How to Get Rare & Apricorn Balls From Cram-O-Matic - Pokemon Sword and Shield DLC Isle of Armor

Pokemon Sword and Shield DLC Isle of Amor's Cram-o-matic has many recipes to craft various objects. But you can Also get Special Pokeballs, Apricorn Balls, and the SUPER RARE Safari ball and Sport Ball! Here is How to Get Rare & Apricorn Balls From Cram-O-Matic!
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[@AustinJohnPlays]

A slight error in the photoshop, the Ultra ball from whites would be a premier ball. And Timer was mislabeled. everything else is correct.

[@onetao3645]

Oof

[@jacobchampagne8443]

The Repeat ball is a Timer ball

[@jacobchampagne8443]

@@Cat-dt1ld OMG THE PUPPY!

[@juanca2567]

Not true, the sport ball was in generation 4. In the second was the park ball (also in HeartGold and SoulSilver in PAL park).

[@thegogglesfam352]

ok but why did they add safari balls now how cant i flex my shiny safari chansey

[@luiscastro3220]

Every other PokeTuber: *wait for serebii and dataminers to figure it out* AJP: I'm going to repeat the same process for 28 hours and figure it out myself You're a treasure.

[@blackwingred3473]

It is this dedication that makes him such an admirable content creator. You can always count on Austin to be the first one to make this data available.

[@soweroblackheart8890]

And when he's not first he's correcting thows with wrong info.

[@blackwingred3473]

That's very true

[@jdillard36]

He really is

[@josephmother3669]

What's up, fellow supporter?

[@NanaNussbaum]

The apricorn balls are just way too rare. That said, I think the Sport Ball and Safari Ball are just easter eggs. You're not meant to be able to farm them, it's just... like a shiny Pokeball.

[@awesomespurr3606]

You can get a safari ball for every 10 pokeballs you buy in the shop

[@yeehaw8111]

AwesomeEspur 360 arent those premier balls

[@awesomespurr3606]

Yes. I typed this at 1 am.

[@seantaggart7382]

Yeah MAKE IT 5%!

[@seantaggart7382]

@@awesomespurr3606 wooops Your brain okay now?

[@geordimullins4636]

I was just doing the cram-o-matic while watching and when Austin said he used Black, Pink, red and blue I thought "eh, why not" put those ones in and got a sport ball! Woot woot! Thank you once again Austin John!

[@tazakuz6743]

I read your comment and also figured "eh, why not". Three tries: ultra ball, heal ball, sport ball. Just wow.

[@ladyharubun]

Did this in the exact order you said and got a sport ball on the first try omg thanks!

[@LegendStormcrow]

Noice. I failed though

[@christianmacias691]

Kurt: “I carefully craft my poké balls with absolute gentle care. Hyde: ShOvE CoRn iN mAcHiNe GeT BaLlS!

[@SirJoeDoe]

There's literally no reason for the apricorn balls to be so rare.

[@user-pe1bv9xw7q]

SirJoeDoe they look cool

[@DistressedCrab]

Sun Other poke balls look cool and they're not nearly as rare.

[@Nico_Monster-fh2df]

Sun like in usum beast balls look so cool and you could just buy them

[@vjaska]

Exactly, I had planned on attaching the Apricorn balls alongside the other balls like Dive & such to certain types but I don't think I'll bother now - fantastic research btw Austin

[@SirJoeDoe]

@@user-pe1bv9xw7q I mean, Luxary balls look cool and so do the others. It just seems backwards to make them so rare. If you need that much work to get just a single one, then I'm just gonna use another ball. It devalues them for me because you can get them so easily in GSC/HGSS. Specifically in HGSS, I can get loads of Pokemon with those balls and just transfer them over, it's just loads of work for no reason. It just feels like they're padding it out with more grinding, something I hate if it's not fun. With shiny Pokemon it's an exception because they're meant to be rare and elusive, but Apricorn Balls, nah you should be able to buy them in all honesty.

[@-cartythecart-4627]

Austin: There's a good chance that you will never find a safari ball in you life. Shiny Hunters: Are you challenging me?

[@seantaggart7382]

Shiny hunters after getting Shiny charm: Are you Really challenging me?

