POKEBALLS ARE BACK. Yes, you still can't escape Pokemon. The Pokemon Club of Avalon returns exactly the way it worked in 2008–2010: three craftable balls from the fishermen of Ayothaya and three strong ones in the donation shop.

What a Pokeball does

Use it and a creature appears next to you, follows you and attacks whatever you attack for 60 seconds, then vanishes. It gives no experience and no drops, it is just a companion for the fight.

• Pokeball Lv 1 — a Flora called Bellsprout, a living shield for beginners.
• Pokeball Lv 2 — a Parasite (the "Level 50 Bellsprout").
• Pokeball Lv 3 — a Geographer (the "Level 70 Bellsprout"), which also heals those around it.
• Novice Pokeball — two Bloody Murderers, and restores 25% HP/SP.
• Advanced Pokeball — two Bloody Knights, and restores 50% HP/SP.
• Master Pokeball — two Tamruans and an Acidus, and restores HP/SP to full.

The Ayothaya quest (Lv 1–3)

Start with Mc Arthur in Prontera (112,245) and listen to his story. Then sail to Ayothaya: old Griroki at the docks wants a Sakkat and the secret phrase, the Captain of the palace guard wants a Main Gauche for his collection, and after that the fisherman Korris on the west side of town trades Pokeballs for plant materials:

• Lv 1: 1 Maneater Blossom, 5 Stems, 1 Empty Potion Bottle.
• Lv 2: 10 Trunks, 10 Shoots, 1 Empty Potion Bottle.
• Lv 3: 1 Maneater Root, 1 Maneater Blossom, 1 Empty Potion Bottle.

Sillkira in the Ayothaya inn sells Stems, Shoots and Maneater Blossoms, as she did in 2010. Korris makes up to 1000 balls at a time.

The strong ones — as in 2008

Novice, Advanced and Master Pokeballs come in packs in the donation shop with the original 2008 prices: 25 Novice for 2 euro, 15 Advanced for 2 euro, 10 Master for 3 euro. Exactly as then, the three strong balls cannot be used on PvP maps.

What you need to do

Restart the launcher once — patch 104 brings the Pokeball descriptions. The quest NPCs are already in place.