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An '''exchangeable item''' is an [[item]] that serves no purpose other than being traded for another item or some sort of service. These exclude certain key items, which are required to continue the story.
An '''exchangeable item''' is a category of [[item]] which serves no in-game purpose aside from being able to be traded for another item or some sort of service. Though several [[Key Item]]s fall under this category (such as [[Generation I]] and {{game|FireRed and LeafGreen|s}}'s [[Bike Voucher]]), their exchange is often important to the story of the games, so they are not included here. These items are often also [[valuable item]]s.


==List of exchangeable items==
==List of exchangeable items==
===Heart Scale===
{{main|Heart Scale}}
The [[Heart Scale]] is a scale commonly found on {{p|Luvdisc}}. From [[Generation III]] to [[Generation VII]] (with the exception of {{game|FireRed and LeafGreen|s}}), Heart Scales are used as currency for the [[Move Reminder]]'s services, at a rate of one scale per move.


===Heart Scales===
===Tiny Mushroom and Big Mushroom===
[[Image:Mine Heart Scale.png|frame|Heart Scale]]
: ''Main articles: [[Tiny Mushroom]] and [[Big Mushroom]]''
A Heart Scale is the scale of a {{p|Luvdisc}}. It is an item that was introduced in [[Generation III]] that can be traded in to a man known as a [[Move relearner]] residing in [[Fallarbor Town]] in [[Hoenn]] and [[Pastoria City]] in [[Sinnoh]] to let a Pokémon learn a move it could have learned at a previous [[level]]. Heart Scales are abundant in both generations, being found [[underwater]] in Hoenn or held by some [[wild Pokémon|wild]] Luvdisc, or being able to be mined in Sinnoh's [[the Underground|Underground]]. They are apparently one of the Underground's most common items, after the [[sphere]]s, but they are also the smallest items in the Underground, making them slightly harder to find.
In {{game|FireRed and LeafGreen|s}}, Tiny Mushrooms and Big Mushrooms are used as currency for the Move Reminder instead of Heart Scales, at a rate of two Tiny Mushrooms or one Big Mushroom per move.
 
===Shoal Shell and Shoal Salt===
: ''Main articles: [[Shoal Shell]] and [[Shoal Salt]]''
In [[Hoenn]], the player can trade in four Shoal Shells and Shoal Salts to an old man in [[Shoal Cave]] to make a [[Shell Bell]], a restorative [[held item]].
 
===Star Piece===
{{main|Star Piece}}
In {{game|Platinum}} the player can give [[Star Piece]]s to [[Mr. Fuego]] in exchange for a [[shard]] of each color. In [[Generation V]], the player can exchange a Star Piece with a man in [[Anville Town]] on [[Days of the week|Saturdays and Sundays]], who will give the player a [[PP Up]] as thanks.


===Shards===
===Shards===
{{main|Shard}}
{{main|Shard}}
These items, also introduced in Generation III, come in different colors: red, blue, green, and yellow. They can be exchanged for the elemental [[evolutionary stone]]s in Hoenn, and in groups of ten or four for the [[TM]]s containing [[Weather conditions|weather-modifying moves]] or special [[move tutor]] moves (the latter only in {{game|Platinum}}) in Sinnoh. They can be found lying around in certain areas, held by certain Pokémon, or in [[the Underground]] of Sinnoh.
These items, also introduced in Generation III, come in different colors: red, blue, green, and yellow. They can be exchanged for the elemental [[Evolution stone]]s in {{game2|Ruby|Sapphire|Emerald}}, in groups of ten for the [[TM]]s containing [[weather]]-modifying moves in {{game|Diamond and Pearl|s}}, and in groups of eight for special [[Move Tutor]] moves in {{game|Platinum}}. They can be found lying around in certain areas, held by certain Pokémon, or in the [[Underground]] of Sinnoh. They can also be traded in for certain Berries from {{tc|Juggler}}s found in [[Violet City]] and [[Fuchsia City]]. In {{2v2|Black|White|2}}, [[Move Tutor]]s found in {{ci|Driftveil}}, {{to|Lentimas}}, {{ci|Humilau}}, and {{ci|Nacrene}} will use Shards as payment (from two to twelve), although each Tutor requires only one kind of Shard.


