Metal Powder

Items pocket · sells for $5

Effect

An odd powder, extremely fine yet hard. If Ditto holds it, its Defense and Sp. Def rise 1.5 times.

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

Bought or exchanged

• Route 46 (costs ₽2000) · see Route 46: Team Rocket's dig and Crystal taken hostage (story; romance choice; continues Ilex Forest and Goldenrod City's romance entry)

Wild Pokémon holding this item

These wild Pokémon can carry Metal Powder. 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 Metal Powder

Pokémon	Hold chance	Locations
Ditto	5%	View locations (4)

Ditto · 5% hold chance

Where to find Ditto holding Metal Powder

Location	Method / time / condition	Level	Encounter chance
Fuchsia City · Fuchsia City, Koga's forest preserve	Grass/cave, morning	30	10%
Safari Zone Gate · Pal Park, Fixed Catch mode: Sunday	Grass/cave, morning and day	45	10%
Safari Zone Gate · Pal Park, Fixed Catch mode: Sunday	Grass/cave, night	45	10%
Cerulean Cave	Grass/cave, morning and day	39–40	11%
Cerulean Cave	Grass/cave, night	39	10%
Cerulean Cave · Cerulean Cave 2F	Grass/cave, morning and day	42	10%
Cerulean Cave · Cerulean Cave 2F	Grass/cave, night	42	10%
Cerulean Cave · Cerulean Cave B1F	Grass/cave, morning and day	45	10%
Cerulean Cave · Cerulean Cave B1F	Grass/cave, night	45	10%
Safari Zone · Safari Zone: Wetland	Safari Zone: Wetland area selected, Grass, morning and day	17	Not fixed

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