Item

An item (Japanese: tool) is an object in the Pokémon games which the player can pick up, keep in their Bag, and use in some manner. They have various uses, including healing, powering up, helping one to , or accessing new areas.
==In the core series games==
===Obtaining items===
Items are obtained in several different ways. They can be given to the by characters within the game, be bought at a Poké Mart for money, or found by the player throughout the Pokémon world. The latter form of items are officially referred to as item balls (Japanese: item ball), spherical containers resembling a Poké Ball. To obtain the item, players move next to it and press A while facing it. In Pokémon Colosseum and Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness, many items are found in treasure chests modeled after Poké Balls; in addition, items are often found in bulk from these chests, rather than only singular. Another method introduced in Generation II is picking Berries off a Berry tree. Join Avenue was introduced in , allowing players to buy certain items in bulk, as well as Berries and some rare items. Pokémon encountered in the wild will sometimes be holding items, which can be obtained by catching them using a Poké Ball or by using either , , , or . Also, in certain areas in Generation VI, various scenery will appear in the background during some battles. Using specific moves, depending on the kind of scenery, will break the scenery and cause an item to be found at the end of the battle, with the message "<player> found a <item> in the aftermath."
Most items can be obtained at any time, but there are a small number of permanently missable items in some games that become unobtainable after the player has progressed beyond a certain point.
====Item ball images====
Gen 	Sprite/Model	Description
I 	 	A standard item ball from Generation I. When played on a Game Boy Color, the color varies depending upon the display palette selected. It has the same design as a Poké Ball.
II 	 	A standard item ball from Generation II. This is the same basic image as Generation I, but with standardized colors to make it look more like a Poké Ball.
III 	 	A standard item ball from Generation III. The image has been further altered, making it clearly look like a Poké Ball.
IV 	 	A standard item ball from Generation IV. The image is close to being exactly the same as Generation III, but with slightly different shading.
V 	 	A standard item ball from Generation V. This image is slightly more compact, with a more vivid coloring than previous generations.
VI 	 	A standard item ball from Generation VI. This image has been upgraded from a sprite into a fully detailed 3D model.
VI 	 	An item ball from Generation VI containing a TM or HM. The Poké Ball is colored differently to make it stand out.
VII(3DS)	 	A standard item ball from Pokémon Sun, Moon, Ultra Sun, and Ultra Moon. The black creases are significantly thinner than the Generation VI model.
VII(3DS)	 	An item ball from Pokémon Sun, Moon, Ultra Sun, and Ultra Moon containing a TM. The Poké Ball is colored differently to make it stand out. The black creases are significantly thinner than the Generation VI model.
VII(NS) 	 	A standard item ball from Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee! This model is the same model used in capture scenes and s. TMs are not contained in special item balls in this game.
VIII 	 	A standard item ball from Generation VIII. Unlike Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!, a lower-resolution model is used, similar to the 3DS games. The circle in the middle is smaller, making it more closely resemble a standard . In Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl, TMs are not contained in special item balls.
VIII 	 	An item ball from Generation VIII containing a TM or TR. The Poké Ball is colored differently to make it stand out.
IX 	 	A standard item ball from Generation IX.
IX 	 	An item ball from Generation IX containing a TM. The Poké Ball is colored differently to make it stand out.
====Hidden items====
Items can also be hidden from view rather than found in an item ball. These items typically aren't visible to the player without the use of an item-finding tool. Many times, a seemingly empty path can lead to a hidden item. In , some hidden items are revealed by a momentary flash when a player enters a room. 
In , some hidden items can be found in visibly different tufts of grass. These are most common in Berry Forest. Additionally, certain hidden items are also recurring items in this game, although their spots are always empty at the beginning of a new save file and do not show up until after game successfully generates one.
In Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!, hidden items may regenerate daily.
====Recurring items====
Some items may reappear in a location after a certain amount of time has passed. Recurring items were introduced in Generation II and have been a feature of all subsequent generations.
