Dive Ball

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The Dive Ball (Japanese: ダイブボール Dive Ball) is a type of Poké Ball introduced in Generation III. It can be used to catch a wild Pokémon, being more likely to succeed in water encounters, originally specifically underwater encounters. It was first developed in Mossdeep City.
==In the core series games==
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===Effect===
When used from the Bag in a encounter, it attempts to catch the wild Pokémon. It has an increased catch rate modifier in certain encounters.
The Dive 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 (except if used as a Snag Ball on a Shadow Pokémon), the opposing Trainer will deflect the ball, wasting the item. If used on the ghost Marowak, it will dodge the ball, wasting it.
====Generation III====
If used underwater, the Dive Ball has a 3.5× catch rate modifier; otherwise, it has a 1× modifier. Since there are no underwater areas in , it will always have a 1× modifier in those games. In and , Phenac Stadium is considered an underwater area, so the Dive Ball has a 3.5× catch rate modifier there.
====Generation IV to VIII====
If used while ing, fishing, or underwater, the Dive Ball has a 3.5× 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×).
====Generation IX====
If used while the Pokémon is currently on or in water, the Dive Ball has a 3.5× catch rate modifier; otherwise, it has a 1× modifier. The bonus catch rate only applies to Pokémon that swim in water, or typically walk on land and have entered water.
Pokémon that always fly or hover do not benefit from this bonus, excluding instances where a Pokémon typically walks on land, but has an animation of "flying over water" instead of "swimming in water", such as .https://twitter.com/Sibuna_Switch/status/1610341834143711232
Additionally, the pool of water near the Firescourge Shrine is not properly considered "water" due to a bug, and therefore nothing benefits from an increased catch rate from Dive Balls there, even if the Pokémon would otherwise be eligible.
===Description===
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===Acquisition===
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| Abandoned Ship
| Poké Mart
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| Trade
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| Trade
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| Pokémon News Press
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| Trade
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| (5000+ steps), (3500+ steps)
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| Cold Storage, Wellspring Cave
| Poké MartVillage Bridge, Black City/White Forest (Jacques)
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| Routes and , Seaside Cave
| and Poké MartsBig Stadium and Small Court (defeat Devon), Village Bridge
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| , Azure Bay
| Ambrette Town (trade for a ; daily)
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| Sea Mauville
| Poké Mart (20% chance after a rematch with Ernest)
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| (all levels)
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| Routes and , Brooklet Hill, Hano Beach, Kala'e Bay, Ula'ula Beach
| Poké MartFestival Plaza (Ball Shop)
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| All Wild Area Watt Traders (50 )Hammerlocke Poké Mart (Southern Pokémon Center)Reward from Ball Guy for clearing Champion Cup tournament during post-game (×3, 5% chance)
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| Fields of Honor, Loop Lagoon, Insular Sea (hidden recurring item)Cram-o-matic (Blue Apricorn)
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| Frigid Sea
| Snowslide Slope Watt Trader (50 )Reward from Ball Guy for clearing Galarian Star Tournament during post-game (×3, 5% chance)
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| Eterna City (from the Underground Man after creating a Secret Base)
| Pokémon News Press, or gift from , , , or in Amity Square
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| Casseroya Lake, Glaseado Mountain, East Province (Area Two), East Province (Area Three), North Province (Area One), South Province (Area Four), South Province (Area Five)Reward for registering 170 Pokémon in the Paldea Pokédex (×10)
| All Poké Marts (after earning 5 Gym Badges), Porto Marinada auction
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| Chilling Waterhead, Fellhorn Gorge, Kitakami Road, Kitakami Wilds, Reveler's Road, Wistful Fields
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| Canyon Biome, Coastal Biome, Polar Biome
| Vending machines (Terarium)Item Printer (Poké Ball Lotto)
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====Distribution====
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Games	Event	Language/Region	Distribution period
 	 	All 	December 31, 2019 to January 30, 2020
 	 	Japan 	November 18, 2022 to March 7, 2023
 	 	Japanese 	April 13 to October 2, 2023
===NPC usage===
====Pokémon Sun, Moon, Ultra Sun, and Ultra Moon====
s and s keep their Pokémon in Dive Balls.
====Pokémon Sword and Shield====
Nessa keeps her Pokémon in Dive Balls.
The following es keep their Pokémon in Dive Balls:
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* (Hulbury)
==Gallery==
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==In animation==
===Pokémon the Series===
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A Dive Ball appeared in Which One ~ Is It?, a Japanese ending theme from .
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In A Frenzied Factory Fiasco!, multiple Dive Balls were seen at the Poké Ball Factory.
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In We Know Where You're Going, Eevee!, her , Sandy, in a Dive Ball.
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In Splash, Dash, and Smash for the Crown!, a Dive Ball appeared as a part of James's Poké Ball collection.
In Mad About Blue!, Gorman was shown to keep his and in Dive Balls.
===Pokémon Horizons: The Series===
Ludlow keeps his Pokémon in Dive Balls, as first seen in The Future I Choose with his , and in Transform! Hero of the Seas, Palafin with his .
==In the manga==
===Pokémon Adventures===
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A Dive Ball first appeared in A Sketchy Smattering of Smeargle while was thinking which of his Poké Balls he should use to .
More of Emerald's Dive Balls were seen in Sneaky Like Shedinja II, The Final Battle III, and The Final Battle V.
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In Toasty!! Battle Against Toxapex, Nessa's was shown to be housed in a Dive Ball.
==In the TCG==
Dive Ball was introduced as an in the Pokémon Trading Card Game during the English XY Series (the Japanese XY Era). It debuted in English in the expansion, with artwork by Toyste Beach. In Japan, it debuted in the expansion. It allows the player to search their deck for a -type Pokémon and put it into their hand.
==Trivia==
* In , a in the Mossdeep City Poké Mart mentions that Dive Balls and Net Balls are only made in Mossdeep. In , the Sailor instead mentions that they used to be Mossdeep's specialties.
* In Pokémon Colosseum and , Phenac Stadium is considered an underwater location, so the Dive Ball has an increased catch rate there. Because Dive Balls are not normally available in those games, and trading is only unlocked during the post-game, the player cannot have Dive Balls in their possession until the post-game. The only snaggable Shadow Pokémon that can appear in Phenac Stadium during the post-game are the Shadow Pokémon in the Card e Room, which is exclusive to the Japanese version of Colosseum and only accessible after scanning an appropriate e-Reader card; thus, these are the only Pokémon in either game for which the Dive Ball's increased catch rate can apply.
==In other languages==
==References==
==Related articles==
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