Is the Life Orb good?

Of course, the clear benefit of using Life Orb over Band or Specs is that the user can still switch moves. This makes the Life Orb a great item for offensive Pokémon that rely on coverage moves to break through the opposing team. However, a Life Orb user will lose about 10% of its HP every time it attacks.
Takedown request   |   View complete answer on reddit.com


What's the point of Life Orb?

The Life Orb is an item that increases the Pokémon user's moves' power by 30%. Every time it is used, the user loses some of its HP. The Life Orb can be found in Stark Mountain. When user uses it after a battle with a trainer, the Pokémon's health and moves will be restored.
Takedown request   |   View complete answer on pokemon.fandom.com


Who should use Life Orb?

Common Sheer Force users, such as Landorus, Darmanitan, Nidoking and Conkeldurr all usually run Life Orb, because it's essentially a Choice boost with no recoil and the freedom to alternate moves, without an HP drawback.
Takedown request   |   View complete answer on pokemondb.net


Is Life Orb or Choice Band better?

Life Orb can be better when you need the ability to switch moves or want to boost, while a Choice Band/Specs is better when you want to blast through walls with as much power as possible.
Takedown request   |   View complete answer on pokemondb.net


How much damage does Life Orb do?

One of the most popular damage-increasing items is Life Orb. It increases the damage dealt by any attacking move by 30%, making it much more flexible than the Choice items.
Takedown request   |   View complete answer on pokemon.com


Life Orb GOOD Use It



How much HP does Life Orb take?

Life Orb will do 1 damage if your Pokémon has between 1 and 19 HP, it will do 2 damage if your Pokémon has between 20 and 29 HP, and so on (n for [n*10, n*10+9] HP).
Takedown request   |   View complete answer on smogon.com


Does Life Orb work with sheer force?

Other effects are not negated this way; therefore, if a Pokémon with Sheer Force holding a Life Orb uses a move boosted by Sheer Force, it will gain the passive damage boost (because it isn't a secondary effect of the move nor is it on the list of skipped effects), but the Pokémon will not be damaged by the Life Orb.
Takedown request   |   View complete answer on bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net


How much does muscle band increase?

Muscle Band is an item introduced in Generation IV that raises the holder's physical moves' power by 10%. Its special attack counterpart is the Wise Glasses.
Takedown request   |   View complete answer on pokemon.fandom.com


What is life orb in Pokemon?

The Life Orb (Japanese: いのちのたま Life Orb) is a type of held item introduced in Generation IV. It boosts the power of the holder's moves, but causes it to take damage when using damaging moves.
Takedown request   |   View complete answer on bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net


What is a choice scarf?

Power. 10. The Choice Scarf (Japanese: こだわりスカーフ Fixation Scarf) is a type of held item introduced in Generation IV. It boosts the holder's Speed, but locks it into only using one move. It has two counterparts that boost different stats: Choice Band and Choice Specs.
Takedown request   |   View complete answer on bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net


Why does sheer force negate Life Orb?

If a move is boosted by the effect of Sheer Force, item effects or Abilities that trigger after attacking are no longer applied. If an item has two effects, only the one related to the attack will be negated. Therefore, a Life Orb will give the passive damage boost but not the recoil effect.
Takedown request   |   View complete answer on capx.fandom.com


Does Life Orb work with Magic guard?

Magic Guard prevents the damage inflicted by a Life Orb, but the holder still gains the power boost.
Takedown request   |   View complete answer on bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net


Does Rock Head affect Life Orb?

Rock Head does not affect other kinds of damage, such as crash damage, damage from a Life Orb, or damage from a Jaboca or Rowap Berry. Rock Head does not prevent the user from fainting from using moves that cause the user to faint.
Takedown request   |   View complete answer on bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net


What is the best item in Pokémon Showdown?

To better showcase this, the following list has been updated and includes even more entries for the best held items in Pokemon.
  1. 1 Leftovers.
  2. 2 Mega Stones. ...
  3. 3 Assault Vest. ...
  4. 4 Sitrus Berry. ...
  5. 5 Life Orb. ...
  6. 6 Elemental Gems. ...
  7. 7 Zoom Lens. ...
  8. 8 Expert Belt. ...
Takedown request   |   View complete answer on gamerant.com


What do wise glasses do?

Wise Glasses (Japanese: ものしりメガネ Wise Glasses) are a type of held item introduced in Generation IV. It boosts the power of the holder's special moves.
Takedown request   |   View complete answer on bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net


Does Toxic Orb boost power?

Toxic Orb with Toxic Boost (50% boost in Attack) and Poison Heal (Heals 12.5% health at the end of each turn).
Takedown request   |   View complete answer on gamingsection.net


Is expert belt a good item?

It is a well-worn belt that slightly boosts the power of supereffective moves. An item to be held by a Pokémon. It's a well-worn belt that slightly boosts the power of supereffective moves.
Takedown request   |   View complete answer on bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net


How much does Life Orb boost BDSP?

1 Answer. It boosts your power by 30%.
Takedown request   |   View complete answer on pokemondb.net


What does Life Orb do Pokémon shield?

What Does the Life Orb Do? According to the item's in-game description, the Life Orb is: “An item to be held by a Pokemon. It boosts the power of moves but at the cost of some HP on each hit. Basically, it boosts your attack power, but will deal 'recoil' damage of sorts.
Takedown request   |   View complete answer on twinfinite.net


Is muscle band worth using?

Muscle Band is outclassed in terms of it's boost really - Life Orb gives a 30% boost to BOTH Special and Physical attacks at the cost of 10% HP. Expert Belt gives a 20% boost to BOTH Special and Physical attacks, provided they are super effective.
Takedown request   |   View complete answer on pokemondb.net


Is the muscle band good in Pokemon unite?

Muscle Band is a Held Item available in Pokémon Unite. It is an Offensive Item that causes your basic attacks to deal increased damage by a percentage of the opposing Pokémon's remaining HP. This item can be purchased from the in-game store, then upgraded using Item Enhancers.
Takedown request   |   View complete answer on ign.com


Is Brave Bird affected by Sheer Force?

EVs and Nature:

Brave Bird again is your Flying stab as well as one of the only moves that doesn't make use of Sheer Force, therefore having Life Orb recoil.
Takedown request   |   View complete answer on serebii.net


Does overcoat block spore?

Overcoat now also protects from powder and spore moves, as well as Effect Spore.
Takedown request   |   View complete answer on bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net
Previous question
How can I sell my old coins?