A new implementation for the Pokeball change

[limber lynx]

Considering the variety of reasons why Pokémon players want to change the pokeball their Pokémon is in, I propose an idea:
The implementation of the idea of ​​exchanging the Pokéball:

Greater Customization: The ability to trade a Pokémon's Poké Ball would allow players to further customize their Pokémon, including the first ones they caught.
Thus increasing various activities within the game, such as events, battles, and above all exploration.

Added Value to the Collection: For collectors, the ability to capture Pokémon with unique and rare Pokéballs would add additional value to their collection. This could encourage sharing between players. Additionally, increased demand for Pokémon caught with special Pokéballs could lead to an increase in their value on Pokebay.

In summary, implementing the idea of trading Pokémon's Pokéball in Pokémon Vortex would not only offer greater customization and aesthetic appeal, but would also provide additional incentives for player participation and add value to the in-game collection experience.

Rules if the idea is considered:

• When exchanging the pokeball, it will not change when the pokemon was captured, nor its ID, only its pokeball will be changed. (If possible ).
• You can only change pokeballs if you are the Original Trainer of the pokemon.
• You can only exchange pokeballs as long as you have the pokeball you want to exchange it.
• A price must be paid to be able to change them (it must be an affordable price).
• Pokémon with Cherish Ball will not be able to change pokeballs.
• Ultra Beast Pokémon can only be switched between Beast Ball and Vortex Ball .

Thanks for taking a look!

[cedar dragon]

i once advocated for this exact idea but you seemed to have made it 10x better

well done

[tulip socket]

I honestly have mixed feelings about this...

[low jetty]

Why? Biased opinions don't count

[raven reef]

Generally i am not against that, but price for that needs to be HIGH as it is not possible to change pokemons pokeball in any pokemon game or anime at all. So you need to be prepared to pay for it, price should go up with value of pokeball you want to use.
For example:
To change to Pokeball - pay 100k
To change to Great Ball- pay 250k
To change to Ultra Ball - pay 500k
To change to Master Ball - pay 1mil
To change to Vortex Ball - pay 2mil

Want to be fancy, be ready to pay price.
😄

[hallow torrent]

This is just like me asking Patrick to allow us to have some sort of way to change the OT on a pokemon and he just straight up denied it. So I doubt they will allow this idea.

I'm not against it personally, cool idea.

[merry notch]

It’s not the same lol

[cedar dragon]

normally id agree to putting value corresponding to the rarity, but pokeballs are a very desirable ball for pokemon to be in and it doesnt make sense to make them the cheapest option. the value also depends on what the owner wants, so a set value would be best; id suggest at least a million pds

lets not forget, u have to own the ball u want to switch into to make this happen

[raven reef]

That was example, and need to consider that vortex ball is most expensive so price may be smaller then other balls or equal to some, as price of ball should affect price

Yes, what you said regarding, values. that is open to talk about, but some kind of price needs to be added to change

[cedar dragon]

vortex ball is indeed the most expensive, but u cant make this happen without wasting a vortex ball in the first place

i dont think this was mentioned, but the ball previously used should be wasted also

[raven reef]

ofcourse old ball should be wasted

[tulip socket]

If the old ball is wasted then the price should be fixed for every ball imo

wait by old ball i meant the ball you want to be the new one

[cedar dragon]

the ball it was previously in shouldnt be given back to you

[raven reef]

no, one that was originally pokemon in

[hallow torrent]

Very similar

[tulip socket]

its not

[hallow torrent]

If you can magically change the pokeball a pokemon was caught in on the database, I would like a way for the OT to be changed too.

[merry notch]

It's really not. One identifies the origin of a Pokémon and can cause confusion if changed (i.e. how did person_a catch pokemon_b when they registered after the event?)
Pokeballs are arbitrary images that act as an extension of a Pokemon, they have no real meaning.

[hallow torrent]

Oh i see

Fair point

[merry notch]

I also think it's silly to change the OT anyway. It's like claiming credit for something you never did.

OT changing will never happen, Pokeball changing could.

[tulip socket]

if you want to attain the only perk of being ot of a poke, which is picking a nickname, you can do that by becoming premium

[merry notch]

That wasn't their point

lol

They were saying if one piece of data can be changed, why can't another.

[low jetty]

i mean he's promoting your 15$ subscription so can you really blame him

[merry notch]

Which is true, it is very simple to change an OT. I just don't like it.

