Type-enhancing Items

Type-enhancing items are stat-boosters for specific Pokemon types. The increase certain stats such as attack, defense, and HP. Items in this category include plates, diamonds, dusts, silks, gems, globes, and type bands. Many of these must be held in order to take effect in dungeons.

Family Items are also stat-boosters that strengthen certain families (evolution paths), such as the Poliwag line or the Bulbasaur line.

Diamonds
Diamonds are one-use items that increase the power of a move that corresponds with the diamond being held. For example, an Ice Diamond increases the power of ice moves and a Fire Diamond increases Fire type moves. Diamonds can be encountered in Tanren Chambers, Tanren Mines, events such as Holiday Cave, on the floor in Harmonic Tower, and randomly in boxes from Togekiss Egg Swap. They must be held in order to be used.

Bands
Bands, when held, decrease the damage taken by spacific moves. For example, the Alloy Band defends against Steel type moves. The known bands are as follows:

Dusts
Dusts increase stats by 20 for a certain Pokémon type, depending on the dust. Dusts can be obtained by completing Missions and being sold by Kecleons in various dungeons or by finding them in events such as Holiday Cave. Dusts do not have to be held in order to take effect.

Silks
Silks increase stats for a certain Pokemon type by 20, much like dusts. Which stats are increased may differ between dusts and silks of the same type. Silks are typically found in sealed chambers, opened with a Silver Key, within certain dungeons. Silks do not have to be held in order to take effect.

Gems
Gems prevent status problems depending on the weather and only for a certain Type. All Gems can be bought from Spinda's Cafe for 15 Event Tokens and can only be obtained there. Gems do not have to be held in order to take effect.

Globes
Globes prevent a certain type from taking damage from a super-effective type of move. All globes can be bought at Spinda's Cafe for 25 event tokens and can only be obtained there. Globes do not have to be held to take effect.

Plates
Plates are held items that reflect damage taken by a specified type of move. However, the holder will still take some damage.

Items
These items, which must be held by a Pokemon in order to take effect, increase the power of moves of the specified type when used by the holder.