[@marckid93]

Days like these make me glad I had a Tauros in a safari ball from heart gold

[@Sn4rbs]

I mean, the base stat of finding a shiny in the early games was 1/8192 so...

[@weebsquit347]

Meanwhile I had no idea it was rare and is sitting in my bag.

[@AceTrainerJack]

Okay it is genuinely super impressive how quickly you're able to pump out quality content, especially considering how much time you put into the games you play.

[@99Xero]

"There's a 0.1% chance to get it, you might never get it in your life" Me, a gacha game player: hm 0.1% ain't that bad

[@seantaggart7382]

Well if gambling is what you were born from then go ahead

[@connorscott6479]

Did you get one? If you tried...

[@throughcloudedeyes7913]

Use Yamper just incase the mon breaks out of the ball, he'll recover it

[@Chunkypanda86]

Big brain

[@s665677]

Only works the first time per battle per yamper because the ability fails if it holds a item and it holds the ball when it works

[@BlueRey2]

@@s665677 well it's still 6 tries

[@throughcloudedeyes7913]

@@s665677 well, say you only have 1 safari ball. You get the other mon down, throw it. If fails Yamper retrieves it, great! Runaway, take it back and try again with the next one. You catch it, great! Obviously doesn't work if it's a shiny encounter because if you want it in that ball you only really have 1 chance, they're more of a breed it down type of balls, not try to catch shiny in that ball.

[@throughcloudedeyes7913]

@@BlueRey2 or Yeah, 6 Yampers

[@TheRibottoStudios]

"The switch means nothing to me except math that I can share with you." As someone who CONSTANTLY struggled with math in school I really felt that.

[@akirariver2402]

Austin John is one of the great pillars holding up the Pokemon community and I love him for that. Thank you for your services.

[@Ultimate23Dragon]

"If you do happen to get a Safari Ball, there's a chance the Pokémon breaks out, & then your whole life is in shambles." _Laughs in Yamper..._

[@ZzN1ghtMaRe]

Save before you throw it ;)

[@comsox4915]

@Kookie Maknae throw it and if it doesnt work, reset and masuda it

[@extrasyllable3865]

Can’t believe Ball Guy’s just giving these away

[@jb0258]

Plot twist: the ball guy is just Kurt in disguise lol

[@mechengr1731]

Kurt needed extra cash after retiring

[@seantaggart7382]

@@jb0258 well yeah maybe after people realized how some of the balls were bad he kinda lost his job And he's just giving these

[@RGC_animation]

So thankful for it

[@tomogotchi9140]

As someone who loves the Johto balls and loves Pokeball hunting and using them on specific Pokemon, this was super helpful, and it basically comes down to "You have better chances using the same color each time". I am super hyped for the Sport Ball, only 26 total Pokemon was obtainable in Sport Ball before this, so the first I get I am using it wisely! ^o^

[@alexnabrynski527]

Making them this rare defeats the purpose of bring the apricorns back.... why game freak?

[@duckymomo7935]

agreed, although maybe they intend on allowing an upgrade for cramomatic for a more successful ball rate?

[@camerot3963]

Maybe they know about the underground apricorn ball market

[@raphathekid]

Kurt: I was more reliable than that. But... you've got to wait for 24 hours.

[@Hikarixhikarixhikari]

For real!!

[@mobious01]

@@duckymomo7935 lmao

[@crownofthee6370]

When you forgot what Austin John said his next video is and yet you still anticipate the next video just to listen to him

[@tpeasetiger]

Then the dust settles and then you’re like “ahhh. Okay. Now I’m actually going to use these tutorials,” but the dust never settles.

[@TheAwesomeDarkNinja]

I like how there is canon reason for the 1% chance to get an Apricorn Ball. Hyde is just trying to figure out how Kurt does it - but Kurt will always be the master.

[@Mark_Goddin]

They should reintroduce Kurt like they reintroduce Oak every couple of games. We could get Galarian Kurt like we got Alolan Oak. It’ll be great! Please Crown Tundra, please!

