X Speed

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X Speed
スピーダー
Speeder
Bag X Speed Sprite.png
X Speed
Pokémon Global Link artwork
Introduced in Generation I
Pocket
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Generation IX Bag Battle Items pocket icon.png Battle Items
Fling
Power 30

The X Speed (Japanese: スピーダー Speeder) is a type of battle item introduced in Generation I. It temporarily boosts a Pokémon's Speed stat.

In the core series games

Price

Games Cost Sell price
RGBY/RBY
GSC
RSEFRLG
DPPtHGSS
BWB2W2
XYORAS
PE
BDSP
$350 $175
SMUSUM
SwSh
$1,000 $500
SV $1,000 $250

At Join Avenue's Market, X Speed can be bought in dozens at $3150 each, which equates to $262.5 per X Speed.

Effect

Generations I to VI

When used from the Bag during battle, it raises the Speed of a Pokémon currently in battle by 1 level. From Generation II onward, it also increases the Pokémon's friendship a little.

Generation VII onward

When used from the Bag during battle, it raises the Speed of a Pokémon currently in battle by 2 levels. It also increases the Pokémon's friendship a little.

Wonder Launcher

Bag X Speed WL Sprite.png Bag X Speed 2 Sprite.png Bag X Speed 3 Sprite.png Bag X Speed 6 Sprite.png The X Speed appears as four Wonder Launcher items, increasing the Speed stat by 1, 2, 3 or 6 levels. It costs 3, 5, 7, or 11 points to use respectively.

Description

Games Description
Stad Temporarily increases Speed for one battle.
GSC Raises Speed. (1 BTL)
RSEColoXD Raises the stat Speed during one battle.
FRLG Raises the Speed stat of Pokémon in battle. Wears off if the Pokémon is withdrawn.
DPPtHGSS
BWB2W2
An item that raises the Speed stat of a Pokémon in battle. It wears off if the Pokémon is withdrawn.
XYORAS An item that boosts the Speed stat of a Pokémon during a battle. It wears off once the Pokémon is withdrawn.
SMUSUMPE
SwShBDSPLA
An item that sharply boosts the Speed stat of a Pokémon during a battle. It wears off once the Pokémon is withdrawn.
SV An item that sharply boosts the Speed stat of a Pokémon in battle. This effect disappears if the Pokémon leaves the battle.

Acquisition

Games Finite methods Repeatable methods
RBY/RGBY Celadon Department Store
GSC Burned TowerGS, Route 46C Violet Poké Mart, Goldenrod Department Store, Celadon Department Store
RSE Mauville City Petalburg, Rustboro, Mauville, Fallarbor, Lavaridge Poké Marts, Lilycove Department Store
FRLG Rocket Hideout Celadon Department Store
Colo Phenac Poké Mart
XD Pyrite Poké Mart
DPPt Route 208DP, Team Galactic Eterna BuildingPt Veilstone Department Store
HGSS Route 46, Union Cave Goldenrod Department Store, Celadon Department Store
PW Suburban Area
BW Striaton City Nacrene City, Shopping Mall Nine
B2W2 Floccesy Town Nacrene City, Shopping Mall Nine
Join Avenue (Market)
XY Route 6, Cyllage City, Dendemille Town Santalune City Poké Mart
ORAS Mauville City Slateport City Poké Mart, Lilycove Department Store (Level 3)
SMUSUM Routes 2USUM and 6, Malie City Route 2, Route 5USUM, Route 8, and Hau'oli Poké Marts
Festival Plaza (Battle Store)
PE Route 8, Team Rocket Hideout, Seafoam Islands All Poké Marts (after obtaining 1 Badge), Celadon Department Store
SwSh Hulbury, Wyndon Hammerlocke Poké Mart (south)
BDSP Route 208 Veilstone Department Store
SV Levincia, Asado Desert, Glaseado Mountain, East Province (Area One), East Province (Area Three), North Province (Area One), South Province (Area Two), South Province (Area Three), South Province (Area Five), West Province (Area One) Chansey Supply
SVTM Kitakami Hall
SVID Polar Biome, Savanna Biome Vending machines (Terarium)

Gallery

Artwork

Bag X Speed SV Sprite.png
Artwork from
Scarlet and Violet

In the spin-off games

Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS/Wii U

X Speed (along with X Attack and X Defense) appears in Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS/Wii U as equipment that any of the five playable Pokémon can use. X Speed raises the holder's Speed while lowering Attack. While it will occasionally come with a special effect, the ones without effects come in three rarities: normal, Threefold, and Sixfold.

Pokémon Rumble World

After rescuing a distressed Mii in an area, they will occasionally use X Speeds (along with X Attacks, X Defenses, or Potions). What they give out is chosen randomly upon being rescued. The X Speed boosts the Speed stat for some time.

Pokémon Masters EX

In Pokémon Masters EX, X Speeds can only be used by certain sync pairs who have them as an item move. In addition, several variants of X Speed can be used by certain sync pairs. X Speed and all its variants have 2 MP except for EX Speed, which only has 1 MP. A full list of all sync pairs who can learn X Speed, X Speed +, EX Speed, X Speed All, or X Speed All + can be found here.

Masters X Speed.png Masters X Speed +.png Masters EX Speed.png Masters X Speed All.png Masters X Speed All +.png
X Speed X Speed + EX Speed X Speed All X Speed All +

Description

Games Description
Masters X Speed: Raises the user's Speed by two stat ranks.
X Speed +: Raises the user's Speed by three stat ranks.
EX Speed: Raises the user's Speed by six stat ranks.
X Speed All: Raises the Speed of all allied sync pairs by two stat ranks.
X Speed All +: Raises the Speed of all allied sync pairs by three stat ranks.
X Speed in Pokémon UNITE

Pokémon UNITE

In Pokémon UNITE, the X Speed is a battle item unlocked at Trainer Level 8. It raises the player's Pokémon's movement speed by 45% and makes it immune to move speed reduction for 7s. It has 50s cooldown.

In animation

A Wonder Launcher X Speed in Pokémon the Series: Black & White

Pokémon the Series

Pokémon the Series: Black & White

In Movie Time! Zorua in "The Legend of the Pokémon Knight"!, a Wonder Launcher X Speed appeared as part of a movie named Wonder Fighters the Movie Part 24: The Mystery of the Wonder Launcher. In the clip in the advertisement Ash, Iris, and Cilan saw, two Trainers battled using a Golurk and an Escavalier and used the Wonder Launchers to power up their Pokémon, with the Wonder Fighter's opponent using an X Speed on his Escavalier.

In other languages

Language Title
Chinese Cantonese 速度強化 Chūkdouh Kèuhngfa *
加速器 Gāchūkhei *
Mandarin 速度強化 / 速度强化 Sùdù Qiánghuà
France Flag.png French Vitesse +
Germany Flag.png German X-Initiative*
X-Tempo*
Italy Flag.png Italian Velocità X
South Korea Flag.png Korean 스피드업 Speed-Up
Portuguese Brazil Flag.png Brazil Velocidade X
Portugal Flag.png Portugal Velocidade X*
Spain Flag.png Spanish Velocidad X



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