Bag

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The players' default bags in Pokémon X and Y
The players' Bags in Pokémon Platinum

The Bag (Japanese: バッグ bag), referred to on the menu as Item (Japanese: どうぐ tool) in Generation I and Pack (Japanese: リュック ruck) in Generation II, is a vital tool in all core series Pokémon games. It holds all of the player's items, storing them for later use. By opening the Bag, players can use, arrange, and toss most items, and register Key Items for easy access.

In the Help System of the Generation V games, it is called the Bag function (Japanese: バッグの()(のう) bag function).

In the core series

Overview

Outside of battle

The Bag appears as part of the start menu in all core series games, as well as in Pokémon Colosseum and Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness.

All items that the player has on hand will be located in the Bag and, after Generation I, being placed in the appropriate pocket automatically. Prior to Generation IV, the items pocket had limited spaces for items, while the other pockets had space for any and all items that would go there. The limit is 20 up through Ruby and Sapphire, 30 in Emerald, and 42 in FireRed and LeafGreen. If an item to be picked up would be placed into the items pocket, however, and the pocket was full, it could not be picked up until the player had deposited some items into the PC. This problem no longer exists in Generation IV and beyond, where all pockets have enough space for every item.

Inside of the Bag menu, the player will find a list of all their items, ordered by default from the first kind obtained to the most recently obtained. Players may rearrange these items with the select button, except in the Berries and TMs and HMs pockets, which are automatically ordered. Depending on the type of item, and sometimes on the item itself, options exist when it is selected that allow players to use the item, throw the item away, register it to the Select/Y button for use on the field, or have a Pokémon hold it.

In Generation II-III, if the bag is full, the message will state that the player found an item, but the next message will state that the bag is full. In Generation I, if the bag is full and the player finds an item, it will immediately state that the bag is full.

In battle

Bag menu during a Pokémon battle in Generation VII.

The Bag is also one of the four menu selections during a Pokémon battle, and allows the player to use items that can be used in battle, such as Poké Balls, Potions, and items like X Attack. Prior to Generation IV, the Bag menu during battle was the same as that outside of battle, allowing inventory checking of items that are unrelated to battle during it. In Generation IV, however, it became a completely different menu on the touch screen, split into four categories of use:

Using an item while in battle uses up a turn. Prior to Generation VII, this only occurs if the item that the player tries to use has an effect during the battle (for example, attempting to use an Hyper Potion on the Pokémon while its HP is full will result in the "It won't have any effect" message). In Generation VII, attempting to use an item that would have no effect takes a turn, but does not consume the item. Items cannot be used in linked battles or in facilities such as the Battle Tower.

The item that was last used during battle, if there were multiple copies of it in the Bag, can be easily used again. The selection cursor will remain on it in Generation I-III and VII games, while a shortcut menu will exist at the lower left corner of the screen to the last used item in Generation IV-VI.

Differences between generations

While the Bag has remained a consistent part of the menu screen for all generations, significant changes have been made to its structure in each succeeding generation, with most welcomed as improvements.

Generation I

In Generation I, the Bag is a list of up to 20 different kinds of items, with no separation into different pockets. The player cannot obtain new items if they do not have room in their Bag. The player can hold up to 99 of each item; if obtaining an item would result in the player having more than 99 of a single item, the excess items are placed in a new stack if the player has room for another item stack in their Bag (otherwise they cannot be obtained). (Some glitches, such as MissingNo.'s item duplication glitch, allow the player to hold up to 255 items in a single Bag slot.)

Due to the limited space in their Bag, additional items can be stored in the PC's Item Storage System. However, if the player's Bag is full, they cannot pick up new items, even if they have room in their Item Storage System, as the player can only move items between their Bag and Item Storage System by using a PC.

Despite the lack of pockets, there is still a distinction between Key Items and other items. Key Items have no quantity displayed next to them (since the player can only ever have one instance of each Key Item at a time) and cannot be sold or tossed.

Generation II

Bag artwork from Pokémon Gold and Silver
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In Generation II, the Bag is now split into four different pockets. There are three specialized pockets for specific types of items, as well as the items pocket for all other items. While the specialized pockets now are each large enough to hold all items of their type, the items pocket still has a size limit, so additional items can be stored in the PC's Item Storage System.

