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A recurring item is a kind of item in the core series games that respawns in a location after a certain amount of time has passed. Recurring items were introduced in Generation II and have been a feature of all subsequent generations.

Recurring items by generation

Generation II

The first recurring items introduced were Berries and Apricorns in Pokémon Gold and Silver, which replenished themselves on trees after the player had harvested them. New Berries and Apricorns would grow back on their respective trees at midnight each day. In addition, every Monday night a Clefairy event can be triggered in Mt. Moon Square, leaving behind a breakable rock with a Moon Stone hidden underneath.

Generation III

In Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire, Shoal Salts and Shoal Shells, which recur daily in Shoal Cave, were introduced. The concept of Berry trees was also expanded to allow players to grow their own Berries.

Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen removed Berry trees and instead hid recurring Berries on the ground in Berry Forest. Other hidden items, such as Poké Balls, valuable items, and medicine, also recur in various areas around Kanto. In each area that has recurring items, there are three different item "groups": common (A), uncommon (B), and rare (C). At the beginning of the game, all of these spots are empty; after every 1500 steps the player takes, when they next visit any area with recurring items, the recurring items in every area in the game will be refreshed. This deletes any recurring items that the player has not yet picked up. Then, for each area, the game randomly selects one of the three item groups (each having a different probability). Every item in the chosen group will be spawned in the area; if the chosen group is empty, nothing will spawn.

Area	Group A (60%)	Group B (30%)	Group C (10%)
Mt. Moon (B1F)
Underground Path (Kanto Routes 5–6)
Underground Path (Kanto Routes 7–8)
Route 20
Route 21
Treasure Beach
Bond Bridge
Berry Forest
Four Island
Resort Gorgeous
Memorial Pillar
Green Path
Outcast Island
Trainer Tower
Tanoby Ruins

Generation IV

Diamond, Pearl, and Platinum introduced recurring Honey, in Floaroma Meadow. The Honey regenerates in one of the positions in which it was originally collected by the player, at a rate of two Honey per day. Some of the Star Pieces hidden in Iron Island regenerate daily. These games also featured a daily recurring Reaper Cloth, Rare Bone, or Stardust in Turnback Cave.

Generation V

In Black and White, TinyMushrooms will regrow, though they will remain hidden. Additionally, a Pearl and Stardust may wash up on Route 13 or on the shore of Undella Bay once per day. Outside of Pinwheel Forest, there is a Challenge Rock that invites Fighting-type Pokémon to smash it. Doing so will produce a Star Piece once per day.

In Black 2 and White 2, the recurring items differ slightly, as do the locations. Hidden Grottoes were introduced, which regenerate many types of item as the player increases their step count.

Generation VI

In X and Y, Honey will regenerate in at least four locations periodically: one next to the railroad tracks on Route 18, one in the top-right corner of the fenced-in patch of grass outside Shalour City on Route 12, and two in the Pokémon Village, one in the topmost pavilion and one across the river from it. Pretty Wings will regenerate in at least two places periodically: one in a bush immediately south of the Pokémon Center in Couriway Town and one beneath the tire in the Pokémon Village. Prism Scales will randomly regenerate in the middle square of grass in the waterfall above Couriway Town. An Oval Stone will periodically regenerate in the Unknown Dungeon along the left-middle stalagmite. A Tiny Mushroom will regrow occasionally in the farthest-right mushroom stalk in Laverre City. As in Generation III on Treasure Beach and Generation V along the beaches in Unova, items will randomly wash up on the beaches in Kalos, including along Routes 8 and 9 and in Shalour City. As in previous games, some of these items include many valuable items.

