Teru-sama
Teru-sama (Japanese: カビチュウ Kabichū) is an unused item in the Generation II games. It can be obtained by using glitches.
Purpose
The Teru-sama is akin to Missingno. in the Generation I games; it was created by the Game Freak developers as a filler for the empty spaces in the internal item list of the games' ROM. Beyond this purpose, it can be sold for $19660.
Acquisition
By modifying the Bag's item data to include items with certain index numbers or by performing the Celebi Egg glitch with a move's index number that matches the index number of the item, the player can obtain a Teru-sama. There are 29 variations of it in Pokémon Gold and Silver and 25 in Pokémon Crystal, with three of them having unique effects in all games (when forced to have a Use option).
List of Teru-sama by index number
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The following Teru-sama become exclusive Pokémon Crystal key items when traded from Pokémon Gold and Silver. In the Korean versions of Pokémon Gold and Silver, these Teru-sama (except for the Egg Ticket) were renamed to match Pokémon Crystal but they are otherwise unchanged. When viewed in Pokémon Stadium 2, they show up as the exclusive item from Pokémon Crystal, even if the games connected to the Transfer Pak are Pokémon Gold and Silver.
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In all the Generation II games, Teru-sama with index numbers 0x06 and 0x38 actually have an effect after being modified to include the Use option onto them, which reveals that they are actually leftover items from the Generation I games.
- Teru-sama 0x06 works as a faulty version of the old Town Map.
- Teru-sama 0x38 is the Poké Flute and works exactly the same; however, the audio only plays if used on a sleeping Pokémon outside of battle. It also does not affect the sleeping Snorlax in Vermilion City.
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Teru-sama 0xBE, if forced with the Use option, triggers an invalid pointer, indicating that it was likely never intended to support the function.
Gallery
The Teru-sama in the Bag
The Teru-sama in the Bag (Japanese versions)
Name origin
Teru-sama, as the English name, may be a reference to Teruki Murakawa, a member from the staff of Pokémon Gold and Silver and Pokémon Crystal listed as a programmer under "US Version Staff" in the English versions and as part of "Korean Coordination" under "Korean Version Staff" in the Korean versions.
The Japanese name Kabichū (カビチュウ) is meaningless but it combines kabi (カビ) from Kabigon (カビゴン) and chū (チュウ) from Pichu, Pikachu, or Raichu.
In other languages
| Language | Name |
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| Japanese | カビチュウ Kabichū |
| Korean | ？ (fullwidth question mark) |
| German | Teru-sama |
| Spanish (European) | Teru-sama |
| French (European) | Teru-sama |
| Italian | Teru-sama |
See also
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