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An '''exchangeable item''' is a category of [[item]] which serves no in-game purpose aside from being able to be traded for another item or some sort of service. Though several [[Key Item]]s fall under this category (such as [[Generation I]] and {{game|FireRed and LeafGreen|s}}'s [[Bike Voucher]]), their exchange is often important to the story of the games, so they are not included here. These items are often also [[valuable item]]s.

==List of exchangeable items==
===Heart Scales===
{{main|Heart Scale}}
The [[Heart Scale]] is a scale commonly found on {{p|Luvdisc}}. From [[Generation III]] to [[Generation VII]] (with the exception of {{game|FireRed and LeafGreen|s}}), Heart Scales are used as currency for the [[Move Reminder]]'s services, at a rate of one scale per move.

===Tiny Mushrooms and Big Mushrooms===
: ''Main articles: [[Tiny Mushroom]] and [[Big Mushroom]]'' 
In {{game|FireRed and LeafGreen|s}}, Tiny Mushrooms and Big Mushrooms are used as currency for the Move Reminder instead of Heart Scales, at a rate of two Tiny Mushrooms or one Big Mushroom per move.

===Shoal Shells and Shoal Salt===
: ''Main articles: [[Shoal Shell]] and [[Shoal Salt]]'' 
In [[Hoenn]], the player can trade in four Shoal Shells and Shoal Salts to an old man in [[Shoal Cave]] to make a [[Shell Bell]], a restorative [[held item]].

===Star Pieces===
{{main|Star Piece}}
In {{game|Platinum}} the player can give [[Star Piece]]s to [[Mr. Fuego]] in exchange for a [[shard]] of each color. In [[Generation V]], the player can exchange a Star Piece with a man in [[Anville Town]] on [[Days of the week|Saturdays and Sundays]], who will give the player a [[PP Up]] as thanks.

===Shards===
{{main|Shard}}
These items, also introduced in Generation III, come in different colors: red, blue, green, and yellow. They can be exchanged for the elemental [[Evolution stone]]s in {{game2|Ruby|Sapphire|Emerald}}, in groups of ten for the [[TM]]s containing [[weather]]-modifying moves in {{game|Diamond and Pearl|s}}, and in groups of eight for special [[Move Tutor]] moves in {{game|Platinum}}. They can be found lying around in certain areas, held by certain Pokémon, or in the [[Underground]] of Sinnoh. They can also be traded in for certain Berries from {{tc|Juggler}}s found in [[Violet City]] and [[Fuchsia City]]. In {{B2W2}}, [[Move Tutor]]s found in {{ci|Driftveil}}, {{to|Lentimas}}, {{ci|Humilau}}, and {{ci|Nacrene}} will use Shards as payment (from two to twelve), although each Tutor requires only one kind of Shard.

===Apricorns===
{{main|Apricorn}}
These items are exclusive to [[Generation II]], {{game|HeartGold and SoulSilver|s}}, and [[Pokémon Sword and Shield]]. There are several different colors, and they can be made into different [[Poké Ball]]s by [[Kurt]] in [[Azalea Town]] or by the [[Cram-o-matic]] in the [[Master Dojo]].

===Pass Orbs===
{{main|Pass Orb}}
These items are exclusive to [[Generation V]]. They can be used to purchase {{DL|Entralink|Pass Powers}} at the [[Entralink]].

===Bottle Caps and Gold Bottle Caps===
: ''Main articles: [[Bottle Cap]] and [[Gold Bottle Cap]]'' 
These items were introduced in [[Generation VII]] along with [[Hyper Training]]. They can be exchanged to allow the player to raise a Pokémon's {{IV}}s through Hyper Training. They come in two colors that allow the player to raise either one or all of a Pokémon's IVs.

