Items (2024)

Fusion items[]

For detailed information on the use of fusion items, see Pokémon Fusion.

	Effect	Price	Location
DNA Splicers	Fuses two Pokémon, or unfuses when used on a fused Pokémon.	300	Any PokéMart
Super Splicers	Same as a DNA Splicer, but with benefits to the levels and stats when fusing and unfusing Pokémon.	1000	Any PokéMart after defeating Gym 4
Infinite Splicers	A splicer that can be used unlimited times. After the Elite Four, it can be upgraded to function like a super splicer by returning to the lab and defeating more robots.	-	Defeat R.E.D. robot in the Cinnabar Island lab
DNA Reversers	Switches the body and head of a fused Pokémon.	300	Any PokéMart after defeating Gym 1
Infinite Reversers	Same as DNA Reversers. It can be used unlimited times.	-	Defeat all robots in the Cinnabar Island lab after defeating the Elite Four
Fusion Incense	Makes it so that every wild Pokemon encountered is a fusion. Lasts for 50 steps.	700	Any PokéMart after defeating Gym 3

New Pokéballs[]

For other Pokéballs from the original games, see this list. All balls up to cherish ball are in the game.

	Effects	Capture rate	Price	Location
Rocket Ball	Like a Pokéball, but black. Used for aesthetics.	1x	300	Saffron City
Fusion Ball	Increased odds of catching fused Pokémon.	3x (1x)	400	Any PokeMart after defeating Gym 2
Gender Ball	Switches the caught Pokémon's gender. Has no effect if Pokémon is genderless.	1x	400	Saffron City
Boost Ball	Makes the Pokémon behave as if it was obtained in a trade.	0.8x	500	Saffron City
Ability Ball	Unlocks the caught Pokémon's hidden ability.	0.6x	600	Saffron City
Virus Ball	Infects the caught Pokémon with Pokérus.	0.4x	800	Saffron City
Glitter Ball	Gives the caught Pokémon a sparkle effect when sent out. Used for aesthetics.	0.2x	1000	Saffron City
Perfect Ball	Guarantees perfect IVs in 2 stats. Has a 1/5 chance of only increasing one stat. Due to a bug, HP cannot be influenced.	0.1x	1200	Saffron City
Dream Ball	Makes the wild Pokémon fall asleep.	1x	4000	Not obtainable
Toxic Ball	Makes the wild Pokémon poisoned.	1x	4000	Azalea Town
Spark Ball	Makes the wild Pokémon paralyzed.	1x	4000	Azalea Town
Scorch Ball	Makes the wild Pokémon burned.	1x	4000	Azalea Town
Frost Ball	Makes the wild Pokémon frozen.	1x	4000	Azalea Town
Pure Ball	Increased odds of catching Pokémon with no status ailment.	3.5x (1x)	1000	Cherrygrove City
Status Ball	Increased odds of catching Pokémon with a status ailment.	2.5x (1x)	1000	Violet City
Candy Ball	Increases the caught Pokémon's level by 5.	0.8x	4000	Blackthorn City

HM replacement items[]

For information on regular of HMs, see List of TMs.

	HM replaced	Location
Shears	Cut	Route 2
Lantern	Flash	Any hotel after completing 10 quests
Surfboard	Surf	Route 19 after defeating Gym 6
Pickaxe	Rock Smash	Vermillion City
Teleporter	Teleport/Fly	Goldenrod City
Dolly	Strength	Route 13
Jetpack	Waterfall	Route 9
Scuba Gear	Dive	Brine Road
Climbing Gear	Rock Climb	Ice Mountains

New items[]

