WTF IS A POKEBALL
Just goes to show you, apply enough science and you too can convert the fallen nuts from trees into physics defying monster containment capsules!
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Posted by Shawn Handyside on January 25, 2012 · 9:28 PM 
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124 Responses to “WTF IS A POKÈBALL?”

  1. MokubaKaiba on January 25th, 2012 9:35 pm

    throwing oranges at pokemon wont work, but throwing rocks at them will?

  2. Kyjik on January 25th, 2012 9:35 pm
  3. Korotini_Notlad on January 25th, 2012 9:35 pm

    Who knew nuts make such great balls?

  4. SexyLegs on January 25th, 2012 9:38 pm

    well… think about it this way… if you throw an orange, chances are the pokemon will gladly consume it. If you throw a rock, you're just asking for it.

  5. Squeek spplmj on January 25th, 2012 9:38 pm

    Too tired to think of anything good or make a sponge macro… so enjoy
    <img src="http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lpb50hAejh1qk3ypeo1_500.jpg&quot; alt="" width="429" height="700" />

  6. deathbychickens on January 25th, 2012 9:38 pm

    you actually can get more than 1 Master ball in Pokemon Gold. Just have the matching ID # for the ID mathcing contest in the radio tower

  7. KungFuDeli on January 25th, 2012 9:39 pm

    nope, but throwing nuts and fruits do. But people seem to frown upon throwing acorns at eagles…

  8. Sceptilianblade on January 25th, 2012 9:45 pm

    Who needs Spongebob when you have Super Kami Guru?

    <img src="http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lydwx06bj91r4ykowo1_500.png&quot; img>

  9. Awesomecake on January 25th, 2012 9:48 pm

    I'm sure Aperture labs has a perfectly logical explanation for this.

  10. Valvatorez on January 25th, 2012 9:50 pm

    That really amazing! Human technology sure improved over those years…

    Now, if they took all that effort for research to research better things… like SARDINES!

  11. DiamyoAlex on January 25th, 2012 9:53 pm

    I guess I wasn't the only thinking: "How the hell do you make something that complicated out of a fruit?

  12. Squeek spplmj on January 25th, 2012 9:58 pm

    <img src="http://i42.tinypic.com/2yltjma.jpg&quot; border="0" alt="Image and video hosting by TinyPic">

  13. Chimental on January 25th, 2012 10:03 pm

    Unfortunately, no technology has yet to harness the power of A+B+Down.

  14. Alpar on January 25th, 2012 10:05 pm

    "Welcome to the Falcon's Spitoon, how tough are ya?"

    "HOW TOUGH'M I? JUST THIS MORNING, I PROTESTED FOR THE FORUMS TO COME BACK."

    "C'hyeahh, so?"

    "…without any pics."

  15. Skrist on January 25th, 2012 10:08 pm

    <img src="http://i1054.photobucket.com/albums/s486/Shadowskrist/RUNTRUNKSRUN.png"&gt;

    Ok so I need to ask… Why are we using Spongebob? Just curious.
    Because I honestly have no idea why I am.

  16. Cloak on January 25th, 2012 10:08 pm

    Now, just imagine if they hollowed out an orange and made a pokeball with it…
    That would completely invalidate this whole chart!
    Also: You can just buy luxury balls.

    ALTERNATE COMMENT:
    WHAT IS A POKEBALL!?
    A MISERABLE LITTLE CONTAINER OF MONSTERS!

  17. Skrist on January 25th, 2012 10:09 pm

    Wonderful, someone has finally gotten the science of pokeballs down.
    Now will someone, for the love of god, do some science on Majora's Mask?
    Or at least… how Charmander, Charmeleon, and Charizard can dive underwater with a trainer and the flame doesn't go out…?

  18. Redzeroine on January 25th, 2012 10:10 pm

    Natural is the way to go. But you know, Pokemon stores are now charging more for their pokeballs due to the recent economic crisis, man. I mean, check out that luxury ball. This is some serious class warfare designed by the makers of these artificial pokeballs, man. #OccupySilphCo.

  19. Captain Flavor on January 25th, 2012 10:12 pm

    Sardines for every house!

  20. Drake148 on January 25th, 2012 10:20 pm

    With Science!!

  21. TransPM on January 25th, 2012 10:23 pm

    Cave Johnson here:

    No! I said make lemons that explode, not nuts the size of oranges that can store creatures inside of them! Hopefully you have a nut that can pack up all of your things and store them away because you're all fired!

  22. TransPM on January 25th, 2012 10:24 pm

    *You can also get a second masterball in generation 5 by completing a certain number of trades

  23. AManWithACloak on January 25th, 2012 10:27 pm

    One image fit really well, and we've discovered that a lot of other ones fit well too.

