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==In the core series games==
==In the core series games==
===Price===
===Price===
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{{ItemPrice|{{gameabbrev5|BWB2W2}}<br>{{gameabbrev6|XYORAS}}|N/A|{{PDollar}}250}}
{{ItemPrice|{{gameabbrev5|BWB2W2}}<br>{{gameabbrev6|XYORAS}}|N/A|{{PDollar}}250}}
{{ItemPrice|{{gameabbrev7|SM}}|N/A|{{PDollar}}1000}}
{{ItemPrice|{{gameabbrev7|SMUSUM}}<br>{{gameabbrev8|SwSh}}|N/A|{{PDollar}}1,000}}
{{ItemPrice|{{gameabbrev9|SV}}|N/A|{{pdollar}}750}}
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===Effect===
===Effect===
====Held item====
====Held item====
Causes {{p|Feebas}} to evolve into {{p|Milotic}} when [[trade]]d while holding it.
Causes {{p|Feebas}} to evolve into {{p|Milotic}} when [[trade]]d while holding it. This consumes the Prism Scale.


This item was introduced in [[Generation V]] due to the lack of a means to increase [[Beautiful (condition)|Beauty]] in these games. However, even in games in which the Prism Scale exists, a Feebas can still evolve if leveled up while its Beauty is high enough.
This item was introduced in [[Generation V]] due to the lack of a means to increase [[Beautiful (condition)|Beauty]] in these games. However, even in games in which the Prism Scale exists, a Feebas can still evolve if leveled up while its Beauty is high enough.
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{{movedescentry|{{gameabbrev5|BWB2W2}}|A mysterious scale that evolves certain Pokémon. It shines in rainbow colors.}}
{{movedescentry|{{gameabbrev5|BWB2W2}}|A mysterious scale that evolves certain Pokémon. It shines in rainbow colors.}}
{{movedescentry|{{gameabbrev6|XYORAS}}<br>{{gameabbrev7|SM}}|A mysterious scale that causes a certain Pokémon to evolve. It shines in rainbow colors.}}
{{movedescentry|{{gameabbrev6|XYORAS}}<br>{{gameabbrev7|SMUSUM}}<br>{{gameabbrev8|SwSh}}{{gameabbrev9|SV}}|A mysterious scale that causes a certain Pokémon to evolve. It shines in rainbow colors.}}
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===Acquisition===
===Acquisition===
{{ItemAvailability/head‎|items}}
{{ItemAvailability/head|items}}
|-
|-
| {{gameabbrev5|BW}}
| {{gameabbrev5|BW}}
| {{rt|13|Unova}}, [[Undella Town]]
| {{rt|13|Unova}}, [[Undella Town]]
| {{a|Pickup}}
| {{a|Pickup}} ([[Level|Lv.]] 51-100)
|-
|-
| {{gameabbrev5|B2W2}}
| {{gameabbrev5|B2W2}}
| {{rt|1|Unova}}, [[Undella Town]]
| {{rt|1|Unova}}, [[Undella Town]]
| [[Join Avenue]] ({{DL|Join Avenue|Antique Shop}}), {{a|Pickup}}
| [[Join Avenue]] ({{DL|Join Avenue|Antique Shop}})<br>{{a|Pickup}} ([[Level|Lv.]] 51-100)
|-
|-
| {{gameabbrev6|XY}}
| {{gameabbrev6|XY}}
| [[Lumiose City]] (North Boulevard)
| [[Lumiose City]] ([[North Boulevard]])
| [[Couriway Town]] (reappears over time), [[Pokémon Village]] (shaking trash cans), {{a|Pickup}}
| Hidden [[recurring item]] ([[Couriway Town]])<br>[[Pokémon Village]] ({{DL|Ambush encounter|shaking trash cans}}){{dotw|Th}}<br>{{a|Pickup}} ([[Level|Lv.]] 51-100)
|-
|-
| {{gameabbrevss|PMC}}
| {{gameabbrev6|ORAS}}
|  
|  
| Balloon Popping (Lv. 1)
| ''[[Trade]]''
|-
|-
| {{gameabbrev7|SM}}
| {{gameabbrevss|PMC}}{{tt|*|No longer in service}}
|
| {{DL|PokéMileage Club|Balloon Popping}} (Lv. 1)
|-
| {{gameabbrev7|SMUSUM}}
| [[Exeggutor Island]]
| [[Exeggutor Island]]
| {{rt|14|Alola}} ([[fishing]]), {{rt|15|Alola}} ([[fishing]]), {{a|Pickup}}
| [[Fishing]] at [[Ula'ula Island]] ([[Malie Garden]], [[Ula'ula Beach|Secluded Shore]]{{sup/7|SM}}, [[Route]]s {{rtn|14|Alola}} and {{rtn|15|Alola}})<br>{{a|Pickup}} ([[Level|Lv.]] 11-100)
|-
| {{gameabbrev8|SwSh}}
| {{rt|2|Galar}}
| Hidden [[recurring item]] ([[South Lake Miloch]])
|-
| {{gameabbrev8|SwSh}}{{gameabbrev8|IA}}
|
| [[Cram-o-matic]] ({{t|Water}}: 72-80 points)
|-
| {{gameabbrev8|SwSh}}{{gameabbrev8|CT}}
| [[Ballimere Lake]]
| Hidden [[recurring item]] ([[Frigid Sea]])
|-
| {{gameabbrev9|SV}}{{gameabbrev9|TM}}
| [[Fellhorn Gorge]]<br>Reward for registering 140 Pokémon in the [[List of Pokémon by Kitakami Pokédex number|Kitakami Pokédex]]
| [[Ogre Oustin']]
|-
| {{gameabbrev9|SV}}{{gameabbrev9|ID}}
|
| [[Item Printer]]
|}
|}
|}
|}


