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The '''Life Orb''' (Japanese: '''{{tt|いのちのたま|Inochi no Tama}}''' ''Life Orb'') is a type of [[held item]] introduced in [[Generation IV]] that strengthens the power of [[move]]s.
The '''Life Orb''' (Japanese: '''{{tt|いのちのたま|Inochi no Tama}}''' ''Life Orb'') is a type of [[held item]] introduced in [[Generation IV]]. It boosts the [[power]] of the holder's [[move]]s, but causes it to take [[damage]] when using damaging moves.


==Price==
==In the core series games==
{{ItemPrice/head‎|items}}
===Price===
{{ItemPrice|{{gameabbrev4|DPPtHGSS}}<br>{{gameabbrev5|BWB2W2}}<br>{{gameabbrev6|XYORAS}}|N/A|{{PDollar}}100}}
{{ItemPrice/head|items}}
{{ItemPrice|{{gameabbrev7|SM}}|N/A|{{PDollar}}2,000}}
{{ItemPrice|{{gameabbrev4|DPPtHGSS}}<br>{{gameabbrev5|BWB2W2}}<br>{{gameabbrev6|XYORAS}}<br>{{gameabbrev8|BDSP}}|N/A|{{PDollar}}100}}
{{ItemPrice|{{gameabbrev7|SMUSUM}}<br>{{gameabbrev8|SwSh}}|N/A|{{PDollar}}2,000}}
{{ItemPrice|{{gameabbrev9|SV}}|{{pdollar}}50,000|{{pdollar}}12,500}}
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==Effect==
===Effect===
Boosts the power of moves by ~30% (5324/4096), but at the cost of 10% max HP each time the holder uses an attack. Life Orb does not damage the holder if the holder has {{a|Magic Guard}}, has {{a|Sheer Force}} and uses a move boosted by the Ability, or when the power is not boosted by the Life Orb. It does not boost the damage for {{cat|moves that deal direct damage}}, self-inflicted {{status|confusion}} damage or [[recoil]].
{{MoveResearch|In which games does the Life Orb boost the damage dealt by Future Sight/Doom Desire (other than Generation VI)? Does it deal damage to the user for these moves, and when?}}
 
Boosts the [[damage]] dealt by the holder's damaging [[move]]s by 30% (in Generation V onward, this boost is instead approximated as 5324/4096), but the holder takes [[damage]] equal to 10% of its maximum HP after it uses a damaging move (rounded down, but not less than 1). It does not boost the power of {{cat|moves that deal direct damage|moves that do not use the damage formula}} (although the holder still takes damage) or self-inflicted {{status|confusion}} damage.
 
If a Pokémon steals a Life Orb with {{m|Thief}} or {{m|Covet}}, then the Life Orb does not boost the power, but the attacker takes damage for the use of that move that stole the Life Orb. The Life Orb activates before {{a|Pickpocket}}, so even if a Pokémon's held Life Orb is stolen by Pickpocket, it still damages the attacking Pokémon for that move. If a Pokémon steals a Life Orb with {{a|Magician}}, it will take damage for the use of that move that stole the Life Orb. If the holder uses {{m|Fling}}, then Life Orb boosts the power but doesn't damage the user.
 
The Life Orb activates after the holder takes damage from {{a|Iron Barbs}} and the [[Rocky Helmet]]. The Life Orb activates after the holder recovers HP with a {{cat|HP-draining moves|draining move}} or takes damage from [[recoil]] and {{a|Rough Skin}}. If the holder uses a [[multi-strike move]], it takes damage after the last strike.
 
As the Life Orb inflicts indirect damage, {{a|Magic Guard}} prevents a Pokémon from taking damage from the Life Orb. If a Pokémon with {{a|Sheer Force}} uses a move boosted by that Ability, it does not take damage from Life Orb for that move.
 
For [[Dynamax]] Pokémon, the damage is equal to 10% of the Pokémon's non-Dynamax maximum HP.


