Explaining the Lore and Mechanics of EVERY 'Hold Item' in Pokemon

[@SpectralT23]

I still cannot believe that Audino created every single Berry and traveled the entire world to plant them! You love to see the pilgrimage recognized! 💜

[@thunderclanliveson1]

@@SpectralT23 audino is a true one and I would create statues to worship her.

[@ekalB210]

Next deep dive: who tf is Mr pokemon and what does/has he done in the pokeworld lol

[@Flynnisthename]

Banger idea

[@nathanieljones8043]

He is epstien

[@TheWatchfuleye1]

@@ekalB210 who is John Pocket, and how does he have so many monsters

[@Londonlink]

Also who is that agent guy with amnesia who seems like a time traveler

[@TrisFireblood]

@@Londonlink Looker is one of my favorite returning characters. I miss seeing him pop up in the post-game

[@Snubbull3000]

The first item, Ability Shield may be linked to Terapagos. The sparkle on the item is in the shape of tera's signature sparkle, and the pokemon itself has an ability that works like a 1 time shield.

[@Aldrasio]

mfw I realize that Metal Coat is a metallic coating and not a wearable coat made of metal. For 25 years I never questioned it

[@vanisamaroo]

😅😅

[@squidwater6700]

I just thought it was 2 metal plates stuck together for the longest time

[@hortator0767]

@@squidwater6700 THEYRE NOT??

[@coltonking6257]

@@hortator0767 it is a polish

[@TheCanadianBroski]

Another example of headbands in media is in Metal Gear Solid, you can unlock one & it gives Snake unlimited ammo.

[@FireandAsh-ley]

First off, this was a super fascinating video! I really enjoyed hearing your take on why certain Pokemon hold the items they do! Your videos have been great while I'm at work, since most of it is audio, so the few times I do look away from my work I don't feel bad! I'm looking forward to your next video! Secondly, a funny coincidence happened. I was playing Pokemon go while watching this and just as you started talking about the magnet I found a shiny Magnemite! So thanks for helping me get a shiny lol

[@KrillikVA]

Real talk, it's comments like these that motivate me further. A lot of time goes into these and of course the views bring in the money BUT these comments give me life. Especially since I listen to people like Wendigoon or Mythical Kitchen all the time while working my actual job, researching for this channel, creating the art for this channel, and sometimes even fall asleep to Markiplier, so this is a genuine honor when anyone says this. As for the Magnemite, LET'S FREAKING GO!!!! Magnemite line is absolutely S tier and I've always named them Maggy/Maggie

[@Localsoupeater]

You're a certified yapper. I couldn't yap this long about everything I've ever experienced in life

[@shadow_shine3578]

You do such amazing long form videos. I love your work. These make me so happy. I love these videos about Pokemon.

[@devanshsrivastava3171]

My school has failed me for as long as i can remember,i have called them "Held" items

[@justinp5218]

My wife asked me why the items don't show up during battle. I didn't have a good answer, but this would be a cool idea. Seeing your calyrex holding a shadow tag or urshifu has the mystic water hanging around it's neck would be awesome

[@CountingStars333]

Nintendo is too lazy to animate them. That's the answer.

[@natebrazill4299]

Usage of pokemon with the Frisk ability:📉📉📉

[@ryakuthearmynekodude]

I wouldn’t go as far as to say they’re particularly lazy. More like it would be a TON of work to actually animate them in a way that it makes sense for the hundreds of pokemon in the game. There are atleast 50+ held items in the game which they have to animate coherently for atleast 900 pokemon (since theres no national pokedex anymore) imagine a choice specs on a wailord or a mystic water wrapped around it. If the pokemon just stood there holding the item in its paw, hand, whatever the case, they would look dumb. Sure it would be cool if they did it well, but it would be such an undertaking that it would probably be not worth and prefer to use those resources on other things.

[@yosh9192]

It’d completely change competitive, for one. Immediately being able to tell if your opponents have choice items, sash, weakness policy, or similar items would completely change the game and probably not in a fun way. Plus Frisk would become a completely pointless ability, and it would make type resist berries go from niche to flat out bad if your opponent can see them and go ‘oh, guess I’ll use a different super effective type then”

[@raro991]

it works that way in the manga

[@Shikey_shakes]

I drifted off to sleep while watching this and got DELLELELELEWOOOOPed awake that was a first

[@GhostToast18]

I chuckled

[@carlsoll]

Dude these are pretty awesome! Love how they’re *Super* Long 👉

[@marcoantoniotassecorcoles2682]

Thank you Prof. Birch for explaining all of this

[@brofessorbon]

Another fantastic video I am truly loving all the maddening research you are doing.

