Held item

A held item (Japanese: ち held item) is an item that may be carried by a Pokémon.
==In the core series games==
The capability to hold items was first introduced in Generation II; however, when a Pokémon obtained in Generation I is traded to a Generation II game through the Time Capsule, it may be holding an item, such as a TM09 held by an . Likewise, items held by Pokémon traded to Generation I will not be lost.
The mechanic is absent in Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee! and Pokémon Legends: Arceus.
Held items range from , which can be used in battle for recovery of , curing of a status condition, raising of a stat, and other effects; to the Soothe Bell, which boosts friendship gained.
===Mechanics===
Though most items can be held by a Pokémon, many have no effect while held. Key Items and HMs cannot be held; in Generation IV, only can hold the Griseous Orb, and Apricorns and Poké Balls made from them cannot be held; from Generation V onward, TMs cannot be held. Any other type of item may be held, but medicine (except Berry Juice), TMs, Evolution stones, Fossils, Repels, escape items, battle items, valuable items, exchangeable items, Mulch, Flutes, and Feathers have no effect apart from changing the effects of the moves and Abilities listed below. Poké Balls cannot be flung. Prior to Generation IX, single-use held items used outside of battle facilities and link battles were consumed permanently. In Generation IX, this only applies to Berries.
Wild Pokémon can be encountered holding an item, which the player can obtain by catching the Pokémon or by using certain moves or Abilities. Wild Pokémon can steal the player's Pokémon's items in every generation except Generations and .
===List of Abilities and moves affecting held items===
====Abilities====
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Name	Effect 	Gen.
 	If a Pokémon with this Ability leads the party, it increases the chances of running into a Pokémon with a held item 	III
 	May obtain a held item after a battleFrom Generation V onward, at the end of a turn will obtain an item used by another Pokémon	III
 	Protects the Pokémon from item theft 	III
 	The Pokémon eats held "pinch Berries" after losing at least half of its HP 	IV
 	Doubles the Pokémon's speed when its held item is lost 	IV
 	Negates the effect of the Pokémon's held item, for most items 	IV
 	Reveals the opponent's held item upon entering battle 	IV
 	Changes the Pokémon's type to match the Plate or Z-Crystal it holds 	IV
 	May restore an eaten Berry at the end of a turn 	V
 	Steals the held item of a Pokémon that uses a contact move on the possessor (as long as the possessor does not have an item) 	V
 	Prevents the opposing Pokémon from eating Berries 	V
 	The Pokémon heals a third of its HP after eating a Berry 	VI
 	Steals the held item of a Pokémon that is hit by the Pokémon's move (as long as the possessor does not have an item) 	VI
 	Transfers the possessor's held item to an ally when that ally consumes its held item 	VI
 	Changes the Pokémon's type to match the memory disc it holds 	VII
 	Ripens Berries and doubles their effect 	VIII
 	Prevents the opposing Pokémon from eating Berries 	VIII
 	Reuses an already consumed Berry at the end of the next turn. 	IX
====Moves====
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Name	Effect 	Gen.
 	Steals the target's held item (as long as the user does not have an item) 	II
 	Swaps the user's and target Pokémon's held items (even if one of them does not have a held item) 	III
 	Disables (Gen III and IV) or removes (Gen V onward) the target's held item for the rest of the 	III
 	Steals the target's held item (as long as the user does not have an item) 	III
 	Restores an item consumed by the user 	III
 	The user draws power to attack by using its held Berry. The Berry determines the move's type and power. 	IV
 	Disables any item use on or by the target (including held items) 	IV
 	Consumes the user's held item and deals damage to the opponent depending on the item flung (some items have added effects)	IV
 	Swaps the user's and target Pokémon's held items (even if one of them does not have a held item) 	IV
 	This move's type varies depending on the kind of Plate the user is holding 	IV
 	Doubles power if the user is not holding an item 	V
 	Disables all Pokémon's held items for five turns 	V
 	Gives the user's held item to the target 	V
 	The move's type changes depending on the Drive the user holds 	V
 	The memory held determines the move’s type 	VII
 	Each Pokémon eats its held Berry 	VIII
 	The user eats its held Berry and raises its Defense stat by two stages 	VIII
 	The user renders the target's held item unusable for the rest of the battle (even if switched out) 	VIII
 	Attacks the target if it is holding an item 	VIII
===List of held items===
====Berries====
Berries have varying effects. Some weaken super effective moves, and others cure status conditions. Berries also affect the power and strength of the move . All can be used to make Pokéblocks or Poffin.
