Meta Battle Subway PokeBase - Pokemon Q&A Login Register All Activity Questions Unanswered Tags Users Ask a Question Rules Chat Why do the PokeBall icons shake? 71 votes 6,616 views Sometimes when I go to battle in Pokemon Diamond/Platinum the pokeballs along the top of the DS touch screen start shaking. Why is this? pokeball icon shaking asked Apr 20, 2010 by Mewthree edited Sep 21, 2011 by Speed freak Show 5 previous comments 99.9% of people who can vote and went to 'most voted' voted this up and 0.01% down voted @[email protected] im a nerd :P How do you know? I like how people are saying stuff like 'Ancient Question' in 2011, and nowadays 2011 itself is ancient. ^ The hour that comment was posted is ancient. Good one. ^ Please log in or register to add a comment. Please log in or register to answer this question. 1 Answer 87 votes Best answer They shake when that pokemon is close to levelling up - I think it's when you have around 1/8 left on the EXP bar. The six balls in order correspond to your party pokemon left-to-right, top-to-bottom if you didn't know. (Although if you switch pokemon the ordering switches too. The current battling pokemon is always #1.) answered Apr 21, 2010 by Pokemaster Pokemaster is right. It is when their close to grow a level. Source: Pokemaster & Experience Wow...I had no idea. I just thought that when it shook that pokemon just wanted to fight. Yet again they don't have minds of thier own. I feel stupid now... Pokemon do have minds of their own SO MANY UP-VOTES! Yeah it is a bit much, but PM only gets 220 points. The votes only count until 20 Upvoted and then whether there is a BA or not. Oh its more than 220 xD Please log in or register to add a comment. Related questions Why does my Pokemon shake after coming out of a Pokeball in X/Y? Why does the pokeball shake once for older Pokemon most of the time, but newer ones have to shake three times in bw? Does a Musharna's icon change at all when it's put to sleep other than slowing down? Shaking grass time limit? Are shaking/bubbling spots a better chance for shinies? Does shaking grass occur in the dark grass? Why does Pikachu's pokeball change? Why did my pokeball break? Useful Meta Posts How to change your username How to add a user avatar Why was my post hidden? The points system Question etiquette Flags vs Downvotes Anime FAQ