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[[File:Key Dowsing MCHN Sprite.png|thumb|Obtain sprite from the Generation V games]]
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The '''Dowsing Machine''' (Japanese: '''ダウジングマシン''' ''Dowsing Machine''), referred to as the '''Itemfinder''' prior to [[Generation IV]] and as the '''Dowsing MCHN''' in {{game|HeartGold and SoulSilver|s}} and the [[Generation V]] games, is a [[key item]] used to detect hidden items in the vicinity of the user. The way in which it detects items and provides feedback greatly varies between games.
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[[File:RG Itemfinder.png|thumb|180px|Itemfinder artwork from {{game|Red and Green|s}}]]
The '''Dowsing Machine''' (Japanese: '''ダウジングマシン''' ''Dowsing Machine''), referred to as the '''Itemfinder''' prior to [[Generation IV]] and as the '''Dowsing MCHN''' in {{game|HeartGold and SoulSilver|s}} and the [[Generation V]] games, is a [[Key Item]] used to detect hidden items in the vicinity of the user. The way in which it detects items and provides feedback greatly varies between games.
 
In [[Pokémon Sun and Moon]], the [[Poké Ride|Ride Pokémon]] {{p|Stoutland}} takes over the role of locating hidden items with Stoutland Search.


==In the games==
==In the games==
===Generation I===
===Price===
A form of the Itemfinder has been present in all main series {{pkmn|games}} since [[Generation I]].
{{ItemPrice/head‎|key items}}
{{ItemPrice|{{gameabbrev1|RGBY}}/{{gameabbrev1|RBY}}<br>{{gameabbrev2|GSC}}<br>{{gameabbrev3|RSEFRLG}}<br>{{gameabbrev4|DPPtHGSS}}<br>{{gameabbrev5|BWB2W2}}<br>{{gameabbrev6|XYORAS}}<br>{{gameabbrev7|SM}}|N/A|N/A}}
|}
|}


In {{game2|Red|Blue|Yellow}}, the Itemfinder is given out by one of [[Professor Oak]]'s aides in the [[gate]] on {{rt|11|Kanto}} if the {{player}} has 30 or more Pokémon caught in their [[Pokédex]]. It is a [[key item]].
===Effect===
{{incomplete|section|More information on how it is used in Gen I-IV; image of touch screen from HGSS/Gen V}}
====Generation I====
=====Manual activation=====
A form of the Itemfinder has been present in all core series {{pkmn|games}} since [[Generation I]].


===Generation II===
====Generation II====
In {{game2|Gold|Silver|Crystal}}, the Itemfinder is similar to that of Generation I. As with other key items in [[Generation II]] (and following), the Itemfinder can be set to the Select button and easily accessed. It is given out by a man in [[Ecruteak City]].  
=====Manual activation=====
In {{game2|Gold|Silver|Crystal}}, the Itemfinder is similar to that of Generation I. As with other Key Items starting in [[Generation II]], the Itemfinder can be [[Feature registration|set to the Select Button]] and easily accessed.


===Generation III===
====Generation III====
=====Manual activation=====
[[File:Bag Itemfinder Sprite.png‎|frame|right]]
[[File:Bag Itemfinder Sprite.png‎|frame|right]]
In {{game2|Ruby|Sapphire|Emerald}}, the Itemfinder is obtained on {{rt|110|Hoenn}} after defeating [[Professor Birch]]'s child, {{ga|May}} or {{ga|Brendan}}, in a battle.  
In {{game2|Ruby|Sapphire|Emerald}}, the Itemfinder can be used to find hidden items.


