Cleanse Tag

The Cleanse Tag (Japanese: きよめのおふだ Purification Ofuda) is a type of held item introduced in Generation II. It decreases the wild Pokémon encounter rate if held by the player's Pokémon.

Cleanse Tag きよめのおふだ Purification Ofuda

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Introduced in Generation II Pocket Generation II Items Generation III Items Generation IV Items Generation V Items (Held items) Generation VI Items Generation VII Items Generation VIII Other Items Generation IX Other Items Fling Power 30

In the core series games

Price

Games Cost Sell price GSC RSEFRLG DPPtHGSS BWB2W2 XYORAS N/A 100 SMUSUM SwSh N/A 2,500 BDSP N/A 100 SV N/A 1,250

Effect

Generation II

If held by any member in the player's party, it halves the encounter rate of wild Pokémon.

Generation III to IV

If held by the first member in the player's party, it decreases the encounter rate of wild Pokémon by one third. It also works if the holder has fainted.

Generation V onward

Cleanse Tag's encounter rate reduction does not apply if it's held by a Pokémon with Illuminate, Arena Trap, No Guard, Stench, White Smoke, or Quick Feet, or if the Pokémon has Sand Veil or Snow Cloak and the appropriate weather condition is in effect. However, Cleanse Tag is still cumulative with the overworld effects of Intimidate and Keen Eye.

Description

Games Description GSC Helps repel wild Pokémon. (HOLD) RSE A hold item that helps repel wild Pokémon. FRLG An item to be held by a Pokémon. It repels wild Pokémon if the holder is the first in the party. Colo.XD An item brought over from a faraway place. DPPtHGSS BWB2W2 An item to be held by a Pokémon. It helps keep wild Pokémon away if the holder is the first one in the party. XYORAS SMUSUM SwShBDSP An item to be held by a Pokémon. It helps keep wild Pokémon away if the holder is the head of the party. SV An item to be held by a Pokémon. It helps keep wild Pokémon away when the holder is the head of the party.

Acquisition

Games Finite methods Repeatable methods GSC Route 5 RSE Mt. Pyre FRLG Pokémon Tower DPPt Lost Tower HGSS Route 5 BW Icirrus City B2W2 Icirrus City DW Spooky Manor XY Route 14 ORAS Mt. Pyre Held by wild Chimecho (5% chance) SMUSUM Memorial Hill SwSh Route 4 SwShIoA Cram-o-matic (Ghost: 72-80 points) BDSP Lost Tower

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Artwork

Unused Artwork from Scarlet and Violet

In other languages

Language Title Chinese Cantonese 潔淨之符 Gitjihng-jī Fùh Mandarin 潔淨之符 / 洁净之符 Jiéjìng-zhī Fú French Rune Purifiante* Rune Purif.* German Schutzband Italian Velopuro Korean 순결의부적 Sun'gyeor-ui Bujeok Spanish Amuleto

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