Perfect Pokémon & Poké Ball Pairings

Poké Balls are at the center of the Pokémon franchise, and have been expanded upon immensely throughout the series. With roughly 30 varieties as of Generation 9, everyone has their preferences on which Pokémon go into which Poké Balls. In this video I'll be giving my opinion on which Pokémon pair perfectly with particular Poké Balls!

[@christiandevey3898]

WRONG! The master ball is for Rattatta and Zubat

[@implying8903]

And Venonat

[@jrlaps521]

No it’s for Fearow and Tentacruel, like Professor Oak said

[@thatonearanara]

It’s altraia, it’s required for me to catch an Altria in a masterball.

[@aris1373]

WORNG AGAIN! Because crobat is a good pokemon so it would make sense

[@aris1373]

​@@jrlaps521 yes, it should be for pokemon hard to catch

[@jamesstone404]

I’d love to see a video where you list the best shiny Pokémon for each pokeball.

[@AmeliaBerdel-xv3wp]

That's gonna be tricky

[@BookWyrmOnAString]

I have a heal ball shiny virizion. It lines up perfectly.

[@Milka4Life]

​@@BookWyrmOnAStringHeal Ball for Shiny Goomy

[@ripscort1896]

Shiny Rayquaza for Luxury Ball

[@AmeliaBerdel-xv3wp]

@ripscort1896 it fits very well

[@elmsigreen]

I don't understand why we still haven't gotten the option of switching what Pokeball our Pokemon is in after we catch it. It would be so simple, just like changing our character's clothes, we could change the appearance of the pokeball.

[@natetag]

That would be possible although difficult, the data for a pokeball's ball type is stored in the data for the Pokémon itself not the game. Although it could be handled similarly to switching moves but idk

[@natetag]

It could also be because the cheese would be crazy. Like imagine obtaining 1 master ball and using that to catch anything difficult before switching it's pokeball's to something like a pokeball which you could mass purchase in the late game.

[@zenith2331]

​@@natetag they would probably make it so the ball dissappears after replacing

[@elmsigreen]

@N8 No, no, no, this would be purely cosmetic. You are just changing the appearance of the Pokeball, not actually switching and getting back the one you used.

[@natetag]

@@elmsigreen oh ok I guess that makes sense

[@jrlaps521]

I think Volcarona is a decent pick for the sport ball. They’re both very red and white, though not the same shade of red. The ball is used in the bug catching contest and Volcarona is a bug type

[@mymarshlands]

scizor feels like a better match, its red with white wings and can actually be obtained in a sport ball

[@Nathan35077]

I used my sport ball for shiny litten, as it was either that or a regular pokeball or premier ball. And I already had one in a premier ball. Pokeball just felt too basic for such a great shiny. Atleast sport ball is really rare now lol but essentially the same thing.

[@Nathan35077]

I also have a shiny cramorant in one. I caught 4 shiny cramorant, one is in repeat, one in sport, one in luxury and one in a level ball. (Gen 8 Raid den hunts, that’s why I got 4. My buddy hosted it so I could keep catching them. We did it for a lot of mons lol)

[@novaninja729]

I think Volc is better for the Timer Ball, since the Timer Ball gets the black on Volcarona's head and tail in addition to the red/orange on the wings and horns and the white on the fur

[@Nathan35077]

@@novaninja729 there was one Pokémon in Gen. 9 I used the timer ball for. One of the legends. I forget which one. But the whole time thing matched as well, since they were trapped in there for so long. Ancient Pokémon get the timer ball lol

[@kaedenf85]

I think the luxury ball also compliments Giratina's color pallet pretty well

[@StellaCoury]

the great ball matches salamence the best because it has a white underbelly blue body and red wings all in the same position as on the ball, they look absolutely beautiful together

[@FredTendo_13]

That’s what I’m saying

[@cityrat3237]

I literally just wrote this, it matches much better then kyogre

[@Cabeman-hk4iq]

That’s exactly what I was thinking too! The red bands on the great ball also match the placement of the red eyebrow/eyelid scales on Salamence’s head

[@SirPanikalot778]

I personally think reshiram looks best in a quick ball. and kyogre too. and groudon. and Zacian. and every other pokemon in existence...

[@lucacorvaro2628]

Me too

[@conanymph]

Blocked

[@andreathereshiram7578]

I have Reshiram in a Quick Ball That Reshiram was from Pokemon Black because I was bored ow throwing Ultraballs at him

[@bradyyang8877]

Same

[@datnoobbee8576]

Love quick balls. quick and easy

[@EvilApple567]

Something I think every fan of Legends Arceus should know is that Gigaton Balls retain their 2.75x multiplier in battle, regardless if you were spotted before making them almost always the best choice for powerful Mons that don't generally fall prey to the Ultra Ball back strike.

