Pokémon Black Version and Pokémon White Version - Use of Items
Starting in Pokémon Black Version and Pokémon White Version, even for items such as X Attack and the like, the player chooses a Pokémon that is controlled by the player and that the item will be used on. An item can be chosen this way even if it won’t have any effect at the time it’s chosen, unlike in games before Pokémon Black Version and Pokémon White Version. The Pokémon the item is used on need not be the same as the Pokémon the command was chosen for. If more than one Pokémon uses an item, each of those commands is resolved in turn order.
Bag
In the Bag shown during battle, there are four sections:
- HP/PP RESTORE - Items that restore HP or PP, such as Full Restore, Leppa Berry, and Potion. (Items that revive fainted Pokémon are not included here.)
- POKÉ BALLS - Items for catching Pokémon.
- STATUS RESTORE - Items that cure poison, burn, paralysis, freezing, sleep, and confusion, and revive fainted Pokémon, such as Antidote, Full Heal, Full Restore, and Revive.
- BATTLE ITEMS - Items for escaping from a wild Pokémon battle or that improve the condition of a Pokémon in a battle, such as Dire Hit, Guard Spec., Poké Toy, and X Speed.
Wonder Launcher
Some Link Battles allow the use of the Wonder Launcher, a device that throws disc-like items to Pokémon during battle. Using an item with the Wonder Launcher is largely similar to using an item from the Bag, except that each item costs points to use. A single side starts with 0 points and can’t have more than 14 points at once.
At the beginning of each turn, before commands are chosen, each side will earn points as follows:
- 2 points in Triple Battles, if there are fewer than three Pokémon in battle on that side, or
- 1 point otherwise.
Items that can be used with the Wonder Launcher are given in the item list with a specific cost, like "cost 2" or "cost 5". The cost is deducted when the item is chosen (if the item choice is then canceled, the points are refunded).
In a Wonder Launcher battle, the "Launcher" command replaces the "Bag" command and contains all the items usable with the Wonder Launcher, even those that cost more points than available.