How to Get Protein

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Protein is a vitamin used to increase a Pokemon's Attack stat in Pokemon Legends: Z-A. Learn how to get and how to use Protein.

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Purchase From Pokemon Centers

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Protein can be purchased from Pokemon Centers for ₽5000 after a certain amount of progress with the game's main story.

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Acquire as a Reward From Side Missions

No.	Mission	Location	Rewards
29	Full Course of Battles: One Star How to Unlock: Unlock Main Missions 11, 12, and 13	Vert District	・₽300 ・Restaurant Le Nah Battles ・Protein x2 ・Iron x2 ・Substitute x1
38	Chasing Status How to Unlock: Complete the Canari Quiz Whiz Contest in Main Mission 14	Magenta District	・₽2,500 ・Protein x3 ・Calcium x3 ・Power Bracer x1
115	Tyrantrum's Furious Jaws! How to Unlock: Unlock Main Mission 38 and Complete Trevenant, the Haunted Elder Tree	Rouge District	・₽5,000 ・Protein x10

Protein can be acquired as a reward from specific side missions.

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Reward Battles in Infinite Z-A Royale

Complete a Reward Battle

Protein can be acquired in Reward Battles in Infinite Z-A Royale. This feature can be unlocked after you complete Main Mission 38.

Post-Game Content

How to Use Protein

Use to Increase a Pokemon's Attack stat

Use Vitamins

Protein is a surefire way to increase a Pokemon's Attack stat. Specifically, Protein gives 10 EVs to a Pokemon's Attack Stat.

Effort Values (EVs) are hidden values that correspond to each of the six main stats that a Pokemon has: HP, Attack, Defense, Special Attack, Special Defense, and Speed. Specifically, 4 EVs is equivalent to 1 stat point, and a Pokemon can only gain a maximum of 252 EVs per stat and a total of 508 EVs.

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Bottle Cap	Calcium
Carbos	Clever Feather
Exp. Candy L	Exp. Candy M
Exp. Candy S	Exp. Candy XL
Exp. Candy XS	Genius Feather
Gold Bottle Cap	Health Feather
HP Up	Iron
Lucky Egg	Muscle Feather
Power Anklet	Power Band
Power Belt	Power Bracer
Power Lens	Power Weight
Protein	Rare Candy
Resist Feather	Seed of Mastery
Swift Feather	Zinc

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