- If you were looking for the key item found in Kanto, see Secret Key (Gen I) and Secret Key (Gen III).
The Secret Key (Japanese: ひみつのカギ Secret Key) is a key event item available in Pokémon Platinum. It is only obtainable through a Nintendo Event. It is shaped like Rotom's head, and the key's teeth look like the prongs of an electrical plug. It was the first of four event items in the Sinnoh-based games, being followed by the Member Card, Oak's Letter and Azure Flute.
The Secret Key opens up Rotom's Room at the Galactic Eterna Building in Eterna City after it has been cleared. It contains five appliances necessary for Rotom to change between its six forms. Rowan comes in when the player changes Rotom's form for the first time, explaining its history.
Distribution
Players could obtain the Secret Key via Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection or from selected stores in certain countries. Japanese players could then share them to five other players of Platinum.
| Game Version
| Duration
|
| Wi-Fi
| Specific Locations
|
| Japanese
| Sept. 28 to Nov. 4, 2008
| Unknown
|
| Jan. 16 to Mar. 2, 2009
| Unknown
|
| North American
| April 20 to May 12, 2009
| April 19 to 26, 2009
|
| PAL
| June 8 to July 19, 2009
| June 25 to July 19, 2009 *
|
| August 8 to 9, 2009 *
|
| Korean
| July 6 to August 31, 2009
| July 4 to 5, 2009
|
| July 24 to 26, 2009
|
Wonder Card
Japanese
|
American
| Wonder Card
| 
|
| Unlock the Secret!
|
For more info on how to use the Secret
Key, visit www.PokemonPlatinum.com.
Be sure to save your game after you
pick up the Secret Key at a Poké Mart.
|
| Date received
| Apr. 19, 2009
|
|
English and Australian
| Wonder Card
|
|
| The Secret Key!
|
Discover the secrets of ROTOM!
Eterna City may unlock the mystery!
Be sure to save your game after you
pick up the Secret Key at a Poké Mart.
|
| Date received
| Jun. 8, 2009
|
|
Spanish
| Wonder Card
|
|
| ¡La Llave Secreta!
|
¡Descubre los secretos de ROTOM!
¡La clave para desentrañar el misterio
puede ser Ciudad Vetusta! Asegúrate de guardar la partida cuando recojas
la Llave Secreta en la Tienda Pokémon.
|
| Date received
| Jun. 8, 2009
|
|
Italian
| Wonder Card
|
|
| Ecco la Chiave Segreta!
|
Scopri i segreti di ROTOM! Evopoli
potrebbe svelare l'arcano! Ricorda di
salvare il gioco dopo aver ritirato la
Chiave Segreta in un Pokémon-Market.
|
| Date received
| Jun. 8, 2009
|
|
German
| Wonder Card
|
|
| Der ?-Öffner wartet auf dich!
|
Entdecke ROTOMs Geheimnis!
In Ewigenau knackst du das Rätsel!
Vergiss nicht, deinen Spielstand zu
sichern, nachdem du den ?-Öffner im
Pokémon-Supermarkt abgeholt hast.
|
| Date received
| Jun. 8, 2009
|
|
French
| Wonder Card
|
|
| La Clé Secrète!
|
Percez les secrets de MOTISMA! Et si
la solution se trouvait è Vestigion?
Allez tout d'abord récupérer la Clé
Secrète dans une Boutique Pokémon,
puis n'oubliez pas de sauvegarder.
|
| Date received
| Jun. 8, 2009
|
|
Korean
|
Trivia
- This item was the first item that can be obtained over Wi-Fi and from a friend.
- However, this can only be done with the Japanese Wonder Card.
- This item shares exactly the same name as items found in Generation I and III.
- This item is the first Generation IV event item to be distributed.
In other languages
- German: ?-Öffner
- Spanish: Ll. Secreta
- Italian: Chiave Segreta
- French: Clé Secrète
See also
Bulbanews has an article related to this subject:
