Items and evolution reference
Poke Ball variants and their multipliers, evolution stones and what they evolve, plus the key held items.
Poke Ball variants
| Ball | Effect |
|---|---|
| Poke Ball | 1x baseline |
| Great Ball | 1.5x |
| Ultra Ball | 2x |
| Master Ball | Guaranteed catch |
| Quick Ball | 5x on the first turn |
| Timer Ball | Scales with turn count, up to 4x |
| Dusk Ball | 3.5x in darkness, 3x in low light |
| Net Ball | 3x against Water and Bug types |
| Dive Ball | 3.5x underwater |
| Nest Ball | Up to 4x against low-level targets |
| Repeat Ball | 3.5x for species already in your dex |
| Dream Ball | 4x against sleeping targets |
| Love Ball | 8x on same species, opposite gender |
| Fast Ball | 4x against base speed 100 or higher |
| Heal Ball | 1x, fully heals on catch |
| Luxury Ball | 1x, doubles friendship gain |
| Friend Ball | 1x, sets friendship to 150 on catch |
| Beast Ball | 5x against Ultra Beasts |
Evolution stones
| Stone | Notable evolutions |
|---|---|
| Fire Stone | Eevee to Flareon, Vulpix to Ninetales, Growlithe to Arcanine |
| Water Stone | Eevee to Vaporeon, Poliwhirl to Poliwrath, Shellder to Cloyster |
| Thunder Stone | Pikachu to Raichu, Eevee to Jolteon, Magneton to Magnezone |
| Leaf Stone | Eevee to Leafeon, Gloom to Vileplume, Weepinbell to Victreebel |
| Ice Stone | Eevee to Glaceon, Crabrawler to Crabominable |
| Moon Stone | Clefairy to Clefable, Nidorina to Nidoqueen, Munna to Musharna |
| Sun Stone | Sunkern to Sunflora, Cottonee to Whimsicott, Helioptile to Heliolisk |
| Dawn Stone | Male Kirlia to Gallade, female Snorunt to Froslass |
| Dusk Stone | Murkrow to Honchkrow, Doublade to Aegislash, Lampent to Chandelure |
| Shiny Stone | Togetic to Togekiss, Roselia to Roserade, Floette to Florges |
Stones are mined as ore, smelted, or crafted. Some have biome bias: Sun Stone ore favours badlands, Moon Stone favours taiga.
Held items that matter
- Leftovers, passive healing each turn. The default bulk item.
- Choice Band / Specs / Scarf, big boost to one stat but locks you into one move.
- Life Orb, more damage at the cost of recoil.
- Focus Sash, survive one otherwise fatal hit at full HP.
- Eviolite, large defensive boost for anything not fully evolved.
- Assault Vest, special bulk, but no status moves.
- Destiny Knot, passes down five IVs when breeding.
- Everstone, blocks evolution and passes down the holder's nature.
- Link Cable, simulates a trade for trade-evolution species.