==In spin-off games==
==Gallery==
===Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series===
===Artwork===
In [[Pokémon Mystery Dungeon]]: [[Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Red Rescue Team and Blue Rescue Team|Red Rescue Team, Blue Rescue Team]], [[Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time and Explorers of Darkness|Explorers of Time, Explorers of Darkness]], and [[Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Sky|Explorers of Sky]], due to the lack of the [[Beautiful (condition)|Beauty]] stat in the Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series and the fact that the Prism Scale didn't exist at the time, the games instead require the original item the {{DL|Mystery Dungeon evolutionary items|Beauty Scarf}} for Feebas to evolve into Milotic.
{| style="margin:auto; text-align:center; {{roundy|20px}} border: 2px solid #{{items color dark}}; background: #{{items color}}; font-size: 80%"
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|style="{{roundy|80px}} border: 2px solid #{{items color dark}}; background: #{{items color light}}" width=96px; height=96px"| [[File:Bag Prism Scale SV Sprite.png|100px]]
|-
| Artwork from<br>{{color2|000|Pokémon Scarlet and Violet|Scarlet and Violet}}
|}
 
==In the spin-off games==
===Detective Pikachu===
A Prism Scale appears during Chapter 4 of {{OBP|Detective Pikachu|video game}}, being worn by [[Milo Green]] on his headband. He mentions that he obtained the scale when he was once saved from drowning by a Pokémon, which is later revealed to have been a Milotic. The presence of this Prism Scale also acts as the trigger to the evolution of a Feebas that Milo has befriended.
 
==In the anime==
[[File:Prism Scale anime.png|thumb|250px|A Prism Scale in the {{pkmn|anime}}]]
A Prism Scale appeared in ''[[JN031|The Cuteness Quotient!]]'', where it was attached to [[Jinny]]'s {{p|Feebas}}. During an attack by {{TRT}}, the Prism Scale fell off, but Jinny reattached it to Feebas, causing it to evolve into {{p|Milotic}}.
 
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==Trivia==
* In {{game|Black and White|s}}, the Prism Scale was incorrectly categorized in the [[Bag]] as a general item rather than a held item. This was corrected in {{2v2|Black|White|2}}, but was undone in {{pkmn|X and Y}}, causing it to be sorted with [[valuable item]]s rather than [[evolution item]]s in [[Generation]]s {{gen|VI}} and {{gen|VII}}.