[@superiormeh]

Hey man I'm a really big fan. I enjoy your videos but I would like to drop some constructive criticism on this one. I know people won't like this but I hope this finds you well. It's better to have a long list of items categorized and not alphabetized. Even though the list is in alphabetical order the items are very random and hard to find and keep up with. Makes it even harder to keep my concentration and pay attention to what you're saying. A categorized list of items leaves expectations of what you're about to get next. My work is always sloppy when I have things alphabetized instead of in categories. Great video theme

[@KrillikVA]

I think what you say is entirely valid, and it was a very hard decision to make it alphabetized as I felt it made things simpler to some capacity and allows people to follow along if they want to look at Serebii but I get ENTIRELY where you're coming from. I think you will like future videos as I plan to keep things more categorized instead of alphabetized, such as with categorizing the timelines of when all the ancient Pokemon lived for the full history of them! Incredibly valid, and I always appreciate the constructive criticism. Thank you for your comment and for the compliment! I can't do this without my audience and can't get better without input like this!

[@superiormeh]

@@KrillikVA 100% understandable. And thanks for taking the feedback and talking about your current/ future adjustments and projects. This is literally how the scientific field works 🤓 💪🏾

[@superiormeh]

@@KrillikVA it is a lot a of work and research to put these together. Great EVs

[@KrillikVA]

Heck yeah! I take responsibility knowing I should be correct, but understand I can be wrong and should be open to it all like a true scientist! I've done some good work in environmental while I was in college, and greatly miss it, but through this I've been able to bring my 2 loves together of environmental and entertainment

[@superiormeh]

@@KrillikVA live that dream in 4k, fam. I'm here for it.

[@Conrad500]

I'm not Japanese, but due to my exposure through manga, I know that the choice band is based off of the Hachimaki. I believe the choice scarf is also an alternate form of this, but it's tied to the arm instead of worn on the head and used in sports. Could also just be a team armband instead of a good luck charm. I believe the choice specs are just "nerd glasses" as they are used in the same kind of scenes in manga. People studying with the headband and the thick swirly glasses on. I also learned while researching this that they look like that because they're called "bottom of the milk bottle" glasses.

[@PottedIvyPlant]

Awesome video dude, this was just a fun time to listen to while ev training in Emerald. I’m really excited to see your video on fossilmons!!

[@KrillikVA]

Thank you! The fossil video is by far my favorite video as it really combines our reality with Pokemon as much as I could muster and I nerd out a TON amongst other stuff I talk about in the video

[@PottedIvyPlant]

@@KrillikVA I cant wait omg

[@KrusherMike]

Hmm... Didn't know I needed this. Good stuff. 🤙

[@leafypalmfrond8938]

This is actually really good to know. I'm late to the party in playing pokemon. And I feel like other pokemon fans that grew up playing it know so much and I'm overwhelmed trying to learn what's already second nature to them

[@leafypalmfrond8938]

I had no idea held items were a thing when I started playing pokemon

[@leafypalmfrond8938]

Don't judge too harshly. But I started playing pokemon through Minecraft. Cobblemon. And I keep having to ask my friend about moves and evolutions and all that. But I'm picking up how utility moves work. Like sleep and paralysis

[@kyle8688]

@@leafypalmfrond8938 no judgement or shame in how you found out about something, just enjoy it!!

[@perpotet4629]

Yhea I can imagine it can be very overwhelming for new players, but no worries it is ok to ask for help or not k now. You do not need to know everything (including the vast majority of items in the video) to enjoy the franchise.

[@KrillikVA]

And just like that, this may be my new favorite comment section tbh if it makes anyone feel better, I know NOTHING about real competitive. I can complete a nuzlocke reliably, and have studied all this information for videos, bur before this video I had zero idea what a number of these did! I just really love pokemon and learning about the real world so, I figured I'd combine them and teach others

[@jamaldavis2480]

New video lets go! Honestly haven't looked into items... hmmm time to learn.

[@theinvisiblegentleman1142]

You know, this is the first video of yours I've seen, but the meowth accent while talking about the amulet coin and the general passion you show talk about big roots has convinced me to subscribe.

[@KrillikVA]

I always wondered if I was a little lackluster in this video, so thank you I get incredibly excited about nature and ecology so my videos like "the pokemon food chain" and " the entire history of ancient pokemon" really have me going in depth and getting passionate

[@theinvisiblegentleman1142]

@@KrillikVA Nah, man, you're doing great. If I wanted a dispasionate, "clean" summary, I'd read bulbapedia.

