Can I give the Galar starters different Pokeballs in Sw/Sh?

Jan. 16, 2022

For example, Grookey in a Heal Ball, Sobble in an Ultra Ball, etc.

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The Galar starters are given to you as a gift at the start of Sword and Shield, in a standard PokeBall. Because they cannot be caught in the wild or in Max Raids, you cannot capture them in a ball other than a PokeBall.

If you’re trying to breed a different ball onto a Galar starter, that too is impossible. If you’re breeding with Ditto, the non-Ditto Pokemon will pass down the Ball – in the starters' case, this will always be a PokeBall. If you breed a female starter with another Pokemon in the Egg Group, the female is the one to pass down the ball, meaning the offspring will be a Galarian starter… in another PokeBall.

As of now, it’s impossible to have a Galarian starter in anything except a PokeBall.This could change in the future, however, and there is a precedent: Alolan starters were made available in Max Raid battles in these games, allowing them to be caught in other balls for the first time.