Repel

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A Repel (Japanese: スプレー Spray) is an item which lets the player walk a certain number of steps without encountering wild Pokémon with a lower level than the first member in the player's party. It is manufactured by Silph Co., and is sold in most Poké Marts. Its design is that of an aerosol spray and is similar to insect repellent. It is available in three strengths.

From Black 2 and White 2 onward, a dialog pops up after a Repel runs out, asking if the player wants to use another one.

If traded into Pokémon Colosseum or XD, although wild Pokémon do not appear except in Poké Spots, Repels still have the "use" option. If the player attempts to use one, the message "This item cannot be used in the Orre Region" will be displayed instead.

Repels can be used to only encounter certain wild Pokémon using a method known as the Repel trick.

Types of Repel

Repel むしよけスプレー Repellent Spray   ITEMS pocket					INTRODUCED IN GEN I		Price: $400 Sell for: $175* $200*
Effect: Prevents wild Pokémon with a lower level than the first member of the party from appearing for 100 steps					Locations RBY Cerulean and Vermilion Poké Marts GSC Azalea Poké Mart, Goldenrod Department Store, Mt. Moon Square shop, Route 32C RSE Petalburg, Rustboro, Slateport, Verdanturf, and Lavaridge Poké Marts, Lilycove Department Store, Route 116, Granite Cave, Route 117, Pickup (level 1-50)E FRLG Pewter, Cerulean, and Vermilion Poké Marts, Rock Tunnel DPPt All Poké Marts (after obtaining 1 Badge), Veilstone Department Store, Celestic Town shop, Route 203, Route 205, Solaceon RuinsDP, Pickup (level 1-50) HGSS All Poké Marts (after obtaining 1 Badge), Goldenrod Department Store, Mt. Moon Square shop, Celadon Department Store, Route 32, Ilex Forest, Pickup (level 1-50) Pokéwalker: Rugged Road, Scary Cave (0+ steps) BW All Poké Marts (after obtaining 1 Badge), Shopping Mall Nine, Dreamyard, Route 3, Mistralton CityB, Pickup (level 1-50) Dream World: Dream Park B2W2 All Poké Marts (after obtaining 1 Badge), Shopping Mall Nine, Hidden Grottoes, Join Avenue (souvenir), Pickup (level 1-50) Dream World: Dream Park XY All Poké Marts (after obtaining 1 Badge), Route 4, Route 16, Pickup (level 1-50) ORAS All Poké Marts (after obtaining 1 Badge), Lilycove Department Store, Route 116, Granite Cave, Verdanturf Town, Pickup (level 1-50) SM All Poké Marts, Thrifty Megamart, Route 2, Berry fields, Paniola Ranch, Pickup
Description Stad An aerosol spray that keeps wild Pokémon away. GSC Repels weak Pokémon for 100 steps. RSE Repels weak wild Pokémon for 100 steps. FRLG Prevents weak wild Pokémon from appearing for 100 steps. Colo XD An item brought over from a faraway place. DPPt HGSS An item that prevents weak wild Pokémon from appearing for 100 steps after its use. BWB2W2 An item that prevents weak wild Pokémon from appearing for 100 steps after its use. XYORAS An item that prevents any low-level wild Pokémon from jumping out at you for 100 steps after its use. SM An item that prevents any low-level wild Pokémon from jumping out at you for a while.

