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'''Key Items''' (Japanese: '''{{tt|大切|たいせつ}}なもの''' ''indispensable items'') are special [[item]]s that players can only obtain once, and either aid the progression of the storyline or allow access to new areas. They rarely have anything to do with the player's {{OBP|Pokémon|species}}, and are mostly specific to the different {{pkmn|games}}. The items cannot be bought or sold at [[Poké Mart]]s, disposed of, or given to Pokémon to [[held item|hold]]. Since [[Generation II]], these items have been given their own classification, and have been stored in a separate pocket in the [[Bag]]. Key Items can also be [[Feature registration|registered]] to a button for use in the overworld.

Key Items are generally not found lying on the ground, but are usually obtained throughout the storyline, and are given to the player by other people. Once a player has obtained a Key Item, there is no way of getting rid of it, unless it is part of the main storyline. For example, the [[Machine Part]] found in [[Kanto]] in [[Generation II]] as part of the mission to save the [[Kanto Power Plant]] could only be removed when the player had taken it back to the Plant and given it to the manager. Some Key Items, such as the [[Squirt Bottle|SquirtBottle]], are not deleted once their usefulness has passed, and remain in the inventory for the remainder of the game. Prior to [[Generation IV]], Key Items could be stored in the [[PC]].