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When Can You Buy Ultra Balls in Pokémon ORAS?

by StormSwampert
Outside the Petalburg City Poke Mart (Pokémon ORAS)

You can buy Ultra Balls once you obtain the Balance Badge from the fifth Gym Leader, Norman. At that point, all Poké Marts across Hoenn will sell Ultra Balls for 1200 Pokédollars.

Ultra Balls are more efficient to catch Pokémon with, as they have double the catch rate of a regular Pokéball.

However, these balls are six times more expensive than a regular Pokéball.

Unlocking Ultra Balls

The clerk of the Poké Mart selling Ultra Balls / Pokémon ORAS
The clerk of the Poké Mart selling Ultra Balls

Poké Marts don’t initially sell Ultra Balls. To unlock the option to buy Ultra Balls, you must beat the fifth Gym Leader Norman.

You’ll be able to challenge him back at Petalburg City immediately after beating Flannery, the fourth Gym Leader at Lavaridge Town.

Petalburg City’s gym is located north of their Pokémon Center.

Petalburg City Gym’s location / Pokémon ORAS
Petalburg City Gym’s location

After you earn the Balance Badge, all Poké Marts across Hoenn will now sell Ultra Balls.

In Lilycove City, Ultra Balls will be sold on the second floor of the Lilycove Department Store.

Here are all the Poké mart locations where you can buy Ultra Balls:

  • Oldale Town
  • Petalburg City
  • Rustboro City
  • Slateport City
  • Mauville City
  • Verdanturf Town
  • Fallarbor Town
  • Lavaridge Town
  • Fortree City
  • Lilycove City
  • Mossdeep City
  • Sootopolis City
Second floor of the Lilycove Department Store / Pokémon ORAS
Second floor of the Lilycove Department Store

How Do Ultra Balls Work?

Catching Linoone with an Ultra Ball / Pokémon ORAS
Catching Linoone with an Ultra Ball

When catching wild Pokémon, Ultra Balls have a base catch rate modifier of 2x. For comparison, here are the catch rates of the other commonly used Pokéballs:

Type of Pokéball Catch Rate Modifier Price
Pokéball 1x 200
Great Ball 1.5x 600
Ultra Ball 2x 1200

Even though an Ultra Ball has double the catch rate modifier of a regular Pokéball, an Ultra will cost you six times more than a regular Pokéball.

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