===Galarica Twigs===
{{main|Galarica Twig}}
Galarica Twigs, released in patch 1.2.0 of [[Pokémon Sword and Shield]], are found scattered across the [[Isle of Armor]] and the [[Crown Tundra]]. If the player gathers eight of them, they can be given to a young woman on a small island in the [[Workout Sea]], who will turn them into a [[Galarica Cuff]], which is required to evolve {{rf|Galarian}} {{p|Slowpoke}} into {{p|Slowbro}}. If the player gathers fifteen of them, they can be given to a young woman in the [[Roaring-Sea Caves]], who will turn them into a [[Galarica Wreath]], which is required to evolve Galarian Slowpoke into {{p|Slowking}}.

===Armorite Ore and Dynite Ore===
: ''Main articles: [[Armorite Ore]] and [[Dynite Ore]]''
These items were released in patch 1.2.0 of [[Pokémon Sword and Shield]]. They can be exchanged for various items or services on the [[Isle of Armor]] and in the [[Crown Tundra]].

=== Seeds of Mastery ===
{{Main|Seed of Mastery}}
In {{G|Legends: Arceus}}, these items can be given to [[Zisu]] to have a Pokémon [[Move mastery|master]] a move.

In {{G|Legends: Z-A}}, these items can be given to [[Josée]] to upgrade a move a Pokémon knows into a [[Plus Move]].

=== Mega Shards ===
{{Main|Mega Shard}}
In {{G|Legends: Z-A}}, these items can be exchanged for [[Mega Stone|Mega Stones]], [[Exp. Candy|Exp. Candies]], and [[Power item|Power items]] at the [[Quasartico Inc. (building)|Quasartico Inc.]] headquarters.

In the [[Mega Dimension]] DLC, these items can be exchanged at the [[Vert Sector 7#Mega Shard Exchange|Mega Shard Exchange]] in [[Vert Sector 7]] for [[TM]]s, [[Feather]]s and {{p|Genesect}}'s [[Drive]]s. During [[Side Mission#s195|Side Mission 195]], 999 Mega Shards must be given to [[Jett]] to obtain {{p|Magearna}} and its [[Mega Stone]], the [[Magearnite]].

=== Colorful Screws ===
{{Main|Colorful Screw}}
In {{G|Legends: Z-A}}, these items can be exchanged for different types of [[Canari plush]] at [[Racine Construction]].

==Appearance==
===Underground===
These are artwork of the items as seen in the [[Underground]] in {{g|Diamond and Pearl}}.
{| class="roundy" style="margin:auto; text-align:center; background: #353535; border: 5px solid #525252"
|-
| width="16%" style="background: #{{fairy color}}; {{roundytop|5px}}" | [[File:Mine Heart Scale.png]]
| width="16%" style="background: #{{red color}}; {{roundytop|5px}}" | [[File:Mine Star Piece.png]]
| width="16%" style="background: #{{red color}}; {{roundytop|5px}}" | [[File:Mine Red Shard.png]]
| width="16%" style="background: #{{blue color}}; {{roundytop|5px}}" | [[File:Mine Blue Shard.png]]
| width="16%" style="background: #{{green color}}; {{roundytop|5px}}" | [[File:Mine Green Shard.png]]
| width="16%" style="background: #{{yellow color}}; {{roundytop|5px}}" | [[File:Mine Yellow Shard.png]]
|-
| style="background: #{{fairy color light}}; {{roundybottom|5px}}" | {{color2|000|Heart Scale}}
| style="background: #{{red color light}}; {{roundybottom|5px}}" | {{color2|000|Star Piece}}
| style="background: #{{red color light}}; {{roundybottom|5px}}" | {{color2|000|Red Shard}}
| style="background: #{{blue color light}}; {{roundybottom|5px}}" | {{color2|000|Blue Shard}}
| style="background: #{{green color light}}; {{roundybottom|5px}}" | {{color2|000|Green Shard}}
| style="background: #{{yellow color light}}; {{roundybottom|5px}}" | {{color2|000|Yellow Shard}}
|}{{-}}