[@scorchedshadow]

@@Mark_Goddin i mean we are getting lets go johto, so he'll almost definitely be there

[@Jotakumon]

@@scorchedshadow My thoughts exactly. That's why in 5:45 he talks about replicating the process through science, "just you wait", and then "I said too much". No way that this isn't about Let's Go Johto. I think we're getting Let's Go Johto revealed on Wednesday and this was a hint.

[@SaraAson]

@@Jotakumon Well the only issue is that it's Let's Go and we're gonna be stuck with the Kanto and Johto dex which doesn't solve the issue of the balls being to impossible to get since there is no way to trade items between between the LG games and SWSH.

[@skamusician]

@@SaraAson It's a bit tedious but you could have a mon hold a ball, send it to Home, then transfer from Home to SwSh.

[@jdz3394]

Austin: The pokemon data god Joey : The pokemon battle god Dan : The Shiny pokemon god Shofu : The pokemon rap god

[@Hairytoes120]

I can’t believe it’s been two years since this dlc came out😵‍💫

[@hzguzman89]

Austin is by far the best Pokemon KZbinr I’ve followed! Amazing quality of videos!

[@Stariumi]

Of course, He tells you what to do or where to find things

[@plaindragon2023]

2nd would be TTar. Not for info but for laughs 🤣😂

[@pebbleman54]

I'm kinda pissed. They hyped up the apricorns but only a 1% chance to get the rare balls but it's so small of a chance. Urgh at least we can assume we can buy Beast balls in the Crown Tundra. But Hyde did say he was working on improving the rates. So there is hope.

[@zeusanderson4259]

Hopefully this happens if they patch the game. Along with other QoL like the pokemon's speed when they follow you and Zamazenta being able to learn Body Press and RSS Urshifu Flip Turn

[@koziray1994]

Also no dream balls ? Edit: also beast.

[@kcf5711]

@zeus anderson How you gonna say balancing decisions made through move distribution are a “QOL” change? That’s balancing dog not QOL changes. The ball rates and Pokémon walk speed would be QOL changes. Balancing is a whole other thing and maybe you only play casual battles but people who play ranked and vgc etc don’t want moves just given to Pokémon because you think they should have it. Certain moves get left out of certain Pokémon’s move pool on purpose. Your two specific examples are also toxic as hell my guy.

[@sokinjimgaming7917]

I have like 999 of each so I don't care for the 1% xD I happy to learn that I can use them online now

[@seantaggart7382]

I hope or maybe if you hadn't used the ball *sadly i have* It could be useful there

[@TransgendrAceWithGayestOfGrace]

I’m going to cry, I got a safari ball at somewhere over 400 apricorns while watching your video and I was just stunned for a second when I looked back at my switch

[@XietheZebra]

Austin John, doing the hard work for you so you don't have too. For real though. The amount of time and effort you put in these vids man is insane and super appreciated.

[@EmperorChicken]

Yamper's ability gives you the ball back if something breaks out of it

[@fishfan2]

That's awsome

[@theweasel3293]

I didn't know that thanns

[@CS_Mango]

I do you one better. **Soft reset**

[@Txntaclxz]

Can you do this in Max Raids? If they break out and you have a yamper w/ you?

[@gemstonepheonix9522]

Do they have to be out in the battle or just in your party

[@justyourfriendlyneighborho903]

Guys, don't be surprised when Austin shows up in glasses next time

[@Chunkypanda86]

I know what you mean

[@thanoscube8573]

Oh dang you're right

[@anothergd5834]

Can everyone take some time to appreciate all the time Austin took to make this video :D Thanks ALOT for this video

[@PuppyPrincess]

Tbh this is a slap in the face to the fans. "Oh you guys want the johto balls back? Here, one of each. Oh that's not enough, especially since it's not even a guaranteed catch and some of then have conditions that have to be met to even be useful? Well we added a way for you to get more; a 1% chance to get them in a lottery fueled by a rare material that's ALSO locked behind DLC."

[@-Hamza]

Watch, someone’s gonna get a safari or sport ball first try, think “oh cool” and use it on some random pokémon that they A box forever and B be worthless.

