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Held Item Tier List: Best Held Items to Upgrade (October 2026)

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This is Game8's tier list for the best held items in Pokemon UNITE. Check here for our current rankings on the best Held Items as of October 2026, which Items are the best to buy and upgrade, and the best Held Items for each Pokemon and role!

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List of Contents

Held Item Tier List (October 2026)
Held Item Tier List Explanations
Best Held Items for Each Pokemon
All-Rounder
Attacker
Defender
Speedster
Supporter
Best Held Items for Each Role
Tier List Criteria
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Held Item Tier List (October 2026)

Held Item Tier List Explanations

S Tier Held Items

Accel Bracer is a great damage item for Attack-type Pokemon, especially those that can quickly knock out opponents. Once it's fully stacked, it gives a ton of Attack stat, which equates to more overall damage.

Choice Specs is a solid SP. Atk item that gives additional damage to every move you deal to an enemy. It allows normal Sp. Attack Pokemon to contribute more damage with every move hit. Running it with Pokemon with a high Sp. Attack stat will ensure high damage output.

Drive Lens is a great damage item for Sp. Atk.-type Pokemon, especially those that can quickly knock out opponents. Once it's fully stacked, it gives a ton of Sp. Atk. stat, which equates to more overall damage.

Exp Share is a solid item that grants comfortable stats such as HP and Movement Speed. Its a great item to have when laning since it makes leveling up for you and your lane partner faster.

Focus Band is a great item to bolster overall survivability. This item grants you Defense and Special Defense, and a burst of health regeneration whenever your HP falls too low. It is extremely effective on All-Rounders and Defenders who cannot get bursted down easily to maximize its critical HP regen effect.

Muscle Band gives the Pokemon extra Attack and Attack Speed. It also grants the wearer further damage boosts based on the target's current HP, making it extremely useful against tanky targets like Defenders. This item is recommended for Attack stat Pokemon that have fast Standard Attacks.

Resonant Guard is a great defensive and recovery item that increases the Pokemon's HP and HP regeneration. The item works particularly well with Defenders and All-Rounders since it grants Pokemon a shield whenever they deal damage, which suits their gameplay perfectly.

Currently, Scope Lens is the only item that gives a boost to Critical Rate and Critical Damage. This is an amazing item for most physical stat Attackers or Speedsters that rely on burst damage to compensate for their lack of defenses.

Slick Spoon synergizes well with Sp. Atk. damage dealers. It allows Pokemon to ignore a percentage of their target's Sp. Def., increasing the damage they deal. The item also increases a Pokemon's Sp. Atk. and HP, which is a great combination for fragile Sp. Atk. Pokemon.

Weakness Policy is the go-to item for All-Rounders or Physical and Melee Pokemon in general. Not only does the item give extra HP for extra survivability, but it also allows the wearer to get some extra attack stat each time it takes a hit!

Wise Glasses is a straightforward but effective item for boosting Special Damage and is a must-have for Special Attack type Pokemon. Having a high Sp. Attack stat means more move damage and stronger heal effects for certain Pokemon.

A Tier Held Items

Attack Weight is a held item that increases your Attack Damage whenever you score a goal, making it incredibly useful for physical damage dealers that can convert the extra stats into damage. However, this item's effectiveness is held back by how often the wearer can score goals.

Buddy Barrier is a defensive Held Item that grants large amounts of shields for its wearer and a low-HP ally whenever the wearer activates its Unite Move. Its effect is so impactful that it feels like having a second battle item. This is a particularly powerful pickup for Pokemon who utilize their Unite Moves to get into the frontlines of a fight so they can stay alive longer while also providing some support to their other allies.

Charging Charm is a unique offensive item that allows Pokemon to deal bonus damage on their attacks and moves after charging it by attacking or moving. It works particularly well with Attack-type Attackers, Speedster, and All-Rounder, giving them additional burst damage. However, it's quite a niche item due to the stats it gives and how its effect work.

Curse Bangle is a good damage item alternative for Attack type Pokemon. It gives a high amount of Attack stat, and its effect is great against Pokemon with high sustainability. However, given just how few high-sustainabiity Pokemon there are in the roster, it falls under a niche item.

