The right Poké Ball can make or break the catching experience. If trainers don’t have the right one for a particularly difficult capture, they could be there a while– and burn through a lot of Poké Balls in the process. So instead of running around from shop to shop trying to find the proper one, check out this Poké Ball cheat sheet for Pokémon Sword and Shield to save some time!
Pokécenters
Motostoke - Heal, Nest, Net
Hammerlocke - Dive, Dusk, Timer
Wyndon - Quick, Repeat, Luxury
Pokejobs, accessible through the Rotomi located in Pokécenters, are a roll of the dice. However, many different specialty Poké Ball are possible rewards upon completion.
Watt Traders and the Wild Area
Ball Guy
The Ball Guy stationed in Gym lobbies (or outside) gift trainers specialty Poké Ball, not attainable in the shops. These gifts are available only one time each.
Motostoke - Friend
Hulbury - Lure
Circhester - Moon
Wyndon - Dream
Hammerlocke - Level
Ballonlea - Love
Stow-On-Side - Heavy
Master Ball
Beast Ball
There is also a Beast Ball available for free at the Stow-On-Side street market after becoming Champion. However, as the sole description of this Ball states, it has a low success rate on regular pokémon. Beast Balls are used for capturing Ultra Beasts, but seeing as there are none in Sword and Shield, trainers can probably pass on this one.
While there’s a selection of specialty Poké Ball that may only be acquired by chance, the most useful may be dependably found within the three main hubs of Galar. The ever-exuberant Ball Guy is also there to fill out trainers’ inventory with one-off gifts and the Wild Area will never leave trainers stock completely barren. With a wide selection of pokéballs in the arsenal, no Pokémon should prove too elusive.
Source: GameWith
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