Summary
Pokemon GOwill debuting a new kind of Poke Ball, the Safari Ball, in the game during the global launch of the Wild Area event, which is set to start on November 23. This marks the seventh type of ball introduced in the mobile augmented reality game, though only three ofPokemon GO’s other six types are commonly available.
TheWild Area event inPokemon GOhas already been lined up for a regional release in Fukuoka, Japan on November 16-17 before making its worldwide debut on November 23-24. While Wild Area’s dates have been known in the community since late August, precious little information has been released by developer Niantic regarding what players can expect to experience during the two-day event.
News of the Safari Balls' imminent arrival came from a post on the game’s official Twitter page on October 3. The social media team doesn’t seem to be revealing much about them yet, including how they will look in the mobile game, simply showing a circular silhouette next to the event’s logo, though they’ll likely keep the green forest camouflage look from previousPokemongames' Safari Zones. It’s also not clear if these balls will only be available during the special event or if players will have other ways to obtain them after it ends. What has been revealed is that these balls will be particularly effective and will help players catch powerful Pokemon with ease, although their exact stats when compared to more commonly found balls still haven’t been revealed.
Pokemon GO is Finally Introducing Safari Balls
Interestingly, Niantic has chosen to release Safari Balls in the upcoming event and not during thePokemon GOSafari Zone and City Safari special events. Safari Zone events were first announced in 2017 and allowed participating players who purchased digital event tickets in select cities around the world to catch region-specific Pokemon that wouldn’t normally spawn in their areas. Twenty-three such events have been held since the first event in Germany, France, and Spain, with the most recentPokemon GOSafari Zone events in Septemberin South Korea and Indonesia.
The news of a new ball type in Pokemon GO is nothing to scoff at. The only readily available balls are the Poke Ball, Great Ball, and Ultra Ball, which players can get as level-up rewards or by spinning Poke Stops. Premier Balls can only be used after raid or Team GO Rocket battles, with Beast Balls serving a similar function when trying to capture Ultra Beasts.Pokemon GO’s Master Ballis the newest ball type currently in the game, and while it’s guaranteed to catch whatever it’s thrown at, players have only had three opportunities to get their hands on one.
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