Curse Incense is a good damage item alternative for Sp. Atk. type Pokemon. It gives a high amount of Sp. Atk. stat, and its effect is great against Pokemon with high sustainability. However, just like the Curse Bangle, it's a niche item.

Energy Amplifier is a great item for bolstering damage through correct Unite Move usage. Having that extra firepower will be beneficial, especially when the Pokemon's Unite Move deals AoE damage. The cooldown reduction from the item is also a nice bonus, allowing you to activate your moves more frequently.

Razor Claw provides solid Attack and Critical Hit Rate. It also grants the wearer a damage bonus to its next standard attack if a move is used beforehand, so it's a particularly useful item for Pokemon who can chain low cooldown skills and standard attacks together.

Tenacity Belt is a nifty defensive item that works particularly well with Defenders or any frontline Pokemon. Apart from providing a decent amount of Defense and Sp. Def., it further increases the Pokemon's defenses when it's inflicted with hindrances.

Vanguard Bell is a held item that increases a Pokemon's HP and allows it to restore HP when it inflicts a powerful hindrance effect. It's mainly recommended for frontliners with strong disabling moves, like Blastoise, Mr. Mime, and Aegislash.

B Tier Held Items

Aeos Cookie is a Held Item that rewards you with increased HP every time you score a goal. While having a large HP can be a very powerful asset, the item does not translate well with most Pokemon when score-related strategies focus on increasing damage instead of durability.

Assault Vest is a solid defensive Held Item that helps you withstand attacks from Special Attack type Pokemon that have burst moves. Aside from granting wearers Sp. Def and HP, this item also grants a shield that nullifies a certain amount of Special Damage as well.

Big Root is a decent supportive Held item that increases the Pokemon's HP and improves their HP recovery effect. However, it's a niche item since there are only a few Pokemon that can actually benefit and fully utilize its effect aside from the bonus HP.

Choice Scarf is a nice item to add mobility to its bearer, particularly Pokemon that relies mostly on basic attacks. However, just like Rapid-Fire Scarf, the item's use is quite niche.

Drain Crown is a solid item that not only increases Attack and HP, but also provides inherent lifesteal to a Pokemon! It allows Attack-type Pokemon that relies on auto-attacks to survive duels and long-term battles. Since health increases in proportion to damage dealt, slotting in critical-hit rate increasing items together with this item makes it work wonders!

Float Stone is a nice pickup for Physical Damage dealers who prefer to roam and play around the vast central area map. Although the item doesn't offer any stats or effects that would be useful in a team fight, the consistent significant movement speed increase alone can be worth running, especially for playstyles that revolve around high mobility.

Rapid-Fire Scarf provides a much needed boost to all Pokemon that relies heavily on auto-attacks to deal significant damage. It stacks with X Attack for even more attack speed, and synergizes well with Drain Crown for a high-sustain build for these turret Pokemon!

Rescue Hood is a great item for Pokemon who can heal and shield allies. It amplifies all healing and shielding a Pokemon provides to its team. It also increases a Pokemon's Sp. Def. and Defense stats, improving their durability.

Shell Bell is a good utility item for Special Damage Pokemon. Aside from boosts to Cooldown Reduction and Special Attack, this item also grants the Pokemon the ability to recover HP whenever it hit targets with Special Damage moves.

Sp. Atk. Specs is a great item for scaling Special Damage into the later stages of a match. It remains a key item for builds that have you max out an Sp. Attack Pokemon's moves - may it be for damage, healing, shield, etc.

C Tier Held Items

Amulet Coin is great for goal-scoring builds. However, given that goal-scoring builds are uncommon in the meta, the item's use is highly constrained.

Leftovers is a straightforward item that grants you passive HP regeneration when out of combat. While nice at the start, this Held Item starts to lose its appeal as you unlock better and more efficient alternatives later on.

Rocky Helmet is an amazing tank item that allows the wearer to counter damage. It falls lower on our tier list due to its effect needing an instant burst amount of damage instead of gradually making its return damage non-existent. However, its stat boosts are still great and can be useful for durable Pokemon that can make use of it.