Generation VI also reintroduced the idea of recurring Berries. In these games, a rare Berry drops from its tree approximately once per week for the player to collect. There is one Berry tree found on nearly every Route. The list of Trees is as follows:

• Route 5: Oran Berry (bottom of the grind bar)
• Route 6: Aguav Berry (middle of the left-hand grass patch)
• Route 7: Persim Berry (end by the Ambrette Town cave entrance)
• Route 8: Mago Berry (beach below Ambrette Town)
• Route 10: Iapapa Berry (right-hand side of path below Menhir stones)
• Route 11: Sitrus Berry (below cave entrance)
• Route 12: Aspear Berry (behind Cut tree below fenced-in grass outside Shalour City)
• Route 14: Roseli Berry (farthest-right path through swamp below Laverre City)
• Route 15: Leppa Berry (over bike jump after Laverre City gate)
• Route 16: Lum Berry (clearing after winding through very tall grass)
• Route 18: Wacan Berry (behind Cut tree before bridge)
• Route 19: Yache Berry (on mesa across bridge)
• Route 20: Kasib Berry (left-hand path past Mossy Rock clearing)
• Route 21: Figy Berry (across pond behind Cut tree)
• Route 22: Tanga Berry (bottom of waterfall, end of farthest-right path)

Generation VII

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In Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!, hidden items have a chance of respawning daily, or, in some cases, several times a day. Some of these hidden items are fixed to be the same item every time, while some spots have randomly selected items upon interaction. Hidden items thus allow players to repeatedly obtain rare items such as Heart Scales, Moon Stones, and even Master Balls.

Item		Location	Games
	Potion	Viridian City, Viridian Forest, Underground Path (Kanto Routes 5–6), Underground Path (Kanto Routes 7–8)	P  E
	Super Potion	Underground Path (Kanto Routes 5–6), Underground Path (Kanto Routes 7–8), Rock Tunnel, Pokémon Tower	P  E
	Hyper Potion	Underground Path (Kanto Routes 5–6), Underground Path (Kanto Routes 7–8)	P  E
	Antidote	Route 22	P  E
	Awakening	Route 16	P  E
	Full Restore	Cerulean Cave	P  E
	Full Heal	Vermilion City, Team Rocket Hideout	P  E
	Revive	Vermilion City, Route 11, Rock Tunnel, Route 19, Route 20, Route 21	P  E
	Max Revive	Team Rocket Hideout, Seafoam Islands, Cerulean Cave	P  E
	Fresh Water	Underground Path (Kanto Routes 5–6), Underground Path (Kanto Routes 7–8), Celadon Condominiums, Silph Co., Victory Road	P  E
	Elixir	Silph Co.	P  E
	Rare Candy	Route 6, Cerulean Cave	P  E
	PP Up	Route 4, Pokémon Tower, Game Corner	P  E
	PP Max	Game Corner, Cerulean Cave	P  E
	Guard Spec.	Team Rocket Hideout	P  E
	X Accuracy	Team Rocket Hideout, Silph Co.	P  E
	Repel	Underground Path (Kanto Routes 5–6), Underground Path (Kanto Routes 7–8)	P  E
	Super Repel	Underground Path (Kanto Routes 5–6), Underground Path (Kanto Routes 7–8)	P  E
	Max Repel	Underground Path (Kanto Routes 5–6), Underground Path (Kanto Routes 7–8)	P  E
	Moon Stone	Mt. Moon, Saffron City	P  E
	Big Mushroom	Mt. Moon	P  E
	Pearl	Underground Path (Kanto Routes 5–6), Underground Path (Kanto Routes 7–8), Pokémon Tower, Seafoam Islands	P  E
	Big Pearl	Vermilion City, Underground Path (Kanto Routes 5–6), Underground Path (Kanto Routes 7–8), Pokémon Tower	P  E
	Stardust	Mt. Moon, Route 20, Route 21	P  E
	Star Piece	Pokémon Tower	P  E
	Nugget	Underground Path (Kanto Routes 5–6), Underground Path (Kanto Routes 7–8), Fuchsia City	P  E
	Heart Scale	Seafoam Islands	P  E
	Helix Fossil	Cerulean Cave	P  E
	Dome Fossil	Cerulean Cave	P  E
	Old Amber	Cerulean Cave	P  E
	Pretty Wing	Underground Path (Kanto Routes 5–6), Underground Path (Kanto Routes 7–8), Power Plant, Victory Road	P  E
	Bottle Cap	Game Corner	P  E
	Gold Bottle Cap	Game Corner	P  E
	Razz Berry	Route 5, Game Corner, Celadon City, Route 17	P  E
	Silver Razz Berry	Silph Co., Route 17, Route 18	P  E
	Golden Razz Berry	Route 14, Cerulean Cave	P  E
	Nanab Berry	Game Corner, Route 10, Route 17, Route 25	P  E
	Silver Nanab Berry	Silph Co., Route 13, Route 17	P  E
	Golden Nanab Berry	Route 15, Cerulean Cave	P  E
	Pinap Berry	Game Corner, Route 9, Route 17, Route 24	P  E
	Silver Pinap Berry	Silph Co., Route 8, Route 12, Route 17	P  E
	Golden Pinap Berry	Route 13, Cerulean Cave	P  E
	Lure	Underground Path (Kanto Routes 5–6), Underground Path (Kanto Routes 7–8)	P  E
	Super Lure	Underground Path (Kanto Routes 5–6), Underground Path (Kanto Routes 7–8), Route 10	P  E
	Max Lure	Underground Path (Kanto Routes 5–6), Underground Path (Kanto Routes 7–8)	P  E
	Health Candy	Game Corner, Pokémon Mansion, Victory Road	P  E
	Mighty Candy	Game Corner, Pokémon Mansion, Victory Road	P  E
	Tough Candy	Game Corner, Pokémon Mansion, Victory Road	P  E
	Smart Candy	Game Corner, Pokémon Mansion, Victory Road	P  E
	Courage Candy	Game Corner, Pokémon Mansion, Victory Road	P  E
	Quick Candy	Game Corner, Pokémon Mansion, Victory Road	P  E
	Voltorb Candy	Power Plant	P  E

