Item
Light Ball
Current effects
- Short effect
- Doubles Pikachu’s Attack and Special Attack. Breed on Pikachu or Raichu: Pichu Egg will have Volt Tackle.
- Full effect
- Held by Pikachu: Doubles the holder’s initial Attack and Special Attack.
These effects describe how the item works today. They may differ in the selected game or earlier ones.
In-game descriptions
Descriptions are grouped by the exact games they come from, and games without one aren’t listed. The wording doesn’t confirm exact mechanics in those games, or that the item is available there.
Game groups: 13
| Games | Description |
|---|---|
| Ruby/Sapphire | A hold item that raises the SP. ATK of PIKACHU. |
| Emerald | A hold item that raises the SP. ATK of PIKACHU. |
| FireRed/LeafGreen | An orb to be held by a PIKACHU that raises the SP. ATK stat. Touching it may cause a shock. |
| Diamond/Pearl | An item to be held by PIKACHU. It is a puzzling orb that raises the Sp. Atk stat. |
| Platinum | An item to be held by PIKACHU. It is a puzzling orb that raises the Attack and Sp. Atk stat. |
| HeartGold/SoulSilver | An item to be held by PIKACHU. It is a puzzling orb that raises the Attack and Sp. Atk stat. |
| Black/White | An item to be held by Pikachu. It is a puzzling orb that raises the Attack and Sp. Atk stat. |
| Black 2/White 2 | An item to be held by Pikachu. It is a puzzling orb that raises the Attack and Sp. Atk stat. |
| X/Y | An item to be held by Pikachu. It’s a puzzling orb that boosts its Attack and Sp. Atk stats. |
| Sun/Moon | An item to be held by Pikachu. It’s a puzzling orb that boosts its Attack and Sp. Atk stats. |
| Ultra Sun/Ultra Moon | An item to be held by Pikachu. It’s a puzzling orb that boosts its Attack and Sp. Atk stats. |
| Let’s Go, Pikachu!/Let’s Go, Eevee! | An item to be held by Pikachu. It’s a puzzling orb that boosts its Attack and Sp. Atk stats. |
| Sword/Shield | An item to be held by Pikachu. It’s a puzzling orb that boosts its Attack and Sp. Atk stats. |
Machine-taught move
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Used in evolutions
These source records require using or holding this item, together with every other listed requirement. Recorded games are provenance, not proof of applicability to the selected game; unscoped and default records are not universal rules. Pokémon links keep your selected game. Missing records do not prove that an evolution is impossible.
No evolution requiring this item is recorded in our data.