Life Orb

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Holdable Holdable Active

Summary

Life Orb is a held item in the Pokémon series that boosts the power of the holder's moves by 30%, but at the cost of reducing the user's HP by 10% of its maximum HP each time it successfully lands an attack. This trade-off makes it a popular item in competitive play for Pokémon that prioritize high offensive output, allowing them to deal significantly more damage while remaining a double-edged sword due to the concurrent health drain.

Life Orb is particularly favored by Pokémon with high attack stats or versatile movepools, such as Garchomp, Greninja, or Volcarona. It pairs well with Pokémon that can mitigate the constant health loss through abilities like Regenerator or with strategies that include healing moves such as Roost or Recover.

Introduced in Generation IV, Life Orb quickly became a staple in various competitive formats due to its ability to transform an attacker into a formidable threat. One interesting synergy involving Life Orb is its interaction with Sheer Force—an ability that increases the

Effect

Held: Damage from the holder's moves is increased by 30%. On each turn the holder uses a damage-inflicting move, it takes 10% its max HP in damage.

Short Effect: Held: Holder's moves inflict 30% extra damage, but cost 10% max HP.

Held: Damage from the holder's moves is increased by 30%. On each turn the holder uses a damage-inflicting move, it takes 10% its max HP in damage.

Fling Information

Fling Power: 30

Game Descriptions

An item to be held by a Pokémon. It boosts the power of moves, but at the cost of some HP on each hit.

An item to be held by a Pokémon. It boosts the power of moves, but at the cost of some HP on each hit.

An item to be held by a Pokémon. It boosts the power of moves, but at the cost of some HP on each hit.

An item to be held by a Pokémon. It boosts the power of moves, but at the cost of some HP on each hit.

An item to be held by a Pokémon. It boosts the power of moves, but at the cost of some HP on each hit.

An item to be held by a Pokémon. It boosts the power of moves, but at the cost of some HP on each hit.

An item to be held by a Pokémon. It boosts the power of moves, but at the cost of some HP on each hit.

An item to be held by a Pokémon. It boosts the power of moves, but at the cost of some HP on each hit.

An item to be held by a Pokémon. It boosts the power of moves but at the cost of some HP on each hit.

An item to be held by a Pokémon. It boosts the power of moves but at the cost of some HP on each hit.

Item Details

Game Appearances

Generation Game Index
Generation IV 270
Generation V 270
Generation VI 270
Generation VII 270
Generation VIII 270