Pokemon Team Rocket Edition Item Changes

Several items work differently in Pokemon Team Rocket Edition. Some held items provide additional stat boosts to specific Pokemon, while others have stronger competitive effects or work with additional Pokemon.

This guide lists the current changed item effects.

For locations rather than effects, use the Competitive Battle Held Items and Special Key & Held Item Locations guides.

Pokemon-Specific Held Item Changes

Item	Affected Pokemon	Effect
Odd Keystone	Spiritomb	+30% Special Attack and +30% Special Defense
Rainbow Wing	Ho-Oh	+20% Attack and +20% Defense
Silver Wing	Lugia	+20% Special Attack and +20% Special Defense
Dragon Scale	Kingdra	+30% Speed and +30% Defense
Upgrade	Porygon2	+30% Special Attack and +30% Speed
Protector	Rhyperior	+30% Defense and +30% Special Defense
Electirizer	Electivire	+30% Attack and +30% Special Defense
Magmarizer	Magmortar	+30% Special Attack and +30% Special Defense
Dubious Disc	Porygon-Z	+30% Defense and +30% Special Attack
Reaper Cloth	Dusknoir	+30% Attack and +30% Speed
Prism Scale	Milotic	+30% Special Defense and +30% Speed
Whipped Dream	Slurpuff	+30% Special Attack and +30% Special Defense
Sachet	Aromatisse	+30% Defense and +30% Special Defense
Genesect Drives	Genesect	+30% Defense and +30% Special Defense while retaining their existing effect
Silvally Memories	Silvally	+30% Attack and +30% Special Defense
Deep Sea Scale	Gorebyss	+30% Special Attack and +30% Speed
Deep Sea Tooth	Huntail	+30% Attack and +30% Speed
King’s Rock	Slowking and Politoed	+30% Special Attack and +30% Speed
Metal Coat	Scizor and Steelix	+30% Attack and +30% Defense
Razor Claw	Weavile	+30% Attack and +30% Defense
Razor Fang	Gliscor	+30% Attack and +30% Defense
Red Scale	Gyarados	+30% Defense and +30% Special Defense
Soul Dew	Latios and Latias	+30% Special Attack and +30% Special Defense
Gas Condenser	Weezing	-30% Attack; +30% Special Attack, Defense and Special Defense
Black Augurite	Kleavor	+30% Speed and +30% Special Defense

Super Eviolite

Super Eviolite is designed for Pokemon that still have two evolution stages remaining.

Its bonuses are:

• +50% Attack
• +50% Defense
• +50% Special Attack
• +50% Special Defense
• +30% Speed

This is separate from the regular Eviolite.

Upgrade

In addition to its held-item stat bonuses for Porygon2, the Upgrade can also be used directly as an evolution item on Porygon.

For Porygon’s complete evolution line, including Porygon-Z and Porygon3, see the Pokemon Team Rocket Edition Evolution Guide.

Light Ball

The Light Ball works with both:

• regular Pikachu
• the Let’s Go-style Starter Pikachu

The Light Ball can be obtained in the Pokemon Mansion on Cinnabar Island near the end of the Sevii Islands section.

Thick Club

The Thick Club works with:

• Cubone
• Marowak
• Guardia

This means the item’s special effect is not limited to the standard Cubone and Marowak line in Team Rocket Edition.

Pretty Feather

The Pretty Feather has a special competitive effect in Team Rocket Edition.

It gives +30% Attack, +30% Special Attack and +30% Speed to the following regional birds:

• Pidgeot
• Noctowl
• Swellow
• Staraptor
• Unfezant
• Talonflame
• Toucannon
• Corviknight
• Kilowattrel

Currently Unobtainable Items

The following Pokemon-specific items have documented effects but are currently listed as unobtainable:

• Whipped Dream for Slurpuff
• Sachet for Aromatisse

Their effects are still included above for reference.

Competitive Item Effect Changes

Several general-purpose held items have stronger effects in Team Rocket Edition.

Item	Team Rocket Edition Effect
Arceus Plates	Boost their corresponding type by 30% instead of 20%
Gems	Boost the affected move by 40% instead of 30%
Lagging Tail	Adds +35% Attack while retaining its existing effect
Iron Ball	Adds +35% Defense while retaining its existing effect
Float Stone	Adds +25% Speed while retaining its existing effect
Metal Alloy	Increases the power of Steel-type moves by 20%

Arceus Plates

All Arceus Plates receive a stronger type boost in Team Rocket Edition.

Instead of increasing the power of their corresponding type by 20%, they provide a 30% boost.

For individual plate locations, see the Arceus Plates Locations guide.

Gems

Type Gems are also stronger.

Their one-use move boost increases from 30% to 40%.

For their locations, see Special Key & Held Item Locations.

Lagging Tail

The Lagging Tail keeps its normal effect and additionally gives the holder:

+35% Attack

Iron Ball

The Iron Ball keeps its normal effect and additionally gives the holder:

+35% Defense

Float Stone

The Float Stone keeps its normal effect and additionally gives the holder:

+25% Speed

Metal Alloy

The Metal Alloy increases the power of the holder’s Steel-type moves by 20%.

Hyper Potion

The Hyper Potion restores 200 HP in the current game.

This corrects the earlier 120 HP restoration.

Related Guides

For competitive held-item locations, see Competitive Battle Held Items.

For other important equipment, Z-Crystals, Gems, Drives and similar items, see Special Key & Held Item Locations.

You can also use the Type-Boosting Items Locations, Arceus Plates Locations and Pokemon Team Rocket Edition Documentation guides.