Ball Guy

Ball Guy
Species	Human
Hair color	Unknown
Eye color	Unknown
Debut	Pokémon: Sword/Shield

Ball Guy is a supporting character appearing in Pokémon: Sword and Shield. They act as a lively mascot character and wear a giant, smiling Poké Ball mask that covers their features.

Background

The Ball Guy dressed was a fan who dressed up as the official mascot character for the Pokémon League of Galar, despite not actually being affiliated with or recognized by the Pokémon League. They were known for their energetic and friendly disposition. The Ball Guy could be found by every stadium of Galar's major league gym leaders. When first encountered at each stadium, he would give a different type of Poké Ball and sometimes would provide advice or a saying related to Poké Ball. It was a mystery where they got many of those rare types of Poké Balls from, or where they kept them.

After Victor/Gloria became champion, they could talk to the Ball Guy at Motostoke Stadium to receive a League Card about Ball Guy. They insisted that the card was a super-rare collector's item, even if it was crumpled and looked more like a common card. The Ball Guy hoped that by becoming friends with the champion, they could become the official mascot of the Gym Challenge. The Ball Guy would also appear whenever Victor/Gloria won a tournament at Wyndon Stadium and reward them with a valuable gift. The initial gift was a Wishing Piece, and potential later gifts included various types of Poké Balls (including 100 of the normal Poké Balls) and other valuable items such as Nuggets and Big Nuggets.

Gifts

The following are the stadiums that Ball Guy appears in and the Poké Ball that he bestows at that location:

• Motostoke Stadium: Poké Ball
• Turffield Stadium: Friend Ball
• Hulbury Stadium: Lure Ball
• Hammerlocke Stadium: Level Ball
• Stow-on-Side Stadium: Heavy Ball
• Ballonlea Stadium: Love Ball
• Circhester Stadium: Moon Ball
• Wyndon Stadium: Dream Ball

Other Appearances

Other Media

• In the Sword/Shield arc of the Pokémon Adventures manga, a Ball Guy head was worn by Shirudomiria (the female protagonist) and was used to scare Sourdo (the male protagonist).

Trivia

• According to the Ball Guy's League Card, their name, age and gender are all unknown.
• Spikemuth is the only gym town in Galar's major league where Ball Guy does not appear. This may have to do with town being the only one to lack a stadium.
• The Ball Guy was also used for an event giveaway, where he took over an official Pokémon twitter and gave away Mystery Gift codes that could be used to gain several of the different types of Poké Balls for free.