Muscle Band
Items pocket · sells for $100
Effect
An item to be held by a Pokémon. A headband brimming with power. It boosts the power of physical moves 1.1 times.
Follow the linked quests for story requirements. A listed source does not always mean you can get the item more than once.
Prizes and menu choices (you get one of several)
- Battle Frontier (one of several; paid with BP)
Gifts from people
Other uses
Held by trainers’ Pokémon (149 teams)
A trainer's held item is not necessarily obtainable. Check the battle location and story conditions on their team page.
- Rich Boy Howard
- Magician Teddy
- Camper Scott
- Super Nerd Zack
- Camper Sean
- Team Rocket Grunt
- Sinnoh Trainer Cynthia
- Team Rocket Grunt
- Bird Keeper Nathan
- Gentleman Quincy
- Fisherman Noah
- Psychic Doug
- Bug Catcher Josh
- Bug Catcher Rory
- Skier Gale
- Fisherman Bo
- Sinnoh Trainer Cynthia
- Bird Keeper Hiro
- Team Rocket Grunt
- Jogger Tai
- Cyclist Shay
- Cyclist Holly
- Magician Billy
- Ace Trainer Rex
- Firebreather Vulcan
- Ninja Boy Hikaru
- Sailor Lucas
- Pokéfan Chester
- Swimmer♂ River
- Firebreather Stellan
- Hiker Grady
- Gentleman Louis
- Leader Koga
- Sinnoh Trainer Cynthia
- Hoenn Trainer Steven
- PKMN Trainer Green
- PKMN Trainer Red
- Black Belt Bruce
- Team Rocket Grunt
- Elder Tang
- Team Rocket Grunt
- Ace Trainer Tim
- Battle Girl Belle
- Karate King Sheldon
- Biker Ryuji
- Roughneck Anthony
- Shady Guy Bunta
- Ace Trainer Wyatt
- Waiter Grant
- Officer Oscar
- Black Belt Dan
- Rancher Tex
- Psychic Kieran
- Swimmer♂ Kasey
- Hiker Keith
- Ace Trainer Nobu
- Rival Blue
- Bug Catcher Kenji
- Team Rocket Grunt
- Rocket Elite Joy
- Fisherman Buck
- Team Rocket Grunt
- Team Rocket Grunt
- Shady Guy Arthur
- Scientist Inoue
- Executive Archie
- Ace Trainer Don
- Team Rocket James
- Team Rocket Grunt
- Team Rocket Grunt
- Executive Archer
- Karate King Kane
- Firebreather Brody
- Rocket Elite Cassidy
- Rocket Elite Butch
- Ace Trainer Shelby
- Executive Charon
- Guitarist Serge
- Redhead Silver
- Karate King Brutus
- Black Belt West
- Team Rocket Grunt
- Team Rocket James
- Team Rocket Grunt
- Guitarist Del
- Biker Warren
- Black Belt Doyle
- Lass Molly
- Firebreather Cinder
- Medium Granny Mae
- Skier Russell
- Skier Hazel
- Ace Trainer Lonnie
- Firebreather Clint
- Rocket Boss
- Elite Four Bruno
- Leader Brock
- Leader Blaine
- Executive Marauder
- Officer Garrison
- Johto Trainer Crystal
- Magician Conan
- Ace Trainer Everett
- Ace Trainer Penny
- Karate King Ming
- Rocket Elite Butch
- Johto Trainer Crystal
- Swimmer♂ Lex
- Black Belt Sandy
- Ace Trainer Hans
- Team Rocket Grunt
- Veteran Dexter
- Psychic Iva
- Ace Trainer Parker
- Guitarist Zenith
- Elder Huguo
- Hiker Brown
- Ace Trainer Echo
- Team Rocket Grunt
- Fisherman Manzo
- Hiker Dolan
- Karate King Kiyo
- Magician Colum
- Veteran Dee
- Fisherman Carson
- Ace Trainer Burke
- Rocket Elite Joy
- Ace Trainer Sue
- Ruin Maniac Dave
- Ace Trainer Ao Qin
- Ace Trainer Una
- Ace Trainer Ao Guang
- Ace Trainer Cara
- Ace Trainer Ao Run
- Veteran Maureen
- Houndoom
- Team Rocket Grunt
- Veteran Dawn
- Executive Lawrence
- Executive Lawrence
- Executive Archer
- Team Rocket Grunt
- Pokéfan Tanner
- Rocket Elite Cassidy
- Executive Charon
- Team Rocket Grunt
- Team Rocket Grunt
- Team Rocket Grunt
- Team Rocket Grunt
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