Moon Ball

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The Moon Ball (Japanese: ムーンボール Moon 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 Pokémon that evolve by using a Moon Stone.
It is one of Kurt's signature Apricorn Poké Balls, and is made from Yellow 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.
The Moon 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).
=====Generation II=====
In , while it is intended to be more effective against Pokémon that evolve by using the Moon Stone, it always has a 1× catch rate due to an oversight.
Although this is impossible in normal gameplay, the Moon Ball has a 4× catch rate modifier if the wild Pokémon has at least two branched Evolutions: the first branch must be an evolution by directly using any item (such as any Evolution stone) and the second branch must specifically use the evolution method identified by the index number 0x0A, but this method does not actually exist in-game. This is a result of looking for the Evolution item at the wrong memory address and using the index number of the Burn Heal (0x0A) instead of the Moon Stone (0x08).
=====Generation IV=====
In , if the wild Pokémon is part of an evolutionary line that includes a Pokémon who evolves by using a Moon Stone, it has a 4× catch rate modifier; otherwise, it has a 1× modifier. 
=====Generation VII onward=====
If the wild Pokémon is of a species that evolves by using a Moon Stone (no longer including the rest of their evolutionary line), it has a 4× 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×).
====Held item====
 fails if the user is holding a Moon Ball.
In only, Moon Balls cannot be held. This is to prevent them 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 (Ylw Apricorn)
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| Azalea Town (Ylw Apricorn)
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| Heahea City, Mount Hokulani
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| Circhester StadiumEvent
| Reward from Ball Guy for clearing Champion Cup tournament during post-game (0.125% chance)
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| Cram-o-matic (Yellow Apricorn)
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| Reward from Ball Guy for clearing Galarian Star Tournament during post-game (0.125% chance)
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| Reward for registering 340 Pokémon in the Paldea Pokédex
| Porto Marinada auctionAcademy Ace Tournament
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| Reward for registering 200 Pokémon in the Kitakami Pokédex
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| Reward for registering 180 Pokémon in the Blueberry Pokédex
| Item Printer (Poké Ball Lotto)
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====Distribution====
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Games	Event	Language/Region	Distribution period
 	 	All 	July 18 to August 31, 2017
 	 	All 	December 20, 2019 to January 15, 2020
 	 	All 	May 22 to 28, 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
=====As a held item=====
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Games	Event	Language/Region	Distribution period
 	 	All 	December 18, 2021
==Gallery==
===Artwork===
 	
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===Sprites===
 	 	 	
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===Models===
 	
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==In animation==
===Pokémon the Series===
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In Going Apricorn!, a Moon Ball appeared in a fantasy during Maizie's explanation about Apricorn Poké Balls.
In Trouble's Brewing, was revealed to keep her in a Moon Ball.
==In the manga==
===Pokémon Adventures===
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In Teddiursa's Picnic, a Moon Ball appeared in a fantasy during Maizie's explanation about Apricorn Poké Balls.
In Slugging It Out with Slugma, a Moon Ball was seen amongst 's set of Apricorn Poké Balls.
==Trivia==
* In the Pokémon fandom, there is a common misconception that the Moon Ball would have an increased catch rate when used on a wild Pokémon that evolves using the Burn Heal item in the Generation II games. However, the Moon Ball actually checks the wrong memory address due to an oversight, and therefore the games look for the wild Pokémon's branched Evolutions instead of what exactly is its Evolution item.
* Prior to , it was impossible to legitimately observe the Moon Ball's bonus on , as it could not be encountered in the wild in any of the games where Moon Balls could be obtained.
** Prior to , this was also the case for as well.
==In other languages==
==Related articles==
Category:Poké Balls
de:Mondball
es:Luna Ball
fr:Lune Ball
it:Luna Ball
ja:ムーンボール
zh:月亮球（道具）