===Apricorns===
===Apricorns===
{{main|Apricorn}}
{{main|Apricorn}}
These items are exclusive to [[Generation II]]. There are several different colors, and they can be made into different [[Poké Ball]]s by [[Kurt]] in [[Azalea Town]].
These items are exclusive to [[Generation II]], {{game|HeartGold and SoulSilver|s}}, and [[Pokémon Sword and Shield]]. There are several different colors, and they can be made into different [[Poké Ball]]s by [[Kurt]] in [[Azalea Town]] or by the [[Cram-o-matic]] in the [[Master Dojo]].
 
===Pass Orbs===
{{main|Pass Orb}}
These items are exclusive to [[Generation V]]. They can be used to purchase {{DL|Entralink|Pass Powers}} at the [[Entralink]].
 
===Bottle Caps===
: ''Main articles: [[Bottle Cap]] and [[Gold Bottle Cap]]''
These items were introduced in [[Generation VII]] along with [[Hyper Training]]. They can be exchanged to allow the player to raise a Pokémon's {{IV}}s through Hyper Training. They come in two colors that allow the player to raise either one or all of a Pokémon's IVs.
 
===Galarica Twigs===
{{main|Galarica Twig}}
Galarica Twigs, released in patch 1.2.0 of [[Pokémon Sword and Shield]], are found scattered across the [[Isle of Armor]] and the [[Crown Tundra]]. If the player gathers eight of them, they can be given to a young woman on a small island in the [[Workout Sea]], who will turn them into a [[Galarica Cuff]], which is required to evolve {{rf|Galarian}} {{p|Slowpoke}} into {{p|Slowbro}}. If the player gathers fifteen of them, they can be given to a young woman in the [[Roaring-Sea Caves]], who will turn them into a [[Galarica Wreath]], which is required to evolve Galarian Slowpoke into {{p|Slowking}}.
 
===Armorite Ore and Dynite Ore===
: ''Main articles: [[Armorite Ore]] and [[Dynite Ore]]''
These items were released in patch 1.2.0 of [[Pokémon Sword and Shield]]. They can be exchanged for various items or services on the [[Isle of Armor]] and in the [[Crown Tundra]].
 
==Appearance==
===[[Underground]]===
These are artwork of the items as seen in the Sinnoh Underground.
{| class="roundy" style="margin:auto; text-align:center; background: #{{cynthia color dark}}; border: 5px solid #{{cynthia color}}"
|-
| width="50%" style="background: #{{fairy color}}; {{roundytop|5px}}" | [[File:Mine Heart Scale.png]]
| width="50%" style="background: #{{red color}}; {{roundytop|5px}}" | [[File:Mine Star Piece.png]]
|-
| style="background: #{{fairy color light}}; {{roundybottom|5px}}" | {{color2|{{fairy color dark}}|Heart Scale}}
| style="background: #{{red color light}}; {{roundybottom|5px}}" | {{color2|{{red color dark}}|Star Piece}}
|}{{-}}
 
==={{pkmn|Dream World}}===
These are artwork of the items as seen in the [[Pokémon Dream World]].
{| class="roundy" style="margin:auto; text-align:center; background:#{{black color dark}}; border:5px solid #{{black color}}"
|-
| width="110px" style="background:#{{fairy color}}; {{roundytop|5px}}" | [[File:Dream Heart Scale Sprite.png|x50px]]
| width="110px" style="background:#{{red color}}; {{roundytop|5px}}" | [[File:Dream Tiny Mushroom Sprite.png|x40px]]
| width="110px" style="background:#{{red color}}; {{roundytop|5px}}" | [[File:Dream Big Mushroom Sprite.png|x60px]]
| width="110px" style="background:#{{white color}}; {{roundytop|5px}}" | [[File:Dream Shoal Salt Sprite.png|x50px]]
| width="110px" style="background:#{{white color}}; {{roundytop|5px}}" | [[File:Dream Shoal Shell Sprite.png|x60px]]
| width="110px" style="background:#{{red color}}; {{roundytop|5px}}" | [[File:Dream Star Piece Sprite.png|x50px]]
| width="110px" style="background:#{{white color}}; {{roundytop|5px}}" | [[File:Dream Pass Orb Sprite.png|x35px]]
|-
| style="background:#{{fairy color light}}; {{roundybottom|5px}}" | {{color2|{{fairy color dark}}|Heart Scale}}
| style="background:#{{red color light}}; {{roundybottom|5px}}" | {{color2|{{red color dark}}|Tiny Mushroom}}
| style="background:#{{red color light}}; {{roundybottom|5px}}" | {{color2|{{red color dark}}|Big Mushroom}}
| style="background:#{{white color light}}; {{roundybottom|5px}}" | {{color2|{{white color dark}}|Shoal Salt}}
| style="background:#{{white color light}}; {{roundybottom|5px}}" | {{color2|{{white color dark}}|Shoal Shell}}
| style="background:#{{red color light}}; {{roundybottom|5px}}" | {{color2|{{red color dark}}|Star Piece}}
| style="background:#{{white color light}}; {{roundybottom|5px}}" | {{color2|{{white color dark}}|Pass Orb}}
|}{{-}}
 
