Kanto Tactics items: recipes and equipment choices

Component 1	Component 2	Combined item
HP Up	HP Up	Leftovers
HP Up	Protein	Rocky Helmet
HP Up	Calcium	Shell Bell
HP Up	Carbos	Focus Sash
HP Up	Iron	Flame Orb
HP Up	Zinc	Sitrus Berry
Protein	Protein	Choice Band
Protein	Calcium	Life Orb
Protein	Carbos	Scope Lens
Protein	Iron	Razor Fang
Protein	Zinc	Expert Belt
Calcium	Calcium	Choice Specs
Calcium	Carbos	Quick Claw
Calcium	Iron	Twisted Spoon
Calcium	Zinc	Light Clay
Carbos	Carbos	Choice Scarf
Carbos	Iron	Poison Barb
Carbos	Zinc	Mental Herb
Iron	Iron	Protector
Iron	Zinc	Metal Powder
Zinc	Zinc	Assault Vest

Component order does not change the recipe. The combined item keeps the component stats and adds its effect. In version 34, Metal Powder is the displayed name of the item that replaces Eviolite; older lists may still use the old name.

The in-game Recipes control shows combinations, with recipes you can already make highlighted in green in the item manager. On PC, R opens Recipes while choosing an item.

Protein supports Attack, Calcium supports Sp. Atk and Carbos supports attack speed. HP Up raises maximum HP; Iron and Zinc support Defense and Sp. Def. Read the ability card’s Physical, Special or Mixed label before choosing a damage item.

For example, Calcium plus Calcium makes Choice Specs, while Protein plus Protein makes Choice Band. A familiar Pokémon type does not decide which is right: the current ability and its scaling do. Some Pokémon can switch physical or special forms according to the vitamins in their items.

For a concrete recorded loadout, see the comp item holders. A recipe tells you what you can make; it does not prove that every holder benefits equally.

Item	Current change to remember
Metal Powder	Replaces Eviolite; +6% Defense and Sp. Def per enemy targeting the holder.
Life Orb	No HP cost; +15% to +50% damage depending on missing HP.
Expert Belt	Basic attacks use the holder’s best type and gain 30% damage when super effective.
Sitrus Berry	Heals 20% maximum HP, down from 25%.
Rocky Helmet	Returns 22%, up from 18%.
Choice Specs	Bonus increased to 50%, from 45%.
Mental Herb	Recharges in 8 seconds; triggering it gives 20% attack speed for 3 seconds.

The changed item names and numbers matter when comparing an older guide. Read the current tooltip for the full trigger and scope, especially for healing, shielding and damage-over-time effects.

Version 35 Focus Sash exception: it can save each Pokémon only once. Extra copies add their stats but do not grant additional rescues. Do not apply a general duplicate-stacking rule to its survival trigger.

Use the item manager: select an item, then its Pokémon. On mobile, press Save to apply the pending equipment changes. During combat you can change equipment on benched Pokémon, not active fighters.

A Magnet removes the whole loadout and returns it to the bag without selling the holder. When a merge produces more items than fit, version 34 returns the excess to the bag.

In PvP PvE rounds, version 34 lets you choose one of three component rewards whether you win or lose. Before choosing, compare the recipe you can complete with the holder you actually have.

Version 35 allows selling items from the bag in Campaign, Tower and Adventures. This is not documented here as a PvP bag-sale feature. Selling the item is different from using a Magnet to recover a Pokémon’s loadout.