Bottle Cap

Bottle Cap ぎんのおうかん Silver Bottle Cap

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Introduced in Generation VII Pocket Generation VII Items Generation VIII Treasures Generation IX Other Items Fling Power 30

The Bottle Cap (Japanese: ぎんのおうかん Silver Bottle Cap) is a type of exchangeable item introduced in Generation VII. The Gold Bottle Cap is a more valuable version of it.

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• In the core series games
  • Price
  • Effect
  • Description
  • Acquisition
    • Distribution
• Gallery
  • Artwork
• In the spin-off games
  • Pokémon GO
  • Pokémon Masters EX
  • Pokémon Pokopia
    • Acquisition
• Trivia
• In other languages

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In the core series games

Price

Games Cost Sell price SMUSUMPE SwShBDSP N/A $2,500 SV $20,000 $5,000 ZA N/A $5,000

Effect

Can be traded to Mr. Hyper^SMUSUMPE, a League Staff attendant^SwSh, a Veteran^BDSP, a man with an Abomasnow^SV, or a Fist of Justice attendant^ZA to maximize one of a Pokémon's IVs in Hyper Training.

Description

Games Description SMUSUMPE SwShBDSPLA A beautiful bottle cap that gives off a silver gleam. Some people are happy to receive one. SVZA A lovely silver bottle cap. Certain people are delighted to be given one of these.

Acquisition

Games Finite methods Repeatable methods SMUSUM Paniola TownUSUM Poni GauntletSM Hau'oli City (held by QR Code Magearna) Festival Plaza (Lottery shop: Treasure Hunt second prize, Haunted houses, Castle: trade for 30 Shards of one color) Fishing in Poni Island (Seafolk Village, Poni WildsSM, Poni Breaker Coast, Poni Gauntlet, Poni Meadow) Battle Tree (30 consecutive victories) PE Vermilion City (from Mina after defeating her; daily) Hidden recurring item (Rocket Game Corner) SwSh Bridge Field (Digging Duo) Battle Tower (25 BP) Max Raid Battles (3★, 4★, 5★) Pickup (Lv. 71–100) SwShIA Hidden recurring item (Potbottom Desert) Cram-o-matic (All types: 142-150 points) SwShCT Freezington, Ballimere Lake Max Lair (Dynite Ore trader) Snowslide Slope Watt Trader (Highlight Item, 8,000 W) Hidden recurring item (Giant's Bed, Crown Shrine, Giant's Foot, Lakeside Cave) BDSP Battle Park (25 BP) Pickup (Lv. 71–100) SV Mesagoza, West Paldean Sea, North Province (Area Two) Delibird Presents (after earning 6 Gym Badges), Porto Marinada auction Tera Raid Battles (5★, 6★, 7★), Academy Ace Tournament Pickup (Lv. 71–100) SVTM Reward for registering 100 Pokémon in the Kitakami Pokédex SVID Torchlit Labyrinth Item Printer ZA Rouge Sector 1 (×2; reward for completing Side Mission 096: "Let Us Battle...Artistically") Infinite Z-A Royale ZAMD Reward for completing Side Mission 132: "Bitter Blue Flames vs. Blazing Crimson" Can be given by Alpha Trainers in Hyperspace Lumiose battle zones after defeating them Destroy Floating Poké Ball in 3 Star and higher Hyperspace Zones with Item Power: Special

Distribution

Games Event Language/Region Distribution period SM Jump Festa 2017 Bottle Cap Japan December 17 to 18, 2016 Sun & Moon TCG Bottle Cap All February 13 to May 13, 2017 SwSh Galar Newcomers & 2020 International Challenge February Bottle Cap All January 9 to February 27, 2020 February 6 to March 30, 2020 Cramorant Max Raid Battle items All February 10 to 28, 2021 SV Summer training support sets Japan July 22 to September 30, 2023 The Hidden Treasure of Area Zero guide book's Nurturing Support Set All March 15, 2024 to April 30, 2026 A Treasure Journey item set All September 21 to November 30, 2024

Gallery

Artwork

Artwork from Scarlet and Violet	Artwork from Legends: Z-A

In the spin-off games

A Silver Bottle Cap in Pokémon GO

Pokémon GO

Main article: Hyper Training → In Pokémon GO

Bottle Caps, called Silver Bottle Caps, were introduced to Pokémon GO on November 10, 2025, available from GO Pass Deluxe: Into the Wild. Using a Silver Bottle Cap on a Pokémon will initiate Hyper Training to increase one of the Pokémon's IVs by completing certain tasks. Like Lucky Trinkets, they must be used by a certain deadline, upon which they will be removed from the player's Bag. Unlike in the core series, the player can choose to what extent the Silver Bottle Cap will increase each IV. Once Hyper Training has begun, the player has 365 days to complete the training. Silver Bottle Caps can only be used on Good Buddies or higher, and they can't be used on Shadow Pokémon or Pokémon with all three IVs at maximum.

Pokémon Masters EX

In one of his possible Pokémon Center interactions in Pokémon Masters EX, James expresses his disappointment in Trainers using their Bottle Caps to Hyper Train their Pokémon instead of collecting them. This is a reference to James's habit of collecting bottle caps in Pokémon the Series.

Pokémon Pokopia

In Pokémon Pokopia, the Bottle Cap is called the Silver Bottle Cap and is one of the lost relics that can be found.

Name		Description	Category	Classification	Tile Size	Paintable	Requirements	Favorites	Trade value
	Silver Bottle Cap	A lovely silver bottle cap. Try hanging it up in a frame!	Other	N/A	1x1	No	N/A	Round stuff Shiny stuff	1000 (Standard) 1500 (Favorite)

Acquisition

Games Finite methods Repeatable methods Pokopia Appraise small lost relics.

Trivia

• The Japanese name of おうかん ōkan can mean "crown" or "bottle cap". This is referenced in the Bottle Cap's design, which incorporates a crown.
  • The Korean and Chinese translations retain the "crown" meaning despite having different words for "bottle cap", since the item names in those languages were directly transcribed from Japanese.

In other languages

Language		Title
Chinese	Cantonese	銀色王冠 Ngàhnsīk Wòhnggūn
	Mandarin	銀色王冠 / 银色王冠 Yínsè Wángguān
French		Capsule d'Argent
German		Silberkronkorken
Hindi		सिल्वर क्राउन Silver Crown
Indonesian		Tutup Botol Perak
Italian		Tappo d'argento
Korean		은왕관 Eun Wanggwan
Brazilian Portuguese		Tampinha Prateada
Russian		Серебряная Крышка от Бутылки Serebryanaya Krishka ot Butylki
Spanish	Latin America	Tapa Plateada
	Spain	Chapa Plateada
Thai		ฝาเงิน Fa Ngoen
Turkish		Gümüş Şişe Kapağı

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