Item	Type	Description	Price	Location
Banana	Healing item /Quest item	A tasty fruit that grows in tropical regions. It restores the HP of one Pokémon by 30 points.	100	Bond Bridge
Beer	Battle Item	A can of beer. It raises your Pokémon's Atk and Spd stats. But it also makes your Pokémon confused.	400	Saffron Bar (upstairs)
Bellsprout Statues	Selling item	A small golden statue of a Bellsprout. It looks valuable.	1000	Sprout Tower (top floor) Lowers Karma
Coffee	Healing item	A cup of coffee made from fresh grinded coffee beans. Restores a Pokémon's HP by 50 points	200	Celadon Café
Diamond	Selling item/ Quest item	A rare gem that is used for making jewelry. It sells for a high price.	10,000	Rock Smash / Goldenrod underground
Diamond Necklace	Quest item	A necklace made from a Diamond and Pearls. It sells for a high price.	10,000	Knot Island
Dynamite	Story progression item	A stick of dynamite. Be careful with it!	100	Dark Cave
Fancy Meal	Healing item	A full meal from a fancy restaurant. It tastes fantastic. Heals Pokémon by 100 HP	500 / Free (once a day)	Saffron Restaurant
Gender Stone	Consumable	A peculiar stone that turns a Pokémon into the opposite gender.	2,100	Route 35 (trainer)
Gold Ring	Quest item	A ring made out of gold. It sells for a high price.	20,000	Saffron bar
Golden Banana	Unusable healing item	A banana that was dipped in gold. It can be used repeatedly in battles to restore 50 HP points. After selecting it from the bag, none of the party Pokémon will be selectable.	128	Bond island (Quest reward) Randomized Mode (Pokémart)
Incubator	Consumable	A portable incubator that is used to hatch an egg faster. Reduces the number of steps to hatch an egg by 2,000 Effectiveness is halved every subsequent use	2,500	Route 34 (daycare)
Latte	Battle Item	A cup of coffee made from espresso and frothed skinny milk. It boosts a Pokémon's speed by two stages when used in battle.	400	Celadon Café
Magnet Stone	Evolution Stone	A peculiar stone that makes certain species of Pokémon evolve. It has magnetic properties. Evolves Magneton and Nosepass	2,100	Route 10, outside of the Power Plant (Surf needed)
Mankey Paw	Held Item / Quest item	Guarantees Critical-Hits, but halves accuracy	20,000	Saffron City (Bought from Team Rocket)
Mist Stone	Evolution Stone	A peculiar stone that forces any Pokémon to evolve, regardless of level.	2,100	Quest reward for completing 30 quests Vermillion City
Pizza	Selling item	A freshly baked pizza. It could probably be sold for some money.	800	S.S. Anne
PoisonMushroom	Healing item / Selling item	A common poisonous mushroom. It can be sold for a small price. Heals a Pokémon by 10 HP when consumed, but also poisons the Pokémon	50	Viridian Forest
Rocket Meal	Healing item	A full meal given to Team Rocket employees. It's surprisingly tasty! Heals Pokémon by 100 HP	10,000 Free (once a day, after obtaining the Rocket ID) 500 (Randomized Mode Pokémart)	Saffron Restaurant
Safari Souvenir	Quest item	A small souvenir from the Fuchsia City Safari Zone.	1,400	Safari Zone entrance
Secret Potion	Unusable healing item	An ancient, secret medicine. It fully revives all fainted Pokemon in a battle. It doesn't appear in your bag during battles, so can't be used.	7,000	Randomized Mode
Super Incubator	Consumable	A portable incubator that is used to instantly hatch an egg.	12,000	Violet City (Quest reward) Battle Factory
Tequila	Battle item	A small glass of strong liquor. It raises your Pokémon's Sp.Atk and Spd stats. But it also makes your Pokémon confused.	600	Saffron bar (downstairs)

New Key Items[]

