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Useful items are items that are not recovery, but can still be very useful.

Name	Effect	Price	Notes
Repel	Repels weak wild Pokémon for 100 steps	350	Repels higher level Pokémon if your lead Pokémon is higher in level.
Super Repel	Repels weak Pokémon for 200 steps	500	Repels higher level Pokémon if your lead Pokémon is higher in level.
Max Repel	Repels weak Pokémon for 250 steps	700	Repels higher level Pokémon if your lead Pokémon is higher in level.
Escape Rope	Allows you to escape from caves instantly, or teleports you to the last Pokémon Center visited if used outside.	550