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List of All Training Items

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All Training Items

Types of Training Items
Exp. Candies Vitamins Feathers
Held Items Bottle Caps Other Training Items

Exp. Candies

Item Description
Rare Candy Icon
Rare Candy 		A candy that is packed with energy. If consumed, it raises a Pokemon's level by one.
Exp. Candy XS Icon
Exp. Candy XS 		A candy that is packed with energy. If consumed, it grants a Pokemon a very small number of Exp. Points
Exp. Candy S Icon
Exp. Candy S 		A candy that is packed with energy. If consumed, it grants a Pokemon a small number of Exp. Points
Exp. Candy M Icon
Exp. Candy M 		A candy that is packed with energy. If consumed, it grants a Pokemon a moderate number of Exp. Points
Exp. Candy L Icon
Exp. Candy L 		A candy that is packed with energy. If consumed, it grants a Pokemon a large number of Exp. Points
Exp. Candy XL Icon
Exp. Candy XL 		A candy that is packed with energy. If consumed, it grants a Pokemon a very large number of Exp. Points

Using Exp. Candies on a Pokemon will grant them experience points. These will instantly level up your Pokemon!

Vitamins

Item Description
HP Up Icon
HP Up 		A nutritious drink for Pokemon. This drink increases base points for a Pokemon's HP stat.
Protein Icon
Protein 		A nutritious drink for Pokemon. This drink increases base points for a Pokemon's Attack stat.
Iron Icon
Iron 		A nutritious drink for Pokemon. This drink increases base points for a Pokemon's Defense stat.
Calcium Icon
Calcium 		A nutritious drink for Pokemon. This drink increases base points for a Pokemon's Sp. Attack stat.
Zinc Icon
Zinc 		A nutritious drink for Pokemon. This drink increases base points for a Pokemon's Sp. Def stat.
Carbos Icon
Carbos 		A nutritious drink for Pokemon. This drink increases base points for a Pokemon's Speed stat.

Vitamins can improve a Pokemon's stat. Use these to optimize a Pokemon's stat build.

Feathers

Item Description
Clever Feather Icon
Clever Feather 		An item to be used on a Pokemon. This feather slightly increases base points for a Pokemon's Sp. Def stat.
Genius Feather Icon
Genius Feather 		An item to be used on a Pokemon. This feather slightly increases base points for a Pokemon's Sp. Atk stat.
Health Feather Icon
Health Feather 		An item to be used on a Pokemon. This feather slightly increases base points for a Pokemon's HP stat.
Muscle Feather Icon
Muscle Feather 		An item to be used on a Pokemon. This feather slightly increases base points for a Pokemon's Attack stat.
Resist Feather Icon
Resist Feather 		An item to be used on a Pokemon. This feather slightly increases base points for a Pokemon's Defense stat.
Swift Feather Icon
Swift Feather 		An item to be used on a Pokemon. This feather slightly increases base points for a Pokemon's Speed stat.

Feathers are used like Vitamins, but they are weaker in comparison. These can still be used to increase a Pokemon's stat.

Held Items

Item Description
Power Anklet Icon
Power Anklet 		An item to be held by a Pokemon. The anklet reduces a Pokemon's Speed in battle but allows its Speed stat to grow more quickly.
Power Band Icon
Power Band 		An item to be held by a Pokemon. The band reduces a Pokemon's Speed in battle but allows its Sp. Def stat to grow more quickly.
Power Belt Icon
Power Belt 		An item to be held by a Pokemon. The belt reduces a Pokemon's Speed in battle but allows its Defense stat to grow more quickly.
Power Bracer Icon
Power Bracer 		An item to be held by a Pokemon. This bracer reduces a Pokemon's Speed in battle but allows its Attack stat to grow more quickly.
Power Lens Icon
Power Lens 		An item to be held by a Pokemon. The lens reduces a Pokemon's Speed in battle but allows its Sp. Atk stat to grow more quickly.
Power Weight Icon
Power Weight 		An item to be held by a Pokemon. The weight reduces a Pokemon's Speed in battle but allows its HP stat to grow more quickly.

There are some Held Items a Pokemon can use to grow a specific stat. However, these will lower their Speed in battle.

Bottle Caps

Item Description
Bottle Cap Icon
Bottle Cap 		A lovely silver bottle cap. Certain people are delighted to be given one of these.
Gold Bottle Cap Icon
Gold Bottle Cap 		A lovely gold bottle cap, which is even rare than a regular silver one. Certain people are delighted to be given one of these.

Bottle Caps are used to Hyper Train your Pokemon and increase IVs.

Others

Item Description
Seed of Mastery Icon
Seed of Mastery 		A rare variety of seed. A certain person can help you upgrade your Pokemon's moves into Plus Moves if given one of these.
Lucky Egg Icon
Lucky Egg 		An item to be held by a Pokemon. It's an egg filled with happiness that earns the holder extra Exp. Points.

What are Training Items?

Improve a Pokemon's Stats

Use Training Items to Raise Stats

These items can permanently raise your Pokemon's stats. Using them are a faster way of training your Pokemon. However, it is a costly method since you need keep buying or finding items.

You can find most of these items in the Other Items category inside your satchel. The Power series of held items are found in the Held Item category.

EV Training Guide

How to Get Training Items

  1. Side Missions Rewards
  2. Buy at Pokemon Center
  3. Buy Mints at Flower Shops
  4. Use Mega Shards for Exp. Candies
  5. Walk Through Sparks in the City

Side Missions Rewards

Side Missions can give Training Items

Some Side Missions will give you training items after you complete them. Do them often to stregthen your team!

List of All Side Missions

Buy at Pokemon Center

Buy Training Items at Pokemon Center

Later in the game, you can spend Poke Dollars at the Pokemon Center to buy Vitamins. Use extra Poke Dollars to optimize your Pokemon's damage, defense, or speed!

Buy Mints at Flower Shops

Overworld Location Example Map Location Example
Overworld Location for Mint Shops
Map Location for Mint Shops

Across Lumiose City, there are flower stalls that sells mints for ₽20,000. A flower stall will offer all the mints that buff a specific stat.

There are four flower stalls in an outdoor market to the left of Wild Zone 3, in the Rouge District. This is a convenient location to travel to if you need mints.

Lumiose City Interactive Map

Use Mega Shards for Exp. Candies

Mega Shard Exchange for Training Items.png

You can exchange Mega Shards for Exp. Candies. Use extra Mega Shards to level up the other members of your party!

How to Find Mega Shards

Walk Through Sparks in the City

Training items can be found in Sparkling Spots

Training items like Feathers and Exp. Candies can be found by walking on sparkling spots throughout the city. Try walking to your destination, instead of fast traveling, to get more items!

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All Items

All Item Types
Poke Balls IconPoke Balls Evo Stones IconEvolution Items TMs IconTMs Candies IconTraining Items
Held Items Items IconBattle Held Items Medicine IconMedicine Berries IconBerries Treasures IconTreasures
Mega Stone IconMega Stones Mints IconMints Fossil Icon
Fossils		 Key Items IconKey Items

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