Have you spent the past six hours trying to catch Giratina in Ultra Balls? Me, too! What a jerk. This gadget will tell you which ball is the best choice against your target, and about how long it'll take to catch.

Target Pokémon

Specialty ball stuff

These affect the functionality of some specialty balls, but aren't part of the regular capture rate calculations. You can skip them if you want.

Ball Success Rates

Shinx's capture rate: 235/255 or about 92.2%..

Disclaimer: This is all approximate! The game might still hate you more than these numbers indicate.

Legend: Ball wobbles zero, one, two, three times. Capture! Mouseover for specifics.

Ball Chance to catch Avg. tries Requirement
Generation I
Poké Ball Poké Ball
100.0% 1.0
Great Ball Great Ball
100.0% 1.0
Ultra Ball Ultra Ball
100.0% 1.0
Master Ball Master Ball
100.0% 1.0
Safari Ball Safari Ball
100.0% 1.0
Generation II
Fast Ball Fast Ball
100.0% 1.0 Target has base Speed of 100 or more
100.0% 1.0 Otherwise
Friend Ball Friend Ball
100.0% 1.0
Heavy Ball Heavy Ball
100.0% 1.0 Target weight ≤ 102.4 kg
100.0% 1.0 102.4 kg < target weight ≤ 204.8 kg
100.0% 1.0 204.8 kg < target weight ≤ 307.2 kg
100.0% 1.0 307.2 kg < target weight ≤ 409.6 kg
100.0% 1.0 409.6 kg < target weight
Level Ball Level Ball
100.0% 1.0 Your level ≤ target level
100.0% 1.0 Target level < your level ≤ 2 * target level
100.0% 1.0 2 * target level < your level ≤ 4 * target level
100.0% 1.0 4 * target level < your level
Love Ball Love Ball
100.0% 1.0 Target is opposite gender of your Pokémon and the same species
100.0% 1.0 Otherwise
Lure Ball Lure Ball
100.0% 1.0 Hooked on a rod
100.0% 1.0 Otherwise
Moon Ball Moon Ball
100.0% 1.0 Target evolves with a Moon Stone
100.0% 1.0 Otherwise
Sport Ball Sport Ball
100.0% 1.0
Generation III
Premier Ball Premier Ball
100.0% 1.0
Dive Ball Dive Ball
100.0% 1.0 Currently fishing or surfing
100.0% 1.0 Otherwise
Luxury Ball Luxury Ball
100.0% 1.0
Nest Ball Nest Ball
100.0% 1.0 Better against lower-level targets, worst at level 30+
Net Ball Net Ball
100.0% 1.0 Target is Water or Bug
100.0% 1.0 Otherwise
Repeat Ball Repeat Ball
100.0% 1.0 Target is already in Pokédex
100.0% 1.0 Otherwise
Timer Ball Timer Ball
100.0% 1.0 Better in later turns, caps at turn 30
Generation IV
Cherish Ball Cherish Ball
100.0% 1.0
Dusk Ball Dusk Ball
100.0% 1.0 During the night and while walking in caves
100.0% 1.0 Otherwise
Heal Ball Heal Ball
100.0% 1.0
Quick Ball Quick Ball
100.0% 1.0 First turn
100.0% Otherwise
Park Ball Park Ball
100.0% 1.0