Big Root

The Big Root (Japanese: おおきなねっこ Big Root) is a type of held item introduced in Generation IV.

Big Root おおきなねっこ Big Root

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Introduced in Generation IV Pocket Generation IV Items Generation V Items (Held items) Generation VI Items Generation VII Items Generation VIII Other Items Generation IX Other Items Fling Power 10

In the core series games

Price

Games Cost Sell price DPPtHGSS BWB2W2 XYORAS BDSP N/A $100 SMUSUM SwSh N/A $2,000 SV $10,000 $2,500 ZA $4,980 $750

Effect

If a Pokémon holding a Big Root uses a draining move or Strength Sap, it restores 30% more HP than it otherwise would. Additionally, a Pokémon holding a Big Root regains 30% more HP from Leech Seed, Ingrain and Aqua Ring. In Generation V onwards, the factor is 5324/4096.

The Big Root also increases the damage taken by the holder from Liquid Ooze.

Moves affected

Move Type Category Absorb  Grass  Special Aqua Ring  Water  Status Bitter Blade  Fire  Physical Drain Punch  Fighting  Physical Draining Kiss  Fairy  Special Dream Eater  Psychic  Special Giga Drain  Grass  Special Horn Leech  Grass  Physical Ingrain  Grass  Status Leech Life  Bug  Physical Leech Seed  Grass  Status Matcha Gotcha  Grass  Special Mega Drain  Grass  Special Oblivion Wing  Flying  Special Parabolic Charge  Electric  Special Strength Sap  Grass  Status

Description

Games Description DPPt A Pokémon hold item that boosts the power of HP-stealing moves to let the holder recover more HP. HGSS BWB2W2 A Pokémon held item that boosts the power of HP-stealing moves to let the holder recover more HP. XYORAS An item to be held by a Pokémon. It boosts the power of HP-stealing moves so the holder recovers more HP. SMUSUMPE An item to be held by a Pokémon. It boosts the amount of HP the holder recovers from HP-stealing moves. SwShBDSPLA An item to be held by a Pokémon. It boosts the amount of HP the holder restores from HP-stealing moves. SVZA An item to be held by a Pokémon. This root boosts the amount of HP the holder restores to itself when it uses HP-stealing moves.

Acquisition

Games Finite methods Repeatable methods DPPt Route 214 HGSS Route 3 PW Yellow Forest BW Pinwheel Forest B2W2 Driftveil City DW* Sparkling Sea XY Dendemille Town ORAS Route 123 SMUSUM Lush Jungle Ambush encounters (Diglett in Diglett's Tunnel, Routes 5 and 7; Dugtrio in Haina Desert, Vast Poni Canyon, Poni Coast) SwSh Glimwood Tangle SwShIA Hidden recurring item (Soothing Wetlands) SwShCT Hidden recurring item (Freezington, Frostpoint Field, Giant's Bed, Old Cemetery, Snowslide Slope, Frigid Sea) BDSP Route 214 SV Cortondo Delibird Presents (Cascarrafa Branch) ZA Reward for completing Side Mission 049: Hit and Heal Racine Construction

Gallery

Artwork

Artwork from Scarlet and Violet

In the spin-off games

Pokémon Quest

A Big Root in Pokémon Quest

A Big Root is an ingredient that can be used in cooking to attract wild Pokémon in Pokémon Quest.

Description

Games Description Soft and precious ingredients.

Acquisition

Big Root is a possible ingredient that can be obtained by completing expeditions. It can also be obtained randomly by recycling Power Stones.

Trivia

• The description of the Big Root states that it "boosts the power of HP-stealing moves" when it actually only increases the amount of HP the user restores without increasing the damage done to the target. The description was not corrected until Pokémon Sun and Moon.

In other languages

Language		Title
Chinese	Cantonese	大根莖 Daaih Gānging
	Mandarin	大根莖 / 大根茎 Dà Gēnjīng
French		Grosse RacineVI–VII GrosseracineIV–V
German		Großwurzel
Italian		Granradice
Korean		큰뿌리 Keun Ppuri
Spanish		Raíz Grande

External links

• On Smogon Itemdex:
  • Generation IV – V – VI – VII – VIII – IX

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