When are Dive Balls extra effective?

In the original Ruby, Sapphire, and Emerald games, Dive Balls were 3.5x effective on underwater Pokémon (i.e., Pokémon you encounter while diving).

In every game since then, from FireRed to X and Y, Dive Balls are 3.5x effective on water-dwelling Pokémon (i.e., Pokémon encountered while surfing, or from fishing).

Since Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire are both recent games, and games with underwater Pokémon, when would Dive Balls be extra effective? Underwater, surfing/fishing, or both?

Neither Serebii nor Bulbapedia appear to provide an explicit answer here.

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Best Answer

According to Bulbapedia, ~~in ORAS Dive Balls work the same as in third generation.~~

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The enhanced catch rate is not specified for ORAS, but is reasonable to think that it hasn't changed.

Edit:

According to IGN Pokemon ORAS wiki guide: enter image description here

So mic's answer was right, it works for all water-dwelling Pokemon.

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Do Dive balls work on all water types?

So mic's answer was right, it works for all water-dwelling Pokemon. Show activity on this post. Based on my testing in Alpha Sapphire, Dive Balls appear to have the 3.5\xd7 catch rate for all water-dwelling Pok\xe9mon, whether encountered while surfing/fishing or underwater.

Do Dive balls work on fishing?

If used while surfing, fishing, or underwater, the Dive Ball has a 3.5\xd7 catch rate modifier; otherwise, it has a 1\xd7 modifier.

Are dive balls Apriballs?

The Lure Ball in Pokemon Sword and ShieldLure Balls are an Apriball that have a 5x catch rate multiplier if used on a Pokemon that the trainer has encountered while fishing. The Pokemon has to be one that the trainer has encountered from fishing and not while surfing in order to have the catch multiplier.

Is Dive physical or special?

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