In-battle effect item

In-battle effect items are held items that take effect during a battle. As of Generation IV, each item can be classed in one of nine subcategories.

Choice items

Choice Band

• Japanese: こだわりハチマキ Prejudice Headband
• Effect: Increases Attack by 50%, but disallows all other moves besides the one used first.
• Found:
  • Battle Frontier (64BP) (Template:Gameabbrev)
  • Battle Tower (48BP) (Template:Gameabbrev)
  • Battle Frontier (48BP) (Template:Gameabbrev)

Choice Scarf

• Japanese: こだわりスカーフ Prejudice Scarf
• Effect: Increases Speed by 50%, but disallows all other moves besides the one used first.
• Found:
  • Battle Tower (48BP) (Template:Gameabbrev)
  • Battle Frontier (48BP) (Template:Gameabbrev)

Choice Specs

• Japanese: こだわりメガネ Prejudice Glasses
• Effect: Increases Special Attack by 50%, but disallows all other moves besides the one used first.
• Found:
  • Man wearing glasses in the shop in Celestic Town (morning) ()

Condition boosters

Damp Rock

• Japanese: しめったいわ Damp Rock
• Effect: Lengthens duration of Rain Dance from 5 turns to 8 turns when used by the holder.
• Found:
  • Dig out in the Underground ()

Grip Claw

• Japanese: ねばりのかぎづめ Sticky Claw
• Effect: A hold item that causes trapping moves (such as Bind and Wrap) to always work for 5 turns.
• Found:
  • Wayward Cave (under Route 206), some wild Sneasel ()

Heat Rock

• Japanese: あついいわ Hot Rock
• Effect: Lengthens duration of Sunny Day from 5 turns to 8 turns when used by the holder.
• Found:
  • Dig out in the Underground ()

Icy Rock

• Japanese: つめたいいわ Icy Rock
• Effect: Lengthens duration of Hail from 5 turns to 8 turns when used by the holder.
• Found:
  • Dig out in the Underground ()

Light Clay

• Japanese: ひかりのねんど Light Clay
• Effect: Lengthens duration of Light Screen and Reflect from 5 turns to 8 turns when used by the holder.
• Found:
  • Mt. Coronet, the Underground ()

Smooth Rock

• Japanese: さらさらいわ Smooth Rock
• Effect: Lengthens duration of Sandstorm from 5 turns to 8 turns when used by the holder.
• Found:
  • Dig out in the Underground ()

Herbs

Mental Herb

• Japanese: メンタルハーブ Mental Herb
• Effect: Prevents Attraction. Consumed after use.
• Found:
  • Fortree City ()
  • Battle Frontier (48BP) (Template:Gameabbrev)
  • Route 216 ()

Power Herb

• Japanese: パワフルハーブ Powerful Herb
• Effect: Allows user to omit first turn of charge-up required moves. Consumed after use.
• Found:
  • Battle Tower (48BP) (Template:Gameabbrev)
  • Battle Frontier (48BP) (Template:Gameabbrev)

White Herb

• Japanese: しろいハーブ White Herb
• Effect: Negates any negative stat changes to holder. Consumed after use.
• Found:
  • In front of the Pretty Petal Flower Shop (Template:Gameabbrev)
  • Pickup, Battle Frontier (48BP) (Template:Gameabbrev)
  • Pickup, Battle Tower/Frontier (32BP) ()

HP restoration

Big Root

• Japanese: おおきなねっこ Big Root
• Effect: Doubles the amount of HP restored through HP-stealing moves.
• Found:
  • Route 214 ()

Black Sludge

• Japanese: くろいヘドロ Black Sludge
• Effect: Restores 1/16 of the Pokémon's maximum HP (rounded down) each turn when held by Template:Type2 Pokémon; damages all other types by 1/8 of maximum HP each turn.
• Found:
  • Wild Croagunk and Toxicroak ()

Leftovers

• Japanese: たべのこし Leftovers
• Effect: Restores 1/16 of the Pokémon's maximum HP (rounded down) each turn when held.
• Found:
  • Held by wild Snorlax, found in the trash can of Celadon City's Restaurant ()
  • Battle Frontier prize and inside S.S. Tidal bin; rare Pickup item when at least level 81 (Template:Gameabbrev)
  • Found under both sleeping Snorlax using Itemfinder (Template:Gameabbrev)
  • Held by wild Munchlax, Victory Road; rare Pickup item when at least level 81 ()
  • Dropped on SS Libra by Bonsly (XD)
  • Held by Shadow Snorlax (XD)