  24. TransPM on January 25th, 2012 10:28 pm
  25. RandomExplosion on January 25th, 2012 10:28 pm

    I call shenanigans. You can but luxury balls!

  26. Jimmy on January 25th, 2012 10:29 pm

    Yeah but your odds of winning are slim to none…you'd have to do a LOT of trading.

  27. Drake148 on January 25th, 2012 10:35 pm
  28. Sprocket on January 25th, 2012 10:36 pm

    All a Charmander has to do is turn the water surrounding it's tailflame into steam. Then the flame can feed off of the dissolved oxygen molecules that are usually present in water, especially standard oceanic water.

  29. Skrist on January 25th, 2012 10:39 pm

    <img src="http://i1054.photobucket.com/albums/s486/Shadowskrist/SCIENCE.png&quot; height="200" width="380">

    Sorry… felt like it was needed.

  30. Skrist on January 25th, 2012 10:41 pm

    Ah… the Guile's effect. Quite the anomaly.

  31. _XD on January 25th, 2012 10:42 pm

    You are now reading this comic in my voice
    <img src=http://i.imgur.com/tlHVk.jpg>

  32. Drake148 on January 25th, 2012 10:44 pm

    don't worry, I was hoping somebody to use a science image.

  33. LinkorZelda on January 25th, 2012 10:46 pm

    <img src="https://encrypted-tbn2.google.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcSvkDvrWNUooMqJacsswco3lenO-98kRx4RvA4_1TI10gI4h8F62g"&gt;
    Bit off topic but, when they sold the life sized poke balls at walmart I bought one for my younger cousin and told him it could actually catch monsters, little did I know he would throw it at a squirrel, It wasn't the smartest the smartest thing I've ever done. But I am happy he didn't give the poor thing brain damage.

  34. Deep Thought on January 25th, 2012 10:52 pm

    Cave Johnson here.

    Now I understand that things have gotten a little confusing for Silph Co. ever since Aperture managed to buy them out. This makes sense. However, I must give my disapproval to Mr. Shawn Handyside posting the trade secrets behind my entire supply of Aperture Science Pocket Monster Containment Vessesls on his website. This is the second time that you abuse the products and services that Aperture Science provides for your own entertainment. I am seriously consider…
    *turns*
    Caroline! Did we happen to find new lawyers to replace the old ones? You know, the ones we sent to the Moon! Oh, we have not. Thank you, Caroline!
    *turns back*
    …considering taking action against your website if you infract our agreement again. If you keep it up, I may even have our lab boys stop restricting the access of your forum to the harem of cosplayers you keep at your mansion.

    Cave Johnson. We're done here.

    P.S. When April comes around, you'll know who to call.

  35. MasterLuigi452 on January 25th, 2012 10:56 pm

    Imagin if Cave Johnson invented Pokeball….
    Oh wait….

  36. MasterLuigi452 on January 25th, 2012 10:57 pm

    It's official.
    This is now new Halolz meme.

  37. Skrist on January 25th, 2012 11:03 pm

    I feel so bad about doing it too, because he apparently is actually trying to fix them…

    IS IT TRUE?! Am I becoming a human?! The thought is scary…

  38. Drake148 on January 25th, 2012 11:03 pm

    lets count some of them (correct me if I'm wrong, not in gramar please)
    -Halolz's forums
    -Chris Redface
    -Courage Kratos
    -Ponies crossovers
    I don't know any more, so if you people could, let's fill the list.

  39. AManWithACloak on January 25th, 2012 11:04 pm

    I think it's a rather astonishing phenomenon.
    Now, if only we had a video of Spongebob telling Shawn to fix the forums, set to Guiles Theme…

  40. Shawn Handyside on January 25th, 2012 11:05 pm

    Damn, I was gonna make that reference!

  41. PortalMan118 on January 25th, 2012 11:08 pm

    I'm sorry, but i couldn't read through it all. I'm too busy trying to get the fourms up.

  42. Skrist on January 25th, 2012 11:08 pm

    You forgot (State if I miss some or got some wrong).
    -TF2
    -Minecraft
    -Pokemon
    -Mario (To some extent)
    -I want to say Futurama, but it's the entire internet that does it…
    -Captain Falcon (No exceptions)
    -Can't let you do that ______ (Wolf)
    -Alpar used to be one on the forums (If it counts)
    -Haven't seen Nyan cat in a while, but it still runs around here and has a shirt or hoodie at the store.

