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Do you care what Poké Balls you catch Pokémon with?

absolutely

i try to go for a pokeball that, at the very least, matches the colours of the pokemon i'm catching. worst comes to worst, i go luxury ball as a kind of "catch-all" alternative pokeball that still looks nice.
 
I like to go by color, even if there's no logical reason to use that particular Pokeball on whatever mon it is.

Unless I really want the thing, then I just slam Ultraballs at it.
 
Nope, I don't care. I've never seen it as a big deal what Pokeball my Pokemon are caught in. Whatever ball a Pokemon gets caught in, it gets caught in.

99% of the time after I get Ultra Balls or Quick Balls, that's pretty much all I'm gonna use. I've always seen the Pokeball I use as trivial.
 
I wanna stuff all my Pokemon in Premiere Balls. They just look so classy to me. I wish I didn't have to buy 10 Pokeballs everytime to just get one oof.

This is partly why I consider Pokemon Gaia one of the best rom hacks. Some guy in the first Town changes your Pokemon's ball to a Premiere Ball at your behest! I've no idea how they coded that in, but Game Freak needs to adopt that pronto.
 
Palamon said:
Nope, I don't care. I've never seen it as a big deal what Pokeball my Pokemon are caught in. Whatever ball a Pokemon gets caught in, it gets caught in.

99% of the time after I get Ultra Balls or Quick Balls, that's pretty much all I'm gonna use. I've always seen the Pokeball I use as trivial.
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This is my answer. I have the same thoughts regarding Pokeballs. Even the "Ultra Balls or Quick Balls" part.
 
I like to catch as many Pokémon as I can in Poké Balls. Not sure why. I guess they have more of a classic, iconic look to them, perhaps? Failing that, I'll use the novelty Balls rather than use the Great and Ultra Balls.
 
For dex completion purposes, no. If I know I am just catching a mon that will be boxed or released I will catch it in whatever is easiest. If I am breeding a Pokemon or using one on my team I absolutely have to use a special ball. Early on in games I will use Heal Balls because they can usually be bought right away and are cheap(and look great!) and later on I will use either Dream, Love, Dive, or Luxury depending on what looks best. Other apriballs like Moon are great too. The only other ball I really ever use is premier. I absolutely despise, Great, Ultra, and Master Balls so I don't use them.
 
Mostly I try to match the theme and colour for a Pokémon I really like or plan to use (Dive Ball for Water types, Dusk Ball for Dark and Ghost types, standard stuff).

Pokéballs that are useful in specific, rarely occurring conditions are interesting to use. A Pokémon caught in a Timer Ball signifies heroic resistance to capture.
 
I don't use Great Balls ever. I wait for buying Ultra Balls, they look professional with any Pokémon. Premier Balls are so beautiful I love them usiajskjnwisiwne
It depends, really. I always use Ultra, Master, Premier and Normal PokéBalls at the start.
 
Oh yeah, I've been really particular about this in the past. Now, where to find bullets on this forum's editor...
  • Gen I (Remake): Influenced by the manga, I almost exclusively use regular Poké Balls, with the exception of the Master Ball for Mewtwo.
  • Gen II (Remake): I use regular Poké Balls if I add a team member before Azalea Town, then exclusively Apricorn-based ones.
  • Gen III: A mix of regular, and the ones introduced in Gen III.
  • Gen IV: A mix of regular, and the ones introduced in Gen IV. Mostly Dusk or Quick though, not a fan of the pink one unless the Pokémon is pink.
  • Gen V: I think I just stuck to regular Poké Balls here.
I would also try to use the appropriate generational Poké Ball to catch a Pokémon from a previous edition i.e. if I'm walking down a route in Hoenn and encounter a Ralts I'm using a Hoenn-manufactured one whereas I'd happily capture a Pikachu or - given the lack of Apricorns - a Marill in a regular Poké Ball.
Given its a game intended for children around the age of the protagonists (10), its a nice way of adding difficulty too.
 
I actually do pay attention to the kind of Pokéball I use
But not because I like to have diversity in my use of balls, instead I insist on catching everything with good'ol regular Poké Balls
They're just so classy and iconic, you know?
 
I like the standard normal Pokeballs from season 1, but it is difficult to catch Pokemon with them.......lol
 
I don't necessarily care what pokeballs I use. However, for legendaries I do try to catch them with anything other than the Master ball, since it's cool to look at in my inventory. I also normally tend to use Quick balls when trying to fill out my Pokedex, since those Pokeballs seem to work the best when I don't want to lower their HP to catch them.
 
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