Scanner

Scanner たんちき Detector

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Introduced in Generation III Pocket Generation III Key items Generation VI Key items (ORAS) Generation VII Key items

The Scanner (Japanese: たんちき Detector) is a Key Item introduced in Generation III.

In the core series games

Price

Effect

Pokémon Ruby, Sapphire, and Emerald

The Scanner can be given to Captain Stern in Slateport City in exchange for one of the items associated with Clamperl and its evolutions; DeepSeaScale or DeepSeaTooth.

Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire

The Scanner can be given to Captain Stern in Slateport City in exchange for a Clear Bell^OR or Tidal Bell^AS, which can be used to encounter Ho-Oh^OR or Lugia^AS somewhere on Sea Mauville.

Description

Acquisition

In the manga

The original Scanner in Pokémon Adventures

The modified Scanner in Pokémon Adventures

Pokémon Adventures

Ruby & Sapphire arc

The Scanner first appeared in Adding It Up with Plusle & Minun II, where Courtney and Tabitha managed to steal it from the Abandoned Ship, despite the intervention of Ruby and Sapphire. Blaise later modified the Scanner, fixing the broken equipment, and enabling it to track the Red and Blue Orbs on Mt. Pyre.

Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire arc

The Scanner reappeared under Blaise's ownership, using it to track the orbs as they returned to Hoenn alongside Archie and Maxie.

In other languages

Language Title Chinese Cantonese 探測器 Taamchākhei Mandarin 探測器 / 探测器 Tàncèqì French Scanner German Scanner Italian Scanner Korean 탐지기 Tamjigi Brazilian Portuguese Scanner Spanish Escáner Vietnamese Máy dò tìm

See also

• List of Key Items (Generation III)
• List of Key Items (Generation VI)

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