Pokemon Champions Items Guide | Best Early Items and Held Item Roles
Historical strategy: this article was reviewed under M-B or an earlier regulation. M-C is now current; these teams are not newly verified M-C recommendations. Check the current roster and move legality before using them.
Items change how a team survives, moves first, or secures knockouts. Choose the job first, then compare the complete item effects in the Items database.
Full guide
Items change how a team survives, moves first, or secures knockouts. Choose the job first, then compare the complete item effects in the Items database.
Item Roles
- Damage boost.
- Survival and recovery.
- Speed control support.
- Status protection.
- Mega Evolution access.
Pick An Item In Three Steps
- Name the problem: not enough damage, not enough survival, too slow, status trouble, or Mega Evolution access.
- Filter the Items database by category and open the effect before equipping it.
- Test whether the item fixes more than one common matchup.
Common Mistakes
- Giving two teammates the same narrow job while leaving another role empty.
- Copying a tournament item without copying the team plan that made it useful.
- Treating a Mega Stone like a general held item instead of checking the matching Pokemon.
- Spending resources before confirming that the item works in the current regulation.