Monster ball
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[edit] What are Monster Balls?
Monster Balls work like Pokéballs from the Pokémon series (if not a carbon copy or tribute of it). They can sometimes be bought off general goods vendors in towns. You can obtain six Level 5 monster balls by accepting the gene researcher's quest in Port Kapul (though if you want to complete the quest, you must give 5 back (of any level)). Monster Balls come in different levels. The level indicates the maximum level of monster the ball is capable of holding. Higher level balls are more expensive.
[edit] How to use a Monster Ball
The first thing you must do to use a Monster Ball is to find a monster of appropriate level for the ball you have. You can reference the ranching breed list for a complete list of monster levels. You must be able to severely damage the monster to the point where it is at a sliver of health (5% or less) without killing it. After you have damaged the monster enough, you can use the throw command to throw a Monster Ball at it. If the ball hits, it will do one of three things:
- Fail, and give a message that the monster ball's level is too low for the monster. The ball is placed on the ground.
- Fail, and give a message that the target's health is not low enough. The ball is placed on the ground.
- Capture the monster and fall to the ground on the square the monster was standing on.
Monster Balls cannot be used to capture <> enemies - note that chess pieces are only <> enemies if they are e.g. <<Pawn>>.
Once a monster is captured, you can do the Use command on the ball and release the monster, which will then become your pet. Once you have released a monster from its ball, the ball is consumed. The released creature is not an exact copy of the creature you captured. Instead it is a freshly spawned one of that type. So certain details will be different, such as randomized inventory, a shades mimicked abilities, etc.
