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 is an in-battle effect item that 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

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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 10

In the core series games

Price

Games Cost Sell price DPPtHGSS BWB2W2 XYORAS N/A $50 SMUSUM N/A $2,000

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 is still applied.

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

Moves affected

Move Type Category Bounce  Flying  Physical {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Dig  Ground  Physical {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Dive  Water  Physical {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Fly  Flying  Physical {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Freeze Shock  Ice  Physical {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Geomancy  Fairy  Status {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Ice Burn  Ice  Special {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Phantom Force  Ghost  Physical {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Razor Wind  Normal  Special {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Shadow Force  Ghost  Physical {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Skull Bash  Normal  Physical {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Sky Attack  Flying  Physical {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Solar Beam  Grass  Special {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} Solar Blade  Grass  Physical {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}}

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 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.

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 (in battles; using Petal Blizzard or Razor Leaf) 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 Pickup

In the manga

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

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

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

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

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