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Given the following post, respond as if you're commenting on Reddit:
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[Pokemon] why isn't an insane amount of research being dumped into making Masterballs mass-producible? Why, whenever they're made, do they get handed off to some random kid who gets a lot of Gym Badges and fends off some random gang?
gpt
Who says they aren't?  
Just because you can't find the schematics and research documentation online, doesn't mean it isn't being done - Likely they just are prohibitely expensive at the moment.  
There have been a vast number of new pokeballs been made availible in the recent years, though, so claiming no research is being done is simply ludicrous.

There are plenty of Master balls availible, they are just used as very nice prices or tokens of gratitude.  
Just look at the ID-draw contest prices on every mall ever. Plenty of Master balls.

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Besides, if you had stopped wasting money on Ultra balls and actually done some research, you would soon learn that catching pokemon isn't that hard or expensive, With proper equipment.

Specialized balls, particularily the Quick ball and Dusk ball are vastly superior to Ultra balls, and about 20% cheaper.

Throw a Quick ball right off the bat, as it is one of the best balls out there. If that doesn't work, dusk balls are twice as effective as Ultra balls indoors or at night. and that is well over half the time you are about if you plan your pokemon collecting.

There are many more balls out there, for more and less specific situations. Read up, and become familiar with them. Still much science! to be done.