===Pokémon Dream World===
These are artwork of the items as seen in the {{pkmn|Dream World}}.
{| class="roundy" style="margin:auto; text-align:center; background:#{{black color dark}}; border:5px solid #{{black color}}"
|-
| width="110px" style="background:#{{fairy color}}; {{roundytop|5px}}" | [[File:Dream Heart Scale Sprite.png|x80px]]
| width="110px" style="background:#{{red color}}; {{roundytop|5px}}" | [[File:Dream Tiny Mushroom Sprite.png|x80px]]
| width="110px" style="background:#{{red color}}; {{roundytop|5px}}" | [[File:Dream Big Mushroom Sprite.png|x80px]]
| width="110px" style="background:#{{white color}}; {{roundytop|5px}}" | [[File:Dream Shoal Salt Sprite.png|x80px]]
| width="110px" style="background:#{{white color}}; {{roundytop|5px}}" | [[File:Dream Shoal Shell Sprite.png|x80px]]
|-
| style="background:#{{fairy color light}}; {{roundybottom|5px}}" | {{color2|000|Heart Scale}}
| style="background:#{{red color light}}; {{roundybottom|5px}}" | {{color2|000|Tiny Mushroom}}
| style="background:#{{red color light}}; {{roundybottom|5px}}" | {{color2|000|Big Mushroom}}
| style="background:#{{white color light}}; {{roundybottom|5px}}" | {{color2|000|Shoal Salt}}
| style="background:#{{white color light}}; {{roundybottom|5px}}" | {{color2|000|Shoal Shell}}
|-
| width="110px" style="background:#{{red color}}; {{roundytop|5px}}" | [[File:Dream Star Piece Sprite.png|x80px]]
| width="110px" style="background:#{{red color}}; {{roundytop|5px}}" | [[File:Dream Red Shard Sprite.png|x80px]]
| width="110px" style="background:#{{green color}}; {{roundytop|5px}}" | [[File:Dream Green Shard Sprite.png|x80px]]
| width="110px" style="background:#{{blue color}}; {{roundytop|5px}}" | [[File:Dream Blue Shard Sprite.png|x80px]]
| width="110px" style="background:#{{yellow color}}; {{roundytop|5px}}" | [[File:Dream Yellow Shard Sprite.png|x80px]]
|-
| style="background:#{{red color light}}; {{roundybottom|5px}}" | {{color2|000|Star Piece}}
| style="background: #{{red color light}}; {{roundybottom|5px}}" | {{color2|000|Red Shard}}
| style="background: #{{green color light}}; {{roundybottom|5px}}" | {{color2|000|Green Shard}}
| style="background: #{{blue color light}}; {{roundybottom|5px}}" | {{color2|000|Blue Shard}}
| style="background: #{{yellow color light}}; {{roundybottom|5px}}" | {{color2|000|Yellow Shard}}
|-
| width="110px" style="background:#{{white color}}; {{roundytop|5px}}" | [[File:Dream Pass Orb Sprite.png|x80px]]
| width="110px" style="background:#{{white color}}; {{roundytop|5px}}" | [[File:Dream Bottle Cap Sprite.png|x80px]]
| width="110px" style="background:#{{yellow color}}; {{roundytop|5px}}" | [[File:Dream Gold Bottle Cap Sprite.png|x80px]]
|-
| style="background:#{{white color light}}; {{roundybottom|5px}}" | {{color2|000|Pass Orb}}
| style="background:#{{white color light}}; {{roundybottom|5px}}" | {{color2|000|Bottle Cap}}
| style="background:#{{yellow color light}}; {{roundybottom|5px}}" | {{color2|000|Gold Bottle Cap}}
|}{{-}}

