X Sp. Atk

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The X Sp. Atk (Japanese: スペシャルアップ Special Up), known as X Special prior to Generation VI, is a type of battle item introduced in Generation I. It temporarily boosts a Pokémon's stat. In Generation I, it boosted the stat.
==In the core series games==
===Price===
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At Join Avenue's Market, X Special can be bought in dozens at 3150 each, which equates to 262.5 per X Special.
===Effect===
====Generation I====
When used from the Bag during battle, it raises the of a Pokémon currently in battle by 1 level.
====Generations II to VI====
When used from the Bag during battle, it raises the of a Pokémon currently in battle by 1 level. It also increases the Pokémon's friendship a little.
====Generation VII onward====
When used from the Bag during battle, it raises the Special Attack of a Pokémon currently in battle by 2 levels. It also increases the Pokémon's friendship a little.
===Wonder Launcher===
 The X Special appears as four Wonder Launcher items, increasing the Special Attack stat by 1, 2, 3 or 6 levels. It costs 3, 5, 7, or 11 points to use respectively.
===Description===
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===Acquisition===
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| Underground Path (Kanto Routes 5–6)
| Celadon Department Store
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| , Team Rocket's Hideout, , Underground Path (Kanto Routes 5–6)
| Goldenrod Department Store, Celadon Department Store
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| , Poké Marts, Lilycove Department Store
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| Silph Co.
| Celadon Department Store
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| Poké Mart
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| Poké Mart
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| Team Galactic Eterna Building
| Veilstone Department Store
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| Team Rocket HQ, Underground Path (Kanto Routes 5–6)
| Goldenrod Department Store, Celadon Department Store
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| Nacrene City, Shopping Mall Nine
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| Castelia Sewers
| Nacrene City, Shopping Mall NineJoin Avenue ()
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| , Parfum Palace, Cyllage City, Shalour City, Snowbelle City
| Santalune City Poké Mart
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| Routes and 
| Slateport City Poké Mart, Lilycove Department Store (Level 3)
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| , Brooklet Hill, Lush Jungle, Aether Paradise, Poni Grove, Vast Poni Canyon
| , , , and Poké MartsFestival Plaza (Battle Store)
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| Silph Co.
| All Poké Marts (after obtaining 1 Badge), Celadon Department Store
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| , Circhester, Stow-on-Side, Wyndon
| Motostoke Poké Mart
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| Veilstone Department Store
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| Alfornada Cavern, Glaseado Mountain, Tagtree Thicket, East Province (Area One), East Province (Area Three), North Province (Area One), North Province (Area Two), South Province (Area Two), South Province (Area Five)
| Chansey Supply
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| Apple Hills, Kitakami Wilds
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| Canyon Biome, Coastal Biome
| Vending machines (Terarium)
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==Gallery==
===Artwork===
Artwork from
==In the spin-off games==
===Pokémon Masters EX===
In , X Sp. Atks can only be used by certain sync pairs who have them as an item move. In addition, a variant of X Sp. Atk called X Sp. Atk All can be used by certain sync pairs. Both of these item moves have 2 MP. An X Sp. Atk only raises the user's Special Attack, while an X Sp. Atk All raises the Special Attack of all allies. A full list of all sync pairs who can learn X Sp. Atk or X Sp. Atk All can be found here.
 	
X Sp. Atk	X Sp. Atk All
====Description====
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==In the TFG==
X Special was a that was due to be released in the Pokémon Trading Figure Game expansion, , but due to the discontinuation of the TFG as a whole, it was never released. It adds two stars to a chosen Pokémon's Purple attacks.
==In other languages==
==Related articles==
Category:Stat-raising items
de:X-Sp.-Ang.
fr:Atq. Spé. +
it:Strumenti lotta#Special X
ja:スペシャルアップ
zh:特攻强化（道具）