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If you were looking for the Keys from the Unova Link, see Key System.

A Key (Japanese: カギ Key) is an item that can be used to unlock doors in dungeons in the games Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Red Rescue Team and Blue Rescue Team, its sequel games Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time and Explorers of Darkness and Sky, and Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Gates to Infinity. They are generally rare and difficult to obtain, usually appearing in later dungeons as a random floor item, or bought for a large price (8000 Poké) from Kecleon Shops.

Key カギ Key   TREASURE BAG					INTRODUCED IN GEN III		Price: $8000 Sell for: $1
Effect: Used to open locked doors in dungeons.					Locations MDRB Desert Region, Solar Cave, Western Cave MDTDS Kecleon Shop, all Zero Isle dungeons, Final Maze, Aegis Cave
Description MDRB A key that unlocks a door inside a dungeon. MDTDS A key that unlocks a door inside a dungeon. Before you use a Key, be sure to stand before a door and face it directly.

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Red Rescue Team and Blue Rescue Team

In Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Red Rescue Team and Blue Rescue Team, the Key is used to open chambers appearing on set floors of certain dungeons in order to gain rare items that are usually otherwise unobtainable, such as HMs, Friend Bows and Wish Stones. It is consumed after use.

Items obtainable with Keys are:

• HM Cut (Buried Relic, 80F)
• HM Dive (Solar Cave, 10F)
• HM Flash (Buried Relic, 70F)
• HM Fly (Wyvern Hill, 30F)
• HM Rock Smash (Buried Relic, 45F)
• HM Waterfall (Solar Cave, 15F)
• Beauty Scarf (Western Cave, 59F)
• Friend Bow (Mt. Faraway, 30F)
• Wish Stone (Wish Cave, 40F)
• Lunar Ribbon (Northwind Field, 20F)
• Sun Ribbon (Wyvern Hill, 20F)
• TM Vacuum-Cut (Far-off Sea, 50F)
• TM Wide Slash (Far-off Sea, 72F)

Issue #28 of Pokémon News hints that Keys can be found in the Desert Region.

Locations

Keys can be found in the following dungeons:

• Desert Region
• Solar Cave
• Western Cave

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers or Time, Explorers of Darkness, and Explorers of Sky

In Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time, Explorers of Darkness, and Explorers of Sky, Keys are used to open chambers that randomly appear in dungeons when not on a mission.

Locations

Keys can be found in:

• Zero Isle North
• Zero Isle West
• Zero Isle Center
• Zero Isle East
• Zero Isle South
• Final Maze
• Aegis Cave
• Kecleon Shops

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Gates to Infinity

In Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Gates to Infinity, Keys unlock doors for detours, which hold Deluxe Boxes, special enemies, and special tiles. All Keys may be sold at the Kecleon Shop for 165 Poké.

How to obtain

Blue Keys, Red Keys, Black Keys, and Green Keys may be obtained through passwords or as prizes for missions. A Black Key is obtained from a treasure chest in the Glacier Palace dungeon. Keys can also be obtained by trading Gold Bars with Cofagrigus or by ranking up.

Red Key あかいカギ Red Key   TREASURE BAG					INTRODUCED IN GEN V		Price: $1600 Sell for: $165
Effect: Used to open locked doors in dungeons.					Locations MDGTI Cofagrigus's Glorious Gold, Dunsparce mission, Paradise Facilities
Description MDGTI A key to open a red door. It disappears once you open a door.

Blue Key あおいカギ Blue Key   TREASURE BAG					INTRODUCED IN GEN V		Price: $1600 Sell for: $165
Effect: Used to open locked doors in dungeons.					Locations MDGTI Cofagrigus's Glorious Gold, Super Rank, Paradise Facilities
Description MDGTI A key to open a blue door. It disappears once you open a door.

Green Key みどりのカギ Green Key   TREASURE BAG					INTRODUCED IN GEN V		Price: $1600 Sell for: $165
Effect: Used to open locked doors in dungeons.					Locations MDGTI Cofagrigus's Glorious Gold, Paradise Facilities
Description MDGTI A key to open a green door. It disappears once you open a door.

Black Key くろいカギ Black Key   TREASURE BAG					INTRODUCED IN GEN V		Price: $1600 Sell for: $165
Effect: Used to open locked doors in dungeons.					Locations MDGTI Cofagrigus's Glorious Gold, Glacier Palace mission, Paradise Facilities
Description MDGTI A key to open a black door. It disappears once you open a door.

• Green locked door PMD Maganagate.png

  PMD Green locked door

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  PMD Red locked door

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