Black & White Speculation Contest - Week 6: Balls

Status
Not open for further replies.
Archaic

Archaic

黒い王様
Archaic - Webmaster Scorbunny Fan Sprigatito Fan
Joined
Dec 29, 2002
Messages
17,027
Reaction score
2,437
Pronouns
  1. He/Him
For the sixth of our speculation contests, we'd like you to all have a go at guessing the names and functions of the new Poké Balls that we'll see introduced in the new games.

In the first generation, there were only 5 ball types. Now, we have 25. We have no idea as of yet how many of those will turn up again in Black & White, and how many new ones will be joining their ranks.

You shouldn't have any problems with the names here. All the balls thusfar in the Japanese versions have been given names in English (rendered in Katakana in Japan), which with relatively few exceptions have actually been identical to their later names in the English language release.

So, here's how this will work. Your guesses will be lists of new Balls, together with the functions you think they will have. Your answers will be scored once we have the list of balls.

For each name you get right, you will receive 2 points. You get this point regardless of if the function you've got down for it is right or wrong.
For each function you get right, you will receive 2 points. You get this point regardless of if the name you've got down for it is right or wrong.

For each name you get wrong, you lose 1 point. You lose this regardless of if the function you've got down for it is right or wrong.
For each function you get wrong, you lose 1 point. You lose this point regardless of if the name you've got down for it is right or wrong.

There are also ways that you may get bonus points
You may optionally include a description of the design of the ball. If you get a design correct, you get an extra bonus 2 points.
For each ball where you guess both the ball name and the actual function it has, you get an extra bonus 2 points.
If by some miracle you manage to guess a ball's name, function and its design, you've probably got an inside source, but we'll give you an extra 5 points anyway.

If we need tiebreakers after that, we'll let you know. ^^;;;; As always, if for whatever reason multiple people have identical answers, the first person to post that answer without later changing their mind trumps everyone else.

To clarify further, since so many people have been doing it in the earlier contests...
You can not make multiple guesses in one post. If you're starting to say things like this OR this, YOU ARE DOING IT WRONG. If you're offering multiple possibilities for the function or appearance of the same ball name in the same post, or multiple possible names for the same function, etc, YOU ARE DOING IT WRONG.
I hope that's clear enough.

This thread will be closed in approximately a weeks time for our 6th speculation contest. In the event that the information is leaked or announced before the end of that period, the thread will be closed immediately, and the closest guess before that will win. Otherwise, the winner will be decided when we actually find out what will be in the games.
 
Last edited by a moderator:
Double ball: can catch two pokémon in a double battle at once, then splits. Red with orange circles.
Enemy ball: makes pokémon less friendly. Black with blue markings.
Evolve ball: catches only pokémon that can evolve and evolves them . Blue with an upward orange arrow.
Devolve ball: catches only a pokémon that has evolved and devolves it. Orange with a downward blue arrow.
 
Luce Ball
A somewhat different Poké Ball that makes it easier to catch wild Pokémon during the day or in bright places.

Atmos Ball
A somewhat different Poké Ball that provides a better catch rate if it is under a weather condition.

Exp. Ball
A somewhat different Poké Ball which yields experience to any Pokemon used against the captured Pokemon
 
Okay, here are some guesses from me:
Feather Ball - Counterpart to the Heavy Ball, allowing lighter Pokémon to be caught more easily (probably becomes available later in the game, to avoid the player catching the early, weak Pokémon too easily) - perhaps a sky-blue colour with a white cloud design
Slow Ball - Counterpart to the Fast Ball, allowing slower Pokémon to be caught more easily (as the Fast ball gives a multiplier for Pokémon with a Speed greater than 100, perhaps this one could give a multiplier for a Speed lower than about 50?) - dark blue with a black vertical line across the top
Baby Ball - Gives a multiplier bonus when used to capture wild Baby Pokémon, as these can be found in the wild occasionally - pale pink with a light blue star design
Mercy Ball - Gives a large multiplier bonus if the wild Pokémon starts to use Struggle - green with a blue cross on top
Early Ball - Counterpart to the Dusk Ball, allowing Pokémon to be caught more easily in the morning - light blue with a yellow circle on top
Fog Ball - Gives a multiplier bonus if the Fog weather condition is in effect - black and dark grey patched design
 
This speculation contest is a tough one. I'll just go out on a limb here.