Score Shield is a niche item that can be extremely useful for certain playstyles, particularly in aggressive goal scoring. It is also an effective item for diving if your team is sieging the enemy goal post as you can score a goal in the middle of a fight to dodge attacks and recover HP. However, because of the nerf it received in the 1.5.1.2 Update, it has become easier for any Pokemon to shred through its shield and stop the user from scoring.

Best Held Items for Each Pokemon

All-Rounder

Pokemon	Best Held Items
Aegislash	Muscle Band Focus Band Razor Claw Scope Lens Weakness Policy Attack Weight Aeos Cookie Vanguard Bell
Azumarill	Weakness Policy Scope Lens Muscle Band Energy Amplifier Buddy Barrier Focus Band Attack Weight Accel Bracer
Blaziken	Muscle Band Razor Claw Attack Weight Aeos Cookie Weakness Policy Focus Band Scope Lens
Buzzwole	Muscle Band Focus Band Weakness Policy Attack Weight Rapid-Fire Scarf Accel Bracer Vanguard Bell
Ceruledge	Muscle Band Razor Claw Attack Weight Scope Lens Energy Amplifier Curse Bangle Resonant Guard
Charizard	Scope Lens Energy Amplifier Focus Band Muscle Band Attack Weight Curse Bangle
Dhelmise	Attack Weight Accel Bracer Muscle Band Weakness Policy Focus Band Razor Claw
Dragonite	Focus Band Muscle Band Scope Lens Weakness Policy Razor Claw Drain Crown Rapid-Fire Scarf
Empoleon	Muscle Band Slick Spoon Drive Lens Focus Band Resonant Guard
Falinks	Muscle Band Rapid-Fire Scarf Attack Weight Weakness Policy Focus Band Resonant Guard Aeos Cookie
Feraligatr	Muscle Band Weakness Policy Focus Band Accel Bracer Attack Weight Razor Claw Drain Crown
Garchomp	Scope Lens Muscle Band Focus Band Rapid-Fire Scarf
Gyarados	Muscle Band Weakness Policy Scope Lens Attack Weight Focus Band Razor Claw Rapid-Fire Scarf
Lucario	Muscle Band Focus Band Weakness Policy Razor Claw Attack Weight Energy Amplifier Float Stone
Machamp	Scope Lens Muscle Band Focus Band Razor Claw Attack Weight Weakness Policy
Mega Charizard X	Attack Weight Energy Amplifier Focus Band Scope Lens Muscle Band Curse Bangle Charizarite X
Mega Charizard Y	Attack Weight Energy Amplifier Scope Lens Muscle Band Curse Bangle Accel Bracer Charizarite Y
Mega Gyarados	Attack Weight Scope Lens Muscle Band Weakness Policy Accel Bracer Gyaradosite
Mega Lucario	Attack Weight Energy Amplifier Focus Band Muscle Band Weakness Policy Accel Bracer Lucarionite
Mega Mewtwo X	Muscle Band Razor Claw Focus Band Weakness Policy Attack Weight Scope Lens Mewtwonite X
Metagross	Weakness Policy Attack Weight Focus Band Razor Claw Muscle Band Aeos Cookie Resonant Guard Accel Bracer
Mimikyu	Razor Claw Weakness Policy Attack Weight Muscle Band Focus Band Charging Charm Float Stone
Moltres	Wise Glasses Slick Spoon Drive Lens Sp. Atk. Specs Focus Band Resonant Guard Rapid-Fire Scarf
Palkia	Wise Glasses Slick Spoon Drive Lens Sp. Atk. Specs Curse Incense Muscle Band Scope Lens Focus Band
Pawmot	Attack Weight Muscle Band Razor Claw Accel Bracer Weakness Policy
Quaquaval	Muscle Band Razor Claw Weakness Policy Attack Weight Accel Bracer Focus Band Resonant Guard
Scizor	Focus Band Weakness Policy Muscle Band Razor Claw Attack Weight Resonant Guard Accel Bracer
Sirfetch'd	Muscle Band Razor Claw Weakness Policy Scope Lens Accel Bracer Attack Weight Focus Band
Solgaleo	Muscle Band Weakness Policy Accel Bracer Attack Weight Focus Band Scope Lens Razor Claw
Suicune	Sp. Atk. Specs Wise Glasses Choice Specs Slick Spoon
Tinkaton	Weakness Policy Attack Weight Focus Band Resonant Guard Muscle Band Razor Claw
Tsareena	Muscle Band Scope Lens Razor Claw Focus Band Weakness Policy Rapid-Fire Scarf Attack Weight Aeos Cookie Energy Amplifier
Tyranitar	Muscle Band Focus Band Weakness Policy Attack Weight Aeos Cookie Energy Amplifier
Urshifu	Weakness Policy Razor Claw Muscle Band Scope Lens Focus Band Attack Weight Accel Bracer
Zacian	Rusted Sword Muscle Band Scope Lens Razor Claw Attack Weight Focus Band Rapid-Fire Scarf