====Colored orbs====
Starting in , these items allow and to undergo Primal Reversion when held.
====Drives====
Drives change the type of the holder's .
====Power items====
These items, when held by a Pokémon, promote gain in several different ways.
====Evolution-inducing held items====
These items, when held by a Pokémon, can cause it to undergo evolution when it meets its other requirements to evolve, such as gaining a level or being traded.
====Experience-affecting items====
These items, when held by a Pokémon, affect the amount of experience that a Pokémon gains in .
====Gems====
Gems increase the power of a specific type of move by 30% (50% in Generation V) and are consumed after use. They are found in s.
====Incense====
These items, when held by a Pokémon in the day-care, will cause it to produce an that will hatch into a baby Pokémon introduced after Generation II. They will also affect the holder in various ways during battle.
====Mega Stones====
These items, when held by their respective Pokémon, will allow the holder to undergo Mega Evolution during battle.
====Memories====
Equipping a memory to with will cause both it and its to change type to that of the memory held.
====Plates====
Plates are ancient stone tablets engraved with text that increase the power of moves of a specific type. There is one for each type except . Equipping a Plate to with will cause it to change type to that of the Plate held. The type of changes to match the type of the Pokémon's held Plate.
====Stat-enhancing items====
These items, when held, will increase certain stats of Pokémon. Some can only be used by specific Pokémon.
====Type-enhancing items====
Type-enhancing items increase the power of a used move of the enhanced type by 20% (10% prior to Generation IV). Some are given out by the Week Siblings.
====Z-Crystals====
Z-Crystals are required to be held for performing Z-Moves. There is one for each type. Additionally, there are also specific Z-Crystals that, when held by specific Pokémon, will enable them to use their exclusive Z-Moves.
====In-battle effect items====
These items will take effect during battle to either aid or hinder the Pokémon holding them or an opponent.
====Out-of-battle effect items====
These items will only take effect outside battle, in the overworld.
====Mail====
Mail allows players to send messages to each other by attaching it to a Pokémon that is to be traded.
====Scarves====
Scarves up the Contest condition of the Pokémon that is holding it without the Pokémon being fed Pokéblocks or Poffins.
===Gallery===
====Held item icons====
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
II 	III 	IV 	V 	VI	VII	Stad2	Colo	XD	PBR
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
IIMail	IIIMail	IVMail	VMail	 	 	 	 	 	
==In the side series games==
===Pokémon Stadium 2===
Pokémon Stadium 2 may connect to Generation I or Generation II core series games via the Transfer Pak, and is compatible with held items. While Generation I games don't use held items, Pokémon Stadium 2 is equally able to use held items from the connected games of both generations.
For instance, the player's Pikachu from initially holds a Light Ball, which is usable if that game is connected to Pokémon Stadium 2. Additionally, the PC in the Pokémon Lab from Pokémon Stadium 2 may be used to add or remove held items from the Pokémon in the connected Generation I and II games.
==In the spin-off games==
===Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series===
====Glasses====
These items increase the user's stats, prevent status conditions, or reveal hidden items when held.
====Scarves====
These items increase the user's stats or prevent status conditions when held. Some are also needed for evolution.
====Recruitment-affecting items====
These items increase the recruit rate when held.
====Miracle and Wonder Chest====
These items increase the holder's experience gain.
====Seven Treasures====
These items raise the recruit rates of certain types when held.
