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Net Ball Catch Rate and Locations

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Pokemon FRLG - Net Ball Catch Rate and Locations

The Net Ball has an increased catch rate when used on Water or Bug-Type Pokemon in Pokemon FireRed and LeafGreen (FRLG). Check out how to get Net Balls and their locations, as well as details about what Pokemon its effective on here!

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How to Get Net Ball

Show the Fishing Guru a Magikarp

Super Rod Fishing Guru in Route 12

A Fishing Guru lives on Route 12, but the path to him is blocked off by a sleeping Snorlax on Silence Bridge. Wake it up using a Poke Flute, and proceed along Silence Bridge to find the Guru's house.

Speak with the Guru to get a Super Rod, and then speak with him again afterwards and he will start requesting to see a large Magikarp from the player. Showing him one will grant a Net Ball as a reward, and if you break the size record with a larger Magikarp, you can show it again for another Net Ball.

Route 12 Location Guide

Respawning Net Ball on Outcast Island

Six Island Map
Pokemon FRLG - Six Island Map

There is also a respawning Net Ball hidden on Outcast Island, found at the northernmost part of Six Island. The Net Ball is hidden southwest of the entrance to the Altering Cave.

Six Island Map and Location Guide

Also Hidden in Rocket Hideout/Warehouse

There is also a Net Ball hidden in both the Rocket Hideout and the Rocket Warehouse. For the Rocket Hideout, the Net Ball is located in between two potted plants directly southwest of where Giovanni is on the 4th floor.

The Rocket Warehouse Net Ball is found in the Spin Tile maze, hidden in a standalone box found near the center of the maze. Note that these two Net Balls do not respawn, and are one-time only.

How to Use the Net Ball

Use to Catch Water-Types

List of Pokemon
Psyduck ImagePsyduck
FR Only 		Golduck ImageGolduck
FR Only 		Poliwag ImagePoliwag
Poliwhirl ImagePoliwhirl Poliwrath ImagePoliwrath Tentacool ImageTentacool
Tentacruel ImageTentacruel Slowpoke ImageSlowpoke
LG Only 		Slowbro ImageSlowbro
LG Only
Seel ImageSeel Dewgong ImageDewgong Shellder ImageShellder
FR Only
Cloyster ImageCloyster
FR Only 		Krabby ImageKrabby Kingler ImageKingler
Horsea ImageHorsea Seadra ImageSeadra Goldeen ImageGoldeen
Seaking ImageSeaking Staryu ImageStaryu
LG Only 		Starmie ImageStarmie
LG Only
Magikarp ImageMagikarp Gyarados ImageGyarados Lapras ImageLapras
Vaporeon ImageVaporeon Omanyte ImageOmanyte Omastar ImageOmastar
Kabuto ImageKabuto Kabutops ImageKabutops Marill ImageMarill
LG Only
Azumarill ImageAzumarill
LG Only 		Politoed ImagePolitoed Wooper ImageWooper
FR Only
Quagsire ImageQuagsire
FR Only 		Slowking ImageSlowking
LG Only 		Qwilfish ImageQwilfish
FR Only
Remoraid ImageRemoraid
LG Only 		Octillery ImageOctillery
LG Only 		Mantine ImageMantine
LG Only
Kingdra ImageKingdra Suicune ImageSuicune

As its in-game description suggests, the Net Ball is particularly effective when attempting to capture Water-Type Pokemon. This makes it a premiere choice if you're trying to catch a Pokemon of this type.

List of All Water Type Pokemon and Weaknesses

Also Effective on Bug-Types

List of Pokemon
Caterpie ImageCaterpie Metapod ImageMetapod Butterfree ImageButterfree
Weedle ImageWeedle Kakuna ImageKakuna Beedrill ImageBeedrill
Paras ImageParas Parasect ImageParasect Venonat ImageVenonat
Venomoth ImageVenomoth Scyther ImageScyther
FR Only 		Pinsir ImagePinsir
LG Only
Ledyba ImageLedyba Ledian ImageLedian Spinarak ImageSpinarak
Ariados ImageAriados Yanma ImageYanma Scizor ImageScizor
FR Only
Heracross ImageHeracross

The Net Ball also works well when catching Bug-Types, meaning that it is also a good choice when trying to capture a Pokemon of this type.

List of All Bug Type Pokemon and Weaknesses

Net Ball Game Data

Net Ball Type and Effect

Net Ball
Pokemon FRLG - Net Ball Item
Type Poke Ball
Description A somewhat different Ball that works especially well on Water- and Bug-type Pokémon.

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