Love Ball

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The Love Ball (Japanese: ラブラブボール Lovey-Dovey Ball) is a type of Poké Ball introduced in Generation II. It can be used to catch a wild Pokémon, being more likely to succeed against a Pokémon of the opposite gender to the 's Pokémon.
It is one of Kurt's signature Apricorn Poké Balls, and is made from Pink Apricorns.
==In the core series games==
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===Effect===
====Manual activation====
When used from the Bag in a encounter, it attempts to catch the wild Pokémon.
In , while it is intended to be more effective against Pokémon of the opposite gender, due to a glitch, it has an 8× catch rate modifier against Pokémon of both the same species and gender as the player's active Pokémon, having a 1× modifier otherwise.
Starting in , if the wild Pokémon is the same species and of the opposite gender to the player's active Pokémon, it has an 8× catch rate modifier; otherwise, it has a 1× modifier. If used on an Ultra Beast, the catch rate modifier is instead always set to 410/4096× (~0.1×).
The Love Ball cannot be used in situations in which Poké Balls cannot be used, such as in wild battles with two or more opponents currently present or against a trial Pokémon. If used in a Trainer battle, the opposing Trainer will bat the ball away, wasting the turn (as well as the ball prior to Generation IV).
====Held item====
 fails if the user is holding a Love Ball.
In only, Love Balls cannot be held. This is to prevent them from being held by a Pokémon traded to , where the item does not exist.
===Description===
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===Acquisition===
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| Azalea Town (Pnk Apricorn)
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| Azalea Town (Pnk Apricorn)
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| Heahea City, Malie City
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| Reward from Ball Guy for clearing Champion Cup tournament during post-game (0.125% chance)
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| Cram-o-matic (Pink Apricorn)
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| Reward from Ball Guy for clearing Galarian Star Tournament during post-game (0.125% chance)
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| Porto Marinada auctionAcademy Ace Tournament
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| Reward for registering 120 Pokémon in the Kitakami Pokédex
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| Item Printer (Poké Ball Lotto)
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====Distribution====
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Games	Event	Language/Region	Distribution period
 	 	All 	April 18 to May 31, 2017
 	 	All 	December 20, 2019 to January 15, 2020
 	 	All 	May 29 to June 4, 2020
 	 	Japanese 	November 20, 2020 to April 30, 2021
 	 	South Korea 	April 26 to September 30, 2021
 	 	All 	November 19, 2021 to February 28, 2022
 	 	All 	February 14 to March 14, 2023
===Cameo appearances===
====Pokémon X and Y====
Despite being unobtainable as an item in Generation VI, a Love Ball appears in the Poké Ball Boutique in Lumiose City.
==Gallery==
===Artwork===
 	
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===Models===
 	
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==In animation==
===Pokémon the Series===
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In Going Apricorn!, a Love Ball appeared in a fantasy during Maizie's explanation about Apricorn Poké Balls.
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In The Professors' New Adventure!, a chandelier stand based on a Love Ball was seen during and 's wedding.
==In the manga==
===Pokémon Adventures===
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In Teddiursa's Picnic, a Love Ball appeared in a fantasy during Maizie's explanation about Apricorn Poké Balls.
In Slugging It Out with Slugma, a Love Ball was seen amongst 's set of Apricorn Poké Balls.
===Pokémon Gold & Silver: The Golden Boys===
In For Pikachu's Sake!! The Search For The Missing Farfetch'd, Whitney was shown to have received a Love Ball from Kurt.
==In the TCG==
The Love Ball was introduced as an in the Pokémon Trading Card Game during the English Scarlet & Violet Series (the Japanese Scarlet & Violet Era). It was first released in the Japanese subset and the English expansion, with artwork by Studio Bora Inc. The card allows the player to search their deck for a Pokémon that has the same name as 1 of their opponent's Pokémon in play and put it onto their hand. Afterwards, the player shuffles their deck.
==Trivia==
* In Trouble's Brewing, it was shown that each of the Kimono Sisters kept their Pokémon in an Apricorn Poké Ball. Although 's 's Poké Ball was not shown, the pattern on her kimono indicates that it would be a Love Ball.
* It is never stated in-game that the increased catch rate modifier requires the target Pokémon to be the same species as the player's Pokémon.
==In other languages==
==Related articles==
Category:Poké Balls
de:Sympaball
es:Amor Ball
fr:Love Ball
it:Love Ball
ja:ラブラブボール
zh:甜蜜球（道具）