[@BP9000]

I got a wonder trade Hippopotas in a safari ball from Galar. I was pretty disappointed in everyone involved

[@uzi2957]

that was probably me 2 yrs ago

[@LordAiRen]

Got my Sport Ball on my first 20 tries. Didn't even know the odds then.

[@EGGNBEENZ]

I got a safari ball on like my 3rd try earlier today, been farming them for like 4 hours

[@yokaiwatcher8500]

No not only that, but they get the 5 times and waste them all on a single wild wooper or something that they dont even catch with them

[@Smalltimegeeker]

Dude this guy he has QUAlITY CONTENT

[@robertorivas527]

He is the quality content :')

[@Smalltimegeeker]

Yep

[@Smalltimegeeker]

Thanks guys

[@Explorert-oh4mo]

@@robertorivas527 ikr

[@shensei4]

When dataminers can't figure out the exact % to get some weird looking balls in a game: Austin: Fine, I'll do it myself.

[@MAL8916]

One like isnt enough to make up for the amount of work you put into this, but it’s all I can give. You’re a legend man

[@Nosretep]

The odds of getting Apricorn Balls is stupidly low.

[@TussockyBongo57]

Agreed

[@50zezima]

Well to be fair it's still far easier than getting apricorns on pokemon Gold version or Crystal

[@Tom_TP]

@@50zezima I don't think so. In those games picking apricorns is like picking berries and you can exchange a ball for each apricorn. Sure, depending on your luck you may not get the apricorn you want but I still think it's easier than this

[@ganon01ryanoutsen92]

Yea it was very low like 1% which wasn’t suppose happen if we get these

[@tuxedobird]

Nah, I think they should stay rare. I worked for my Magikarp in every ball collection, I don’t want them to become common. (Of course, with the safari and sport ball it isn’t complete anymore, but I’m working on it.)

[@prin600_8]

Imagine if they put in Kurt as like a traveler that visits the island every sunday or something and he gives you guaranteed apri balls🤯maybe some new balls?!

[@markimoss9890]

You've been playing a lot of acnh haven't you

[@pebbleman54]

I kinda wish you could have been able to battle the Gym Leaders when they visit. Imo a wasted opportunity

[@capchiral]

some big animal crossing energy there

[@prin600_8]

@@markimoss9890 This idea is based on that yeah lol

[@groudongamer3178]

@@prin600_8 yeah cuz animal crossing has heart unlike the armor dlc. I SWEAR, if the crown tundra doesn't make up for this, I'm done with the mainline series.

[@zidanez21]

This is video is a statistician's dream. Like this was too perfect it never happens like when looking for data

[@AustinJohnPlays]

When in doubt, get a bigger sample size. 😬

[@zidanez21]

@@AustinJohnPlays Yeah but most of us aren't mad men like you who spent most likely days like you on clicking a robot bird (this is a compliment btw)

[@Shadowholocaust]

.1% chance huh. My days playing MMO’s have prepared me for this

[@t3hsolo]

It’s exactly the mystic forge from guild wars 2, what other MMO does it?

[@3lement2010]

I miss the special effects you could put on pokeballs that Diamond and Pearl had.

[@Gime0racle]

I absolutely agree

[@flashbaxx]

The balls do have effects when they open that are dependent on the type of ball (i.e. Timer Ball has little clocks appear), but the customization of DP was cool.

[@celestialudenberg7980]

Yeah those stamps were the bomb

[@luxfyre]

Well let's hope we get em in DP remakes then

[@pathos7527]

That was one of the only things cool about 4th Gen for me, though I hated that you had to remove your additions if you ever wanted to deposit them. If they bring back the custom effects in the future I hope it’s not handled like that again.

[@pepi8951]

Austin: Already has a LOT of videos about isle of armour. Me: I GOTTA BEAT THE CHAMPION LEAGUES but I just can't be arsed to do it.

[@Goingus345]

Ha arsed

[@BioniclesaurKing4t2]

3:00-3:05 "The Safari Ball was never available outside of Gen 1 Kanto." 3:06 Shows Safari Balls on screen in the bag. Yeah, Safari Balls were used in every Safari Zone at least through Gen 4 or later. They have the same catch rate as a Great Ball.

[@OakenTome]

You, sir, are a mad-man. The time and passion you put into this channel is astounding.