In {{game|FireRed and LeafGreen|s}}, the Itemfinder can be found in the same place as in Generation I; it is given out by one of [[Professor Oak]]'s aides in the [[gate]] on {{rt|11|Kanto}} if the {{player}} has 30 or more Pokémon caught in their [[Pokédex]]. Unlike in other games, there are some items which require the Itemfinder to be used to obtain them, rather than simply being easier to find using it. These items cannot be detected by the Itemfinder, except when standing on top of them, at which point the item will be automatically obtained. In total, there are six items that can be found using this method:
In {{game|FireRed and LeafGreen|s}}, there are some items which require the Itemfinder to be used to obtain them, rather than simply being easier to find using it. These items cannot be detected by the Itemfinder, except when standing on top of them, at which point the item will be automatically obtained. In total, there are six items that can be found using this method:
* The {{DL|Out-of-battle effect item|Soothe Bell}} in the [[Pokémon Tower]] after having rescued [[Mr. Fuji]]
* The [[Soothe Bell]] in the [[Pokémon Tower]] after having rescued [[Mr. Fuji]]
* The {{DL|In-battle effect item|Leftovers}} on [[Route]]s {{rtn|12|Kanto}} and {{rtn|16|Kanto}} after having fought against each route's respective {{p|Snorlax}}
* The [[Leftovers]] on [[Route]]s {{rtn|12|Kanto}} and {{rtn|16|Kanto}} after having fought against each route's respective {{p|Snorlax}}
* The {{DL|EV-enhancing item|Macho Brace}} in [[Viridian Gym]] after [[Giovanni]] disappears
* The [[Macho Brace]] in [[Viridian Gym]] after [[Giovanni]] disappears
* The {{DL|Vitamin|PP Max}} on [[Cape Brink]], located on a single patch of ground surrounded by the lake
* The [[PP Max]] on [[Cape Brink]], located on a single patch of ground surrounded by the lake
* The [[Sacred Ash]] on [[Navel Rock]] after having fought against {{p|Ho-Oh}}
* The [[Sacred Ash]] on [[Navel Rock]] after having fought against {{p|Ho-Oh}}


===Generation IV===
====Generation IV====
[[File:Bag Dowsing MCHN IV Sprite.png|frame|right]]
=====Manual activation=====
The Dowsing Machines in [[Generation IV]] are slightly different to those of previous generations; they make use of the [[Nintendo DS]]'s touch screen.
The Dowsing Machines in [[Generation IV]] are slightly different to those of previous generations; they make use of the [[Nintendo DS]]'s touch screen.


In {{game2|Diamond|Pearl|Platinum}}, the [[Pokétch]]'s {{DL|Pokétch|Dowsing Machine}} app replaces the functions of the Itemfinder and is given at {{rt|207|Sinnoh}} by {{ga|Dawn}}/{{ga|Lucas}} upon arrival in the area.
In {{game2|Diamond|Pearl|Platinum}}, the [[Pokétch]]'s {{DL|Pokétch|Dowsing Machine}} app replaces the functions of the Dowsing Machine.


In {{game|HeartGold and SoulSilver|s}}, it is known as the '''Dowsing MCHN''' and again uses the touch screen to locate items. As with the Itemfinder in Gold and Silver, the Dowsing MCHN is obtained in [[Ecruteak City]].
[[File:Bag Dowsing MCHN IV Sprite.png|frame|right]]
In {{game|HeartGold and SoulSilver|s}}, it is known as the Dowsing MCHN and again uses the touch screen to locate items.


====Pokéwalker====
=====Pokéwalker=====
[[File:Pokéwalker Dowsing Machine.png|frame|right]]
[[File:Pokéwalker Dowsing Machine.png|frame|right]]
{{main|Pokéwalker#Dowsing Machine|Pokéwalker}}
{{main|Pokéwalker#Dowsing Machine|Pokéwalker}}
On the [[Pokéwalker]] there is an option to use the Dowsing Machine, which allows the player to obtain items. It costs 3 {{OBP|watt|currency}}s to play. In this mini game, the player gets two guesses. After getting the first guess wrong, the game gives a message regarding whether the item is adjacent to the selected spot or not.
On the [[Pokéwalker]] there is an option to use the Dowsing Machine, which allows the player to obtain items. It costs 3 {{OBP|watt|currency}}s to play. In this mini game, the player gets two guesses. After getting the first guess wrong, the game gives a message regarding whether the item is adjacent to the selected spot or not.


===Generation V===
====Generation V====
=====Toggleable passive effect=====
[[File:Bag Dowsing MCHN Sprite.png|frame|right]]
[[File:Bag Dowsing MCHN Sprite.png|frame|right]]
In {{4v|Black|White}}, it is once again known as the Dowsing MCHN. While it still appears on the touch screen when in use, it no longer takes any input from stylus touches and uses the screen for display purposes only. Arrows show the direction of the place of the hidden item. In {{2v2|Black|White}}, it is received from [[Bianca]] after defeating the [[Nacrene Gym]]; in {{2v2|Black|White|2}}, it is received from Bianca in the [[gate]] connecting [[Castelia City]] with {{rt|4|Unova}}.
In {{4v|Black|White}}, it is once again known as the Dowsing MCHN. While it still appears on the touch screen when in use, it no longer takes any input from stylus touches and uses the screen for display purposes only. Arrows show the direction of the place of the hidden item.