===Grand Underground===
These are artwork of the items as seen in the [[Grand Underground]] in {{g|Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl}}.
{| class="roundy" style="margin:auto; text-align:center; background: #353535; border: 5px solid #525252"
|-
| width="16%" style="background: #{{fairy color}}; {{roundytop|5px}}" | [[File:Mine Heart Scale BDSP.png|x80px]]
| width="16%" style="background: #{{red color}}; {{roundytop|5px}}" | [[File:Mine Star Piece BDSP.png|x80px]]
| width="16%" style="background: #{{red color}}; {{roundytop|5px}}" | [[File:Mine Red Shard BDSP.png|64px]]
| width="16%" style="background: #{{blue color}}; {{roundytop|5px}}" | [[File:Mine Blue Shard BDSP.png|64px]]
| width="16%" style="background: #{{green color}}; {{roundytop|5px}}" | [[File:Mine Green Shard BDSP.png|64px]]
| width="16%" style="background: #{{yellow color}}; {{roundytop|5px}}" | [[File:Mine Yellow Shard BDSP.png|64px]]
|-
| style="background: #{{fairy color light}}; {{roundybottom|5px}}" | {{color2|000|Heart Scale}}
| style="background: #{{red color light}}; {{roundybottom|5px}}" | {{color2|000|Star Piece}}
| style="background: #{{red color light}}; {{roundybottom|5px}}" | {{color2|000|Red Shard}}
| style="background: #{{blue color light}}; {{roundybottom|5px}}" | {{color2|000|Blue Shard}}
| style="background: #{{green color light}}; {{roundybottom|5px}}" | {{color2|000|Green Shard}}
| style="background: #{{yellow color light}}; {{roundybottom|5px}}" | {{color2|000|Yellow Shard}}
|}{{-}}

===Pokémon Legends: Arceus===
These are artwork of the items as seen in {{g|Legends: Arceus}}.
{| class="roundy" style="margin:auto; text-align:center; background:#{{black color dark}}; border:5px solid #{{black color}}"
|-
| width="110px" style="background:#{{red color}}; {{roundytop|5px}}" | [[File:Bag Star Piece LA Sprite.png|x80px]]
| width="110px" style="background:#{{red color}}; {{roundytop|5px}}" | [[File:Bag Red Shard LA Sprite.png|x80px]]
| width="110px" style="background:#{{green color}}; {{roundytop|5px}}" | [[File:Bag Green Shard LA Sprite.png|x80px]]
| width="110px" style="background:#{{blue color}}; {{roundytop|5px}}" | [[File:Bag Blue Shard LA Sprite.png|x80px]]
| width="110px" style="background:#{{bronze color}}; {{roundytop|5px}}" | [[File:Bag Seed of Mastery LA Sprite.png|x80px]]
|-
| style="background:#{{red color light}}; {{roundybottom|5px}}" | {{color2|000|Star Piece}}
| style="background:#{{red color light}}; {{roundybottom|5px}}" | {{color2|000|Red Shard}}
| style="background:#{{green color light}}; {{roundybottom|5px}}" | {{color2|000|Green Shard}}
| style="background:#{{blue color light}}; {{roundybottom|5px}}" | {{color2|000|Blue Shard}}
| style="background:#{{bronze color light}}; {{roundybottom|5px}}" | {{color2|000|Seed of Mastery}}
|}{{-}}

===Pokémon Scarlet and Violet===
These are artwork of the items as seen in {{g|Scarlet and Violet}}.
{| class="roundy" style="margin:auto; text-align:center; background:#{{black color dark}}; border:5px solid #{{black color}}"
|-
| width="110px" style="background:#{{red color}}; {{roundytop|5px}}" | [[File:Bag Tiny Mushroom SV Sprite.png|x80px]]
| width="110px" style="background:#{{red color}}; {{roundytop|5px}}" | [[File:Bag Big Mushroom SV Sprite.png|x80px]]
| width="110px" style="background:#{{red color}}; {{roundytop|5px}}" | [[File:Bag Star Piece SV Sprite.png|x80px]]
| width="110px" style="background:#{{white color}}; {{roundytop|5px}}" | [[File:Bag Bottle Cap SV Sprite.png|x80px]]
| width="110px" style="background:#{{yellow color}}; {{roundytop|5px}}" | [[File:Bag Gold Bottle Cap SV Sprite.png|x80px]]
| width="110px" style="background:#{{bronze color}}; {{roundytop|5px}}" | [[File:Bag Galarica Twig SV Sprite.png|x80px]]
|-
| style="background:#{{red color light}}; {{roundybottom|5px}}" | {{color2|000|Tiny Mushroom}}
| style="background:#{{red color light}}; {{roundybottom|5px}}" | {{color2|000|Big Mushroom}}
| style="background:#{{red color light}}; {{roundybottom|5px}}" | {{color2|000|Star Piece}}
| style="background:#{{white color light}}; {{roundybottom|5px}}" | {{color2|000|Bottle Cap}}
| style="background:#{{yellow color light}}; {{roundybottom|5px}}" | {{color2|000|Gold Bottle Cap}}
| style="background:#{{bronze color light}}; {{roundybottom|5px}}" | {{color2|000|Galarica Twig}}
|}{{-}}

