The best held item depends on which Pokémon you’re playing as each Pokémon has different abilities, stats, and purpose in battle. Some items may help other types of Pokemon more than others. For example, a supporter may benefit more from a speed boost than a speedster would.
- Float Stone
Increase movement speed when not in combat. 10/15/20%
Float Stone seems like an underwhelming passive buff but is arguably the most useful held item in the game. No matter if you’re in early, mid, or late game, a faster movement speed will help you get to where you’re going faster. Going after enemies when they run away, running away from dangerous situations, going to and from score zones. The float stone has you covered in all situations and will let you get ahead of your opponent (literally). This is recommended for Pokemon that have low mobility and move slow such as defenders and support characters but they help everyone.
2. Shell Bell
Restores 45-70HP when you successfully land an ability. The higher your Sp. Atk, the more HP you recover.
Recovering HP quickly is very important in Pokemon Unite. This item allows you to stay in combat and heal while you deal damage so you don’t have to run away to pick up berries or go to your score zone. There are many combat situations where you and your opponent will both be low HP, with this item you’ll have the advantage over them. While they’ll have no choice but to run away. If you have an ability ready to use you’ll be able to heal and deal damage at the same time. Health related items like this are recommended for squishy characters such as speedsters, attackers, and all-rounders. Defenders already have a lot of health but it would be useful if you don’t have a support character around. Some support characters already have the ability to heal so there are other items that may help support Pokemon more.
3. Focus Band
When the Pokémon drops to low HP, then each second for three seconds, it recovers 8/11/14% of the HP it had lost
Once again, recovering health is very important in any MOBA game. The Focus Band allows you to gain health when you’re low HP. This can easily save you in sticky situations when you’re trying to run away or when you’re going against an opponent with low health. This is an item that will help attackers and all rounders more than anyone but this item is useful no matter who you’re playing.
4. Rocky Helmet
When the Pokémon receives a certain amount of damage, damage is dealt to nearby enemy Pokémon equal to 3/4/5% of their max HP
This is another great item held by your Pokemon that will assist in battle. This helps close combat Pokémon such as speedsters because you need to be close to your opponents for this damage to be dealt.
5. Scope Lens
Increases the damage of your basic attack critical hits. Also increases the rate at which you get crits with your basic attack. The higher the Pokémon’s Attack, the more the damage increases
Critical hits cause so much damage that this item has to be on this list. It’s very effective if you upgrade this item so you’ll often get crit hits and take out larger chunks of your opponents health.
Held Items are very easy to overlook, especially for newbie players, but are actually really important. If you don’t pay attention to your Pokémon’s items you’re missing out on major buffs and boosts that can make the difference between you winning or losing a battle. Upgrading these items will give you an even bigger advantage as they’re more effective the higher level they are. After you reach Trainer Level 9, you unlock the ability to upgrade your held items. Spend Item Enhancer tokens to level up your held items and make them more beneficial.