Xenoblade Chronicles 2: Pouch Items and Pouch Expansions, includes New Game Plus Blades, T-elos, Poppibuster, Shulk, Fiora, Crossette,
Xenoblade Chronicles 2 is jam-packed with mechanics and systems to juggle and manage, and one of the major ones you have to worry about is the use of Pouch Items. How you use Pouch Items is one of the most versatile components in Xenoblade Chronicles 2, and getting it right can make a big difference to your Xenoblade experience.
Not only can the use of proper Pouch Items significantly increase your chances at victory in even the most difficult fights, they can even be used to increase the Trust level between you and any Blade in your arsenal. Since Blade affinity levels are often locked behind gaining a significant amount of Trust, this can be a way to unlock the higher abilities of Blades that you receive later in the game, or Blades that you simply haven't used in combat as much.
NOTE: This list now includes the favorite pouch items for the seven blades unique to New Game Plus. You can jump to those blades here.
NOTE 2: This list now includes favorite pouch items for the two blades introduced in patch 1.4.0 - Poppibuster and T-elos. You can jump to those blades here.
NOTE 3: This list now includes favorite pouch items for the two blades introduced in patch 1.5.0 - Shulk and Fiora. You can jump to those blades here.
NOTE 4: This list now includes favorite pouch items for Crossette.
NOTE 5: This list now includes favorite pouch items for Corvin and Elma.
Keep in mind that like our list of rare blades, this page will contain spoilers as to blade identities for the entire game.
Need help with other parts of the game? We've got more Xenoblade Chronicles 2 guides to assist:
- Dual Audio: how to get Japanese Voices via download
- Xenoblade Chronicles 2 Blades Guide: unlocking new blades, upgrading blades.
- Battle System Guide: Combat strategy tips and tricks
- Classes Guide: All the roles and jobs available to party members
- Rare Blades Guide: All rare blades and where to get them
- Booster Guide: all about Bravery, Truth, Compassion and Justice Boosters
- Tiger Tiger Guide: how to play and upgrade Poppi
- Unlocking Vess via the Tranquility side quest
- Finding Confusion Ivy for the Concerned Carpenter Side Quest
- Snow-White Rhino Location for the Young Man's Prize Side Quest
Xenoblade Chronicles 2: Where to find the Pouch Expansions
Every one of the five playable characters starts with a single Pouch slot but can be upgraded to two with the use of a rare Pouch Expansion item. This can make the use of pouch items incredibly versatile, such as using one item in Slot 1 to increase the rate at which you can use Driver Arts, and putting something in Slot 2 that auto recharges your Special attacks at a regular interval. The locations of some of the expansion items are pretty tricky though so here's a handy list for where to find them all:
Pouch Expansion 1: You'll receive this pouch expansion from the main story.
Pouch Expansion 2: You'll receive this pouch expansion from the main story.
Pouch Expansion 3: After the story event at Boulderbore Gate in Gormott, return to that area after the in-game scene moves the party away from it. In the back of the bandit cave, you'll find this in a chest.
Pouch Expansion 4: This one is tricky. What you'll want to do is Skip Travel to Godsford Isle in Leftheria. Once here, turn around and drop onto the nearby platform. It will begin moving. This platform will pass over a similar platform with a collection spot, but ignore it and stay until you reach further north, which will lead you to a second platform with a chest on it. Inside this chest is the Expansion item.
Pouch Expansion 5: Near the end of the Spirit Crucible dungeon area, head to Vault of Heroes and look underneath the staircase near the final altar. You can pass a moderate Field Skill check here to uncover the chest with the final Expansion item.
Pouch Expansion 6: On the right side of the upper level of Mor Ardain is a cliffside that you can only access by riding the moving cargo containers coming out of the factory at Beruf Industry Ward in the Northeast part of Alba Cavanich. Once you can access the building by using a key obtained during the 'We Meet Again' quest, you can ride the container to the isolated cliff, and find the Expansion item to the Northeast part of it.
Xenoblade Chronicles 2: Favorite Pouch Items
Every character and Blade has two favorite categories of Items, such as Instruments or Desserts, and then two favorite items in particular -- these favorite items aren't always from those favorite categories, so tracking them all down can be a bit of trial and error. Here we have a work-in-progress list of the favorite categories and items for all of the characters in the game. Start getting those Trust levels up!
Note that in our testing, oftentimes giving a blade an item from their favorite categories would give the same amount of trust points as giving them their favorite items, so it may be best just to find the cheapest item you can find from one of the two favorite categories. Equip a few blades with some overlapping categories and keep filling that pouch to level a few Blades' Trust all at once!
