List of Pokémon by wild held item (Generation II)

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This is a list of Pokémon by the items they may be holding when encountered in the wild in Generation II, or when obtained in Generation I and traded to Generation II.

Generation I held items

In the Generation I games, there are no held items; however, Pokémon are holding an item by default when traded to a Generation II game. These items are determined by a value in the Pokémon data structure that has no effect in Generation I, and is set to that species' catch rate upon obtaining it. Therefore, a given Pokémon's catch rate translates into the item it will be holding by default when traded to Generation II. Because this value is set when the Pokémon is obtained, it does not change when a Pokémon evolves, so its held item depends on the evolutionary stage at which it was obtained.

Four species of Pokémon have different held items when traded to Generation II depending on whether they were caught in Pokémon Red and Blue (Pokémon Red, Green, and Blue in Japan) or Pokémon Yellow.

  • The partner Pikachu's held item value is specially set to 163 (as opposed to Pikachu's regular catch rate of 190) when it is obtained, which causes it to hold a Light Ball when traded over.
  • A wild Kadabra's held item value is set to 96 upon capture (as opposed to 100), which gives it a TwistedSpoon when traded over.
  • Dragonair and Dragonite's actual catch rates are different, having been changed to 27 and 9 respectively in Pokémon Yellow, relative to previous games. Consequently, Dragonair caught in Pokémon Yellow will hold a Protein (index number 27) in Generation II, and wild Dragonite caught in Pokémon Yellow will hold an Antidote (index number 9) in Generation II; however, wild Dragonite do not appear in Pokémon Yellow, so the change to Dragonite's catch rate normally has no effect.

Gift Pokémon from Pokémon Stadium also have their held item set to a value other than their catch rate. The Pokémon obtained for clearing the Gym Leader Castle have their held item set to the Normal Box or Gorgeous Box, depending on whether it was cleared as Round 1 or Round 2. The Amnesia Psyduck has its held item set to the Gorgeous Box.

Some catch rate values do not directly correlate into an item when traded. Instead, they correspond to Teru-sama, other glitch items, or Key Items. To compensate for this, the given value is converted into an entirely different number when traded to Generation II:

  • Catch rates of 25, 45, and 50 all correspond to Teru-sama and are converted to Leftovers, Bitter Berry, and Gold Berry, respectively.
  • Catch rates of 90, 100, 120, and 190 all correspond to Teru-sama and are converted to a Berry, while a catch rate of 255 corresponds to Cancel and is also converted to a Berry.
  • Logic exists in the code for catch rates of 135, 195, 220, and 250 to be converted to a Berry as well, but no Generation I Pokémon have these catch rates.

Items held in Generation II (including holding no item) will be conserved when traded to Generation I and will not be changed back to the Generation I item.

Because items are only set when a Pokémon is caught, evolving it does not change the held item. The "Gen I" header below contains data for held items the Pokémon would possess if it were caught in the wild without any Evolution involved.

Generation II held items

Wild Pokémon in Generation II games can have no item (at a 75% chance) or hold a common item (approximately a 23% chance) or a rare item (approximately a 2% chance). When a Pokémon is encountered, there is a 192/256 chance that it will have no item, based on a randomly generated 8-bit value. If it will have a held item, a second random 8-bit value decides which item it will hold, with a 21/256 chance it will hold its rarer item.

Some Pokémon, such as Dragonite, have held items defined but cannot actually be found in the wild.

A Pokémon can be forced to hold its common item if a special flag is set for the encounter. This is used for Ho-Oh in Tin Tower and Snorlax in Vermilion City; it is also used for Lugia in Whirl Islands, but Lugia has no held items defined.

