Power Weight

	Pokémon Global Link artwork
	Introduced in Generation IV
Pocket
Generation IV	Items
Generation V	Items (Held items)
Generation VI	Items
Generation VII	Items
Generation VIII	Other Items
Generation IX	Other Items
Fling
Power	70

The Power Weight (Japanese: パワーウエイト Power Weight) is a type of held item introduced in Generation IV. It is a Power item that gives HP effort values to the holder whenever it gains experience.

In the core series games

Price

Games	Cost	Sell price
DP Pt HGSS BW B2W2 XY ORAS SM USUM SwSh BDSP	N/A	$1,500
SV	$10,000	$2,500

Effect

In battle

Generation IV-VI

A Pokémon holding this item gains 4 HP EVs whenever it gains experience in battle (EVs are awarded for each Pokémon knocked out in Horde Battles despite experience being gained all at once); its effect is doubled by Pokérus. (In Generation IV, level 100 Pokémon cannot gain EVs in battle; from Generation V onward, they gain EVs whenever they would earn experience.)

The Speed stat of the Pokémon holding this item is halved during battle.

Generation VII onwards

A Pokémon holding this item now gains 8 HP EVs instead of 4 whenever it gains experience in battle.

Outside of battle

From Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver onward, if this item is held by a parent when breeding at Pokémon Day Care or a Pokémon Nursery, the HP IV of a parent holding a Power Weight will always be passed down to the child. If both parents hold a Power Weight, one parent will be selected at random to pass down its HP IV.

Description

Games	Description
DP Pt	A Pokémon hold item that promotes HP gain on leveling, but reduces the Speed stat.
HGSS BW B2W2	A Pokémon held item that promotes HP gain on leveling, but reduces the Speed stat.
XY ORAS SM USUM PE	An item to be held by a Pokémon. It reduces Speed but allows the holder's maximum HP to grow more after battling.
SwSh BDSP LA	An item to be held by a Pokémon. It reduces Speed but allows the holder's max HP to grow more after battling.
SV	An item to be held by a Pokémon. Holding this weight reduces a Pokémon's Speed in battle but allows its HP stat to grow more quickly.

Acquisition

Games	Finite methods	Repeatable methods
DP Pt		Battle Park^DP/Battle Frontier^Pt (16 BP)
HGSS		Battle Frontier (16 BP)
BW		Battle Subway (16 BP)
B2W2	Route 4 (held by in-game trade Cottonee)^W2	Battle Subway/PWT (16 BP)
XY ORAS		Battle Maison (16 BP)
PMC*		Graffiti Eraser (Lv. 3)
SM USUM	Resolution Cave^USUM	Battle Royal Dome (16 BP)
SwSh		Hammerlocke (10 BP) Wild Area News
BDSP		Battle Park (10 BP)
SV		Delibird Presents

Gallery

Artwork

Artwork from
Scarlet and Violet

In the TCG

Main article: Cynthia's Power Weight (Destined Rivals 162)

The Power Weight item was introduced in the Pokémon Trading Card Game as the Pokémon Tool card Cynthia's Power Weight, released during the English Scarlet & Violet Series (the Japanese Scarlet & Violet Era). It was first released in the Japanese Hot Wind Arena subset and the English Destined Rivals expansion with artwork by Studio Bora Inc. It is a card that exclusively benefits the "Cynthia" Trainer's Pokémon archetype in the TCG, increasing the maximum HP of the Cynthia's Pokémon the card is attached to by 70.

In other languages

Language		Title
Chinese	Cantonese	力量負重 Lihkleuhng Fuhchúhng
Chinese	Mandarin	力量負重 / 力量负重 Lìliàng Fùzhòng
French		Poids Pouvoir* Poids Pouv.*
German		Machtgewicht
Indonesian		Pemberat Kekuatan
Italian		Vigorpeso
Korean		파워웨이트 Power Weight
Brazilian Portuguese		Peso de Poder
Spanish		Pesa Recia
Thai		เวทเสริมพลัง

External links

On Smogon Itemdex:
- Generation IV – V – VI – VII – VIII – IX