Red Chain

The Red Chain (Japanese: あかいくさり Red Chain) is a special key item, in Pokémon Diamond, Pearl, and Platinum, created from the crystals of Sinnoh's legendary trio: Uxie, Mesprit and Azelf. It is used by Cyrus to control Dialga and Palkia, in order to complete his dream of creating a new world. He wants to use the chain instead of a Poké Ball so that their power won't decrease.

In the games

Description

A mythical chain that is said to link the legendary Pokémon that created the Sinnoh region.

It is said that the Red Chain summons Dialga and Palkia when it is put together.

Location

The item is, in fact, unobtainable in the games. This is because Cyrus uses the item himself in the story, and by the time Dialga and Palkia are summoned, the item has lost its purpose. The key item was created in the games' prototype and still remains in the games' coding. It can still be obtained by hacking into the games' coding with a hacking device, but it serves no real function. It can be assumed that the Dialga and Palkia event was going to be started by the player instead of Cyrus, or that it was created in order to beta test the game before Team Galactic was put into the game.

After the three Pokémon of the lake appear at the Spear Pillar to Dialga and Palkia, the Red Chain crumbles away and the dragons are no longer under the control of Cyrus.

From Cyrus's PC Entries

In Platinum, in the Team Galactic Veilstone Building, on the top floor, there is a computer that has information on the red chain. It says: 'The Red Chain... The Pokemon of the lakes and Mt. Coronet are somehow connected. Capturing the Pokemon of the lakes will free the Pokemon of Mt. Coronet. From the Pokemon of the lakes, crystals can be extracted to create a Red Chain.

Using that Red Chain, the Mythical Pokémon can be summoned and shackled to do as we command...'

In simpler terms, this means that Cyrus discovered that the Red Chain can be created from crystals on the bodies of Uxie, Mesprit, and Azelf, and this chain could be used to summon either Palkia or Dialga.

In the anime

The Red Chain will appear in a future episode, wherein it will be used by Team Galactic to control Dialga and Palkia. Upon attaching itself to the two, it transforms into the wheel found on Arceus's body, although colored red.

Trivia

• Oddly, it says in-game that the Red Chain is made from the crystals from the lake trio. None of the three are missing any of the crystals on their bodies, however.

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