Pokemon Team Rocket Edition Competitive Held Item Locations

This guide lists the competitive held items available in Pokemon Team Rocket Edition and the earliest point where each one can be obtained.

Many of these items become available more than once later in the adventure. The locations below focus on the earliest documented opportunity to obtain them.

The Story Stage column shows when the item first becomes accessible, which is useful when planning a team before later regions and missions.

English version note: items tied to the Johto DLC may not yet be available in the English translation because it is behind the Spanish version.

Competitive Held Item Locations

Item	Earliest Location	Story Stage
Choice Band	Gift from a Scientist at Mt. Silver after obtaining all 8 Kanto Badges	Kanto
Choice Specs	Gift from Copycat in Saffron City after obtaining all 8 Kanto Badges	Kanto
Choice Scarf	Gift from a Cooltrainer on Seven Island	Sevii Islands
Flame Orb	Gift from the old man by the lake in Celadon City after obtaining all 8 Kanto Badges	Kanto
Toxic Orb	Held by Oak’s Aide during the Route 15 battle; steal it during the fight	Kanto
Damp Rock	Six Island, secret cave connected to Dotted Hole	Sevii Islands
Heat Rock	One Island, secret cave at Mt. Ember	Sevii Islands
Smooth Rock	Sold at Goldenrod Department Store	Johto
Icy Rock	Secret area of Icefall Cave	Sevii Islands
Focus Sash	Sold at Deep Rocket Base	Kanto
Scope Lens	Held by the Machop received from the old man in Vermilion City	Kanto
Leftovers	Kanto Victory Road; another is hidden where Snorlax previously stood	Kanto
Shell Bell	Sold at Deep Rocket Base	Kanto
Wide Lens	Two Island, gift from the exorcist at Cape Brink	Sevii Islands
Muscle Band	Held by the Pokemon received from the Biker in Saffron City	Kanto
Wise Glasses	Ground item on Silph Co. B2F	Sevii Islands
Expert Belt	Gift from the Bug Catcher in Fuchsia City after obtaining all 8 Kanto Badges	Kanto
Life Orb	Final Cooltrainer on Kanto Victory Road	Kanto
Zoom Lens	Silph Co. B3F	Sevii Islands
Metronome	Sold at Goldenrod Game Corner	Johto
Lagging Tail	Cave along the Goldenrod train tracks	Johto
Iron Ball	Game Corner side-quest tower	Sevii Islands
Black Sludge	Gift from the Dream Eater tutor in Viridian City after obtaining all 8 Kanto Badges	Kanto
Grip Claw	Dragon’s Den B3F	Johto
Big Root	Sold at Cianwood Pharmacy	Johto
Razor Claw	Game Corner side-quest tower	Sevii Islands
Razor Fang	Path from Cianwood City toward Route 47	Johto DLC
Eviolite	Gift from Giovanni after completing the Pallet Town mission	Kanto
Float Stone	Route 47, near the shoreline	Johto DLC
Rocky Helmet	Four Island, gift from the Body Slam NPC	Sevii Islands
Air Balloon	Sold at Goldenrod Department Store	Johto
Red Card	Sold at Goldenrod Department Store	Johto
Ring Target	Sold at Goldenrod Department Store	Johto
Binding Band	Sold at Goldenrod Department Store	Johto
Eject Button	Sold at Goldenrod Department Store	Johto
Weakness Policy	Sold at Goldenrod Department Store	Johto
Assault Vest	Cinnabar Lab, gift from the Metronome Move Tutor after obtaining all 8 Kanto Badges	Kanto
Safety Goggles	Sold at Lavender Radio Tower	Johto DLC
Adrenaline Orb	Sold at Lavender Radio Tower	Johto DLC
Terrain Extender	Sold at Lavender Radio Tower	Johto DLC
Protective Pads	Sold at Lavender Radio Tower	Johto DLC
Throat Spray	Sold at Lavender Radio Tower	Johto DLC
Eject Pack	Sold at Lavender Radio Tower	Johto DLC
Heavy-Duty Boots	Sold at Lavender Radio Tower	Johto DLC
Blunder Policy	Sold at Lavender Radio Tower	Johto DLC
Utility Umbrella	Sold at Lavender Radio Tower	Johto DLC

Choice Items

The three Choice items become available at different points in the adventure:

• Choice Band – Mt. Silver after all 8 Kanto Badges
• Choice Specs – Copycat in Saffron City after all 8 Kanto Badges
• Choice Scarf – Cooltrainer on Seven Island

Weather Rocks

The four weather-extending rocks are also spread across different regions:

• Damp Rock – Six Island, secret cave connected to Dotted Hole
• Heat Rock – One Island, secret cave at Mt. Ember
• Smooth Rock – Goldenrod Department Store
• Icy Rock – Secret area of Icefall Cave

Deep Rocket Base Competitive Items

Several useful held items can be obtained early from the Deep Rocket Base.

These include:

• Focus Sash
• Shell Bell

Other specialized held items and Pokemon-specific equipment are covered separately in the site’s item guides.

Goldenrod Department Store Competitive Items

Goldenrod Department Store becomes an important source of competitive held items during the Johto story.

It sells:

• Smooth Rock
• Air Balloon
• Red Card
• Ring Target
• Binding Band
• Eject Button
• Weakness Policy

Lavender Radio Tower Competitive Items

A later set of competitive items becomes available from Lavender Radio Tower during the Johto DLC.

These include:

• Safety Goggles
• Adrenaline Orb
• Terrain Extender
• Protective Pads
• Throat Spray
• Eject Pack
• Heavy-Duty Boots
• Blunder Policy
• Utility Umbrella

Items With Modified Effects

Some held items have additional or modified effects in Team Rocket Edition.

Those changes are kept separate from this location guide so the two pages remain easy to use.

See Pokemon Team Rocket Edition Item Changes for the current effects of altered items.

Related Guides

For Pokemon-specific held items and important equipment, 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.