In Generation IV, it does not cause damage to the holder when hitting a {{m|substitute}}.
====Generation IV====
The Life Orb damages its holder without displaying any message.


If stolen with {{m|Thief}} or {{m|Covet}}, the Pokémon that used that move will lose HP.
{{m|Future Sight}} and {{m|Doom Desire}} do not cause the user to take damage. It does not cause damage to the holder when hitting a {{OBP|substitute|doll}}.


==Description==
====Generation V====
The Life Orb now displays a message when it inflicts damage.
 
If a Pokémon is holding a Life Orb when {{m|Future Sight}} or {{m|Doom Desire}} that it used inflicts damage (even if it was not holding the Life Orb when it used the move), it takes damage for the Life Orb.
 
Life Orb now causes damage to the holder when hitting a {{OBP|substitute|doll}}.
 
====Generation VI onward====
The Life Orb does increase the damage dealt from {{m|Future Sight}} and {{m|Doom Desire}}.
 
===Description===
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{{movedescentry|{{gameabbrev7|PE}}<br>{{gameabbrev8|SwShBDSPLA}}|An item to be held by a Pokémon. It boosts the power of moves but at the cost of some HP on each hit.}}
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==Acquisition==
===Acquisition===
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| {{gameabbrev5|B2W2}}
| {{gameabbrev5|B2W2}}
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| [[Battle Subway]]/[[Pokémon World Tournament|PWT]] (24 [[Battle Point|BP]])<br>Transfer from {{pkmn|Dream Radar}}
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| [[Battle Subway]], [[Pokémon World Tournament|PWT]] (24 [[Battle Points|BP]])<br>[[Unova Link|Transfer]] from {{pkmn|Dream Radar}}
| [[Dream Cloud]]s (Simulator α, Simulator γ)
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| [[Battle Maison]] (48 [[Battle Points|BP]])
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| [[Battle Maison]] (48 [[Battle Points|BP]])<br>Held by {{wild|Absol}}{{sup/6|OR}}
| [[Battle Maison]] (48 [[Battle Point|BP]])<br>Held by {{wild|Absol}} (5% chance)
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| {{gameabbrev7|SMUSUM}}
| [[Resolution Cave]]
| [[Resolution Cave]]{{sup/7|SM}}, [[Mount Lanakila]]{{sup/7|USUM}}
| [[Battle Tree]] (48 [[Battle Point|BP]])
| [[Battle Tree]] (48 [[Battle Point|BP]])
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| {{gameabbrev8|SwSh}}
| [[Slumbering Weald]]
| {{gal|Battle Tower}} (25 [[Battle Point|BP]])<br>[[Wyndon Stadium]]
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| {{gameabbrev8|SwSh}}{{gameabbrev8|IA}}
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| [[Cram-o-matic]] ({{t|Dragon}}: 82-90 points)
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| {{gameabbrev8|SwSh}}{{gameabbrev8|CT}}
| [[Giant's Bed]]
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| {{gameabbrev8|BDSP}}
| [[Stark Mountain]]
| {{si|Battle Park}} (25 [[Battle Point|BP]])
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| {{gameabbrev9|SV}}
| [[Casseroya Lake]]
| [[Delibird Presents]] ([[Mesagoza]] Branch, after completing the main storyline)
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====Distribution====
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|- style="background:#FFF;"
| {{gameabbrev8|SwSh}}
| {{DL|List of other event distributions (Generation VIII)|Spring Single Tournament Life Orb}}
| All
| May 15 to 16, 2021
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=====As a [[held item]]=====
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|- style="background:#FFF;"
| {{gameabbrev4|DPPtHGSS}}
| {{DL|List of local Japanese event Pokémon distributions (Generation IV)|2010 World Championships Crobat}}
| United States
| August 15, 2010
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| {{gameabbrev5|BW}}
| {{DL|List of local Japanese event Pokémon distributions (Generation V)|15th Anniversary Rayquaza}}
| Japanese
| February 10 to 27, 2012
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| rowspan=4 | {{gameabbrev5|B2W2}}
| {{DL|List of local Japanese event Pokémon distributions (Generation V)|Scizor|Strongest Class Single Battle Scizor}}
| Japanese
| September 15 to October 28, 2012
