How get a Master Ball in Pokémon Go
The best Poké Ball.
The Master Ball, after years of waiting, has finally arrived in Pokémon Go.
Invented by Silph Co, the Master Ball is considered the best Poké Ball in the Pokémon universe due to how it always successfully catches whichever Pokémon it is thrown at. It continues to do so in Pokémon Go, granting you the chance to get a very rare Pokémon.
Below you’ll learn how to get the Master Ball in Pokémon Go, so you can use this powerful Poké Ball yourself.
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How to get a Master Ball in Pokémon Go
At the time of writing, you can get a Master Ball by completing the Timed Investigation: Master Ball quest in Pokémon Go.
You have until Tuesday 21st November at 8pm (local time) to complete Timed Investigation: Master Ball and earn the Master Ball it offer. This quest is designed to take you a good amount of time to complete and, if you'd like some advice on how to do so, check out our Timed Investigation: Master Ball page.
Orginllay the Master Ball could be obtained by completing quest step 5 of the Let’s GO! special research quest released as part of the Season of Rising Heroes. This quest was available until Thursday 1st June at 10am (local time), so, if you missed it, you lost your first chance to get a Master Ball.
If you're yet to finish this special research, however, you can still earn the Master Ball it offer.
According to the official Pokémon Go blog, there will be more opportunities to obtain Master Balls in future.
The Season of Adventures Abound is here! The Halloween event has returned, bringing with it Greavard and Houndstone. Party Play - Pokémon Go's multiplayer feature - is here, along with the Welcome Party quest. You can also work on the Timed Investigation: Master Ball quest and compete in the Go Battle League. Be sure to compete in Shadow Raids, complete Routes, use Daily Adventure Incense for the chance of encountering Galarian Articuno, Galarian Zapdos and Galarian Moltres. This incense may also give you encounters with other rare Pokémon in Pokémon Go.
Pokémon Go Master Ball explained
The Master Ball is the best Poké Ball in the Pokémon universe and it retains this status in Pokémon Go. A Master Ball will always successfully catch a Pokémon whether it’s a Pidgey or a legendary Pokémon.
In Pokémon Go, you can use a Master Ball on Pokémon you encounter in the wild, successfully defeated in Raids, find by using Daily Adventure Incense or spawn from Lure Modules.
We recommend saving your Master Ball for a rare Pokémon, such as one of the Galarian legendary bird variants found via Daily Adventure Incense who have high flee rates or a Pokémon like Mesprit who are both regional and rarely appear in raids. (Or you could do what I usually do and keep it in your bag forever…)
Just remember that once you’ve used the Master Ball, you’ll have to wait until Pokémon Go decides to release another.
Hope you choose wisely when throwing the Master Ball!