Lagging Tail

Every wild place a Pokémon that may hold Lagging Tail turns up, best odds first. The odds are how often each of them appears there times how often it holds the item, added up for every one you can meet at the same time. Hold chances are from the game's files as of August 2026.

2. 2
   Safari Zone

   Chapter 25

   1 in 161encounters, 2 Pokémon

   • Lickitung
     Tall grassLv. 29-37

     9.3% meet 5% hold it 20% with the lead
   • Cufant
     Tall grassLv. 29-37

     3.1% meet 5% hold it 20% with the lead
3. 3
   Route 12

   Chapter 17

   1 in 781encounters

   • SlowpokeGalar Form
     Good Rod

     2.6% meet 5% hold it 20% with the lead

• Lead with Compound Eyes or Super LuckThe first Pokémon in your party, even a fainted one, turns a 5% item into 20% and a 50% one into 60%. At the best place above that takes Lagging Tail from 1 in 87 to 1 in 22 encounters.
  Butterfree
  Venonat
  Yanma
  Joltik
  Nincada
  Scatterbug
• Catch it, do not steal itIn this game Thief and Covet only keep the item until the battle ends; your Pokémon does not leave with it. A caught Pokémon keeps its item, so throw a ball and take the item from it in your party.
• Check first with FriskA Frisk Pokémon names the foe's item when it comes in, so you only spend balls on the ones holding it. Put the Compound Eyes Pokémon first, fainted, and send Frisk in to battle.

• Route 14On the top left area of ruins, at far left of the path, in a room with writing on the wall.Chapter 19 On the mapHM8 Rock Climb