===Generation VI===
====Generation VI====
[[File:Bag Dowsing Machine Sprite.png|frame|right]]
=====Toggleable passive effect=====
In {{g|X and Y}} and {{g|Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire}}, the Dowsing Machine works entirely differently from previous titles.  
In {{g|X and Y}} and {{g|Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire}}, the Dowsing Machine works entirely differently from previous titles.


[[File:Bag Dowsing Machine XY Sprite.png|frame|right]]
In X and Y, the Dowsing Machine takes the form of two rods that the player character holds in each hand that project the current forward. Once used, the rods project two streams of electric current in the air ahead as the character walks around. This current changes color depending on if the player is facing the direction of a hidden item and how close they are to it. The color cycles through blue, to green, to orange, with a musical chime playing when the color changes to let the player know they are getting close. When the player is directly in front of a hidden item, the electric currents cross each other and turn red, and a different musical chime plays.
In X and Y, the Dowsing Machine takes the form of two rods that the player character holds in each hand that project the current forward. Once used, the rods project two streams of electric current in the air ahead as the character walks around. This current changes color depending on if the player is facing the direction of a hidden item and how close they are to it. The color cycles through blue, to green, to orange, with a musical chime playing when the color changes to let the player know they are getting close. When the player is directly in front of a hidden item, the electric currents cross each other and turn red, and a different musical chime plays.


In Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire, the Dowsing Machine is worn on the head with two electrodes protruding from the top. The electrodes change color as in X and Y as the player approaches a hidden item, and the electrodes turn red and vibrate when the player is directly in front of a hidden item. While wearing the Dowsing Machine, the player cannot sneak. The Dowsing Machine cannot be used [[underwater]] nor in most buildings. The player cannot ride a [[Bicycle]] and use the Dowsing Machine simultaneously.
[[File:Bag Dowsing Machine ORAS Sprite.png|frame|right]]
In Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire, the Dowsing Machine is worn on the head with two electrodes protruding from the top. The electrodes change color as in X and Y as the player approaches a hidden item, and the electrodes turn red and vibrate when the player is directly in front of a hidden item. While wearing the Dowsing Machine, the player cannot sneak. The Dowsing Machine cannot be used [[underwater]] nor in most buildings. The player cannot ride a [[Bicycle]] or {{m|Surf}} and use the Dowsing Machine simultaneously.


===Flavor text===
===Description===
{{movedesc|key items}}
{{movedesc|key items}}
{{movedescentry|{{gameabbrev3|Stad}}|A machine for searching items on the ground.}}
{{movedescentry|{{gameabbrevss|Stad}}|A machine for searching items on the ground.}}
{{movedescentry|{{gameabbrev3|GSC}}|Checks for unseen items in the area.}}
{{movedescentry|{{gameabbrev2|GSC}}|Checks for unseen items in the area.}}
{{movedescentry|{{gameabbrev3|RSE}}|A device that signals an invisible item by sound.}}
{{movedescentry|{{gameabbrev3|RSE}}|A device that signals an invisible item by sound.}}
{{movedescentry|{{gameabbrev3|FRLG}}|A device used for finding items. If there is a hidden item nearby when it is used, it emits a signal.}}
{{movedescentry|{{gameabbrev3|FRLG}}|A device used for finding items. If there is a hidden item nearby when it is used, it emits a signal.}}
{{movedescentry|{{gameabbrev3|HGSS}}<br>{{gameabbrev3|BWB2W2}}|It checks for unseen items in the area and makes noise and lights when it finds something.}}
{{movedescentry|{{gameabbrev4|HGSS}}<br>{{gameabbrev5|BWB2W2}}|It checks for unseen items in the area and makes noise and lights when it finds something.}}
{{movedescentry|{{gameabbrev3|XY}}|It searches for hidden items in the area and emits different lights and sounds when it detects something.}}
{{movedescentry|{{gameabbrev6|XY}}|It searches for hidden items in the area and emits different lights and sounds when it detects something.}}
{{movedescentry|{{gameabbrev3|ORAS}}|This high-tech machine shows the location of invisible items. It's attached to the head when in use.}}
{{movedescentry|{{gameabbrev6|ORAS}}<br>{{gameabbrev7|SM}}|This high-tech machine shows the location of invisible items. It's attached to the head when in use.}}
|}
|}
 
