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Revision as of 01:16, 7 March 2022

Life Orb
いのちのたま
Life Orb
Bag Life Orb Sprite.png
Life Orb
Pokémon Global Link artwork
Introduced in Generation IV
Pocket
Generation IV Bag Items pocket icon.png Items
Generation V Bag Items pocket icon.png Items (Held items)
Generation VI Bag Items pocket icon.png Items
Generation VII Bag Items pocket icon.png Items
Generation VIII Bag Other Items pocket icon.png Other Items
Fling
Power 30

The Life Orb (Japanese: いのちのたま Life Orb) is a type of held item introduced in Generation IV. It boosts the power of the holder's moves, but causes it to take damage when using damaging moves.

In the core series games

Price

Games Cost Sell price
DPPtHGSS
BWB2W2
XYORAS
N/A $100
SMUSUM
SwShBDSP
N/A $2,000

Effect

151Mew.png This move effect may be in need of research.
Reason: In which games does the Life Orb boost the damage dealt by Future Sight/Doom Desire (other than Generation VI)? Does it deal damage to the user for these moves, and when?
You can discuss this on the talk page.

Boosts the damage dealt by the holder's damaging moves by 30% (in Generation V onward, this boost is instead approximated as 5324/4096), but the holder takes damage equal to 10% of its maximum HP after it uses a damaging move (rounded down, but not less than 1). It does not boost the power of moves that do not use the damage formula (although the holder still takes damage) or self-inflicted confusion damage.

If a Pokémon steals a Life Orb with Thief or Covet, then the Life Orb does not boost the power, but the attacker takes damage for the use of that move that stole the Life Orb. The Life Orb activates before Pickpocket, so even if a Pokémon's held Life Orb is stolen by Pickpocket, it still damages the attacking Pokémon for that move. If a Pokémon steals a Life Orb with Magician, it will take damage for the use of that move that stole the Life Orb. If the holder uses Fling, then Life Orb boosts the power but doesn't damage the user.

The Life Orb activates after the holder takes damage from Iron Barbs and the Rocky Helmet. The Life Orb activates after the holder recovers HP with a draining move or takes damage from recoil and Rough Skin. If the holder uses a multi-strike move, it takes damage after the last strike.

As the Life Orb inflicts indirect damage, Magic Guard prevents a Pokémon from taking damage from the Life Orb. If a Pokémon with Sheer Force uses a move boosted by that Ability, it does not take damage from Life Orb for that move.

For Dynamax Pokémon, the damage is equal to 10% of the Pokémon's non-Dynamax maximum HP.

Generation IV

The Life Orb damages its holder without displaying any message.

Future Sight and Doom Desire do not cause the user to take damage. It does not cause damage to the holder when hitting a substitute.

Generation V

The Life Orb now displays a message when it inflicts damage.

If a Pokémon is holding a Life Orb when Future Sight or Doom Desire that it used inflicts damage (even if it was not holding the Life Orb when it used the move), it takes damage for the Life Orb.

Life Orb now causes damage to the holder when hitting a substitute.

Generation VI onward

The Life Orb does increase the damage dealt from Future Sight and Doom Desire.

Description

Games Description
DPPtHGSS
BWB2W2
XYORAS
SMUSUM
An item to be held by a Pokémon. It boosts the power of moves, but at the cost of some HP on each hit.
SwShBDSP An item to be held by a Pokémon. It boosts the power of moves but at the cost of some HP on each hit.

Acquisition

Games Finite methods Repeatable methods
DPPt Stark Mountain
HGSS Ruins of Alph
BW Battle Subway (48 BP)
B2W2 Battle Subway/PWT (24 BP)
Pokémon Dream Radar (Simulator α, Simulator γ)
XY Battle Maison (48 BP)
ORAS Battle Maison (48 BP)
Held by wild Absol (5% chance)
SM Resolution Cave Battle Tree (48 BP)
USUM Mount Lanakila Battle Tree (48 BP)
SwSh Slumbering Weald Battle Tower (25 BP)
Wyndon Stadium
SwShIoA Cram-o-matic (Dragon: 82-90 points)
SwShCT Giant's Bed
BDSP Stark Mountain Battle Park (25 BP)

In other languages

Language Title
Chinese Cantonese 生命寶珠 Sāngmihng Bóujyū
Mandarin 生命寶珠 / 生命宝珠 Shēngmìng Bǎozhū
France Flag.png French Orbe Vie
Germany Flag.png German Leben-Orb
Italy Flag.png Italian Assorbisfera
South Korea Flag.png Korean 생명의구슬 Saengmyeong-ui Guseul
Spain Flag.png Spanish Vidasfera

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