Assault Vest

The Assault Vest (Japanese: とつげきチョッキ Assault Vest) is a type of held item introduced in Generation VI.

Assault Vest とつげきチョッキ Assault Vest

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Introduced in Generation VI Pocket Generation VI Items Generation VII Items Generation VIII Other Items Generation IX Other Items Fling Power 80

In the core series games

Price

Games Cost Sell price XYORAS SMUSUM SwSh N/A $500 SV $50,000 $12,500

Effect

Raises the holder's Special Defense by 50%, but also prevents the holder from selecting any status moves except Me First.

The Assault Vest only prevents the Pokémon from choosing status moves, not from using them; a Pokémon holding an Assault Vest can still be made to use status moves via Instruct or Dancer. If a Pokémon has selected a status move to use but obtains an Assault Vest before executing the move, such as by Trick from a Pokémon with Klutz, the move can still be executed successfully for that turn.

If the holder can only select status moves (due to Encore, Torment, knowing no non-status moves that have PP, etc.), it is forced to use Struggle. Dynamax does not negate the effects of this item, so it prevents the use of Max Guard.

Description

Games Description XYORAS SMUSUMPE SwShBDSPLA An item to be held by a Pokémon. This offensive vest raises Sp. Def but prevents the use of status moves. SV An item to be held by a Pokémon. This offensive vest boosts the holder's Sp. Def stat but prevents the use of status moves.

Acquisition

Games Finite methods Repeatable methods XYORAS Battle Maison (48 BP) SMUSUM Battle Tree (48 BP) SwSh Lake of Outrage Battle Tower (25 BP) SwShIA Cram-o-matic (Steel: 82-90 points) SwShCT Giant's Bed SV Porto Marinada Delibird Presents (Mesagoza Branch, after completing the main storyline)

Distribution

Games Event Language/Region Distribution period SV Summer training support sets Japan July 22 to September 30, 2023

As a held item

Games Event Language/Region Distribution period OR Shigeki Morimoto's Malamar PAL August 5, 2015 to January 22, 2016 ORAS Hyadain's Landorus Japanese May 24 to June 30, 2016 Helen Volcanion PAL October 1, 2016 to January 31, 2017 Helen Volcanion American October 9, 2016 to January 31, 2017 SV Marco Silva's Iron Hands All April 5 to 8, 2024

Gallery

Artwork

Artwork from Scarlet and Violet

In the spin-off games

Assault Vest in Pokémon UNITE

Pokémon UNITE

In Pokémon UNITE, the Assault Vest is a held item that grants the user shield against Sp. Attack damage after leaving combat and increases their HP and Sp. Defense. After 5s out of combat, the user receives a shield equal to 9/12/15% of max HP, at grades 1, 10, and 20 respectively; this effect does not apply if the user has an existing Assault Vest shield. HP and Sp. Defense is increased by 18 and 0 at Grade 1, and by 270 and 51 at Grade 30.

In the TCG

Assault Vest

Main article: Assault Vest (BREAKthrough 133)

Assault Vest was introduced as an Pokémon Tool card in the Pokémon Trading Card Game during the Japanese XY BREAK Era. It was first released in the Japanese Red Flash expansion before debuting in English in the BREAKthrough expansion. When this Pokémon Tool card is attached to a Pokémon, any damage done to that Pokémon by attacks from an opponent's Pokémon that have any Special Energy attached to them is reduced by 40 (after applying Weakness and Resistance).

In other languages

Language Title Chinese Cantonese 突擊背心 Dahtgīk Buisām Mandarin 突擊背心 / 突击背心 Tújí Bèixīn / Tújī Bèixīn French Veste de Combat German Offensivweste Italian Corpetto assalto Korean 돌격조끼 Dolgyeok Jokki Brazilian Portuguese Colete de Ataque Russian Штурмовой Жилет Shturmovoy Zhilet Spanish Chaleco Asalto

External links

• On Smogon Itemdex:
  • Generation VI – VII – VIII – IX

This item article is part of Project ItemDex, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on all items.