Why do Item Clauses exist?

>>27772961

To make you, OP, upset.

>>27772961

Presumably to make you think a little harder about item distribution instead of slapping Leftovers on literally everything.

>>27772961
It always a thing I have to do, it always feels wierd to me to use more than one of the same item

>>27772961
A better example would have been Soul Dew

>>27772961
>Why do Item Clauses exist?
They don't.

>>27774455
Even VGC has item clause, so you can't pretend like it's only smogon doing it, though.

>>27774504
Smogon doesn't have an item clause.

>>27772961
So you don't have both Latias AND Latios with soul dew, though that went out the window when it let them have one with a mega and the other with soul dew

>>27774504
Smogon doesn't do it.

>>27772961
No idea, but it's been inconvenient for me since I use more than one defensive Pokemon on the same team in the Battle Maison, of which could really use Leftovers.

Otherwise I'd settle pretty well for substituting Life Orb with choice items or expert belt.