===Acquisition===
{{ItemAvailability/keyhead|key items}}
|-
| {{gameabbrev1|RGBY}}<br>{{gameabbrev1|RBY}}
| {{rt|11|Kanto}} [[gate]] 2F (from {{prof|Oak}}'s [[Professors' aides|aide]] after obtaining 30 Pokémon)
|-
| {{gameabbrev2|GSC}}
| [[Ecruteak City]] (from a person in a house next to the [[Ecruteak Gym|Gym]])
|-
| {{gameabbrev3|RSE}}
| {{rt|110|Hoenn}} (from {{ga|Brendan}}/{{ga|May}} after defeating him/her)
|-
| {{gameabbrev3|FRLG}}
| {{rt|11|Kanto}} [[gate]] 2F (from {{prof|Oak}}'s [[Professors' aides|aide]] after obtaining 30 Pokémon)
|-
| {{gameabbrev4|HGSS}}
| [[Ecruteak City]] (from a person in a house next to the [[Ecruteak Gym|Gym]])
|-
| {{gameabbrev5|BW}}
| [[Nacrene City]] (from [[Bianca]] after obtaining the {{Badge|Basic}})
|-
| {{gameabbrev5|B2W2}}
| [[Gate|Castelia Gate]] (between [[Castelia City]] and {{rt|4|Unova}}; from Bianca)
|-
| {{gameabbrev6|XY}}
| {{rt|8|Kalos}} (from a woman after clearing [[Glittering Cave]])
|-
| {{gameabbrev6|ORAS}}
| {{rt|110|Hoenn}} (from {{ga|Brendan}}/{{ga|May}} after defeating him/her)
|}
|}
|}
|}{{left clear}}


==In the anime==
==In the anime==
[[File:Dowsing Machine anime.png|thumb|200px|Treasure Detector]]
[[File:Dowsing Machine anime.png|thumb|250px|A Dowsing Machine in the anime]]
In ''[[EP181|A Ghost of a Chance]]'', [[James]] buys an item called a "Treasure Detector", which is a pair of dowsing rods that are based on the in-game item Itemfinder. He attempted to find some treasures at the [[Burned Tower]].
In ''[[EP181|A Ghost of a Chance]]'', a {{tc|Firebreather}} named [[Infernando]] tried to sell {{Ash}} and {{ashfr}} an Itemfinder, referred to in the English dub as a "Treasure Detector". Although the group refused the offer, the machine was soon after bought by [[James]]. He used it in an attempt to find treasures around [[Ecruteak City]], although he ended up just finding bottle caps.
 
In ''[[EP182|From Ghost to Ghost]]'', the Treasure Detector led {{TRT}} to a storage full of valuable antiques. However, while looting the place, the group was ambushed and {{m|Hypnosis|hypnotized}} by a group of {{p|Gastly}}, scaring them away.
 
In ''[[AG085|Sky High Gym Battle!]]'', Team Rocket used a pair of golden dowsing rods, referred to as Itemfinders, in an attempt to lead them to a tresure supposedly buried underneath the [[Fortree Gym]].
 
In ''[[DP148|Try for the Family Stone!]]'', James used a pair of dowsing rods in an attempt to find a [[Dusk Stone]].


In ''[[EP182|From Ghost to Ghost]]'', the Treasure Detector got Team Rocket trapped by a group of {{p|Gastly}}.  
In ''[[SM025|A Team-on-Team Tussle!]]'', James used a modified Dowsing Machine to locate a [[Z-Crystal]] for Team Rocket. However, soon after leading the Rocket trio to a [[Darkinium Z]], the machine was destroyed by the {{pkmn2|Totem}} {{p|Raticate}} guarding the Z-Crystal.


