Sticky Barb
Effect
An item to be held by a Pokémon. It damages the holder every turn and may latch on to Pokémon that touch the holder.
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 ChampionsNot available
- Gen 4–9
At the end of every turn, the holder loses 1/8 of its max HP. If an attacker holding no item hits it with a contact move, the item moves to the attacker.
Example: with 175 max HP, it loses 21 HP (rounded down).
Pokémon that hold this in battle
OU (Singles)2026-09
Clefable
ReuniclusPercentages are the share within each Pokémon in OU (Singles) (2026-09).
Source: Smogon (OU)
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Destiny KnotFAQ
What does Sticky Barb do?
An item to be held by a Pokémon. It damages the holder every turn and may latch on to Pokémon that touch the holder. Exact mechanics (Gen 4–9): At the end of every turn, the holder loses 1/8 of its max HP. If an attacker holding no item hits it with a contact move, the item moves to the attacker.
Which Pokémon hold Sticky Barb?
In OU (Singles) usage for 2026-09: Clefable 6.6%, Reuniclus 22.7%.
What is Sticky Barb's Fling power?
Flinging it deals 80 base power damage.