I've Never Heard of the Berserk Gene

[Palamon]

Awhile back, I watched a playthrough of Pokemon Crystal, and saw a person pick up the hidden item, "Berserk Gene" and I'd never heard of it before! Apparently, it was only in GSC, so I'm sure a lot of people haven't heard of it, either.

What are some in game Pokemon items you've never heard of, or forget about often? I also forgot there was an item called an Ability Capsule... then again, it's not easy to get, so can you blame me?

 

[colours]

I keep forgetting that letters/mail are a thing. I'm pretty sure they were more useful during older generations when you had cute little messages to share to your friends before social media was really properly a thing (as well as other communication methods), but it's easy to forget they ever really existed or served any sort of real purpose.

 

[Sheep]

^Ugh, same. I was replaying RSE recently and completely forgot mail was a thing until I got some from the Trick Master's house lol

 

[HeroLinik]

Yeah, same here. A massive deal was made out of mail in earlier generations but I don't really see a point in it, especially considering the messages you send are really restrictive. Also it stopped you from boxing your Pokemon unless you removed the mail. I have a sneaky feeling that mail was one of the main draws of one of the new mechanics of Gen 2 where you could attach items to a Pokemon, and mail was used to show it off.

As for items I myself have forgotten exist, there's a lot of really obscure items in Gen 2 that you get from trading a mon from Gen 1, such as the Pink Bow and the Brick Piece. But then again, they got superseded by later items like Silk Scarf.

 

[Nekodatta]

The FR/LF remakes had a bunch of minigames you could play in multiplayer with a friend on the Sevi island using the little weird wireless adapter that came with the games.
Honestly forgot it existed because I didn't have friends to play multiplayer with before gen IV/V

 

[Sydian]

i knew abt the berserk gene from renting pokemon stadium 2 as a kid. someone that rented it before at some point had given the game access to mewtwo and it was always holding it. i remember being mad i could never seem to find it in the game, though. also i think some people in that game gave it to primeape as well?

anyway i guess like probably half the new items idk about. i'd name them but i don't know them. so how can i

 

[ShyRayq]

Those Gen II items from Gen I trades are pretty obscure. It's the only way to get the TM for Psych-Up in those games, from a traded Abra. Single Gen Items usually are forgettable and aren't that interesting anyway.

However, the best unknown item is the Grubby Hanky.

 

[Palamon]

However, the best unknown item is the Grubby Hanky.

... I have never heard of this item. Apparently, today is the day it's obtainable. I should go do that.

 

[Brendino]

I haven't done a lot of the Battle facilities in the past few gens, so any items that are found there exclusively are the ones I tend to miss. One of the most recent ones I remember coming across was the Binding Band in the Battle Royale Dome. I remember thinking that it was some new item, only to find out that it had been around since Black and White, though only through spending BP.

 

[Gigadweeb]

I only learned the Lucky Punch existed yesterday when I looked up where Larvitar was found in FR/LG. Seems a little bit useless, to be honest, especially given Eviolite's existence nowadays.

 

[Saint Suplex]

It's not an obscure one, but I completely forgot about the bottle caps until just now.