{"id":129646,"date":"2022-11-10T19:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-11-10T19:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/#article-140890"},"modified":"2022-11-10T19:00:00","modified_gmt":"2022-11-10T19:00:00","slug":"hands-on-want-to-feel-like-a-real-pokemon-trainer-try-this-premium-poke-ball-replica","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/2022\/11\/10\/hands-on-want-to-feel-like-a-real-pokemon-trainer-try-this-premium-poke-ball-replica\/","title":{"rendered":"Hands On: Want To Feel Like A Real Pok\u00e9mon Trainer? Try This Premium Pok\u00e9 Ball Replica"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"media_block\"><a href=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/6daf2e37f474e\/large.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/6daf2e37f474e\/small.jpg\" class=\"media_thumbnail\"><\/a><\/div>\n<figure class=\"picture\"><a class=\"scanlines\" title=\"Wand Company Poke Ball\" href=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/6daf2e37f474e\/wand-company-poke-ball.large.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy\" src=\"image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHZpZXdCb3g9IjAgMCA5MDAgNTA3Ij48L3N2Zz4=\" width=\"900\" height=\"507\" data-original=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/6daf2e37f474e\/wand-company-poke-ball.900x.jpg\" alt=\"Wand Company Poke Ball\"><\/a><figcaption class=\"caption\"><em class=\"credit\">Image: Damien McFerran \/ Nintendo Life<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>If there&#8217;s a single object which instantly calls to mind the massively popular <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/guides\/best-pokemon-games-of-all-time\">Pok\u00e9mon<\/a> series of video games, it&#8217;s the iconic red-and-white <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/news\/2020\/11\/a_premium_set_of_poke_ball_replicas_launches_next_year\">Pok\u00e9 Ball<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Sure, there are more powerful and accurate balls to use in the game, but the original version is the one that everyone remembers \u2013 and it has become a symbol of the franchise, finding its way on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/news\/2022\/08\/zavvi-launches-pokemon-legendary-collection-clothing-line-and-special-holiday-calendars\">clothing<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/guides\/best-pokemon-gift-ideas-games-toys-clothing-accessories-and-more\">stationary<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/news\/2022\/11\/the-pokemon-x-puma-collection-delivers-some-seriously-stylish-sneakers\">shoes<\/a> and much more besides.<\/p>\n<p>So, if you&#8217;ve got a Pok\u00e9mon-loving person in your family and you have <em>absolutely no idea<\/em> what to buy them for Christmas (and you also happen to have deep pockets), then why not consider this Pok\u00e9 Ball electronic replica from The Wand Company?<\/p>\n<aside class=\"gallery\"><figcaption class=\"caption\"><em class=\"credit\">Images: Damien McFerran \/ Nintendo Life<\/em><\/figcaption><\/aside>\n<p>Described as a &#8220;highly accurate, premium quality replica&#8221;, the &#8216;Pok\u00e9 Ball Electronic Replica&#8217; is fashioned from metal and lights up, just like the real thing; it&#8217;s even touch and proximity-sensitive, which makes cradling it in your palm all the more immersive. It comes with a display case that also lights up when opened, making it a pretty cool display piece.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"object object-youtube\">\n<figure class=\"youtube\" data-videoid=\"RWM3tIlXTp8\">[embedded content]<figcaption class=\"youtube-sub\">Subscribe to <a class=\"external\" rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/subscription_center?add_user=nintendolife\">Nintendo Life<\/a> on <span class=\"g-ytsubscribe\" data-channel=\"nintendolife\" data-layout=\"default\" data-count=\"default\"><a class=\"external\" rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/nintendolife\">YouTube<\/a><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/aside>\n<p>And you&#8217;ll need to be cool with that, because, as the instructions point out, you shouldn&#8217;t actually try and throw this thing at your cat. For starters, it&#8217;s pretty heavy and will probably do some serious damage (to your floor, if not your unsuspecting pet), and, although it&#8217;s made of metal, we&#8217;re not sure it would withstand serious impact too well.<\/p>\n<p>As well as the standard &#8216;classic&#8217; ball, you can also get <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/news\/2022\/02\/the-die-cast-poke-ball-replica-series-is-now-moving-onto-lesser-known-balls\">other options<\/a> \u2013 including the Master Ball Special Edition, Great Ball, Ultra Ball, Dusk Ball, Premier Ball, Heal Ball, Cherish Ball and Friend Ball.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"picture\"><a class=\"scanlines\" title=\"Wand Company Poke Ball\" href=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/0c7bcf2fd223d\/wand-company-poke-ball.large.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy\" src=\"image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHZpZXdCb3g9IjAgMCA5MDAgNTA3Ij48L3N2Zz4=\" width=\"900\" height=\"507\" data-original=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/0c7bcf2fd223d\/wand-company-poke-ball.900x.jpg\" alt=\"Wand Company Poke Ball\"><\/a><figcaption class=\"caption\"><em class=\"credit\">Image: Damien McFerran \/ Nintendo Life<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>With a cost of \u00a399 \/ $99 a piece, these aren&#8217;t cheap \u2013 but we have to admit we&#8217;re very impressed by the build quality, and we&#8217;re sure any Pok\u00e9-fanatic will love to have one on their shelf.<em><br \/><\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"disclaimer\">Please note that some external links on this page are affiliate links, which means if you click them and make a purchase we may receive a small percentage of the sale. Please read our <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/advertising\">FTC Disclosure<\/a> for more information.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p><em>Thanks to The Wand Company for sending the Pok\u00e9 Ball Electronic Replica featured here.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Image: Damien McFerran \/ Nintendo Life If there&#8217;s a single object which instantly calls to mind the massively popular Pok\u00e9mon series of video games, it&#8217;s the iconic red-and-white Pok\u00e9 Ball. Sure, there are more powerful and accurate balls to use in the game, but the original version is the one that everyone remembers \u2013 and [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-129646","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-nintendo-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/129646","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=129646"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/129646\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=129646"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=129646"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=129646"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}