Held item

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A held item is an item held by Pokémon on direction from their trainer. This capability was first introduced in Generation II, though the thought of held items may extend as far back as Pokémon Yellow, where many Farfetch'd and Kadabra, upon trading to a Generation II game, are revealed to have held items, a Stick and a Twisted Spoon, respectively. Held items range from Berries that can be used in battle to recover to items that can be used to enhance the power of certain moves. Most other items may be held as well, such as Poké Balls and Revives, though the Pokémon will not use them.

The following is a list of items made solely to be held items, grouped by purpose and listed in alphabetical order.

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Type enhancing items

These items, when held, will enhance the potency of attacks that correspond to the item by 10%. For example, if a Pokémon holds Mystic Water and uses a Water-type attack, the power of the Water-type attack will be increased by 10%.

If these items are sold, Poké Marts will pay File:Pokébuck sign.gif50 for them with the exception of Charcoal, for which Poké Marts will pay File:Pokébuck sign.gif4,900, and the Adamant/Lustrous Orbs for which Poké Marts will offer File:Pokébuck sign.gif5,000.

In Generation II, several of these items can only be obtained from the Weekday Siblings.

File:AdamantOrb.png Adamant Orb

File:BlackBeltSprite.png Black Belt

File:BlackglassesSprite.png BlackGlasses

File:CharcoalSprite.png Charcoal

File:DragonFangSprite.png Dragon Fang

File:HardStoneSprite.png Hard Stone

File:LustrousOrbSprite.png Lustrous Orb

File:MagnetSprite.png Magnet

File:MetalCoatSprite.png Metal Coat

File:MiracleSeedSprite.png Miracle Seed

File:MysticWaterSprite.png Mystic Water

File:NevermelticeSprite.png NeverMeltIce

Pink Bow

File:FlamePlate.png Plates

File:PoisonBarbSprite.png Poison Barb

Polkadot Bow

File:SharpBeakSprite.png Sharp Beak

File:SilkScarfSprite.png Silk Scarf

File:SilverpowderSprite.png SilverPowder

File:SoftSandSprite.png Soft Sand

File:SpellTagSprite.png Spell Tag

File:TwistedspoonSprite.png Twistedspoon

Also referred to as "Twisted Spoon".

Stat enhancing items

These items, when held, will increase certain stats of Pokémon. Some can only be used by specific Pokémon.

File:LightBallSprite.png Light Ball

  • Stat enhanced: Special Attack of Pikachu
  • Notes: In Pokémon Emerald, if a female Pikachu or Raichu holds this item while in the daycare with a compatible male Pokémon, the Pichu that hatches from the eventual egg will have the move Volt Tackle, which is otherwise unavailable.
  • Found:

Lucky Punch

Metal Powder

  • Stat enhanced: Special Defense of Ditto
  • Found:
    • Attached to Ditto (G/S/C).

File:SoulDewSprite.png Soul Dew

File:StickSprite.png Stick

File:ThickClubSprite.png Thick Club

  • Stat enhanced: Attack of Cubone and Marowak
  • Found:

In Battle Effect Items

These items will take effect during battle to either aid or hinder the Pokémon holding them or an opponent.

File:AmuletCoin.png Amulet Coin

Berserk Gene

File:BrightPowder.png BrightPowder

File:ChoiceBand.png Choice Band

File:DampRock.png Damp Rock

File:FocusBand.png Focus Band

  • Effect: May allow a Pokémon to survive a fatal attack with 1 HP. Doesn't work if the Pokémon has 1 HP.
  • Found:

File:GripClawSprite.png Grip Claw

  • Effect: A hold item that increases the duration of multiturn attacks (e.g.: Bind and Wrap).
  • Found:

File:HeatRock.png Heat Rock

File:QuickClaw.png Quick Claw

File:ScopeLens.png Scope Lens

File:Leftovers.png Leftovers

File:ShellBell.png Shell Bell

File:MentalHerb.png Mental Herb

File:WhiteHerb.png White Herb

File:PowerHerb.png Power Herb

  • Effect: Allows user to omit first turn of charge-up required moves
  • Found:

Iron Ball

  • Effect: Cuts the user's speed. It makes Flying-Type Pokémon and users with ability "levitate" susceptible to ground type moves
  • Found:

Evolution items

These items, when held by a Pokémon, will cause it to undergo evolution when activated by another event, such as gaining a level or being traded.

