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Pokémon ZA: In-depth Analysis of 7 Hard-to-Obtain Rare Items
Summary of information on 7 rare items that are difficult to obtain in Pokémon ZA and how to obtain them. Electric Orb, Apricorn Balls, Master Ball, Exp. Candy XL, Gold Bottle Cap, Silver Bottle Cap, Shiny Charm, etc. Detailed explanation of each item's effects, obtainable locations, and conditions.
1. ⚡ Electric Orb: How to Get Pikachu's Exclusive Rare Item
- ✅ A rare item that doubles Attack and Special Attack when held by Pikachu
- ✅ Only 1 can be obtained in ZA
- ✅ How to obtain: Mission starting in Miare City after clearing a side mission
- ⚠️ Never sell it!
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1. ⚡ Electric Orb: How to Get Pikachu's Exclusive Rare Item
- ✅ A rare item that doubles Attack and Special Attack when held by Pikachu
- ✅ Only 1 can be obtained in ZA
- ✅ How to obtain: Mission starting in Miare City after clearing a side mission
- ⚠️ Never sell it!
00:58 - 02:32
2. ✨ Apricorn Balls (Oshawott Balls): Types and Acquisition Strategies
- ✅ Balls with special effects and designs, unlike regular balls
- ✅ Cannot be purchased in stores
- ✅ How to obtain: Z Royal Infinity Reward Battle reward (approximately 3% chance)
- ✅ Obtainable types: Level Ball, Lure Ball, Love Ball, Moon Ball, Heavy Ball, Friend Ball, Speed Ball
- ⚠️ Speed Ball, Lure Ball, Level Ball, and Heavy Ball 4-piece set provided as an early purchase bonus for the DLC
- ✅ Love Ball, Friend Ball, and Moon Ball are especially difficult to obtain
| Ball Type | How to Obtain |
|---|---|
| Level Ball | Z Royal Infinity Reward Battle, DLC Bonus |
| Lure Ball | Z Royal Infinity Reward Battle, DLC Bonus |
| Love Ball | Z Royal Infinity Reward Battle |
| Moon Ball | Z Royal Infinity Reward Battle |
| Heavy Ball | Z Royal Infinity Reward Battle, DLC Bonus |
| Friend Ball | Z Royal Infinity Reward Battle |
| Speed Ball | Z Royal Infinity Reward Battle, DLC Bonus |
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3. 🌟 Master Ball: How to Obtain and Use It
- ✅ A ball that can catch any Pokémon with 100% certainty
- ✅ How to obtain: Guaranteed 1 from Momijiri Search, 1% chance from Liard Battle
- ✅ The rarest item among reward battle rewards
- ✅ Increased possibility of Legendary Pokémon appearing in the DLC due to Hoopa's confirmed appearance, consider a Master Ball conservation strategy
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4. 🍬 Exp. Candy XL: Efficient Leveling Strategies
- ✅ An item that gives experience to Pokémon (5 types: XS, S, M, L, XL)
- ✅ XL provides 30,000 experience
- ✅ How to obtain: 10 from Momijiri Search, 1 from a side mission, only 11 can be obtained in total
- ✅ May be less necessary in ZA as leveling up is easier
- ✅ Possibility of increased acquisition methods like raid battle rewards in SV
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5. 👑 Gold Bottle Cap: Maximize Individual Values
- ✅ An item that changes a Pokémon's Individual Values to the maximum
- ✅ 1 Gold Bottle Cap can maximize all 6 stats
- ✅ How to obtain: 3 rewards from Momijiri Search, 1 mission, 3% chance from reward battle
- ✅ Can be obtained by clearing the Furfrou League Challenge side mission
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6. 🥈 Silver Bottle Cap: Maximize 1 Individual Value & Ranked Battle Rewards
- ✅ An item that can maximize only 1 of the 6 stats
- ✅ How to obtain: 10 from Momijiri Search, 7% chance from Liard Battle, 2 side missions
- ✅ Can be obtained as a Ranked Battle season reward
- ✅ B Rank: 1 Gold Bottle Cap, 2 Silver Bottle Caps
- ✅ A Rank: 1 Gold Bottle Cap, 3 Silver Bottle Caps
- ✅ 2 Gold Bottle Caps and 5 Silver Bottle Caps can be obtained upon reaching A Rank
- ✅ It is advantageous to reach A Rank in ZA Ranked Battles as there is no demotion
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7. ✨ Shiny Charm: Increase the Chance of Shiny Pokémon Appearing
- ✅ Increases the chance of Shiny Pokémon appearing
- ✅ Increases the base probability from 1/4096 to 1/1024 (4x increase)
- ✅ Requires fulfilling conditions such as Trainer Battles and catching Pokémon by type
- ✅ Can be obtained by consistently progressing
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8. 🧸 Big Canary Doll: Hotel Room Decoration Item
- ✅ 77 colorful screws needed to exchange for the Canary Doll
- ✅ 100 drop in the field
- ✅ Big Canary Doll can be obtained when all 100 are collected
- ✅ Can be placed in Hotel Z room and is similar in size to the protagonist
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9. 🍀 Lucky Egg: Increase Experience Gained
- ✅ Increases experience gained
- ✅ Only 1 can be obtained as a side mission reward
- ✅ Provides a rare opportunity to battle top trainers, rarely seen in past Pokémon series
- ✅ Useful for training Mega Evolution Pokémon after clearing
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10. 🌿 Galarian Slowpoke Evolution Items: Galarica Twig & Galarica Cuff
- ✅ Items that evolve Galarian Slowpoke (Galarian Slowbro, Galarian Slowking)
- ✅ Limited acquisition through side missions
- ✅ Accept the quest from the NPC near the entrance of the 1st World Zone
- ✅ Obtain 1 Galarica Cuff and 1 Galarica Twig each upon winning the battle
- ✅ Only 1 Galarian Slowpoke can be obtained until Pokémon Home is unlocked
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11. 🌸 Flyetestone: Flygon Mega Evolution Item
- ✅ Item needed to Mega Evolve Flygon
- ✅ Can be obtained with Eternal Flower Flygon upon achieving 15 wins in Liard Battle
- ✅ Can be obtained by playing consistently
- ✅ Mega Flygon possesses stats similar to a semi-legendary Pokémon
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12. 📌 Pokémon ZA Rare Item Acquisition Tips
- ✅ Introduction to information and acquisition methods for items with high acquisition difficulty in Pokémon ZA