In this Super Smash Bros Ultimate Poke Balls & Master Balls Guide, we list all the Poke ball and the Master balls in the game, and highlight what each offers during a fight. Poke ball and Master balls release Pokémon that can give you an advantage over the opponent, with the attacks the Pokémon offer after being summoned.

Poke balls release Pokémon that can offer a range of attacks that are special to them. While Master balls release only legendary Pokémon. When a Poke ball or Master Ball is thrown, it releases a Pokémon upon landing. Each Pokémon offers a different effect such as attacking your opponents, changing the physical properties of the stage, or even include status effects.

Super Smash Bros Ultimate Poke Balls & Master Balls Guide

Below we have listed all the Poke balls and the Master balls in the game, followed by its description of effect it has to offer you if you decide to use it on your opponent.

Poke ball	Description
Alolan Raichu	Raichu will deal a surfing attack using his tail. The tail attack deals elemental electric damage to anyone nearby the surfing attack.
Vulpix	Vulpix will shoot the fireballs. Wherever the fireballs land they will create a pillar of fire and anyone nearby will be affected by the attack.
Alolan Vulpix	Vulpix will deal an ice-breathing out attack. The ice blast attack can freezes a single or multiple opponents nearby the range of attack.
Meowth	Meowth deals a wide range attack by throwing Pay Day coins coins. The coins deal little damage but they will interrupt opponent attack.
Abra	Abra uses teleportation offensive attack on the opponents and lands them usually on platforms that do not have ground beneath. Abra can teleport repeatedly and can change the place where he drops the opponents.
Electrode	It explodes when thrown on enemies. However, before an Electrode explodes, its body becomes glowy red and that is only time window you can grab it and throw it back at your opponents.
Alolan Exeggutor	Has a humongous large body which it uses to attack and get in the way of fighters.
Goldeen	Like a fish it flops around dealing damage. Goldeen can KO everyone with Splash attack.
Staryu	Staryu can attack by means of shooting stars at very high speed.
Ditto	Ditto will transform into the fighter who throws the Poké Ball. It can then attack back at enemies.
Eevee	Eevee can attack using Take Down ability on any fighters nearby.
Snorlax	Snorlax will use jumping ability to jumps high and come back down with at the very spot, only larger than when it went up.
Moltres	Moltres will send legendary Pokémon with a fighter flying.
Mew	Nothing happens except a realization that you’re quite lucky to have seen one
Togepi	Togepi will use the hand to land a variety of attacks with a wave of its hand. It will vary differently on each attack.
Bellossom	Bellossom will put you to sleep if you get close to it.
Scizor	Scizor uses steel claws to land finesse attacks. It will dash into the air toward opponents for strong attacks.
Entei	Fire Spin attacks with a gravitational force impact. Anyone who will be near the force field will be impacted by the attack. Once the fiery pillar captures you, you will deal massive damage.
Suicine	If you are hit by Aurora Beam, it will give you a chance to cool off. This applies even when you touch Suicune right after when it appears, it will freeze you.
Lugia	Lugia will attack with an Aeroblast. It is a wide-range attack and he comes from the back of the stage. You cannot block the attack. You are left with one option to get clear away from the back stage attack.
Gardevoir	Gardevoir has a force field barrier which it uses and reflects projectiles. Upon summoning it, your own projectiles will not be affected. They will go right through it.
Metagross	Metagross does Earthquake attack. If you are fast you will run away and avoid it, but if you are slow, you will likely be impacted by the attack.
Latias & Latios	Latias and Latios both attack while flying across the extremes of left and right side of your screen. They will damage and hit anyone who comes between them.
Kyogre	Hydro Pump will knock off fighters from the stage. If you are attacked by it, the escape chance will be hard to get.
Deoxys	Hyper Beam will draws the fighters in. It will not hurt you when you launch it towards Deoxys.
Abomasnow	Abomasnow deals with a Blizzard ability attack move and it will pull you toward the Pokémon. Once Blizzard ability ends, Abomasnow will unleash a barrage of Ice Punch.
Palkia	Everything will be flipped by 180 degrees, the landscape too will change. The key difference here will be the controls, in spite of changed landscape the controls will remain the same. You will be made to fall by confusion.
Giratina	Giratina does an unavoidable attack, a gust of wind if attacked will impact you multiple times. You should be careful and avoid it all costs before it happens, the wind move will send you flying to extremes of the screen.