Each pocket can hold up to 20 different types of item, except the TM and HM pocket which can hold all 50 TMs and 7 HMs. The player cannot obtain more items if their Bag is full, even if there is room in their PC's Item Storage System.

The player can hold up to 99 of each item.

Starting in Generation II, each item has a description, which provides the player information about its function.

GSC Items pocket.png
Items
どうぐ
GSC Poké Balls pocket.png
Balls
ボール
GSC Key Items pocket.png
Key Items
たいせつ
GSC TMs and HMs pocket.png
TM/HM
わざマシン
Contains all items not in other pockets. Contains all Poké Balls. Contains all Key Items. Contains all TMs and HMs.

Generation III

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In Pokémon Ruby, Sapphire, and Emerald and Pokémon Colosseum and XD, there is one more pocket than in Generation II, the Berries pocket. In Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen, there are three pockets, with the Berries and TMs & HMs pockets being replaced by the Key Items the Berry Pouch and TM Case respectively. While the specialized pockets are each large enough to hold all items of their type, the items pocket still has a size limit, so additional items can be stored in the PC's Item Storage System.

The items pocket can hold up to 30 different items in Pokémon Ruby, Sapphire, and Emerald (42 in Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen). In Pokémon Ruby, Sapphire, Emerald, FireRed, and LeafGreen, the player cannot obtain more items if their Bag is full, even if there is room in their PC's Item Storage System. In Pokémon Colosseum and XD, if the player would obtain an item while their Bag is full, it will be sent to their PC instead.

The player can hold up to 999 of each item. If the player would obtain a number of an item that would cause them to have more than 999 of it in their Bag, they cannot obtain those items. The Key Items pocket does not display the item quantity, because the player is unable to find more than one of each Key Item in normal gameplay. However, each Key Item actually has a hidden quantity value in the game data, therefore the Bag is able to store multiple repeated Key Items in the same line as well (like in any other pocket).

The Berries and TMs & HMs pockets, and their counterparts the Berry Pouch and TM Case, have a pre-defined order in which they are always sorted, unlike other pockets. The Berries pocket and Berry Pouch are sorted by Berry number. The TMs & HMs pocket and TM Case are sorted by TM and HM number; the TMs & HMs pocket sorts TMs above HMs, whereas the TM Case sorts HMs above TMs.

In Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire, the player may store Key Items in the PC. However, this is not possible in Pokémon FireRed, LeafGreen, and Emerald; in these games, all Key Item remains indefinitely in the Bag, except those items that are eventually delivered to NPCs.

Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen introduced images of each item, which can be seen from the player's Bag. These images were retained in Pokémon Emerald as well as later generations, but were not used in Pokémon Colosseum and XD.

A visual of the Bag itself is visible while browsing its contents. Male and female player characters have different Bag designs. In Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire, the Bags are yellow; in Pokémon Emerald, they are green. In the catching tutorials, the old man and Wally use the same Bag that the male player would use, even if the player is female. No visual representation of the player's Bag appears in Pokémon Colosseum and XD.

Ruby, Sapphire, and Emerald
Items
どうぐ
Poké Balls
モンスターボール
TMs & HMs
わざマシン
Berries
きのみ
Key Items
たいせつなもの
RS Items pocket M.png RS Items pocket F.png
E Items pocket M.png E Items pocket F.png
RS Poké Balls pocket M.png RS Poké Balls pocket F.png
E Poké Balls pocket M.png E Poké Balls pocket F.png
RS TMs and HMs pocket M.png RS TMs and HMs pocket F.png
E TMs and HMs pocket M.png E TMs and HMs pocket F.png
RS Berries pocket M.png RS Berries pocket F.png
E Berries pocket M.png E Berries pocket F.png
RS Key Items pocket M.png RS Key Items pocket F.png
E Key Items pocket M.png E Key Items pocket F.png
Contains all items not in other pockets. Contains all Poké Balls. Contains all TMs and HMs. Contains all Berries. Contains all Key Items.
Battle Pyramid

In Pokémon Emerald's Battle Pyramid, the player uses the exclusive Battle Bag to hold items for use in the battle facility. The color of the icon is purple for the Level 50 challenge, and red for the Open Level challenge.

