Great Ball
Poké Balls pocket · buy for $600, sells for $300
Effect
A good, high-performance Ball that provides a higher Pokémon catch rate than a standard Poké Ball.
Follow the linked quests for story requirements. A listed source does not always mean you can get the item more than once.
Hidden items
- Route 32 (2 steps south and 2 steps west of the door to Union Cave)
- Ruins of Alph (2 steps south and 5 steps west of the door to Route 32 gatehouse)
- Union Cave (5 steps west of the door to Route 33)
- Slowpoke Well (3 steps south of the door to Azalea Town)
Gifts from people
- Celadon Department Store roof ×10 · see Celadon City: Fluffy Tail for the Skitty kid (unlocks Fake Out), Celadon Department Store roof: the prize quiz
Shops
- Frontier Access Poké Mart · $600
- Mahogany Souvenir Shop · $600
- Resort Zone · $600
- Route 28 · $600
- Mt. Silver Cave Lower Mountainside · $600
- Mt. Silver Cave Expert Belt Chamber, Mt. Silver Cave 2F, Mt. Silver Cave 3F · $600
- Two Island · $600
- Viridian Poké Mart · $600
- Pewter Poké Mart · $600
- Cerulean Poké Mart · $600
- Victory Road gate · $600
- Lavender Poké Mart · $600
- Vermilion Poké Mart · $600
- Celadon Department Store 2F · $600
- Fuchsia Poké Mart · $600
- Pokémon League Entrance · $600
- Saffron Poké Mart · $600
- Cherrygrove Poké Mart · $600
- Violet Poké Mart · $600
- Azalea Poké Mart · $600
- Goldenrod Department Store 1F · $600
- Cinnabar Island, central building · $600
- Olivine Poké Mart · $600
- Ecruteak Poké Mart · $600
- Blackthorn Poké Mart · $600
Found with Pickup
A Pokémon with Pickup can find this item at the levels below. Items go straight into the Bag, even if it already holds an item.
Pickup has a 10% activation chance per eligible check. The overall chance includes this check.
| Pokémon level | Chance after activation | Overall chance per eligible check |
|---|---|---|
| 1–30 | 10% | ≈1% |
| 31–40 | 30% | ≈3% |
Full Pickup chart and how the rates work
Used or asked for in
Someone in these places asks for this item or takes it: Route 32.
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