Key Takeaways
- A previously unseen Poke Ball design was shown off for the first time in the latest episode of Pokemon Horizons.
- The Poke Ball is silver and brown with red and green studs and looks Steampunk-inspired.
- The leading fan theory is that this is our first look at a new Poke Ball we’ll be using in Pokemon Legends: Z-A.
Even though the image conjured in your head when you read the word Poke Ball is likely the standard red and white version, the Pokemon accessory has more than 30 different forms. You can add a new one to the list as of this weekend with a new design making its debut in the latest episode of Pokemon Horizons. However, no one knows what it does, or even what it’s called.
A close-up image of the Poke Ball has been shared by Pokemon Restocks on Twitter. The silver and brown Poke Ball gives off steampunk vibes, the spot on the front where you’d find a button on most other Poke Ball designs seemingly replaced with a gear. The ball has markings around it as well as what look like red and green gems on the gear and the metallic top half of the ball.
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The Poke Ball was shown in episode 75 of Pokemon Horizons which premiered in Japan over the weekend. Since we’re only up to episode 45 in the US, it’s going to be a while before we see the Poke Ball on Netflix. That might also mean we’ve got a long wait on our hands to find out what exactly this Poke Ball does. However, even with a translated version of the episode, we might still be left in the dark.
Pokemon Debuted A New Poke Ball Design In Episode 75 Of Horizons
But What Does It Do, And Where Can We Find It?
According to Game Rant, the mysterious new Poke Ball is shown during a flashback with Gibeon using it to store their Zygarde. However, the flashback doesn’t show the Zygarde being caught, so it’s unclear if it has a special ability or function. Some Pokemon fans have noted its design might pull inspiration from Shiny Zygarde which is white with green accents, a lot like the upper half of the new Poke Ball.
The leading theory among fans is that this is a first look at something that will get a full introduction in Pokemon Legends: Z-A. Its design does look a lot like the old-school version of a standard Poke Ball you can craft and use in Pokemon Legends: Arceus, so a futuristic take on that design for a Legends game that is seemingly set further ahead on the Pokemon timeline rather than in the past would make a lot of sense.
Pokemon usually introduces new Poke Ball designs with each of its core games, but that’s not a guarantee. It didn’t add any new designs to the Poke Ball haul in Scarlet & Violet, marking the first time since Gen 6 that it hasn’t introduced new Poke Ball ideas in a main series game. It seems almost certain that will change in the next Pokemon game now that we’ve already gotten a sneak peek at a Poke Ball we’ve never seen before thanks to the anime.
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