Black Belt

Items pocket · buy for $100, sells for $50

Effect

An item to be held by a Pokémon. A belt imbued with fighting spirit. It boosts Fighting-type moves 1.2 times.

Follow the linked quests for story requirements. A listed source does not always mean you can get the item more than once.

Gifts from people

Vermilion City · see Vermilion City: after the construction-site clash
Lake of Rage · see Lake of Rage: the calm-day visitors (Wednesdays, after the Petrel scene)

Shops

Goldenrod Department Store 1F · $100

Wild Pokémon holding this item

These wild Pokémon can carry Black Belt. The hold chance is the base chance that the Pokémon has the item when encountered, before Ability effects such as Compound Eyes. The encounter chance shows how often that Pokémon appears for the listed method and time.

Locations are in rough story order for each Pokémon. Radio, swarm and other special encounters require the conditions shown; see the location page for details. Calendar encounters can replace ordinary encounter slots. Safari Zone entries depend on the selected area and, where noted, its objects and their development. “Not fixed” means no fixed encounter chance is listed. Contest weights are shown as weights, not percentages.

Wild Pokémon holding Black Belt
Pokémon	Hold chance	Locations
Makuhita	5%	View locations (1)

Makuhita · 5% hold chance

Where to find Makuhita holding Black Belt
Location	Method / time / condition	Level	Encounter chance
Safari Zone Gate · Pal Park, Fixed Catch mode: Friday	,	20	20%
Safari Zone Gate · Pal Park — standing Pokémon	Scripted wild battle; After the Cianwood Gym story opens the Resort Zone, enter Pal Park’s Fixed Catch mode for $10,000 with room for six more Pokémon in the PC. This standing Pokémon appears on Sunday or Friday. Bring your own Poké Balls.	10	Not fixed

Evolution requirements

Machoke → Machamp: level up holding Black Belt (day)
Petilil → Hisuian Lilligant: level up holding Black Belt (day)

Held by trainers’ Pokémon (37 teams)

A trainer's held item is not necessarily obtainable. Check the battle location and story conditions on their team page.

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