templekeeper

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Seen April 3rd, 2010
Posted April 3rd, 2010
404 posts
14 Years
If a pokem on busts out of it from the inside, then it's, more likely than not, busted. The pieces just hang around until they get buried. Perhaps pokeball frags look no different from your average, everyday rock.
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Age 29
Seen June 9th, 2014
Posted May 11th, 2014
209 posts
14.1 Years
Here it is

The pokeball has a high pwer spring and impact sensor. The spring also moves. Every peice of the poekball(outer) os able to release the spring because there are slots located all around the pokeball. once the impact sensor sense impact, the spring goes to the spot that the iompact was located abnd springs out. How does it come back to you? well, the ball is now in the air and every pokeall has a human DNA sensor in it that reads whatever peice of your DNA you would put in it. The ball then flies towards you, at whatever rate you can catch it, and how high it should be(this is done by earlier setting the ball) the DNA sensor then is "attracted" to you and you catch the ball. The DNA sensor also tells which pokemon are yours and which aren't.

Sydian

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Age 30
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Georgia
Seen May 22nd, 2022
Posted November 29th, 2021
33,354 posts
15.2 Years
That can't be true. In the anime, there have been numerous times that Team Rocket has taken everyone's Pokemon (inside the Pokeballs, mind) and Ash couldn't figure out which ones were his.
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Cheesymitten

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Seen June 5th, 2015
Posted August 4th, 2012
1,839 posts
14.7 Years
Maybe the trainer has jedi powers @[email protected]
He/She concentrates on the pokeball and then the pokemons trust in the trainer gains and then the ball flies into the trainers hand...
Or the trainer just has to pick the ball up from the ground seems like the best answer :D

ShinjisLover

Seen May 11th, 2016
Posted July 5th, 2010
3,043 posts
14.4 Years
Well, a Poké Ball flies back to the person's hand in the anime, but the actual canon are the games, where you don't get the Poké Ball back. Perhaps in the games the ball breaks?

Though, I can't comprehend the question well. Are you asking us what we think it does if we don't catch the Pokémon or if we do catch the Pokémon?

Sydian

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Age 30
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Georgia
Seen May 22nd, 2022
Posted November 29th, 2021
33,354 posts
15.2 Years
Maybe the trainer has jedi powers @[email protected]
The aren't the Pokeballs you're looking for...

I personally think the Pokeball just breaks after a Pokemon busts out, especially when facing large Pokemon and legendaries.
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Age 28
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Virginia
Seen February 24th, 2014
Posted May 9th, 2013
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14.2 Years
But seriously, it must be messy after you've caught a legendary and left about 80 Pokeballs on the ground
Don't worry. The places where Legendary Pokémons reside in are barely visited, so no one would notice. ;P

In the anime, they come back. In the game, they break into pieces by the Pokémons' resistance.
Age 30
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Duncanville tx
Seen October 26th, 2012
Posted October 6th, 2011
46 posts
14 Years
idk maybe when u in the water they sink n idk lol >:l

no no no no Jorah is right it is a big scam the poke mart send ppl out at night to get them them so call cops are really poke mart workers picking up the balls u used

thats why they battle u so u wont catch one