How old are Poké Balls?

Modern Poké Balls are manufactured by Silph Co., the Devon Corporation, and the Kalos Poké Ball Factory. In the anime, in A Shipful of Shivers, modern Poké Balls are found in the ghost ship, implying that modern Poké Balls were first made at least 300 years ago.
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What is the rarest Poké Ball?

The Cherish Ball (プレジャスボール, Precious Ball) is a rare Poké Ball only able to be obtained through receiving a Pokémon through means of an Event. As such, this Poké Ball can never be used to catch a Pokémon unless through a cheating device, such as Action Replay.
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How many Poké Balls are there?

There are many types of the Poké Ball, such as the Great Ball or Ultra Ball. The term can be used to describe the basic style of ball, or for the entire group. As of the Seventh Pokémon generation, there are a total of 27 Poké Balls.
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Who invented Poké Balls?

According to official sources, though, Poké Balls as we know them were actually invented in 1925 by Professor Westwood. We meet him in the Season 1 episode “The Evolution Solution,” where he teaches our heroes about the unique way Slowpoke merges with Shellder to evolve into Slowbro.
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What was the first Poké Ball?

The Old Ball is the original version of the Poké Ball that serves as a precursor to the modern-day design of the Poké Ball. It was used by Sammy. This Poké Ball is able to release Pokémon by unscrewing the red lid on its top, and seems only to work by holding it away from the Trainer.
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Why is Pikachu not in a Poké Ball?

Because pikachu love to stay with freedom. So....stays outside not in pokeball. Basically any answer similar to Pikachu like to stay out of pokeball to be with Ash can be ruled out. Pikachu insisted to stay out of its pokeball when it hated Ash.
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When were Pokebowls invented?

According to the food historian Rachel Laudan, the present form of poke became popular around the 1970s. It used skinned, deboned, and filleted raw fish served with Hawaiian salt, seaweed, and roasted, ground candlenut meat. This form of poke is still common in the Hawaiian islands.
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What did they use before Poké Balls?

Before modern techniques, Poké Balls were made from hollowed out Apricorns. Kurt seems to have knowledge of this ancient technique. When the Sinnoh region was first being settled, Poké Balls were made of a combination of wood, Apricorns, and Tumblestones.
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Can a Poké Ball catch a human?

In one pokemon game there is the possibility to catch a human, but even a master ball fails, so to answer your question. No its not possible.
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What is the black Poké Ball?

Ultra Ball

The best of the “basic” Poké Ball types, the Ultra Ball is a sleek black and yellow item that improves on the Great Ball's capture ratio.
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What is the coolest looking Poké Ball?

8. Dusk Ball. One of the coolest looking balls in the game, but quite common to find. The Dusk Ball has a huge 3.5x catch-rate when used at night, or in a cave.
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What is the Pink Poké Ball?

The Love Ball is characterized by a pink top with a white heart going up the middle.
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What is the best Poké Ball in the world?

Ultra Ball - The Ultra Ball is the best Pokéball available for players in any game. While they can be a little more expensive, they are readily available for restock, and offer a steady x3 Catch Rate in every type of encounter.
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What is the history of poke?

The origins and evolution of Hawaii's favorite dish. Poke's come a long way from its origins in pre-contact times, when ancient Hawaiians feasted on freshly caught fish massaged with sea salt, seaweed and crushed inamona or kukui nuts. Today poke shops are popping up from Los Angeles to Kansas City to New York.
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Is poke bowl Hawaiian or Japanese?

Poke is a traditional Hawaiian dish and sushi originates in Japan. Hawaiian food takes a lot of influence from Japanese food, but poke is Hawaiian. Traditionally, poke is made from ahi tuna or octopus (tako) that has been roughly cut into bite sized pieces and marinated with whatever was on hand.
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Why is it called poke?

Poke (pronounced poh-kay, rhymes with okay) literally means “to cut crosswise into pieces.” It's a simple dish made of chopped seafood, generally tuna, marinated in soy sauce and sesame oil, and mixed with onion.
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Is poke eaten raw?

C.C.: Generally speaking, poke would refer to raw pieces of tuna cut into cubes, then marinated with soy sauce and sesame oil and mixed with onion; though the variations go far beyond this generalization. Poke doesn't necessarily have to be tuna or even seafood, nor does it have to be raw or cubed.
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Why is poke in Hawaii?

Poke was originally made with small Hawaiian reef fish.

Poke is rooted in the days when native Hawaiian fishermen would slice up smaller reef fish and serve them raw, seasoned with whatever was on hand—usually condiments such as sea salt, candlenuts, seaweed and limu, a kind of brown algae.
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Did Ash ever go inside a Pokeball?

From the very first episode, Pikachu has resisted Ash's attempts to confine him in a Pokéball, instead perching on Ash's shoulder for the majority of the series. However, it's never been clear what exactly Pikachu has against Pokéballs.
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Why does Ash Pikachu hate his Pokeball?

So Ash had no option other than choosing Pikachu as his pokemon. But when he tried calling Pikachu into his Pokeball, he doesn't come back inside the pokeball. Apparently, the pikachu did not like staying inside the pokeball, and neither did it like Ash in the beginning, which made it disobey him.
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Did Ash ever catch Pikachu?

Pikachu and his Trainer Ash bonding after a very rough start. Pikachu was Ash's Starter Pokémon, given to him by Professor Oak. Ash showed up late to pick his first Pokémon, so he got stuck with Pikachu.
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