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| {{DL|List of local Korean event Pokémon distributions (Generation V)|Scizor|Strongest Class Scizor}}
| Korean
| February 24 to May 5, 2013
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| {{DL|List of local Korean event Pokémon distributions (Generation V)|Team Plasma Deoxys}}
| Korean
| May 4 to 5, 2013
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| [[Plasma Deoxys]]
| English, French, German, Italian, Spanish
| Various
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| rowspan=2 | {{gameabbrev5|BWB2W2}}
| {{DL|List of local Japanese event Pokémon distributions (Generation V)|Masuda Deoxys}}
| Japanese
| December 15 to 23, 2012{{sup/5|B2W2}}<br>March 20 to May 6, 2013{{sup/5|BWB2W2}}
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| {{DL|List of local Japanese event Pokémon distributions (Generation V)|Kingdra|Yamamoto's Tournament Kingdra}}
| Japanese
| September 29 to October 6, 2013
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| rowspan=2 | {{gameabbrev6|ORAS}}
| {{DL|List of Japanese region Nintendo Network event Pokémon distributions (Generation VI)|Kotone Yasue's Tyranitar}}
| Japanese
| November 7 to December 6, 2015
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| {{DL|List of local event Pokémon distributions (Generation VI)|Ghetsis's Hydreigon}}
| Japan
| Various
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| rowspan=2 | {{gameabbrev6|XYORAS}}
| {{DL|List of local event Pokémon distributions (Generation VI)|Kyurem|Dahara City Kyurem}}
| Japan
| June 20 to August 31, 2015<br>June 27 to 28, 2015
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| {{DL|List of Korean region serial code event Pokémon distributions (Generation VI)|Kyurem|Dahara City Kyurem}}
| Korean
| November 20, 2015 to January 31, 2016
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| rowspan=2 | {{gameabbrev7|SM}}
| {{DL|List of PAL region serial code event Pokémon distributions (Sun, Moon, Ultra Sun, and Ultra Moon)|Rocky Lycanroc}}
| PAL
| May 5 to August 4, 2017
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| {{DL|List of American region serial code event Pokémon distributions (Sun, Moon, Ultra Sun, and Ultra Moon)|Rocky Lycanroc}}
| American
| May 15 to August 4, 2017
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| {{gameabbrev7|SMUSUM}}
| {{DL|List of local event Pokémon distributions (Sun, Moon, Ultra Sun, and Ultra Moon)|Hirofumi Kimura's Nidoqueen}}
| Japan
| June 8 to 9, 2019
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| {{gameabbrev8|SwSh}}
| {{DL|List of event Pokémon distributions (Sword and Shield)|Leonardo Bonanomi's Gigantamax Charizard}}
| All
| October 31 to November 3, 2021
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| {{gameabbrev9|SV}}
| {{DL|List of event Pokémon distributions (Scarlet and Violet)|Trixie's Mimikyu}}
| United States, Canada, Brazil
| October 11, 2023 to January 1, 2024
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==Gallery==
===Artwork===
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|style="{{roundy|80px}} border: 2px solid #{{items color dark}}; background: #{{items color light}}"| [[File:Bag Life Orb SV Sprite.png|100px]]
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| Artwork from<br>{{color2|000|Pokémon Scarlet and Violet|Scarlet and Violet}}
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==In other languages==
==In other languages==
{{langtable|color={{items color light}}|bordercolor={{items color dark}}
{{langtable|color={{items color light}}|bordercolor={{items color dark}}
|ja=いのちのたま ''Life Orb''
|zh_yue=生命寶珠  ''{{tt|Sāngmihng Bóujyū|Life Orb}}''
|zh_yue=生命寶珠  ''{{tt|Sāngmihng Bǎozhū|Life Orb}}''
|zh_cmn=生命寶珠 / 生命宝珠 ''{{tt|Shēngmìng Bǎozhū|Life Orb}}''
|zh_cmn=生命寶珠 / 生命宝珠 ''{{tt|Shēngmìng Bǎozhū|Life Orb}}''
|fr=Orbe Vie
|fr=Orbe Vie
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==External links==
==External links==
*On Smogon's Itemdex:
{{SItem/4|item=life-orb}}
**[http://www.smogon.com/dex/dp/items/life_orb/ Generation IV]
**[http://www.smogon.com/dex/bw/items/life_orb/ Generation V]
**[http://www.smogon.com/dex/xy/items/life_orb/ Generation VI]
**[http://www.smogon.com/dex/sm/items/life_orb/ Generation VII]
*[https://veekun.com/dex/items/misc/Life%20Orb On Eevee's Itemdex]