Shell Bell

• Japanese: かいがらのすず Seashell Bell
• Effect: Restores a small amount of HP whenever the Pokémon holding it deals damage (1/8 of the damage dealt).
• Found:
  • Shoal Cave by bringing the old man four Shoal Salts and four Shoal Shells ()
  • House in Hearthome City ()

Power boosters

Berserk Gene

• Japanese: はかいのいでんし Destructive Gene
• Effect: Confuses the user and raises Attack. Consumed after use.
• Found:
  • Cerulean City, right near where the entrance of Cerulean Cave would have been ()

Expert Belt

• Japanese: たつじんのおび Expert Belt
• Effect: Boosts power of super effective moves by 20%.
• Found:
  • Route 221 ()

Life Orb

• Japanese: いのちのたま Life Orb
• Effect: Boosts the power of moves by 30%, but at the cost of 10% max HP each time the holder uses an attack. Life Orb does not damage the holder when an attack hits a Substitute. It does not boost the damage for fixed-damage attacks or self-inflicted confusion damage.
• Found:
  • Stark Mountain ()

Metronome

• Japanese: メトロノーム Metronome
• Effect: Boosts power of moves used repeatedly. Each time a move is used consecutively, its power is boosted by 10%, increasing up to 20 times. Switching or using another move returns the move's power to normal.
• Found:
  • Veilstone Game Corner (1,000 Coins), held by wild Kricketot, Kricketune, and Chatot ()

Muscle Band

• Japanese: ちからのハチマキ Power Headband
• Effect: Boosts power of physical moves by 10%.
• Found:
  • Battle Tower (48BP) (Template:Gameabbrev)
  • Battle Frontier (48BP) (Template:Gameabbrev)

Scope Lens

• Japanese: ピントレンズ Focus Lens
• Effect: Increases the critical hit probability for the Pokémon holding the item.
• Found:
  • Mystery Gift (G/S/C)
  • Battle Tower ()
  • Battle Frontier (64BP) (Template:Gameabbrev)
  • Woman in shop in Fight Area, Battle Tower (48BP) (Template:Gameabbrev)
  • Battle Frontier (48BP) (Template:Gameabbrev)

Wide Lens

• Japanese: こうかくレンズ Wide-angle Lens
• Effect: Boosts the holder's Accuracy by 10% of the original accuracy.
• Found:
  • Veilstone Game Corner (1000 Coins), held by wild Yanma ()

Wise Glasses

• Japanese: ものしりメガネ Knowledgeable Glasses
• Effect: Boosts the power of special moves by 10%.
• Found:
  • Man wearing glasses in the shop in Celestic Town (night) ()

Zoom Lens

• Japanese: フォーカスレンズ Focus Lens
• Effect: Boosts critical-hit ratio if the holder moves after the foe.
• Found:
  • Veilstone Game Corner (1000 Coins) ()

Turn order alteration

Iron Ball

• Japanese: くろいてっきゅう Black Iron Ball
• Effect: Cuts the holder's Speed by 50%; makes Template:Type2 holders and holders with Levitate susceptible to Template:Type2 moves and Toxic Spikes.
• Found:
  • The Underground, Iron Island ()

Lagging Tail

• Japanese: こうこうのしっぽ Second Hitter Tail
• Effect: Forces the holder to move last in its priority bracket.
• Found:
  • Route 226, wild Lickitung, wild Slowpoke ()

Quick Claw

• Japanese: せんせいのツメ Preemptive Claw
• Effect: A hold item that occasionally allows first strike. It gives the holder an 18.75% chance of going first in its priority bracket and ignores the effects of Trick Room.
• Found:
  • Woman in National Park (G/S/C)
  • Rustboro City, held by wild Sandshrew ()
  • Battle Frontier (48BP) (Template:Gameabbrev)
  • Safari Zone (Template:Gameabbrev)
  • House in Jubilife City, held by wild Sneasel, Meowth, Sandshrew, Sandslash and Zangoose ()

Focus items

Focus Band

• Japanese: きあいのハチマキ Fighting Spirit Headband
• Effect: May allow a Pokémon to survive an otherwise fatal attack with 1 HP. There is a 10% chance to survive. Can also protect against multiple-strike moves such as Fury Attack and Triple Kick, recoil damage, and self-inflicted confusion damage, but not Future Sight and Doom Desire.
• Found:
  • Fighting Dojo ()
  • Shoal Cave ()
  • Attached to wild Machoke (Template:Gameabbrev)
  • Battle Frontier (64BP) (Template:Gameabbrev)
  • Held by an Octillery traded by Hayley (Ranch).
  • Battle Tower (48BP) (Template:Gameabbrev)
  • Battle Frontier (48BP) (Template:Gameabbrev)

