{"id":633556,"date":"2026-03-27T14:20:00","date_gmt":"2026-03-27T14:20:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/pokemon-go-adds-first-new-pokeball-in-years-as-part-of-in-person-go-fest-events"},"modified":"2026-03-27T14:20:00","modified_gmt":"2026-03-27T14:20:00","slug":"pokemon-go-adds-first-new-pokeball-in-years-as-part-of-in-person-go-fest-events","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/pokemon-go-adds-first-new-pokeball-in-years-as-part-of-in-person-go-fest-events\/","title":{"rendered":"Pok\u00e9mon Go adds first new Pok\u00e9ball in years, as part of in-person Go Fest events"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/pokemon-go-adds-first-new-pokeball-in-years-as-part-of-in-person-go-fest-events.jpg\" \/> <\/p>\n<p>\nPok&eacute;mon Go will add its first new Pok&eacute;ball in years, and it&#8217;s a fan-favourite design from the Nintendo Switch games Pok&eacute;mon Sun and Moon.\n<\/p>\n<p>\nThe Beast Ball is a galactic-looking version of the regular Pok&eacute;ball designed specifically for capturing Ultra Beasts, the extra-dimensional creatures which featured in Sun and Moon (and most recently arrived in Pok&eacute;mon Go) via creepy wormholes.\n<\/p>\n<p>\nPlayers at Pok&eacute;mon Go&#8217;s three big in-person gatherings in Berlin, Seattle and Sapporo this summer will be first to use Beast Balls over the next six weeks, and get first access to one of the next three Ultra Beasts to arrive.\n<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/pokemon-go-adds-first-new-pokeball-in-years-as-part-of-in-person-go-fest-events\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/pokemon-go-adds-first-new-pokeball-in-years-as-part-of-in-person-go-fest-events\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pok&eacute;mon Go will add its first new Pok&eacute;ball in years, and it&#8217;s a fan-favourite design from the Nintendo Switch games Pok&eacute;mon Sun and Moon. 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