Teru-sama: Difference between revisions

Teru-sama is a glitch item that appears in Generation II. It appears to have no other use than to be sold for $19660. It is kept in either the key items case, or the items one. Teru-sama is a data filler between actual items (like Missingno. is filler between Pokémon). In Japanese version this item is named カビチュウ Kabichū.

Teru-Sama can literally be translated from Japanese as "Mr/Mrs. Sunshine", coming from the words Teru (Sunshine or to Shine) and the suffix -sama (Mr/Mrs.). Alternatively, it could be translated as sunshine that is highly revered; the suffix -sama is generally used in a much more respective sense than its -san counterpart, and in such an instance the title could be honoring an object and not a person.

Despite popular myth, Teru-sama is not the GS Ball; however, the item slot that the GS Ball is programmed into in Pokémon Crystal was an item slot containing the Teru-sama in Gold and Silver, as were the other Crystal-exclusive items (such as the Egg Ticket and Blue Card).

Despite this, it can still be made into a GS Ball if given to Kurt, the Poké Ball researcher and manufacturer, in Azalea Town.

Teru-samas, through hacking, can be actually used. Two Teru-samas are actually usable. One brings up the Town Map. It displays the Kanto map in less than 1/10 of a second, and when returning to the item menu, the tiles become glitched. Another item is the Poké Flute, which works exactly the same as in Generation I, but remains silent.