Super Repel シルバースプレー Silver Spray   ITEMS pocket					INTRODUCED IN GEN I		Price: $700 Sell for: $250* $350*
Effect: Prevents wild Pokémon with a lower level than the first member of the party from appearing for 200 steps					Locations RBY Lavender Poké Mart, Celadon Department Store GSC Olivine, Pewter, and Vermilion, Poké Marts, Mahogany Town shop (after defeating Team Rocket), Celadon Department Store, Glitter LighthouseC, Mystery Gift RSE Fallarbor, Lavaridge, and Fortree Poké Marts, Lilycove Department Store, Route 113, Route 123, Mt. Pyre, Route 119 FRLG Lavender and Fuchsia Poké Marts, Celadon Department Store DPPt All Poké Marts (after obtaining 3 Badges), Veilstone Department Store, Celestic Town shop, Route 206, Mt. CoronetDP, Route 209Pt, Route 210, Great MarshDP, Iron IslandDP HGSS All Poké Marts (after obtaining 3 Badges), Goldenrod Department Store, Mahogany Town shop (after defeating Team Rocket), Celadon Department Store, Glitter Lighthouse, Whirl Islands Pokéwalker: Rugged Road (1000+ steps) BW All Poké Marts (after obtaining 3 Badges), Shopping Mall Nine, Nimbasa City Dream World: Dream Park B2W2 All Poké Marts (after obtaining 3 Badges), Shopping Mall Nine, Route 5, Desert Resort, Mistralton Cave, Hidden Grottoes, Join Avenue (souvenir) Dream World: Dream Park XY All Poké Marts (after obtaining 2 Badges), Route 6, Route 9, Lost Hotel (trash cans), Anistar City ORAS All Poké Marts (after obtaining 2 Badges), Lilycove Department Store, Route 107, Route 113, Meteor Falls, Jagged Pass, Fortree City, Route 123, Mt. Pyre SM All Poké Marts (after completing 3 trials), Paniola Town, Paniola Ranch, Melemele Sea, Memorial Hill
Description Stad Keeps wild Pokémon away. Longer lasting than Repel. GSC Repels weak Pokémon for 200 steps. RSE Repels weak wild Pokémon for 200 steps. FRLG Prevents weak wild Pokémon from appearing for 200 steps. Colo XD An item brought over from a faraway place. DPPt HGSS An item that prevents weak wild Pokémon from appearing for 200 steps after its use. BWB2W2 An item that prevents weak wild Pokémon from appearing for 200 steps after its use. XYORAS An item that prevents any low-level wild Pokémon from jumping out at you for 200 steps after its use. SM An item that prevents any low-level wild Pokémon from jumping out at you for a while. It lasts longer than Repel.

Max Repel ゴールドスプレー Gold Spray   ITEMS pocket					INTRODUCED IN GEN I		Price: $900 Sell for: $350* $450*
Effect: Prevents wild Pokémon with a lower level than the first member of the party from appearing for 250 steps					Locations RBY Saffron, Cinnabar, and Indigo Plateau Poké Marts GSC Blackthorn, Indigo Plateau, Lavender, and Fuchsia Poké Marts, Celadon Department Store, Mt. Mortar, Route 44C, Mystery Gift, transfer from Pokémon Pikachu 2 GS (400 Watts) RSE Mossdeep, Sootopolis, and Ever Grande Poké Marts, Lilycove Department Store, Lilycove City, Victory Road FRLG Saffron, Fuchsia, Cinnabar, Indigo Plateau, Three Island, Four Island, Six Island, and Seven Island Poké Marts, Kindle Road, Bond Bridge DPPt All Poké Marts (after obtaining 7 Badges), Veilstone Department Store, Celestic Town shop (after obtaining 7 Badges), Mt. CoronetPt, Route 210, Route 212Pt, Route 214Pt, Great MarshPt, Route 220Pt, Iron IslandPt, Route 217Pt, Victory RoadPt, Route 225DP, Route 227Pt, Route 228Pt HGSS All Poké Marts (after obtaining 7 Badges), Goldenrod Department Store, Celadon Department Store, Mt. Mortar, Route 44, Pickup (level 1-10) Pokéwalker: Icy Mountain Rd. (1000+ steps), Resort (800+ steps), Rally (500+ steps) BW All Poké Marts (after obtaining 5 Badges), Shopping Mall Nine, Black City shopB, Opelucid City, Mistralton Cave, Lacunosa Town, Small Court (for defeating Backpacker Alexander/Patty), Pickup (level 1-10) Dream World: Dream Park B2W2 All Poké Marts (after obtaining 5 Badges), Shopping Mall Nine, Castelia SewersSpringSummer, Relic Passage (×2), Chargestone Cave, Mistralton City, Reversal Mountain, Route 13, Giant Chasm, Route 12, Seaside Cave, Victory Road (×2), Route 8Winter, Wellspring Cave, Pinwheel Forest, Accumula Town, Small Court (for defeating Backpacker Alexander/Patty), Hidden Grottoes, Join Avenue (Market, souvenir) Dream World: Dream Park XY All Poké Marts (after obtaining 3 Badges), Poké Mile exchange (35 PM), Shalour City, Coumarine City, Lost Hotel (trash cans)Tu, Frost Cavern, Victory Road, Terminus Cave, PokéMileage Shop (17*/13* PM) ORAS All Poké Marts (after obtaining 3 Badges), Poké Mile exchange (35 PM), Lilycove Department Store, Mauville City, Sea Mauville, Route 119, Route 121, Lilycove City, Victory Road, New Mauville, Route 106 (rematch with Backpacker Graeme), Route 113 (rematch with Parasol Lady Madeline), PokéMileage Shop (17*/13* PM) SM All Poké Marts (after completing 5 trials), Brooklet Hill, Route 7, Route 8, Po Town, Poni Wilds, Festival Plaza (Battle Store; ×12, 24 FC)
Description Stad Keeps wild Pokémon away. Longer lasting than Super Repel. GSC Repels weak Pokémon for 250 steps. RSE Repels weak wild Pokémon for 250 steps. FRLG Prevents weak wild Pokémon from appearing for 250 steps. Colo XD An item brought over from a faraway place. DPPt HGSS An item that prevents weak wild Pokémon from appearing for 250 steps after its use. BWB2W2 An item that prevents weak wild Pokémon from appearing for 250 steps after its use. XYORAS An item that prevents any low-level wild Pokémon from jumping out at you for 250 steps after its use. SM An item that prevents any low-level wild Pokémon from jumping out at you for a while. It lasts longer than Super Repel.