==In other languages==
==In other languages==
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==Trivia==
* In {{game|Black and White|s}}, the Prism Scale was incorrectly categorized in the [[Bag]] as a general item rather than a held item. This was corrected in {{2v2|Black|White|2}}.
* In [[Generation]]s {{gen|VI}} and {{gen|VII}}, when sorting items by type, the Prism Scale is sorted with [[valuable item]]s rather than [[evolution-inducing held item]]s.
==External links==
*[https://veekun.com/dex/items/misc/Prism%20Scale On Eevee's Itemdex]
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{{Project ItemDex notice}}
{{Project ItemDex notice}}


[[Category:Held items]]
[[Category:Held items that induce evolution when trading]]
[[Category:Evolution-inducing held items]]


[[de:Schönschuppe]]
[[de:Schönschuppe]]
[[es:Escama bella]]
[[fr:Bel'Écaille]]
[[fr:Bel'Écaille]]
[[it:Squama bella]]
[[ja:きれいなウロコ]]
[[ja:きれいなウロコ]]
[[zh:美丽鳞片（道具）]]
[[zh:美丽鳞片（道具）]]

Latest revision as of 10:34, 11 March 2024

Prism Scale
きれいなウロコ
Beautiful Scale
Bag Prism Scale Sprite.png
Prism Scale
Pokémon Global Link artwork
Introduced in Generation V
Pocket
Generation V Bag Items pocket icon.png Items (Held itemsB2W2)
Generation VI Bag Items pocket icon.png Items
Generation VII Bag Items pocket icon.png Items
Generation VIII Bag Other Items pocket icon.png Other Items
Generation IX Bag Other Items pocket icon.png Other Items
Fling
Power 30

The Prism Scale (Japanese: きれいなウロコ Beautiful Scale) is a type of held item introduced in Generation V. It allows Feebas to evolve into Milotic.

In the core series games

Price

Games Cost Sell price
BWB2W2
XYORAS		 N/A $250
SMUSUM
SwSh		 N/A $1,000
SV N/A $750

Effect

Held item

Causes Feebas to evolve into Milotic when traded while holding it. This consumes the Prism Scale.

This item was introduced in Generation V due to the lack of a means to increase Beauty in these games. However, even in games in which the Prism Scale exists, a Feebas can still evolve if leveled up while its Beauty is high enough.

Description

Games Description
BWB2W2 A mysterious scale that evolves certain Pokémon. It shines in rainbow colors.
XYORAS
SMUSUM
SwShSV 		A mysterious scale that causes a certain Pokémon to evolve. It shines in rainbow colors.

Acquisition

Games Finite methods Repeatable methods
BW Route 13, Undella Town Pickup (Lv. 51-100)
B2W2 Route 1, Undella Town Join Avenue (Antique Shop)
Pickup (Lv. 51-100)
XY Lumiose City (North Boulevard) Hidden recurring item (Couriway Town)
Pokémon Village (shaking trash cans)Th
Pickup (Lv. 51-100)
ORAS Trade
PMC* Balloon Popping (Lv. 1)
SMUSUM Exeggutor Island Fishing at Ula'ula Island (Malie Garden, Secluded ShoreSM, Routes 14 and 15)
Pickup (Lv. 11-100)
SwSh Route 2 Hidden recurring item (South Lake Miloch)
SwShIA Cram-o-matic (Water: 72-80 points)
SwShCT Ballimere Lake Hidden recurring item (Frigid Sea)
SVTM Fellhorn Gorge
Reward for registering 140 Pokémon in the Kitakami Pokédex 		Ogre Oustin'
SVID Item Printer

Gallery

Artwork

Bag Prism Scale SV Sprite.png
Artwork from
Scarlet and Violet

In the spin-off games

Detective Pikachu

A Prism Scale appears during Chapter 4 of Detective Pikachu, being worn by Milo Green on his headband. He mentions that he obtained the scale when he was once saved from drowning by a Pokémon, which is later revealed to have been a Milotic. The presence of this Prism Scale also acts as the trigger to the evolution of a Feebas that Milo has befriended.

In the anime

A Prism Scale in the anime

A Prism Scale appeared in The Cuteness Quotient!, where it was attached to Jinny's Feebas. During an attack by Team Rocket, the Prism Scale fell off, but Jinny reattached it to Feebas, causing it to evolve into Milotic.


Trivia

In other languages

Language Title
Chinese Cantonese 美麗鱗片 Méihlaih Lèuhnpin
Mandarin 美麗鱗片 / 美丽鳞片 Měilì Línpiàn
France Flag.png French Bel'Écaille
Germany Flag.png German Schönschuppe
Italy Flag.png Italian Squama Bella
South Korea Flag.png Korean 고운비늘 Goun Bineul
Spain Flag.png Spanish Escama Bella


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