In ''[[DP148|Try for the Family Stone!]]'', James used his Treasure Detector again to find a {{evostone|Dusk Stone}}.
<gallery>
Itemfinder anime.png|The Itemfinder from the [[original series]]
Itemfinder AG.png|The dowsing rods from the {{series|Advanced Generation}}
Itemfinder DP.png|The dowsing rods from the {{series|Diamond & Pearl}}
</gallery>


==In the manga==
==In the manga==
[[File:Itemfinder Adventures.png|thumb|220px|An Itemfinder in Pokémon Adventures]]
===In the Pokémon Adventures manga===
===In the Pokémon Adventures manga===
In the [[Pokémon Adventures]] manga, {{adv|Red}} used an Itemfinder to locate the hidden [[HM]] containing the move {{m|Surf}}, coming across and being attacked by a wild {{p|Dragonite}} in the process.
In ''[[PS022|A Hollow Victreebel]]'', an Itemfinder was one of the many items seen in {{adv|Red}}'s [[Bag]]. In ''[[PS024|What a Dragonite]]'', he used the Itemfinder to locate the hidden [[HM]] for {{m|Surf}} on {{rt|19|Kanto}}, coming across and being attacked by a wild {{p|Dragonite}} in the process.


Later, {{adv|Diamond}} used the Dowsing Machine app on his Pokétch to track down a wild {{p|Lickilicky}}'s hiding place.
In ''[[PS391|Luring in a Lickilicky]]'', {{adv|Diamond}} used the Dowsing Machine app on his Pokétch to track down an item-stealing wild {{p|Lickilicky}}'s hiding place.
{{-}}


==In the TCG==
==In the TCG==
[[File:BS74ItemFinder.jpg|thumb|right|The Itemfinder card]]
[[File:BS74ItemFinder.jpg|thumb|200px|The Itemfinder card]]
The following is a list of cards named either '''Item Finder''' or '''Dowsing Machine'''.
The following is a list of cards named either '''Item Finder''' or '''Dowsing Machine'''.


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{{cardlist/entry|cardname={{TCG ID|Plasma Storm|Dowsing Machine|128}}|type=Item|enset=Plasma Storm|enrarity=Rare Holo|ennum=128/135|jpset=Plasma Gale|jprarity=Rare Holo|jpnum=069/070}}
{{cardlist/entry|cardname={{TCG ID|Plasma Storm|Dowsing Machine|128}}|type=Item|enset=Plasma Storm|enrarity=Rare Holo|ennum=128/135|jpset=Plasma Gale|jprarity=Rare Holo|jpnum=069/070}}
{{cardlist/footer|Item}}
{{cardlist/footer|Item}}
==Trivia==
* In {{game2|Diamond|Pearl|Platinum}}, some hidden items can only be revealed by touching their exact location on the Dowsing Machine, instead of just nearby it. These include the [[Odd Keystone]] hidden in [[Twinleaf Town]], the [[Suite Key]] at the Hotel Grand Lake, and hidden {{DL|Revive|Max Revive}}s.


==In other languages==
==In other languages==
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{{langtable|color={{key items color light}}|bordercolor={{key items color dark}}
|de=Detektor
|zh_yue=探寶器 ''{{tt|Taambóuhei|Treasure Detector}}''
|zh_cmn=探寶器 / 探宝器 ''{{tt|Tànbǎoqì|Treasure Detector}}''
|de=Itemradar{{tt|*|Generation IV onwards}}<br>Detektor{{tt|*|Generations I-III}}
|fr=Cherch'Objet
|fr=Cherch'Objet
|it=Detector
|it=Ricerca Strum.{{tt|*|Generation IV}}<br>Ricerca Str.{{tt|*|HeartGold, SouSilver, and Generation V}}<br>Ricerca Strumenti{{tt|*|Diamond, Pearl, and Platinum}}<br>Detector{{tt|*|Generations I-III}}
|es=Buscaobjetos ({{gen|I}}-{{gen|III}})<BR>Zahorí ({{gen|IV}}-present)
|es=Zahorí{{tt|*|Generation IV onwards}}<br>Buscaobjetos{{tt|*|Generations I-III}}
|ko=다우징머신 ''Dowsing Machine''
|ko=다우징머신 ''Dowsing Machine''
|pt_br=Máquina de Prospecção
|vi=Máy cảm xạ
}}
}}
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Revision as of 22:42, 27 October 2017