Battle Bag Level 50 Emerald.png Battle Bag Open Level Emerald.png
Battle Bag
バトルバッグ
Contains items acquired in the Battle Pyramid.
Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen
Items
どうぐ
Key Items
たいせつなもの
Poké Balls
モンスターボール
FRLG Items pocket M.png FRLG Items pocket F.png
FRLG Key Items pocket M.png FRLG Key Items pocket F.png
FRLG Poké Balls pocket M.png FRLG Poké Balls pocket F.png
Contains all items not in other pockets. Contains all Key Items. Contains all Poké Balls.

Generation IV

The Bag was revamped once again in Generation IV, not only removing the space limit (and making the PC item storage system for items obsolete, resulting in its discontinuation) but also splitting the pockets up further than in Generation III. Three new pockets were split off from the Items pocket, making for a total of eight pockets. The Bags are yellow in Diamond and Pearl, but gray/silver in Platinum.

The player can hold up to 999 of each item. If the player would obtain a number of an item that would cause them to have more than 999 of it in their Bag, they cannot obtain those items.

In Pokémon Diamond, Pearl, and Platinum, the Bag retained the list-like format from Generation III, with pocket-changing controls as well as a Poké Ball-shaped scrollwheel being present on the bottom screen. Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver, by contrast, groups the items into six-cell pages. Additionally these games have Ethan/Lyra holding the bag with the pocket being highlighted, while other games just show pockets.

Diamond and Pearl
Items
どうぐ
Medicine
かいふく
Poké Balls
モンスターボール
TMs & HMs
わざマシン
Berries
きのみ
Mail
メール
Battle Items
せんとうよう
Key Items
たいせつなもの
DP Items pocket M.png
DP Items pocket F.png
DP Medicine pocket M.png
DP Medicine pocket F.png
DP Poké Balls pocket M.png
DP Poké Balls pocket F.png
DP TMs and HMs pocket M.png
DP TMs and HMs pocket F.png
DP Berries pocket M.png
DP Berries pocket F.png
DP Mail pocket M.png
DP Mail pocket F.png
DP Battle Items pocket M.png
DP Battle Items pocket F.png
DP Key Items pocket M.png
DP Key Items pocket F.png
Contains all items not in other pockets. Contains all healing and permanent stat-enhancing medicines. Contains all Poké Balls. Contains all TMs and HMs. Contains all Berries. Contains all Mail. Contains all items which only have effect in battle. Contains all Key Items.
Bag Items DP pocket icon.png Bag Medicine DP pocket icon.png Bag Poké Balls DP pocket icon.png Bag TMs and HMs DP pocket icon.png Bag Berries DP pocket icon.png Bag Mail DP pocket icon.png Bag Battle Items DP pocket icon.png Bag Key Items DP pocket icon.png
Platinum
Items
どうぐ
Medicine
かいふく
Poké Balls
モンスターボール
TMs & HMs
わざマシン
Berries
きのみ
Mail
メール
Battle Items
せんとうよう
Key Items
たいせつなもの
Pt Items pocket M.png
Pt Items pocket F.png
Pt Medicine pocket M.png
Pt Medicine pocket F.png
Pt Poké Balls pocket M.png
Pt Poké Balls pocket F.png
Pt TMs and HMs pocket M.png
Pt TMs and HMs pocket F.png
Pt Berries pocket M.png
Pt Berries pocket F.png
Pt Mail pocket M.png
Pt Mail pocket F.png
Pt Battle Items pocket M.png
Pt Battle Items pocket F.png
Pt Key Items pocket M.png
Pt Key Items pocket F.png
Contains all items not in other pockets. Contains all healing and permanent stat-enhancing medicines. Contains all Poké Balls. Contains all TMs and HMs. Contains all Berries. Contains all Mail. Contains all items which only have effect in battle. Contains all Key Items.
Bag Items Pt pocket icon.png Bag Medicine Pt pocket icon.png Bag Poké Balls Pt pocket icon.png Bag TMs and HMs Pt pocket icon.png Bag Berries Pt pocket icon.png Bag Mail Pt pocket icon.png Bag Battle Items Pt pocket icon.png Bag Key Items Pt pocket icon.png
HeartGold and SoulSilver
Items
どうぐ
Medicine
かいふく
Poké Balls
モンスターボール
TMs & HMs
わざマシン
Berries
きのみ
Mail
メール
Battle Items
せんとうよう
Key Items
たいせつなもの
HGSS Items pocket M.png
HGSS Items pocket F.png
HGSS Medicine pocket M.png
HGSS Medicine pocket F.png
HGSS Poké Balls pocket M.png
HGSS Poké Balls pocket F.png
HGSS TMs and HMs pocket M.png
HGSS TMs and HMs pocket F.png
HGSS Berries pocket M.png
HGSS Berries pocket F.png
HGSS Mail pocket M.png
HGSS Mail pocket F.png
HGSS Battle Items pocket M.png
HGSS Battle Items pocket F.png
HGSS Key Items pocket M.png
HGSS Key Items pocket F.png
Contains all items not in other pockets. Contains all healing and permanent stat-enhancing medicines. Contains all Poké Balls. Contains all TMs and HMs. Contains all Berries. Contains all Mail. Contains all items which only have effect in battle. Contains all Key Items.
Bag Items pocket icon.png Bag Medicine pocket icon.png Bag Poké Balls pocket icon.png Bag TMs and HMs pocket icon.png Bag Berries pocket icon.png Bag Mail pocket icon.png Bag Battle Items pocket icon.png Bag Key Items pocket icon.png

