Charcoal

Items pocket · buy for $9,800, sells for $4,900

Effect

An item to be held by a Pokémon. It is a combustible fuel that boosts the power of Fire-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

Pallet Town · see Pallet Town: send-off gifts (one per starter, before Viridian)

Shops

Cinnabar Island, central building · $9,800

Wild Pokémon holding this item

These wild Pokémon can carry Charcoal. 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 Charcoal
Pokémon	Hold chance	Locations
Vulpix	5%	View locations (3)

Vulpix · 5% hold chance

Where to find Vulpix holding Charcoal
Location	Method / time / condition	Level	Encounter chance
Route 8	, and	15	10%
Route 8	,	15	10%
Route 7	,	19	5%
Route 7	,	19	5%
Route 7	,	19	5%
Route 36	,	13	5%
Route 36	,	13	5%
Route 36	,	13	5%

Held by trainers’ Pokémon (66 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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