[@lechingu3111]

Bruhh felt~ When I'm focused on art I forget to eat as well lol. A bad habit, but it is what it is. Good stuff! Crazy I watched the whole thing lol

[@pikaboom6539]

Next Video: 2 hour deep dive on how to escape the trick house in Gen 3

[@thepigvillage]

“Monocular” lmao Homie forgot the word for Monocle

[@Neocovers]

put images, footage and stuff. There's lots of potential here, keep going

[@RCJones560]

I'm sure I'm not the only one to comment this, but the berserk gene is present in GSC and you can pick it up infront of where the cerulean cave entrance used to be

[@hiangus25]

giant torterra was peak cinema

[@michelpath98]

"Do you still do internet explorer jokes? Or is it edge jokes now?" People sure do edge jokes nowadays, but they're not quite the same thing :P

[@nathanieljones8043]

Nah edge isn't good but it works ie didn't do basic stuff. Unless you mean the other edge than yes those are very popular with the kids.

[@michelpath98]

@@nathanieljones8043 I did mean the other one :P

[@Mogtoa]

Severely underrated

[@Vutdahail321]

I'm pained by u saying hold item instead of held item

[@YearlingStudio]

@@Vutdahail321 every time. Hurts

[@KrillikVA]

Ya might wanna get used to it, because it is defined as a Hold Item, not just by me but by others! Hold Items are specifically the ones I speak about, meanwhile Held Items include Hold Items AND stuff like berries and mail! It's like a square is a rectangle but not all rectangles are squares situation Edit: I realize this sounds aggressive, I mean no aggression...maybe a little jab at most

[@khaibreakbread4650]

Bro please do a series on Pokémon eco systems

[@KrillikVA]

I've been working on the full history of ancient pokemon and studying as far back as the Paleozoic era! It's gonna be a MASSIVE video and I even was able to send messages for answer from a PhD holder in Archeology!

[@donaldduck7707]

You should divide such information in different Videos. You should divide them by Generations. Like Hold items Gen 1-4 and so on

[@aliciahuang6329]

Looks like something forgot the held items Sachet and whipped dream. The evolution item for spritzee and swirlix respectively. Even serebii forgot to put the items in the list. Despite being website for every detail about Pokémon. The spritzee and swirlix line can't catch a break from being hated and forgotten. Love for the perfume bird and cake dog.

[@fyhdhgg]

Love the video, only feedback would make different parts video so you can grow ur views and subs. None the less love it!

[@TheBionicPenguin]

Shoutout to the elusive brick item 😊

[@moon3117]

It's ARCeus, as the trajectory of a thrown object.

[@Nonzerotonin]

As evidenced by RKS, the system of type null

[@AdminAbuse]

Looking forward to watching this!

[@Zone_Person]

:0 PROFESSOR KRILLIK IS BACK

[@oxishimaruxo]

29:53 ironically we have an anime this summer about a guy who falls in love with his robot housekeeper. My Wife Has No Emotion

[@taraphillips4059]

you're hilarious; love the vid

[@ZancralthePariah]

What song is playing in the background from approx 1:09:30-1:11:00? It sounds similar to “River Flows In You” but I can’t place it

[@Knouffy]

If I remember correctly, if an Urshifu holds Punching Gloves, it overwrites Unseen Fist and they can get blocked by Protect

[@narratornate8841]

I think one of my favorite parts in detective pikachu is the fact that **Spoiler Alert** The villain has a ditto. This is *fantastic* foreshadowing, because in canon, ditto was only able to be formed through team rocket's experiments on mew and mewtwo.

[@midgetkirsten8284]

can you do abilities next, if u have time of course! love your videos so much

[@midgetkirsten8284]

also maybe a video explaining types / type matchups would be a cool idea maybe

[@KrillikVA]

I have a couple ideas in the chamber for those, don't you worry!

[@venturamack]

Meowth also has the move pay day thought it should get added in to the amulet coin meowth chat

[@tobigrantlbart]

I am sad you didn't take the opportunity to talk about the item "Berry" from Gen 2, yes it is just the Oran Berry, but like, the Gen 2 Berries are all a real thing and I need "Berry" to be explained, what even is "Berry" really?