Held item table

    Gen I Gen II
#   Pokémon 100% 2% 23%
0001 Bulbasaur Bitter Berry - -
0002 Ivysaur Bitter Berry - -
0003 Venusaur Bitter Berry - -
0004 Charmander Bitter Berry - -
0005 Charmeleon Bitter Berry - -
0006 Charizard Bitter Berry - -
0007 Squirtle Bitter Berry - -
0008 Wartortle Bitter Berry - -
0009 Blastoise Bitter Berry - -
0010 Caterpie Berry (item) - -
0011 Metapod Berry (item) - -
0012 Butterfree Bitter Berry SilverPowder -
0013 Weedle Berry (item) - -
0014 Kakuna Berry (item) - -
0015 Beedrill Bitter Berry Poison Barb -
0016 Pidgey Berry (item) - -
0017 Pidgeotto Berry (item) - -
0018 Pidgeot Bitter Berry - -
0019 Rattata Berry (item) - -
0020 Raticate Berry (item) - -
0021 Spearow Berry (item) - -
0022 Fearow Berry (item) Sharp Beak -
0023 Ekans Berry (item) - -
0024 Arbok Berry (item) - -
0025 Pikachu Berry (item)RB
Light BallY
Berry (item) -
0026 Raichu Gold Leaf Berry (item) -
0027 Sandshrew Berry (item) - -
0028 Sandslash Berry (item) - -
0029 Nidoran♀ TM43 - -
0030 Nidorina Berry (item) - -
0031 Nidoqueen Bitter Berry - -
0032 Nidoran♂ TM43 - -
0033 Nidorino Berry (item) - -
0034 Nidoking Bitter Berry - -
0035 Clefairy MysteryBerry Moon Stone MysteryBerry
0036 Clefable Leftovers Moon Stone MysteryBerry
0037 Vulpix Berry (item) Burnt Berry Burnt Berry
0038 Ninetales Gold Leaf Burnt Berry Burnt Berry
0039 Jigglypuff Polkadot Bow - -
0040 Wigglytuff Gold Berry - -
0041 Zubat Berry (item) - -
0042 Golbat Berry (item) - -
0043 Oddish Berry (item) - -
0044 Gloom Berry (item) - -
0045 Vileplume Bitter Berry - -
0046 Paras Berry (item) Big Mushroom TinyMushroom
0047 Parasect Gold Leaf Big Mushroom TinyMushroom
0048 Venonat Berry (item) - -
0049 Venomoth Gold Leaf - -
0050 Diglett Berry (item) - -
0051 Dugtrio Gold Berry - -
0052 Meowth Berry (item) - -
0053 Persian Berry (item) - -
0054 Psyduck Berry (item) - -
0055 Golduck Gold Leaf - -
0056 Mankey Berry (item) - -
0057 Primeape Gold Leaf - -
0058 Growlithe Berry (item) Burnt Berry Burnt Berry
0059 Arcanine Gold Leaf Burnt Berry Burnt Berry
0060 Poliwag Berry (item) - -
0061 Poliwhirl Berry (item) King's Rock -
0062 Poliwrath Bitter Berry King's Rock -
0063 Abra TM09 - -
0064 Kadabra Berry (item)RB
TwistedSpoonY
- -
0065 Alakazam Gold Berry - -
0066 Machop Brick Piece - -
0067 Machoke Berry (item) - -
0068 Machamp Bitter Berry - -
0069 Bellsprout Berry (item) - -
0070 Weepinbell Berry (item) - -
0071 Victreebel Bitter Berry - -
0072 Tentacool Berry (item) - -
0073 Tentacruel Silver Leaf - -
0074 Geodude Berry (item) Everstone -
0075 Graveler Berry (item) Everstone -
0076 Golem Bitter Berry Everstone -
0077 Ponyta Berry (item) - -
0078 Rapidash Silver Leaf - -
0079 Slowpoke Berry (item) King's Rock -
0080 Slowbro Gold Leaf King's Rock -
0081 Magnemite Berry (item) Metal Coat -
0082 Magneton Silver Leaf Metal Coat -
0083 Farfetch'd Bitter Berry Stick -
0084 Doduo Berry (item) - -
0085 Dodrio Bitter Berry Sharp Beak -
0086 Seel Berry (item) - -
0087 Dewgong Gold Leaf - -
0088 Grimer Berry (item) Nugget -
0089 Muk Gold Leaf Nugget -
0090 Shellder Berry (item) Big Pearl Pearl
0091 Cloyster Silver Leaf Big Pearl Pearl
0092 Gastly Berry (item) - -
0093 Haunter Berry (item) - -
0094 Gengar Bitter Berry - -
0095 Onix Bitter Berry - -
0096 Drowzee Berry (item) - -
0097 Hypno Gold Leaf - -
0098 Krabby TM33 - -
0099 Kingler Silver Leaf - -
0100 Voltorb Berry (item) - -
0101 Electrode Silver Leaf - -
0102 Exeggcute Berry (item) - -
0103 Exeggutor Bitter Berry - -
0104 Cubone Berry (item) Thick Club -
0105 Marowak Gold Leaf Thick Club -
0106 Hitmonlee Bitter Berry - -
0107 Hitmonchan Bitter Berry - -
0108 Lickitung Bitter Berry - -