On Route 17 and Cerulean Cave, items respawn more frequently, and the item found at a spawn location may vary. The item received is not determined until it is picked up, so what the item is can be affected by resetting.

• Route 17: Yellow bushes may contain 1 or 3 Razz Berries, Nanab Berries, or Pinap Berries. At 3 locations, the player will find either 5 Razz Berries or 1 Silver Razz Berry, 5 Nanab Berries or 1 Silver Nanab Berry, and 5 Pinap Berries or 1 Silver Pinap Berry
• Cerulean Cave: Glittering spots on 2F may contain a Poké Ball, a Great Ball, an Ultra Ball, 10 Ultra Balls, a Master Ball, a Golden Razz Berry, a Golden Nanab Berry, or a Golden Pinap Berry. The large central crystal on 2F may contain a Max Revive or any of the three Fossils.

At the Game Corner and in both Underground Paths, items respawn daily, and the item found at a spawn location may vary. The item received is not determined until it is picked up, so what the item is can be affected by resetting.

• Underground Paths: The item spawn locations may contain a Fresh Water, Potion, Super Potion, Hyper Potion, Pearl, Big Pearl, Nugget, Pretty Wing, Lure, Super Lure, Max Lure, Repel, Super Repel, or Max Repel. (Some of these items may be found at only one of the spawn locations).
• Game Corner: The item spawn locations may contain a stat-based Candy, a berry, a PP Up, a PP Max, a Bottle Cap or a Gold Bottle Cap.

Other daily items include:

• Pewter City: Big Pearl from lady next to museum for watching her Slowpoke
• Vermilion City: Bottle Cap upon defeating Mina in a daily battle
• Fuchsia City: Nugget from Diglett behind the stone in the Safari Zone Warden's house

Walking Pokémon

Some items are found in consistent locations by the player's walking Pokémon. These items may be found at the same spots daily. Whether or not the item is received is not determined until the player interacts with the walking Pokémon, so the presence of the item can be affected by resetting. If multiple items are available at a location, which item is received at that location can also be affected by resetting. At some locations, only walking Pokémon of a specific type will find items.

Berry Plant

Item		Location	Games
	Razz Berry	Pewter City, Routes 1, 3, 4, 11, 18, 24	P  E
	Silver Razz Berry	Routes 11, 18, 24	P  E
	Golden Razz Berry	Routes 11, 18, 24	P  E
	Nanab Berry	Pewter City, Routes 3, 4, 7, 14, 17	P  E
	Silver Nanab Berry	Routes 7, 14, 17	P  E
	Golden Nanab Berry	Routes 7, 14, 17	P  E
	Pinap Berry	Routes 8, 15, 17	P  E
	Silver Pinap Berry	Routes 8, 15, 17	P  E
	Golden Pinap Berry	Routes 8, 15, 17	P  E