[hallow torrent]

I will become premium in the future, I've seen some cool nicknames out there lol xd

[tulip socket]

btw why can't i see ideas older than 2 days?

[low jetty]

that might just be because the Ideas forum tab was created 2 days ago

[low jetty]

adding a cooldown on this might be a alright-ish idea, like 1 pokeball change a week as to not completely ruin the point of pokeballs, or it having a chance to fail (loosing your ball in the process)

[merry notch]

cooldowns again?

lol

[low jetty]

yeah Im obsessed with cooldowns, they seem to work with everything lmfao

[merry notch]

[low jetty]

hey but the latter idea of them failing might be nice

annoying, but nice

[merry notch]

You're overthinking it in this case.
Changing a Pokeball every 30 seconds doesn't take anything away from the Pokemon, the ball, the game or anything else.

[low jetty]

right, well F in the chat for the cooldowns

[merry notch]

The key points are:

• You should own the ball
• It gets "consumed" when changing the ball
• The old ball is not returned to you

Right there is not only another money sink but an item sink

It works fine

[cedar dragon]

i LOVE money sinks

[tulip socket]

huh so its new

[low jetty]

we can tell

[cedar dragon]

#general message this is also an option

[low jetty]

maxxed out happiness is the only new one

[merry notch]

maxed*

[cedar dragon]

looksmaxxed

[low jetty]

darn it

[cedar dragon]

[merry notch]

maxxxxxxxxxxxed

[low jetty]

all stretch maxxing content rotting my brain

[merry notch]

I might as well just say, I already made ball changing a while back - It is happening

And the OP has it listed pretty much exactly how it works

[low jetty]

are we sure they arent a developer on the backend

[merry notch]

does seem sus

[cedar dragon]

thats pretty

[low jetty]

vortex leaks incoming

[merry notch]

It doesn't look like their mockup, they just copied the change attacks layout and made it very red

but functionality, it's pretty much spot on

[cedar dragon]

tos broken, ban incoming

[tulip socket]

wait why are there so many messages here? people are gonna be thinking we are disscussing the pokeball idea

[merry notch]

...we are, when you're not trying to steer it to something else

[low jetty]

time to leave the discussion

[cedar dragon]

anyway, happy to see its coming. been waiting for a long time

[merry notch]

pretty much why I confirmed it, I feel like I'm wasting people's time with the discussion when it's already a thing

[tulip socket]

i can't really tell... too complicated for me...

[cedar dragon]

i assume premium will be able to change it even when not ot?

[keen linden]

This would help so much for my ball collection

[tulip socket]

ball collection?

yeah i have one too!

[frigid lava]

Added Value to the Collection: For collectors, the ability to capture Pokémon with unique and rare Pokéballs would add additional value to their collection.
well i don't agree with this lol, if you can change the ball on a whim then it's not "unique and rare" at all - right now an event poke in let's say a net ball is extremely rare and there's probably only a handful of them in existence, because nobody uses net balls, but if NetBallSuperfan1673 showed up one day and decided he wants a full collection then they'd be very valuable

if you can change the ball, no matter how expensive it is, it's always going to diminish the value of the collection

usually for events i try to catch a set in moon balls cause it's the best looking ball, and i know that i caught them myself in a limited timeframe to do that, so it's somewhat special to me - if it could be changed at any time then what's the point lol

[cedar dragon]

[merry notch]

I don't think it takes anything away from someone's personal goal/collection.
Let's say I catch everything in a Net Ball now, no one but me actually cares about it, it has no more or less value than them all being in Ultra Balls to someone other than myself because of the time and effort spent on it.
Someone changing the ball of their Mewtwo doesn't change or affect your Mewtwo at all except you may think to yourself "was it worth the extra 3 minutes bringing down its HP and throwing said balls at it?" Which is something only you can answer and need to decide if it's something you want to continue doing.

[keen linden]

its all about perspective

you know how many legendaries i killed trying to get in a net/dive/moon ball

or actually run out of balls cuz it failed a million time

[low jetty]

Well it's coming to the game 100% anyway so

[hallow torrent]

Some very good points

[gusty sphinx]

This all sounds like a skill issue

[latent summit]

I’d say the change would be good

[odd remnant]

Possibly a small icon on the ball to signify that it has been changed manually?