Item	Type	Description	Location
Azure Flute	Legendary item	A flute that puts out echoing sounds that do not seem to be of this world. It is unknown who made it. Required to encounter Arceus	Cherrygrove City (Eusine)
Bricks	Quest item	A set of bricks used for construction.	Pewter City
Captain's Key	Story/Progression	A key to open the captain's room on the S.S. Anne.	S.S. Anne (deck)
Dark Stone	Legendary item	A mysterious stone imbued with the power of deception. It is said to be waiting for the emergence of a hero. Required to encounter Reshirom	Ecruteak City (Given by Alder)
Debugger	Miscellaneous	Use this to return to the last Pokémon Center you've visited if you get stuck somewhere.	Obtained when starting a new game
Exp. All	Miscellaneous	An item that can be used to share experience gained with every party member.	Fuchsia City (eastern gate)
GS Ball	Legendary Item	A mysterious ball. Its powers are unknown. Required to encounter Celebi	Reward for completing 40 quests
Ice Pick	Legendary Item	An Ice Pick that lets you climb vertical walls of ice. Required to enter Seafoam Islands (Articuno)	Mt. Ember /Team Rocket base
Krabby Legs	Quest item	Steamed Krabby legs served with garlic butter. It smells delicious!	S.S. Anne (kitchen)
Light Stone	Legendary item	A mysterious stone imbued with the power of truth. It is said to be waiting for the emergence of a hero. Required to encounter Reshirom	Ecruteak City (Given by Alder)
Magic Boots	Miscellaneous	A pair of magic boots that allow you to walk anywhere by pressing the CTRL key. ActivatesDebug Mode	Celadon City (After catching all 470 Pokémon)
Odd Keystone	Encounter item	A vital item that is needed to keep a stone tower from collapsing. Voices can be heard from it occasionally Each time the player sees a Ghost-type Pokémon faint (whether it's an enemy Pokémon or owned by the player), a spirit is added to the Odd Keystone. Once the keystone is filled with 108 spirits, it can be used from the bag to encounter a wild Spiritomb. After the encounter, the Oddkeystone is emptied and can be filled again repeatedly. The player can also visit a well on route 36 (Johto) to add 36 spirits at once to the Oddkeystone. This can only be done once a day.	Pokémon Tower (Ground floor)
Train Pass	Story/Progression	A ticket required for riding the Saffron Train. It allows you to ride whenever and however much you'd like.	Saffron City (After clearing Silph Co.)
Power Plant Key	Story/Progression / Legendary item	A key to the abandonned power plant on Route 10. Required to enter Power Plant (Zapdos)	Mt. Ember /Team Rocket base
Racing Bicycle	Miscellaneous	A folding Bicycle that enables much faster movement than a regular bicycle,	Fuchsia City (Quest reward)
Card Key	Story/Progression	A card-type key that unlocks doors in Silph Co.'s Head Office in Saffron City	Silph Co. Head Office
Seagallop Pass	Story/Progression	A pass that allows you to take the Seagallop Ferry from Cinnabar Island to the Sevii Islands.	Mt.Ember (After defeating Team Rocket)
Wooden Planks	Quest item	A set of wooden planks used for construction.	Viridian City
Golbat Boots		Jump over small gaps	Sprout Tower in Violet City

Useful items locations[]

Item	Type	Description	Price	Location
Rare Candy	Consummable	A candy that is packed with energy. It raises the level of a single Pokémon by one.	2 tokens	Purchasable at the Battle Factory Resort Gorgeous
Master Ball	Ball	The best Ball with the ultimate level of performance. It will catch any wild Pokémon without fail.	-	Silph Co. (11F) Resort Gorgeous Goldenrod city Radio tower (All 5 numbers match) Goldernrod City "Guess that fusion show" (25,000 points)
Heart Scale	Misceallaneous	A pretty, heart-shaped scale that is extremely rare. It glows faintly in the colors of the rainbow.	5000	Purchasable in Chrono Island
Eviolite	Held item	A mysterious evolutionary lump. When held, it raises the Defense and Sp. Def if the holder can still evolve.	-	Lavender Town (Bell quest) (V4-V5.1.1.1) Battle Tower (V5.1.2.4 Onwards)
Leftovers	Held item	An item to be held by a Pokémon. The holder's HP is gradually restored during battle.	10 tokens	Held by wild Snorlax Purchasable at the Battle Factory
Black Sludge	Held item	A held item that gradually restores the HP of Poison-type Pokémon. It inflicts damage on all other types.	-	Celadon Sewers
Exp. Share	Held item	An item to be held by a Pokémon. The holder gets a share of a battle's Exp. Points without battling.	8000	Cerulean City Pokémon center Purchasable at Silph. Co entrance if all Silph employees were rescued
Exp. All	Key item	An item that can be used to share experience gained with every party member.	-	Route 15 (gate) - Need to have fused 20 Pokémon
Lucky Egg	Held item	An item to be held by a Pokémon. It is an egg filled with happiness that earns extra Exp. Points in battle.	25 Heart scales	Fuchsia City (quest reward) Purchasable on Boon Island
Bicycle	Key item	A folding Bicycle that enables much faster movement than the Running Shoes.	Exchange for Bike Voucher	Cerulean City
Old Rod	Key item	An old and beat-up fishing rod. Use it by any body of water to fish for wild aquatic Pokémon.	-	Vermillion City, house left of Pokecenter
Good Rod	Key item	A new, good-quality fishing rod. Use it by any body of water to fish for wild aquatic Pokémon.	-	Route 12, fisherman's house
Super Rod	Key item	An awesome, high-tech fishing rod. Use it by any body of water to fish for wild aquatic Pokémon.	-	Cinnabar Island docks
Network Adapter	Key item	An essential component for linking the PC Storage System to the mainland.	-	Treasure Beach

Evolution Items[]

Pokémon with an asterisk next to their name may also be evolved by levelling up.

