History Main / NoItemUseForYou

* The SNES adaptation of ''MagicKnightRayearth'' features the Forest of Silence as in the manga and anime, but in addition to preventing the use of magic, it also (somehow) blocks the use of items.

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[[caption-width-right:350:Every competitive battlers' worst fear.]]

** The moves Embargo and Magic Room for any items and Heal Block for any held healing items (since Generation V), and the ability Unnerve for held Berries. The move Knock Off disables the target Pokémon's held item for the rest of the battle, even if they are switched out.

* In ''WebAnimation/DeathBattle'': [[Franchise/{{MortalKombat}} Goro]] vs. [[Franchise/{{Pokemon}} Machamp]], after Goro attacks Machamp with his Shokan Blades, the Pokémon uses Knock Off to knock away the blades for the rest of the fight.

* The Cursed status effect in ''VideoGame/Terraria'' prevents the player from using any items ''including'' weapons, leaving the player mostly helpless. Thankfully it only lasts for a very short while.

[[caption-width-right:350:Every competitive battlers worst fear.]]

* A number of cards in the ''Yu-Gi-Oh!'' CardGame do this: Jinzo, Royal Decree, Prohibition and Naturia Bamboo Shoot, just to name a few.

** The moves Embargo and Magic Room for any items and Heal Block for any held healing items (since Generation V), and the ability Unnerve for held Berries.

* ''VideoGame/DarkSouls'' has the throwable "Lloyd's Talismans", which disable the use of [[HealingPotion Estus Flasks]] in a limited area. While computer-controlled enemies that use Estus are somewhat rare and generally don't have so much health that it makes a difference, they are almost a requirement when invading in PvP to keep your foe from just running away and chugging Estus every chance they get (though if someone deliberately sought out invaders to duel it's generally agreed they shouldn't be doing this anyway).

** ''VideoGame/PaperMarioTheThousandYearDoor'' has a battle arena where random conditions must be followed to win a match. The inability to use items is one of those conditions.

* ''Videogame/YsVITheArkOfNapishtim'' has Catastrophe mode, which prevents the player from using items in boss battles. The only items that can be used outside of boss fights are the nerfed Capla Waters and [[RareCandy stat boosting seeds]]. Additionally, all consumables from chests are replaced by Capla Waters and any consumables from enemy drops are used up immediately.

** The sequel allows you to use Skips freely again (except on the last question), but there are a few questions that can disable the Fusestopper, meaning you must deal with the bomb in the question.

* Particularly {{Egregious}} example in ''VideoGame/HeroesOfMightAndMagic IV'': if a monster or character has protection from magic, they will also be unable to drink potions. So the choice is between brutally mauled by magic but able to heal, or brutally mauled by fangs/claws/fists/whatever but unable to heal.

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* A number of cards in the ''Yu-Gi-Oh!'' CardGame do this: Jinzo, Royal Decree, Prohibition and Naturia Bamboo Shoot, just to name a few.

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* ''Franchise/{{Pokemon}}'':

** Several more "competitive" battle environments disallow the use of any items on your Pokémon, with the only assistance allowed being held items. This included all battles against other players until ''VideoGame/PokemonBlackAndWhite'', which introduced a "Wonder Launcher" option to include items in battle.

* In ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyXII'', the climb up the Pharos tower requires you to make a sacrifice before proceeding up the second section (which is five floors and one BossBattle). One of the sacrifices you can choose is to give up your Items command.

* In ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVII'', one of the random effects that can be activated while you're fighting in the Golden Saucer Arena is the deactivation of your Item-command.

* TheVeryDefinitelyFinalDungeon in ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVIII'' has restrictions on what command can be used in battle, and the restrictions can be broken by defeating the bosses in it (not too hard if you know what you're doing). The restrictions include No [[SummonMagic GF]], No Magic, and No Item.

* During the final fight with Bowser in the first ''PaperMario'' game, Bowser could stomp Mario and prevent him from using items, jump attacks, or hammer attacks for a couple of turns. The Spy Guy's hammer attack can do the same thing.