[@pedroguscos73]

I honestly feel like I'm watching a great KZbinr in it's starting phase, and the quality is already insanely high Hope it goes alright

[@EricDrinksWater]

True. The algorithm fed this to me and I'm stoked about it.

[@adnagapot]

The luxury ball and heavy ball look so cool, honestly I'm never too fussed over the effects of the pokeballs and the design of both is just so incredible

[@TraceyMailin]

I feel like the best fit for the Master Ball might be Venonat or Butterfree, the little orbs on the top and the purple coloration just fits them so well

[@tedizursa1277]

Yes, yes, _very_ yes! It's why I say 'Go, Venonat Ball!' when chucking the only Master in my bag.

[@LilyPlaysGames214]

I wont waste my Master ball, i just use great or regular, ill just use master on the best

[@ThePokeMusicLover]

I also really like the luxury and dusk balls for the burst effects when you send a Pokémon into battle. Luxury is extra gold and glittery, and dusk makes a shadowy blackness.

[@willferrigno1]

I don't know if anyone mentioned this already but for the cherish ball, while yes Yveltal is definitely a good fit, I feel like at least an honorable mention should go to the red and if I'm not mistaken partly black form of Oricorio, which I think matches the color scheme pretty well. I think the shade of red is similar though it might be too bright to match well, just a thought though.

[@brewlord6466]

I always loved the dusk ball as a kid. I remember trying to catch shaymin my action replay for diamond and feeling like I was corrupting it with the dusk ball like the 4th movie with Celebi.

[@louiepikmin3184]

I promise I'm not lying but the quick ball is honestly my favorite pokeball. Sure, the design isn't great, but it's juat so useful and so convenient

[@kamiltarnawczyk]

The friend ball also goes really nicely with Caterpie. Little bug friend

[@LilyPlaysGames214]

And it just makes me want to squish it cughetchi cughetchi

[@thisthatomega6545]

How did you miss hippopotas for the safari ball it literally has a camo texture on its body. Perfect for the safari ball

[@KageTenshiiRyuu]

Another point to make for Vespiquen and the Level Ball is how she generally is stronger than those she's surrounded by, her Combee underlings.

[@Le_Dave]

I think Salamence is also a very good match for the great ball, his red wings and the stripes on his head match perfectly with the great ball stripes.

[@Sindragozer]

Darkrai is associated with night time & nightmares, so i think that makes it fit the timer ball theme perfectly

[@shepskydad]

Shoutout to ME for missing a Poké Ball. See if you can figure out which one I missed :)

[@yukiizura]

The Origin Ball from Legends Arceus, the one you catch Dialga/Palkia with? That was all I could think of 💀

[@muchdoge8351]

GS ball?

[@shepskydad]

@@yukiizura Good guess! It has almost the same design as the Cherish Ball so I left it out.

[@shepskydad]

@@muchdoge8351 I’ll give that to you, although it’s not what I was referring to. They do look the same though!

[@KraggFair]

Park Ball!

[@MarioSonicDKPokeFAN]

It's definitely becoming a thing wanting pokemon to be captured in specific balls! I've started doing it heavily. Plus theres a recent fakemon fangame that has a vendor that actually lets you choose which poke ball you want your pokemon to be in! Nice!

[@AiLoveHue]

Whats the game called?

[@NAPLEGROVE]

This is the first video I found of yours, really enjoyed the discussion and solid picks

[@Ankhaunt]

I was hoping that someday someone will make a video based on matching Pokemon to pokeballs and here we are. Thanks for this awesome video. My favourite pokeblls are timerball and netball.

[@ninomitchell2039]

Not necessarily for the intended effect or theme, I like to use the luxury ball on Seviper. To me, the patterns match as close as audino does the heal ball.