Flower Bed

Item		Location	Games
	Pretty Wing	Viridian City, Cerulean City, Vermilion City, Lavender Town, Celadon City, Saffron City	P  E

Water

Item		Location	Games
	Pearl	Route 12, Cerulean Cave	P  E
	Big Pearl	Route 12, Cerulean Cave	P  E
	Heart Scale	Route 12, Cerulean Cave	P  E

Rock

Item		Location	Games
	Tiny Mushroom	Rock Tunnel, Victory Road	P  E
	Big Mushroom	Rock Tunnel, Victory Road	P  E
	Fire Stone	Rock Tunnel, Victory Road	P  E
	Water Stone	Rock Tunnel	P  E
	Thunder Stone	Rock Tunnel	P  E

Sand

Item		Location	Games
	Pearl	Route 19	P  E
	Big Pearl	Route 19	P  E
	Stardust	Rock Tunnel	P  E
	Star Piece	Rock Tunnel	P  E

Cold Rock

Item		Location	Games
	Pearl	Seafoam Islands	P  E
	Big Pearl	Seafoam Islands	P  E
	Ice Stone	Seafoam Islands	P  E

Glittering Ground

Item		Location	Games
	Pearl	Cerulean Cave	P  E
	Big Pearl	Cerulean Cave	P  E
	Stardust	Cerulean Cave	P  E
	Star Piece	Cerulean Cave	P  E

Other

Item		Location	Games
	Tiny Mushroom	Mt. Moon	P  E
	Big Mushroom	Mt. Moon	P  E

Item		Location	Games
	Pearl	Pokémon Tower	P  E

Generation VIII

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In the Wild Area in Pokémon Sword and Shield, hidden items will regenerate daily, whether or not they have been obtained by the player. Each spot has one or more possible items that it can yield, with the possible items depending on the spot. Every item that regenerates daily can also rarely regenerate as a Wishing Piece (at approximately a 1% chance) instead of the items in that spot's standard pool.

Item		Location	Games
	Fancy Apple	Axew's Eye, Dappled Grove	Sw  Sh
	Tart Apple	Axew's Eye	Sw
	Sweet Apple	Axew's Eye	Sh
	Pearl	Axew's Eye, Bridge Field, East Lake Axewell, Giant's Seat, Lake of Outrage, North Lake Miloch, South Lake Miloch, West Lake Axewell	Sw  Sh
	Big Pearl
	Pearl String	Axew's Eye, Bridge Field, East Lake Axewell, Lake of Outrage, South Lake Miloch, West Lake Axewell	Sw  Sh
	Rare Candy	Axew's Eye	Sw  Sh
	Pungent Root	Bridge Field, Dusty Bowl, East Lake Axewell, Giant's Cap, Giant's Mirror, Motostoke Riverbank, West Lake Axewell	Sw  Sh
	Poké Ball	Bridge Field, Dusty Bowl, East Lake Axewell, Giant's Cap, Giant's Mirror, Giant's Seat, Hammerlocke Hills, Motostoke Riverbank, North Lake Miloch, Rolling Fields, South Lake Miloch, Stony Wilderness, Watchtower Ruins	Sw  Sh
	Great Ball	Bridge Field, Dusty Bowl, Giant's Cap, Giant's Mirror, Giant's Seat, Hammerlocke Hills, Motostoke Riverbank, North Lake Miloch, Stony Wilderness	Sw  Sh
	Ultra Ball	Bridge Field, Dusty Bowl, Giant's Cap, Giant's Mirror, Giant's Seat, Hammerlocke Hills, Stony Wilderness	Sw  Sh
	Revive	Bridge Field, Dusty Bowl, East Lake Axewell, Giant's Seat, Hammerlocke Hills, Lake of Outrage, Motostoke Riverbank, North Lake Miloch, Stony Wilderness, Watchtower Ruins	Sw  Sh
	Max Revive	Bridge Field, Dusty Bowl, Giant's Seat, Lake of Outrage, Motostoke Riverbank, Stony Wilderness	Sw  Sh
	Tiny Mushroom	Bridge Field, Dappled Grove, Dusty Bowl, East Lake Axewell, Giant's Mirror, Giant's Seat, Hammerlocke Hills, Lake of Outrage, Motostoke Riverbank, North Lake Miloch, Rolling Fields, South Lake Miloch, Stony Wilderness, Watchtower Ruins, West Lake Axewell	Sw  Sh
	Big Mushroom
	Balm Mushroom	Bridge Field, Dappled Grove, Dusty Bowl, Giant's Mirror, Giant's Seat, Hammerlocke Hills, Lake of Outrage, Motostoke Riverbank, North Lake Miloch, Stony Wilderness	Sw  Sh
	Energy Root	Bridge Field, Dappled Grove, Dusty Bowl, East Lake Axewell, Giant's Cap, Giant's Seat, Hammerlocke Hills, Motostoke Riverbank, North Lake Miloch, Rolling Fields, South Lake Miloch	Sw  Sh
	Honey	Bridge Field, Dappled Grove, Dusty Bowl, North Lake Miloch, Rolling Fields, South Lake Miloch	Sw  Sh
	Revival Herb	Bridge Field, Dappled Grove, Dusty Bowl, Giant's Cap, Giant's Seat, Hammerlocke Hills, Motostoke Riverbank, North Lake Miloch	Sw  Sh
	Pretty Feather	Bridge Field, Dappled Grove, East Lake Axewell, Giant's Cap, Giant's Seat, Hammerlocke Hills, Motostoke Riverbank	Sw  Sh
	Shed Shell	Dappled Grove	Sw  Sh
	Rare Bone	Dusty Bowl, Giant's Mirror	Sw  Sh
	Fossilized Bird	Dusty Bowl	Sw
	Fossilized Dino
	Fossilized Fish	Dusty Bowl	Sh
	Fossilized Drake
	Stardust	Dusty Bowl, Giant's Cap, Giant's Mirror, Hammerlocke Hills, Stony Wilderness	Sw  Sh
	Star Piece
	Comet Shard	Dusty Bowl, Giant's Cap, Giant's Mirror, Stony Wilderness	Sw  Sh
	Razor Claw	Dusty Bowl	Sw  Sh
	Large Leek	Giant's Cap	Sw  Sh
	Prism Scale	South Lake Miloch	Sw  Sh

