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Macho BraceきょうせいギプスCoercive Cast
Macho Brace
Sprite from Pokémon Global Link
Introduced in Generation III
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Generation III Items
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Generation V Items (Held items)
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The Macho Brace (Japanese: きょうせいギプス Coercive Cast) is a held item introduced in Generation III. It doubles all effort values gained by the holder during a battle. It is an unobtainable held item in Generation VII and Pokémon Scarlet and Violet.

Contents

  • 1 In the core series games
    • 1.1 Price
    • 1.2 Effect
    • 1.3 Description
    • 1.4 Acquisition
  • 2 In animation
    • 2.1 Pokémon the Series
      • 2.1.1 Pokémon the Series: XY
  • 3 Merchandise
  • 4 Trivia
  • 5 In other languages
  • 6 Related articles
  • 7 External links

In the core series games

Price

Games Cost Sell price
RSEFRLGDPPtHGSSBWB2W2XYORASSMUSUMSwShBDSP N/A $1,500

Effect

Doubles any effort values that are obtained by the Pokémon holding it during a battle. Stacks with Pokérus. It does not affect effort values gained from vitamins and feathers.

The Speed stat of the Pokémon holding this item is halved during battle.

Description

Games Description
RSEColoXD A hold item that promotes growth, but reduces Speed.
FRLG An item to be held by a Pokémon. It promotes strong growth but lowers Speed while it is held.
DPPtHGSSBWB2W2 An item to be held by a Pokémon. It is a stiff and heavy brace that promotes strong growth but lowers Speed.
XYORASSMUSUMPESwShBDSPLA An item to be held by a Pokémon. This stiff, heavy brace helps Pokémon grow strong but cuts Speed in battle.
SV An item to be held by a Pokémon. Holding this stiff, heavy brace reduces a Pokémon's Speed in battle but allows its stats to grow more quickly.

Acquisition

Games Finite methods Repeatable methods
RSE Route 111
FRLG Viridian Gym
Colo Pyrite Cave
XD Mt. Battle (prize for first clear of Mt. Battle Area 1)
DPPt Pastoria City
HGSS Goldenrod Department Store (held by in-game trade Machop)
BWB2W2 Nimbasa City (eastern gate)
XY Route 15
ORAS Route 111
PMC* Graffiti Eraser (Lv. 3)
SwSh Hammerlocke (10 BP)
SwShIA Cram-o-matic (Fighting: 72-80 points)
BDSP Pastoria City

In animation

A Macho Brace in Pokémon the Series: XY

Pokémon the Series

Pokémon the Series: XY

In Under the Pledging Tree!, a set of Macho Braces was one of the items offered to Ash by a market vendor in Coumarine City after Ash had wondered out loud what presents he should buy for an upcoming festival.

Merchandise

The Macho Brace is the held item featured alongside Machamp in the Pokémon Held Item Pins line by The Pokémon Company International.

  • A pin of a Machamp and one of a Macho Brace joined together by a metal chain. Pokémon Held Item Pins (Machamp)

Trivia

  • In The Path to the Pokémon League, A.J.'s Pokémon are shown to wear something called a "Strength Intensifier" which looks like a Macho Brace.

In other languages

Language Title
Chinese Cantonese 強制鍛鍊器 Kèuhngjai Dyunlihnhei
Mandarin 強制鍛鍊器 / 强制锻炼器 Qiángzhì Duànliànqì
Danish Machostøtte
Finnish Machoranneke
French Bracelet MachoVI+Brac. MachoIII–V
German MachoschieneIX+MachobandIII–VIII
Italian Crescicappa
Korean 교정깁스 Gyojeong Gips
Norwegian Machoarmbånd
Polish Klamra Macho
Brazilian Portuguese Pulseira Macho
Spanish Latin America Brazalete Firme
Spain Brazal FirmeIV+VestiduraIII
Swedish Machospänne

Related articles

  • Power item

External links

  • On Smogon Itemdex:
    • Generation III – IV – V – VI – VII – VIII – IX
This item article is part of Project ItemDex, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on all items.

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