Japanese name: モンスターボール (Monster Ball)

[i]You know, Poké Balls!
P-O-K-accent-E Balls![/i]

Known as a [i]Monster Ball[/i] in Japan, a spherical capsule used to capture and store [[pokemon (creature)|Pokémon]] (Pocket Monsters). The most common and recognized Poké Ball is the titular basica variant, which has two colored halves: red on top and white on bottom.
It is one of the central symbols of the franchise.

Normally, captured Pokémon would be stored inside a "pocket dimension" within the ball, though some refuses to went inside the Poké Balls. [[ash ketchum|Ash]]'s [[Pikachu]] is a notable example.

[b]Note[/b]: Don't use [[ball]], [[holding_ball]] and related "ball" tags when the object in question is a Poké Ball. Simply use [[poke_ball]], [[holding_poke_ball]], etc.

h6. Actions/placement

* [[holding poke ball|Holding Poké Ball]]
* [[in poke ball|In Poké Ball]]
* [[throwing poke ball|Throwing Poké Ball]]

h6. Misc

* [[mini poke ball|Mini Poké Ball]]
* [[open poke ball|Open Poké Ball]]
* [[poke ball theme|Poké Ball Theme]]
* [[Poke Ball Print]]
* [[Poke Ball Symbol]]

h6. Tagged types of Poké Balls

* [[Poke Ball (basic)|Poké Ball (basic)]]
* [[Beast Ball]] ([i]Ultra Ball[/i] in Japan)
* [[Cherish Ball]] ([i]Precious Ball[/i] in Japan)
* [[Clone Ball]]
* [[Dive Ball]]
* [[dream ball (pokemon)|Dream Ball]]
* [[Dusk Ball]] ([i]Dark Ball[/i] in Japan)
* [[Fast Ball]] ([i]Speed Ball[/i] in Japan)
* [[Friend Ball]]
* [[Great Ball]] ([i]Super Ball[/i] in Japan)
* [[GS Ball]]
* [[Heal Ball]]
* [[Heavy Ball]]
* [[Level Ball]]
* [[Love Ball]] ([i]Love Love Ball[/i] in Japan)
* [[Lure Ball]]
* [[Luxury Ball]] ([i]Gorgeous Ball[/i] in Japan)
* [[Master Ball]]
* [[Moon Ball]]
* [[Nest Ball]]
* [[Net Ball]]
* [[Park Ball]]
* [[Pester Ball]]
* [[Premier Ball]]
* [[Quick Ball]]
* [[Repeat Ball]]
* [[Safari Ball]]
* [[Sport Ball]]
* [[Strange Ball]]
* [[Timer Ball]]
* [[Typing Ball]]
* [[Ultra Ball]] ([i]Hyper Ball[/i] in Japan)
* [[Poke Ball (Legends)|Poké Ball (Legends)]]

* [[nontraditional pokeball]]

h6. Related tags

Some Pokémon are noticeably similar to Poké Balls: [[Voltorb]] and [[Electrode (pokemon)|]].
モンスターボール