Valuable item

A valuable item is an item which generally serves no practical purpose, but can be sold at Poké Marts, usually for a high price. In Generation II and IV, it is possible to buy some of these items for a discount (but only one of each per day) on Mondays in the morning in the Goldenrod Tunnel. Often these items later become exchangeable items.

List of valuable items

Brick Piece かわらのかけら Tile Piece   ITEMS pocket					ONLY IN GEN II		Cannot be bought Sell for: $50
Effect: Does absolutely nothing.					Locations GSC Held by Machop traded from Generation I
Description GSC A rare chunk of brick.

Gold Leaf きんのはっぱ Gold Leaf   ITEMS pocket					ONLY IN GEN II		Cannot be bought Sell for: $1000
Effect: Does absolutely nothing.					Locations GSC Held by Raichu, Parasect, Venomoth, Golduck, Primeape, Slowbro, Dewgong, Muk, Hypno, Marowak, Rhydon, and Seadra traded from Generation I
Description GSC A strange, gold-colored leaf.

Silver Leaf ぎんのはっぱ Silver Leaf   ITEMS pocket					ONLY IN GEN II		Cannot be bought Sell for: $1000
Effect: Does absolutely nothing.					Locations GSC Held by Tentacruel, Rapidash, Magnemite, Magneton, Kingler, Electrode, Weezing, and Seaking traded from Generation I
Description GSC A strange, silver-colored leaf.

Nugget きんのたま Gold Orb   ITEMS pocket					INTRODUCED IN GEN I		Price: $4500 Sell for: $5000
Effect: Does absolutely nothing.					Locations RBY Various locations, Route 24 (Nugget Bridge) GSC Various locations, Buena's Password prizeWrong template. See Template:Sup/doc., Goldenrod Tunnel (Bargain Shop), held by wild Grimer and wild Muk RSE Various locations, Pickup, held by wild Grimer and wild Muk FRLG Various locations, Route 24 (Nugget Bridge), Pickup, held by wild Grimer and wild Muk DPPt Various locations, Pickup, Battle Frontier (Pokémon Scratch-Off Corner)Wrong template. See Template:Sup/doc., held by wild Grimer and wild Muk HGSS Various locations, Goldenrod Tunnel (Bargain Shop), Night Sky's Edge, Pickup, receive from S.S. Aqua captain*, held by wild Grimer and wild Muk
Description GSC Made of pure gold. Sell high. RSE A nugget of pure gold. Can be sold at a high price. FRLG A nugget of pure gold that gives off a lustrous gleam. It can be sold at a high price. DPPt HGSS A nugget of pure gold that gives off a lustrous gleam. It can be sold at a high price to shops.

Pearl しんじゅ Pearl   ITEMS pocket					INTRODUCED IN GEN II		Price: $650 Sell for: $700
Effect: Does absolutely nothing.					Locations GSC Various locations, Goldenrod Tunnel (Bargain Shop), held by wild Shellder RSE Various locations, held by wild Gulpin, and wild Clamperl FRLG Various locations, held by wild Shellder DPPt Various locations, held by wild Gulpin, wild Clamperl, and wild Shellder HGSS Various locations, Goldenrod Tunnel (Bargain Shop), Beautiful Beach, Blue Lake, held by wild Grimer and wild Muk
Description GSC A beautiful pearl. Sell low. FRLG A relatively small pearl that sparkles in a pretty silver color. It can be sold cheaply. DPPt HGSS A somewhat-small pearl that sparkles in a pretty silver color. It can be sold cheaply to shops.

Big Pearl おおきなしんじゅ Big Pearl   ITEMS pocket					INTRODUCED IN GEN II		Price: $3500 Sell for: $3750
Effect: Does absolutely nothing.					Locations GSC Various locations, Goldenrod Tunnel (Bargain Shop), held by wild Shellder RSE Various locations, held by wild Gulpin and wild Clamperl FRLG Various locations, held by wild Shellder and wild Cloyster DPPt Various locations, held by wild Gulpin, wild Clamperl, and wild Shellder HGSS Various locations, Goldenrod Tunnel (Bargain Shop), Beautiful Beach, held by wild Grimer and wild Muk
Description GSC A big, beautiful pearl. Sell high. RSE A lovely large pearl that would sell at a high price. DPPt HGSS A quite-large pearl that sparkles in a pretty silver color. It can be sold at a high price to shops.

