Summary
- A Pokemon fan's 3D printed Luxury Ball faithfully recreates the design from Pokemon Legends: Arceus.
- Reddit user Nabahe602 also printed other Poke Balls, turning some into Game Boy cartridge cases.
A Pokemon fan used 3D printing to recreate the Luxury Ball from Pokemon Legends: Arceus. There are many kinds of Poke Balls in the Pokemon franchise, with each one used to capture a certain type or level of Pokemon during the player’s journey to complete their Pokedex. The Luxury Ball in particular was introduced in Pokemon Ruby and Sapphire and gives the Pokemon it is captured with a higher Friendship stat, making it valuable for trainers who wish to obtain Friendship-based evolutions like Espeon and Umbreon.
Luxury Balls have been an obtainable item in every mainline Pokemon game since the third generation, and have even been featured in a few Pokemon anime episodes and movies. One particular episode of Pokemon Horizons gave viewers a look inside the Luxury Ball, with a Quaxly seemingly enjoying an orange beverage while relaxing in a sort of VIP lounge. The Luxury Ball was also one of the many Poke Balls available in the 2022 spin-off Pokemon Legends: Arceus, which featured an antique version of the famous monster-catching capsules for the Hisui region.
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Reddit user Nabahe602 has recreated plenty of the Pokemon franchise’s unique Poke Balls using their 3D printer, with their latest set being the Hisuian variants from Pokemon Legends: Arceus. They recently shared a picture of their 3D-printed Hisuian Luxury Ball on r/pokemon, and it faithfully recreates the ball’s black shell, fancy gold trim, and the latch-like clasp that would eventually be replaced by the modern-day design fans are more accustomed to later in the Pokemon timeline.
3D-Printed Pokemon Luxury Ball Combines Antique With Elegance
Nabahe602 has also printed off other Pokemon Legends: Arceus Poke Balls, such as the standard wooden Poke Ball, higher-level Great Ball, and Heavy Balls that work better with larger Pokemon. Some of their non-Arceus printings include the water-focused Dive Ball, Ultra Beast-specialized Beast Ball, and even the dark Clone Ball that Mewtwo used to capture and replicate opposing Pokemon in the original Pokemon movie. Many of these models double as carrying cases for Game Boy Advance game cartridges. Nabahe602 says that they had previously taken a break from 3D printing Poke Balls before starting on the Pokemon Legends: Arceus set.
Each new Pokemon game always brings with it the chance to introduce even more Poke Ball types, just as it does with the Pokemon they are used to catch. This means that Nabahe602 still has plenty of inspiration for future 3D printing projects based on the various items of the Pokemon franchise.
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- Satoshi Tajiri