0109 Koffing Berry (item) - -
0110 Weezing Silver Leaf - -
0111 Rhyhorn Berry (item) - -
0112 Rhydon Silver Leaf - -
0113 Chansey Lucky Punch Lucky Egg -
0114 Tangela Bitter Berry - -
0115 Kangaskhan Bitter Berry - -
0116 Horsea TM33 Dragon Scale -
0117 Seadra Gold Leaf Dragon Scale -
0118 Goldeen TM33 - -
0119 Seaking Silver Leaf - -
0120 Staryu TM33 Star Piece Stardust
0121 Starmie Silver Leaf Star Piece Stardust
0122 Mr. Mime Bitter Berry MysteryBerry -
0123 Scyther Bitter Berry - -
0124 Jynx Bitter Berry Ice Berry Ice Berry
0125 Electabuzz Bitter Berry - -
0126 Magmar Bitter Berry Burnt Berry Burnt Berry
0127 Pinsir Bitter Berry - -
0128 Tauros Bitter Berry - -
0129 Magikarp Berry (item) - -
0130 Gyarados Bitter Berry - -
0131 Lapras Bitter Berry - -
0132 Ditto Metal Powder - -
0133 Eevee Bitter Berry - -
0134 Vaporeon Bitter Berry - -
0135 Jolteon Bitter Berry - -
0136 Flareon Bitter Berry - -
0137 Porygon Bitter Berry - -
0138 Omanyte Bitter Berry - -
0139 Omastar Bitter Berry - -
0140 Kabuto Bitter Berry - -
0141 Kabutops Bitter Berry - -
0142 Aerodactyl Bitter Berry - -
0143 Snorlax Leftovers Leftovers Leftovers
0144 Articuno BrightPowder - -
0145 Zapdos BrightPowder - -
0146 Moltres BrightPowder - -
0147 Dratini Bitter Berry Dragon Scale -
0148 Dragonair Bitter BerryRB
ProteinY
Dragon Scale -
0149 Dragonite Bitter BerryRB
AntidoteY
Dragon Scale -
0150 Mewtwo BrightPowder Berserk Gene -
0151 Mew Bitter Berry MiracleBerry -
0152 Chikorita - - -
0153 Bayleef - - -
0154 Meganium - - -
0155 Cyndaquil - - -
0156 Quilava - - -
0157 Typhlosion - - -
0158 Totodile - - -
0159 Croconaw - - -
0160 Feraligatr - - -
0161 Sentret - Berry (item) -
0162 Furret - Gold Berry Berry (item)
0163 Hoothoot - - -
0164 Noctowl - - -
0165 Ledyba - - -
0166 Ledian - - -
0167 Spinarak - - -
0168 Ariados - - -
0169 Crobat - - -
0170 Chinchou - - -
0171 Lanturn - - -
0172 Pichu - Berry (item) -
0173 Cleffa - Moon Stone MysteryBerry
0174 Igglybuff - - -
0175 Togepi - - -
0176 Togetic - - -
0177 Natu - - -
0178 Xatu - - -
0179 Mareep - - -
0180 Flaaffy - - -
0181 Ampharos - - -
0182 Bellossom - - -
0183 Marill - - -
0184 Azumarill - - -
0185 Sudowoodo - - -
0186 Politoed - King's Rock -
0187 Hoppip - - -
0188 Skiploom - - -
0189 Jumpluff - - -
0190 Aipom - - -
0191 Sunkern - - -
0192 Sunflora - - -
0193 Yanma - - -
0194 Wooper - - -
0195 Quagsire - - -
0196 Espeon - - -
0197 Umbreon - - -
0198 Murkrow - - -
0199 Slowking - King's Rock -
0200 Misdreavus - Spell Tag -
0201 Unown - - -
0202 Wobbuffet - - -
0203 Girafarig - - -
0204 Pineco - - -
0205 Forretress - - -
0206 Dunsparce - - -
0207 Gligar - - -
0208 Steelix - Metal Coat -
0209 Snubbull - - -
0210 Granbull - - -
0211 Qwilfish - - -
0212 Scizor - - -
0213 Shuckle - Berry (item) Berry (item)
0214 Heracross - - -
0215 Sneasel - Quick Claw -
0216 Teddiursa - - -
0217 Ursaring - - -
0218 Slugma - - -
0219 Magcargo - - -
0220 Swinub - - -
0221 Piloswine - - -
0222 Corsola - - -
0223 Remoraid - - -
0224 Octillery - - -
0225 Delibird - - -
0226 Mantine - - -
0227 Skarmory - - -
0228 Houndour - - -
0229 Houndoom - - -
0230 Kingdra - Dragon Scale -
0231 Phanpy - - -
0232 Donphan - - -
0233 Porygon2 - - -
0234 Stantler - - -
0235 Smeargle - - -
0236 Tyrogue - - -
0237 Hitmontop - - -
0238 Smoochum - Ice Berry Ice Berry
0239 Elekid - - -
0240 Magby - Burnt Berry Burnt Berry
0241 Miltank - Moomoo Milk Moomoo Milk
0242 Blissey - Lucky Egg -
0243 Raikou - - -
0244 Entei - - -
0245 Suicune - - -
0246 Larvitar - - -
0247 Pupitar - - -
0248 Tyranitar - - -
0249 Lugia - - -
0250 Ho-Oh - Sacred Ash Sacred Ash
0251 Celebi - MiracleBerry -

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