Dowsing Machine
ダウジングマシン
Dowsing Machine
Bag Dowsing Machine ORAS Sprite.png
Dowsing Machine
Obtain sprite from the Generation V games
Introduced in Generation I
Pocket
Generation I Bag Key items pocket icon.png Key items
Generation II Bag Key items pocket icon.png Key items
Generation III Bag Key items pocket icon.png Key items
Generation IV Bag Key items pocket icon.png Key items
Generation V Bag Key items pocket icon.png Key items
Generation VI Bag Key items pocket icon.png Key items
Generation VII Bag Key items pocket icon.png Key items
Itemfinder artwork from Pokémon Red and Green

The Dowsing Machine (Japanese: ダウジングマシン Dowsing Machine), referred to as the Itemfinder prior to Generation IV and as the Dowsing MCHN in Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver and the Generation V games, is a Key Item used to detect hidden items in the vicinity of the user. The way in which it detects items and provides feedback greatly varies between games.

In Pokémon Sun and Moon, the Ride Pokémon Stoutland takes over the role of locating hidden items with Stoutland Search.

In the games

Price

Games Cost Sell price
RGBY/RBY
GSC
RSEFRLG
DPPtHGSS
BWB2W2
XYORAS
SM		 N/A N/A

Effect

050Diglett.png This section is incomplete.
Please feel free to edit this section to add missing information and complete it.
Reason: More information on how it is used in Gen I-IV; image of touch screen from HGSS/Gen V

Generation I

Manual activation

A form of the Itemfinder has been present in all core series games since Generation I.

Generation II

Manual activation

In Pokémon Gold, Silver, and Crystal, the Itemfinder is similar to that of Generation I. As with other Key Items starting in Generation II, the Itemfinder can be set to the Select Button and easily accessed.

Generation III

Manual activation
Bag Itemfinder Sprite.png

In Pokémon Ruby, Sapphire, and Emerald, the Itemfinder can be used to find hidden items.

In Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen, there are some items which require the Itemfinder to be used to obtain them, rather than simply being easier to find using it. These items cannot be detected by the Itemfinder, except when standing on top of them, at which point the item will be automatically obtained. In total, there are six items that can be found using this method:

Generation IV

Manual activation

The Dowsing Machines in Generation IV are slightly different to those of previous generations; they make use of the Nintendo DS's touch screen.

In Pokémon Diamond, Pearl, and Platinum, the Pokétch's Dowsing Machine app replaces the functions of the Dowsing Machine.

Bag Dowsing MCHN IV Sprite.png

In Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver, it is known as the Dowsing MCHN and again uses the touch screen to locate items.

Pokéwalker
Pokéwalker Dowsing Machine.png
Main article: Pokéwalker

On the Pokéwalker there is an option to use the Dowsing Machine, which allows the player to obtain items. It costs 3 watts to play. In this mini game, the player gets two guesses. After getting the first guess wrong, the game gives a message regarding whether the item is adjacent to the selected spot or not.

Generation V

Toggleable passive effect
Bag Dowsing MCHN Sprite.png

In Black, White, Black 2, and White 2, it is once again known as the Dowsing MCHN. While it still appears on the touch screen when in use, it no longer takes any input from stylus touches and uses the screen for display purposes only. Arrows show the direction of the place of the hidden item.

Generation VI

Toggleable passive effect

In Pokémon X and Y and Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire, the Dowsing Machine works entirely differently from previous titles.

Bag Dowsing Machine XY Sprite.png

In X and Y, the Dowsing Machine takes the form of two rods that the player character holds in each hand that project the current forward. Once used, the rods project two streams of electric current in the air ahead as the character walks around. This current changes color depending on if the player is facing the direction of a hidden item and how close they are to it. The color cycles through blue, to green, to orange, with a musical chime playing when the color changes to let the player know they are getting close. When the player is directly in front of a hidden item, the electric currents cross each other and turn red, and a different musical chime plays.

Bag Dowsing Machine ORAS Sprite.png

In Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire, the Dowsing Machine is worn on the head with two electrodes protruding from the top. The electrodes change color as in X and Y as the player approaches a hidden item, and the electrodes turn red and vibrate when the player is directly in front of a hidden item. While wearing the Dowsing Machine, the player cannot sneak. The Dowsing Machine cannot be used underwater nor in most buildings. The player cannot ride a Bicycle or Surf and use the Dowsing Machine simultaneously.

