The 'Poke Ball Plus' is one of my least favorite accessories of this Gen (or how i stopped worrying and remembered to love the pokewalker)

[Ragnarok Flames]

it is usable as a controller for the Let's Go pokemon series of games. it has bluetooth functionality for Pokemon go. the form factor is an honest to goodness pokeball. you got a mew.

so why, you ask is it one of the worst? (and keep in mind this is all subjective)

the battery life is mediocre ( i get maybe an hour of play on the switch out of it before it has to be recharged.
the form factor (while nice for a controller style) isnt very comfortable in the hand, mainly due to the placement of the button and control nub.
the PokemonGo connectivity is just the 'PokemonGo Plus' in a worse form factor

with so much tech being put into the ball, you'd expect it to be better than the Pokewalker, and im disappointed to say... Its not.
the interactivity for the pokewalker was far more interesting with the pedometer (and watts for items), small LCD screen, ability to get items from watts, or randomly from your pokemon, if two pokewalkers are near each other they can swap data land recieve things like in-game items, you could catch pokemon ON the device.

and finally, nintendo supported the pokewalker with replacement parts such as belt clips and silicone skins that you could customize your pokewalker with.

Edit: and as of E3, nintendo has said that the Poke Ball Plus will be able to 'take your pokemon with you', this $50 accessory will NOT be usable as a controller for Sword and Shield.

 

[Heruderu]

Actually, Takahashi said in the Direct that you can't use as a controller on Sword and Shield.

Edit: and it costs $50, not $60.

 

[Kyari]

I enjoyed it, it felt more comfortable than a single switch joycon to play Let's Go with for me personally, and I use it for Pokémon Go.

Take your Pokéball Plus back to the store OP because an hour charge time is not normal.

 

[Heruderu]

I enjoyed it, it felt more comfortable than a single switch joycon to play Let's Go with for me personally, and I use it for Pokémon Go.

Take your Pokéball Plus back to the store OP because an hour charge time is not normal.

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Yeah, an hour seems really strange. I played with it for more than that and even got to play Pokemon Go for some time the day after.

 

[Vidiot]

I had it preordered along with Let's Go Pikachu at first but cancelled the controller. I just didn't see it being worth it to buy a $50 controller for one game. I made the right decision.

 

[samred]

Take your Pokéball Plus back to the store OP because an hour charge time is not normal.

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Agreed. My thing keeps a ridiculous charge. It's a terrible controller, though. But I think it's a really nicely constructed Pokeball in terms of color and feel. I like having it in my messenger bag.

 

[MetalBoi]

I just picked one up and I think it feels great. Playing with the right joy con for docked Let's Go really hurt my wrist and thumb, but Poke Ball Plus is very comfortable imo.

 

[AppalachianYeti]

I got mine for $15 on clearance at Target. Never used it. What will it do in Pokémon Go?

 

[MegaMan]

I got mine for $15 on clearance at Target. Never used it. What will it do in Pokémon Go?

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The Pokemon Go functionality is similar to the pokemon go plus where it allows you to catch pokemon/spin stops without looking at your phone. Best to be careful when leaving auto catch on as you can easily run of of pokeballs if you don't have a lot. Annoyed but not surprised to see no (controller functionality) support for sword and shield.

 

[Amalthea]

I still wish TPC would create some addictive spin-off that would use it. Something like Pokemon Snap but instead of photographing Pokemon it uses Let's Go-like catching mechanics.

 

[MadMike]

Your Pokeball is defective if it's dying that fast.

I thought it was kind of neat, and it's cool to use as a controller in LGPE. But it's way overpriced for what it is. Especially since it can't be used in the upcoming games.

I downloaded Pokemon Go just to try out the controller on my dog walks, but I found that it doesn't really work unless I completely stop moving once it vibrates. I like to keep a steady pace, so having to stop every 15-30 seconds killed my interest.

 

[ZiggyPalffyLA]

That's too bad. I played all of Let's Go using it as my controller and still take it on my daily walks. I'm actually really disappointed you can't use it as a controller in SwSh.

I got mine for $15 on clearance at Target. Never used it. What will it do in Pokémon Go?

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$15? Are you sure you aren't talking about the Pokémon Go Plus?

 

[Subconian Dreamer]

It's pretty wild that the new games don't support it. Like, I know the controls were a bit stripped down for Let's Go, so maybe like the camera control in the Wild Area or something would mean the single stick and button of the Poke Ball Plus would be insufficient, but selling a specialised Pokemon controller and then being like "nah, we're done with that now lol" a single game later is pretty cheeky

 

[Sanchoco]

The Pokemon Go functionality is similar to the pokemon go plus where it allows you to catch pokemon/spin stops without looking at your phone. Best to be careful when leaving auto catch on as you can easily run of of pokeballs if you don't have a lot. Annoyed but not surprised to see no (controller functionality) support for sword and shield.

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The PokeBall plus does not Auto catch Pokemon. You have to press the top of the PokeBall to start the catching process.

On topic, I have to agree with what others have said OP. You may have a faulty one. I've used my PokeBall plus for days on a single charge.

 

[//ARCANUM]

That's too bad. I played all of Let's Go using it as my controller and still take it on my daily walks. I'm actually really disappointed you can't use it as a controller in SwSh.



$15? Are you sure you aren't talking about the Pokémon Go Plus?

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For a while, targets were almost giving the things away. Some targets even clearances the combo pack of Let's go with the pokeball down to $50 while selling let's go without the pokeball for $60. Lol. Target does some wacky clearance sales sometimes if you can catch em. (A little while back I got all the labo kits - not VR, it wasn't out yet - for $20 each at target.)

Edit - oh and adding to the choir of 'my pokeball lasts waaaaaaay longer than that'. Something is wrong with yours. :(

 

[Falchion]

Yeah I agree. So glad I didn't buy the Pokeball edition of Let's Go now that it won't be supported for Sword and Shield.

 

[Banamy]

I bought two for $15 each, I refused to spend $50 on them.