Plain Ball: Allows you to change it into another type of ball after capture.
Poverty Ball: Makes a pokemon less friendly.
Dawn Ball: Makes pokemon easier to catch in the morning.
Status Ball: Makes a pokemon easier to catch if affected by a status condition.
Light Ball: Works better on lighter pokemon
Snow Ball: Works better on ice type pokemon
 
Day Ball - Opposite of Night Ball, works wonderfully in the day
Medium Ball - For effectiveness in between Quick and Timer Balls
Light Ball - the opposite of heavy ball, works on really light pokemon
Slow Ball - increases odds of catching when there are really slow pokemon
 
Let's see...

Earth Ball - Easier to catch rock and ground types. Brown with grey markings.

Damp Ball - Easier to catch when pokemon when it's raining. Dark blue with light blue, rain-like streaks.

Homing Ball - Easier to catch pokemon if they raise their evasion. Red with yellow markings?

Restore Ball - Chance to catch pokemon equal to that of a great ball, if it fails to catch then it resets any stat changes to that pokemon. White with yellow markings.

Sleep Ball - Same chance to catch pokemon as a great ball. If it fails, has a chance to put the pokemon to sleep. Blue with black markings.

Advanced Ball - Has a higher chance to catch pokemon who have evolved fully. Black with red markings.

Toxic Ball - Same as Sleep Ball, but has a chance to poison the pokemon. Purple with black markings.

Shade Ball - Easier to catch ghost and dark types. Black with grey markings.

Fresh Ball - Easier to catch a pokemon the first time that species is encountered. White, no markings.

Health Bal - The lower your pokemon's health, the higher the chance to catch the other pokemon. Red with white markings.
 
magma ball: higher catch rate on fire and rock types-red with orange and brown circles

tiny ball: higher catch rate for pokemon under a particular weight-yellow witg wight strips

challange ball: higher catch rate if wild pokemon levle far exedes your own: black

aqua ball: works beter on pokemon that evolve from a water stone- blue with waves

volt ball: works better on pokemon of the electic type-yellow with a lightning bolt

heat ball: works better on pokemon that evolve with a fire sstone-orange with a red flame

thunder ball : works better if they evolve with a thundr stone - yellow and white
 
Sun ball - easier to catch Sun stone use evolving pokemon. Red with a yellow sun on it.

Cage ball - easier to catch flying and levitating pokemon. blue with brown stripes.

Sound ball - makes it easier to catch pokemon with sound moves. white with a music note.

Fall ball- makes it easier to catch grass types. reverse colors of safari ball.

Evil ball - makes it easier to catch dark types.black with 2 red spots in the middle.
 
i've got one sofar: the daycare ball. Pokemon eggs obtained from the day care are held in these balls. It also increases rate at which happiness increases. The top half is the colour of the generic pokemon egg, including the darker spots
 
Here's what I think:

Spark Ball - easier to catch Electric types with.
First Ball - easier to catch Pokemon that you haven't caught yet with.
Feather Ball - easier to catch light Pokemon.
Homo Ball - works better on Pokemon of same gender. <--That's a joke, don't count it.
Partner Ball - works better on a Pokemon that has a partner/counterpart, such as Plusle/Minun, Volbeat/Illumise, even Dialga/Palkia.

That's all I can think of atm.
 
Exp. Ball- Levels the caught pokemon up one level. Has a dark top with a rare candy symbol on it.

Tech Ball- Higher catch rate for electric type pokemon. Black with yellow lightning.

Soar Ball- Higher catch rate for flying type pokemon. Deep blue with wing on it.

Yummy Ball- Higher catch rate for heavier pokemon. Brown with apple on it.

Morrow Ball- Higher catch rate for pokemon caught during the day. Orange with yellow sun.
 
Magnet Ball - Higer chance to catch electric/steel/paralyzed pokémon
Gray with a red spot on top, and gray with a blue spot on bottom

Slow Ball - Make Pokémon with lower speed easier to catch
Light blue with yellow vertical stripes on top and white bottom

Sprout Ball - Higer chance to catch grass-type pokémon
Light green with multiple pink spots, and a pink center

Frost Ball - Higer chance to catch pokémon in cold places
Blue with a black net pattern all over it, and yellow center

Desperation Ball - Make Pokémon easier to catch when your own pokémon has low health
Black top, White bottom, Red center
 
Last edited:
Dawn Ball - Makes it easier to catch Pokemon in the morning - orange ball with yellow circles on both sides and black center around white button.

