Type-enhancing item

A type-enhancing item, when held, enhances the potency of attacks whose type corresponds to the item. In Generation IV, these items boost attacks by 20%; in previous generations, they only boost attacks by 10%. For example, if a Pokémon holds Mystic Water and uses a Water-type attack, the power of the Water-type attack will be increased by 20%.

If these items are sold, Poké Marts will pay $50 for them with the exception of Charcoal, for which Poké Marts will pay $4,900, and the Adamant/Lustrous Orbs for which Poké Marts will offer $5,000.

In Generation II, several of these items can only be obtained from the Week Siblings.

List of type-enhancing items

File:AdamantOrb.png Adamant Orb

Type enhanced: Dragon and Steel
Found:
- Spear Pillar (Diamond only)
- Mt. Coronet (Platinum only)
Note: Only effective when held by Dialga.

File:BlackBeltSprite.png Black Belt

Type enhanced: Fighting
Found:
- Wesley at Lake of Rage (Wednesday Only) (G/S/C)
- Route 115 (R/S/E) Obtained after the 5th battle with Blackbelt: Nob
- Route 15, use Thief or Covet in battle with Crush Kin (FR/LG)
- Old man in a house on Route 221 (D/P)

File:BlackglassesSprite.png BlackGlasses

Type enhanced: Dark
Found:
- Dark Cave (G/S/C)
- Route 116 (R/S/E)
- Rocket Hideout (FR/LG)
- Man wearing glasses in the 'shop' in Celestic Town (day) (Template:Gameabbrev)

File:CharcoalSprite.png Charcoal

Type enhanced: Fire
Found:
- Mart in Azalea Town, given away by the aprentice after finding his Farfetch'd (G/S/C)
- Lavaridge Town (R/S/E)
- Rocket Game Corner (FR/LG)
- Route 227 (D/P)

File:DragonFangSprite.png Dragon Fang

Type enhanced: Dragon
Found:
- Dragon's Den after beating Clair (G/S/C)
- Meteor Falls Obtained after 5th battle with Dragon Tamer: Nicolas (R/S/E)
- Attached to wild Dragonair (FR/LG)
- Attached to wild Bagon (P)

File:HardStoneSprite.png Hard Stone

Type enhanced: Rock
Found:
- Arthur on Route 36 (Thursday only), attached to wild Larvitar (G/S/C)
- Trick House (R/S/E)
- Attached to wild Onix and Graveler (FR/LG)
- Attached to wild Aron, Nosepass and Corsola, can be dug up in the Underground (D/P)

File:LustrousOrbSprite.png Lustrous Orb

Type enhanced: Dragon and Water
Found:
- Spear Pillar (Pearl only)
- Mt. Coronet (Platinum only)
Note: Only effective when held by Palkia.

File:MagnetSprite.png Magnet

Type enhanced: Electric
Found:
- Sunny on Route 37 (Sunday only) (G/S/C)
- Trick House (R/S/E)
- Attached to wild Magneton (FR/LG)
- Iron Island (D/P)

File:MetalCoatSprite.png Metal Coat

Type enhanced: Steel
Notes: If held by an Onix or a Scyther when they are traded, the Pokémon will evolve into Steelix or Scizor, respectively.
Found:
- Given away by Gentleman on S.S. Aqua after finding his granddaughter, found on some wild Magnemite (G/S/C)
- New Mauville, found on some wild Magnemite and Magneton (R/S /E)
- Memorial Pillar, Trainer Tower prize (FR/LG)
- Iron Island, attached to wild Bronzor, Bronzong, Steelix, Magnemite and Beldum (D/P)

File:MiracleSeedSprite.png Miracle Seed

Type enhanced: Grass
Found:
- Route 32 after beating Falkner (G/S/C)
- Petalburg Woods after beating Roxanne (R/S /E)
- Rocket Game Corner (FR/LG)
- Floaroma Town Flower Fields, attached to wild Cherubi (D/P)

