Silk Scarf

	Pokémon Global Link artwork
	Introduced in Generation III
Pocket
Generation III	Items
Generation IV	Items
Generation V	Items (Held items)
Generation VI	Items
Generation VII	Items
Generation VIII	Other Items
Generation IX	Other Items
Fling
Power	10

The Silk Scarf (Japanese: シルクのスカーフ Silk Scarf) is a type of held item introduced in Generation III that boosts the power of Normal-type moves.

In the core series games

Price

Games	Cost	Sell price
RS E FRLG ColoXD DP Pt HGSS BW B2W2 XY ORAS BDSP	N/A	$50
SM USUM	N/A	$500
SwSh	$3,000	$500
SV	$3,000	$750

Effect

Generation III

Boosts the power of the holder's Normal-type moves by 10%. It also boosts the holder's confusion damage by 10%.

Generation IV

Boosts the power of the holder's Normal-type moves by 20%. It also boosts the holder's confusion damage by 20%.

Generation V onward

No longer boosts the holder's confusion damage.

Description

Games	Description
RS E ColoXD	A hold item that raises the power of Normal-type moves.
FRLG	An item to be held by a Pokémon. A sumptuous scarf that boosts the power of Normal-type moves.
DP Pt HGSS BW B2W2	An item to be held by a Pokémon. It is a sumptuous scarf that boosts the power of Normal-type moves.
XY ORAS SM USUM PE SwSh BDSP LA	An item to be held by a Pokémon. It's a sumptuous scarf that boosts the power of Normal-type moves.
SV	An item to be held by a Pokémon. It's a sumptuous scarf that boosts the power of the holder's Normal-type moves.

Acquisition

Games	Finite methods	Repeatable methods
RS E	Dewford Town
FRLG	Lost Cave
Colo	Agate Village
XD	Held by Shadow Zangoose
DP Pt		Veilstone Game Corner (1000 Coins)
HGSS	Purchased by the player's Mom	Goldenrod Game Corner (1000 Coins), Celadon Game Corner (1000 Coins)
BW	Route 6
B2W2	Virbank Complex
XY	Coumarine City
ORAS	Dewford Town
SM USUM	Hau'oli City	Held by wild Trubbish (5% chance) and wild Garbodor (50% chance)^SM
SwSh	Motostoke	Stow-on-Side (bargain shop) Held by wild Trubbish (5% chance) and wild Garbodor (50% chance)
BDSP	Veilstone City
SV		Delibird Presents (Mesagoza Branch)
SVID		Item Printer

Distribution

As a held item

Games	Event	Language/Region	Distribution period
BW B2W2	Kiyo Eevee	Japanese	July 13, 2013 July 14 to September 1, 2013
BW B2W2	2013 World Championships Smeargle	Canada	August 10 to 11, 2013
XY	Captain Pikachu	Japan	August 9 to 17, 2014
XY ORAS	Dahara City Arceus	Japanese, Taiwanese, Korean	Various
	Pokémon EXPO Gym Pokémon	Japanese	November 19, 2015 to May 31, 2016
	Manesh Arceus	Japanese, American	December 21, 2015 to January 30, 2016
SM	Lillie's Alolan Vulpix	Japanese	July 5 to 24, 2017
	Lillie's Alolan Vulpix	Japan	July 22 to August 13, 2017
	Lillie's Alolan Vulpix	Korean	August 24 to October 31, 2017
SwSh	Jeong Sang-yoon's Porygon-Z	All	August 21 to 22, 2021

Gallery

Artwork

Artwork from
Scarlet and Violet

In other languages

Language		Title
Chinese	Cantonese	絲綢圍巾 Sīchàuh Wàihgān
Chinese	Mandarin	絲綢圍巾 / 丝绸围巾 Sīchóu Wéijīn
Danish		Silketørklæde
French		Mouchoir Soie* Mouch. Soie*
German		Seidenschal
Italian		Sciarpa Seta* Sciarpaseta*
Korean		실크스카프 Silk Scarf
Spanish		Pañuelo de Seda* Pañuelo Seda*
Swedish		Silkesscarf

External links

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

This item article is part of Project ItemDex, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on all items.