Held Item Recommender
Find the best held item for your Pokemon based on its competitive role.
Select your Pokemon's role(s):
10 items recommended
Life Orb
Boosts all moves by 30% at the cost of 10% HP per attack. Best for mixed attackers or Pokemon that switch moves.
Choice Band
Boosts Attack by 50% but locks into one move. Best for physical wallbreakers.
Choice Specs
Boosts Special Attack by 50% but locks into one move. Best for special wallbreakers.
Choice Scarf
Boosts Speed by 50% but locks into one move. Turns slower Pokemon into revenge killers.
Heavy-Duty Boots
Prevents entry hazard damage on switch-in. Essential if your team lacks hazard control.
Expert Belt
Boosts super-effective moves by 20% with no drawback. Good for coverage-heavy Pokemon.
Assault Vest
Boosts Special Defense by 50% but prevents status moves. For bulky attackers.
Power Herb
Skips the charge turn of two-turn moves once. Good with Meteor Beam, Solar Beam.
White Herb
Restores lowered stats once. Useful with Leaf Storm, Overheat, or Intimidate.
Throat Spray
Boosts SpA by one stage after using a sound move. Niche but strong on Pixilate Hyper Voice.
About the Held Item Recommender
A Pokemon's held item is often the difference between a clean KO and falling just short. This recommender matches items to competitive roles so you spend less time guessing and more time teambuilding.
Supported Roles
Select one or more roles to see ranked recommendations. The tool covers nine team archetypes:
- Sweeper — fast, offensive attackers that want raw power or speed boosts
- Wall / Tank — defensive Pokemon that benefit from passive recovery or contact punishment
- Pivot — U-turn/Volt Switch users that need hazard protection
- Setup Sweeper — boosting Pokemon that need one safe turn
- Support, Hazard Setter, Choice User, Trick Room — specialists with unique item needs
How Recommendations Are Ranked
Items matching more of your selected roles appear first. Within that, each item is tagged as Top Pick, Strong, or Niche based on how frequently it appears on competitive teams in that role. Multi-role items like Leftovers and Heavy-Duty Boots rank high because they fit nearly every defensive or utility set.