Power Weight

The Power Weight (Japanese: パワーウエイト Power Weight) is a type of held item introduced in Generation IV. It is an EV-enhancing item that gives HP effort values to the holder whenever it gains experience.

Power Weight パワーウエイト Power Weight

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Introduced in Generation IV Pocket Generation IV Items Generation V Items (Held items) Generation VI Items Generation VII Items Fling Power 70

In the core series games

Price

Games Cost Sell price DPPtHGSS BWB2W2 XYORAS SMUSUM N/A $1,500

Effect

In battle

Generation IV-VI

A Pokémon holding this item gains 4 HP EVs whenever it gains experience in battle (EVs are awarded for each Pokémon knocked out in Horde Battles despite experience being gained all at once); its effect is doubled by Pokérus. (In Generation IV, level 100 Pokémon cannot gain EVs in battle; from Generation V onward, they gain EVs whenever they would earn experience.)

The Speed stat of the Pokémon holding this item is halved during battle.

Generation VII

A Pokémon holding this item now gains 8 HP EVs instead of 4 whenever it gains experience in battle.

Outside of battle

From Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver onward, if this item is held by a parent when breeding at Pokémon Day Care or a Pokémon Nursery, the HP IV of a parent holding a Power Weight will always be passed down to the child. If both parents hold a Power Weight, one parent will be selected at random to pass down its HP IV.

Description

Games Description DPPt A Pokémon hold item that promotes HP gain on leveling, but reduces the Speed stat. HGSS BWB2W2 A Pokémon held item that promotes HP gain on leveling, but reduces the Speed stat. XYORAS SMUSUM An item to be held by a Pokémon. It reduces Speed but allows the holder's maximum HP to grow more after battling.

Acquisition

Games Finite methods Repeatable methods DPPt Battle ParkDP/Battle FrontierPt (16 BP) HGSS Battle Frontier (16 BP) BW Battle Subway (16 BP) B2W2 Route 4 (held by in-game trade Cottonee)W2 Battle Subway/PWT (16 BP) XY Battle Maison (16 BP) ORAS Battle Maison (16 BP) PMC Graffiti Eraser (Lv. 3) SM Battle Royal Dome (16 BP) USUM Resolution Cave Battle Royal Dome (16 BP)

In other languages

Language Title Chinese Cantonese 力量負重 Lihkleuhng Fuhchúhng Mandarin 力量負重 / 力量负重 Lìliàng Fùzhòng French Poids Pouvoir German Machtgewicht Italian Vigorpeso Korean 파워웨이트 Power Weight Polish Ciężarek Mocy Spanish Pesa recia

External links

• On Smogon's Itemdex:
  • Generation IV
  • Generation V
  • Generation VI
  • Generation VII
• On Eevee's Itemdex

This item article is part of Project ItemDex, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on all items.