Attacker

Pokemon	Best Held Items
Alolan Ninetales	Wise Glasses Exp. Share Muscle Band Focus Band Choice Specs Slick Spoon Rapid-Fire Scarf Energy Amplifier Curse Incense
Alolan Raichu	Rapid-Fire Scarf Curse Incense Wise Glasses Choice Specs Slick Spoon Sp. Atk. Specs Energy Amplifier Drive Lens
Armarouge	Wise Glasses Choice Specs Slick Spoon Curse Incense Sp. Atk. Specs Focus Band Muscle Band Rapid-Fire Scarf Drive Lens
Chandelure	Wise Glasses Choice Specs Slick Spoon Energy Amplifier Shell Bell
Cinderace	Muscle Band Scope Lens Attack Weight Rapid-Fire Scarf Float Stone
Cramorant	Wise Glasses Shell Bell Buddy Barrier Energy Amplifier Choice Specs Slick Spoon
Decidueye	Muscle Band Scope Lens Attack Weight Float Stone Rapid-Fire Scarf Charging Charm
Delphox	Choice Specs Wise Glasses Shell Bell Energy Amplifier Sp. Atk. Specs Slick Spoon
Dragapult	Rapid-Fire Scarf Muscle Band Scope Lens Energy Amplifier Float Stone Accel Bracer
Duraludon	Muscle Band Scope Lens Focus Band Rapid-Fire Scarf Razor Claw
Espeon	Wise Glasses Choice Specs Energy Amplifier Slick Spoon
Gardevoir	Wise Glasses Shell Bell Sp. Atk. Specs Energy Amplifier Choice Specs Slick Spoon
Glaceon	Wise Glasses Choice Specs Sp. Atk. Specs Energy Amplifier Slick Spoon Curse Incense Drive Lens
Greninja	Muscle Band Focus Band Scope Lens Attack Weight Rapid-Fire Scarf Charging Charm Accel Bracer
Inteleon	Wise Glasses Choice Specs Slick Spoon Sp. Atk. Specs Energy Amplifier Drive Lens
Latios	Wise Glasses Slick Spoon Drive Lens Sp. Atk. Specs Choice Specs
Mega Mewtwo Y	Muscle Band Scope Lens Rapid-Fire Scarf Wise Glasses Choice Specs Slick Spoon Mewtwonite Y
Mew	Wise Glasses Choice Specs Shell Bell Buddy Barrier Slick Spoon Exp. Share
Miraidon	Wise Glasses Choice Specs Slick Spoon Sp. Atk. Specs Curse Incense
Pikachu	Wise Glasses Buddy Barrier Choice Specs Shell Bell Energy Amplifier Slick Spoon
Reshiram	Wise Glasses Slick Spoon Drive Lens Choice Specs Sp. Atk. Specs Scope Lens
Skeledirge	Wise Glasses Slick Spoon Drive Lens Choice Specs Sp. Atk. Specs Curse Incense
Sylveon	Wise Glasses Choice Specs Focus Band Buddy Barrier Slick Spoon
Toxtricity	Wise Glasses Slick Spoon Drive Lens Sp. Atk. Specs Muscle Band Rapid-Fire Scarf Scope Lens
Typhlosion	Slick Spoon Wise Glasses Drive Lens Choice Specs Focus Band Vanguard Bell
Venusaur	Wise Glasses Focus Band Choice Specs Buddy Barrier Shell Bell Energy Amplifier Slick Spoon Rapid-Fire Scarf Muscle Band Big Root
Yveltal	Wise Glasses Slick Spoon Drive Lens Choice Specs Sp. Atk. Specs Curse Incense
Zapdos	Wise Glasses Choice Specs Slick Spoon Drive Lens Sp. Atk. Specs