Note that to obtain some of the items from shops, you may have to increase your development level in that region in order to see their full offering of products.
Rex - Favorite Pouch Items
Category 1: Drinks
Category 2: Art
Favorite Item 1: Pan Fried Tartari (Staple Foods)
Item 1 Location: Must be obtained through Cooking
Favorite Item 2: Coral Reversi (Games)
Item 2 Location: Fonsa Myma
Nia - Favorite Pouch Items
Category 1: Seafood
Category 2: Textiles
Favorite Item 1: Cream Orange Paratha (Staple Foods)
Item 1 Location: Torigoth
Favorite Item 2: Ardanian Bear Carving (Art)
Item 2 Location: Alba Cananich
Tora - Favorite Pouch Items
Category 1: Drinks
Category 2: Instruments
Favorite Item 1: Juicy Samod (Staple Foods)
Item 1 Location: Argentum
Favorite Item 2: Silken Stool (Textiles)
Item 2 Location: Fonsett
Vandham - Favorite Pouch Items
Category 1: Staple Foods
Category 2: Board Games
Favorite Item 1: Armu T-Bone Steak
Item 1 Location: Fonsa Myma
Favorite Item 2: Alrestogony (Literature)
Item 2 Location: Fonsa Myma
Morag - Favorite Pouch Items
Category 1: Veggies
Category 2: Art
Favorite Item 1: Quotelettas (Meat)
Item 1 Location: Alba Cavanich
Favorite Item 2: Steamwork Organ (Instruments)
Item 2 Location: Alba Cavanich
Zeke - Favorite Pouch Items
Category 1: Meat
Category 2: Textiles
Favorite Item 1: Addam's Embercakes (Veggies)
Item 1 Location: Theosoir
Favorite Item 2: Snow-Crystal Vase (Art)
Item 2 Location: Theosoir
Pyra - Favorite Pouch Items
Category 1: Veggies
Category 2: Literature
Favorite Item 1: Jenorossi Tea (Drinks)
Item 1 Location: Garfont
Favorite Item 2: Woodgrain Alphorn (Instruments)
Item 2 Location: Torigoth
Mythra - Favorite Pouch Items
Category 1: Desserts
Category 2: Art
Favorite Item 1: Cloud Sea Crab Sticks (Seafood)
Item 1 Location: Alba Cavanich
Favorite Item 2: Final Chorus (Art)
Item 2 Location: Fonsa Myma
Dromarch - Favorite Pouch Items
Category 1: Meat
Category 2: Games
Favorite Item 1: Dried Sunfish (Seafood)
Item 1 Location: Fonsa Myma
Favorite Item 2: Cedarwood Koto (Instruments)
Item 2 Location: Torigoth
Poppi Alpha - Favorite Pouch Items
Category 1: Staple Foods
Category 2: Instruments
Favorite Item 1: Fizz Juice (Drinks)
Item 1 Location: Argentum
Favorite Item 2: Roly-Poly Maracas (Instruments)
Item 2 Location: Argentum
Poppi QT - Favorite Pouch Items
Category 1: Veggies
Category 2: Art
Favorite Item 1: Sky-Jewel Tart (Desserts)
Item 1 Location: Alba Cavanich
Favorite Item 2: Genbu-Weave Cloth (Textiles)
Item 2 Location: Theosoir
Poppi QT Pi - Favorite Pouch Items
Category 1: Staple Foods
Category 2: Textiles
Favorite Item 1: Melodious Melon Parfait (Desserts)
Item 1 Location: Argentum
Favorite Item 2: Flurrycomb (Cosmetics)
Item 2 Location: Torigoth
Roc - Favorite Pouch Items
Category 1: Seafood
Category 2: Board Games
Favorite Item 1: Wood-Dye Waistcloth (Textiles)
Item 1 Location: Torigoth
Favorite Item 2: Abyssturgeon Medallion (Seafood)
Item 2 Location: Theosoir
Brighid - Favorite Pouch Items
Category 1: Desserts
Category 2: Cosmetics
Favorite Item 1: Titan-Oil Hand Cream (Cosmetics)
Item 1 Location: Fonsa Myma
Favorite Item 2: Thawing Mille-Feuille (Desserts)
Item 2 Location: Theosoir
Pandoria - Favorite Pouch Items
Category 1: Meat
Category 2: Literature
Favorite Item 1: Fried Octomayo (Staple Foods)
Item 1 Location: Theosoir