[@MiniKeanuReeves]

I literally spent a couple of hours catching a sport ball scyther and safari ball sandshrew from Pokémon heart gold, transferring them all the way up to Pokémon home, and then this video came up. Lol

[@nicholasemmendorfer8748]

Still totally worth it you probably saved time these odds are bullshit

[@pebbleman54]

I have a whole section in my HOME with pokemon in Safari and Sport balls. It was a very tedious process to move them forward but so worth it to have them for breeding.

[@nightfurylastshadow]

And I was playing fire red to get pokemon in Safari ball. That darn Tauros grr.

[@pebbleman54]

@@nightfurylastshadow it helps that there are safari zones in all the way up to Gen4. And the HGSS zone has a stupidly large selection of pokemon.

[@nicholasemmendorfer8748]

These odds are complete bullshit. Especially for balls that don’t guarantee a catch. Why do they do this bi just want stuff in my fav ball. Is cosmetic why is it so low

[@Squizz11222]

you can catch nearly 100% mons from dens, which solo has 100% catch rate. I've been spamming premier balls for my living dex and beast balls for shiny g-maxers (got 3 of those so far) - always 100% catch

[@dhenri727]

I literally hit like before the intro is even done

[@Matty002]

me: oh hes gonna report on what data miners found him: i spent over 24 game hours to get this statistical data

[@koopakid3102]

It’s cool seeing you actually do the testing/experiments, it reminds me of doing some science project or something but applied to video games. You’re pretty sick for doing this stuff for us Austin, thank you for the constant effort In your videos!

[@kings3rd]

So what you're saying is that you are more likely to get a shiny by breeding with the shiny charm than getting a saffari ball

[@jamescelliers3195]

Shinies are hardly rare or hard to get. This is for breeders, shiny hunters and collectors, not casuals trying to fill their pokedex.

[@RevenantZavier]

@@jamescelliers3195 Hard earned shiny Pokemon are hard to get. Shiny Pokemon from raids are not. Literally what almost every "shiny hunter" Poketuber does when it comes to shiny hunting in raids. No one actually does soft reset because it's not affected by the shiny charm. So they'd rather take the easy way out by joining those playing god raids. Austin is one of them.

[@jamescelliers3195]

​@@RevenantZavier I agree, which is why these rare balls are nice to have. They've made shinies soooo easy to get shiny pokemon are not really enough anymore. Im busy masudaing for a 5iv ha bulba in a safari ball at currently. My hunt will probably be over by the end of the day and if i was just after a shiny bulba not caring about ball, ivs or ability then i could get multiple in one session (just chain on lets go). These methods are good for beginners and honestly I only started shiny hunting using dex nav method in oras, but now even these shinies i'm breeding in sword seem worthless. I've just started a new game on diamond and i'm going to try get my first full odds shiny on that. To me the rarity of a pokemon is how hard it is to get so a gen 4 shiny bidoof is more valuable than 5iv HA shiny gmax charizard from gen 8 (which only took me like 2 days to breed, and honestly if i already had a competitive shiny gmax charizard from lake of rage raid den then i would be so pissed they introduced max mushrooms in ioa).

[@jamescelliers3195]

@@RevenantZavier I only really watch supreme rk9s for shiny hunting, he does proper hunts not these exploit raid den crap

[@marckid93]

Pretty much. Though I have a Tauros in a safari ball and a Vespiquen in a Sport ball (transferred from HG) so if you need one of them, HMU

[@ChicoDiamante]

“...If it’s female” Males have been able to pass down the pokéball since Gen 7.

[@thewhitepikmin2327]

Wasn't that only if it was bred with Ditto?

[@BigRedLeg]

The White Pikmin pretty sure

[@danigonzalez5022]

@@thewhitepikmin2327 if the male and female are the same species it's a 50/50 😄

[@TheGoldenDunsparce]

Rarest thing for collectors to farm: A shiny Antique Form Sinistea with a Title caught in a Sports Ball

[@bigbruhtheory4530]

*Ultra shiny

[@alucard8433]

@@bigbruhtheory4530 Ultra Shiny is not a thing, Its more common to get an "ultra" shiny in the wild cause they messed up the programming. Star Shiny would be more rare on a wild Pokemon.