Recurring gift items

Certain items may be given to the player once per day by non-player characters, often for fulfilling a certain task.

Lottery

Starting in Generation II, the Pokémon Lottery Corner has a chance to reward the player with an item once per day (unlimited times in Gold, Silver, and Crystal). The prize varies on how many digits of a randomly generated number match the ID of any of the player's Pokémon; they are typically rare items, such as PP Ups. Notably, the lottery provides one of the only recurring source of Master Balls in the series if a perfect match is made.

Generation III

In Ruby, Sapphire, and Emerald, various non-player characters in Hoenn will give items, usually Berries, simply when spoken to.

• The younger sister in the flower shop on Route 104 will give one random berry per day.
• A girl on Route 111 will give one Razz Berry once per day.
• A boy on Route 114 will give one Bluk, Nanab, Pinap, Razz, or Wepear Berry per day.
• A woman on Route 120 will give one Berry per day, dependent on the player's Trainer ID number.
• The Berry Master on Route 123 will give two random berries per day. The Berry Master's wife will also give a random berry if her question is answered.
• A girl in Sootopolis City will give two random berries per day.
• An elderly gentleman in Pacifidlog Town will give either TM21 (Frustration) or TM27 (Return), depending on the lead Pokémon's happiness. He will give one once per week.

Generation IV

In Platinum Version, there are more non-player characters that require something of the player in order to give an item. Similarly to Ruby, Sapphire, and Emerald, characters in Floaroma Town, Route 208, and Pastoria City give the player a Berry every day when spoken to.

• The manager of the Pokémon News Press will give the player three specialty Poké Balls and one Heart Scale for showing him the Pokémon he's requested for his exposé.
• There is a man on Route 221 who will give the player a Black Belt, Expert Belt, or Focus Sash, once per day, in the aforementioned order, for showing him a Pokémon of the requested level.
• An Ace Trainer immediately inside the Great Marsh gate will give the player one random Shard per day when spoken to.

Generation V

There are a range of recurring gift items in all Generation V games.