  43. Seanhl on January 25th, 2012 11:21 pm

    heh, heavy balls, and as a side note, if only one luxury ball can be obtained, why could I buy them in d, p, & hg?

  44. nahnah390 on January 25th, 2012 11:28 pm

    where's the "how to catch a pokemon" section? You know the one that says "throw quick ball"

  45. Ice_Cold_Water on January 25th, 2012 11:32 pm

    I would catch this and let it go inside someone's house. For the lols.
    <img src=http://th09.deviantart.net/fs9/300W/i/2006/024/3/d/Pokemon___Eevee_with_Rabies_by_BlightedKujo.jpg>

  46. LinkorZelda on January 25th, 2012 11:40 pm

    <img src=http://i.imgur.com/kN4G2.jpg>

  47. Skrist on January 25th, 2012 11:42 pm

    Because those games basically want you to be a snooty rich kid.
    Case and fucking point…
    <img src="http://serebii.net/platinum/house-outside.png"&gt;

  48. Skrist on January 25th, 2012 11:43 pm

    More relevant than last time. Keep it up, YOU CAN DO EET!

  49. AManWithACloak on January 25th, 2012 11:48 pm
  50. ChaosController on January 25th, 2012 11:48 pm

    I don't know what he sounds like :|

  51. ChaosController on January 25th, 2012 11:49 pm

    That makes the slowpoke all the more deliciously ironic though.

    For that I'm giving him a +1

  52. ibbolia on January 25th, 2012 11:56 pm

    Mr. Johnson, we found the perfect solution to keep further Aperture Science technologies from being posted, don't worry. And new lawyers.
    <img src="http://www.halolz.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/halolz-dot-com-starfox-phoenixwright-wolfobjection.gif"&gt;

  53. ChaosController on January 25th, 2012 11:58 pm

    Oh boy a new post. I'm not sure what to say.

    Hmmm, this looks scientific. I know, I'll do a Cave Johnson rant! That will earn me the love and respect of fellow Halolzians!

    *reads comments*

    <img src="http://twilight.ponychan.net/chan/fic/src/130721965046.png"&gt;

  54. Mentlegen on January 25th, 2012 11:58 pm

    WHAT IS GRAMMAR?

  55. ibbolia on January 26th, 2012 12:02 am

    On Majora's Mask: It's magic.

    On Charmander, Charmeleon, and Charizard: There's a fun little thing about heat, in that water doesn't actually cool anything down. Water is just able to diffuse the heat across itself. But at the same time, water has oxygen in it, which is what fish and the like use to breathe. Also, we can note that the Char family of Pokemon most likely has a chemical in the tail that catches fire at a lower level of temperature, combined with the oxygen and natural heat source, should allow the tail to remain what looks like on fire.
    <img src="http://www.thoughts.swalrus.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/TheMoreYouKnow.jpg"&gt;

  56. AManWithACloak on January 26th, 2012 12:03 am

    A MISSRABLE LEETLE PILE OF CLAWSES!

  57. spartann30 on January 26th, 2012 12:05 am

    YES! SOMEONE WHO STILL REMEMBERS THAT TRICK!

    BTW, still works in the new games

  58. Skrist on January 26th, 2012 12:09 am

    Just like psuedopsychology!

  59. spartann30 on January 26th, 2012 12:09 am

    Timer ball + B+A+Down = fuck yeah

  60. Skrist on January 26th, 2012 12:11 am
  61. TransPM on January 26th, 2012 12:12 am

    <img src="http://b.static.memegenerator.net/cache/instances/500x/13/13334/13654327.jpg"&gt;

    sorry man, I hope you count my +1 as giving you the credit you deserve

  62. KZN02 on January 26th, 2012 12:14 am
  63. SEGA Uranus on January 26th, 2012 12:24 am

    Can't catch a Pokémon with an orange?! Do you know who I am? I’m the woman who’s gonna capture your Pokémon! With the oranges! I’m gonna get my engineers to invent an Orange Pokéball that captures your Pokémon! *cough**hack**snort.*

    P.S. Everybody on Halolz already did a Cave Johnson joke…but I'm not Cave Johnson. :3

  64. Skrist on January 26th, 2012 12:43 am
  65. Rexxmech on January 26th, 2012 12:56 am

    Premierballs are 10 times more expensive than Pokeballs and can only do what half the job? oh well, at least they're pretty.

  66. arskicka on January 26th, 2012 1:02 am
  67. Dash12345678 on January 26th, 2012 1:13 am

    Red loves mountains, but he seems to have disappeared.

  68. Dash12345678 on January 26th, 2012 1:15 am

    Did you try throwing Lemonades?