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Latest revision as of 16:47, 8 May 2024

The Life Orb (Japanese: いのちのたま Life Orb) is a type of held item introduced in Generation IV. It boosts the power of the holder's moves, but causes it to take damage when using damaging moves.

Life Orb
いのちのたま
Life Orb
Bag Life Orb Sprite.png
Life Orb
Pokémon Global Link artwork
Introduced in Generation IV
Pocket
Generation IV Bag Items pocket icon.png Items
Generation V Bag Items pocket icon.png Items (Held items)
Generation VI Bag Items pocket icon.png Items
Generation VII Bag Items pocket icon.png Items
Generation VIII Bag Other Items pocket icon.png Other Items
Generation IX Bag Other Items pocket icon.png Other Items
Fling
Power 30

In the core series games

Price

Games Cost Sell price
DPPtHGSS
BWB2W2
XYORAS
BDSP		 N/A $100
SMUSUM
SwSh		 N/A $2,000
SV $50,000 $12,500

Effect

  This move effect may be in need of research.
Reason: In which games does the Life Orb boost the damage dealt by Future Sight/Doom Desire (other than Generation VI)? Does it deal damage to the user for these moves, and when?
You can discuss this on the talk page.

Boosts the damage dealt by the holder's damaging moves by 30% (in Generation V onward, this boost is instead approximated as 5324/4096), but the holder takes damage equal to 10% of its maximum HP after it uses a damaging move (rounded down, but not less than 1). It does not boost the power of moves that do not use the damage formula (although the holder still takes damage) or self-inflicted confusion damage.

If a Pokémon steals a Life Orb with Thief or Covet, then the Life Orb does not boost the power, but the attacker takes damage for the use of that move that stole the Life Orb. The Life Orb activates before Pickpocket, so even if a Pokémon's held Life Orb is stolen by Pickpocket, it still damages the attacking Pokémon for that move. If a Pokémon steals a Life Orb with Magician, it will take damage for the use of that move that stole the Life Orb. If the holder uses Fling, then Life Orb boosts the power but doesn't damage the user.

The Life Orb activates after the holder takes damage from Iron Barbs and the Rocky Helmet. The Life Orb activates after the holder recovers HP with a draining move or takes damage from recoil and Rough Skin. If the holder uses a multi-strike move, it takes damage after the last strike.

As the Life Orb inflicts indirect damage, Magic Guard prevents a Pokémon from taking damage from the Life Orb. If a Pokémon with Sheer Force uses a move boosted by that Ability, it does not take damage from Life Orb for that move.

For Dynamax Pokémon, the damage is equal to 10% of the Pokémon's non-Dynamax maximum HP.

Generation IV

The Life Orb damages its holder without displaying any message.

