Do you use stat boosting items?

[Azureth]

Such as the X defend/attack etc.? I never do.

 

[mikey]

Lol, I never do. They pile up in my bag in every one of my games.

 

[greg0915]

Nope I just sell all mine

 

[Sheep]

Nope, I toss or sell mine. I mean, I have seen videos of people beating Red with a Pidgey thanks to X Attacks and such, but it's still not enough of an incentive for me to waste turns using them. XD

 

[Charicific]

Ugh..I voted Yes by mistake :P

So..no, they aren't necessary for me, pointless, and sometimes risky :/

 

[Raizhu]

Very rarely. I sometimes use them at the start of gym rematches.

 

[Kikaito plush]

it's a waste of a turn to use them so they are just collecting dust

 

[PlatinumDude]

I don't bother using X items because they're a waste of time for me, though I have nothing against set up moves.

 

[cazzler]

I do use them in certain situations, like when I'm training an EV Trained Pokemon to Lv.100 I want to make sure it won't faint in the elite four, also to make walls hit harder I use X Attack/Special.

 

[C Payne]

I use them if I end up battling someone and they happen to be around 5 or more levels ahead of me and they actually are pretty helpful. Sometimes I even use them against someone whose the same levels as mine, just to get an extra edge.

 

[-Jared-]

I once only beat the champion of LG due to using an X Attack, so I do see how they can be beneficial. I mean, you only have four attack spots, but X items are kinda like having additional stat boosting moves at your disposal. So I use them every now and then. Pretty much mainly when training lower leveled pokemon, or if I find myself under-leveled.

 

[Legobricks]

I use them when I can.

Focus Energy + Dire Hit = crits like a boss

 

[mondays suck]

Sometimes you have the choice to use X-Items or to grind 15 more levels. I usually pick the former option.

 

[Frisky Arcanine]

Yea, I use them - when you're a lower level, or have a big disadvantage, it's a huge help. Instead of raging because the npc used sand attack 10 times in a row, I just throw on an X Accuracy :p that and dire hit are the most helpful, in my opinion.

They're also great when using an offense/defense weak pokemon that isn't overleveled somewhere like the Elite 4. In most normal battles though I don't bother, since you don't need 'em.

 

[TY]

nope. That sucks and it costs time.
I prefer HP up, Iron etc.

 

[DarkAlucard]

No, I've never used one in any of the Pokemon games. Just sell them and go.

 

[Pyrax]

The only times I used the X-Items was during my third gym battle on SoulSilver. If I recall, I used 5 X-Attacks, 5 X-Speeds, and 5 X-Defends on my Croconaw.

 

[Giratona]

I never used them all the time. Now, and then, I'll use that one like Mist to prevent stat loss, I don't remember the name of it right now, but thats it.

 

[Aquacorde]

I usually don't, since my in-game teams are set up so that I need to hit things quickly with powerful attacks. Can't be wasting turns when I could get taken out pretty easily by two or three attacks.

Probably I'm just really paranoid though since my 'mon are always really overleveled anyway. xD;

 

[Elite Overlord LeSabre™]

Nope, as in-game battles aren't lenghty enough to warrant the use of them. It would be faster to just kill the enemy Pokemon rather than use a stat booster first then go on the attack, at least for me with my intense level-grinding. One exception is X Accuracy against some of those Gym Leaders and Elite Four members who like to spam Double Team, but other than that, and of those items I found get sold at the Pokemon Mart in the very next town.