[@mini-_]

I always love matching the Pokemon with a PokeBall of the right color scheme in Pokemon GO. With the recent release of the Master Ball in the game I might just catch a Rattata or shiny Foongus with it! :D

[@bt7777]

why people are using it on a Pidgey using on rattata is clearly better

[@VictorHernandez-cz1be]

Glad to see another Premier Ball enjoyer!!! Since you didn't put it up early in the list, I started thinking about good combinations and the best one I thought about was Reshiram, due to its full whiteness and its tail blazing into red fire on its Gen 5 animation, which I love. Your picks did not disappoint, and I didn't think about neither Zangose nor Zoroark-H

[@jabarithegoldenlucario8841]

I caught my Ogerpon in a Friend Ball. Because not only does it match the green but it also became my friend over the course of the story :)

[@MarleyMothBard]

i think cofagrigus for the luxury ball would also work! it adds a blue, but fits most of the color scheme and the luxury theme as well

[@dragonattack9282]

I love this video! Nowadays I always think about pokéball aesthetics for the Pokémon I'm catching. My fav is level ball because that's what I used to catch shiny Rayquaza (the red V makes me think of V-create but thats event only 😂). I love pretending to be a dark gym leader (my fav type) so I do my best to catch my whole team in luxury balls 😊

[@Gytman189]

This is very well made and your voice is brilliantly soothing

[@pchurch692]

I like Ursaring or Teddiursa for the Moon Ball, doesnt match the coloring too well but thats the first that came to mind with the crescent moon. Great video!

[@graysamagaming9606]

my favorite ball based on design is actually a ball from a fan game called the "Ancient Ball" it's a Pokeball from the game Pokemon Insurgence that has increased catch rate for legendary and mythical Pokemon, but in the main series my favorite design is the Beast Ball but my favorite Pokeball to use when catching mons like legendaries or any wild mons is the Timer Ball, cuz unlike the Quick Ball that only works on the first turn the Timer Ball gets better and better every turn

[@KingALLO69]

I strongly disagree with kyogre being the perfect fit for the great ball. The design of the great ball looks a lot like Salamence to me with the red accents peeking out a little at the top, just like the Wings of Salamence, and the blue being exactly the same kind of shade of blue that the body of Salamence has. I always catch my Bagons with Great Balls for that reason.

[@KoolBeanz101]

Great Vid Man Also Imo Carracosta fits the Net ball rlly well

[@GoobertCrayon]

your channel is awesome, keep it up. been binging you.

[@Quantum_Onions]

For the nest ball, another pokemon that would have worked great is Shroomish, even down to the shape of it. It's even pretty weak like spidops.

[@UghieYucky]

I always go for the baseline Pokeball. I might like Premier, Love and Heal Balls, but I always aim for the simplicity of the original. The Strange Ball is also very pretty!

[@TrvisXXIII]

Congrats on coming up with a unique concept for a Pokémon video amongst the hundreds of rehashed ideas online

[@tboy_danger722]

I really like the timer ball, it's good for stalling and catching wild pokemon through sleep and paralysis, it also just looks cool

[@user-jl7cz2pe6d]

For the Level Ball I'm surprised you didn't mention Victini. Considering it has a giant V stamped directly on top

[@notmyrealname5268]

Awesome video as always, keep up the great work! :)

[@gladoseon4117]

The timer ball one fits particularly well, since Darkrai will make you take ages to get it low enough to catch!

[@SnowPea-]

Quick Ball is my favourite i love the yellow and blue colors and its so useful it makes catching shinies super easy

[@wutevaidunno4550]

Many runner-ups, honorable mentions are very good choices too.

[@Missingno0479]

I'd love to see you do shiny pokemon. An honorable mention for the quick ball would be shiny drifloon and drifblim

[@user-jl7cz2pe6d]

As someone who's obsessed with matching Pokéballs, some of my favorites are definitely the Safari Ball, Lure Ball Beast Ball, and Dream Ball. And as for the "normal" ones I'd probably say the Dusk Ball and the Luxury Ball (at one point in Sc/Vi I planned on catching EVERYTHING, including all the Legendaries in Luxury Balls. I kinda wish I stopped doing that before I got to the Ruinous Pokémon though..) I also really quite like the design of the Moon Ball. I'm just not quite as fond of it's send out animation. I think it's a tad bit too cluttered. Like maybe if they were yellow circles (like the Dusk Ball. But y'know, yellow to represent a full moon) instead of crescents I'd like it more.

[@Sailor_Enchantix]

I love the Beast Ball. The circular grid pattern on it gives it a digital look that is so cool. And it looks like what it is, a poké ball created by scientists in a secret research facility.

[@daltonbrowne7980]

I always loved the heavy ball - lugia combo

[@someoneawesome8717]

I like the Beast Ball the send out animation is just really cool

[@PostApocolyptica]

Luxury Balls also look fantastic in Scarlet/Violet thanks to the game's metallic textures. It pairs up oddly well with Forretress, which also looks great in those games.

[@misomie]

I absolutely love quick balls. I didn't know they were hated lol. I especially love using them on electric mon with my go to favorite combo being Galvantula. I do really like the lure and friend ones too though. Least favorite design is probably the cherish or masterball.