Focus Sash

• Japanese: きあいのタスキ Fighting Spirit Ribbon
• Effect: If the user has full hit points before a potentially fatal attack, this allows it to survive the attack with 1 HP. Can also protect against multiple-strike moves such as Fury Attack and Triple Kick, recoil damage, and self-inflicted confusion damage, but not Future Sight and Doom Desire. Only works once per battle and is 'consumed'.
• Found:
  • Route 221, Battle Tower/Frontier (48BP) ()

Negative effect on holder

Flame Orb

• Japanese: かえんだま Flame Orb
• Effect: Inflicts the holder with a burn after one turn of battle.
• Found:
  • Battle Park (16BP) (Template:Gameabbrev)
  • Battle Frontier (16BP) (Template:Gameabbrev)

Sticky Barb

• Japanese: くっつきばり Sticky Barb
• Effect: Damages holder each turn by 12.5% of its maximum HP each turn. Damages attackers using contact moves by 12.5% of their maximum HP. May transfer to a foe on contact if the foe has no held item.
• Found: Veilstone Department Store, held by wild Cacnea and Cacturne ()

Toxic Orb

• Japanese: どくどくだま Excessive Poison Orb
• Effect: Inflicts the holder with a toxic poison after one turn of battle.
• Found:
  • Battle Tower (16BP) (Template:Gameabbrev)
  • Battle Frontier (16BP) (Template:Gameabbrev)

Other items

Amulet Coin

• Japanese: おまもりこばん Amulet Koban
• Effect: Doubles money received after battle if the holder takes part in the battle. Does not stack with Luck Incense.
• Found:
  • Basement of Goldenrod Department Store during or after the rescue of Radio Tower's Director ()
  • Received from mom after obtaining 5th badge. ()
  • Given by Prof. Oak's aide in Route 16 (Template:Gameabbrev)
  • Left-hand ruin in Amity Square ()

BrightPowder

• Japanese: ひかりのこな Light Powder
• Effect: Raises the holder's Evasion by 10%.
• Found:
  • Held by Articuno, Zapdos, Moltres and Mewtwo when traded from Generation I ()
  • Battle Tower (Template:Gameabbrev)
  • Battle Tower (48BP) (Template:Gameabbrev)
  • Battle Frontier (48BP) (Template:Gameabbrev)

Destiny Knot

• Japanese: あかいいと Red Thread
• Effect: Infatuates the foe if the holder becomes infatuated.
• Found:
  • Route 224 ()

Exp. Share

• Japanese: がくしゅうそうち Study Apparatus
• Effect: Gives half of the experience points gained in battle to the holder. Will also give EVs in Generation III and IV. If more than one Pokémon in the party is holding an Exp. Share, 50% of the experience points are distributed to all holders equally.
• Notes: In Generation II, when the Pokémon holding this item receives experience, the amount of Exp. Points gained is shown twice. In following generations, this was changed to show all the experience gained just once.
• Found:
  • From Mr. Pokémon in exchange for the Red Scale, won by matching three numbers in Goldenrod City Radio Tower lucky number show (G/S/C)
  • Gift from Mr. Stone, won by matching three numbers in Lilycove Department Store lottery corner (R/S/E)
  • From Professor Oak's aide on Route 15 (Template:Gameabbrev)
  • From Rowan's aide on Route 206, won by matching three numbers in Jubilife TV lotto ()

Lucky Egg

• Japanese: しあわせタマゴ Lucky Egg
• Effect: Boosts the experience gained in a battle by 1.5x (2.25x if the Pokémon is traded within its native language)
• Found:
  • Wild Chansey ()
  • Wild Chansey (Template:Gameabbrev)
  • Voice restoration mission (XD)
  • Wild Chansey (5% chance) ()

Shed Shell

• Japanese: きれいなぬけがら Pretty Shed Shell
• Effect: Allows the holder to switch out even if it is trapped by a move or ability that restrains the Pokémon from switching out under normal circumstances.
• Found: Route 228, held by wild Beautifly, Dustox, and Venomoth ()

Smoke Ball

• Japanese: けむりだま Smoke Ball
• Effect: Allows certain escape from a wild Pokémon.
• Found:

• In the southwestern corner of the door maze in the basement of the Goldenrod Department Store (G/S/C)
• Route 113: Held by Ninja Boy Lao's Weezing after 5th battle ()
• Celadon City Game Corner (Template:Gameabbrev)
• Route 210, wild Koffing and Weezing ()

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