File:Deepseascale.png DeepSeaScale

File:Deepseatooth.png DeepSeaTooth

File:DragonScale.png Dragon Scale

File:EeriePatch.png Dubious Disc

File:ElectroBooster.png Electrizer

File:KingsRock.png King's Rock

File:MagmaBooster.png Magmarizer

File:MetalCoatSprite.png Metal Coat

File:Protector.png Protector

File:RoundStone.png Oval Stone

File:SharpClaw.png Razor Claw

File:SharpFang.png Razor Fang

File:SpiritWorldCloth.png Reaper Cloth

File:Up-Grade.png Up-Grade

Breeding items

These items, when held, will cause a different Pokémon to emerge from the egg produced at the daycare. While regularly, a Marill that is bred will produce another Marill, when it is holding one of the specific incenses, it will produce an Azurill egg. This is true for all Baby Pokémon introduced beyond Generation II.

File:FullStomachIncenseSprite.png Full Incense

File:LaxIncenseSprite.png Lax Incense

File:LuckyIncenseSprite.png Luck Incense

File:EerieIncenseSprite.png Odd Incense

File:ClearIncenseSprite.png Pure Incense

File:FlowerIncenseSprite.png Rose Incense

File:RockIncenseSprite.png Rock Incense

File:SeaIncenseSprite.png Sea Incense

File:SmallWaveIncenseSprite.png Wave Incense

Miscellaneous items

These need to be put in the correct place in the above article

Berries

Price:
Sell for: File:Pokébuck sign.gif10
Where to find:
Use: See Generation III Berries.

Big Root

Price: N/A
Sell for: ?
Where to find: Route 214
Use: Boost the amount of HP restored through HP-stealing moves.

Black Sludge

Price: N/A
Sell for: ?
Where to find: Wild Croagunk and Toxicroak (D/P).
Use: Restores HP of Poison-type Pokémon in battle; damages all other types.

Choice Scarf

Price: N/A
Sell for: ?
Where to find: Battle Park (48BP)
Use: Boosts Speed by 1.5x, but allows use of only one move.

Choice Specs

Price: N/A
Sell for: ?
Where to find: Celestic Town
Use: Boosts Special Attack by 1.5x, but allows use of only one move.

Cleanse Tag

Price: N/A
Sell for: File:Pokébuck sign.gif100
Where to find: Old lady in old Pokémon Day Care gives it to you (G/S/C/FR/LG).
Use: Repels Pokémon if the holder is 1st in the party.

Destiny Knot

Price: N/A
Sell for: ?
Where to find: Route 224
Use: If the holder is infatuated, the foe becomes infatuated too.

Everstone

Price: N/A
Sell for:
Where to find: In the Ruby/Sapphire games, it is found in Granite Cave. It is placed on an "altar." In FireRed/LeafGreen, one of Professor Oak's aides at Rock Tunnel Pokémon Center gives it to you upon registering 20 Pokémon in the Pokédex. In Diamond/Pearl, it can be found on a Haunter that a girl in Snowpoint City will trade for any Medicham (which are easily found in the wild just outside of town). It can also be dug up in the Underground.
Use: A hold item which prevents a Pokémon from evolving. Also, when placed on the female or acting-female (in the case of a Ditto) when breeding, it increases the probability of the hatched Pokémon's nature to be that of the mother by 50%.

Exp. Share

Price: N/A
Sell for: ??
Where to find: Mr. Pokémon will give it to you in exchange for a Red Scale in G/S/C. In R/S/E, the president of Devon Corp. gives it to you. It can be obtained on Route 15 in FR/LG. In D/P, the Professor's assistant (Dawn/Lucas's father) will give it to you in Eterna City if you've seen 35 Pokémon.
Use: Give to a Pokémon in your party and it will receive half of the experience from battles fought, plus a share if it fights. In R/S/E, Pokémon wearing one will also gain effort values.

Expert Belt

Price: N/A
Sell for: ?
Where to find: Route 221
Use: Boosts the power of super-effective moves.

Flame Orb

Price: N/A
Sell for: ?
Where to find: Battle Park (16BP)
Use: Inflicts a Burn on the holder.

Focus Sash

Price: N/A
Sell for: ?
Where to find: Route 221, Battle Park (48BP)
Use: Prevents the Pokémon from fainting while its HP is full.