Future Sight and Doom Desire do not cause the user to take damage. It does not cause damage to the holder when hitting a substitute.

Generation V

The Life Orb now displays a message when it inflicts damage.

If a Pokémon is holding a Life Orb when Future Sight or Doom Desire that it used inflicts damage (even if it was not holding the Life Orb when it used the move), it takes damage for the Life Orb.

Life Orb now causes damage to the holder when hitting a substitute.

Generation VI onward

The Life Orb does increase the damage dealt from Future Sight and Doom Desire.

Description

Games Description
DPPtHGSS
BWB2W2
XYORAS
SMUSUM 		An item to be held by a Pokémon. It boosts the power of moves, but at the cost of some HP on each hit.
PE
SwShBDSPLA 		An item to be held by a Pokémon. It boosts the power of moves but at the cost of some HP on each hit.
SV An item to be held by a Pokémon. It boosts the power of the holder's moves, but the holder also loses a small amount of HP with each attack it lands.

Acquisition

Games Finite methods Repeatable methods
DPPt Stark Mountain
HGSS Ruins of Alph
BW Battle Subway (48 BP)
B2W2 Battle Subway/PWT (24 BP)
Transfer from Dream Radar
PDR Dream Clouds (Simulator α, Simulator γ)
XY Battle Maison (48 BP)
ORAS Battle Maison (48 BP)
Held by wild Absol (5% chance)
SMUSUM Resolution CaveSM, Mount LanakilaUSUM Battle Tree (48 BP)
SwSh Slumbering Weald Battle Tower (25 BP)
Wyndon Stadium
SwShIA Cram-o-matic (Dragon: 82-90 points)
SwShCT Giant's Bed
BDSP Stark Mountain Battle Park (25 BP)
SV Casseroya Lake Delibird Presents (Mesagoza Branch, after completing the main storyline)

Distribution

Games Event Language/Region Distribution period
SwSh Spring Single Tournament Life Orb All May 15 to 16, 2021
As a held item
Games Event Language/Region Distribution period
DPPtHGSS 2010 World Championships Crobat United States August 15, 2010
BW 15th Anniversary Rayquaza Japanese February 10 to 27, 2012
B2W2 Strongest Class Single Battle Scizor Japanese September 15 to October 28, 2012
Strongest Class Scizor Korean February 24 to May 5, 2013
Team Plasma Deoxys Korean May 4 to 5, 2013
Plasma Deoxys English, French, German, Italian, Spanish Various
BWB2W2 Masuda Deoxys Japanese December 15 to 23, 2012B2W2
March 20 to May 6, 2013BWB2W2
Yamamoto's Tournament Kingdra Japanese September 29 to October 6, 2013
ORAS Kotone Yasue's Tyranitar Japanese November 7 to December 6, 2015
Ghetsis's Hydreigon Japan Various
XYORAS Dahara City Kyurem Japan June 20 to August 31, 2015
June 27 to 28, 2015
Dahara City Kyurem Korean November 20, 2015 to January 31, 2016
SM Rocky Lycanroc PAL May 5 to August 4, 2017
Rocky Lycanroc American May 15 to August 4, 2017
SMUSUM Hirofumi Kimura's Nidoqueen Japan June 8 to 9, 2019
SwSh Leonardo Bonanomi's Gigantamax Charizard All October 31 to November 3, 2021
SV Trixie's Mimikyu United States, Canada, Brazil October 11, 2023 to January 1, 2024

Gallery

Artwork

 
Artwork from
Scarlet and Violet

In other languages

Language Title
Chinese Cantonese 生命寶珠 Sāngmihng Bóujyū
Mandarin 生命寶珠 / 生命宝珠 Shēngmìng Bǎozhū
  French Orbe Vie
  German Leben-Orb
  Italian Assorbisfera
  Korean 생명의구슬 Saengmyeong-ui Guseul
  Spanish Vidasfera

External links



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