[@hawkie172]

Tentacool matches the great ball pretty well too. With its 2 red jelly cicles on its head matching the 2 red stripes on the ball

[@nerfganon9214]

Finally a video of someone matching the ball to the mon. I feel lile not tbat many people feel strongly about this. However, my go to if there arent apriballs and other types available, luxury balls tend to be very nice just because of the visual effect when throwing out the pokemon.

[@CrypticDingus]

Even as someone who strictly used regular pokeballs for everything, this video was super entertaining!

[@filiporvik2782]

Been really liking these last videos. They're very different from what I see from other creators. I disagree a bit with a few choices, but still a cool video 😊

[@EricDrinksWater]

Lets hear yours! I'm interested.

[@filiporvik2782]

@@EricDrinksWater My main thing was that the friend ball wasn't a friendship evolution. But that's because it seems like he values pokemon design match over making it fit with the concept of the ball, but that's just personally preference. So it's totally fine.

[@nineCryptids]

The cosmog line technically classes as ultra beasts as they come from ultra space, just the legendary status was more important according to the fan base, meaning Cosmoem *is* an ultra beast and so pairs much better with the beast ball

[@dude545]

After playing volt white 2, I've come to love timer ball. It's so good for catching low catch rate mons such as legendary/pseudo legendary mons. But dusk ball is definitely my favourite

[@nobyle_]

some people say that either hail-form castform or lanturn also fits the quick ball aesthetic

[@limegrass6194]

The timer ball on Darkrai is cool, like it's the nightmare Pokémon with sleep powers. The timer ball looks like a timer, which people may use to wake themselves up.

[@yukiizura]

Great video as always, I actually wonder if Mewtwo' and the Master Ball had their colour schemes designed to fit together. I think my favourite Poké Ball is Dusk. I love Dark Types a lot, and it often goes well with them, plus I usually play at night so they're effective too.

[@shepskydad]

I’m sure that Mewtwo’s design had some influence on the Master Ball. Especially with the lore behind Team Rocket and Silph Co. What I really want to know is if my “M for Mewtwo” joke has any truth behind it 👀

[@racingenraged8019]

@@shepskydad I am pretty sure the Masterball's design has got something to do with Venonat.

[@johnathantowns7275]

My favorite pokeball would probably have to be the heal ball. I’ve used it for many pink shinies and in my opinion they just look the most aesthetically pleasing

[@Kraiglyndor]

The dive ball works best with theme instead of color scheme, being the water that the fish swim in rather than matching clothes. My favorite for this is the Lati twins. The water from the Soul Dew and the town in general is great, though for color matching I’d pick the lure ball since the color matches them too well.

[@matthewmasucci1425]

i would love to see a shiny version of this video concept!

[@t-greenrock404]

Umbreon also fits for the Luxury ball in that it evolves through friendship, which the Luxury Ball promotes.

[@riolunadraws]

My favorite ball is the premier ball. I remember being very intruiged by its description, being made for a special event. Eventually I got myself a riolu figure in a premier ball (my favorite pokemon at the time, now grafaiai) I also always found it so weird too that you would get a premier ball only when buying 10 pokeballs in one go

[@johnlesterilog4476]

For the Fast Ball, actually first thought of Pikachu Libre with a lightning (albeit with a heart) on his mask. That should fit the fast ball better 😅😂

[@GeekNinjas]

I love matching Pokeballs to the Pokemon as best I can. I have my Swampert in a Lure Ball (works better with Mega Swampert), Scizor in a Sport Ball (bug catching contest and color scheme, but also rarely the Sport Ball has an S on it), and Malamar in a Master Ball (both color scheme and the M)

[@MirageUchiha]

I capture ALL of my shinies in matching color balls! Not jus the outside color of the ball either, but I also match my shinies wit the "Pop Out Animation" colors too! ie; My shiny Sylveon goes PERFECT wit the Level ball's POA! I like that you made a WHOLE VIDEO about! I digg it! I can appreciate a fellow Color Connoisseur!👌🏾😎

[@augustmyers339]

I think Bombirdier is PERFECT for the timer ball the ratios for each color, it’s just perfect!

[@Tommaru]

The video I waited for.

[@HaisaySasaki]

Before i even watch the video i gotta call dusk ball and Cacturne I was kinda right, idk but something about the green circles on the dusk ball constrasting with the black circles that make up cacturnes eyes and mouth makes it fit the best, but it's cool to see my favorite pokemon get any attention either way, but the dusk theme also fits with Cacturne specifically with his pokedex entries and it fits his typing colors too, idk man

[@KingNidoYT]

As somebody who loves theming PokeBalls, this is a fantastic video, that touches all the right notes!

