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Though most items ''can'' be held by a Pokémon, many will have no effect by being held. [[Key item]]s and [[HM]]s cannot be held; in Generation IV, only {{p|Giratina}} can hold the [[Timespace orbs|Griseous Orb]]; also [[Apricorn]]s and [[Poké Ball]]s made from them cannot be held; from Generation V onwards, [[TM]]s cannot be held. Any other type of item may be held, but [[Potion]]s, [[Revive]]s, [[herbal medicine]], [[status | Though most items ''can'' be held by a Pokémon, many will have no effect by being held. [[Key item]]s and [[HM]]s cannot be held; in Generation IV, only {{p|Giratina}} can hold the [[Timespace orbs|Griseous Orb]]; also [[Apricorn]]s and [[Poké Ball]]s made from them cannot be held; from Generation V onwards, [[TM]]s cannot be held. Any other type of item may be held, but [[Potion]]s, [[Revive]]s, [[herbal medicine]], [[status condition healing item]]s, [[Ether]]s, [[Vitamin]]s, [[Rare Candy|Rare Candies]], [[TM]]s, [[evolutionary stone]]s (except the {{evostone|Everstone}}), [[Fossil]]s, [[Repel]]s, [[escape item]]s, [[battle item]]s, [[valuable item]]s, [[exchangeable item]]s, [[Apricorn]]s, [[Mulch]], [[Flute]]s, and [[Wing]]s have no effect apart from use via {{m|Fling}}. [[Poké Ball]]s have no effect while held and cannot be flung. | ||
During the same generation that held items were introduced, the move {{m|Thief}} was introduced, enabling players to steal held items from wild Pokémon (assuming the wild Pokémon was holding an item, and the Pokémon using the move was not). In Generation III, {{m|Covet}} was introduced, which has the same effect as Thief{{tt|*|From Generation V onward, Covet has 20 more power than Thief}}, as well as {{m|Knock Off}}, which disables the target's held item for the rest of the {{pkmn|battle}}. Another Generation III move, {{m|Trick}}, swaps the user's and target Pokémon's held items. Then, in Generation IV, {{m|Switcheroo}} was introduced, which has the same effect as Trick, along with {{m|Embargo}}, which disables any item use on or by the target (including held items), and {{m|Fling}}, which consumes the user's held item and deals damage to the opponent depending on the item flung. Generation IV also introduced the Ability {{a|Klutz}}, which disables the battle effect of most held items for the Pokémon with Klutz. In Generation V, {{m|Bestow}} was introduced, which gives the user's held item to the target. | During the same generation that held items were introduced, the move {{m|Thief}} was introduced, enabling players to steal held items from wild Pokémon (assuming the wild Pokémon was holding an item, and the Pokémon using the move was not). In Generation III, {{m|Covet}} was introduced, which has the same effect as Thief{{tt|*|From Generation V onward, Covet has 20 more power than Thief}}, as well as {{m|Knock Off}}, which disables the target's held item for the rest of the {{pkmn|battle}}. Another Generation III move, {{m|Trick}}, swaps the user's and target Pokémon's held items. Then, in Generation IV, {{m|Switcheroo}} was introduced, which has the same effect as Trick, along with {{m|Embargo}}, which disables any item use on or by the target (including held items), and {{m|Fling}}, which consumes the user's held item and deals damage to the opponent depending on the item flung. Generation IV also introduced the Ability {{a|Klutz}}, which disables the battle effect of most held items for the Pokémon with Klutz. In Generation V, {{m|Bestow}} was introduced, which gives the user's held item to the target. | ||