Power Herb

The Power Herb (Japanese: パワフルハーブ Powerful Herb) is a type of held item introduced in Generation IV. It allows the holder to execute a move with a charging turn in one turn.

Power Herb
パワフルハーブ
Powerful Herb
Bag Power Herb Sprite.png
Power Herb
Pokémon Global Link artwork
Introduced in Generation IV
Pocket
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Fling
Power 10

In the core series games

Price

Games Cost Sell price
DPPtHGSS
BWB2W2
XYORAS
BDSP
N/A $50
SMUSUM
SwSh
N/A $2,000
SV $30,000 $7,500

Effect

If the holder uses a move that has a charging turn (except Sky Drop), immediately after charging the move the user consumes the Power Herb and executes the final stage of the move. Because the charging stage is still performed, the Defense boost from Skull Bash and the Special Attack boost from Meteor Beam and Electro Shot are still applied.

If a Pokémon uses Solar Beam or Solar Blade during harsh sunlight or Electro Shot during rain, it will not consume its held Power Herb.

Moves affected

Description

Games Description
DPPtHGSS
BWB2W2
A single-use item to be held by a Pokémon. It allows the immediate use of a move that charges on the first turn.
XYORAS
SMUSUM
SwShBDSP
A single-use item to be held by a Pokémon. It allows the holder to immediately use a move that normally requires a turn to charge.
SV An item to be held by a Pokémon. It allows the holder to immediately use a move that normally requires a turn to charge—but only once.

Acquisition

Games Finite methods Repeatable methods
DPPt Battle ParkDP/FrontierPt (32 BP)
HGSS Route 34 Battle Frontier (32 BP)
PW Winner's Path
BW Battle Subway (32 BP)
B2W2 Battle Subway/PWT (16 BP)
XY Battle Maison (32 BP)
Grass
ORAS Battle Maison (32 BP)
Held by wild Seedot and wild Nuzleaf (5% chance each)OR
SMUSUM Poni Meadow, Lush Jungle (held by Totem Lurantis) Battle Tree (24 BP)
Held by wild Nuzleaf (5% chance)USUM
SwSh Route 10 Battle Tower (15 BP)
Held by wild Seedot, wild Nuzleaf, and wild Shiftry (5% chance each)Sw
Pickup (Lv. 21-100)
SwShCT Hidden recurring item (Ballimere Lake)
BDSP Battle Park (15 BP)
Held by wild Seedot and wild Nuzleaf (5% chance each)
Pickup (Lv. 21-100)
SV Delibird Presents (Cascarrafa Branch, after completing the main storyline)
Sparkling overworld item (North Province (Area Two))
Pickup (Lv. 21-100)

Gallery

Artwork

 
Artwork from
Scarlet and Violet

In the manga

Pokémon Adventures

Black & White arc

In The Tournament Continues, Cheren's Unfezant used a Power Herb to bypass the charging turn of his Sky Attack and quickly defeat Leo's Deino.

Sun, Moon, Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon arc

In Flash and Cosmog's Secret, Moon deduced that the Totem Lurantis she was battling for training was holding a Power Herb, due to it being able to use Solar Blade without charging up first.

In other languages

Language Title
Chinese Cantonese 強力香草 Kèuhnglihk Hēungchóu
Mandarin 強力香草 / 强力香草 Qiánglì Xiāngcǎo *
力量藥草 Lìliàng Yàocǎo *
  French Herbe Pouvoir*
Herbe Pouv.*
  German Energiekraut
  Italian Vigorerba
  Korean 파워풀허브 Powerful Herb
  Brazilian Portuguese Erva de Força
  Spanish Hierba Única
  Vietnamese Thảo Dược Hùng Mạnh

External links



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