Silver Powder
Items pocket · buy for $100, sells for $50 · in-game spelling: SilverPowder
Effect
An item to be held by a Pokémon. It is a shiny, silver powder that boosts the power of Bug-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.
Shops
- Azalea Poké Mart · $100
Wild Pokémon holding this item
These wild Pokémon can carry Silver 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.
| Pokémon | Hold chance | Locations |
|---|---|---|
| Butterfree | 5% | View locations (6) |
Butterfree · 5% hold chance
| Location | Method / time / condition | Level | Encounter chance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Viridian Forest | , | 12 | 5% |
| Viridian Forest | , | 12 | 5% |
| Route 9 | , | 15 | 1% |
| Route 16 · Route 16 East | , | 29 | 10% |
| Ilex Forest | : Rare trees | 6–8 | 10% |
| National Park | , | 15 | 10% |
| National Park | , | 15 | 10% |
| National Park | , | 15 | 10% |
| National Park | : Set 1: Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays | 12–15 | 30 (weight) |
| Route 47 | : Special trees | 25–28 | 30% |
Other uses
Held by trainers’ Pokémon (62 teams)
A trainer's held item is not necessarily obtainable. Check the battle location and story conditions on their team page.
- Team Rocket Jessie
- Bug Catcher Dylan
- Bug Catcher Rob
- Leader Bugsy
- Team Rocket Grunt
- Team Rocket Grunt
- Guitarist Sky
- Beauty Lynn
- Super Nerd Sid
- Bug Catcher Leo
- Bug Catcher Andy
- Bug Catcher Josh
- Bug Catcher Dusty
- Ace Trainer Emily
- Waiter Kip
- Bug Catcher Huey
- Shady Guy Wiley
- Cyclist Holly
- Pokéfan Chester
- Sinnoh Trainer Cynthia
- Ace Trainer Tim
- Team Rocket Grunt
- Biker Bert
- Biker Ryuji
- Waiter Kim
- Ace Trainer Winston
- Bug Catcher Kyle
- Sailor Xander
- Team Rocket Grunt
- Team Rocket Naito
- Team Rocket Grunt
- Team Rocket Grunt
- Bug Catcher Harlan
- Team Rocket Grunt
- Team Rocket Jessie
- Ace Trainer Don
- Team Rocket Grunt
- Beauty Fleur
- Ace Trainer Ulysses
- Team Rocket Grunt
- Ninja Girl Janine
- Team Rocket Grunt
- Biker Harry
- Biker Yancy
- Biker Hugh
- Biker Lucky
- Johto Trainer Crystal
- Ace Trainer Devin
- Beauty Rudy
- Magician Conan
- Lady Olivia
- Bug Catcher Oda
- Hiker Finn
- Veteran Dexter
- Shady Guy Tate
- Lady Mina
- Shady Guy Wells
- Team Rocket Grunt
- Sailor Silas
- Ace Trainer Burke
- Shady Guy Watanabe
- Viridian Trnr Yellow
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