Homemade Ball - Not to be confused with balls made by Kurt, this ball is the opposite of a Luxury Ball. It is cheaper than an ordinary Poke Ball, but the Pokemon you catch will be less happy to start out. - This ball will have a red top and an obviously wooden bottom.

Terra Ball - Makes it easier to catch Rock and Ground Pokemon. - dark greyish/brown ball with lighter greyish/brown plus sign.

Cloud Ball - Makes it easier to catch Flying-type Pokemon. - Blue ball with white swirl all over it.
 
Startle ball- higher accuracy, but increases the likelihood of a pokemon fleeing the next turn (can't be used on legendaries). Black shell, white line thingy and red button, very bright flash when it opens
Drought ball- Higher accuracy in sunny weather, lower in rainy. Orange shell with a yellow button and a halo of yellow tear-drop shapes around it, so it looks like the button is a sun.
Storm ball- Higher accuracy in rainy weather, lower in sunny. Grey upper shell with a blue raindrop at the top and blue lower shell.
Advantage ball- Has a higher accuracy when your pokemons level is lower than the one our trying to catch. White shell with yellow stars.
Mechaball- Has a higher accuracy when catching pokemon close to urban areas. Steel-like appearance with a button that looks like a LED light (I don't know how that design would work, but I'm sure its possible)
Nature ball- Has a higher accuracy when catching pokemon in undeveloped/rural areas. Wood-like appearance with leaves on the sides.
 
Thin Ball: It will have a higher catch rate on lighter Pokemon - White ball with blue line and white circle in the center

Dawn Ball: It will have a higher catch rate if the Pokemon is caught in the morning - Yellow ball with blue line and a black circle in the center

Basic Ball: It will have a higher catch rate on basic non-evolved Pokemon -
Green ball with black line and white circle in the center

Effort Ball: Gives the Pokemon at least oe effort point on a random stat if caught with this ball - Violet ball with starwith black line and black circle in the center

Wild Ball: It will have a higher catch rate on Pokemon caught in the grass - Green ball with grass shapes with white line and white circle in the center

Blaze Ball: It will have a higher catch rate on Fire-type Pokemon - Red ball with fire shape with white line and white circle in the center
 
Attack Ball- Works better on Pokemon with higher Attack/Sp. Attack
Defense Ball- Works better on Pokemon with higher Defense/ Sp. Defense
Dirt Ball- If a Pokemon breaks free, It lowers it's Accuracy.
Sun Ball- Works Better in the sun
Rain Ball- Works better in the rain
 
Slow Ball - 3x against pokemon with base speed of 35 or less, 2x for pokemon with base speed of 36 to 50 - Grey with black stripe.
Dawn Ball - 3.5x when used between 6am and noon - Orange with a yellow circle.
Hover Ball - 3x against Flying or levitating types - Blue with a yellow feather.
Restore Ball - 1x - Eliminates Status effects when the pokemon is switched out. Restores 1HP for every 4 steps taken when not in battle. - Red with a white cross.
 
Dawn ball - Makes it easier to catch pokemon during the day - Orange with a yellowish spot at the top

Flare ball - Makes it easier to catch fire type pokemon - Red with flames coming up from bottom

Polar ball - Makes it easier to catch ice type pokemon - White with crystal sparkles

(A crazy unfathomable wish) Shiny ball - One per game. Turns the pokemon caught in it shiny. - Gold with sparkly design. low catch rate so it's not incredibly cheap

Weather ball - Cate rate based on current weather - Blue with a cloud on top

Flee ball - A ball that works better on a fleeing pokemon - light blue with swirly designs

Favorite ball - Higher catch rate the more your current pokemon loves you - Similar design to love ball. Pink with a heart

Enemy ball - Makes it easier to catch pokemon the less your current pokemon likes you - Ball with an X on it


And goshdangit let us keep our ball capsules on IN THE BOXES!!!

and that's muh guesses
 
Status
Not open for further replies.
Back
Top Bottom