silently ascends to the top of the stage, where it will proceed to unleash a vertical beam of energy. Deoxys has the potential to OHKO opponents.	38%
Piplup	30	Surf	Piplup slides across the stage in a jet of water. It will carry anyone caught in its stream off screen, giving it the potential to OHKO opponents.	-
Bonsly	30	Tackle	Bonsly is unique in that it can be picked up and thrown as a heavy projectile. When not being held, Bonsly will harmlessly walk back and forth across the stage.	30%
Munchlax	30	Pickup	The prevolution of Snorlax. Munchlax will idly walk across the stage. However, it will run towards items once they have spawned and eat them. It will never eat an Assist Trophy, Poké Ball, or Smash Ball.	0%
Weavile	30	False Swipes	Weavile quickly dashes from left to right across the stage, slashing wildly with its claws. Opponents caught within its track are left stunned.	28%
Manaphy	4	Heart Swap	Manaphy uses its signature move to temporarily swap the characters.	0%

Pokémon with a given frequency of 0 are assigned a combined 1/493 chance of appearing, independent of the rest of the frequency system. It should also be noted that at the time that this game was made, there were only 493 Pokémon, probably resulting in the variable of the Pokémon appearing.

Super Smash Bros. 4

Pokéballs return in Smash 4, functioning the same as their previous incarnations. However, many Pokémon that had the ability to OHKO opponents had their power nerfed, in line with the general nerf of One-Hit KO moves in Smash 4: some examples include Deoxys and Suicune.

Pokémon	Relative frequency	Move	Description	Maximum damage
Meowth	-	Pay Day	Meowth will hurl coins in a horizontal trajectory and will switch the direction it's oriented to face opponents.	284%
Electrode	-	Explosion	Electrode self-destructs after three seconds and is capable of damaging its summoner. With good timing, a player can throw it last second. It will occasionally fail to detonate, making it available to be thrown as a projectile.	30%
Goldeen	-	Splash	Goldeen flops on the ground, causing no damage in the process.	0%
Staryu	-	Swift	Staryu flies to the nearest opponent and shoots them with star-shaped rays. If successful the opponent is trapped until Staryu disappears.	38%
Eevee	-	Take Down	Eevee slams its body into opponents.	40%
Snorlax	-	Body Slam	Snorlax leaps off the screen and returns larger. It descends with the force of its full body weight.	78%
Moltres	-	Fly	Moltres will fly off the stage, but it will damage opponents it comes in contact with.	160%
Mew	-	Fly	Mew gracefully flies off the stage, dropping treasures as it goes.	0%
Togepi	-	Metronome	Togepi will randomly use one of several moves.	40%
Bellossom	-	Sweet Scent	Bellossom causes opponents within its range to fall into a deep sleep.	3%
Entei	-	Fire Spin	Entei produces a massive pillar of fire, trapping opponents within its vertical range.	-
Suicune	-	Aurora Beam	Suicune shoots a powerful horizontal beam.	73%
Lugia	-	Aeroblast	Lugia flies to the background of the stage and releases waves of energy over the portion of the stage in front of it.	270%
Gardevoir	-	Reflect	Gardevoir produces a reflexive sphere around itself that the summoner can use to protect itself from projectile attacks.	0%
Metagross	-	Earthquake	Metagross causes the terrain beneath its feet to quake, trapping and damaging opponents in the process.	48%
Latias & Latios	-	Steel Wing	One of the two Eon Pokémon is summoned and flies off screen. It will then shoot across the stage in tandem with the Eon Pokémon that was not summoned.	70%
Kyogre	-	Hydro Pump	Kyogre homes-in on an opponent releases a consistent stream of water that pushes them off the screen. It usually causes an OHKO.	32%
Deoxys	-	Hyper Beam	Deoxys appears in its Attack form. It silently ascends to the top of the stage, where it will proceed to unleash a vertical beam of energy.	-
Abomasnow	-	Blizzard; Ice Punch	Abomasnow creates powerful gusts of snow around its body. Those within its range are trapped. Abomasnow will launch trapped opponents with Ice Punch.	66%
Palkia	-	Spacial Rend	Palkia will use its signature move to flip the perception of the stage, similar to Skull Kid. It previously appeared on the Spear Pillar stage.	10% per hit
Giratina	-	Dragon Breath	Giratina will unleash a powerful whirlwind that will push opponents off-screen.	2% per hit
Darkrai	-	Dark Void	Darkrai causes nearby oppponents to fall asleep. As they sleep, their damage percentage gradually increases as a result of Darkrai's Bad Dream ability.	34%
Arceus	-	Gravity	Arceus will launch mid-air opponents downward. If the stage is not below them, they will be meteor smashed in an OHKO.	0%
Victini	-	Victory Star	Victini will boost the attack power of its summoner.	0%
Snivy	-	Razor Leaf	Snivy releases a flurry of leaves in a horizontal trajectory. It is the successor to Chikorita.	84%
Oshawott	-	Surf	Oshawott slides across the stage in a jet of water. It will carry anyone caught in its stream off screen, giving it the potential to OHKO opponents. It is the successor to Piplup.	-
Zoroark	-	Fury Swipes	Zoroark will dash back and forth, wildly slashing its claws.	38%
Kyurem	-	Icy Wind	Kyurem appears in its Neutral form. It will releases icy gusts from its sides that will freeze opponents within its range.	12% per hit
Keldeo	-	Secret Sword	Keldeo appears in its Resolute form. It leaps and performs a large slash with its horn.	198%
Meloetta	-	Echoed Voice	Meloetta attacks with sound waves that bounce across the stage.	12% per hit
Genesect	-	Techno Blast	Genesect fires a beam from the cannon on its back. The blast can break through walls.	124%
Chespin	-	Seed Bomb	Chespin releases a flurry of explosive seeds.	110%
Fennekin	-	Incinerate	Fennekin releases a small fireball that bursts into a large pillar of flames upon impact. Opponents will take repeated damage.	148%
Fletchling	-	Peck	Fletchling will hop across the stage, damaging opponents with its potent beak.	88%
Spewpa	-	Stun Spore	Spewpa releases a flurry of spore that will cause temporarily stun opponents.	27%
Gogoat	-	Take Down	Gogoat charges across the stage, allowing the player who summoned it to ride it during its attack.	15% per hit
Swirlix	-	Cotton Spore	When an opponent is caught by Cotton Spore, they move slower than normal.	0%
Inkay	-	Topsy-Turvy	Inkay attacks the ground, causing grounded opponents to trip.	25%
Dedenne	-	Discharge	Dedenne radiates an x-shaped blast of discharged electricity. It slowly rotates counter-clockwise.	29%
Xerneas	-	Geomancy	Xerneas uses its signature move to boost the stats of every player in the battle. However, it will give the biggest boost to its summoner.	0%

