Pokémon Sword and Shield Walkthrough & Guides Wiki

Pokemon Sword and Shield

Silver Powder Effect and How to Get It

★ Game8's Pokemon Scarlet and Violet Wiki is live!
☆ Check out our competitive guides for Scarlet and Violet!
┣ Tier List / Doubles Tier List / Movesets / Rental Teams
┗ Competitive Battle Guide

Silver Powder.png

This is a page on the Battle Item Silver Powder and its location in Pokemon Sword and Shield, Isle of Armor, and the Crown Tundra DLC. Read on to see its effect, how to get it, and how to use it competitively.

List of Contents

Silver Powder Effect

Silver Powder ImageSilver Powder
Effect An item to be held by a Pokemon. It's a shiny silver powder that will boost the power of Bug-type moves.

How to Get Silver Powder

Route 4

Route 4Enlarge

Silver Powder can be found along Route 4.
Route 4 Map and Obtainable Pokemon

Obtain from Wild Pokemon

The following Pokemon may hold the item, Silver Powder. You can get it by using the move Thief or Trick.

Butterfree ImageButterfree

Locations

Places This Item Can Be Found
Route 4

How to Use Silver Powder

The Silver Powder has the effect of increasing the power of Bug-type Moves by 1.2x.

This can be an alternative to choice items since it does not penalize the user in using only one move. However, it is important to note that this only affects Bug-type Moves and is recommended to be used by Bug-type Pokemon that benefit from STAB.

Silver Powder vs Choice Item

For Bug-type attackers, you may have a hard time choosing on what item you should use. Both Silver Powder and either Choice Band or Choice Specs have pros and cons.

Advantage Disadvantage
Silver Powder ・20% damage boost to Bug-type moves
・Can use all moves		 ・Only boost Bug-type moves
Choice Band or Choice Specs ・50% boost to Atk/Sp.Atk ・Locked to one move

The best item for your Pokemon will depend on what you are planning to do with its moveset.

Opt for a Choice item if you're planning to use only one Bug-type move for your attack. Choose Silver Powder if you think you need to use other moves besides your main Bug-type attack.

Pokemon Sword and Shield Related Guides

All ItemsSee All Items
Types of Items
New Items
Poke Balls.pngPoke Balls TRs.pngTRs TMs.pngTMs
Berries.pngBerries Evolutionary Stones.pngEvolutionary Stones Ingredients.pngIngredients
Battle Items.jpgBattle Items Recovery Items.pngRecovery Items Power Items.pngPower Items
TreasuresTreasures
Important Items
Mints.pngMints Exp. Candy.pngExp. Candy Vitamins.pngVitamins
Master Ball.pngMaster Ball Fossils.pngFossils Evolutionary Held Items.pngEvolutionary Held Items
Lucky Egg.jpgLucky Egg Rare Candy.pngRare Candy Bottle CapBottle Caps

Comment

Post (0 Comments)

Author

Pokémon Sword and Shield Walkthrough Team
This article was created by Game8's elite team of writers and gamers.

    Walkthrough Menu

    All Pokemon Wikis

    Latest News

    Events

    Online Competitions

    The Crown Tundra

    Crown Tundra Story Guides

    Crown Tundra Pokemon Lists

    Crown Tundra New Features

    Crown Tundra Maps

    Crown Tundra New Items

    Crown Tundra Updated Guides

    Crown Tundra Tips & Tricks

    How to Get Crown Tundra Pokemon

    Obtainable via the Story
    Non-Story Pokemon

    The Isle of Armor

    New Features

    Tips & Tricks

    Game Information

    Maps

    Isle of Armor

    Hot Articles

    Message Boards

    Story Walkthrough

    Main Story

    Trainer Battles

    Post Game Content

    Advice for Finishing the Story

    Pokedex

    Pokemon in Sword and Shield

    List of Pokemon by Type

    How to Get Rare Pokemon

    Wild Area

    Guide to the Wild Area

    Wild Area Maps and Obtainable Pokemon

    Items

    Moves

    Abilities

    Competitive Play

    Training & Breeding Your Pokemon

    Tier Lists for Ranked Battle

    Competitive Team Building

    Movesets & Best Builds for Ranked Battle

    The Crown Tundra
    The Isle of Armor Pokemon
    New Pokemon
    Returning Pokemon

    Best Teams for Ranked Battle

    Beginner's Tips & Guides

    Pokemon Guides & Strategy

    New to Pokemon Sword and Shield

    Trade & Battle Pokemon Online

    Miscellaneous

    New Features

    Japanese Pokemon Sword and Shield Walkthrough

    Other Pokemon Wikis

    Rankings

    Popular Articles
    Message Board

    Gaming News

    Game8's Indie Spotlight | Best Indie Games of March 2024

    Game8's Indie Spotlight

    Popular Games

    Recommended Games

    All rights reserved

    ©2019 Pokémon. ©1995-2019 Nintendo/Creatures Inc. /GAME FREAK inc.

    The copyrights of videos of games used in our content and other intellectual property rights belong to the provider of the game.
    The contents we provide on this site were created personally by members of the Game8 editorial department.
    We refuse the right to reuse or repost content taken without our permission such as data or images to other sites.