	Pokémon	Location
Thunder Stone	Pikachu (Raichu) Eevee (Jolteon)	Celadon City Dept. Store Route 9 Power Plant
Moon Stone	Nidorina (Nidoqueen) Nidorino (Nidoking) Clefairy (Clefable) Jigglypuff (Wigglytuff) Eevee (Umbreon)	Goldenrod City Mart Mt. Moon's Dark Room Mt. Moon Square Cerulean City's Rocket Grunt Pokémon Mansion Tohjo Falls Stone Maniac (Lavender Town) Stone Maniac (Goldenrod City) Pickup (Level 41+)
Fire Stone	Vulpix (Ninetales) Growlithe (Arcanine) Eevee (Flareon)	Celadon City Dept. Store Mt. Ember Kindle Road Ember Spa
Leaf Stone	Gloom (Vileplume) Weepinbell (Victreebel) Exeggcute (Exeggutor) Eevee (Leafeon)	Celadon City Dept. Store
Sun Stone	Gloom (Bellossom) Eevee (Espeon) Sunkern (Sunflora) Cottonee (Whimsicott)	Goldenrod City Mart Vermillion City Route 13 Brine Road Stone Maniac (Lavender Town) Stone Maniac (Goldenrod City) Pickup (Level 31+)
Water Stone	Poliwhirl (Poliwrath) Slowpoke (Slowking) Shellder (Cloyster) Staryu (Starmie) Eevee (Vaporeon)	Celadon City Dept. Store Cerulean City Route 12 Slowpoke Well (Unflooded)
Ice Stone	Eevee (Glaceon) Sneasel (Weavile)	Celadon City Dept. Store Ice Mountains
Shiny Stone	Eevee (Sylveon) Togetic (Togekiss) Roselia (Roserade)	Goldenrod City Mart Saffron City Togepi Island Stone Maniac (Goldenrod City)
Dusk Stone	Murkrow (Honchkrow) Misdreavus (Mismagius) Gligar (Gliscor) Doublade (Aegislash) Lampent (Chandelure)	Goldenrod City Mart Union Cave Burned Tower Stone Maniac (Goldenrod City)
Dawn Stone	Kirlia (Gallade) Snorunt (Froslass)	Goldenrod City Mart Stone Maniac (Goldenrod City)
Magnet Stone	Magneton (Magnezone) Nosepass (Probopass)	Route 10 (Before Rock Tunnel) (Requires Surf)
King's Rock	Poliwhirl* (Politoed) Slowpoke (Slowking)	Battle Factory Azalea Town
Upgrade	Porygon (Porygon2)	Battle Factory Silph Co. front desk
Dubious Disc	Porygon2 (Porygon-Z)	Battle Factory Goldenrod City (Bill's house) After defeating Gym 8
Linking Cord	Kadabra* (Alakazam) Machoke* (Machamp) Graveler* (Golem) Haunter* (Gengar) Phantump* (Trevenant)	Battle Factory Complete 15 Quests
Metal Coat	Onix* (Steelix) Scyther* (Scizor)	Battle Factory Dark Cave Mt. Mortar
Protector	Rhydon* (Rhyperior)	Mt. Mortar
Dragon Scale	Seadra* (Kingdra)	Battle Factory Route 12 Offshore Road
Electirizer	Electabuzz* (Electivire)	Battle Factory Lake of Rage
Magmarizer	Magmar* (Magmortar)	Battle Factory Mt. Ember
Reaper Cloth	Dusclops* (Dusknoir)	Hidden Tomb Burned Tower Mt. Silver
Prism Scale	Feebas* (Milotic)	Battle Factory Kin Island Fisherman Quest

Story Key items[]

Item	Location
Town Map	Pallet Town, Rival's House
Quest Journal	Any Hotel, Quest Master
Poké Radar	Route 24, Prof. Oak's Aide
S.S. Ticket	Cerulean Cape, Bill
Captain's Key	S.S. Anne, Main Deck
Silph Scope	Celadon Sewers, After defeating Giovanni
Poké Flute	Pokémon Tower, 7F
Card Key	Silph Co. Head Office, 5F

Item Balls[]

some items can be seen on the ground as an item ball.

Red item balls are regular items.
Yellow item balls are TM.
Green item balls are Key Items.
Blue item balls are .
Magenta item balls respawn at midnight. See Time for more info.