Power item
Power items are held items that award a Pokémon additional specific EVs whenever the Pokémon would normally earn EVs in battle, but halves Speed of the Pokémon while it holds the item. They all debuted in Generation IV.
Types of Power items
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Power Anklet | Speed |
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Power Band | Special Defense |
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Power Belt | Defense |
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Power Bracer | Attack |
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Power Lens | Special Attack |
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Power Weight | HP |
In the core series games
Mechanics
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If a Pokémon holding a Power item gains experience from a battle, the Power item awards it additional EVs in a specific stat (in addition to the EVs it would normally earn). From Generation IV to VI, they grant 4 extra EVs; in Generation VII onward, they grant 8 EVs. The EVs granted by Power items are doubled by the effect of Pokérus.
Additionally, any Pokémon holding a Power item has its Speed halved while it is holding the item.
From Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver onward, if either Pokémon in the Pokémon Day Care or Pokémon Nursery holds a Power item, that parent passes down its IV in that respective stat to Eggs it produces; HP for Power Weight, Attack for Power Bracer, and so on.
Acquisition
Power items can normally be purchased with Battle Points at battle facilities.
In Generation VI, all of the Power items could be obtained from the PokéMileage Club minigame Graffiti Eraser.
In Pokémon Sun, Moon, Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon, they can be purchased with BP at the Battle Royal Dome, but not at the Battle Tree. In Pokémon Sword and Shield, they can be purchased from the BP Shop in Hammerlocke instead of the region's respective battle facility.
In Generation IX, all of the Power items are purchasable from the General Goods section of Delibird Presents in Mesagoza, Levincia, and Cascarrafa for $10,000 each.
Artwork
These are artwork of the items as seen in the Pokémon Dream World.
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| Power Weight | Power Bracer | Power Belt |
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| Power Lens | Power Band | Power Anklet |
Trivia
- These items, particularly the fact that they halve the holder's Speed, may have been inspired by the Macho Brace, an item introduced in Generation III that doubles all EVs a Pokémon gains but halves its Speed while held.
See also
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| In-battle effect items Berries • Colored orbs • Drives • Power items Experience-affecting items • Gems • Incense • Mega Stones • Memories • Plates Stat-enhancing items • Type-enhancing items • Z-Crystals |
| Out-of-battle effect items Power items • Incense • Mail • Scarves |
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