Zinc

Zinc ( キトサン Chitosan )
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General
Buy For:	9800
Sell For:	4900
Type:	No Type
Generation:	III
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Description Raises the base Sp. Def stat of one Pokémon. III A nutritious drink for Pokémon. It raises the base Sp. Def (Special Defense) stat of a single Pokémon. IV A nutritious drink for Pokémon. It raises the base Sp. Def (Special Defense) stat of a single Pokémon. V

Zinc (キトサン Chitosan) is one of the Vitamin items. It, along with the PP Max, made their first appearance in Generation III, rather than in Generation I with the rest. In Zinc's case, it is because, although Special was split into two stats in Generation II, Calcium still raised both stats that had comprised the Special stat: Special Attack, which it still increases, and Special Defense, which Zinc was made to increase.

Usage

Zinc, similarly to other vitamins, raises a base stat in the Pokémon it is used on; in its case, it raises the Special Defense. In more accurate terms, it raises the Pokémon's Special Defense IVs by 10, but only up to 100 Special Defense IVs.

Locations

Game	Location
RBY
GSC
RSE	Various locations, Lilycove Department Store, Slateport City (from Energy Guru in market), Battle FrontierE
FRLG	Various locations, Celadon Department Store, Cerulean City
Col
XD
DPPt	Various locations, Veilstone Department Store, Battle Park DP, Battle FrontierPt
HGSS	Various locations, Celadon Department Store, Goldenrod Department Store, Safari Zone Gate, Battle Frontier
BW	Various locations, Shopping Mall Nine, Battle Subway
B2W2	Various locations, Shopping Mall Nine, Battle Subway, Pokémon World Tournament, Reward for beating Smashers at Big Stadium and Small Court, Join Avenue Marts
XY
ORAS
SM