Favorite Item 2: Moonstar Lipstick (Cosmetics)
Item 2 Location: Theosoir
Nia (Blade) - Favorite Pouch Items
Category 1: Seafood
Category 2: Instruments
Favorite Item 1: Snowbaby Potato Salad (Veggies)
Item 1 Location: Fonsett
Favorite Item 2: Sneak-Thief King (Board Games)
Item 2 Location: Argentum
Aegaeon - Favorite Pouch Items
Category 1: Desserts
Category 2: Art
Favorite Item 1: Fondant Rice Cake (Staple Foods)
Item 1 Location: Theosoir
Favorite Item 2: Montecoran Doll (Art)
Item 2 Location: Fonsett
Godfrey - Favorite Pouch Items
Category 1: Meat
Category 2: Instruments
Favorite Item 1: Estral Steak (Meat)
Item 1 Location: Torigoth
Favorite Item 2: Adventures of Myram (Literature)
Item 2 Location: Argentum
Wulfric - Favorite Pouch Items
Category 1: Staple Foods
Category 2: Literature
Favorite Item 1: Marine Stir-Fry (Seafood)
Item 1 Location: Argentum
Favorite Item 2: Smack-A-Nopon (Board Games)
Item 2 Location: Theosoir
Perceval - Favorite Pouch Items
Category 1: Drinks
Category 2: Art
Favorite Item 1: Scarlet Shamisen (Instruments)
Item 1 Location: Garfont
Favorite Item 2: Vinaigrette Ice Cabbage (Veggies)
Item 2 Location: Theosoir
Vale - Favorite Pouch Items
Category 1: Desserts
Category 2: Textiles
Favorite Item 1: Prickly Snowpickle (Veggies)
Item 1 Location: Theosoir
Favorite Item 2: Crinkly Wool (Textiles)
Item 2 Location: Use Vale's Weaving Field Skill in Fonsett.
Agate - Favorite Pouch Items
Category 1: Drinks
Category 2: Art
Favorite Item 1: Fish and Herb Broth (Seafood)
Item 1 Location: Alba Cavanich
Favorite Item 2: Les Awfuls (Literature)
Item 2 Location: Alba Cavanich
Gorg - Favorite Pouch Items
Category 1: Desserts
Category 2: Textiles
Favorite Item 1: Neon Grape Flan (Dessert)
Item 1 Location: Use Gorg's Patissier Field Skill in Fonsa Myma
Favorite Item2: Imperial Secret Escapes (Literature)
Item 2 Location: Alba Cavanich
Boreas - Favorite Pouch Items
Category 1: Staple Foods
Category 2: Cosmetics
Favorite Item 1: Massive Mushroom Pie (Staple Foods)
Item 1 Location: Argentum
Favorite Item 2: Frozen Odifa (Drinks)
Item 2 Location: Fonsett
Dagas - Favorite Pouch Items
Category 1: Seafood
Category 2: Art
Favorite Item 1: Aromalocaris Saute (Seafood)
Item 1 Location: Theosoir
Favorite Item 2: Black Flower Field (Art)
Item 2 Location: Torigoth
Kasandra - Favorite Pouch Items
Category 1: Staple Foods
Category 2: Cosmetics
Favorite Item 1: Felmeric Fairy Statue (Art)
Item 1 Location: Alba Cavanich
Favorite Item 2: Astrology Made Simple (Literature)
Item 2 Location: Theosoir
Praxis - Favorite Pouch Items
Category 1: Desserts
Category 2: Literature
Favorite Item 1: Sno-bake Cheesecake (Desserts)
Item 1 Location: Theosoir
Favorite Item 2: Curled Eyelashes (Cosmetics)
Item 2 Location: Argentum
Theory - Favorite Pouch Items
Category 1: Veggies
Category 2: Board Games
Favorite Item 1: Steamed Veg Stralu (Veggies)
Item 1 Location: Theosoir
Favorite Item 2: Sparkly Snow Perfume (Cosmetics)
Item 2 Location: Torigoth
Perun - Favorite Pouch Items
Category 1: Seafood
Category 2: Textiles
Favorite Item 1: Black Roast Coffee (Drinks)
Item 1 Location: Garfont
Favorite Item 2: Fonsan Viola (Instruments)
Item 2 Location: Garfont
Kora - Favorite Pouch Items
Category 1: Drinks
Category 2: Cosmetics
Favorite Item 1: Blossom Custard (Dessert)
Item 1 Location: Fonsa Myma