Darkrai	Darkrai has a Dark Void move which will have an impact of strong gravitational pull. If it touches you it will put you or anyone else who came into contact to sleep. Avoid it all costs and do not get caught while mid-air, you will fall to ground in sleep.
Arceus	Arceus’ attacks will sends you airborne opponents and you will crash to the ground. The attack deals minimal damage but you will be left on the ground.
Victini	Victini will give any fighter a Final Smash chance only if they threw it a Poké Ball.
Snivy	Snivy deals a Razor Leaf attack and it rapidly fires at short ranges. However, if the opponent is caught in it will get hit over and over and over. Avoid it all costs.
Oshawott	Oshawott will deal an attack that can affect multiple opponents. It Surfs on a wave and will try its best to drag opponents off the stage.
Zoroark	Zoroark will throw any grounded opponent back to the air, the attack will be followed by then slashes of its claws. It has a Fury Swipes attack, which will potentially smacks any opponent down and hard. You can only attack after the attack ends at the ground, which is your only window to attack back.
Kyurem	Kyurem’s Icy Wind attack will freezes nearby fighters in one single hit. The attack is unique in style, it has a very wide range and it can be kept going for a longer time.
Keldeo	Keldeo has a Secret Sword, if it is used, he will rush up to a fighter and will strike a wide-range and powerful slash attack with its extended horn.
Meloetta	Meloetta’s uses the song attack and it bounces off from walls and platforms, doing a continued attack. The attack can be avoided easily in bigger stages, however, if the space is tight like in smaller stages, the song will bounce very fast and you will find it hard to evade or avoid.
Genesect	Two of Genesect’s attacks will penetrate walls. The laser and its Techno Blast attacks can only be avoided if you evade from the direct line of sight of the attack.
Chespin	Chespin will use its Seed Bomb ability attack. It will cause explosions around it only. Anyone nearby it will deal a devastating amount of damage. Avoid the attack at all costs.
Fennekin	Fennekin will attack while Incinerating and creating a fire pillar. Its attacks will reach out in front of Fennekin. The attack pattern can be connected and extended to longer range for repeated damage to fighters.
Fletchling	Fletchling will pecks at opponents with its beak. Once it paints a targets it hardly be avoided. You should strike it while other foes are distracted by this Pokémon’s attacks.
Spewpa	It will react with a blast of Stun Spore upon attacking.
Gogoat	Gogoat will runs like crazy around the stage and will launch opponents in air as it hits. Fighters can also hitch a free ride on Gogoat
Swirlix	Swirlix will surround itself in smoke and effectively slows down any nearby opponents. Players can use it to advantage if you brought it to fight the foes. Those who like to fight up close and personal with opponents will find it hard to do with Swirlix. It slows down their movement momentarily.
Inkay	Inkay’s Topsy-Turvy ability attack will knock over single or multiple fighters into air. The skill ability attack will not affect anybody who is in the air. Your best bet is to try and jump around Inkay.
Dedenne	Dedenne uses Discharge ability attack to create an electrical burst. The burst surrounds Dedenne in the center and any single or multiple fighters around it are caught in it for multiple hits.
Xerneas	Xerneas will turns the user into gold color and it will affect the launching power for a time of user for quite some time.
Bewear	Bewear will deal a devastating uppercut to single and multiple foes who are very close to it. The attack will become useless if you are at distance.
Pyukumuku	If a fighter steps on Pyukumuku, it will release a punch attack that has launching effect. It can be done repeatedly every time you step on Pyukumuku. Pick it up and throw it at opponents for a strategic advantage.
Togedemaru	Togedemaru has amazing lightning bolt attack. It calls on the attack and its body shoots out sparks from its body.
Mimikyu	Mimikyu will drag any nearby opponent into its own body. It attacks only after dragging them into itself. The opponent moment inside Mimikyu will be rendered to cease, no one moves inside Mimikyu. Opponent can be KO’d instantly if it is left with only last 10% of health.
Tapu koko	Tapu Koko will create an electric field, which in turn can be used to stun opponents. It also shoots the electricity out.
Solgaleo	Solgaleo will momentarily enters into a Radiant Sun phase which will damage enemies as he charges at them. They will be left engulfed in flames for prolonged damage.
Lunala	Will enters into a Full Moon phase that will shoot a powerful ray from a distance afar. Good use of attack from the distance.
marshadow	Marshadow will leaps from opponent’s shadow and attacks with a powerful punch. However, if there are multiple opponents, it will land its punches on different targets.