  69. xxxxxxtheundeadcat on January 26th, 2012 1:24 am

    WHAT IS A FORUM?

  70. Dash12345678 on January 26th, 2012 1:24 am

    My research indicates that it could only be purchased in D, P, P, B, and W.

    (It also indicates that multiples may be won in HG and SS)

  71. xxxxxxtheundeadcat on January 26th, 2012 1:26 am

    I actually read that in valvatorezes voice. It was hilarious.

  72. Dash12345678 on January 26th, 2012 1:26 am

    How do the Luxury Balls increase wealth? From what I understand all they do is make Pokemon caught with them happier.

  73. Skrist on January 26th, 2012 1:29 am

    The wealth of happiness. :P
    And if I remember, they cost so freakin' much…

  74. CriticalQuit on January 26th, 2012 1:47 am

    I always thought the concept of the mirrors keeping them in the constant refracted energy state was a pretty cool idea. It also means that the way pokemon escape is by trying to break free from the mirror and hit the side of the ball, thus breaking out, while properly owned pokemon just stay in the refraction.

  75. BB64 on January 26th, 2012 1:56 am

    Pfft, I have the best of all pokeball…

    The pokeBALLS of STEEL

    (they forgot the gs ball)

  76. blargenth on January 26th, 2012 2:10 am

    And there's so always been a mew under that fucking truck!!!

  77. blargenth on January 26th, 2012 2:11 am

    and who is he?

  78. Drake148 on January 26th, 2012 2:31 am

    and a jirachi in the space waiting for you to arrive from the space center!

  79. MasterLuigi452 on January 26th, 2012 2:46 am

    Would have been much better if Cave Johnson did it.

  80. Oddwan on January 26th, 2012 4:17 am

    I see what you did there…

  81. vash_ts on January 26th, 2012 5:47 am

    yep, I used it against the goddammit annons. also calling them cowards worked…

  82. Seanhl on January 26th, 2012 7:44 am

    either way, more than one can be obtained, so this graph is mis-informational

  83. Lord_Science on January 26th, 2012 7:46 am

    A MISERABLE LITTLE PILE OF SHAWN DOING NOTHING!

  84. straYDoubter on January 26th, 2012 7:51 am

    <img src="http://spacecatstudios.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/Good-news.jpg"&gt;
    Not anymore!

    (This makes more sense to me.)

  85. Vabolo on January 26th, 2012 8:09 am

    WHAT IS LOVE?

    Baby don't hurt me, don't hurt me, no more.

  86. straYDoubter on January 26th, 2012 8:10 am

    Whenever I see a Heavy Ball nowadays, there's only one thing I can think to catch with it.
    <img src="http://www.deviantart.com/download/180689235/shhh__they__re_sleeping_by_the_mad_prophet_-d2zkspf.jpg"&gt;

  87. Vabolo on January 26th, 2012 8:12 am

    One can only wonder where.

    Perhaps a geological formation of some kind?

  88. Vabolo on January 26th, 2012 9:07 am

    FOOL!

    <img src="http://images4.fanpop.com/image/answers/2029000/2029108_1317270512792.79res_400_300.jpg&quot; /img>

    Poké balls aren't key items, they're placed in th poké ball section of the bag!

  89. sonicsmash2 on January 26th, 2012 9:14 am

    But it actually took him another 5 days to post this comment so in other words, he was posted 10 days ago!

  90. C__F on January 26th, 2012 9:18 am

    That's because they're trimmed in… what is that? Gold leaf? Sheesh.
    I bet the thing's carved out of onyx or obsidian or something…

  91. Korotini_Notlad on January 26th, 2012 9:21 am

    Apperently, the only way to make top three is:

    A. Complain to Shawn in a funny way
    B. Make a "nut" joke" i.e. Me
    or C. SCIENCE!

  92. ProfessorLuigi on January 26th, 2012 9:26 am
  93. ProfessorLuigi on January 26th, 2012 9:31 am

    Okay, what is up with the sardine jokes?
    I don't get it.

  94. ProfessorLuigi on January 26th, 2012 9:32 am

    Carved out on an onyx?
    That's even more cruel than cutting off slowpoke tails!

  95. TomQuoVadis on January 26th, 2012 9:34 am

    This would also explain why the Pokeballs they break out of are lost. Obviously the escape process would involve damaging some critical component of the Pokeball.

  96. C__F on January 26th, 2012 9:39 am

    That's not the only way it's mis-informational. I saw this, and it just bugged me:

    "The light energy is refracted against a series of glass thus preserving the energy state of the contained Pokémon."

    Refracted? Did Silph Co.'s scientists all drop out of school at age ten or something? It's like they want our Pokémon to break out.

