Heavy Ball Graphs

Below are some graphs that show you the multipliers that you get when using a Heavy Ball on heavy pokémon. The multiplier depends on the catch rate of the pokémon as well as the weight of the heavy pokémon. In a few cases, for very heavy pokémon, you get a better multiplier than even the 8x Level Ball or Love Ball.

For each chart, on the left, you see the modifier that that pokémon gets (so 8 means that the heavy ball is 8x as effective as a regular pokéball, a 5 means that the heavy ball is 5x as effective, etc.) On the bottom are the catch rates, in the range of 3 to 255. Note that when a heavy ball is thrown at any pokémon weighing at least 451.5lbs, it always gives a better than 1x chance of catching the pokémon, but for pokémon with high catch rates (i.e. those who are easy to catch), the improvement is much less.

In short, a heavy ball is best thrown at a hard-to-catch heavy pokémon.

Pokémon that get the +20 modifier

If a pokémon between the weights of 451.5 and 677.3 lbs has a heavy ball thrown at it, the chart below applies.

This chart applies to the following pokémon

  • Camerupt 1.13x
  • Dragonite 1.4x
  • Glalie 1.26x
  • Golem 1.4x
  • Gyarados 1.4x
  • Hariyama 1.1x
  • Hippowdon 1.3x
  • Lapras 1.4x
  • Lugia 7.6x
  • Mamoswine 1.4x
  • Mantine 1.8x
  • Onix 1.4x
  • Rayquaza 7.6x
  • Rhyperior 1.6x
  • Regirock 7.6x
  • Registeel 7.6x

Pokémon that get the +30 modifier

If a pokémon between the weights of 677.3 and 903 lbs has a heavy ball thrown at it, the chart below applies.

This chart applies to the following pokémon

  • Aggron 1.6x
  • Arceus 11x
  • Kyogre 7x
  • Palkia 2x
  • Probopass 1.5x
  • Steelix 2.2x
  • Torterra 1.6x
  • Wailord 1.5x

Pokémon that get the +40 modifier

If a pokémon weighing more than 903 lbs has a heavy ball thrown at it, the chart below applies.

This chart applies to the following pokémon

  • Dialga 2.3x
  • Giratina 14.3x
  • Groudon 9x
  • Heatran 14.3x
  • Regigigas 14.3x
  • Metagross 14.3x
  • Snorlax 2.6x