====Fake items====
In some areas, item balls may in fact turn out to be disguised Pokémon, in which case interacting with them will initiate a battle with said Pokémon. In the Kanto-based games, some item balls found in the are in fact and . In Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee! only, such fake item balls are presented upside-down. In Hoenn, item balls that are actually Voltorb can be found in New Mauville, while some that are actually Electrode can be found in the Team Magma Hideout/Team Aqua Hideout. In Unova, some item balls on , , and are disguised , while some on , , , and are disguised . Furthermore, in , Foongus and Amoonguss that appear in Hidden Grottoes are disguised as item balls. In Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon, some disguised Electrode appear in Team Rocket's Castle. In Pokémon Sword and Shield, Galarian that appear as wanderers in the Slumbering Weald, Galar Mine No. 2, and the Wild Area resemble tiny item balls.
In the Generation I games, a disguised Voltorb appears at the Pokémon Zoo in Fuchsia City. However, it cannot be interacted with. Similarly, in Pokémon Black 2 and White 2, a disguised Foongus belonging to an NPC appears in Accumula Town. It can be interacted with, but not battled.
===Item types===
Throughout the Pokémon world, the Bag is used to carry items. Since Generation II, items have been separated into categories to help with overall organization. These categories have varied between games.
====Items====
The Items pocket contains all items that are not put in another pocket. Some items in the Items pocket are below.
* Escape items provide easy escape from a wild Pokémon.
* Evolution items allow certain species of Pokémon to evolve.
** Evolution stones are Evolution items that can be used directly on Pokémon.
* Valuable and exchangeable items have no purpose other than to help the player obtain other goods or be sold.
* Flutes can be blown in to produce an effect. They can be used multiple times without being consumed.
* Fossils may be revived into Pokémon.
* Mulch can be used in Berry growth in some games.
* prevent wild Pokémon from appearing. There are several different types, each with a different strength.
* Scents increase a Pokémon's friendship. They only appear in Pokémon Colosseum and .
Held items are items given to a Pokémon to hold onto by its Trainer. Many of these items can be used by the Pokémon holding them.
* Incense influences the Pokémon produced by .
* Gems boost the power of a move of a particular type one time.
* boost a particular stat, but restrict the Pokémon to only using one move.
* provide Pokémon with additional effort values, but decrease the holder's while held.
* Scarves boost the Pokémon's condition during Pokémon Contests.
* Mega Stones allow Pokémon to Mega Evolve.
* Z-Crystals allow Pokémon to use Z-Moves.
* Plates boost the power of moves of particular types and can change 's form.
* Drives change the type of 's signature move, .
* Memories change the type of 's signature move, .
====Poké Balls====
The Poké Balls pocket contains the different types of Poké Balls, used for .
Poké Balls are stored in the Items pocket in Generation II and from Generation V to .
====Mail====
The Mail pocket contains mail, an item given to a Pokémon to communicate with others.
Mail is stored in the Items pocket in Generations II, III, and V. Mail does not appear from Generation VI onward.
====Battle Items====
The Battle Items pocket contain battle items, items that increase a Pokémon's stats temporarily in battle. Battle items only have their own pocket in the Generation IV and Generation VIII games.
====Medicine====
The Medicine pocket contains various items that can heal various afflictions of a Pokémon. While originally part of the general Items pocket, it has had its own pocket since Generation IV. Some items in the Medicine pocket are below.
* such as Potions and drinks restore a Pokémon's HP.
* Status condition healing items cure a Pokémon of various status conditions.
* Revives and Max Revives revive a fainted Pokémon. The extremely rare Sacred Ash can revive all fainted Pokémon in the party with full health.
* Ethers, Max Ethers, Elixirs, and Max Elixirs restore a Pokémon's PP.
* Vitamins and feathers can increase a Pokémon's stats.
* Herbal medicine cure various afflictions, but decrease a Pokémon's Friendship if used.
* Ability Capsules change the Ability of a Pokémon.
====TMs & HMs====
The TMs & HMs pocket contains TMs and HMs, items which when used, teach compatible Pokémon a move, providing a wider movepool for Pokémon to learn from. Some moves will have additional uses outside of battle. HMs cannot be discarded; in Gen V and onward, TMs have this trait as well, as they are reusable. TMs and HMs have had their own pocket since Generation II, except in , where they are instead stored in the TM Case.