[@seantaggart7382]

Wait THERE'S A ANTIQUE FORM!?

[@seantaggart7382]

@@alucard8433 ahem it's a joke about how rare it is

[@thorhit]

Alucard No cap, to me, shiny is a shiny.

[@number1cheater272]

Damn then I got real lucky when I got my sport ball on my second try

[@icxcarnie]

lottery

[@wanderingtyphlosion7332]

You should play the lottery.

[@ViniLdCff]

I don't ever get a shiny, but I also got a safari ball by my 10th or so try... lol

[@blazelegend4602]

‘1% chance for a love ball’ Me: my chance of getting a girlfriend

[@weirdshelf6950]

same

[@kali3041]

I rewatched this video because I wanted some cool pokeballs for collection and the moment when austin said how rare sport and safari balls were I got a sports ball!

[@holleey]

5:02 hah!? the level ball is easily one of the best ones! ok perhaps not as much as in SwSh where all Pokemon are 60+ in the post game, so you can't get the x4 or x8 bonus... but back then in Silver, it literally NEVER failed me.

[@angusward7632]

in generation two, the region of kanto. hmm yes, seems right

[@krissa9664]

Yeah... it does. thats litterally the post game

[@AustinJohnPlays]

@@krissa9664 I misspoke, but also yes. lol

[@lendog5385]

You have smooth brain

[@explodezluvsu7872]

He probably meant when you can travel to Kanto

[@ChristianPerrotta]

Students in Math class: "Math is useless and boring, I'm never gonna use it in my life for absolutely anything at all" This video: Me, a Math teacher: * laughs in Probability and Statistics *

[@Gabby_T]

Man is content is higher quality than the phone I watch it on

[@themissionslayer]

Really respect the amount of effort you put into something the mass majority of us would never figure out

[@LordOfHunting]

The mad man ^^ Thanks for all the work. But these numbers are insane, who at GameFreak thought this was a good idea????

[@brendanmeister]

Thanks for the numbers, pretty cool to see how rare some of these balls are. You keep saying though in videos that it's only a 100% catch on solo non-promoted raid dens but it's also 100% catch rate when you host a non-promoted raid den as well, thought people should know in case they need help catching a raid den pokemon

[@pablosanchez1551]

You looked so happy figuring things out. Way to Go Austin!

[@gordonschnick12]

I never in my life thought I would see a Safari ball again.

[@byakuyafan94]

Note to Self: Give up on find the rare Pokéballs from the Cram-o-matic

[@jamesbenson2090]

Same here. Was the one of the only incentives for me to get the dlc. Then I find out they disgraced Kurts own craft

[@Roobudy]

Just a heads up i was wondering if having a full inventory of balls would increase the chances, but no, you just don't get an item as it says you cant have anymore of those balls and it still comsumes the apricorns. why make the balls you cant obtain normally so rare, what is the point.

[@chazz87]

Austin John's dedication to poke science will never be topped.

[@JelloImpact]

austin you seriously are the best youtube channel for this type of stuff

[@lincolnrobbins579]

Literally was looking this up

[@spencer7560]

How many times do you want to upload this week Austin: YES

[@jaycee1088]

I don’t mind.

[@spencer7560]

Jay Cee neither do I lol

[@StarWarsFever]

Austin, you are the hero we need, but not the hero we deserve. Keep up with the awesome. A thousand digital starbursts for you, mate

[@tommydaynjer5334]

I’m so glad I subscribed here. You are so great at explaining and even giving out visual charts ahhh what a badass!

[@kaeldrarhiannon]

I'm so mad that GF lied about being able to "make" apriballs with the DLC. There's a huge difference in how these were created in SS/HG vs the stupid cram-o-matic thing.

[@LokiToxtrocity]

It's not technically a lie, you Can make them, just that their locked behind a stupidly low percentage. A lie would be that they say youd be able to make them, but in reality you can't.