====Space Globe====
The Space Globe doubles the power of all of the holder's moves.
====IQ Booster====
The IQ Booster increases the IQ gained by the holder as it travels between floors.
====Flags====
These items are exclusive to Gates to Infinity; when held, they have various effects on the user and teammates around it.
====Looplets====
Introduced in Pokémon Super Mystery Dungeon, these items may raise the holder's stats or give the holder other benefits and can be enhanced by attaching emeras to them.
===Pokémon UNITE===
In Pokémon UNITE, Pokémon can hold up to three held items. Each held item has two properties: enhancing the Pokémon's base stats, and providing a unique passive effect. Held items can be upgraded from grades 1-30 using Item Enhancers. When upgraded, held items will receive improved base stat increases and their passive effect will be improved when reaching grades 10 and 20.
==In the TCG==
In the , s are like held items. Only one can be attached to a Pokémon at a time, with .
In the expansion, were introduced to mimic Pokémon that hold an item when found in the . Held items are not s or , so they can't be negated by any effect that would negate Poké-Powers or Poké-Bodies. Pokémon with held items don't have Pokédex data or Pokédex entries.
===List of held items===
Item 	Effect 	Cards
Wacan Berry 	Any damage done to [this Pokémon] by attacks from Pokémon is reduced by 20 (after applying Weakness and Resistance). 	
* Bidoof (Mysterious Treasures 73)
Chesto Berry	If [this Pokémon] is Asleep, remove the Special Condition Asleep from [this Pokémon] at the end of each player’s turn. 	
* Buizel (Mysterious Treasures 75)
Rawst Berry 	If [this Pokémon] is Burned, remove the Special Condition Burned from [this Pokémon] at the end of each player’s turn. 	
* Shinx (Mysterious Treasures 98)
Oran Berry 	Remove 1 damage counter from [this Pokémon] at the end of your turn. 	
* Gible (POP Series 6 7)
* Pikachu (POP Series 6 9)
Moon Stone 	[This Pokémon] can evolve during the turn you play it. 	
* Clefairy (Secret Wonders 83)
Reaper Cloth	[This Pokémon] can evolve during the turn you play it. 	
* Duskull (Secret Wonders 86)
Dusk Stone 	[This Pokémon] can evolve during the turn you play it. 	
* Murkrow (Secret Wonders 95)
Enigma Berry	If [this Pokémon] is damaged by an attack from your opponent's Pokémon, remove 4 damage counters at the end of that turn. 	
* Darkrai (DP Promo 24)
Adamant Orb 	If an Active Pokémon has Weakness to type, [this Pokémon]'s attacks do 20 more damage to that Pokémon (before applying Weakness and Resistance). 	
* Dialga (Majestic Dawn 4)
Lustrous Orb	If an Active Pokémon has Weakness to type, [this Pokémon]'s attacks do 20 more damage to that Pokémon (before applying Weakness and Resistance). 	
* Palkia (Majestic Dawn 11)
Cheri Berry 	If [this Pokémon] is Paralyzed, remove the Special Condition Paralyzed from [this Pokémon] at the end of each player's turn. 	
* Chimchar (Majestic Dawn 57)
Pecha Berry 	If [this Pokémon] is Poisoned, remove the Special Condition Poisoned from [this Pokémon] at the end of each player's turn. 	
* Piplup (Majestic Dawn 72)
Persim Berry	If [this Pokémon] is Confused, remove the Special Condition from [this Pokémon] at the end of each player's turn. 	
* Turtwig (Majestic Dawn 78)
Honey 	Once during your turn, when you put [this Pokémon] from your hand onto your Bench, you may search your discard pile for a Basic Pokémon and put it onto your Bench.	
* Combee (Stormfront 57)
Magnet 	[This Pokémon]’s Retreat Cost is less for each [this Pokémon] on your Bench. 	
* Magnemite (Stormfront 66)
==In other languages==
==Related articles==
* List of Pokémon by wild held item
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