Easter egg
Easter eggs are hidden parts of a game or software that are usually discovered by more experienced players. There have been a number of Easter eggs throughout the Pokémon franchise. In the games, there are several items, locations and events that are considered by some to be Easter eggs.
Easter eggs in the games
Truck
A major Easter egg in the game is the truck from the first generation games. In Pokémon Red, Blue, and Yellow, as well as their remakes Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen, there is a truck which appears in the S.S. Anne's port which serves no evident purpose except as scenery. With scenery being very sparse in the Generation I games, and this being one of the few sprites with no other purpose than to exist in one spot, fans began speculating that another purpose existed for this truck, and that it could perhaps be moved with Strength. Thus, a popular rumor sprang up that a Poké Ball containing Mew could be found underneath. The only flaw with this was that the HM for Strength could only be obtained after getting Cut, which required the S.S. Anne leaving. There were a number of ways that players went around this problem. The first, and most obvious was trading a Pokémon that knew Cut into their game. The second involved getting the HM from the Ship's Captain then battling a Trainer and losing, having them run to the Pokémon Center without the ship leaving. They could progress through the game until Surf and Strength were acquired and then attempt the truck. The rumor was proven false.
Later, in the Generation III remakes of Red and Blue, the truck is still present, however, there is actually something of a point to get to it this time around. On its pier, if the player walks down a bit, they can find a hidden Lava Cookie, unavailable until later in the game. The truck had been positioned there, as an Easter egg, due to the old, popular rumors that were spreading during the time of Pokémon Red, Blue, and Yellow.
Diamond dust
Diamond dust (Japanese: ダイヤモンドダスト diamond dust) is a special variation of snow that has appeared in select locations and at select times in core series games since Generation IV. Diamond dust has no effect in battle.
On January 10, 2008, Director Junichi Masuda announced on his blog that fans should play Pokémon Diamond and Pearl on January 12, his birthday, for a surprise. The surprise was discovered to be sparkling diamond dust falling in Snowpoint City instead of the normal, light snow.
Below are the known dates and locations that diamond dust occurs in the Pokémon games.
| Date | Event | Game | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 12 | Junichi Masuda's birthday | Snowpoint City | |
| February 27 | Release of Red and Green | Snowpoint City | |
| February 29 | Leap Day | Snowpoint City | |
| Mt. Silver | |||
| March 15 | Ides of March Hōnen Matsuri |
Snowpoint City | |
| Mt. Silver | |||
| March 31 | Mew (ミュー) trademark granted | Snowpoint City | |
| April 22 | Release of Diamond and Pearl in North America Earth Day |
Snowpoint City | |
| May 1 | Release of Emerald in North America May Day/International Workers' Day |
Snowpoint City | |
| September 2 | V-J Day (United States) | Snowpoint City | |
| September 20 | Sarah Natochenny's birthday | Snowpoint City | |
| October 10 | Mt. Silver | ||
| October 30 | Release of Pokémon Ranger in the US | Snowpoint City | |
| December 31 | New Year's Eve | Mt. Silver | |
| Icirrus City | |||
| Player's birthday | Frost Cavern | ||
Secret wallpaper
Another Easter egg in the game is the secret wallpaper for the Pokémon Storage System that can only be obtained by outside resources. Only a special phrase, unique to the player's ID number can be used to unlock the wallpaper from Pokémon Emerald, Pokémon Diamond, Pearl, and Platinum, and Pokémon Heart Gold and Soul Silver. This phrase can be obtained by guessing, or using a generator like the one located at Filb.de.
In Pokémon Emerald, certain, unique phrases will result in Walda in Rustboro giving the player a special, customizable wallpaper design by cheering her up and making her laugh. Using the Secret Word Generator the player is able to obtain the phrase.
In Pokémon Diamond, Pearl, and Platinum, eight special wallpapers can be unlocked, also through using special, unique phrases by a man in Jubilife TV located in Jubilife City. Online generators have been created to supply players with these phrases, using player's ID numbers and game language. After selecting a language and entering an ID number, clicking "Generate" will take viewers to a page full of wallpaper, with four words next to each one. Talking to the TV Producer in Jubilife TV and entering those four words in the order they are presented in will unlock a wallpaper, with 8 unlockable in Diamond and Pearl, and a different 8 unlockable in Platinum. Unlike in Emerald, these games can hold all eight wallpapers at once.
In HeartGold and SoulSilver, Primo in Violet City's Pokémon Center will instead reward the player with eight different wallpapers once they enter the corresponding phrase.
Other Easter eggs
- In Pokémon Stadium, when the player uploads a Pikachu from Yellow, it will be voiced by Ikue Ohtani and have unique sound effects. Likewise, if a Pikachu or Raichu that knows Surf is used, it will have a unique attack animation. This animation also occurs in Pokémon XD and Pokémon Battle Revolution.
- An Easter egg can be found in Super Smash Bros. Brawl while the player is playing in Pokémon Stadium 2 stage when the stage is in Ice Mode. If the player angles the camera and looks through the window of the cabin that Snorunt is in, a poster of a pet cat can be seen on the wall. The cat is rumored to belong to Sakurai, but he announced that it is false.
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