====Unused artwork====
{| class="roundy" style="margin:auto; text-align:center; background:#{{black color dark}}; border:5px solid #{{black color}}"
|-
| width="110px" style="background:#{{red color}}; {{roundytop|5px}}" | [[File:Bag Red Apricorn SV Sprite.png|x80px]]
| width="110px" style="background:#{{yellow color}}; {{roundytop|5px}}" | [[File:Bag Yellow Apricorn SV Sprite.png|x80px]]
| width="110px" style="background:#{{blue color}}; {{roundytop|5px}}" | [[File:Bag Blue Apricorn SV Sprite.png|x80px]]
| width="110px" style="background:#{{green color}}; {{roundytop|5px}}" | [[File:Bag Green Apricorn SV Sprite.png|x80px]]
| width="110px" style="background:#{{psychic color}}; {{roundytop|5px}}" | [[File:Bag Pink Apricorn SV Sprite.png|x80px]]
| width="110px" style="background:#{{white color}}; {{roundytop|5px}}" | [[File:Bag White Apricorn SV Sprite.png|x80px]]
| width="110px" style="background:#{{status color}}; {{roundytop|5px}}" | [[File:Bag Black Apricorn SV Sprite.png|x80px]]
|-
| style="background:#{{red color light}}; {{roundybottom|5px}}" | {{color2|000|Red Apricorn}}
| style="background:#{{yellow color light}}; {{roundybottom|5px}}" | {{color2|000|Yellow Apricorn}}
| style="background:#{{blue color light}}; {{roundybottom|5px}}" | {{color2|000|Blue Apricorn}}
| style="background:#{{green color light}}; {{roundybottom|5px}}" | {{color2|000|Green Apricorn}}
| style="background:#{{psychic color light}}; {{roundybottom|5px}}" | {{color2|000|Pink Apricorn}}
| style="background:#{{white color light}}; {{roundybottom|5px}}" | {{color2|000|White Apricorn}}
| style="background:#{{status color light}}; {{roundybottom|5px}}" | {{color2|000|Black Apricorn}}
|}{{-}}

===Pokémon Legends: Z-A===
These are artwork of the items as seen in {{g|Legends: Z-A}}.
{| class="roundy" style="margin:auto; text-align:center; background:#{{black color dark}}; border:5px solid #{{black color}}"
|-
| width="110px" style="background:#{{red color}}; {{roundytop|5px}}" | [[File:Bag Tiny Mushroom ZA Sprite.png|x80px]]
| width="110px" style="background:#{{white color}}; {{roundytop|5px}}" | [[File:Bag Bottle Cap ZA Sprite.png|x80px]]
| width="110px" style="background:#{{yellow color}}; {{roundytop|5px}}" | [[File:Bag Gold Bottle Cap ZA Sprite.png|x80px]]
| width="110px" style="background:#{{bronze color}}; {{roundytop|5px}}" | [[File:Bag Seed of Mastery ZA Sprite.png|x80px]]
| width="110px" style="background:#{{Mega Dimension color}}; {{roundytop|5px}}" | [[File:Bag Mega Shard ZA Sprite.png|x80px]]
| width="110px" style="background:#{{Amorphous egg color}}; {{roundytop|5px}}" | [[File:Bag Colorful Screw ZA Sprite.png|x80px]]
|-
| style="background:#{{red color light}}; {{roundybottom|5px}}" | {{color2|000|Tiny Mushroom}}
| style="background:#{{white color light}}; {{roundybottom|5px}}" | {{color2|000|Bottle Cap}}
| style="background:#{{yellow color light}}; {{roundybottom|5px}}" | {{color2|000|Gold Bottle Cap}}
| style="background:#{{bronze color light}}; {{roundybottom|5px}}" | {{color2|000|Seed of Mastery}}
| style="background:#{{Mega Dimension color light}}; {{roundybottom|5px}}" | {{color2|000|Mega Shard}}
| style="background:#{{Amorphous egg color light}}; {{roundybottom|5px}}" | {{color2|000|Colorful Screw}}
|}{{-}}

