Pokémon Go adds first new Pokéball in years, as part of in-person Go Fest events

The Beast Ball is a galactic-looking version of the regular Pokéball designed specifically for capturing Ultra Beasts, the extra-dimensional creatures which featured in Sun and Moon (and most recently arrived in Pokémon Go) via creepy wormholes.

Pokémon Go will add its first new Pokéball in years, and it’s a fan-favourite design from the Nintendo Switch games Pokémon Sun and Moon.

In Sun and Moon, the device was engineered to better capture Ultra Beasts since regular Pokéball varieties could not do the trick.