[@yourehereforthatarentyou]

it might not be the literal definition of the lie but its still a scummy move

[@kaeldrarhiannon]

Merriam Webster definition of lie: "to create a false or misleading impression" GF made an intentionally misleading statement that players would be able to make special pokeballs using apricorns. This is untrue. Players cannot "make" them, they can play a lottery game with a 1.2% chance of receiving a special pokeball in exchange for 4 items. There is a distinct difference between being able to MAKE something and playing a gacha roulette game. So, yes. It was a lie.

[@MineNAdventurer]

I'n sad that we can't get more Beast balls from this. However I have a feeling that in the crowned Tundra there will be a way to get more Beast Balls

[@willkershisnik5893]

Probably since apparently the ultra beasts will be obtainable in tundra

[@speedyav46]

I am sad to be honest with you too. The Beast Ball is my favorite ball along with the Moon Ball. It is annoying that we only get a 1% chance to get more of the Apricorn Balls too. I don't know what's more annoying Cramomatic or having to do the Champions Cup over and over.

[@Shugo5775]

I came to watch to see the general findings but with the greater hope of a recipe for the beast ball.... I was gonna start a new game to catch my whole team with beast balls :\

[@JGirDesu]

@@speedyav46 I think doing a 2nd playthrough might be a better option than any other method for attaining Apriballs and Beast Balls, honestly.

[@speedyav46]

@@JGirDesu I did that once, it can be time consuming though especially since I need a person to trade my Pokemon from Shield and then on to Sword. Another good bet is to trade Apricorn Balls with other people.

[@NimN0ms]

Austin John IS NOT Playing when he busts out the math and data analysis. I salute you.

[@alanosborne139]

Bro, you’re doing the Lord’s work. Saying thank you is not enough.

[@vittoriadorso9515]

Austin is so committed to his videos and it takes a lot of work to make this kind of quality content. So I give this high five just for you Austin! 🙌

[@CT_3200]

Austin out here doing the hard work so we dont have to Bless this man

[@KratosDivine]

A video with all the secrets and easter eggs that are hidden on the DLC would be cool, like the fight with Honey, or how you can find different trainers around the island once you beat the DLC (like Marnie), or that Avery and Klara might appear on raid battles and help you with Slowbros as their pokemon.

[@KyleRavenborn]

I'll be honest I was wondering where your next video was for a couple days now, but now that I've seen this, I most commend you and put forward my deepest respects for the suffering you put yourself through for your work. Thank you for your efforts friend.

[@Fearbeforedeath]

I was hoping you would make this video!

[@maxubahn]

I feel scammed lol. This was one of the selling points for the dlc. I tried myself before this video and didnt have any luck but i didnt know it was that bad. Like seriously

[@krissa9664]

Scammed? They didnt even specify apricorns and pokeballs as a selling point so how are you upset. I am in need of an explenation Maximus.

[@UltraBall23]

Kristaps Sprūdžs, to be fair, in the direct they said “Apricorns can be made into pokeballs” but that was it.

[@The_Endless_Now]

@@krissa9664 They did. It's like buying a coffee machine, and it technically works, but it takes 10 hours to make a single cup.

[@krissa9664]

@@UltraBall23 oh sorry i missed that part but tbh if thats like a selling point its just pure nostalgia and nothing else even if it worked exactly how he wanted it to

[@krissa9664]

@@The_Endless_Now to me it was like my coffee machine not having access to facebook. I wasnt a gen 2 guy so i didnt exactly care too much bc i didnt expect it to be sone enthralling experiance and forgive me of i am wrong previosly it was just an alternate to get pokeballs so nothing really special

[@XxSZxX777]

High respect, no doubt that the curry video was probably the lowest viewed video of Pokémon sword and shield for this guy but he still did it for the math, now he’s back with no ill intent to keep these poke balls but again just for the math, this is why I sat through that video, and respect him for not keeping those 0.1% poke balls. Love your content and your honor AustinJohnPlays!!!

[@LordAiRen]

Running an active sheet that confirms most of your numbers. 1% Apriballs, 25% or so for store balls, and 75% or so of Poke/Great/Ultra Balls. So far at over 700 inputs (2800 apricorns). Happy to see the work our server is doing is consistent

[@myblasphemouslife9052]

So there’s no point in having apricorns if the balls are so rare.