File:MysticWaterSprite.png Mystic Water

Type enhanced: Water
Found:
- Man in the island in Cherrygrove City (G/S/C)
- Held by Castform received in Weather Institute (R/S /E)
- Rocket Game Corner (FR/LG)
- Pastoria City, attached to wild Castform (D/P)

File:NevermelticeSprite.png NeverMeltIce

Type enhanced: Ice
Found:
- Ice Path (G/S/C)
- Shoal Cave (R/S /E)
- Icefall Cave (FR/LG)
- Snowpoint City, attached to wild Snover (Generation IV)

Pink Bow

Type enhanced: Normal
Notes: Replaced by Silk Scarf in Generation III.
Found: Tuscany on Route 29 (Tuesday only) and Johto Radio Tower (G/S/C)

File:PoisonBarbSprite.png Poison Barb

Type enhanced: Poison
Found:
- Frieda on Route 32 (Friday only) (Generation II)
- Attached to wild Cacnea and Roselia (R/S /E)
- Attached to wild Arbok (FR/LG)
- Route 206, attached to wild Roselia, Budew, Tentacool, Tentacruel, Skorupi, Drapion and Qwilfish (D/P)

Polkadot Bow

Type enhanced: Normal
Notes: Replaced by Silk Scarf in Generation III.
Found: Traded Pokémon (G/S/C)

File:PlatinumOrb.png Platinum Orb

Type enhanced: Dragon and Ghost
Found:
- Section of the Distortion World that opens after defeating the Elite Four (Platinum only)
Note: Only effective when held by Giratina. Also allows Giratina to be in its Origin Forme outside of the Distortion World. It unequips when initiating a trade with Diamond and Pearl, changing Giratina back to Altered Forme.

File:SharpBeakSprite.png Sharp Beak

Type enhanced: Flying
Found:
- Monica on Route 40 (Monday only) (G/S/C)
- Attached to wild Doduo and Dodrio (R/S /E)
- Attached to wild Fearow (FR/LG)
- Attached to wild Doduo and Fearow (D/P)

File:SilkScarfSprite.png Silk Scarf

Type enhanced: Normal
Notes: Succeeded both Pink Bow and Polkadot Bow from Generation II.
Found:
- Dewford Town (R/S /E)
- Lost Cave (FR/LG)
- Veilstone City Game Corner (D/P)

File:SilverpowderSprite.png SilverPowder

Type enhanced: Bug
Found:
- Attached to wild Butterfree and Venomoth (G/S/C)
- Route 120 Obtained after the 5th battle with Bug Maniac: Brandon (R/S /E)
- Attached to wild Venomoth (FR/LG)
- Route 205 (D/P)

File:SoftSandSprite.png Soft Sand

Type enhanced: Ground
Found:
- Route 34 (G/S/C)
- Route 109, attached to wild Trapinch (R/S /E)
- Attached to wild Sandslash (LG)
- Mt. Coronet, attached to wild Diglett, Dugtrio and Trapinch (D/P)

File:SpellTagSprite.png Spell Tag

Type enhanced: Ghost
Found:
- Santos in Blackthorn City (Generation II)
- Mt. Pyre (R/S /E)
- Shadow Misdreavus (Colosseum)
- Attached to wild Haunter (FR/LG)
- House on Route 217, attached to wild Banette (D/P)

File:TwistedspoonSprite.png TwistedSpoon

Type enhanced: Psychic
Found:
- Held by Kadabra traded from Pokémon Yellow (G/S/C)
- Shadow Meditite (Colosseum)
- Shadow Ralts (XD)
- Attached to wild Abra and Kadabra (R/S /E/FR/LG/D/P)

Trivia

In Generation II, there was one item that would power up each type, with the exception of the Template:Type2, which had the Pink Bow and Polkadot Bow. In Generation IV, this is reversed, with each type powered up by one of the items as well as by a plate. The Normal-type is the exception here, as well, as there is no plate which boosts the power of Normal-type moves.