If you were looking for the item inPokémon GO, seeIncense (GO).For the item inPokémon Sleep, seeIncense (Sleep).

Incenses (Japanese:おこうIncense) are a group ofheld items that were introduced inGeneration III. They allowbred Pokémon to producebaby Pokémon they otherwise would not be able to. They also have unrelated in-battle effects.

In the core series games

Mechanics

When held by a Pokémon in thePokémon Day Care or thePokémon Nursery, they allow Pokémon to produceEggs containingbaby Pokémon that they otherwise could not. Specifically, baby Pokémon introduced inGeneration III or later (besidesRiolu andToxel) normally cannot be produced by breeding; however, if a breeding pair that would normally produce Eggs containing the evolved form of one of these baby Pokémon, and one of the parents holds the corresponding Incense, Eggs containing the baby Pokémon will be produced instead.

For example, if a maleJigglypuff and a femaleMarill are in the Pokémon Day Care together, normally they would produce Marill Eggs; however, if either of them holds aSea Incense, they will produceAzurill Eggs instead.

Notably, most baby Pokémon which result from Incense breeding have differentEgg Move lists than their evolved forms. For example,Azurill can learnFake Tears through breeding whileMarill cannot, and Marill can learnAqua Jet through breeding while Azurill cannot.

Incenses are not present inPokémon Scarlet and Violet, and the associated Pokémon hatch from Eggs by default. This means it is not possible to produceChansey,Snorlax,Marill,Sudowoodo, orChimecho Eggs in those games.

Acquisition

While individual Incenses can often be found in a variety of locations, starting inGeneration V, the whole set of Incenses are often obtainable available for purchase in a single location.

• InPokémon Black, White,Black 2, and White 2, they can be purchased at theDriftveil Market (in Pokémon Black and White only, this requires theNational Pokédex).
• InPokémon X and Y, they can be purchased at theCoumarine CityIncense shop.
• InPokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire, they can be purchased at theSlateport CityMarket.
• InPokémon Sun, Moon,Ultra Sun, and Ultra Moon, they can be purchased at theKonikoni CityIncense stall.
• InPokémon Sword and Shield, they can be purchased from theHulburyIncense Merchant.

List of incenses

	Name	Debut Gen.	Effect	Equivalence (outside breeding)	Corresponding Baby Pokémon
	Full Incense	IV	Forces the holder to move last in itspriority bracket.	Lagging Tail		Munchlax
	Lax Incense	III	Reduces the opponent'saccuracy when targeting the holder.	Bright Powder		Wynaut
	Luck Incense	IV	Doublesprize money received from battles when held.	Amulet Coin		Happiny
	Odd Incense	IV	Boosts the power of the holder'sPsychic-type moves.	Twisted Spoon		Mime Jr.
	Pure Incense	IV	Lowerswild Pokémon encounter rate when held.	Cleanse Tag		Chingling
	Rock Incense	IV	Boosts the power of the holder'sRock-type moves.	Hard Stone		Bonsly
	Rose Incense	IV	Boosts the power of the holder'sGrass-type moves.	Miracle Seed		Budew
	Sea Incense	III	Boosts the power of the holder'sWater-type moves.	Mystic Water		Azurill
	Wave Incense	IV	Boosts the power of the holder'sWater-type moves.	Mystic Water		Mantyke

Gallery

Artwork

These are artwork of the items as seen on thePokémon Global Link.

Full Incense	Lax Incense	Luck Incense
Odd Incense	Pure Incense	Rock Incense
Rose Incense	Sea Incense	Wave Incense

In the spin-off games

Pokémon GO

Main article:Incense (GO)

InPokémon GO, the Incense is an item that causes wild Pokémon to appear more often for 60 minutes.

Pokémon UNITE

InPokémon UNITE, an item called Curse Incense appears. It is a held item that weakens HP recovery effects of opponents hit by Sp. Attack-based damage by 20/25/30% at Grade 1/10/20, for 1.5s. The duration of the effect increases to 3s if the opponent is hit by a Sp. Attack-based basic or boosted attack.

Pokémon Sleep

Main article:Incense (Sleep)

InPokémon Sleep, the player can equip up to two incenses, which are single-use items that can be used to provide various effects during sleep research.

In the TCG

Main article:Evolution Incense (Sword & Shield 163)

The Evolution Incense is a variant from thePokémon Trading Card Game introduced as anItem card. It was first released in the JapaneseV Starter Sets. It later appeared in the JapaneseSword expansion before debuting in English in theSword & Shield expansion, with artwork byRyo Ueda. It allows the player to search their deck for an Evolution Pokémon, reveal it and put it into their hand, then shuffling their deck after.

In other languages

Related articles

Type-enhancing items
Items	Plates	Incenses	Orbs	Gems	Soul Dew

Incense

Sea Incense

Lax Incense

Rose Incense

Pure Incense

Rock Incense

Odd Incense

Luck Incense

Full Incense

Wave Incense

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