Artwork

These are artwork of the items as seen in the Pokémon Dream World.

Repel	Super Repel	Max Repel

In the anime

A Max Repel in the anime

A Max Repel appeared in Climbing the Tower of Success! as an item looked for during a scavenger hunt.

In the manga

A Repel in Pokémon Adventures

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

A Bug Catcher was seen using a Repel before entering a forest full of Bug Pokémon in Wake Up—You’re Snorlax!.

A Repel made a brief appearance as one of the items in Red's Bag in A Hollow Victreebel.

Trivia

• The Super Repel is more cost-effective than the Max Repel. The Super Repel gives one step per $3.5 ($2.5 prior to Generation VII) while the Max Repel gives one step per $3.6 ($2.8 prior to Generation VII). However, when buying Max Repels in bulk from a Join Avenue market, they could be cheaper than the same amount of Super Repels at a Poké Mart.

In other languages

Repel Language Title Japanese むしよけスプレー Repellent Spray Chinese Cantonese 除蟲噴霧 Chèuihchùhng Panmouh Mandarin 除蟲噴霧 / 除虫喷雾 Chúchóng Pēnwù Finnish Karkotin French Repousse German Schutz Italian Repellente Korean 벌레회피스프레이 Bŏlreh Hoepi Sŭpŭrei Brazilian Portuguese Repelente Spanish Repelente Vietnamese Thuốc xịt ngừa bọ

Super Repel Language Title Japanese シルバースプレー Silver Spray Chinese Cantonese 白銀噴霧 Baahkngàhn Panmouh Mandarin 白銀噴霧 / 白银喷雾 Báiyín Pēnwù French Superepousse German Superschutz Italian Superrepell. * Superrepellente * Korean 실버스프레이 Silbŏ Sŭpŭrei Spanish Súper Repel * Superrepel * Superrepelente *

Max Repel Language Title Japanese ゴールドスプレー Gold Spray Chinese Cantonese 黃金噴霧 Wòhnggām Panmouh Mandarin 黃金噴霧 / 黄金喷雾 Huángjīn Pēnwù French Max Repousse German Top-Schutz Italian Repell. Max * Repellente Max * Korean 골드스프레이 Goldŭ Sŭpŭrei Polish Max Odstraszacz Spanish Máx. Repel * Repelente Maximo *

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