• There is a woman in Driftveil City who will give the player a Heart Scale if she is shown a Pokémon knowing the requested move.
• There is a Fisherman in the "Hip Waders" club on the Village Bridge who will give the player Dive Balls once per day for showing him the requested Water-type Pokémon, with the condition that it must have been caught that day.
• A Parasol Lady outside of the Tubeline Bridge gate on Route 8 will give the player one rock depending on the time of day: a Damp Rock in the morning, Heat Rock during the day, Smooth Rock in the evening and Icy Rock at night.
• The player may take Aha's Pep Quiz once per day in Icirrus City. If correct, the player receives an Antidote. If incorrect, the player receives a Parlyz Heal.
• A businessman in Lacunosa Town will give the player one of a selection of Berries on either Sunday night^BW or Monday and Thursday nights^B2W2.
• Lastly, the player may receive a Soda Pop once every Wednesday by speaking to the waitress inside the door of the Café Warehouse in Nacrene City.
• Waitress Chris at Village Bridge will award the player one Lum Berry once per day (after defeating her in battle) for fulfilling all four NPCs' orders correctly when acting as waiter to them.

In Black 2 and White 2,

• Two scientists in the Castelia Sewers will give the player one healing item, randomly selected, per day if spoken to. The female, accessible in all seasons, will give the player either a Potion, Super Potion, or Revive and the male scientist, accessible only in spring and summer, will give the player an Antidote, Full Heal, or Full Restore.
• Once per day the player may volunteer to walk the Socialite's Mienfoo in Humilau City and will be rewarded with a Pearl for their troubles.
• Once per day an Ace Trainer on Route 4 will give the player five or one Swift Wing^W2 or a Muscle Wing^B2 for showing him^W2/her^B2 a Pokémon with the same or a higher Attack^W2 or Speed^B2 stat than the number specified.
• Once per day a Worker in Twist Mountain will give the player a random fossil from a game of a previous generation.
• Once per day a Pokémon Breeder on Route 5 will give the player 5 random EV-lowering berries.
• Once per day a businessman in Castelia City's Studio Castelia will give the player a choice of one Cheri, Chesto, Pecha, Rawst, or Aspear Berry if the player shows him a Pokémon of the type he specifies.
• Once per day a Roughneck in Virbank City will give the player a Great Ball in exchange for a Poké Ball.
• Once per day a lady in Shopping Mall Nine on Route 9 will ask the player to buy her a Hyper Potion and provides the money to do so. If the player talks to her again with a Hyper Potion in their bag, she will reward the player with an Energy Root.

Generation VI

In X and Y,

• A woman traveling from Hotel to Hotel will give the player's lead Pokémon an Emotion Ribbon once per day.
• A Maid in the northwest house in Camphrier Town will give the player a Sweet Heart each day.
• In that same house in Camphrier Town, the man will give the player one of the five condition-curing Berries (Cheri, Chesto, Pecha, Rawst, or Aspear) when shown a Pokémon of the requested type.
• In Ambrette Town, a Punk Guy beside the Museum will make a trade with the player of a Poké Ball for a Dive Ball once per day.
• Also in Ambrette Town, a girl in the left-hand house will give the player a Health Wing when shown a Pokémon with the requested Speed value or higher.
• In Coumarine City, Tierno waits on the cliff above the Pokémon Center and will give the player a Heart Scale when shown a Pokémon with either Fiery Dance, Quiver Dance, Lunar Dance, Teeter Dance, Petal Dance, Swords Dance, Feather Dance or Dragon Dance.
• A stand on the seaside part of Coumarine City will have one of the following condition-curing Berries left on it each day: Cheri, Chesto, Pecha, Rawst, or Aspear.
• A girl beside the Café in Laverre City will give the player a Poké Doll once per day if shown a Pokémon 10' tall or taller.
• A young man beside the gate in Laverre City will give the player a Poké Doll once per day if shown a Pokémon 0.8" or smaller.
• A girl in the house southwest of the windmill in Dendemille Town will give the player a Leppa Berry once per day if shown the requested TM.
• A young girl in the Poké Ball Emporium in Lumiose City will give the player either several Heal Balls or one Luxury Ball once per day if her question is answered in the affirmative.