Master Ball	Description
Mew	Nothing happens except a realization that you’re quite lucky to have seen one.
Moltres	This Legendary Pokémon can send a fighter flying upon attacks.
Entei	Fire Spin attacks with a gravitational force impact. Anyone who will be near the force field will be impacted by the attack. Once the fiery pillar captures you, you will deal massive damage.
Goldeen	Flops around. That’s all. It’s a fish out of water—what did you expect? (If damage were dealt from enthusiasm, Goldeen would KO everyone with Splash. But it isn’t. Not even when Goldeen comes from a Master Ball.)
Suicine	If you are hit by Aurora Beam, it will give you a chance to cool off. This applies even when you touch Suicune right after when it appears, it will freeze you.
Lugia	Lugia will attack with an Aeroblast. It is a wide-range attack and he comes from the back of the stage. You cannot block the attack. You are left with one option to get clear away from the back stage attack.
Latias & Latios	Latias and Latios both attack while flying across the extremes of left and right side of your screen. They will damage and hit anyone who comes between them.
Kyogre	Hydro Pump will knock off fighters from the stage. If you are attacked by it, the escape chance will be hard to get.
Deoxys	Hyper Beam will draws the fighters in. It will not hurt you when you launch it towards Deoxys.
Palkia	Everything will be flipped by 180 degrees, the landscape too will change. The key difference here will be the controls, in spite of changed landscape the controls will remain the same. You will be made to fall by confusion.
Giratina	Giratina does an unavoidable attack, a gust of wind if attacked will impact you multiple times. You should be careful and avoid it all costs before it happens, the wind move will send you flying to extremes of the screen.
Darkrai	Darkrai has a Dark Void move which will have an impact of strong gravitational pull. If it touches you it will put you or anyone else who came into contact to sleep. Avoid it all costs and do not get caught while mid-air, you will fall to ground in sleep.
Arceus	Arceus’ attacks will sends you airborne opponents and you will crash to the ground. The attack deals minimal damage but you will be left on the ground.
Victini	Victini will give any fighter a Final Smash chance only if they threw it a Poké Ball.
Zoroark	Zoroark will throw any grounded opponent back to the air, the attack will be followed by then slashes of its claws. It has a Fury Swipes attack, which will potentially smacks any opponent down and hard. You can only attack after the attack ends at the ground, which is your only window to attack back.
Kyurem	Kyurem’s Icy Wind attack will freezes nearby fighters in one single hit. The attack is unique in style, it has a very wide range and it can be kept going for a longer time.
Keldeo	Keldeo has a Secret Sword, if it is used, he will rush up to a fighter and will strike a wide-range and powerful slash attack with its extended horn.
Meloetta	Meloetta’s uses the song attack and it bounces off from walls and platforms, doing a continued attack. The attack can be avoided easily in bigger stages, however, if the space is tight like in smaller stages, the song will bounce very fast and you will find it hard to evade or avoid.
Genesect	Two of Genesect’s attacks will penetrate walls. The laser and its Techno Blast attacks can only be avoided if you evade from the direct line of sight of the attack.
Xerneas	Xerneas will turns the user into gold color and it will affect the launching power for a time of user for quite some time.
Tapu Koko	Tapu Koko will create an electric field, which in turn can be used to stun opponents. It also shoots the electricity out.
Solgaleo	Solgaleo will momentarily enters into a Radiant Sun phase which will damage enemies as he charges at them. They will be left engulfed in flames for prolonged damage.
Lunala	Will enters into a Full Moon phase that will shoot a powerful ray from a distance afar. Good use of attack from the distance.
Marshadow	Marshadow will leaps from opponent’s shadow and attacks with a powerful punch. However, if there are multiple opponents, it will land its punches on different targets.