Icy Rock

Price: N/A
Sell for: ?
Where to find: The Underground
Use: Increases the length of Hail by 3 turns.

Lagging Tail

Price: N/A
Sell for: ?
Where to find: Route 226, Wild Lickitung, Wild Slowpoke
Use: Holder always moves after the foe.

Life Orb

Price: N/A
Sell for: ?
Where to find: Stark Mountain
Use: Boosts the strength of moves, but costs HP with each hit.

Light Clay

Price: N/A
Sell for: ?
Where to find: Mt. Coronet, The Underground
Use: Increases the length of moves like Light Screen and Reflect.

Lucky Egg

Price: N/A
Sell for: ???
Where to find: 5% Chance of finding on Chansey (FR/LG), given to in Agate Village after completing side-mission to restore voices to Pokémon (XD) .
Use: Doubles Experience Points gained by the Pokémon it's attached to.

Macho Brace

Price:
Sell for:
Where to find: Gift from Victoria Windstrate after the defeat of the whole family (R/S/E), gift from boy in Pastoria City after showing him all three forms of Burmy (D/P)
Use: Doubles the Effort values (EVs) the Pokémon holding it gets, but lowers its Speed.

Mail

Main article: Mail

Metronome

Price: N/A
Sell for: ?
Where to find: Veilstone Game Corner, Wild Chatot, Wild Kricketot and Kricketune
Use: Boosts power of a move used consecutively; resets if another move is used.

Muscle Band

Price: N/A
Sell for: ?
Where to find: Battle Park (48BP)
Use: Boosts power of physical moves.

Power Anklet

Price: N/A
Sell for: ?
Where to find: Battle Park (16BP)
Use: Promotes Speed EV gain on level up, but lowers Speed stat.

Power Band

Price: N/A
Sell for: ?
Where to find: Battle Park (16BP)
Use: Promotes Special Defense EV gain on level up, but lowers Speed stat.

Power Belt

Price: N/A
Sell for: ?
Where to find: Battle Park (16BP)
Use: Promotes Defense EV gain on level up, but lowers Speed stat.

Power Bracer

Price: N/A
Sell for: ?
Where to find: Battle Park (16BP)
Use: Promotes Attack EV gain on level up, but lowers Speed stat.

Power Lens

Price: N/A
Sell for: ?
Where to find: Battle Park (16BP)
Use: Promotes Special Attack EV gain on level up, but lowers Speed stat.

Power Weight

Price: N/A
Sell for: ?
Where to find: Battle Park (16BP)
Use: Promotes HP EV gain on level up, but lowers Speed stat.

Quick Powder

Price: N/A
Sell for: ?
Where to find: Wild Ditto
Use: Boosts Ditto's Speed.

Shed Shell

Price: N/A
Sell for: ?
Where to find: Route 228, Wild Beautifly, Wild Dustox, Wild Venomoth
Use: Allows the holder to switch with a waiting Pokémon in battle.

Smoke Ball

Price: 400 coins at Celadon City Game Corner
Sell for:
Where to find: At Celadon City Game Corner
Use: Allows escape from wild Pokémon.

Smooth Rock

Price: N/A
Sell for: ?
Where to find: The Underground
Use: Increases the length of Sandstorm by 3 turns.

Soothe Bell

Price: N/A
Sell for:
Where to find: In Slateport City, talk to the woman in the Pokémon Fan Club.
Use: An item that increases the happiness of the Pokémon when held.

Sticky Barb

Price: N/A
Sell for: File:Pokébuck sign.gif100
Where to find: Veilstone Department Store, wild Cacnea and Cacturne (D/P).
Use: Damages the holder each turn. May stick to those who physically attack the holder.

Toxic Orb

Price: N/A
Sell for: ?
Where to find: Battle Park (16BP)
Use: Badly poisons the holder in battle.

Wide Lens

Price: N/A
Sell for: ?
Where to find: Veilstone Game Corner, Wild Yanma
Use: Boosts the holder's Accuracy.

Wise Glasses

Price: N/A
Sell for: ?
Where to find: Celestic Town
Use: Boosts the power of special moves.

Zoom Lens

Price: N/A
Sell for: ?
Where to find: Veilstone Game Corner
Use: Boosts critical-hit ratio if the holder moves after the foe.

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