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Ruby, Sapphire, and Emerald Poké Ball Locations

The following tables contain the location(s) of all Poké Ball types in Ruby, Sapphire, and Emerald.

Poké Marts

At any Poké Mart that sells Poké Balls, the player can get a Premier Ball for buying ten or more Poké Balls at one time.

Ruby, Sapphire, and Emerald Poké Ball Locations (Poké Mart)
City Poké Balls sold here Notes
Oldale Town Poké Ball Only after receiving the Pokédex in Littleroot Town.
Petalburg City Poké Ball, Great Ball Great Balls are only sold after the player has obtained 4 Badges.
Rustboro City Poké Ball, Timer Ball, Repeat Ball Timer and Repeat Balls are only sold after the player receives the Repeat Ball from the Devon employee on Route 116.
Slateport City Poké Ball, Great Ball
Mauville City Poké Ball, Great Ball
Verdanturf Town Great Ball, Nest Ball
Fallarbor Town Great Ball
Lavaridge Town Great Ball
Fortree City Great Ball, Ultra Ball
Lilycove Department Store Poké Ball, Great Ball, Ultra Ball
Mossdeep City Ultra Ball, Net Ball, Dive Ball
Sootopolis City Ultra Ball
Ever Grande City Ultra Ball
Battle Frontier (Emerald only) Ultra Ball

Pickup

In Ruby and Sapphire, Pokémon with Pickup have a 10% chance of finding Ultra Balls. In Emerald, Pokémon with Pickup can find the following items:

In the Overworld

Ruby, Sapphire, and Emerald Poké Ball Locations (Overworld)
Item Area Location Notes
Poké Ball (5x) Littleroot Town Obtained from Brendan or May in Professor Birch's Lab Only after receiving the Pokédex.
Poké Ball Route 104 south Atop the ledge southeast of Petalburg Woods, accessible from Petalburg Woods
Great Ball Petalburg Woods Obtained from the Devon Corporation employee Only after defeating the Team Magma/Aqua Grunt.
Poké Ball Petalburg Woods On the empty grass tile south of Bug Catcher James Hidden.
Poké Ball Route 104 north In the southwest empty grass tile in the grass patch north of the Pretty Petal shop Hidden.
Premier Ball Rustboro City Obtained from a boy on the second floor of the southwesternmost building
Great Ball Rustboro City Obtained from the Devon employee Only after retrieving the Devon Goods from Rusturf Tunnel.
Great Ball Petalburg Woods In the northeastern corner Requires Cut.
Poké Ball Rusturf Tunnel In the northwest corner
Poké Ball Route 106 On the westernmost tile of the northernmost shore line of the island where Dewford Town is Hidden.
Poké Ball Granite Cave B1F South of the muddy slope
Great Ball Route 109 On the blue towel southwest of the Seashore House Hidden.
Repeat Ball Route 116 Obtained from the Devon employee outside Rusturf Tunnel Only after delivering the Devon Goods.
Great Ball Route 110 On the empty grass tile directly south of the Trainer Tips sign north of Brendan/May Hidden.
Poké Ball Route 110 On an empty grass tile north of Psychic Edward Hidden.
Great Ball Route 117 At the eastern end of the path south of the southern flower patch
Timer Ball Trick House Puzzle 2 Obtained from the Trick Master in the end room
Great Ball Route 115 South of the Meteor Falls exit Requires Rock Smash.
Great Ball Jagged Pass On the northwesternmost ground tile on the ledge north of Picnicker Diana (Ruby/Sapphire) or Camper Ethan (Emerald) Hidden.
Dive Ball Abandoned Ship B1F In the room with a broken door Requires Surf.
Ultra Ball New Mauville North of the entrance Requires Surf.
Ultra Ball Route 123 South of the Berry Master's house
Ultra Ball Route 119 In the empty grass tile in the grass patch east of the river Hidden. Requires Surf.
Nest Ball Route 120 On the land north of the northern pond Requires the Devon Scope.
Safari Ball (30x) Safari Zone Obtained when starting the Safari Game Cannot be kept permanently, but can be used to catch Pokémon in the Safari Zone.
Ultra Ball Mt. Pyre 2F In the southwestern area
Ultra Ball Mt. Pyre outside On a gravestone in the northwestern part of the fourth ledge Hidden.
Poké Ball Lilycove City On the rock in the southeasternmost corner of the beach Hidden.
Luxury Ball Lilycove City In the Contest Hall Reward for winning a Master Contest with a Pokémon that has won it before.
Master Ball Lilycove Department Store Prize for winning the Lottery Only if the Trainer ID of any Pokémon the player has matches all five digits of the lottery number.
Master Ball Team Magma/Aqua Hideout On 1F/B1F, in the middle room; it is the northwest item in the cluster of four
Nest Ball Team Magma/Aqua Hideout In the room with the submarine, east of the water (Ruby) or northwest of the dock (Sapphire/Emerald)
Net Ball Mossdeep City In the southeastern part of the city
Luxury Ball Abandoned Ship In Room 6 Requires Surf and Dive.
Ultra Ball Route 126 underwater On the dark spot at the end of the L-shaped dead end in the north part of the route Hidden. Requires Dive.
Ultra Ball Victory Road 1F On the westernmost ground tile on the ledge in the southeast, west of the PP Up Hidden.
Great Ball Trainer Hill (Emerald only) Reward for beating any challenge in 18+ minutes Only after defeating the Elite Four.