==In the anime==
In ''[[XY069|Defending the Homeland!]]'', {{an|Clemont}} mentioned having used [[Big Mushroom]]s as a part of the new food he had just made for {{ashfr|the group}}.
 
In ''[[SM020|Partner Promises]]'', {{an|Mallow}} mentioned that the jewelry shop "Alola Sunrise" makes its jewelry from [[Heart Scale]]s and {{p|Corsola}} branches.
 
In ''[[SM032|Treasure Hunt, Akala Style!]]'', during a [[Poké Ride|Stoutland Search]] treasure hunt set up for {{Ash}} and {{ashcl}} by [[Olivia]], Mallow found multiple [[Tiny Mushroom|Tiny]] and Big Mushrooms, while {{an|Sophocles}} found a [[Star Piece]]. In the [[dub]], the Star Piece was incorrectly referred to as a [[Comet Shard]].
 
In the [[Poké Problem]] extra scene of [[SM120]], {{an|Lana}} showed her classmates a Heart Scale, joking that it was a {{p|Kyogre}} scale.
 
In ''[[SM121|A Recipe for Success!]]'', Mallow got some dried-up Big Mushrooms from {{an|Oranguru}} to be used at [[Aina's Kitchen]]. In the same episode, she also got a Heart Scale from a group of {{p|Fearow}} that had come to visit [[Oranguru's place]].
 
A Heart Scale appeared in ''[[JN144|Getting to the Heart of it All!]]'' as one of the heart-shaped objects stolen by a {{p|Banette}}.
 
<gallery>
File:Big Mushroom anime.png|Big Mushrooms
File:Tiny Mushroom anime.png|Tiny Mushrooms
File:Heart Scale anime.png|A Heart Scale
File:Star Piece anime.png|A Star Piece
</gallery>


===Tinymushroom and Big Mushroom===
==In the manga==
In {{game|FireRed and LeafGreen|s}}, due to Luvdisc, as well as most other {{cat|Generation III Pokémon}}, being not native to either the [[Kanto]] or [[Sevii Islands]] regions, these items replace the function of the Heart Scales. The [[move tutor]] for these games is located in [[Two Island (town)|Two Island]], and he asks for two Tinymushrooms or one Big Mushroom to teach a Pokémon a move it could learn at an earlier level. Both these items are often attached to Kanto-native Pokémon {{p|Paras}} and {{p|Parasect}}, the Tinymushroom being much more common than the Big Mushroom. However, outside these two games, they serve no purpose other than gaining money from selling them; this is why these items are also considered [[valuable item]]s.
[[File:Shoko Patrat Adventures.png|thumb|200px|A Big Mushroom in [[Pokémon Adventures]]]]
===Magical Pokémon Journey===
In ''[[PPP62|Hazel VS Almond!]]'', [[Almond]] won a [[Star Piece]] in a contest held by [[Grandpa]], giving it to [[Hazel]].