Generation V

In Black and White, the Bag was overhauled again, with eight pockets being condensed into five, much like in Ruby, Sapphire, and Emerald. The pockets are called Cases in these games, and are labeled Items, Medicine, TMs & HMs, Berries and Key Items, with Poké Balls, Mail, held items and other items all being placed in the Items pocket. Held items, Mail and Poké Balls are indicated as such by an icon displayed to the immediate left of the item that corresponds to what type of item it is.

The player can hold up to 999 of each item. If the player would obtain a number of an item that would cause them to have more than 999 of it in their Bag, they cannot obtain those items.

In these games, recently acquired items (other than TMs) are added at the top of their respective item list (rather than the bottom, as in previous generations), and players can sort a pocket automatically by pressing Start, in addition to manual sorting with Select.

In Black 2 and White 2, a Free Space section was added to the Bag, and the icon takes on the appearance of a smaller Bag. Players can select items they use most and add them to Free Space for easy access. Manual sorting cannot be performed in this section, and items are always placed in alphabetical order. However, the player can filter the kind of items they want to see with the sorting button.

Unlike in the first pairs, new items go at the bottom of the item list like in previous generations rather than the top, including TMs and HMs. More sorting options were also added.

Black and White
Items
どうぐ
Medicine
かいふく
TMs & HMs
わざマシン
Berries
きのみ
Key Items
たいせつなもの
BW Items pocket M.png
BW Items pocket F.png
BW Medicine pocket M.png
BW Medicine pocket F.png
BW TMs and HMs pocket M.png
BW TMs and HMs pocket F.png
BW Berries pocket M.png
BW Berries pocket F.png
BW Key Items pocket M.png
BW Key Items pocket F.png
Contains all items not in other cases. Contains all healing and permanent stat-enhancing medicines. Contains all TMs and HMs. Contains all Berries. Contains all Key Items.
Black 2 and White 2
Items
どうぐ
Medicine
かいふく
TMs & HMs
わざマシン
Berries
きのみ
Key Items
たいせつなもの
Free Space
フリースペース
B2W2 Items pocket M.png
B2W2 Items pocket F.png
B2W2 Medicine pocket M.png
B2W2 Medicine pocket F.png
B2W2 TMs and HMs pocket M.png
B2W2 TMs and HMs pocket F.png
B2W2 Berries pocket M.png
B2W2 Berries pocket F.png
B2W2 Key Items pocket M.png
B2W2 Key Items pocket F.png
B2W2 Free Space pocket M.png
B2W2 Free Space pocket F.png
Contains all items not in other cases. Contains all healing and permanent stat-enhancing medicines. Contains all TMs and HMs. Contains all Berries. Contains all Key Items. Contains items put there by the player.

