Generation V adds a handful of held items that shook up the game, starting with the Eviolite, which bolsters Pokémon that have not yet fully evolved. Here are Unova’s evolution items and the new items to give your Pokémon.
💎Evolution items
The seven evolution stones useful in Unova, and where to find them, are detailed on our All Evolutions page. In short:
- Leaf Stone, Fire Stone, Water Stone: in Castelia City, for the three monkeys;
- Moon Stone for Munna, Sun Stone for Cottonee and Petilil, Shiny Stone for Minccino;
- Thunder Stone for Eelektrik, Dusk Stone for Lampent;
- Prism Scale, new in Generation V, makes Feebas evolve into Milotic by trade. A man at the Pokémon Center in Undella Town gives you one.
✨The new held items
| Item | Effect | Where to get it |
|---|---|---|
| Eviolite | Boosts the Defense and Special Defense of a Pokémon that can still evolve | Castelia City, on the ground floor of the building north of North Street, if you have seen more than 25 Pokémon |
| Rocky Helmet | Hurts the opponent that attacks on contact | Cold Storage, given by a worker |
| Air Balloon | Makes the holder immune to Ground moves until it is hit | Battle Subway, 48 BP |
| Red Card | Forces an opponent that hits you to switch Pokémon | Battle Subway, 32 BP |
| Eject Button | The holder, when hit, returns to its Poké Ball | Battle Subway, for BP |
| Float Stone | Halves the holder’s weight | Opelucid City, upstairs in Drayden’s house |
| Ring Target | Removes the holder’s type immunities | Opelucid City, upstairs in Drayden’s house |
| Cell Battery | Raises Attack if the holder is hit by an Electric-type move | Opelucid City, in exchange for a Pokémon from the other version that knows Charge |
| Gems | Boost the power of one move of their type once, then disappear | In the dust clouds in caves |
🎒Items to hold during the adventure
- Lucky Egg (Chargestone Cave): +50% experience, ideal for a Pokémon that is falling behind.
- Exp. Share (Icirrus City, Fan Club): shares experience with the holder, even if it did not battle.
- Leftovers: restores a little HP every turn.
- Type-boosting items (Miracle Seed, Charcoal, Mystic Water, given in Nacrene City depending on your starter Pokémon): +20% power to moves of that type.
- Soothe Bell (Nimbasa City): raises friendship faster, useful for Woobat and Swadloon.
