Ball Guy
| Ball Guy ボールガイ Ball Guy | |
 Ball Guy's League Card from Sword and Shield | |
| Age | Unknown |
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| Gender | Unknown |
| Eye color | Unknown |
| Hair color | Blonde (Twilight Wings) |
| Hometown | Unknown |
| Region | Galar |
| Generation | VIII, IX |
| Counterpart(s) | Ball Guy (Masters) |
| Games | Sword and Shield, Masters EX |
| English voice actor | Kellen Goff[1] (Masters EX) |
| Japanese voice actor | Tomokazu Seki (Masters EX) |
| Animated series | Pokémon: Twilight Wings |
| Debut | Assistant |
| English voice actor | N/A |
| Japanese voice actor | N/A |
| Manga series | Pokémon Adventures |
| Debut | Thump!! The Gazing Sage |
The Ball Guy (Japanese: ボールガイ Ball Guy) is a character introduced in Pokémon Sword and Shield.
In the core series games
The Ball Guy is the mascot of the Galar Pokémon League. Over the course of their Gym Challenge, the player will meet a person dressed in a Ball Guy mascot costume in or near each Stadium Lobby, who will give them a variety Poké Ball with each meeting. It is later revealed that the person dressed as the Ball Guy is not sanctioned by the Pokémon League and has been acting of their own volition. Their true identity is unknown. The player can receive the Ball Guy's League Card outside of Motostoke Stadium after they become Champion. The Ball Guy mascot will also reward the player after defending their title in Wyndon Stadium or winning the Galarian Star Tournament.
League Card
This is a transcript of the back of the Ball Guy's League Card in Pokémon Sword and Shield.
- "This mysterious figure has taken it upon himself (herself?) to dress up in the fashion of the Pokémon League's official mascot. The mysterious individual is known to many as "the Ball Guy" but in point of fact, all are mystified when it comes to this person's true identity or age or even gender. While the Ball Guy is known for her (his?) habit of handing out rare Poké Balls here and there around Galar, it's a mystery as to why or even where these balls come from. It's all very mystifying..."
Items given
Gym Challenge
| Item | Location | Games | |
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Poké Ball | In front of Motostoke Stadium | Sw Sh |
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Friend Ball | In Turffield Stadium's lobby | Sw Sh |
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Lure Ball | In Hulbury Stadium's lobby | Sw Sh |
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Level Ball | In Hammerlocke Stadium's lobby | Sw Sh |
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Heavy Ball | In Stow-on-Side Stadium's lobby | Sw Sh |
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Love Ball | In Ballonlea Stadium's lobby | Sw Sh |
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Moon Ball | In Circhester Stadium's lobby | Sw Sh |
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Dream Ball | In Wyndon Stadium's lobby | Sw Sh |
Champion Cup victories
- Main article: Wyndon Stadium → Ball Guy's rewards
Each time the player wins a Champion Cup tournament or a Galarian Star Tournament during the post-game, the Ball Guy will give them one of the following rewards.[2]
| Item | Location | Games | |
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Wishing Piece | From the Ball Guy after the day's first tournament win | Sw Sh |
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Nugget ×1-3 | From the Ball Guy after winning a tournament (15% chance, 5% for each amount) | Sw Sh |
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Poké Ball ×100 | From the Ball Guy after winning a tournament (10% chance) | Sw Sh |
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Great Ball ×5 | From the Ball Guy after winning a tournament (5% chance each) | Sw Sh |
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Ultra Ball ×5 | ||
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Rare Candy | ||
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Big Nugget | ||
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Net Ball ×3 | ||
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Nest Ball ×3 | ||
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Repeat Ball ×3 | ||
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Timer Ball ×3 | ||
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Luxury Ball ×3 | From the Ball Guy after winning a tournament (5% chance each) | Sw Sh |
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Dive Ball ×3 | ||
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Dusk Ball ×3 | ||
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Heal Ball ×3 | ||
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Quick Ball ×3 | ||
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Rare Candy ×3 | From the Ball Guy after winning a tournament (1.8% chance each) | Sw Sh |
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Life Orb | ||
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Toxic Orb | ||
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Flame Orb | ||
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Iron Ball | ||
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Fast Ball | From the Ball Guy after winning a tournament (0.125% chance each) | Sw Sh |
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Level Ball | ||
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Lure Ball | ||
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Heavy Ball | ||
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Love Ball | ||
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Friend Ball | ||
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Moon Ball | ||
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Beast Ball | ||
In events
As part of a campaign by the @poke_times twitter run by The Pokémon Company, the handle was taken over by the Ball Guy. During this time, the twitter posted this retweet campaign, promising rare Poké Balls if players retweeted it enough times. Eventually, all goals were met, and a set of nine total Poké Balls, including the Apricorn Balls, Dream Ball, and Beast Ball, were distributed via universal, region-free serial code. The distribution ended on January 15th, 2020.
