Big Nugget

Big Nugget でかいきんのたま Giant Gold Orb

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Introduced in Generation V Pocket Generation V Items Generation VI Items Generation VII Items Generation VIII Treasures Generation IX Treasures Fling Power 30Gen V-VII 130Gen VIII-IX

The Big Nugget (Japanese: でかいきんのたま Giant Gold Orb) is a valuable item introduced in Generation V. It is a larger and more valuable version of the Nugget.

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• In the core series games
  • Price
  • Effect
  • Description
  • Acquisition
    • Distribution
      • As a held item
• Gallery
  • Artwork
• In the spin-off games
  • Pokémon Pokopia
    • Acquisition
• Trivia
• In other languages
• Related articles

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In the core series games

Price

Games Cost Sell price BWB2W2 N/A N/A* XYORAS N/A $10,000 SMUSUM SwSh SVZA N/A $20,000

In the Generation V games, the Big Nugget can be sold to the ore maniac inside the Icirrus City Pokémon Center for $30000.

In Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon, the player can purchase a Big Nugget from Office Worker Royce for $5,000 in Po Town daily.

Effect

The Big Nugget serves no practical purpose other than to be sold.

Description

Games Description BWB2W2 A big nugget of pure gold that gives off a lustrous gleam. A maniac will buy it for a high price. XYORAS SMUSUMPE SwShBDSPLA SVZA A big nugget of pure gold that gives off a lustrous gleam. It can be sold at a high price to shops.

Acquisition

Games Finite methods Repeatable methods BW Undella Town Held by wild Garbodor (1% chance, dark grass only) B2W2 Route 3, Chargestone Cave, Twist Mountain, Clay Tunnel, Nature Preserve Join Avenue (souvenir, Antique Shop) Held by wild Garbodor (1% chance, dark grass only) XY Dendemille Town, Poké Ball Factory, Terminus Cave Sushi High Roller Battle Chateau Lost Hotel (shaking trash cans)Tu ORAS Trick House, Sea Mauville Mauville Food Court Secret Base ("Search for treasure" with Secret Pal) SMUSUM Hau'oli CityUSUM, Malie Garden, Haina DesertUSUM, Resolution Cave, Aether Paradise (×55)USUM Po Town (once per day)USUM Ambush encounters (Wimpod in Poni WildsSM, Poni Breaker Coast, Route 8, and Dividing Peak TunnelUSUM) Festival Plaza (decline a five ★ offer, Lottery shop: Gold Rush first prize) Pickup (Lv. 31-100) Poké Pelago (Isle Aphun - Rare-Treasure Hunting, Interesting-Item Hunting) SwSh Route 8, Hulbury, Wyndon Wyndon Stadium Pickup (Lv. 21-100) Poké Job reward (Tier X) Max Raid Battles (Rolling Fields, East Lake Axewell, West Lake Axewell, Axew's Eye, Motostoke Riverbank, Bridge Field, Stony Wilderness, Dusty Bowl, Giant's Mirror, Hammerlocke Hills, Giant's Cap, Lake of Outrage) Reward from Ball Guy for clearing Champion Cup tournament during post-game (5% chance) SwShIA Hidden recurring item (Potbottom Desert) Max Raid Battles (Fields of Honor, Soothing Wetlands, Forest of Focus, Challenge Beach, Challenge Road, Courageous Cavern, Loop Lagoon, Training Lowlands, Potbottom Desert, Workout Sea, Stepping-Stone Sea, Insular Sea, Honeycalm Sea) Cram-o-matic (Nugget in Slots #1, #3, and #4) SwShCT Roaring-Sea Caves Hidden recurring item (Tunnel to the Top, Lakeside Cave) Max Raid Battles (Slippery Slope, Frostpoint Field, Giant's Bed, Snowslide Slope, Path to the Peak, Giant's Foot, Frigid Sea, Three-Point Pass, Ballimere Lake) 3★, 4★, 5★ Delibird Max Raid Battles (Old Cemetery, Crown Shrine, Dyna Tree Hill) Reward from Ball Guy for clearing Galarian Star Tournament during post-game (5% chance) SV Casseroya Lake, Glaseado Mountain, North Paldean Sea, North Province (Area Two) Reward for registering 390 Pokémon in the Paldea Pokédex (×3) Naranja AcademyS/Uva AcademyV (from Clavell after completing the ★ Starfall Street ★ storyline) Tera Raid Battles (3★) (Eevee Spotlight), Academy Ace Tournament Pickup (Lv. 21-100) SVTM Oni Mountain Ogre Oustin' (after completing Normal difficulty for the first time) SVID Item Printer ZA Infinite Z-A Royale ZAMD Reward for completing Side Mission 169: "A Gallant Indeedee" Can be given out by Rich Boys in Hyperspace Lumiose battle zones after defeating them Destroy Floating Poké Ball in 4 Star and 5 Star Hyperspace Zones with Item Power: Treasure

Distribution

Games Event Language/Region Distribution period SM Korean League Big Nugget South Korea December 17 to 18, 2016 Next Generation World Hobby Fair Winter '17 Big Nugget Japan Various SwSh The Isle of Armor promotion packs All June 12 to 16, 2020 50 Big Nuggets All November 6 to December 31, 2020 Korean Dynamax Adventure items All March 27 to April 3, 2021 SV In the Land of Myths item set Korea January 28 to February 28, 2023 Pokémon Get Challenge 2024 items All November 22, 2024 to May 31, 2025 The Great Pokémon Get Operation 2024 items All November 22, 2024 to May 31, 2025

As a held item

Games Event Language/Region Distribution period BDSP V Jump Christmas Trade Party Dedenne All December 18 and 26, 2021 SV 2023 Pokémon World Championships Stretchy Form Tatsugiri Japan August 7 to 31, 2023 August 8 and 14, 2023

Gallery

Artwork

Artwork from Scarlet and Violet

In the spin-off games

Pokémon Pokopia

Name		Description	Category	Classification	Tile Size	Paintable	Requirements	Favorites	Trade value
	Big Nugget	It's made of pure gold that gives off a lustrous gleam. It seems like it was popular among enthusiasts.	Misc.		1x1	No	N/A	Metal stuff Round stuff Shiny stuff Stone stuff	1000 (Standard) 1500 (Favorite)

Acquisition

Games Finite methods Repeatable methods Pokopia Appraise large lost relics.

Trivia

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• Similarly to the Nugget's Japanese name きんのたま kin no tama ("golden ball") being a slang term for testicles in Japanese; the Big Nugget's Japanese name adds でかい dekai; literally making it a gigantic testicle.
• Starting from Pokémon Sword and Shield, the Big Nugget is tied with the Iron Ball for granting Fling its highest possible base power.

In other languages

Language		Title
Chinese	Cantonese	巨大金珠 Geuihdaaih Gāmjyū
	Mandarin	巨大金珠 Jùdà Jīnzhū
French		Maxi Pépite
German		Riesennugget
Italian		Granpepita
Korean		큰금구슬 Keun Geum Guseul
Spanish	Latin America	Maxipepita de Oro
	Spain	Maxipepita de OroZA+ MaxipepitaBW–SV

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