Favorite Item 2: Conch Hairpin (Cosmetics)
Item 2 Location: Torigoth
Azami - Favorite Pouch Items
Category 1: Drinks
Category 2: Literature
Favorite Item 1: Steamflake Tabbouleh (Veggies)
Item 1 Location: Alba Cavanich
Favorite Item 2: Red Opal Lipstick (Cosmetics)
Item 2 Location: Fonsa Myma
Ursula - Favorite Pouch Items
Category 1: Desserts
Category 2: Cosmetics
Favorite Item 1: Torigonda (Instruments)
Item 1 Location: Torigoth
Favorite Item 2: Steamwork Organ (Instruments)
Item 2 Location: Alba Cavanich
Newt - Favorite Pouch Items
Category 1: Meat
Category 2: Instruments
Favorite Item 1: Army Field Manual (Board Games)
Item 1 Location: Alba Cavanich
Favorite Item 2: Zaproast Power Bowl (Meats)
Item 2 Location: Fonsett
Nim - Favorite Pouch Items
Category 1: Seafood
Category 2: Instruments
Favorite Item 1: Tricolour Bowl (Staple Foods)
Item 1 Location: Must be obtained through Cooking
Favorite Item 2: Don't Feed The Armu (Board Games)
Item 2 Location: Theosoir
Sheba - Favorite Pouch Items
Category 1: Desserts
Category 2: Textiles
Favorite Item 1: Indoline Tea (Drinks)
Item 1 Location: Fonsett
Favorite Item 2: Copper Ephem Statue (Art)
Item 2 Location: Alba Cavanich
Vess - Favorite Pouch Items
Category 1: Seafood
Category 2: Cosmetics
Favorite Item 1: Fruity Rice Ball (Desserts)
Item 1 Location: Argentum
Favorite Item 2: Torigoth Snowpouch (Textiles)
Item 2 Location: Theosoir
Adenine - Favorite Pouch Items
Category 1: Veggies
Category 2: Literature
Favorite Item 1: Torigoth Marinade (Veggies)
Item 1 Location: Torigoth
Favorite Item 2: Leftherian Life (Board Games)
Item 2 Location: Argentum
Electra - Favorite Pouch Items
Category 1: Meat
Category 2: Instruments
Favorite Item 1: Honey au Lait (Drinks)
Item 1 Location: Argentum
Favorite Item 2: Hammerplate Snare (Instruments)
Item 2 Location: Alba Cavanich
Zenobia - Favorite Pouch Items
Category 1: Meat
Category 2: Literature
Favorite Item 1: Char-Grilled Grumbird (Meats)
Item 1 Location: Fonsa Myma
Favorite Item 2: Portrait of Ger the Hero (Art)
Item 2 Location: Theosoir
Finch - Favorite Pouch Items
Category 1: Veggies
Category 2: Cosmetics
Favorite Item 1: Stuffed Meaty Carrot (Veggies)
Item 1 Location: Torigoth
Favorite Item 2: Sparkly Snow Perfume (Cosmetics)
Item 2 Location: Torigoth
Floren - Favorite Pouch Items
Category 1: Veggies
Category 2: Art
Favorite Item 1: Leaf-Weave Cape (Textiles)
Item 1 Location: Torigoth
Favorite Item 2: Snow Dumplings (Desserts)
Item 2 Location: Theosoir
KOS-MOS - Favorite Pouch Items
Category 1: Staple Foods
Category 2: Board Games
Favorite Item 1: Gladiator Wrestling (Board Games)
Item 1 Location: Fonsa Myma
Favorite Item 2: Master's Curry (Staple Foods)
Item 2 Location: Fonsa Myma
Herald - Favorite Pouch Items
Category 1: Drinks
Category 2: Board Games
Favorite Item 1: Lunana Smoothie (Drinks)
Item 1 Location: Torigoth
Favorite Item 2: Jeweled Billiard Balls (Board Games)
Item 2 Location: Theosoir
Dahlia - Favorite Pouch Items
Category 1: Veggies
Category 2: Cosmetics
Favorite Item 1: Poached Fruit Samod (Staple Foods)
Item 1 Location: Theosoir
Favorite Item 2: Tantal Icecube (Art)
Item 2 Location: Use Dahlia's IceCraft Field Skill
Xenoblade Chronicles 2: New Game + New Torna Blade Favorite Pouch Items
As of Patch 1.3, seven new blades are available in a second playthrough.