Defender

Pokemon	Best Held Items
Articuno	Slick Spoon Wise Glasses Drive Lens Focus Band Vanguard Bell Aeos Cookie
Blastoise	Focus Band Wise Glasses Choice Specs Slick Spoon Sp. Atk. Specs Energy Amplifier Resonant Guard Exp. Share Tenacity Belt Vanguard Bell
Crustle	Focus Band Attack Weight Score Shield Weakness Policy Scope Lens Razor Claw Aeos Cookie Float Stone Exp. Share Resonant Guard Tenacity Belt
Goodra	Slick Spoon Focus Band Buddy Barrier Exp. Share Choice Specs Energy Amplifier Big Root Tenacity Belt
Greedent	Buddy Barrier Energy Amplifier Focus Band Attack Weight Score Shield Weakness Policy
Ho-oh	Muscle Band Attack Weight Weakness Policy Focus Band Exp. Share Resonant Guard Aeos Cookie Curse Bangle
Lapras	Focus Band Choice Specs Slick Spoon Aeos Cookie Sp. Atk. Specs Big Root Tenacity Belt
Mamoswine	Muscle Band Focus Band Buddy Barrier Rapid-Fire Scarf Attack Weight Aeos Cookie Tenacity Belt Vanguard Bell
Slowbro	Buddy Barrier Exp. Share Shell Bell Focus Band Choice Specs Wise Glasses Slick Spoon Drive Lens Tenacity Belt Vanguard Bell
Snorlax	Muscle Band Scope Lens Focus Band Buddy Barrier Aeos Cookie Exp. Share Tenacity Belt Vanguard Bell
Trevenant	Focus Band Weakness Policy Aeos Cookie Attack Weight Exp. Share Resonant Guard Big Root Tenacity Belt Vanguard Bell
Umbreon	Weakness Policy Muscle Band Focus Band Aeos Cookie Attack Weight Rapid-Fire Scarf Resonant Guard Buddy Barrier Tenacity Belt
Vaporeon	Focus Band Slick Spoon Resonant Guard Tenacity Belt Exp. Share Rescue Hood Buddy Barrier

Speedster

Pokemon	Best Held Items
Absol	Scope Lens Muscle Band Razor Claw Focus Band Energy Amplifier Float Stone Accel Bracer
Darkrai	Energy Amplifier Wise Glasses Choice Specs Slick Spoon Sp. Atk. Specs Curse Incense Drive Lens
Dodrio	Muscle Band Focus Band Attack Weight Aeos Cookie Float Stone Razor Claw
Galarian Rapidash	Wise Glasses Slick Spoon Choice Specs Shell Bell Sp. Atk. Specs
Gengar	Sp. Atk. Specs Wise Glasses Choice Specs Shell Bell Slick Spoon Drive Lens
Leafeon	Razor Claw Float Stone Attack Weight Energy Amplifier Charging Charm Accel Bracer
Meowscarada	Muscle Band Razor Claw Scope Lens Float Stone Attack Weight Charging Charm Weakness Policy Accel Bracer
Meowth	Float Stone Charging Charm Attack Weight Accel Bracer Razor Claw
Morpeko	Attack Weight Accel Bracer Charging Charm Float Stone Razor Claw
Talonflame	Attack Weight Razor Claw Focus Band Float Stone Score Shield
Zeraora	Attack Weight Muscle Band Razor Claw Weakness Policy Energy Amplifier Focus Band
Zoroark	Razor Claw Muscle Band Attack Weight Focus Band Scope Lens Float Stone

