In the game, you have the chance to collect the rare seven Dragon Balls. Doing so will allow you to summon the mystical dragon Shenron and have him grant one of your wishes. But how do you find Dragon Balls?
By simply defeating random Time Patrollers. These Time Patrollers also drop Hercule Badges which you can sell for a lot of Zeni so they're also good for farming for money. The earliest Time Patroller you'll encounter is in PQ #02: Prepare for the Attack of the Saiyans. For more information, check our Money Farming 1 method.
Later in the game, you'll be able to farm Hercule Badges and chance to get more Dragon Balls. In PQ#15 The Explosion of Namek, you have to defeat a full-powered Frieza within 3 minutes to trigger a Time Patroller to appear. This attempt take only 3-4 minutes per run, though the appearance of the Time Patroller isn't guaranteed even if you defeat Frieza as quickly as you can. Follow this page for more details.
Another important note: the chance of getting another dragon ball diminishes as you get more, making it harder and harder to find the last one. Dragon balls are also unique so you don't have to worry about getting a duplicate. Just keep defeating those Time Patrollers until you collect all 7.
Once you have all the dragon balls, bring them to the central shrine in the Plaza of Time. Interact with the pedestal there and select Yes to summon Shenron.
Take note that you can only MAKE ONE WISH per summoning. After that, the collected dragon balls will be scattered to be collected once again. It's possible to make multiple wishes but you will need to repeat the process of hunting Time Patrollers and hope that they drop the balls again.
Once Shenron appears, you have to make one of the available choices as your wish. Refer to the list of unlockables depending on the wish below:
Since collecting all seven Dragon Balls is not an easy task, you have to choose carefully what you really want. The best choice will be the new characters since there is no other way you can get them in the game. Next would be Ultimate Attacks and Super Attacks.
New Ultimate Attacks
1st summon | Blitz Hell Ultimate Attack |
2nd summon | Minus Energy Ball Ultimate Attack |
New Super Attacks
1st summon | Flash Bomber, Drain Field, Lightning Ruin, Air Consumption |
2nd summon | Castrol Lightning Dragon Bullets, God Speed Light Bullets, Whirlwind Spin, Sleepy Boy Box |
New Character
1st summon | Super Saiyan 4 Gojeta |
2nd summon | Super Android 17 |
3rd summon | Omega Shenron |
I just keep farming explosion of namek and i get a dragon ball every 2-3 times.....its super fast once your leveled up. Finish the beating freiza and defeat patroller then itll say material but at the end it'll change to key...
Do you have to finish the story mode before this can happen?
How many times can u make the wishes
As many times as u want!!
The best way to collect the Dragon Balls is to do PQ#12. The Time Patroller spawns at the very beginning of that quest. If he doesnt, or you get Material Item instead of a Dragon Ball, Just hit start and select Retry to start the quest over again.. Keep repeating these steps, until you get a Dragon Ball for defeating the time patroller at beginning of the quest.. keep doing this until you have all 7 Dragon Balls. Then go summon Shenron. Good Luck my fellow DBZ/Anime Fans!!
How do u get dragon balls I got it once and done a summon and haven't. Got any more for ages
is it just me, or the rate for getting another dragon ball is so LOW after I get the 5th ball?
I need 2 more dragon ball, and all I got is the material, not a single dragon ball..
You need to level up frequently and must keep trying to get them♦
Nope not just you I'm the exact same way.