Held Items are a very important items and can make or break your Pokemon's sets.
There are many different kinds of Held Items. Like Berries, Power Ups (Like Life Orb, Expert Belt, the Choice Items) and Recovery (Like Leftovers and Shell Bell)
Some items that can be held can't be used. Items like Super Potion and all kinds of Pokeballs cant be used.
Berries
Berries are very good and handy items to have. Mainly berries that reduce damage by a pacific type or up a stat when damaged are also good.
Berries that raise stats are every common on some sets. They can use Substitute to lower health then activate the berry and go on to sweep. Or they use Endure over Substitute and when health gets lower, they can sweep.
Berries that make moves weaker are good but they only work once. It is good on Pokemon that have 1 large weakness (Like Ice or Ground) so they can get an other chance for a KO on a Pokemon that might be able to OHKO you.
Pros:
- They can make you get a very important KO
- Be the reason to survive and get more KO's
- Make your Pokemon Stronger and more Powerful
Cons:
- Can only be used once
- Opponent may be faster and knock out your berry and KO you
- Might be out predicted and they can set up when you try and use your berry
Power Ups
Power Up items are the most common items on Sweepers. They power up your Pokemon's attack power. Item's like Life Orb, Expert Belt and others Power Ups some times have a catch though.
Life Orb powers up your moves by x1.4 but takes away 10% of your health every time you deal damage. Expert Belt only Powers up attacks that are Super Effective but only by x1.3 and the Choice Items power up your Stats by x1.5 but make you only use 1 attack.
Pros:
- Could be the difference between winning and losing
- Can make a possible 3KHO into a 2HKO
- Might OHKO a Pokemon because of the extra power
Cons:
- The side effects could be costly
- Some can deal damage to you as well
Recovery
Recovery Items are very good on Walls and Pokemon that Stall. These items give back HP. These are great when mixed with a Pokemon with status moves and a recovery move to help out stall them.
There are a few Recovery items. Leftovers are one of the best, giving back 1/16th of HP every turn. Shell Bell gives back HP only when you get dealt damage. Black Sludge gives HP back to only Poison Type Pokemon and takes away HP from any other type.
Pros:
- Can turn 2HKOs into 3HKOs
- Might help you out stall a Pokemon that could be hard to KO/li>
Cons:
- Might get enough HP to survive
- Items side effects (Leftovers don't have any) might be costly
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