Generation VI

Generation VI saw the least amount of changes to the Bag. Items may be picked up by pressing and holding with the stylus, which allows for manual sorting; Start and Select both open the automatic sorting menu. In addition, the Items slot no longer has icons indicating items' types, though they are still grouped together when automatically sorted. The Free Space slot from Pokémon Black 2 and White 2 was removed, once again giving the Bag five slots, and each slot can be dragged to rearrange the order. A clock icon was also added at the bottom of the screen, which will show a list of the last twelve items used. An icon resembling two arrows rotating between was added at the bottom of the screen, also to open the automatic sorting menu.

The player can hold up to 999 of each item. If the player would obtain a number of an item that would cause them to have more than 999 of it in their Bag, they cannot obtain those items.

While the physical shape of the Bag did not change, it is now possible to customize the color and patterning of the bag due to it being an article of clothing as a part of Trainer customization. This is not in Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire due to the lack Trainer customization in those titles, otherwise the bag works functionally the same as it did in Pokémon X and Y.

Items
どうぐ
Medicine
かいふく
TMs & HMs
わざマシン
Berries
きのみ
Key Items
たいせつなもの
Contains all items not in other cases. Contains all healing and permanent stat-enhancing medicines. Contains all TMs and HMs. Contains all Berries. Contains all Key Items.
Bag Items XY pocket icon.pngBag Items ORAS pocket icon.png Bag Medicine XY pocket icon.pngBag Medicine ORAS pocket icon.png Bag TMs and HMs XY pocket icon.pngBag TMs and HMs ORAS pocket icon.png Bag Berries XY pocket icon.pngBag Berries ORAS pocket icon.png Bag Key Items XY pocket icon.pngBag Key Items ORAS pocket icon.png

Generation VII

In Generation VII, the Bag retained most of its functions found in Generation VI except for the removal of the clock function and the reordering of pockets. While the five sections from Generation VI remain, two new sections were added.

The Free Space section, previously seen in Pokémon Black 2 and White 2, makes a return and allows the player to store any items they want from other sections for convenience. A new section called Z-Crystals is also added, which stores all Z-Crystals found in the game. The Z-Crystals section will only be available once the player has obtained a Z-Crystal and the Z-RingSM or Z-Power RingUSUM. Due to the removal of HMs from the games, the TMs & HMs section has been renamed to TMs only.

The player can hold up to 999 of each item. If the player would obtain a number of an item that would cause them to have more than 999 of it in their Bag, they cannot obtain those items.

Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon added a new section called Rotom Powers, which stores Rotom Powers received from befriending the Rotom Pokédex. The Rotom Powers works similarly to Pass Powers and O-Powers.

In Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!, with far fewer kinds of obtainable items, the bag is overhauled into being essentially a list of items displayed as a grid, similar to that of Pokémon Go. At the top of the list are eight pockets that are programmed as items that contain other items, like the TM Case from FireRed and LeafGreen. Many items do not belong in any category, such as Key Items, valuable items and Repels, and are instead listed in the same level as pockets.

Sun and Moon
Medicine
かいふく
Items
どうぐ
TMs
わざマシン
Berries
きのみ
Key Items
たいせつなもの
Free Space
フリースペース
Z-Crystals
Zクリスタル
Contains all healing and permanent stat-enhancing medicines. Contains all items not in other cases. Contains all TMs. Contains all Berries. Contains all Key Items. Contains items put there by the player. Contains all Z-Crystals.
Bag Medicine SM pocket icon.png Bag Items SM pocket icon.png Bag TMs SM pocket icon.png Bag Berries SM pocket icon.png Bag Key Items SM pocket icon.png Bag Free Space pocket icon.png Bag Z-Crystals pocket icon.png
Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon
Rotom Powers
ロトムパワー
Medicine
かいふく
Items
どうぐ
TMs
わざマシン
Berries
きのみ
Key Items
たいせつなもの
Free Space
フリースペース
Z-Crystals
Zクリスタル
Contains all Rotom Powers. Contains all healing and permanent stat-enhancing medicines. Contains all items not in other cases. Contains all TMs. Contains all Berries. Contains all Key Items. Contains items put there by the player. Contains all Z-Crystals.
Bag Rotom Powers USUM pocket icon.png Bag Medicine USUM pocket icon.png Bag Items USUM pocket icon.png Bag TMs USUM pocket icon.png Bag Berries USUM pocket icon.png Bag Key Items USUM pocket icon.png Bag Free Space USUM pocket icon.png Bag Z-Crystals USUM pocket icon.png
Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!
Pokémon Box
ポケモンボックス
Medicine Pocket
かいふくポケット
TM Case
わざマシンケース
Candy Jar
アメボトル
Power-Up Pocket
きょうかポケット
Clothing Trunk
おきがえトランク
Catching Pocket
ほかくポケット
Battle Pocket
バトルポケット
Used for Pokémon Storage Contains all healing medicines. Contains all TMs. Contains all candy, including Rare Candies. Contains all Evolution stones, PP Ups, and PP Maxes Contains all clothing. Contains all available varieties of Poké Ball and Berries. Contains all items which only have effect in battle, including Mega Stones.
Bag Pokémon Box Sprite.png Bag Medicine Pocket Sprite.png Bag TM Case PE Sprite.png Bag Candy Jar Sprite.png Bag Power-Up Pocket Sprite.png Bag Clothing Trunk Sprite.png Bag Catching Pocket Sprite.png Bag Battle Pocket Sprite.png

