Dark Gem

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	Introduced in Generation V
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The Dark Gem (Japanese: あくのジュエル Evil Jewel) is a type of held item introduced in Generation V. It is one of the Gems and is an unobtainable held item in Generation VI onwards.

In the core series games

Price

Games	Cost	Sell price
BW B2W2 XY ORAS SM USUM PE	N/A	$100

Effect

Generation V

When held by a Pokémon, it increases the power of the first Dark-type move used by 50%, and is consumed after use.

Fling will fail if the user is holding a Dark Gem.

Generation VI onward

When held by a Pokémon, it increases the power of the first Dark-type move used by 30%, and is consumed after use.

Description

Games	Description
BW B2W2	A gem with an essence of darkness. When held, it strengthens the power of a Dark-type move only once.
XY ORAS SM USUM PE SwSh BDSP LA	A gem with an essence of darkness. When held, it strengthens the power of a Dark-type move one time.
SV	An item to be held by a Pokémon. This gem is imbued with the essence of darkness and will boost the power of a Dark-type move—but only once.

Acquisition

Games	Finite methods	Repeatable methods
BW	Event	Dust cloud
B2W2	Route 9	Dust cloud (Chargestone Cave, Mistralton Cave, Clay Tunnel, Twist Mountain, Underground Ruins, Victory Road, Wellspring Cave, Seaside Cave, Giant Chasm)
DW*		Icy Cave

Distribution

As a held item

Games	Event	Language/Region	Distribution period
BW B2W2	Se Jun's Liepard	Korean	August 31 to September 1, 2013

In other languages

Language		Title
Chinese	Cantonese	惡之寶石 Ok-jī Bóusehk
Chinese	Mandarin	惡之寶石 / 恶之宝石 È-zhī Bǎoshí
French		Joyau Ténèbres
German		Unlichtjuwel
Italian		Bijoubuio
Korean		악주얼 Ak Jewel
Spanish		Gema Siniestra