An item to be held by a Pokémon. It boosts the power of moves but at the cost of some HP on each hit.
Item No. 247
Life Orb
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Category: Held items
Pocket: Items
$4000
Cost
30
Fling power
15
historical records
#0247
Description
Held: Damage from the holder’s moves is increased by 30%. On each turn the holder uses a damage-inflicting move, it takes 10% its max HP in damage.
Effect
Held: Holder’s moves inflict 30% extra damage, but cost 10% max HP.
Item Details
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Category
Held items
Bag pocket
Items
Cataloged generations
5
Category context
Items that help Pokémon in battle by modifying stats, recovering HP, increasing critical-hit chance, and more.
Usage characteristics
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Holdable
Holdable active
Game History
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10 game versions
Latest: Sword / Shield
5 generations
Pokémon carrying Life Orb
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