Generation VIII

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In Generation VIII, the Bag retained most of its functions found in Pokémon Sun, Moon, Ultra Sun, and Ultra Moon. The ability to manually reorder items and the Free Space were replaced by the ability to mark an item as favorite and sort a pocket so that favorites are at the top. While the five sections from Generation VI remain, the new sections from Generation VII were removed and four sections were added.

The Poké Balls and Battle Items Pockets last seen in the Generation IV games have returned. The Items Pocket has been renamed to the Other Items Pocket, with valuable items split off to the new Treasures Pocket. A new Ingredients Pocket has also been added, which stores food used to make curry.

The player can hold up to 999 of each item. If the player would obtain a number of an item that would cause them to have more than 999 of it in their Bag, they cannot obtain those items.

In Pokémon Sword and Shield, the Bag is briefly unavailable from the menu at the start of the game; the player must pick it up from their room first before leaving their home.

Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl retain all functionality from Pokémon Sword and Shield, as well as all pockets with the exception of the Ingredients Pocket. The visual representation of the Bag itself returns from Generation IV, now changing to match the player's current Bag if changed through Trainer customization.

In Pokémon Legends: Arceus, with far fewer kinds of obtainable items, the bag is overhauled into being essentially a list of items displayed as a grid. At the top of the list are two pockets: one that contain Everyday Items and other for Key Items.

Sword and Shield
Medicine
かいふく
Poké Balls
ボール
Battle Items
せんとう
Berries
きのみ
Other Items
どうぐ
TMs
わざマシン
Treasures
おたから
Ingredients
しょくざい
Key Items
たいせつなもの
Contains all healing medicines. Contains all Poké Balls. Contains all items which only have effect in battle. Contains all Berries. Contains all items not in other pockets. Contains all TMs and TRs. Contains all valuable items. Contains all ingredients for curry. Contains all Key Items.
Bag Medicine SwSh pocket icon.png Bag Poké Balls SwSh pocket icon.png Bag Battle Items SwSh pocket icon.png Bag Berries SwSh pocket icon.png Bag Other Items SwSh pocket icon.png Bag TMs SwSh pocket icon.png Bag Treasures SwSh pocket icon.png Bag Ingredients SwSh pocket icon.png Bag Key Items SwSh pocket icon.png
Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl
Medicine
かいふく
Poké Balls
ボール
Battle Items
せんとう
Berries
きのみ
Other Items
どうぐ
TMs
わざマシン
Treasures
おたから
Key Items
たいせつなもの
BDSP Medicine pocket M.png
BDSP Medicine pocket F.png
BDSP Poké Balls pocket M.png
BDSP Poké Balls pocket F.png
BDSP Battle Items pocket M.png
BDSP Battle Items pocket F.png
BDSP Berries pocket M.png
BDSP Berries pocket F.png
BDSP Other Items pocket M.png
BDSP Other Items pocket F.png
BDSP TMs pocket M.png
BDSP TMs pocket F.png
BDSP Treasures pocket M.png
BDSP Treasures pocket F.png
BDSP Key Items pocket M.png
BDSP Key Items pocket F.png
Contains all healing medicines. Contains all Poké Balls. Contains all items which only have effect in battle. Contains all Berries. Contains all items not in other pockets. Contains all TMs. Contains all valuable items. Contains all Key Items.
Bag Medicine BDSP pocket icon.png Bag Poké Balls BDSP pocket icon.png Bag Battle Items BDSP pocket icon.png Bag Berries BDSP pocket icon.png Bag Other Items BDSP pocket icon.png Bag TMs BDSP pocket icon.png Bag Treasures BDSP pocket icon.png Bag Key Items BDSP pocket icon.png
Legends: Arceus
Everyday Items
どうぐ
Key Items
たいせつなもの
Contains all items that are not Key Items. Contains all Key Items.

