Shard

A shard is a type of item that appears in Generations III and IV.

In Pokémon Ruby, Sapphire, and Emerald, shards can be traded individually for evolutionary stones. In Pokémon Diamond and Pearl, they can be traded in groups of 10 to a woman on Route 212 for a weather-changing TM. In Pokémon Platinum, shards can be used as payment for move tutoring.

In the Underground's mining game, they appear to be broken pieces of plates. Specifically, the Red Shard appears to be from a Flame Plate, the Yellow Shard appears to be from a Zap Plate, the Green Shard appears to be from a Meadow Plate, and the Blue Shard appears to be from a Splash Plate.

Types of shards

File:Redshard.png Red Shard

In Pokémon Ruby, Sapphire, and Emerald, these can be traded for a Fire Stone. In Pokémon Diamond and Pearl, ten can be traded for TM11 (Sunny Day).

File:Yellowshard.png Yellow Shard

In Pokémon Ruby, Sapphire, and Emerald, these can be traded for a Thunderstone. In Pokémon Diamond and Pearl, ten can be traded for TM37 (Sandstorm).

File:Greenshard.gif Green Shard

In Pokémon Ruby, Sapphire, and Emerald, these can be traded for a Leaf Stone. In Pokémon Diamond and Pearl, ten can be traded for TM07 (Hail).

File:Blueshard.gif Blue Shard

In Pokémon Ruby, Sapphire, and Emerald, these can be traded for a Water Stone. In Pokémon Diamond and Pearl, ten can be traded for TM18 (Rain Dance).

Pokémon Platinum

Three men in various locations in Sinnoh (Route 212, Snowpoint and the Survival Area) will teach your Pokémon one of 38 predefined moves in exchange for a combination of red,yellow, green, and/or blue shards. Unlike in Pokémon Ruby, Sapphire, and Emerald, these moves can be taught more than once, only requiring the necessary shards.

Appearance

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  Red Shard in the Underground.

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  Yellow Shard in the Underground.

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  Green Shard in the Underground.

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  Blue Shard in the Underground.

Trivia

• The name and color of each shard corresponds to a Generation I game.

This item article is part of Project ItemDex, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on all items.