[@alucard8433]

I think in Crown Tundra there is gonna be an upgrade for the scam o matic, to make it 2% instead of 1% lol.

[@sethg1116]

Idk, that's like saying there is no point to shiny Pokemon because they are so rare. I'd argue there would be no point to apricorn balls if they are so common. Like I'm kind of pissed you can get safari balls outside the safari zone because it makes my safari ball metagross not as rare, it takes months just to make the beldum spawn in HGSS safari zone, then at an incredibly low spawn rate with the catch rate of a legendary and you cannot harm it and it runs (being the safari zone), as far as I know it's the most difficult Pokemon to catch in the entire series. I'm glad it's a 0.1% chance to obtain the ball but also conflicted that metagross will be added to crown tundra as now a safari ball metagross will be obtainable outside the very specific method it was for years before

[@seantaggart7382]

@@sethg1116 Like Sorry for your struggle (too bad sword is the only Pokemon game i beat)

[@jamescelliers3195]

​@@sethg1116 As if these people use any ball other than ultra anyway. They still think legendaries are the rarest Pokemon. Nothing as bad as you but if my beast ball shiny collection becomes half as hard to get because they make beast balls common in crowned tundra i'm going to be pissed also. So many hours wasted grinding the battle tower and finding people with beast ball breedjects to trade with. Got through 6 shiny charmanders just to get my competitive 5iv ha charizard. Now they are saying i might have to redo it all over again in a safari or sports ball because beasts are coming to tundra lol

[@RevenantZavier]

@@sethg1116 What are you even going on about? The Apricorn balls went from being created in a day's wait to being obnoxiously rare. Shiny Pokemon are rare PERIOD. You cannot even compare them.

[@zanegarder7065]

think about this you find a shiny safari Pokemon so you throw your safari ball and it shakes 2 times and then brakes out and runs

[@devinjohnson5288]

Austin John Plays needs 10 million subscribers for all the help he put on KZbin

[@cloutlaw5824]

I respect how dedicated you are to the community and i thank you for it.

[@mapleleavesgaming]

"There's a good chance that you'll never find a Safari ball in your life" Meanwhile, I've gotten a Safari ball and a x5 proc and still haven't managed to get any Moon, Love or Heavy balls.

[@seantaggart7382]

*Suffering from success*

[@imilui3878]

The word “ball” now sounds weird after watching this vid

[@joemaddox5752]

Depends where your mindset is.

[@johnnybquickcandlestick94]

You are amazing Austin John! I appreciate what you do for the community. I also love that you take the time to research and come up with your own data and share that with the community. Really awesome work!

[@nikopiko9683]

Amazing work man. I hope everyone understand the insane amount of time and effort you're putting in to save us frustration

[@papifrancisco1466]

So apricorns are useless.

[@seantaggart7382]

No no no It can be good *Sure you really shouldn't be hurting on cash now* But it could help round up with extra balls Although always use quick balls

[@sleepysushi777]

THIS HELPS SO MUCH. THANK YOU!!

[@tendresseak27]

I love this. Seems to be even rarer then shinies. I want the safari balls and sport balls so bad.

[@Lightmanone]

You are certifiable crazy. Trust me i did the numbers, i watched like 90% of your video's And 50% i was like "duuude" and 50% was like "that's so much time!" Yup. 100% crazy. Love it!

[@NoBroPlays]

Austin: Does Really Big Brain Stuff Me: Can’t Even Complete The Pokédex xD

[@titanictyranitar9571]

I found a random shiny blissey and now I wish it was in a safari ball

[@HaL-vt3mm]

Insane research! Congratulations and thank you for sharing it!

[@lil_bohts]

I haven't seen that many balls since the high school locker room! Keep up the good work my man!

[@Sylphraya]

game freak: they want apricot balls back, ok let's do a chance to get them and I mean a small chance.

[@dharmamuthalagappan5157]

WAITTTTT HE SAID THAT SOMEDAY HE’S GONNA IMPROVE THE CRAMOMATIC (could be Crown Tundra)

[@nintendolover114]

You are the most patient human alive

[@thad7288]

Holy cow, this was in depth! Thank you so much for all the work and research you put into this!