Ball Guy

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The Ball Guy (Japanese: ボールガイ Ball Guy) is a character introduced in .
==In the core series games==
The Ball Guy is the mascot of the Galar Pokémon League. Over the course of their Gym Challenge, the will meet a person dressed in a Ball Guy mascot costume in or near each Stadium Lobby, who will give them a variety Poké Ball with each meeting. It is later revealed that the person dressed as the Ball Guy is not sanctioned by the Pokémon League and has been acting of their own volition. Their true identity is unknown. The player can receive the Ball Guy's League Card outside of Motostoke Stadium after they become . The Ball Guy mascot will also reward the player after defending their title in Wyndon Stadium or winning the Galarian Star Tournament.
===League Card===
This is a transcript of the back of the Ball Guy's League Card in Pokémon Sword and Shield.
:"This mysterious figure has taken it upon himself (herself?) to dress up in the fashion of the Pokémon League's official mascot. The mysterious individual is known to many as "the Ball Guy" but in point of fact, all are mystified when it comes to this person's true identity or age or even gender. While the Ball Guy is known for her (his?) habit of handing out rare Poké Balls here and there around Galar, it's a mystery as to why or even where these balls come from. It's all very mystifying..."
===Items given===
====Gym Challenge====
====Champion Cup victories====
Each time the wins a Champion Cup tournament or a Galarian Star Tournament during the post-game, the Ball Guy will give them one of the following rewards.https://twitter.com/Sibuna_Switch/status/1787167849250795918
===In events===
As part of a campaign by the @poke_times twitter run by The Pokémon Company, the handle was taken over by the Ball Guy. During this time, the twitter posted this retweet campaign, promising rare Poké Balls if players retweeted it enough times. Eventually, all goals were met, and a set of nine total Poké Balls, including the Apricorn Balls, Dream Ball, and Beast Ball, were distributed via universal, region-free serial code. The distribution ended on January 15th, 2020.
Code 	Poké Balls	Link
K0UN1NMASC0T 	 	
1YAHAYA 	 	
0KUGAFUKA1B0RU	 	
==In the spin-off games==
===Pokémon Masters EX===
Ball Guy forms a sync pair with in Pokémon Masters EX. Ball Guy became a playable sync pair on March 21, 2023.
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==Quotes==
==In animation==
===Pokémon: Twilight Wings===
In Assistant, an unmasked Ball Guy was seen sitting at a table in Wyndon.
In The Gathering of Stars, a Ball Guy was seen outside the Wyndon Stadium.
===Pokémon Evolutions===
The Ball Guy appeared in The Champion, dancing at the Wyndon Stadium before the start of and Leon's Championship Match.
==In the manga==
===Pokémon Adventures===
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 is a fan of Ball Guy. She owns a Ball Guy mask and was first seen using it to scare Marvin in Wow!! That's One Big Pokémon.
The actual Ball Guy was first seen in Thump!! The Gazing Sage at the Motostoke Stadium. They were seen reacting in pain when Kabu loudly congratulated Casey and Hop for beating the first three Galar Gyms.
They were then seen again in Rising!! Opal of Ballonlea at the Ballonlea Stadium, bringing dry towels to Henry and Marvin after they got wet during their earlier training.
==In the TCG==
The Ball Guy was introduced as a in the Pokémon Trading Card Game during the English Sword & Shield Series (the Japanese Sword & Shield Era). It was first released in the Japanese expansion before debuting in English in the expansion, with artwork by Hitoshi Ariga. It was also released as a in the same Japanese and English expansions, with artwork by the same artist. It allows the player to search their deck for up to three s with the word "Ball" in their name, put them in their hand, then shuffle their deck.
==Trivia==
* Ball Guy's gender has been consistently left ambiguous in the games, strategy guide, and official websites."It's hard to miss the Ball Guy when you enter the stadium. They have a Poké Ball for you again, but it's a bit more special this time!" —Pokémon Sword & Pokémon Shield: The Official Galar Region Strategy Guide"...Ball Guy is the well-dressed mascot of the Galar Pokémon League, and now they're ready to join your plush collection!" Ball Guy Poké Plush - 12 ½ In. — Official Site Despite this, official social media posts sometimes use male pronouns when referring to the character, albeit with in-text hesitation before doing so.Pokémon (@Pokemon) on Twitter: "Thinking about...him." Posted on April 23, 2020.
* In Pokémon Scarlet and Violet, if the player has save data from Pokémon Sword or Shield, a woman in Mesagoza will give them a Rotom Phone case modeled after the Ball Guy.
** Starting from version 3.0.0, once the player has tutored the Team Star Bosses, Atticus can sell the player a helmet designed after the Ball Guy at Porto Marinada.
==Names==
==References==
Category:Sword and Shield characters
Category:Pokémon: Twilight Wings characters
Category:Pokémon Evolutions characters
Category:Pokémon Adventures characters
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