Supporter

Pokemon	Best Held Items
Alcremie	Rescue Hood Exp. Share Buddy Barrier Resonant Guard Focus Band Slick Spoon
Blissey	Buddy Barrier Focus Band Wise Glasses Exp. Share Muscle Band Rescue Hood
Clefable	Exp. Share Wise Glasses Sp. Atk. Specs Buddy Barrier Rescue Hood Slick Spoon Big Root
Comfey	Exp. Share Buddy Barrier Wise Glasses Sp. Atk. Specs Rescue Hood
Eldegoss	Buddy Barrier Wise Glasses Exp. Share Focus Band Muscle Band Rescue Hood Slick Spoon Rapid-Fire Scarf Resonant Guard
Hoopa	Focus Band Energy Amplifier Muscle Band Exp. Share Rapid-Fire Scarf Slick Spoon
Latias	Exp. Share Wise Glasses Choice Specs Slick Spoon Drive Lens Sp. Atk. Specs
Meganium	Rescue Hood Exp. Share Buddy Barrier Vanguard Bell Resonant Guard Wise Glasses Slick Spoon Drive Lens
Mr. Mime	Wise Glasses Sp. Atk. Specs Exp. Share Choice Specs Focus Band Slick Spoon Vanguard Bell
Psyduck	Exp. Share Resonant Guard Focus Band Slick Spoon Aeos Cookie Shell Bell Curse Incense
Sableye	Exp. Share Attack Weight Float Stone Aeos Cookie Curse Bangle Resonant Guard
Wigglytuff	Exp. Share Focus Band Buddy Barrier Wise Glasses Choice Specs Rescue Hood Slick Spoon

Best Held Items for Each Role

Attackers	Speedsters	All-Rounders
Defenders	Supporters

Attackers

Item	Summary
Attack Weight	Attack Weight is a solid pickup for Physical Damage Attackers such as Cinderace. This held item improves your attack everytime you score a goal, allowing you to scale well into the late game.
Charging Charm	Charging Charm works particularly well with Attack-type Attackers. Their fast attack speed allows them to quickly charge the item, which then allows them to deal bonus damage frequently.
Choice Specs	Choice Specs works similar to Wise Glasses but with the added bonus of increasing your moves' damage output by a flat amount. This is perfect for Sp. Atk. Attackers like Gardevoir, Pikachu, and Venusaur.
Drain Crown	Attackers that relies heavily on auto-attacks can significantly increase their overall survivability with the Drain Crown. Use this on attackers like Cinderace and Decidueye so they can go toe-to-toe in battles!
Energy Amplifier	Energy Amplifier increases overall damage whenever you activate your Unite Move. This is great for players who use their Unite Move with great timing and positioning.
Float Stone	Float Stone is a solid pick up for Physical Damage Attackers such as Cinderace and Greninja.
Muscle Band	Muscle Band is an effective item to further boost Standard Attack damage. This item is especially useful against tanky targets such as Defenders.
Rapid-Fire Scarf	Rapid-Fire Scarf inherently boosts Attack Speed at certain intervals. Auto-attack based Attackers can significantly increase their overall DPS with this item, and pairing it with X Attack increases it even more!
Scope Lens	Scope Lens significantly increases the Pokemon's damage output through Critical Hits.
Shell Bell	Shell Bell is a very versatile item which bolsters a Pokemon's Special Damage moves by increasing their damage, reducing their cooldown, and healing you for a certain amount whenever they hit.
Slick Spoon	Slick Spoon is particularly useful for fragile Sp. Atk. damage dealers like Gardevoir. It increases a Pokemon's HP and Sp. Atk. and allows them to ignore a portion of their opponent's Sp. Def., increasing the damage they deal.
Sp. Atk. Specs	Sp. Atk. Specs lets your Special Damage scale even higher whenever you score a goal. This is great for Pokemon such as Alolan Ninetales and Pikachu.
Wise Glasses	Wise Glasses is a straightforward held item that increases your Special Damage by a certain amount.

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