

Wild Tauros appears.  
Trainer A throws Safari Ball (Ball A).  
Trainer B throws a Safari Ball (Ball B).

Now, a rare occurrence happens: both PokeBalls hit Tauros at exactly the same
time. What will happen to Tauros? Will it enter Ball A, Ball B, or neither?
Since PokeBalls converts Pokemon into energy before storing it, will it split
in two and each trainer will have half a Tauros in each ball? Will this kill
Tauros in the process? What if one of the balls is of better quality or
strength? Like a normal PokeBall vs. a Great Ball?


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What will happen if a wild pokemon is hit by 2 pokeballs of the same strength at the same time?


Updated answer:

_Pokémon: Let's Go, Eevee_ and _Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu_ introduce support
trainers, a second player who aids the first player in battling other trainers
and in capturing Pokémon. When the two trainers throw Poké Balls and hit a
Pokémon at the same time, the Poké Balls combine and there is a greater chance
the Pokémon will be caught.

Speculative answer:

In _Pokémon Adventures: Gold and Silver_ , Kurt explained that Poké Balls work
by using a "capture net", which is very similar to a real net. In fact, in the
manga, the gym leader Bugsy does use a real net with his Poké Balls. So in the
hypothetical case where two Poké Balls hit one Pokémon, the result would be
similar to two nets being used. The nets would interfere with each other and
neither one would fully encapsulate Taurus. Taurus possibly would be
immobilized for a short time before it broke free from both nets. In the anime
it would glow red and become energy for a moment.

From [Bulbapedia](http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Pok%C3%A9_Ball):

> In the manga, Bugsy refers to his "capture net" as being the net that is
> supposedly inside a Poké Ball, but visible and already deployed. According
> to Kurt, this invisible net captures and physically stores a Pokémon.

As for better Poké Balls, such as a Great Ball, I would suspect their nets
would be bigger and stronger, so they would be able to envelop the other Poké
Ball's net and cancel it out. Thus, Taurus would be captured by the Great
Ball.


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