===[[Image:Shoal Shell sprite.png]] [[Image:Shoal Salt sprite.png]] Shoal Shell and Shoal Salt===
===Pokémon Adventures===
These items were introduced in Generation III, and although they can exist in the [[Generation IV]] games through Pal Park transferring, they aren't useful at all and cannot be found in those games. These items can be found in the [[Shoal Cave]] in Hoenn, and if the player collects four of each, they can be exchanged for a [[Shell Bell]] with a man near the entrance to the cave. However, they can't be obtained at the same time, as Shoal Shells are only accessible during a high tide, and Shoal Salts only during a low tide.  
===={{MangaArc|Black & White}}====
A [[Big Mushroom]] appeared in ''[[PS506|A Week to Go and Old Wounds]]'', where [[Shoko]] gave it to one of her {{p|Patrat}} to hold while demonstrating {{adv|Black}} her [[Marvelous Bridge]] Patrat Show.
{{-}}


Due to a mistake in the Nintendo Power Pokémon Diamond and Pearl guide, there was a rumor that the Shoal Salt functions like the [[Leftovers]]. However, multiple tests in-game have shown that the Shoal Salt does nothing; it is in fact the Shell Bell that functions similarly to Leftovers, itself created in Generation III from four Shoal Salts and four Shoal Shells, as stated above.
==Trivia==
* [[Heart Scale]]s are the shed scales of {{p|Luvdisc}}.
* The [[Move Reminder]] in {{game|FireRed and LeafGreen|s}} accepts Mushrooms instead of Heart Scales, most probably due to the lack of {{p|Luvdisc}} in [[Kanto]] and the [[Sevii Islands]], as well as the abundance of {{p|Paras}} and {{p|Parasect}}.
* Due to a mistake in the Nintendo Power Pokémon Diamond and Pearl guide, there was a rumor that the [[Shoal Salt]] functions like the [[Leftovers]]. However, multiple tests in-game have shown that the Shoal Salt does nothing; it is in fact the [[Shell Bell]] that functions similarly to Leftovers, itself created in Generation III from four Shoal Salts and four [[Shoal Shell]]s.
* In {{g|X and Y}}, the Heart Scale is incorrectly sorted in the [[Bag]] as an Evolution stone when the bag is sorted by type, instead of as an exchangeable item.


==See also==
* [[Currency]]
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Latest revision as of 21:30, 11 March 2024

An exchangeable item is a category of item which serves no in-game purpose aside from being able to be traded for another item or some sort of service. Though several Key Items fall under this category (such as Generation I and Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen's Bike Voucher), their exchange is often important to the story of the games, so they are not included here. These items are often also valuable items.

List of exchangeable items

Heart Scale

Main article: Heart Scale

The Heart Scale is a scale commonly found on Luvdisc. From Generation III to Generation VII (with the exception of Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen), Heart Scales are used as currency for the Move Reminder's services, at a rate of one scale per move.

Tiny Mushroom and Big Mushroom

Main articles: Tiny Mushroom and Big Mushroom

In Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen, Tiny Mushrooms and Big Mushrooms are used as currency for the Move Reminder instead of Heart Scales, at a rate of two Tiny Mushrooms or one Big Mushroom per move.

Shoal Shell and Shoal Salt

Main articles: Shoal Shell and Shoal Salt

In Hoenn, the player can trade in four Shoal Shells and Shoal Salts to an old man in Shoal Cave to make a Shell Bell, a restorative held item.

Star Piece

Main article: Star Piece

In Pokémon Platinum the player can give Star Pieces to Mr. Fuego in exchange for a shard of each color. In Generation V, the player can exchange a Star Piece with a man in Anville Town on Saturdays and Sundays, who will give the player a PP Up as thanks.

Shards

Main article: Shard

These items, also introduced in Generation III, come in different colors: red, blue, green, and yellow. They can be exchanged for the elemental Evolution stones in Pokémon Ruby, Sapphire, and Emerald, in groups of ten for the TMs containing weather-modifying moves in Pokémon Diamond and Pearl, and in groups of eight for special Move Tutor moves in Pokémon Platinum. They can be found lying around in certain areas, held by certain Pokémon, or in the Underground of Sinnoh. They can also be traded in for certain Berries from Jugglers found in Violet City and Fuchsia City. In Black 2 and White 2, Move Tutors found in Driftveil, Lentimas, Humilau, and Nacrene will use Shards as payment (from two to twelve), although each Tutor requires only one kind of Shard.

Apricorns

Main article: Apricorn

These items are exclusive to Generation II, Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver, and Pokémon Sword and Shield. There are several different colors, and they can be made into different Poké Balls by Kurt in Azalea Town or by the Cram-o-matic in the Master Dojo.