Patroka - Favorite Pouch Items
Category 1: Veggies
Category 2: Cosmetics
Favorite Item 1: Odifa Gelee Tart (Desserts)
Item 1 Location: Alba Cavanich
Favorite Item 2: Felt Cushioning (Textiles)
Item 2 Location: Craft in Fonsett using Vale's Weaving
Mikhail - Favorite Pouch Items
Category 1: Drinks
Category 2: Literature
Favorite Item 1: Vegetable Mille-Feuille (Veggies)
Item 1 Location: Fonsett
Favorite Item 2: Tantalese Velvet (Textiles)
Item 2 Location: Theosoir
Obrona - Favorite Pouch Items
Category 1: Seafood
Category 2: Instruments
Favorite Item 1: Masterpieces of Alrest (Literature)
Item 1 Location: Fonsa Myma
Favorite Item 2: Tantalese Porridge (Staple Foods)
Item 2 Location: Theosoir
Perdido - Favorite Pouch Items
Category 1: Drinks
Category 2: Art
Favorite Item 1: Armu Milk Earl Grey
Item 1 Location: Fonsett
Favorite Item 2: Skywards by Titan (Art)
Item 2 Location: Fonsa Myma
Cressidus - Favorite Pouch Items
Category 1: Meats
Category 2: Textiles
Favorite Item 1: Mustard Kordeth (Meats)
Item 1 Location: Torigoth
Favorite Item 2: The Blizzard Choir (Literature)
Item 2 Location: Theosoir
Sever - Favorite Pouch Items
Category 1: Meats
Category 2: Instruments
Favorite Item 1: Chooby Tubes
Item 1 Location: Alba Cavanich
Favorite Item 2: Hot-Plate Fry (Meats)
Item 2 Location: Fonsa Myma
Akhos - Favorite Pouch Items
Category 1: Staple Foods
Category 2: Board Games
Favorite Item 1: Smoked-Braised Kilifish (Seafood)
Item 1 Location: Fonsett
Favorite Item 2: Witness the Crustip (Literature)
Item 2 Location: Theosoir
Xenoblade Chronicles 2: Patch 1.4.0 T-elos and Poppibuster Favorite Pouch Items
T-elos - Favorite Pouch Items
Category 1: Instruments
Category 2: Literature
Favorite Item 1: Army-Issue Violin (Instruments)
Item 1 Location: Alba Cavanich
Favorite Item 2: Salvaging Made Easy (Literature)
Item 2 Location: Argentum
Poppibuster - Favorite Pouch Items
Category 1: Meats
Category 2: Board Games
Favorite Item 1: Tasty Sausage (Meats)
Item 1 Location: Torigoth
Favorite Item 2: Nopopo Yard (Board Games)
Item 2 Location: Fonsa Myma
Xenoblade Chronicles 2: Patch 1.5.0 Shulk and Fiora Favorite Pouch Items
Shulk - Favorite Pouch Items
Category 1: Veggies
Category 2: Literature
Favorite Item 1: Addam's Supercakes (Veggies)
Item 1 Location: Cooked by Pyra after purchasing A Tantalese Recipe from Theosoir's informant.
Favorite Item 2: Ardainian Arms Album (Literature)
Item 2 Location: Alba Cavanich
Fiora - Favorite Pouch Items
Category 1: Seafood
Category 2: Cosmetics
Favorite Item 1: Whitebait-Samod Hotpot (Seafood)
Item 1 Location: Theosoir
Favorite Item 2: Elastifying Tonic (Cosmetics)
Item 2 Location: Argentum
Xenoblade Chronicles 2: Patch 1.5.1 Crossette Favorite Pouch Items
Shulk - Favorite Pouch Items
Category 1: Staple Foods
Category 2: Desserts
Favorite Item 1: Sunshine Pie (Meats)
Item 1 Location: Create with Pyra's Cooking at Tora's House
Favorite Item 2: Spicy Stralu (Meats)
Item 2 Location: Purchase from "Falala, Pop Star" near Lemour Inn in Argentum after completing the quest Fame and Family.
Xenoblade Chronicles 2: Patch 1.5.2 Corvin and Elma Favorite Pouch Items
Corvin - Favorite Pouch Items
Category 1: Drinks
Category 2: Board Games
Favorite Item 1: Twinklejuice (Drinks)
Item 1 Location: Argentum
Favorite Item 2: Nopon Chess Set (Board Games)
Item 2 Location: Argentum
Elma - Favorite Pouch Items
Category 1: Seafood
Category 2: Art
Favorite Item 1: Codweave Safety Blanket (Textiles)
Item 1 Location: Fonsett
Favorite Item 2: Pipestraw Smoothie (Drinks)
Item 2 Location: Fonsett