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The subject of this article has no official name. The name currently in use is a fan designator; see below for more information.

Poké Doll artwork from Pokémon Red and Green

An escape item is an item that can be used to distract a wild Pokémon, allowing the player to escape instantly regardless of any factors that would otherwise prevent escape. The items all resemble Pokémon native to the region the items are available in: a Clefairy, a Skitty's tail, and a Minccino's tail.

Escape items

Poké Doll ピッピにんぎょう Pippi Doll   ITEMS pocket					INTRODUCED IN GEN I		Price: $1000 Sell for: $500* $50*
Effect: Ends a battle with a wild Pokémon.					Locations RBY Celadon Department Store GSC Goldenrod Department Store, Celadon Department Store, Mt. Moon Square FRLG Celadon Department Store DPPt Veilstone Department Store HGSS Goldenrod Department Store, Celadon Department Store, Mt. Moon Square, Resort (5000+ steps) BW Black City shopB B2W2 Shopping Mall Nine, Big Stadium and Small Court (post-game) XY Laverre City ORAS Route 103 (occasionally given by Twins Amy & Liv after a rematch), Lilycove City (Level 2) SM Hau'oli City (given by Lillie after becoming Champion)
Description Stad Use during a battle against a wild Pokémon to make a getaway. GSC Use to escape from a wild Pokémon. RSE Use to flee from any battle with a wild Pokémon. FRLG An attractive doll. Use it to flee from any battle with a wild Pokémon. Colo XD An item brought over from a faraway place. DPPt HGSS A doll that attracts Pokémon. Use it to flee from any battle with a wild Pokémon. BWB2W2 A doll that attracts Pokémon. Use it to flee from any battle with a wild Pokémon. XYORAS A doll that attracts the attention of a Pokémon. It guarantees escape from any battle with wild Pokémon. SM A doll that attracts the attention of a Pokémon. It guarantees escape from any battle with wild Pokémon.

Fluffy Tail エネコのシッポ Eneco's Tail   ITEMS pocket					INTRODUCED IN GEN III		Price: $1000 Sell for: $500* $50*
Effect: Ends a battle with a wild Pokémon.					Locations RSE Verdanturf Town Poké Mart, Lilycove Department Store HGSS Resort (3000+ steps) BW Black City shopB B2W2 Nacrene City ORAS Lilycove City (Level 2)
Description RSE Use to flee from any battle with a wild Pokémon. FRLG An attractive item. Use it to flee from any battle with a wild Pokémon. Colo XD An item brought over from a faraway place. DPPt HGSS An item that attracts Pokémon. Use it to flee from any battle with a wild Pokémon. BWB2W2 An item that attracts Pokémon. Use it to flee from any battle with a wild Pokémon. XYORAS A toy that attracts the attention of a Pokémon. It guarantees escape from any battle with wild Pokémon. SM A toy that attracts the attention of a Pokémon. It guarantees escape from any battle with wild Pokémon.

Poké Toy ポケじゃらし Poké Toy   ITEMS pocket					INTRODUCED IN GEN V		Price: $1000 Sell for: $500* $50*
Effect: Ends a battle with a wild Pokémon.					Locations BW Shopping Mall Nine B2W2 Route 4, Virbank City, Shopping Mall Nine, Big Stadium and Small Court (post-game) XY Pokémon Village (trash cans), Coumarine City ORAS Mauville City, Lilycove City (Level 2) SM Festival Plaza
Description BWB2W2 An item that attracts Pokémon. Use it to flee from any battle with a wild Pokémon. XY A toy that attracts the attention of a Pokémon. It guarantees escape from any battle with a wild Pokémon. ORAS A toy that attracts the attention of a Pokémon. It guarantees escape from any battle with wild Pokémon. SM A toy that attracts the attention of a Pokémon. It guarantees escape from any battle with wild Pokémon.

In the spin-off games

The Poké Doll in PokéPark 2: Wonders Beyond

PokéPark 2: Wonders Beyond

The Poké Doll, simply known as "Plush" in-game, makes an appearance in PokéPark 2: Wonders Beyond as a gift item found inside crates. It can be given to Pokémon to make them happier, or can be used to distract certain Pokémon from running away. Instead of Clefairy, these Dolls represent Cleffa, but were also translated to English as Poké Doll (Japanese: ピィにんぎょう Py Doll).

Artwork

This is artwork of the items as seen on the Pokémon Global Link.

Poké Doll	Fluffy Tail	Poké Toy

In the anime

A Poké Doll in the anime

A Poké Doll belonging to Lillie first appeared in Lulled to La-La Land!. The same doll made a brief reappearance in SM045.

In the manga

A Poké Doll in Pokémon Adventures

A Poké Doll in Pokémon Pocket Monsters

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

In A Hollow Victreebel, Red used a Poké Doll to escape from a group of Victreebel that were trying to eat him in the Safari Zone.

In the Pokémon Pocket Monsters manga

Clefairy used a Poké Doll as a substitute for himself in Part-Time Job At The Swimming Pool!!. Since then, it became Clefairy's signature item, mostly relying on it to decoy himself or flee from any battle.

In the TCG

The Poké Doll is featured in the Pokémon Trading Card Game as a Trainer card. The English language release of the card uses the English equivalent of the Japanese name, Clefairy Doll. The following is a list of cards named Clefairy Doll.

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	#
Clefairy Doll	T	Base Set		70/102	Expansion Pack

Trivia

• In Generation III, the Poké Doll, which resembles a Pokémon native to Kanto and Johto, is unavailable in Hoenn until Generation VI, and is instead replaced by the Fluffy Tail, which resembles the tail of a Skitty which is native to Hoenn; the Fluffy Tail is likewise only available in Hoenn, and is again replaced by the Poké Doll in Generation IV.
  • Similarly, both are replaced in the Unova region by the Poké Toy, which resembles the tail of a Pokémon native to Unova. Furthermore, the Japanese name does not mention its name as opposed to the previous two escape items. However, as before, the previous two items are still available in Unova, but not as easily obtainable (they are much more expensive and only obtainable in Black City, which is exclusive to Pokémon Black).
• The Lost Item that must be returned to the Copycat in exchange for the Magnet Train Pass in Generations II and IV is implied to be the same Poké Doll given to her to obtain the TM31 (Mimic) in Generations I and III.
• Due to a glitch in the Generation I games, Poké Dolls can also be used to bypass the ghost Marowak in Pokémon Tower; this glitch was fixed in Generation III.

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