Pass Orbs

Main article: Pass Orb

These items are exclusive to Generation V. They can be used to purchase Pass Powers at the Entralink.

Bottle Caps

Main articles: Bottle Cap and Gold Bottle Cap

These items were introduced in Generation VII along with Hyper Training. They can be exchanged to allow the player to raise a Pokémon's IVs through Hyper Training. They come in two colors that allow the player to raise either one or all of a Pokémon's IVs.

Galarica Twigs

Main article: Galarica Twig

Galarica Twigs, released in patch 1.2.0 of Pokémon Sword and Shield, are found scattered across the Isle of Armor and the Crown Tundra. If the player gathers eight of them, they can be given to a young woman on a small island in the Workout Sea, who will turn them into a Galarica Cuff, which is required to evolve Galarian Slowpoke into Slowbro. If the player gathers fifteen of them, they can be given to a young woman in the Roaring-Sea Caves, who will turn them into a Galarica Wreath, which is required to evolve Galarian Slowpoke into Slowking.

Armorite Ore and Dynite Ore

Main articles: Armorite Ore and Dynite Ore

These items were released in patch 1.2.0 of Pokémon Sword and Shield. They can be exchanged for various items or services on the Isle of Armor and in the Crown Tundra.

Appearance

Underground

These are artwork of the items as seen in the Sinnoh Underground.

Mine Heart Scale.png Mine Star Piece.png
Heart Scale Star Piece


Dream World

These are artwork of the items as seen in the Pokémon Dream World.

Dream Heart Scale Sprite.png Dream Tiny Mushroom Sprite.png Dream Big Mushroom Sprite.png Dream Shoal Salt Sprite.png Dream Shoal Shell Sprite.png Dream Star Piece Sprite.png Dream Pass Orb Sprite.png
Heart Scale Tiny Mushroom Big Mushroom Shoal Salt Shoal Shell Star Piece Pass Orb


In the anime

In Defending the Homeland!, Clemont mentioned having used Big Mushrooms as a part of the new food he had just made for the group.

In Partner Promises, Mallow mentioned that the jewelry shop "Alola Sunrise" makes its jewelry from Heart Scales and Corsola branches.

In Treasure Hunt, Akala Style!, during a Stoutland Search treasure hunt set up for Ash and his classmates by Olivia, Mallow found multiple Tiny and Big Mushrooms, while Sophocles found a Star Piece. In the dub, the Star Piece was incorrectly referred to as a Comet Shard.

In the Poké Problem extra scene of SM120, Lana showed her classmates a Heart Scale, joking that it was a Kyogre scale.

In A Recipe for Success!, Mallow got some dried-up Big Mushrooms from Oranguru to be used at Aina's Kitchen. In the same episode, she also got a Heart Scale from a group of Fearow that had come to visit Oranguru's place.

A Heart Scale appeared in Getting to the Heart of it All! as one of the heart-shaped objects stolen by a Banette.

  • Big Mushrooms

    Big Mushrooms

  • Tiny Mushrooms

    Tiny Mushrooms

  • A Heart Scale

    A Heart Scale

  • A Star Piece

    A Star Piece

In the manga

A Big Mushroom in Pokémon Adventures

Magical Pokémon Journey

In Hazel VS Almond!, Almond won a Star Piece in a contest held by Grandpa, giving it to Hazel.

Pokémon Adventures

Black & White arc

A Big Mushroom appeared in A Week to Go and Old Wounds, where Shoko gave it to one of her Patrat to hold while demonstrating Black her Marvelous Bridge Patrat Show.

Trivia

See also


Types of items
General Evolution stones • Fossils • Flutes • Shards • Held items
Evolution items • Escape items • Exchangeable items • Valuable items
Battle items • Scents • Nectars • Candy • Ingredients
Medicine Status condition healing items • Vitamins • Feathers
Mints • Mochi • Drinks • Herbal medicine
Berry and Apricorn Poké Balls • Apricorns • Berries • Mulch
Aesthetic Decorations • Accessories • Backdrops • Props • Décor
Clothing (XY • SMUSUM • LGPE • SwSh • BDSP • LA • SV)
Other Mail • Key Items • Event items
Wonder Launcher items • Rotom Powers


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