Pokémon Battle Items
Switch out and your X Attack boost is gone, same as the other stat boosts from Pokémon battle items. The X items were just one stage until Sun & Moon made them two.
All 17 battle items
X items
6In Gen 1 and 2, X Accuracy didn’t raise accuracy by stages. It changed how the game checked whether a move would hit. X Sp. Def joined the other five in Gen 4.
| What it does | Compare | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| An item that sharply boosts the Attack stat of a Pokémon during a battle. It wears off once the Pokémon is withdrawn. | Gen 1 | 20 / 22Since Gen 1 | ||
| An item that sharply boosts the Defense stat of a Pokémon during a battle. It wears off once the Pokémon is withdrawn. | Gen 1 | 20 / 22Since Gen 1 | ||
| An item that sharply boosts the Speed stat of a Pokémon during a battle. It wears off once the Pokémon is withdrawn. | Gen 1 | 20 / 22Since Gen 1 | ||
| An item that sharply boosts the Sp. Atk stat of a Pokémon during a battle. It wears off once the Pokémon is withdrawn. | Gen 1 | 20 / 22Since Gen 1 | ||
| An item that sharply boosts the Sp. Def stat of a Pokémon during a battle. It wears off once the Pokémon is withdrawn. | Gen 4 | 13 / 22Since Gen 4 | ||
| An item that sharply boosts the accuracy of a Pokémon during a battle. It wears off once the Pokémon is withdrawn. | Gen 1 | 20 / 22Since Gen 1 |
Flutes
3Ruby, Sapphire and Emerald have you make them from ash at the Route 113 glass workshop, and they aren’t used up. By Black & White you can sell them at Undella for 7,500.
| What it does | Compare | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A flute made from blue glass. It awakens sleeping Pokémon. | Gen 3 | 6 / 22Since Gen 3 | ||
| A flute made from red glass. It snaps Pokémon out of infatuation. | Gen 3 | 6 / 22Since Gen 3 | ||
| A flute made from yellow glass. It snaps Pokémon out of confusion. | Gen 3 | 7 / 22Since Gen 3 |
Other battle items
8Dire Hit backfired in Gen 1, where a bug cut the critical rate to about a quarter. Poké Doll, Fluffy Tail and Poké Toy all get you out of a wild battle.
| What it does | Compare | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| An item that greatly raises the critical-hit ratio of a Pokémon during a battle. It can be used only once and wears off if the Pokémon is withdrawn. | Gen 1 | 21 / 22Since Gen 1 | ||
| An item that prevents stat reduction among the Trainer's party Pokémon for five turns after it is used in battle. | Gen 1 | 20 / 22Since Gen 1 | ||
| A doll that attracts the attention of a Pokémon. It guarantees escape from any battle with wild Pokémon. | Gen 1 | 16 / 22Since Gen 1 | ||
| A toy that attracts the attention of a Pokémon. It guarantees escape from any battle with wild Pokémon. | Gen 3 | 5 / 22Since Gen 3 | ||
| A toy that attracts the attention of a Pokémon. It guarantees escape from any battle with wild Pokémon. | Gen 5 | 6 / 22Since Gen 5 | ||
| Temporarily boosts defensive stats in battle | Gen 8 | 1 / 22Since Gen 8 | ||
| Temporarily boosts offensive stats in battle | Gen 8 | 1 / 22Since Gen 8 | ||
| Mushrooms that have the power of changing Dynamax forms. They boost all stats of a Pokémon during battle. | Gen 8 | 1 / 22Since Gen 8 |
Battle items by game
GEN 7
GEN 6
GEN 5
GEN 4
GEN 3
GEN 2
New battle items in each generation
Gen 8
3 new battle itemsGen 5
1 new battle itemGen 4
1 new battle itemGen 3
4 new battle itemsGen 1
8 new battle items- +2
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