Pokemon Legends: Arceus

How to Get Great Balls: Crafting Recipe and Effect

Great Balls are an item used to capture Pokemon in Pokemon Legends: Arceus. Read on to learn how to unlock the Great Ball crafting recipe, how to use Great Balls, as well as their effect and price when purchased.

How to Get Great Balls

Destroy Boxes at Cobalt Coastlands and Coronet Highlands

Pokemon Legends Arceus - Destroy Boxes to Obtain Sticky Globs

You can obtain Great Balls by destroying the boxes near Sand's Reach at Cobalt Coastlands. In Coronet Highlands, you can also find boxes that you can destroy in the area east of the Sacred Plaza.

This comes in handy if you need to obtain the item but do not have the crafting materials required.

Destroy Treasure Chests at Coronet Highlands

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You can also obtain Poke Balls by destroying the treasure chests on the ruins east of Sacret Plaza at Coronet Highlands.

Purchase from Ginter

Ginter Specials

Ginter may offer 20 Great Balls at the Ginkgo Guild Shop for ₽3,000. His offer will last until you catch 20 Pokemon, where he will change his offer to another item.

All Ginter Items: Gingko Guild Shop List

Can Be Crafted

Materials Crafted Item
Apricorn Image Apricorn x1
Great Ball Image Great Ball

How to Unlock Recipe

Crafting Recipe Location Jubilife Village
How to Obtain Obtained from Captain Cyllene after achieving a Third Star Rank.

Can Be Found in the Following Zones

Coronet Highlands Cobalt Coastlands

Purchase From a Shop

Great Ball can be bought for ₽300 from the following shops: General Store, Base Camp

The item can be bought after completing a Request received from Choy at the General Store.

How to Unlock Great Ball in Shop
Complete More New Wares Request

Shop Guide: All Available Items and Prices

Given as a Reward for Requests

Great Balls can often be obtained by completing requests. Check the list below to see which requests can be completed to obtain more Great Balls!

Request Number Obtained
Request 26: Aim for the Big Leagues 15

All Request Walkthroughs: How to Unlock All Requests

How to Use Great Balls

Throw the Great Ball at a wild Pokemon before it notices you

Throwing a Pokeball

Unlike the previous Pokemon games, you will have to aim the Great Ball towards a wild Pokemon to catch it, similar to Pokemon GO. In order to catch unsuspecting Pokemon without going into battle, you'll need to sneak up on them or use bait such as food! If you are unsuccessful, you may have to battle with the Pokemon or temporarily flee until it forgets about you.

Catching a Pokemon in Battle

Pokemon Legends Arceus - Throw a Poke Ball with a Pokemon Inside to Start a Battle

To initiate a battle with a wild Pokemon, throw a Poke Ball containing your partner Pokemon towards it. Aim at an unsuspecting Pokemon's backside to potentially gain the advantage and catch them off guard!

Like in past Pokemon games, Pokemon will become easier to catch after being weakened. Lower their HP and inflict Status conditions like Drowsiness or Paralysis, then switch to your items with X, and press ZR to throw the Great Ball to try and catch it!

Battle System: Is Battle Turn-Based?

Great Ball Effect and General Information

Great Ball ImageGreat Ball
Effect A mysterious ball that provides a higher success rate for catching Pokémon than a standard Poké Ball.

Throw Distance and Abilities

Throw Distance Normal
Abilities Higher catchrate than regular Poke Balls

Sell and Buy Price

Sell Price ₽75
Buy Price ₽300

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List of Poke Balls

Feather Ball ImageFeather Ball Gigaton Ball ImageGigaton Ball
Great Ball ImageGreat Ball Heavy Ball ImageHeavy Ball
Jet Ball ImageJet Ball Leaden Ball ImageLeaden Ball
Poke Ball ImagePoke Ball Strange Ball ImageStrange Ball
Ultra Ball ImageUltra Ball Wing Ball ImageWing Ball

List of Poke Balls and How to Get

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