    <img src="http://images.tutorvista.com/content/refraction-light/refraction-reflection-of-light.jpeg&quot; /img>

    I motion for the hostile takeover of Silph Co. by Aperture Science.

  97. Valvatorez on January 26th, 2012 9:41 am

    It's from Disgaea 4

    The Main Character is a Sardine Addict, and he behaves just like that

  98. Alpar on January 26th, 2012 10:14 am

    Pony crossovers aren't really Halolz memes. Those have been around for a while now.

    Also, I used to be a meme on the forums? I hardly remember that. Unless you were talking about that one chat where everyone changed their names to mine and then started adding the word "Alpar" to everything. Good times.. goooood times…

    But moving along, I think the only memes that are even close to legitimately being ours are the StarWolf and Captain Falcon meme… too bad we never get captions of them anymore either.

  99. Veneficus on January 26th, 2012 10:15 am

    There's more than one Luxury Ball per game (you can buy them in certain marts). Only one new Ball type was introduced in B&W, and it's just for catching Dream World Pokémon. Also, the Lake Ball was an anime-only type of ball. And it was only mentioned in one episode. On that same note, where's the GS Ball?

    It would also have been nice if the person made this infographic also explained each type of ball, and gave its catch rate multiplier, as well.

  100. CriticalQuit on January 26th, 2012 10:35 am

    Most likely it strikes the copper pins or the edge between mirrors, and of course it would smash through the walls of the pokeball, destroying it.

  101. Link Lab on January 26th, 2012 11:02 am

    I think he was reffering to Alpar quotes. Since a lot of us had at least one in our signatures. The Alpar quote Mentlegen has/had was the best one imo.

  102. Fanemon on January 26th, 2012 11:10 am

    Well i think the pokeball have a great design but yeah ! It's just a red and white orange lol. Great post mate.

  103. Armetron on January 26th, 2012 11:23 am

    Co-Co-Combo Breaker

  104. GdMBuRn on January 26th, 2012 1:13 pm

    <img src="http://i173.photobucket.com/albums/w71/desuno-to/Objection.gif&quot; border="0" alt="objection!">

    The percent of white apricorns is insufficient compared to reality, where the white ones is the dominant of the seven!

  105. Alpar on January 26th, 2012 1:15 pm

    Ahhh, riiiight. Those too…

    …we all make a bunch of awkward quotes every now and then, don't we?

  106. Lord_Science on January 26th, 2012 1:58 pm

    WHAT IS A COMBO BREAKER?

  107. C__F on January 26th, 2012 3:00 pm
  108. The AntiVillain on January 26th, 2012 4:26 pm

    Aperture Science has a leak

    also +1 for gin pic

  109. TheArrived on January 26th, 2012 5:07 pm

    That's what I told them!

  110. Link Lab on January 26th, 2012 5:32 pm

    Yep, they just seem to focus on your awkward quotes for some reason. Among other things.

  111. xxxxxxtheundeadcat on January 26th, 2012 6:29 pm

    A MISERABLE LITTLE PILE OF FISHING FOR +1'S!

  112. spartann30 on January 26th, 2012 6:47 pm

    TotalBiscut

  113. kgy121 on January 26th, 2012 7:42 pm

    At least the slowpokes don't even feel it for five seconds.

  114. Gary_Blue on January 26th, 2012 9:08 pm

    "Pokeballs are Key Items"

    *looks in key items tab in bag*

    OBJECTION!

  115. Muahahayes on January 26th, 2012 11:51 pm

    I ment to post that on a different post >_>
    Nothing to see here, move along

  116. Armetron on January 27th, 2012 1:53 am

    no that cant be right!!!

    oh god its true isn't it

    well no matter because

    *I reject your reality and substitute my own*

  117. GdMBuRn on January 27th, 2012 8:55 am

    I play Crystal…

  118. Ghale on January 27th, 2012 2:49 pm

    This blueprint still fails to explain to me how Samus' morph ball works.

  119. pokemon_girl on January 27th, 2012 10:49 pm

    myth confirmed, he's looking for +1. MYTHBUSTERS!

  120. pokemon_girl on January 27th, 2012 10:51 pm

    cool story bro

  121. Pupsrus13 on January 28th, 2012 1:33 pm

    Not just any science will do… maybe Drunk Science?

  122. Pupsrus13 on January 28th, 2012 1:34 pm

    I see what you did there….

  123. VoiceFromCorner on January 29th, 2012 5:03 am

    …and how many of these appear in the anime?

  124. CJS on May 7th, 2012 9:19 pm

    Also, Luxury balls can be obtained multiple times in some games.

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