Super Smash Bros. instruction booklet description

When thrown, the ball opens up, and a Pokémon™ 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

• The chance of encountering specific legendary Pokémon in the games of the series has varied on the number of Pokémon available in the main Pokémon series upon the Smash game's release.
  • Mew has a 1 out of 151 chance of appearing in Super Smash Bros., referencing the number of Pokémon available in Generation I.
  • Mew and Celebi each have a 1 out of 251 chance of appearing in Melee, referencing the number of Pokémon available in Generation II.
  • Mew, Celebi, and Jirachi each have a 1 out of 493 chance of appearing in Brawl, referencing the number of Pokémon available in Generation IV.
  • Mew has a 1 out of 720 chance of appearing in Smash 4, referencing the number of Pokémon available in Generation VI.
• 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.
• In Melee's Training Mode, legendary Pokémon will not appear, and a few Poké Balls may not release any Pokémon at all.
• Mew, Goldeen, and Snorlax are the only three Poké Ball Pokémon to appear in all four Super Smash Bros. games.
• Though all Pokemon say only their names like in the anime, Porygon2 is the only Pokeball Pokemon that says its cry from the games, since due to the infamous seizure episode of the anime that is EP038, Porygon2 and Porygon-Z (the evolved forms of Porygon, which the episode involved) are the only two Pokemon that do not make any appearances in the anime at all.

Gallery

• Pokeball.JPG

  The Poké Ball from Super Smash Bros.

• 

  Luigi with a Poké Ball, and Mario with a Master Ball.

External links

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