| Code | Poké Balls | Link |
|---|---|---|
| K0UN1NMASC0T | Level Ball Moon Ball Fast Ball
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[1] |
| 1YAHAYA | Heavy Ball Lure Ball Beast Ball
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[2] |
| 0KUGAFUKA1B0RU | Love Ball Friend Ball Dream Ball
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[3] |
In the spin-off games
Pokémon Masters EX
- Main article: Ball Guy (Masters)
Ball Guy forms a sync pair with Amoonguss in Pokémon Masters EX. Ball Guy became a playable sync pair on March 21, 2023.
| Dex | Trainer | NDex | Pokémon | Type | Weakness | Role | EX role | Base potential | Availability | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #165 | 
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Ball Guy | #0591 | 
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Amoonguss♂ |
Poison
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Ice
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★★★★★☆EX | Variety Sync Pair Scout | |
Quotes
- Main article: Ball Guy/Quotes
In animation
Pokémon: Twilight Wings
In Assistant, an unmasked Ball Guy was seen sitting at a table in Wyndon.
In The Gathering of Stars, a Ball Guy was seen outside the Wyndon Stadium.
Pokémon Evolutions
The Ball Guy appeared in The Champion, dancing at the Wyndon Stadium before the start of Victor and Leon's Championship Match.
In the manga
Pokémon Adventures
Sword & Shield arc
Casey is a fan of Ball Guy. She owns a Ball Guy mask and was first seen using it to scare Marvin in Wow!! That's One Big Pokémon.
The actual Ball Guy was first seen in Thump!! The Gazing Sage at the Motostoke Stadium. They were seen reacting in pain when Kabu loudly congratulated Casey and Hop for beating the first three Galar Gyms.
They were then seen again in Rising!! Opal of Ballonlea at the Ballonlea Stadium, bringing dry towels to Henry and Marvin after they got wet during their earlier training.
In the TCG
- Main article: Ball Guy (Shining Fates 57)
The Ball Guy was introduced as a Supporter card in the Pokémon Trading Card Game during the English Sword & Shield Series (the Japanese Sword & Shield Era). It was first released in the Japanese Shiny Star V expansion before debuting in English in the Shining Fates expansion, with artwork by Hitoshi Ariga. It was also released as a Full Art card in the same Japanese and English expansions, with artwork by the same artist. It allows the player to search their deck for up to three Item cards with the word "Ball" in their name, put them in their hand, then shuffle their deck.
Trivia
- Ball Guy's gender has been consistently left ambiguous in the games, strategy guide, and official websites.[3][4] Despite this, official social media posts sometimes use male pronouns when referring to the character, albeit with in-text hesitation before doing so.[5]
- In Pokémon Scarlet and Violet, if the player has save data from Pokémon Sword or Shield, a woman in Mesagoza will give them a Rotom Phone case modeled after the Ball Guy.
- Starting from version 3.0.0, once the player has tutored the Team Star Bosses, Atticus can sell the player a helmet designed after the Ball Guy at Porto Marinada.
Names
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References
- ↑ Kellen Goff on Twitter
- ↑ https://twitter.com/Sibuna_Switch/status/1787167849250795918
- ↑ "It's hard to miss the Ball Guy when you enter the stadium. They have a Poké Ball for you again, but it's a bit more special this time!" —Pokémon Sword & Pokémon Shield: The Official Galar Region Strategy Guide
- ↑ "...Ball Guy is the well-dressed mascot of the Galar Pokémon League, and now they're ready to join your plush collection!" Ball Guy Poké Plush - 12 ½ In. — Pokémon Center Official Site
- ↑ Pokémon (@Pokemon) on Twitter: "Thinking about...him." Posted on April 23, 2020.
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