Light Ball
Effect
An item to be held by Pikachu. It’s a puzzling orb that boosts its Attack and Sp. Atk stats.
Detailed mechanics
Activation conditions and exact figures that the in-game description leaves out. Taken from the Pokémon Showdown simulator source code (MIT), newest first; periods with identical mechanics are grouped.
- Pokémon Champions · Gen 5–9
When held by Pikachu, the following stats are multiplied by 2: Atk and SpA.
Pokémon that hold this in battle
OU (Singles)2026-09
Landorus (Therian Forme)Percentages are the share within each Pokémon in OU (Singles) (2026-09).
Source: Smogon (OU)
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Destiny KnotFAQ
What does Light Ball do?
An item to be held by Pikachu. It’s a puzzling orb that boosts its Attack and Sp. Atk stats. Exact mechanics (Pokémon Champions · Gen 5–9): When held by Pikachu, the following stats are multiplied by 2: Atk and SpA.
Which Pokémon hold Light Ball?
In OU (Singles) usage for 2026-09: Landorus (Therian Forme) 0.4%.
What is Light Ball's Fling power?
Flinging it deals 30 base power damage.