Lax Incense

Lax Incense のんきのおこう Carefree Incense

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Introduced in Generation III Pocket Generation III Items Generation IV Items Generation V Items (Held items) Generation VI Items Generation VII Items Generation VIII Other Items Fling Power 10

The Lax Incense (Japanese: のんきのおこう Carefree Incense) is a type of held item introduced in Generation III. It is an incense that allows Wobbuffet to produce Wynaut Eggs. In battle, its effect is identical to the Bright Powder.

In the core series games

Price

Games Cost Sell price RSEFRLG DPPtHGSS BDSP N/A $4,800 BWB2W2 XYORAS $9,600 $4,800 SMUSUM SwSh $5,000 $2,500

Effect

In battle

Generation III

Reduces the accuracy of moves targeting the holder by 5% of what their accuracy would be otherwise.

Generation IV onward

Reduces the accuracy of moves targeting the holder by 10% of what their accuracy would be otherwise.

Outside of battle

If held by either parent of a pairing in Pokémon Day Care or the Pokémon Nursery that would produce a Wobbuffet Egg, a Wynaut Egg is produced instead.

Description

Games Description RSE ColoXD A hold item that slightly lowers the foe's accuracy. FRLG An item to be held by a Pokémon. Its tricky aroma slightly reduces the foe's accuracy. DPPtHGSS An item to be held by a Pokémon. The tricky aroma of this incense lowers the foe's accuracy. BWB2W2 An item to be held by a Pokémon. The tricky aroma of this incense may make attacks miss the holder. XYORAS SMUSUMPE SwShBDSPLA An item to be held by a Pokémon. The beguiling aroma of this incense may cause attacks to miss its holder. SV An item to be held by a Pokémon. The curious aroma of this incense may cause moves to miss its holder.

Acquisition

Games Finite methods Repeatable methods RSE Mt. Pyre FRLG Lost Cave DPPt Route 225 HGSS Route 38 BW Driftveil Market (post-National Pokédex) B2W2 Driftveil Market XY Coumarine City Incense shop ORAS Mt. Pyre Slateport City Market SMUSUM Konikoni City Incense stall SwSh Hulbury Incense merchant BDSP Route 225

Gallery

Artwork

Unused artwork from Scarlet and Violet

In animation

POKÉTOON

A Lax Incence appeared in PT10, when a boy was brushing his Primeape.

Trivia

• This incense shares the name of a nature in English, French, Japanese, Korean, and Chinese. In French, the nature is Mild, and in Japanese, Korean, and Chinese, the nature is Relaxed.
  • Coincidentally, each nature affects the Defense stat one way or the other and none of them affect the Attack stat.

In other languages

Language Title Chinese Cantonese 悠閒薰香 Yàuhhàahn Fānhēung Mandarin 悠閒薰香 / 悠闲薰香 Yōuxián Xūnxiāng French Encens Doux German Laxrauch Italian Distraroma Korean 무사태평향로 Musataepyeong Hyangno Spanish Incienso suave

External links

• On Smogon Itemdex:
  • Generation III – IV – V – VI – VII – VIII – IX

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