Oak's Letter (Japanese: オーキドのてがみ Okido's Letter) is an event key item present in Pokémon Diamond, Pearl, and Platinum that is used to obtain Shaymin. It is the third of four event items present in Sinnoh-based games, preceded in its distribution by the Secret Key and Member Card, and followed by the currently unannounced Azure Flute.
Once this item has been received from the deliveryman at the Poké Mart, Professor Oak of Kanto will be waiting for the player on his or her next visit to Route 224, at the northernmost, barren end of it. He will explain to the player that the white rock there is present for a person to note what they are most thankful for, and on inspection of it, the player will be able to enter whatever they may desire (the entry system is the same as that for Pokémon nicknames). After this has been done, the Seabreak Path will appear, and a Shaymin will come down from it before returning north to the Flower Paradise, where it can be caught at level 30.
Distribution
| Game Version
| Duration
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| Wi-Fi
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| Japanese
| Apr. 18 to May 11, 2009
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| North American
| Sept. 28 to Nov. 8, 2009
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| PAL
| Sep. 28 to Nov. 8, 2009
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Wonder Card
Japanese
| *ふしぎなカード
| 
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| オーキドのてがみ プレゼント
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フレンドリィショップで うけとったら
かならず レポートを かこう！
シェイミにであう ほうほうは
ポケットモンスターオフィシャルサイトで
かくにん してね！
|
| *もらったひづげ
| ２００９／０４／１８
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English
| Wonder Card
|
|
| Get Oak's Letter!
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For more info on how to get SHAYMIN,
visit the official Pokémon website.
Be sure to save your game after you
pick up Oak's Letter at a
Poké Mart.
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| Date received
| Sept. 28, 2009
|
|
Italian
| Wonder Card
|
|
| Ecco la Lettera Oak!
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Visita www.pokemon-platino.it per
ulteriori informazioni su come
ottenere SHAYMIN. Ricorda di salvare
il gioco dopo aver ritirato la Lettera
Oak in un Pokémon-Market.
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| Date received
| 28 Set. 2009
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Trivia
- Even though the Shaymin residing at the Flower Paradise is caught from the wild, its status screen will always display it as having been met in a fateful encounter.
- This is likely because only fateful encounter Shaymin can become Sky Forme and allow the player to receive the Gracidea in the first place.
See also
Bulbanews has an article related to this subject:
