Love Ball
Generation
Generation II
Category
Poké Balls
Consumable
Yes
Holdable
Yes
Field Use
Yes
Battle Use
Yes
Fling
Power: 0
Effect: Fails
Description
A Poké Ball that is more effective when catching a Pokémon of the opposite gender to the player's Pokémon.
| Generation | Version | |
|---|---|---|
| Generation II |  Poké Balls | |
| Generation IV | Poké Balls | HGSS |
| Generation V |  Items | BW |
| Generation VI | Items | |
| Generation VII | Items | |
| Generation VIII | Poké Balls | |
| Generation IX | Poké Balls |
Effects
Battle
Catch Rate Modifier
Gen IV+
8× catch rate if the wild Pokémon is the same species and opposite gender to the user's Pokémon; otherwise 1×
Prices
VersionBuySell
C
GS
HGSS
B2W2
BW
ORAS
XY
-
150
Flavor Texts
C
GS
For catching the opposite gender.
HGSS
B2W2
BW
Poké Ball for catching Pokémon that are the opposite gender of your Pokémon.
ORAS
XY
SM
USUM
BDSP
LA
SWSH
A Poké Ball that works best when catching a Pokémon that is of the opposite gender of your Pokémon.
ZA
SV
A somewhat different Poké Ball that is more effective when catching Pokémon of the opposite gender to your own Pokémon.
Notes
One of Kurt's Apricorn Poké Balls, made from Pink Apricorns.
Acquisitions
| Versions | Method | Location | Rate | Requirements | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G HG | () | Azalea Town Kurt (Pink Apricorn) | — | ||||
SW | () | Ballonlea Stadium Champion Cup post-game | 0.125% | Post-game Champion Cup | |||
S | Porto Marinada Auction | — |
Distributions
| Event | Method | Period | Region | Versions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Global mission items | — | 18/04/2017 – 31/05/2017 | All | SM |
| Poké Times rare Poké Balls | — | 20/12/2019 – 15/01/2020 | All | SWSH |
| Apricorn Poké Ball Set | — | 19/11/2021 – 28/02/2022 | All | BDSP |
| Poké Times Valentines Day Items | — | 14/02/2023 – 14/03/2023 | All | SV |
Sprites
HGSS
BDSP
SV
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ラブラブボール (Raburabu Bōru)
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