In the core series games
Price
In Hoenn , Zinc costs $ 4900 during the Energy Guru sale.
Effect
Generation III to VII
When used from the Bag on a Pokémon, adds 10 Special Defense EVs to the target Pokémon per use, until it has 100 Special Defense EVs. It also increases the Pokémon's friendship a little.
Zinc is consumed upon use and cannot be used in battle.
Generation VIII onward
Zinc can now be used even on a Pokémon that has 100 Special Defense EVs or more, allowing the Special Defense EVs to be raised to the single-stat cap of 252 or the total cap of 510 this way.
Description
Games
Description
R S
Raises the stat Sp.Def of one Pokémon .
E
Raises the base Sp.Def stat of one Pokémon .
FR LG
A nutritious drink for Pokémon . It raises the base Sp. Def stat of one Pokémon .
Colo
Raises the stat Sp. Def of one Pokémon .
XD
Raises the base Sp. Def stat of one Pokémon .
D P Pt HG SS B W B2 W2
A nutritious drink for Pokémon. It raises the base Sp. Def (Special Defense) stat of a single Pokémon.
X Y OR AS S M US UM
A nutritious drink for Pokémon. When consumed, it raises the base Sp. Def stat of a single Pokémon.
Sw Sh
A nutritious drink for Pokémon. When consumed, it raises the Sp. Def base points of a single Pokémon.
Acquisition
Games
Finite methods
Repeatable methods
R S E
Routes 119 , 120 , 121 E , and 127 , Safari Zone E , Mt. Pyre , Artisan Cave E Favor Lady E
Battle Frontier Poké Mart E , Lilycove Department Store , Slateport City (Energy Guru )Slateport City (1000 Berry Powder )E , Battle Tower (streak of 7-35)R S , Battle Frontier (1 BP )E
FR LG
Route 14 , Silph Co. , Pokémon Mansion , Three Island
Celadon Department Store Cerulean City (1000 Berry Powder )
Colo
Pyrite Cave
Agate Poké Mart
XD
Phenac Poké Mart
D P Pt
Routes 210 Pt , 211 D P , 212 , 215 D P , 219 Pt , 224 Pt , and 227 , Pastoria City Pt , Team Galactic HQ , Victory Road , Stark Mountain D P
Veilstone Department Store Battle Park D P /Battle Frontier Pt (1 BP )
HG SS
Seafoam Islands , Victory Road , Cerulean Cave
Celadon Department Store , Goldenrod Department Store , Safari Zone Gate shopBattle Frontier (1 BP )
B W
Route 5 , Striaton City Passerby Analytics HQ (complete "About a holiday" survey)
Shopping Mall Nine Battle Subway (1 BP )Anville Town (lost-and-found)
B2 W2
Routes 3 , 7 , 11 , 13 , and 18 , Pokémon World Tournament , Plasma Frigate , Nuvema Town Passerby Analytics HQ (complete "About a holiday" survey)
Shopping Mall Nine , Join Avenue (Market )Battle Subway /PWT (1 BP ), Black Tower /White Treehollow (Area 1-5 reward)Big Stadium and Small Court (defeat a Smasher ), Anville Town (lost-and-found)
DW
Spooky Manor
X Y
Frost Cavern , Victory Road
Laverre City Poké Mart Battle Maison (2 BP )Lost Hotel (shaking trash cans )Tu
OR AS
Routes 115 , 119 , 120 , 121 , and 127 , Mt. Chimney , Mt. Pyre , Battle Resort , Mirage Mountain (north of Route 125 )
Lilycove Department Store , Slateport City (Energy Guru )Battle Maison (2 BP )Route 128 (15% chance after rematch with Triathlete Isaiah)
PMC
Graffiti Eraser (Lv. 2)
S M US UM
Blush Mountain , Team Rocket's Castle US UM
Mount Hokulani Poké Mart Big Wave Beach US UM , Battle Royal Dome (2 BP )Festival Plaza (Haunted houses , Pharmacy S US )
Sw Sh
Wyndon Poké Mart (south)Hammerlocke (10 BP )
In spin-off games
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series
This section is incomplete. Please feel free to edit this section to add missing information and complete it. Reason: Super Mystery Dungeon cost
Artwork from Red Rescue Team and Blue Rescue Team
The Zinc appears in Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Red Rescue Team and Blue Rescue Team , Pokémon Mystery Dungeon : Explorers of Time, Explorers of Darkness , and Explorers of Sky , Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Gates to Infinity , and Pokémon Super Mystery Dungeon .
Price
Effect
A consumable item that raises the Special Defense of Pokémon that ingests it by 3 and restores 5 Belly for it.
If thrown, it will grant the same effect as if it was consumed by the Pokémon it hits (it cannot be caught); if it is sticky , it will also deal 2 damage. Zinc can be blended into a drink at Spinda's Juice Bar , although it has no special effects.
Description
Games
Description
MD R B
A drink that boosts the Pokémon's Special Defense. It also slightly fills the Pokémon's Belly.
MD T D S
A drink that permanently raises the Pokémon's Special Defense. It also slightly fills the Pokémon's Belly.
MD GtI
Drink it to raise your Special Defense.
S MD
Drinking it raises your Sp. Def. The effect lasts even after this adventure.
Acquisition
Games
Finite methods
Repeatable methods
MD R B
Fiery Field , Lightning Field , Northwind Field , Western Cave , Joyous Tower Kecleon Shop (Mt. Faraway , Western Cave, Joyous Tower) Buried items (Mt. Blaze Peak , Frosty Grotto , Mt. Freeze Peak , Magma Cavern Pit , Lightning Field, Northwind Field, Buried Relic Job reward (★)
MD T D
Achieve Silver Rank
Sentry Duty , Treasure Box , Job reward (★5-★9)
Zero Isle North , Zero Isle East , Zero Isle West , Zero Isle South
MD S
Achieve Silver Rank
Treasure Box , Recycle Shop (Oran Berry ×3 and Totter Seed ), Sky Gift , Job reward (★5-★9)Silver Ticket Big Win prize, Gold Ticket Win and Big Win prize, Prism Ticket Big Win prize
Zero Isle North , Zero Isle East , Zero Isle West , Zero Isle South , Oblivion Forest , Treacherous Waters , Southeastern Islands , Inferno Cave , Zero Isle Center , Destiny Tower
MD GtI
Password
S MD
Achieve Gold Rank
Treasure Box , Glorious Gold , Sparkling Floor , Various dungeons, mission reward
Appearance
In the anime
In the manga
In other languages