Where To Get the Master Ball in Pokémon ORAS

All Master Ball Locations
#	Location	Repeatable?
1	Team Aqua/Magma Hideout — Team Leader’s Room	No
2	Lilycove Department Store — Possible lottery prize (Match all five digits)	Yes

There are two different ways to obtain a Master Ball in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire. First, there is a single Master Ball in the Team Aqua/Magma Leader’s room within their respective hideouts in Lilycove City. This Master Ball is always accessible in your playthrough, but it can only be obtained once.

But there is also a repeatable way to acquire more Master Balls.

If you play the lottery at the Lilycove Department Store and manage to match all five digits of the lottery number with the ID number of any of your Pokémon, you’ll get a Master Ball as the jackpot prize. However, the chances of winning are extremely slim, so don’t count on this method as a reliable source of Master Balls.

Method 1: Team Aqua/Magma Hideout

Once you’ve encountered Team Aqua/Magma in Mt. Pyre and Slateport Harbor, you’ll soon be able to find and explore their secret hideouts in Lilycove City.

Since Team Aqua’s and Team Magma’s hideouts have mirrored interior layouts, the directions to the Master Ball’s location will differ depending on which version of the game you’re playing.

Regardless of the version you’re playing, you will still need to:

Obtain the sixth Gym Badge from Winona, the Fortree City Gym Leader
Deal with Team Aqua/Magma in Mt. Pyre, followed immediately by a visit to Slateport Harbor
Bring a Pokémon with HM03 Surf

Once you’re prepared, head towards the eastern beach of Lilycove City.

Omega Ruby Master Ball: Team Magma Hideout

Step 1: Start by navigating the water to Lilycove City’s east side using HM03 Surf, leading you straight to the cove entrance of Team Magma’s Hideout.

Lilycove City’s east side

Step 2: After you enter the cove, proceed directly through the main entrance of the Team Magma Hideout.

Team Magma Hideout

Step 3: Once you’ve entered the first room, make use of the warp tile in the room’s northwest corner.

The first warp tile you need to use

Step 4: Battle or avoid the Team Magma Grunts in this next room, and then proceed to the stairs located on the right.

Team Magma Grunts you can battle

Step 5: After heading down the stairs, navigate to this room’s right side and step onto the warp tile at the end of the hallway.

The second warp tile you need to use

Step 6: In the next room, head west and use the warp tile in the room’s northwest corner.

The third warp tile you need to use

Step 7: Then take the next warp tile situated south of your current position.

The fourth warp tile you need to use

Step 8: In this next room, stepping on one of the correct sequences of warp tiles will lead you to Maxie’s room with the Master Ball. We’ll cover one working method to get you there.

Begin by stepping on the warp tile on the right.

The fifth warp tile you need to use

Step 9: Then step on the middle warp tile.

The sixth warp tile you need to use

Step 10: From your current position on the middle warp tile, proceed to the warp tile that’s farthest on the right.

The seventh warp tile you need to use

Step 11: Finally, in this last position you want to go around the middle tile and step on the rightmost warp tile to reach Maxie’s room.

The last warp tile you need to use

Step 12: Upon entering Maxie’s room, make your way to the room’s northwest corner.

Inside Magma Leader Maxie’s quarters

Step 13: Locate and pick up the Master Ball tucked in the top-left among the four Poké Balls in the corner.

Bear in mind that the two Poké Balls beside it are actually Electrodes, which you will have to fight before you can pick up the Master Ball.

The location of the Master Ball in Omega Ruby

Alpha Sapphire Master Ball: Team Aqua Hideout

Step 1: Start by navigating towards Lilycove City’s east side and use Surf on the water going towards the right. This will lead you straight to the cove entrance of Team Aqua’s Hideout.

Lilycove City’s east side

Step 2: After you enter the cove, proceed directly through the main entrance of the Team Aqua Hideout.

Team Aqua Hideout

Step 3: Once you’ve entered the first room, use the warp tile in the room’s northeast corner.

The first warp tile you need to use

Step 4: Battle or avoid the Team Aqua Grunts in this room, and then proceed to the stairs located on the left side.

Team Aqua Grunts you can battle

Step 5: After heading down the stairs, navigate to this room’s left side and step onto the warp tile at the end of the hallway.

The second warp tile you need to use

Step 6: In the next room, head east and use the warp tile in this room’s northeast corner.

The third warp tile you need to use

Step 7: Then take the next warp tile situated south of your current position.

The fourth warp tile you need to use

Step 8: In this next room you’ll have to follow a sequence of warp tiles that lead you to Archie’s Room with the Master Ball.

Begin by stepping on the warp tile on the left.

The fifth warp tile you need to use

Step 9: Then use the middle warp tile.

The sixth warp tile you need to use

Step 10: From your current position on the middle warp tile, proceed to the warp tile that’s farthest on the left.

The seventh warp tile you need to use

Step 11: And finally, skip the middle tile and step onto the leftmost warp tile to reach Archie’s room.

The last warp tile you need to use

Step 12: Upon entering Archie’s room, make your way to the room’s northeast corner.

Inside Aqua Leader Archie’s quarters

Step 13: Pick up the Master Ball tucked in the top-right corner among the four Poké Balls on the ground near the bed.

Bear in mind that two Poké Balls beside the Master Ball are actually Electrodes, which you will have to fight before you can reach the Master Ball and snag it.

The location of the Master Ball in Alpha Sapphire

Method 2: Lilycove Department Store Lottery

Winning a Master Ball from the Lottery

Aside from the guaranteed Master Ball in the Team Aqua and Magma hideouts, you have a chance to acquire additional Master Balls through the Lilycove Department Store Lottery.

The lottery can be found on the ground floor of the Lilycove Department Store. By talking to the attendant on the right side of the counter, you can participate in the lottery once every day.

Here’s how it works:

A random five-digit number is generated each day. And depending on how many digits match the ID number of any Pokémon in your party or in your PC, you’ll win a prize.

Here’s a table listing all the prizes you can win from the lottery:

Number of Matching Digits	Prizes
1	Moomoo Milk
2	PP Up
3	PP Max
4	Rare Candy
5	Master Ball

There’s a very slim chance of actually matching all five digits and winning a Master Ball.

Plus since this is all based on RNG there’s really only one way to up your odds: catch more Pokémon!

And the more Pokémon you have from different trainers, the better your chances of winning. So keep trading Pokémon via the GTS or Wonder Trade to save in your PC, and just keep playing the lottery every day for a chance at an extra Master Ball!

How Does the Master Ball Work?

Catching Rayquaza with a Master Ball

Using a Master Ball guarantees that you will capture whatever Pokémon you use it on with 100% certainty, regardless of the Pokémon’s current HP, status condition, or catch rate.

Note: This only works on wild Pokémon, not on Pokémon in trainer battles.

Unlike most other Poké Balls in ORAS, the Master Ball is not available for purchase.

So it’s advisable to really consider when you want to use it – preferably on Legendary Pokémon or a shiny version of your favorite Pokémon.

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