Friend Ball

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The Friend Ball (Japanese: フレンドボール Friend Ball) is a type of Poké Ball introduced in Generation II. It can be used to catch a wild Pokémon. Pokémon caught in a Friend Ball become more friendly.
It is one of Kurt's signature Apricorn Poké Balls, and is made from Green Apricorns.
==In the core series games==
===Price===
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===Effect===
====Manual activation====
When used from the Bag in a encounter, it attempts to catch the wild Pokémon with a catch rate modifier of 1×. If caught, the Pokémon's friendship is set to 200 in Generations II through VII, or 150 in Generation VIIIhttps://twitter.com/Sibuna_Switch/status/1571190686996652034 onwards. It has no effect on the friendship of Pokémon hatched in a Friend Ball.
If used on an Ultra Beast, the catch rate modifier is instead always set to 410/4096× (~0.1×).
The Friend 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 Friend Ball.
In only, Friend 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 (Grn Apricorn)
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| Azalea Town (Grn 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 (Green 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 260 Pokémon in the Paldea Pokédex
| Porto Marinada auctionAcademy Ace Tournament
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| Reward for registering 160 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 	February 21 to March 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 	June 21 to July 31, 2023
===NPC usage===
====Pokémon Sun, Moon, Ultra Sun, and Ultra Moon====
s keep their Pokémon in Friend Balls.
===Cameo appearances===
====Pokémon X and Y====
Despite being unobtainable as an item in Generation VI, a Friend Ball appears in the in Lumiose City.
==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 Friend Ball appeared in a fantasy during Maizie's explanation about Apricorn Poké Balls.
==In the manga==
===Pokémon Adventures===
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In Teddiursa's Picnic, received a Friend Ball from Kurt. In the next chapter, he used it to catch a for Maizie.
In Slugging It Out with Slugma, a Friend Ball was seen amongst 's set of Apricorn Poké Balls.
===Pokémon Gold & Silver: The Golden Boys===
Chuck keeps his Pokémon in Friend Balls, as seen in The Secret Of The Fighting Type Pokémon with his and in Let's Fight For The Future!! with his .
==In the TCG==
Debuting in , the allows the player to search their deck for a Pokémon of the same as one of the opponent's Pokémon. It was later reprinted in .
==Trivia==
* A promo that aired during the fourth season showcasing the various Apricorn Poké Balls incorrectly referred to the Friend Ball as the "Stun Ball."
==In other languages==
Category:Poké Balls
de:Freundesball
es:Amigo Ball
fr:Copain Ball
it:Friend Ball
ja:フレンドボール
zh:友友球（道具）