
I was scrolling through Poké Balls and instinctively hit A over the Master Ball.

From there, you can choose from your available Poké Balls quickly. In Sword and Shield, you can easily scroll through your Poké Balls without opening you bag by hitting X. I whittled Bunnelby’s health down to almost nothing and threw a regular Poké Ball at it. Here’s how it happened, and how you can learn from my mistakes: Game Freak, The Pokémon Company/Nintendo via Polygon Yes, I accidentally used my Master Ball to catch a Bunnelby. it’s a garbage Pokémon - and oops! Now it’s locked within my Master Ball. I don’t want to call Bunnelby a garbage Pokémon, but. The first Pokémon I came across was a Bunnelby, a normal-type Pokémon that’s not quite a normal bunny, but might as well be. The Master Ball is meant for a Pokémon that’s both rare or hard to catch - a Pokémon I may never encounter again.Īnd so I stashed it away and headed back into Sword and Shield’s Wild Area to continue filling out my living Pokédex, a collection of each and every Pokémon in the game. It’s a tool to catch only the most precious Pokémon, like one of Sword and Shield’s Legendary Pokémon. She’ll show up at your home when you’re visiting your mum and hand over the pink and purple Master Ball.

In Pokémon Sword and Shield, it’s Professor Magnolia who gives you a Master Ball after you’ve become the new, reigning champion of the Galar region. It’s the Poké Ball that never fails to catch wild Pokémon, and typically, you only get one. The Master Ball has been one of the most coveted items in Pokémon since the first game.