Generation IX

In Generation IX, the Bag retained its functions found in Pokémon Sword and Shield. While the nine sections from Pokémon Sword and Shield remain, a new section was added. The ability to manually reorder items was replaced by the ability to automatically sort items in four different ways:

  • Sort by type (Sort by number in TMs)
  • Sort by name
  • Newest first
  • Favorites first

The Ingredients Pocket has been renamed to the Picnic Items Pocket, which stores ingredients used to make sandwiches, sandwich picks and other picnic items. A new TM Materials Pocket has been added, which stores TM materials to craft TMs.

The player can hold up to 999 of each item. If the player would obtain a number of an item that would cause them to have more than 999 of it in their Bag, they cannot obtain those items. In the case of the Gimmighoul Coin, the excess quantity of the item is sent to a man in Medali.

In Pokémon Scarlet and Violet, the Bag is briefly unavailable from the menu at the start of the game; the player must pick it up after Clavell enters their home.

Scarlet and Violet
Medicine
かいふく
Poké Balls
ボール
Battle Items
せんとう
Berries
きのみ
Other Items
どうぐ
TMs
わざマシン
TM Materials
おとしもの
Treasures
おたから
Picnic Items
ピクニック
Key Items
たいせつなもの
Contains all healing medicines. Contains all Poké Balls. Contains all items which only have effect in battle. Contains all Berries. Contains all items not in other pockets. Contains all TMs. Contains all TM Materials. Contains all valuable items. Contains all ingredients for sandwiches and picnic items. Contains all Key Items.
Bag Medicine SV pocket icon.png Bag Poké Balls SV pocket icon.png Bag Battle Items SV pocket icon.png Bag Berries SV pocket icon.png Bag Other Items SV pocket icon.png Bag TMs SV pocket icon.png Bag TM Materials SV pocket icon.png Bag Treasures SV pocket icon.png Bag Picnic Items pocket icon.png Bag Key Items SV pocket icon.png

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Reason: Console games (Colo/XD, Oak's lab in the Stadium series).

Game Boy and Game Boy Advance

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RBY GSC RS E FRLG

Nintendo DS

DPBag.png PtBag.png HGSSBag.png BWBag.png B2W2Bag.png
DP Pt HGSS BW B2W2

Nintendo 3DS

XYBag.png ORASBag.png SMBag.png USUMBag.png
XY ORAS SM USUM

Nintendo Switch

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PE SwSh
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BDSP LA
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SV

In the spin-off games

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series

In Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Red Rescue Team and Blue Rescue Team, items are stored in the Toolbox. It has a capacity of 20.

In Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time, Darkness, and Sky, items are stored in the Treasure Bag. It initially has a capacity of 16, being expanded incrementally throughout the story, up to a capacity of 48.

Pokémon GO

The Bag in Pokémon GO

In Pokémon GO, the player's Bag initially has a capacity of 350 items. Bag Upgrades can be purchased in the Shop for PokéCoin.png200, which expand the capacity by 50 items per upgrade. The maximum upgradeable capacity is 5,200 items.

The player can hold more items than the Bag's capacity if they acquire multiple items at once that put them over the capacity, but if already over capacity, they will not be able to acquire more, such as from PokéStops, Gifts, and Boxes available in the shop. If the player would start a Trainer Battle with a full Bag, the game warns the player beforehand that they will not receive any rewards unless they make room. Rewards from Raid Battles, Field or Special Research, Adventure Sync, leveling up, and promotional codes are not affected by the Bag's capacity.

Prior to an update on February 17, 2017, the Bag was also available on the encounter screen, so that it could be used to select the camera, Berries, and other Poké Balls; it has since been replaced by separate buttons for these items.

The maximum upgradeable capacity has increased over time.

