Pokémon Champions items tier list: Best ones to use

Pokémon Champions offers different items for you to equip with your Pokémon, and all of them have distinct in-game effects. Some of them restore HP, while others raise the attack. Not every item is equally effective, and the launch week has some clear favorites.

This guide will help you understand which are the best items to use, and which ones are rather avoidable.

Complete Pokémon Champions items tier list

To differentiate between all the available items, I have used three different tiers. Some of the items might move up or down a tier or two based on future patches.

• S-tier items have the best in-game effects, and they’re also pretty universal in their use-case scenarios.
• A-tier items are close to S-tier options, but they are either slightly less powerful or have more niche usage scenarios.
• B-tier items are those options that are either too niche to use or whose in-game effects are weak in the current meta.

S-tier

• Sitrus Berry: This item automatically activates when the user’s health drops below 50% and restores 25% health. The Sitrus Berry is arguably the best healing item in the current pool. It’s a must-have in your team, and it can work well with almost any Pokémon. Ideally, I love using them with my tanks to make it harder for the opponent to take them down.
• Focus Sash: Focus Sash is the perfect item to give to your DPS units. Pokémon like Greninja are top-tier in the current meta, but they can get one-shot. Having Focus Sash saves them from getting knocked out in a single attack (if they had full HP). Getting that extra attack might be all you need to secure the vital win.
• Silk Scarf: This is a no-nonsense item that works especially well with Pokémon that have plenty of Normal-type moves. It raises the attack of all Normal-type moves by 20%, which is a nice boost to have.

A-tier

• Choice Scarf: While this item boosts the speed of a Pokémon by 50%, it’s a one-time use. The single use can still prove to be quite significant if you manage to time it correctly. However, I would prefer it to remain for the duration of a game on the Pokémon.
• Leftovers: This item restores 1/6th of a Pokémon’s health after each turn. While it’s a good healing item, the use-case scenario is slightly tricky. If you have a bulky Pokémon, you can add it to them since they will be restoring more health every turn (thanks to their higher starting HP).
• Lum Berry: This is a useful item if your opponent tries to inflict Status Effects. This will completely cure your Pokémon of all status effects and negatives, but it’s a one-time use.
• Scope Lens: This item provides a one-stage Critical Hit ratio boost that can be incredibly useful in certain situations. If you’re just one shot away from winning but unsure, using the item could guarantee the instant knockout and the subsequent win.

B-tier

• Quick Claw: If you and your opponent have the same priority in turn, there will be a 20% chance for you to go first. It’s a good choice for Pokémon who might not shine in the speed department.
• White Herb: It allows you to restore the stat of your Pokémon when it gets lowered in a battle. However, it can be used only once in a battle, and not every opponent will purely go for stat-lowering attacks at the cost of something that can eat your HP. It will be mostly required in very limited situations.
• King’s Rock: There’s a 10% chance for your opponent to flinch if they take damage. The low probability for Flinch makes this item pretty weak in the current meta.
• Shell Bell: This item restores 1/8 HP of the dealt damage. Once again, there are better alternatives to this, and the viability of this item depends on the damage dealt by the incoming attack.

Here’s a list of items that boost the power of moves that belong to specific types. All boosts are by 20%

• Miracle Seed (Grass)
• Charcoal (Fire)
• Mystic Water (Water)
• Magnet (Electric)
• Silver Powder (Bug)
• Sharp Beak (Flying)
• Hard Stone (Rock)
• Poison Barb (Poison)
• Soft Sand (Ground)
• Never Melt-Ice (Ice)
• Black Belt (Fighting)
• Twisted Spoon (Psychic)
• Spell Tag (Ghost)
• Dragon Fang (Dragon)
• Black Glasses (Dark)
• Metal Coat (Steel)
• Fairy Feather (Fairy)

The following set of items helps to cure specific ailments and Status Effects. All of them are one-time use.

• Cheri (Paralysis)
• Chesto (Sleep)
• Pecha (Poison)
• Rawst (Burn)
• Aspear (Frozen)
• Persim (Confusion)

The following items halve the damage taken by supereffective attacks belonging to specific types.

• Chilan (Normal)
• Rindo (Grass)
• Occa (Fire)
• Passho (water)
• Wacan (Electric)
• Tanga (Bug)
• Coba (Flying)
• Charti (Rock)
• Kebia (Poison)
• Shuca (Ground)
• Yache (Ice)
• Chople (Fighting)
• Payapa (Psychic)
• Kasib (Ghost)
• Haban (Dragon)
• Colbur (Dark)
• Babiri (Steel)
• Roseli (Fairy)

When it comes to situational items like the ones mentioned above, they’re all C-tier unless you’re building your team in a very specific fashion. On such occasions, they can be considered as either A or S-tier depending on how well you’re using them.

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Doubles battles in Pokémon Champions can be a true test to master, and more so if you’re new to the competitive scene. This is the official format of all championships, and you have to take on 2v2 battles. Naturally, you need to be far more strategic when it comes to team building.

This guide will help you figure out the very best Pokémon that you can use in the 2v2 battles.

Best Pokémon to use in Doubles battles in Champions

The table below has a list of the best Pokémon that you can use in Doubles.

Name	Type	Pros	Cons
Kingambit	Dark Steel	First, it’s available for free from several starter lineups. You can use Definat to benefit from moves that lower the opponent’s attack. Completely immune to two elements, with resistances for nine. Kowtow Cleave is a guaranteed hit, which is useful to get damage done.	Avoid matchups against Fighting as it has a 4x weakness. Low speed and Special Defense makes it a bad choice against those with high Special Attack.
Garchomp	Dragon Ground	Available for free from several starter lineups. Great stats that are perfect for a bulky attacker. Offers moves that do incredible AoE damage and hits mutiple enemies. Rough Skin is the perfect counter for Rough Skin.	Avoid matchups against Ice due to 4x weakness. Struggles against Pokémon with decent speeds.
Incineroar	Fire Dark	One of the most used Pokémon in the competitive scene, and for very good reason. Can control the match’s momentum due to bulk and speed. Has six resistances and one immunity. Trigger Intimidate to counter Physical attackers.	Needs a very good damage-dealing partner. Avoid matches with Defiant as it’s a direct counter.
Dragonite	Dragon Flying	Offered to all for free. Awesome Mega Evolution potential. Great attack and bulk in the non-mega form.	Avoid matchups against Ice due to 4x weakness. Don’t Mega Evolve if the opponent Pokémon can set the weather.
Torkoal	Fire	A very simple, but effective, Pokémon in doubles. Use Drought to set the sun, which sets it up for Eruption. Works well as a bulky support as well.	Poor matchup against Watertypoe moves. Poor against other Pokémon that can set the weather.

In Doubles, always focus on the roles of your Pokémon. You don’t need to do damage with both, but having complementary pairs will be necessary. You can also check this list to find the Pokémon that are considered universally best in the current meta.

You can also use Replica Codes to use teams created by pro players. If you’re someone who loves playing Singles, here’s our recommendation of the best choices.

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