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** This is likely because only fateful encounter Shaymin can become {{DL|List of Pokémon with form differences|Shaymin|Sky Forme}} and allow the player to receive the [[Gracidea]] in the first place. | ** This is likely because only fateful encounter Shaymin can become {{DL|List of Pokémon with form differences|Shaymin|Sky Forme}} and allow the player to receive the [[Gracidea]] in the first place. | ||
* Although Oak's Letter is present in the game data for {{game|Diamond and Pearl|s}}, the item was never distributed for those games by Nintendo. | * Although Oak's Letter is present in the game data for {{game|Diamond and Pearl|s}}, the item was never distributed for those games by Nintendo. | ||
** A Shaymin could be caught in those games by acquiring Oak's Letter via [[cheating]] and [[glitch]]es, but, due to the fact that {{game|Diamond and Pearl|s}} does not apply the [[fateful encounter]] flag, this Shaymin cannot be used to obtain the | ** A Shaymin could be caught in those games by acquiring Oak's Letter via [[cheating]] and [[glitch]]es, but, due to the fact that {{game|Diamond and Pearl|s}} does not apply the [[fateful encounter]] flag, this Shaymin cannot be used to obtain the Gracidea Flower in [[Generation IV]] and [[Generation V]]. | ||
* Despite Oak's Letter only being distributed for Pokémon Platinum, the Wonder Card for the [[List of American region Nintendo Network event Pokémon distributions (Generation VI)#Shaymin|Pokémon 20th Anniversary Shaymin]] states that, "With a special letter, Shaymin could first be encountered in the Flower Paradise of Pokémon Diamond and Pokémon Pearl." | * Despite Oak's Letter only being distributed for Pokémon Platinum, the Wonder Card for the [[List of American region Nintendo Network event Pokémon distributions (Generation VI)#Shaymin|Pokémon 20th Anniversary Shaymin]] states that, "With a special letter, Shaymin could first be encountered in the Flower Paradise of Pokémon Diamond and Pokémon Pearl." | ||
* [[Marley]] will speak to the player differently with the Oak's Letter event activated. | * [[Marley]] will speak to the player differently with the Oak's Letter event activated. |
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Oak's Letter (Japanese: オーキドのてがみ Okido's Letter) is an event-exclusive Key Item available in Pokémon Platinum, Brilliant Diamond, and Shining Pearl.
In Pokémon Platinum, it was the third of the four event items in the Sinnoh-based games, preceded in its distribution by the Secret Key and Member Card, and followed by the then-unreleased Azure Flute.
In the core series games
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Effect
When this item is received as an event and delivered by the deliveryman at the Poké Mart, the player will find Professor Oak waiting for them on their next visit to Route 224, at the northernmost, barren end of the route. 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 upon inspection of it, the player will be able to enter their own note (via the same text input system as is used 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.
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Acquisition
Distribution in Platinum
Game Version | Duration |
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Japanese | Apr. 18 to May 11, 2009 |
North American | Sep. 28 to Nov. 8, 2009 |
PAL | Sep. 28 to Nov. 8, 2009 |
Wonder Card
French
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German
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Italian
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Spanish
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Distribution in Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl
Game Version | Duration |
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Worldwide | Feb. 27 to Mar. 27, 2022 |
Wonder Card
Oak's Letter Gift Here's what you got:
Oak's Letter ×1 |
In the manga
Pokémon Adventures
Platinum arc
Oak's Letter first appeared in Dealing with Dragonite, under Marley's possession. It was featured again in Unplugging Rotom (Heat, Wash, Mow, Fan, Frost), where Marley used the instructions written on it by Professor Oak to find Shaymin on Route 224, so that she could ask it to help her in the final battle against Team Galactic. Full contents of the letter were later revealed in The Final Dimensional Duel X.
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.
- Although Oak's Letter is present in the game data for Pokémon Diamond and Pearl, the item was never distributed for those games by Nintendo.
- A Shaymin could be caught in those games by acquiring Oak's Letter via cheating and glitches, but, due to the fact that Pokémon Diamond and Pearl does not apply the fateful encounter flag, this Shaymin cannot be used to obtain the Gracidea Flower in Generation IV and Generation V.
- Despite Oak's Letter only being distributed for Pokémon Platinum, the Wonder Card for the Pokémon 20th Anniversary Shaymin states that, "With a special letter, Shaymin could first be encountered in the Flower Paradise of Pokémon Diamond and Pokémon Pearl."
- Marley will speak to the player differently with the Oak's Letter event activated.
In other languages
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See also
- Secret Key (Sinnoh)
- Member Card
- Azure Flute
- List of Key Items (Generation IV)
- List of Key Items (Generation VIII)
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This item article is part of Project ItemDex, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on all items. |