==In animation==
===''Pokémon the Series''===
===={{aniseries|XY}}====
In ''[[XY069|Defending the Homeland!]]'', {{an|Clemont}} mentioned having used [[Big Mushroom]]s as a part of the new food he had just made for {{ashfr|the group}}.

===={{aniseries|SM}}====
In ''[[SM020|Partner Promises]]'', {{an|Mallow}} mentioned that the jewelry shop "Alola Sunrise" makes its jewelry from [[Heart Scale]]s and {{p|Corsola}} branches.

In ''[[SM032|Treasure Hunt, Akala Style!]]'', during a [[Poké Ride|Stoutland Search]] treasure hunt set up for {{Ash}} and {{ashcl}} by [[Olivia]], Mallow found multiple [[Tiny Mushroom|Tiny]] and Big Mushrooms, while {{an|Sophocles}} found a [[Star Piece]]. In the [[dub]], the Star Piece was incorrectly referred to as a [[Comet Shard]].

In the [[Poké Problem]] extra scene of [[SM120]], {{an|Lana}} showed her classmates a Heart Scale, joking that it was a {{p|Kyogre}} scale.

In ''[[SM121|A Recipe for Success!]]'', Mallow got some dried-up Big Mushrooms from {{an|Oranguru}} to be used at [[Aina's Kitchen]]. In the same episode, she also got a Heart Scale from a group of {{p|Fearow}} that had come to visit [[Oranguru's place]].

===={{aniseries|JN}}====
A Heart Scale appeared in ''[[JN144|Getting to the Heart of it All!]]'' as one of the heart-shaped objects stolen by a {{p|Banette}}.

====Gallery====
<gallery>
File:Big Mushroom anime.png|Big Mushrooms
File:Tiny Mushroom anime.png|Tiny Mushrooms
File:Heart Scale anime.png|A Heart Scale
File:Star Piece anime.png|A Star Piece
</gallery>

==In the manga==
[[File:Shoko Patrat Adventures.png|thumb|200px|A Big Mushroom in [[Pokémon Adventures]]]]
===Magical Pokémon Journey===
In ''[[PPP62|Hazel VS Almond!]]'', [[Almond]] won a [[Star Piece]] in a contest held by [[Grandpa]], giving it to [[Hazel]].

===Pokémon Adventures===
===={{MangaArc|Black & White}}====
A [[Big Mushroom]] appeared in ''[[PS506|A Week to Go and Old Wounds]]'', where [[Shoko]] gave it to one of her {{p|Patrat}} to hold while demonstrating {{adv|Black}} her [[Marvelous Bridge]] Patrat Show.
{{-}}

==Trivia==
* [[Heart Scale]]s are the shed scales of {{p|Luvdisc}}.
* The [[Move Reminder]] in {{game|FireRed and LeafGreen|s}} accepts Mushrooms instead of Heart Scales, most probably due to the lack of {{p|Luvdisc}} in [[Kanto]] and the [[Sevii Islands]], as well as the abundance of {{p|Paras}} and {{p|Parasect}}.
* Due to a mistake in the Nintendo Power Pokémon Diamond and Pearl guide, there was a rumor that the [[Shoal Salt]] functions like the [[Leftovers]]. However, multiple tests in-game have shown that the Shoal Salt does nothing; it is in fact the [[Shell Bell]] that functions similarly to Leftovers, itself created in Generation III from four Shoal Salts and four [[Shoal Shell]]s.
* In {{g|X and Y}}, the Heart Scale is incorrectly sorted in the [[Bag]] as an Evolution stone when the bag is sorted by type, instead of as an exchangeable item.

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* [[Currency]]
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