How Effective Are Repeat Balls?
A Comprehensive Analysis
The Repeat Ball, also known as the Red Blue Ball, is one of the most unique Poké Balls in the Pokémon franchise. As its name suggests, the Repeat Ball has the capability to rely on the opponent Pokémon repeating behavior from previous encounters. Sounds intriguing? Let’s dig deeper to understand just how effective Repeat Balls truly are.
First-Person Encounter Catch Rates
In normal gameplay, Repeat Balls boast a 3.5x catch rate multiplier, making them a suitable option for capturing sponsored Pokémon. Conversely, when facing an opponent you’ve battled before (more on this later), their catch rate becomes significantly better, rapproving the effectiveness by nearly double (8.5x catch rate multiplier). For more on the different effects of Repeat Balls depending on the first-person or targeted Pokémon, please Reference our in-game descriptions.
When Not Effective
For reasons unknown, Battle, Chaos Heaven and Soothing Wave do not stack correctly with the Move 1: 14 Sp. Atk Stat Power when a second-generation Pokémon with a Power Ring is holding an Escape orb. Furthermore, with multiple Escape Orb Items Held, an additional level decrease in escape is ineffective under these circumstances.
Table:
| Effectiveness by Repeat Ball Type | |
|---|---|
| No Effect | (specific Pokémon/Effects/Poise) |
| Stacked Effect | Multiple 1: 14 Sp. Atk Power Rings |
| Full Effects | Chaos, Battle, or the full effects of Power rings |
Not Stackable Effects
No Stack- 14 Sp. Atk Stat Power Rings
with Battle Chaos Heaven, nor Escape Orb when**
Second- Gen Poise Orb (for both).
Best Usages of Repeat Balls
- Pinning Down Weak Spawns: Repeat Balls excel against weak spawns, significantly decreasing the need for the best Pokémon in your storage to handle every instance you encounter.
- Capturing Pokémon During Previous Battles: If encountering familiar Pokémon in subsequent matches (Battle 2 etc, Repeat Balls offer incredible enhancements, up to double.
- Bursting Energy in -*Energy Spiking: By catching repeat opponent Pokémon in your hands once, then capturing additional enemy Pokémon after their re-fighting battle round ends**, it could bring further energy.
- It is recommended for best, most recent results within and outside battles; capture.