Gracidea (flower)

A bouquet of Gracideas

The Gracidea (Japanese: グラシデアの花 Gracidea Flower) is a key item used in Pokémon Platinum to change Shaymin between its Land and Sky Formes. The flower is native to Gracidea, hence its name.

In the games

The flower can be received in Pokémon Platinum during the player's first or subsequent trips to Floaroma Town, although the player's party must contain a Shaymin received from a Nintendo event or one caught by the player by unlocking Oak's Letter via Mystery Gift. This item cannot be used at night or when Shaymin is frozen. In some places people give bouquets of these flowers that resemble Shaymin, as seen on the right, to thank someone. This comes from Shaymin's species, Gratitude.

In Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver, the Gracidea flower is obtained in the Goldenrod City flower shop. The same conditions must be met as in Platinum.

In Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Sky, a Gracidea can be obtained once per day from one of the citizens of Shaymin Village after the player recruits one of them. The flower can only be used in a dungeon, and upon leaving the dungeon, Shaymin reverts back to the Land Forme.

In the anime

Gracideas in the anime

In the movie Giratina and the Sky Warrior, a character named Layla owns a Gracidea bouquet, which has the same purpose as it does in Platinum. Shaymin also live in a field full of these flowers.

In DP138, Johanna's garden had flowers that look similar to Gracideas.

Trivia

• The flowers on a Shaymin's head resemble Gracideas.
• The Gracidea appears as a toy in the game My Pokémon Ranch, after receiving the Platinum update. Like in Pokémon Platinum, it is used to change Shaymin between its Land and Sky Formes. It only appears if the player has the Gracidea on their Platinum card.

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