Mental Herb

The Mental Herb (Japanese: メンタルハーブ Mental Herb) is a type of held item introduced in Generation III. It cures the holder of infatuation, and from Generation V onward, other mental effects.

Mental Herb メンタルハーブ Mental Herb

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Introduced in Generation III Pocket Generation III Items Generation IV Items Generation V Items (Held items) Generation VI Items Generation VII Items Generation VIII Other Items Generation IX Other Items Fling Power 10 Effect Cures the target of infatuation, Taunt, Encore, Torment, Disable, and Heal Block*

In the core series games

Price

Games Cost Sell price RSEFRLG ColoXD DPPtHGSS BWB2W2 XYORAS BDSP N/A $50 SMUSUM SwSh N/A $2,000 SV $10,000 $2,500

Effect

Generations III and IV

If the holder is infatuated, it consumes the Mental Herb and is cured of infatuation.

If a Pokémon with Oblivious and holding a Mental Herb is infatuated, Oblivious will cure the Pokémon of infatuation before the Mental Herb has a chance to be consumed.

Generation V onward

If the holder is infatuated or affected by Taunt, Encore, Torment, Heal Block, or Disable (including from Cursed Body), it consumes the Mental Herb and is cured of all these effects.

If a Pokémon with Oblivious and holding a Mental Herb is infatuated or affected by Taunt, the Mental Herb will be consumed before Oblivious cures the Pokémon of infatuation or the Taunt. If a Pokémon holding a Mental Herb triggers Cursed Body or Cute Charm of multiple Pokémon with a single attack, the Mental Herb will be consumed immediately after the first Ability activates, so by the time the second Ability activates the holder no longer has a Mental Herb.

Description

Games Description RSE ColoXD A hold item that snaps Pokémon out of infatuation. FRLG An item to be held by a Pokémon. It snaps the holder out of infatuation. It can be used once. DPPtHGSS BWB2W2 XY An item to be held by a Pokémon. It snaps the holder out of infatuation. It can be used only once. ORAS SMUSUM SwShBDSP An item to be held by a Pokémon. The holder shakes off move-binding effects to move freely. It can be used only once. SV An item to be held by a Pokémon. The holder will be able to shake off move-binding effects to move freely—but only once.

Acquisition

Games Finite methods Repeatable methods RSE Fortree City Battle Tower (35+ win streak)RS, Battle Frontier (48 BP)E FRLG Trade Colo Mt. Battle (8,000 Poké Coupons) XD Gateon Port (answer "Yes" to exactly two questions), Realgam Tower (Battle CD 23 completion prize) Mt. Battle (6,000 Poké Coupons) DPPt Route 216 HGSS Route 7 BW Held by wild Sewaddle, wild Swadloon, and wild Leavanny (5% chance each) B2W2 Held by wild Sewaddle, wild Swadloon, and wild Leavanny (5% chance each) XY Route 20 Grass Pokémon Village (shaking trash cans) Held by wild Pancham (5% chance) ORAS Fortree City Held by wild LotadAS, wild LombreAS, and wild Sewaddle (5% chance each) SM Vast Poni Canyon (held by Totem Kommo-o) Battle Tree (24 BP) Held by wild Pancham and wild Pangoro (5% chance each) USUM Malie City Battle Tree (24 BP) Held by wild Lombre, wild Pancham, and wild Pangoro (5% chance each) SwSh Slumbering Weald Battle Tower (15 BP) Held by wild Lotad, wild Lombre, wild Ludicolo, wild Pancham, and wild Pangoro (5% chance each) Pickup (Lv. 21-100) SwShCT Hidden recurring item (Ballimere Lake) BDSP Route 216 Battle Park (15 BP) Held by wild Lotad and wild Lombre (5% chance each) Pickup (Lv. 21-100) SV Delibird Presents (Cascarrafa Branch, after earning 4 Gym Badges) Pickup (Lv. 21-100)

Gallery

Artwork

Artwork from Scarlet and Violet

In other languages

Language Title Chinese Cantonese 心靈香草 Sāmlìhng Hēungchóu Mandarin 心靈香草 / 心灵香草 Xīnlíng Xiāngcǎo * 心靈藥草 Xīnlíng Yàocǎo * French Herbe Mental German Mentalkraut Italian Mentalerba Korean 멘탈허브 Mental Herb Spanish Hierba Mental* Hier. Mental*

External links

• On Smogon Itemdex:
  • Generation III – IV – V – VI – VII – VIII – IX

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