Float Stone

The Float Stone (Japanese: かるいし Pumice Stone) is a type of held item introduced in Generation V.

Float Stone
かるいし
Pumice Stone
Bag Float Stone Sprite.png
Float Stone
Pokémon Global Link artwork
Introduced in Generation V
Pocket
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
BWB2W2
XYORAS
N/A $100
SMUSUM
SwSh
N/A $2,000
SV N/A $2,500

In the Generation V games, the Float Stone can be sold to an item maniac inside the Icirrus City Pokémon Center for $1000.

Effect

Halves the weight of the holder.

Autotomize is applied before other weight-modifying effects, including the Float Stone. A Pokémon's weight cannot be reduced below 0.1 kg.

This has no effect on the Heavy Ball, which uses the Pokémon's species' weight rather than its current weight.

Description

Games Description
BWB2W2 A very light stone. It reduces the weight of a Pokémon when held.
XYORAS
SMUSUM
SwSh
An item to be held by a Pokémon. This very light stone reduces the weight of a Pokémon when held.
SV An item to be held by a Pokémon. This very light stone reduces the weight of the holder.

Acquisition

Games Finite methods Repeatable methods
BW Opelucid City
B2W2 Opelucid City, Twist Mountain Join Avenue (Antique Shop)
DW* Rugged Mountain
XY Spiky rocks
ORAS Rustboro City Secret Base ("Search for treasure" with Secret Pal)
SMUSUM Wela Volcano ParkUSUM Battle Royal Dome (48 BP), Poké Pelago (Isle Aphun - Brilliant-Stone Hunting, Interesting-Item Hunting)
SwSh Bridge Field (Digging Duo)
SwShIA Cram-o-matic (Rock: 2-20 points)
SwShCT Hidden recurring item (Giant's Bed)
SV Sparkling overworld item (South Province (Area Three), South Province (Area Five))
SVID Sparkling overworld item (Canyon Biome, Coastal Biome, Savanna Biome)

Gallery

Artwork

 
Artwork from
Scarlet and Violet

In the spin-off games

 
Float Stone in Pokémon UNITE

Pokémon UNITE

In Pokémon UNITE, the Float Stone is a held item that aincreases their movement speed while out of combat and increased their Attack and Speed. 5s after leaving combat, the user's movement speed is increased by 10/15/20% at respectively Grades 1, 10, and 20. Attack and Speed are increased by 1.6 and 0 at Grade 1 and 24 and 150 at Grade 30.

In the TCG

 
Float Stone
Main article: Float Stone (Plasma Freeze 99)

Float Stone was introduced as a Pokémon Tool card in the Pokémon Trading Card Game during the English Black & White Series (the Japanese BW Era) in the Plasma Freeze expansion, with artwork by 5ban Graphics. It was reprinted with artwork by Toyste Beach during the XY Series in the BREAKthrough expansion. This Trainer card causes the holder to have no Retreat Cost.

In other languages

Language Title
Chinese Cantonese 輕石 Hīngsehk
Mandarin 輕石 / 轻石 Qīngshí
  French Pierrallégée
  German Leichtstein
  Italian Pietralieve
  Korean 가벼운돌 Gabyeoun Dol
  Brazilian Portuguese Pedra Flutuante
  Russian Камень Лёгкости Kamen' Lyogkosti
  Spanish Piedra Pómez

External links



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