====Berries====
The Berries pocket contains , items introduced in Generation II that can be found and cultivated. In many games, they can be used in the production of treats such as Pokéblocks and Poffins and many can be used on a Pokémon or given to a Pokémon. Berries have had their own pocket since , except in , where they are instead stored in the Berry Pouch.
====Key Items====
The Key Items pocket contains Key Items, items that generally can only be obtained once in gameplay and cannot be traded between games. Often these are items which the player must deliver to a non-player character, but other times they are intended to be kept and either aid the progression of the storyline or traveling. Key Items rarely have anything to do with the player's Pokémon and are mostly specific to the game. They can never be discarded, however, certain items will disappear from the player's Bag during storyline events. Key Items have had their own pocket since Generation II.
===Item storage===
Items that are obtained are stored in different places. Initially, when an item is obtained, it is placed in the 's Bag, and from Generation II onwards, into a specific pocket of that Bag. When a section of the Bag becomes full, players will not be able to pick up any other items of that type. To make space, players must store their items within their PC, accessed at a Pokémon Center as <Player>'s PC. In Generation IV, this problem is eliminated by having no limit on items in the Bag, and the player's PC is used for other purposes. The player also has the ability to toss items away: this will delete them from the Bag. Key Items, HMs, and, starting in Generation V, TMs cannot be tossed.
===Held items===
Since Generation II, certain items have been able to be held by Pokémon to heal or to enhance their power. Healing items can be used in battle without taking up a turn, but must be natural for them to work. Artificial items such as Potions and Full Heals cannot be used by Pokémon during battle. Held items also have other uses, such as an aid to evolve during trading or battle. Mail was also introduced as a hold item, in which players could send customizable messages with their Pokémon upon trading.
===Item sprites===
====Berry sprites====
In , as well as , each Berry has a large sprite seen at the "Check Tag" option from the Bag.
====Regular sprites====
In all core series games starting from , each item has its own sprite as seen in the player's Bag. Several items were introduced in earlier games with no sprite, but received a sprite once the items were reused in FireRed and LeafGreen or later games.
FireRed and LeafGreen also included sprites for all the items from , except the e-Reader exclusive Berries (Drash Berry, Eggant Berry, Nutpea Berry, etc.). Some of these items (such as the Acro Bike, Mach Bike, Contest Pass, Go-Goggles, Eon Ticket, etc.) are not legitimately found in FireRed and LeafGreen, so their sprites remained unseen in normal gameplay until they were reused in .
The Secret Medicine (previously known as the Secret Potion) was the only item from earlier games whose sprite was introduced in . Several other Key Items introduced in Generation II (such as the Machine Part, Mystery Egg, Red Scale, SquirtBottle, Pass, etc.) had their sprites introduced in .
Some Generation II-exclusive items (including the Brick Piece, Egg Ticket, Gorgeous Box, several Berries and Mail items, etc.) remain with no sprite because they have not been reused in any later games. Likewise, the e-Reader Berries for Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire only have the large sprite as seen in the "Check Tag" option, but they have no regular item sprite because they have not been reused in any later games either.
In , all item sprites have a white outline.
==In the spin-off games==
===Pokémon GO===
===Pokémon Masters EX===
===Pokémon UNITE===
===Pokémon Sleep===
===Pokémon Conquest===
===PokéPark 2: Wonders Beyond===
===Pokémon Battrio===
===Pokémon Shuffle===
===Pokémon Pinball series===
There are some items in Pokémon Pinball and Pokémon Pinball: Ruby & Sapphire.
* There are multiple kinds of Poké Ball available, which can be changed with the procedure known as Ball Upgrade.
* The are used to evolve Pokémon.
* The Devon Scope is used to see the invisible at the Kecleon Stage in Pokémon Pinball: Ruby & Sapphire.
==In the TCG==
In the Pokémon Trading Card Game, items from the games were originally s. However, starting with the Collections at the start of the LEGEND era in Japanese, and in international releases, they are classified in their own category, Item cards.
==Trivia==
* From Generations to , item balls in the overworld can sometimes block the line of sight of other to the ; if the player picks up an item, it is possible for them to be spotted and approached by a Trainer on the opposite side of it immediately afterwards.
==In other languages==
==References==
==Related articles==
* List of items
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