[@KrillikVA]

That's actually because they're not considered a "Hold Item"! They're just a held item! So I'll have to cover them in a separate video

[@tobigrantlbart]

@@KrillikVA Oh yea, makes sense, thanks^^

[@thepigvillage]

Ah, yes. My favorite item: Nystic Water

[@CJ_Dub]

I love watching these vids while mowing my lawn

[@KrillikVA]

Okay that made me laugh bc I listened to Wendigoon talk about the Kudzu plant while mowing my lawn this past week

[@Conrad500]

The electralizer is a PSU or... "Power Supply". Elekid holds it and has a plug on its head as it can't store its own energy. A PSU doesn't actually store energy though, so it's probably just a mix of a PSU and a battery as the text says it stores energy. EXP Share is a telepathy headband. It's complete pseudoscience, but that's how it shares XP because it's telepathically sharing what they are experiencing. There's many examples, but check out back to the future with doc brown's mind reading helmet. Macho Brace is actually spring loaded rather than weighted. Very unhealthy irl, but a common trope in anime. The Power tools are the training weights. So, you could imagine a pokemon/person wearing all of the weighted bands and having their arms/legs restricted by the spring loaded braces. Incense... look, you know how it is. You put on some music, light some candles... set the mood man.

[@GravityBouncer]

why does serebii call it “hold items” while bulbapedia calls it the superior “held items” 😭 great video tho!!

[@TokyoAbridged]

I always kinda thought the clear amulet was a part of Regice; mirroring it's clear body ability. I very well could be wrong, but it was always my thought. 🤷😂

[@KrillikVA]

Could be a possibility! It's not impossible I'd say, these are just my best conclusions on my more concrete evidence

[@Grayson_Paris]

Very good content 🗿

[@SleepyShroomie64]

Where did you get that shirt I love it!!! (I love mushrooms)

[@KrillikVA]

Believe it or not: Hot Topic I have a few mushroom shirts I occasionally wear but haven't worn on stream or video yet!

[@SleepyShroomie64]

On my way to Hot Topic rn🍄💜

[@Moxalotl12]

Nice Dipper hat

[@KrillikVA]

Thank you I spent over 5 years looking for one because I refused to buy one online

[@newangtamang5023]

I noticed you got dipper's cap from gravity Falls

[@nathanieljones8043]

I love using Leer on my haxorus to lower metagrossses defense

[@natezuniga-qd7pe]

My ez vest takes 300lb. I have the strongest tree trunks in town. (I live in a very small town)

[@theStridingRebel]

you forgot the Normal Gem

[@jean-baptisterenaud2681]

This is not an insult, but criticism, to give context. These things you are talking about are held items, and NOT "hold items"

[@nathanieljones8043]

Only after you held them. The term for an untouched item is hold item I don't see any pokemon holding them

[@stevenhuntley8706]

10 year old me wake up, we finally have answers

[@riotking77]

I love the accent it’s so good lol

[@newbornkilik]

Ahh yes, "edge" jokes. You could say those jokes are around.

[@IskandrArchive]

14:54 did you consider that they... . . . didn't? Lol i love thinking about which evolutions were clearly caused by the tampering of humans

[@jaidamwhi4589]

I believe they were mimicking real world religions/myths. Simply put as they were made in his (Arceus) image. Like Christianity, greek, norse, etc humans were created in the image of the gods

[@luminiti1094]

Totally not relevant, but im wearing that exact same shirt lmao

[@A_Random_Trainer]

27:00 how dare you sir. They are not just cool scarfs you would find in real life. Show me a scarf that makes you look tough, no that is a bandana you tie on your arm.... The rest of them are probably just scarfs you would find in real life...

[@Greyshadow511]

The binding band is not a Mobius strip. Look at it. It has two sides. It's just a rubber band. I think you clocked your own weabooness. Lol

[@pyritenightmare]

If you haven't been screened for ADHD, Krillik, hyperfixation like that is a symptom heavily associated with it.

[@KrillikVA]

I've honestly been confirmed by my doctor to have anxiety and depression, but I've gotten a good control over them. There are many signs that make me a poster child for ADHD, BUT I have yet to get truly officially screened. I will one day, and it'll probs help me figure out how to manage it even better

[@Shlunkiyeee]

there called held items!

[@beforedrrdpr]

hold item? you mean held item?

[@KrillikVA]

Nope! Trust me, I was taken aback when I read that "Hold" and "Held" items are different

[@butholesurfer5335]

Gus

[@pika_imposter]

Isnt goh a boy

[@jihyungpark535]

26:57

[@TeeKayDee]

Isn't alcremy pronounced like alchemy? It makes sense and they say it in the anime

[@geostyma]

Sir, you have very large red lips

[@baileyshea7414]

What kind of comment is this??? This is neither constructive nor necessary. Their lips are nice and if you meant it like that please work on your delivery.