Life Orb
Effect
Held: Damage from the holder’s moves is increased by 30%. On each turn the holder uses a damage-inflicting move, it takes 10% its max HP in damage.
Cost$4,000
Sell$2,000
Fling Power30 BP
OU Usage10.1%
Wild Pokemon1 species
Games10 titles
HoldableYes
Life Orb Competitive Usage by Format
Formats follow the Smogon tier ladder: OU (highest usage cutoff) down to ZU (lowest). Formats below the line are special metagames with their own rulesets.
OU10.1%
UU11.5%
RU12.2%
NU13.8%
PU14.5%
ZU12.2%
Ubers9.8%
LC11.2%
Doubles OU12.5%
Monotype11.5%
Game Descriptions
Gen IVAn item to be held by a Pokémon. It boosts the power of moves, but at the cost of some HP on each hit.
Gen VAn item to be held by a Pokémon. It boosts the power of moves, but at the cost of some HP on each hit.
Gen VIAn item to be held by a Pokémon. It boosts the power of moves, but at the cost of some HP on each hit.
Gen VIIAn item to be held by a Pokémon. It boosts the power of moves, but at the cost of some HP on each hit.
Gen VIIIAn item to be held by a Pokémon. It boosts the power of moves but at the cost of some HP on each hit.
Life Orb Price History
| Game | Buy Price | Sell Price |
|---|---|---|
| DPPtHGSSBWB2W2XYORASBDSP | N/A | $100 |
| SMUSUMSwSh | N/A | $2,000 |
| SV | $50,000 | $12,500 |
| ZA | $4,980 | $750 |
Wild Pokemon Holding Life Orb (1)
Event Pokemon with Life Orb
| Event | Game | Region | Period |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spring Single Tournament Life Orb | SwSh | All | May 15 to 16, 2021 |
| 2010 World Championships Crobat | DPPtHGSS | United States | August 15, 2010 |
| 15th Anniversary Rayquaza | BW | Japanese | February 10 to 27, 2012 |
| Strongest Class Single Battle Scizor | B2W2 | Japanese | September 15 to October 28, 2012 |
| Strongest Class Scizor | B2W2 | Korean | February 24 to May 5, 2013 |
| Team Plasma Deoxys | B2W2 | Korean | May 4 to 5, 2013 |
| Plasma Deoxys | B2W2 | English, French, German, Italian, Spanish | Various |
| Masuda Deoxys | BWB2W2 | Japanese | December 15 to 23, 2012B2W2March 20 to May 6, 2013BWB2W2 |
| Yamamoto's Tournament Kingdra | BWB2W2 | Japanese | September 29 to October 6, 2013 |
| Kotone Yasue's Tyranitar | ORAS | Japanese | November 7 to December 6, 2015 |
| Ghetsis's Hydreigon | ORAS | Japan | Various |
| Dahara City Kyurem | XYORAS | Japan | June 20 to August 31, 2015June 27 to 28, 2015 |
| Dahara City Kyurem | XYORAS | Korean | November 20, 2015 to January 31, 2016 |
| Rocky Lycanroc | SM | PAL | May 5 to August 4, 2017 |
| Rocky Lycanroc | SM | American | May 15 to August 4, 2017 |
| Hirofumi Kimura's Nidoqueen | SMUSUM | Japan | June 8 to 9, 2019 |
| Leonardo Bonanomi's Gigantamax Charizard | SwSh | All | October 31 to November 3, 2021 |
| Trixie's Mimikyu | SV | United States, Canada, Brazil | October 11, 2023 to January 1, 2024 |
Life Orb in Spin-Off Games
| Game | Description |
|---|---|
| Pokémon Pokopia | In Pokémon Pokopia, the Life Orb is one of the lost relics that can be found. Name Description Category Classification Tile Size Paintable Requirements Favorites Trade value Replication cost Life Orb A beautiful red orb. Try hanging it up in a frame! Other N/A 1x1 No N/A Round stuff 1000 (Standard)1500 (Favorite) ??? [Acquisition] Games Finite methods Repeatable methods Pokopia Appraise small lost relics. |
Life Orb Availability by Game
Gen I
Red/BlueYellow
Gen II
Gold/SilverCrystal
Gen III
Ruby/SapphireEmeraldFireRed/LeafGreen
Gen IV
Diamond/PearlPlatinumHeartGold/SoulSilver
Gen V
Black/WhiteBlack 2/White 2
Gen VI
X/YOmega Ruby/Alpha Sapphire
Gen VII
Sun/MoonUltra Sun/Ultra MoonLet's Go Pikachu/Eevee
Gen VIII
Sword/ShieldBrilliant Diamond/Shining PearlLegends: Arceus
Gen IX
Scarlet/Violet
Life Orb in Other Languages
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| 🇯🇵 | Japanese (Kana) | いのちのたま |
| 🇰🇷 | Korean | 생명의구슬 |
| 🇹🇼 | Chinese (Traditional) | 生命寶珠 |
| 🇫🇷 | French | Orbe Vie |
| 🇩🇪 | German | Leben-Orb |
| 🇪🇸 | Spanish | Vidasfera |
| 🇮🇹 | Italian | Assorbisfera |
| 🇯🇵 | Japanese (Kanji) | いのちのたま |
| 🇨🇳 | Chinese (Simplified) | 生命宝珠 |