Description

Games Description
Stad A machine for searching items on the ground.
GSC Checks for unseen items in the area.
RSE A device that signals an invisible item by sound.
FRLG A device used for finding items. If there is a hidden item nearby when it is used, it emits a signal.
HGSS
BWB2W2 		It checks for unseen items in the area and makes noise and lights when it finds something.
XY It searches for hidden items in the area and emits different lights and sounds when it detects something.
ORAS
SM 		This high-tech machine shows the location of invisible items. It's attached to the head when in use.

Acquisition

Games Method
RGBY
RBY 		Route 11 gate 2F (from Oak's aide after obtaining 30 Pokémon)
GSC Ecruteak City (from a person in a house next to the Gym)
RSE Route 110 (from Brendan/May after defeating him/her)
FRLG Route 11 gate 2F (from Oak's aide after obtaining 30 Pokémon)
HGSS Ecruteak City (from a person in a house next to the Gym)
BW Nacrene City (from Bianca after obtaining the Basic Badge)
B2W2 Castelia Gate (between Castelia City and Route 4; from Bianca)
XY Route 8 (from a woman after clearing Glittering Cave)
ORAS Route 110 (from Brendan/May after defeating him/her)

In the anime

A Dowsing Machine in the anime

In A Ghost of a Chance, a Firebreather named Infernando tried to sell Ash and his friends an Itemfinder, referred to in the English dub as a "Treasure Detector". Although the group refused the offer, the machine was soon after bought by James. He used it in an attempt to find treasures around Ecruteak City, although he ended up just finding bottle caps.

In From Ghost to Ghost, the Treasure Detector led Team Rocket to a storage full of valuable antiques. However, while looting the place, the group was ambushed and hypnotized by a group of Gastly, scaring them away.

In Sky High Gym Battle!, Team Rocket used a pair of golden dowsing rods, referred to as Itemfinders, in an attempt to lead them to a tresure supposedly buried underneath the Fortree Gym.

In Try for the Family Stone!, James used a pair of dowsing rods in an attempt to find a Dusk Stone.

In A Team-on-Team Tussle!, James used a modified Dowsing Machine to locate a Z-Crystal for Team Rocket. However, soon after leading the Rocket trio to a Darkinium Z, the machine was destroyed by the Totem Raticate guarding the Z-Crystal.

In the manga

An Itemfinder in Pokémon Adventures

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

In A Hollow Victreebel, an Itemfinder was one of the many items seen in Red's Bag. In What a Dragonite, he used the Itemfinder to locate the hidden HM for Surf on Route 19, coming across and being attacked by a wild Dragonite in the process.

In Luring in a Lickilicky, Diamond used the Dowsing Machine app on his Pokétch to track down an item-stealing wild Lickilicky's hiding place.

In the TCG

File:BS74ItemFinder.jpg
The Itemfinder card

The following is a list of cards named either Item Finder or Dowsing Machine.

Related cards
Cards listed with a blue background are only legal to use in the current Expanded format.
Cards listed with a green background are legal to use in both the current Standard and Expanded formats.
Card Type English
Expansion 		Rarity # Japanese
Expansion 		Rarity #
Item Finder T Base Set Rare 74/102 Expansion Pack Rare  
Base Set 2 Rare 103/130      
Dowsing Machine I Plasma Storm Rare Holo 128/135 Plasma Gale Rare Holo 069/070
 


In other languages

Language Title
Chinese Cantonese 探寶器 Taambóuhei
Mandarin 探寶器 / 探宝器 Tànbǎoqì
France Flag.png French Cherch'Objet
Germany Flag.png German Itemradar*
Detektor*
Italy Flag.png Italian Ricerca Strum.*
Ricerca Str.*
Ricerca Strumenti*
Detector*
South Korea Flag.png Korean 다우징머신 Dowsing Machine
Brazil Flag.png Brazilian Portuguese Máquina de Prospecção
Spain Flag.png Spanish Zahorí*
Buscaobjetos*
Vietnam Flag.png Vietnamese Máy cảm xạ


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