Maximum upgradeable capacity First available
1000 Launch
1500 June 22, 2017
2000 May 15, 2018
2500 November 22, 2019
3000 April 15, 2020
3500 July 6, 2021
4000 November 15, 2021
4500 December 16, 2021
5050 June 2, 2022
5200 December 14, 2022

Pokémon Masters EX

Main article: List of items (Masters)

In Pokémon Masters EX, the bag is accessible from the Poryphone Menu and the training area menu. There are seven different sections, which are further divided into several categories based on item type.

In the anime

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Johanna giving Dawn a small backpack

All of the main characters in the anime own a Bag to store their supplies like a sleeping bag or tent, outfits, and Poké Balls. Generally, the main characters' Bags have little to do with their game counterparts, with Dawn and Serena taking a backpack rather than the actual Bags used by their game counterparts, and Ash's other companions having no Bags in the games.

Unlike other main characters, Ash carries his Poké Balls on his belt. Ash's Bag in Pokémon the Series: Diamond and Pearl is based on Lucas's, but colored green instead. During Pokémon the Series: Sun & Moon, Rowlet tends to rest inside Ash's Bag.

Misty used her pull string style Bag to carry her Poké Balls, sleeping bag, Fishing Rod, and a case full of lures. Togepi also preferred to travel and sleep inside Misty's Bag. Misty's later appearances during Pokémon the Series: Ruby and Sapphire show her owning a Spheal Bag.

The seemingly endless capacity of the characters' Bags can be only be described as the result of anime physics. By far, Brock's Bag has been shown to be the most spacious, having a full tea-set and table inside in The School of Hard Knocks, as well as containing, presumably, everything he needed to cook meals on the road for his friends. Brock also carried the group's medicinal supplies and maps while they traveled through the Kanto, Johto, Hoenn, and Sinnoh regions. His Bag was blue, with only the bedroll being removed during Pokémon the Series: Diamond and Pearl.

As a Pokémon Watcher, Tracey carried around numerous sketchbooks, pencils, and a set of binoculars in his orange Bag.

Both of May's Bags were based on the ones worn by her game counterpart in Generation III. Throughout Pokémon the Series: Ruby and Sapphire, she wore a ket Bag that stayed on her waist like a belt. It was used to hold her Poke Balls, Pokédex, Contest Pass, and Ribbons. During her brief return from Our Cup Runneth Over! to Strategy with a Smile!, May was shown to have two Bags, one a green ket Bag and the other a yellow Bag.

Max carried around a yellow Bag that held his PokéNav.

It was shown in Following A Maiden's Voyage! that Dawn had planned to take a large suitcase full of various clothing and accessories with her. However, Johanna made her leave it at home and gave her a small Bag instead, containing only the items that she would need on her journey.

Iris wore a pink Bag.

Cilan owned a brown Bag, and like Brock, he carried the group's supplies around.

Serena stored her belongings in a pink Bag. Her second Bag had a Heal Ball design on it.

Clemont stored many of his "Clemontic Gear" inventions inside his black and white Bag. His younger sister Bonnie wore a yellow satchel-style Bag around her shoulder, which Dedenne and later Squishy rest in.

Mallow's schoolbag is based on the Forage Bag.

Both of Lillie's Bags were based on the ones worn by her game counterpart.

Goh has a brown and black Bag resembling a suitcase. As shown in A Test in Paradise!, it has a high capacity to keep his Poké Balls.

Roy has a grayish blue sack bag to hold his belongings.

Liko has a yellow crossbody bag and a black backpack.

In other languages

Language Title
Chinese Cantonese 包包 Bāaubāau
Mandarin 包包 Bāobāo *
背包 Bèibāo *
The Netherlands Flag.png Dutch Tas
Finland Flag.png Finnish Reppu
France Flag.png French Sac
Germany Flag.png German Beutel
Italy Flag.png Italian Borsa
South Korea Flag.png Korean 가방 Gabang
Portuguese Brazil Flag.png Brazil Bolsa *
Mochila *
Portugal Flag.png Portugal Bolsa
Saco[1]
Mala *
Russia Flag.png Russian Сумка Sumka
Spain Flag.png Spanish Bolsa
Sweden Flag.png Swedish Väska *
Ryggsäck *
Vietnam Flag.png Vietnamese Túi

References



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