[@erikrocha7495]

PLEASE 😂😂😂😂😂 NOT THE VESPIQUEN !! I love the pun! Hands down super funny I loved it 😂

[@UrAverageAsianGuy]

I think azumarill fits the great ball really well, it has that touch of red as shown in it's ears and also the blue coloring in general.

[@sandofman4161]

This vid just reminded me of the time I unintentionally caught a Kyogre in ORAS with the great ball randomly lol

[@VegaPhil]

I like the heavy ball, just a nice clean design with nice colours

[@vincent9413]

I like Friend Ball with Iron Leaves. Aside from the obvious colors, yellow drop is the same color as the casing of a booster energy.

[@joanetdelcamp]

The Superball is literally the Salamence head. It fits 100% to it

[@TrueSolunar]

I think the Beast Ball is PERFECT for Eternatus… It matches the otherworldly design of the Beast Ball’s purpose to a tee…

[@netherwarrior6113]

I came across a shiny helioisk in ultra moon and caught it in a repeat ball. The colors match really well and what caused me to look up these type of videos. I agree with these except the master ball. That has got to be used on ratatta or bidoof, just because one looks nice and one is god.

[@dude4310]

I feel that the luxury ball would pair great with a Pokémon like Kingambit. Mostly cause of the color scheme, but I also feel that since Kingambit is considered a leader amongst Bisharp and Pawniard, it’d just feel fitting for the leader of the pack to get the best of the best before the rest of the group does.

[@gochogames1360]

For function, the quick ball and master ball are the obvious answers But for aesthetic, I love the net, luxury and dusk ball

[@konnorwillems7169]

"I really hope you find it in a cave, cuz im definitely catching it in one" famous last words

[@Nathan35077]

My favorite pokeball is of course the cherish ball. But balls we can use, it’s the dream ball for me! and then I think the next spot is tied for moon&love. But that dream ball matches really well with a lot of shinies. It’s such a great color scheme.

[@MaskedHeroLucky]

I recently caught a shiny midnight form lycanroc in my only moon ball, pretty proud of that one.

[@Hipsterjes]

How did sharpedo not win the quick ball?!? It has the design on their nose and is the color scheme. Not to mention has speed boost. It fits thematically and aesthetically.

[@hotaruishere2133]

It's disturbing how closely this guy's opinion aligns with mine, we even had the runner-ups in common (except Togekiss lol) like what the heck 😂😂😂 that was cool lol!!!!

[@xxforeskin_gamerxx4395]

I usually prefer catching all my pokemon in pokéballs but for gen 7 I had no choice but to catch a level 10 Salamence with a great ball and it fit so well!

[@wadwillstemachen]

Dude, Great Video!

[@dany_fg]

cosmoem isn't just related to the ultra beasts, it *is* an ultra beast. the best way I found to check if a pokemon is an ultra beast is the noise at the end of their cries, and the cosmog line all have it.

[@ManyFaceImpressions]

No wayyyy, I was actually planning on doing this same video a while back but with Shiny pokemon!!

[@gergabbin933]

Honorable mention for me dive ball fits wallrein and cherish ball cherim also i thought the gigaton ball would be paired with registeel but i guess unknown is a solid pick

[@onetallpheeesh]

Heal Ball is my favorite lately. In XY/ORAS I was big on Timer Ball. In Galar, I loved the Luxury Ball

[@krookodilegang6192]

You change balls? Ive always used only Luxury balls on my shinies

[@Bryden77]

For my Ogrepon (or at least that’s what I heard idk how to spell its name) I too am going to catch it in a Dusk Ball, because from what I’ve seen it appears at night… and there’s also a giant cave! So either one will be amazing for the dusk ball!

[@hamburgerbroz6439]

Luxury ball is sooo perfect for pawniard and bisharp! i was shocked that wasnt even mentioned...

[@avaakins_uc]

I love the love ball bc some my favorite pokemon are fairy types and it matches with a ton of pink pokemon

[@canadacaden3266]

Favorite pokemon in my favorite pokeball (Umbreon in Luxury Ball). Yeah, I can get behind this.

[@WaydeGaming]

I love the Beast ball it just hits different when you catch that Necrozma in the crown tundra max dens in Pokémon sword/shield with a Beast Ball

[@necrozma4029]

Honestly I'd respect anyone who could manage to catch me in a Gigaton Ball.