Rare Bone きちょうなホネ Valuable Bone   ITEMS pocket					INTRODUCED IN GEN IV		Cannot be bought Sell for: $5000
Effect: Counts as a fossil towards fossil count when dug up in the Underground.Wrong template. See Template:Sup/doc.					Locations DPPt The Underground, Turnback Cave HGSS Rock Smash (Cliff Cave), Night Sky's Edge
Description DPPt HGSS A bone that is extremely valuable for Pokémon archaeology. It can be sold for a high price to shops.

SlowpokeTail   SlowpokeTail おいしいシッポ Delicious Tail   ITEMS pocket					INTRODUCED IN GEN II		Price: $9800* Sell for: $4900
Effect: Does absolutely nothing.					Locations GSC Mahogany Town shop (before meeting Lance) HGSS Unobtainable
Description GSC Very tasty. Sell high. HGSS A very tasty tail of something. It sells for a high price.

Stardust ほしのすな Star Sand   ITEMS pocket					INTRODUCED IN GEN II		Price: $900 Sell for: $1000
Effect: Does absolutely nothing.					Locations GSC Goldenrod Tunnel (Bargain Shop), held by wild Staryu RSE Various locations, held by wild Staryu FRLG Various locations, held by wild Staryu DPPt Various locations, held by wild Staryu HGSS Various locations, Goldenrod Tunnel (Bargain Shop), Blue Lake, Night Sky's Edge, held by wild Staryu
Description GSC Pretty, red sand. Sell high. RSE Beautiful red sand. Can be sold at a high price. FRLG A pretty red sand with a loose, silky feel. It can be sold at a high price. DPPt HGSS Lovely, red-colored sand with a loose, silky feel. It can be sold at a high price to shops.

Star Piece ほしのかけら Star Piece   ITEMS pocket					INTRODUCED IN GEN II		Price: $4600 Sell for: $4900
Effect: Exchange with Mr. Fuego for one of each color of shard.Wrong template. See Template:Sup/doc.					Locations GSC Various locations, Goldenrod Tunnel (Bargain Shop), held by wild Staryu RSE Various locations, held by wild Staryu FRLG Various locations, held by wild Staryu DPPt Various locations, The Underground, Turnback Cave, held by wild Staryu HGSS Various locations, Rock Smash (except Cliff Cave and Ruins of Alph), Goldenrod Tunnel (Bargain Shop), Rugged Road, Blue Lake, Night Sky's Edge, held by wild Staryu
Description GSC A hunk of red gem. Sell very high. RSE A red gem shard. It would sell for a very high price. DPPt HGSS A shard of a pretty gem that sparkles in a red color. It can be sold at a high price to shops.
					This item was featured in the TCG.

TinyMushroom ちいさなキノコ Little Mushroom   ITEMS pocket					INTRODUCED IN GEN II		Price: $500 Sell for: $250
Effect: Give two to the move relearner on Two Island to relearn one move for one Pokémon.Wrong template. See Template:Sup/doc.					Locations GSC Held by wild Paras and wild Parasect RSE Petalburg Woods (hidden) FRLG Various locations, held by wild Paras and wild Parasect DPPt Various locations, held by wild Paras HGSS Various locations, Mahogany Town shop, Noisy Forest, held by wild Paras and wild Parasect
Description GSC An ordinary mushroom. Sell low. RSE A plain mushroom that would sell at a cheap price. FRLG A small and rare mushroom. It is quite popular among certain people. DPPt HGSS A small and rare mushroom. It is quite popular among certain maniacal fan segments.

Big Mushroom おおきなキノコ Big Mushroom   ITEMS pocket					INTRODUCED IN GEN II		Cannot be bought Sell for: $2500
Effect: Give one to the move relearner on Two Island to relearn one move for one Pokémon.Wrong template. See Template:Sup/doc.					Locations GSC Held by wild Paras and wild Parasect FRLG Various locations, held by wild Paras and wild Parasect DPPt Various locations, held by wild Paras HGSS Various locations, Noisy Forest, held by wild Paras and wild Parasect
Description GSC A rare mushroom. Sell high. FRLG A large and rare mushroom. It is very popular among certain people. DPPt HGSS A large and rare mushroom. It is very popular among certain maniacal fan segments.

Bargain Shop

In the Goldenrod Tunnel on Monday mornings in the Generation II games, as well as in Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver, a man sells a set of valuable items for a discount. However, each one can only be purchased once per week.

Bargain Shop
Nugget $4500	Pearl $650
Big Pearl $3500	Stardust $900
Star Piece $4600

As one may notice, the prices shown are around 10% cheaper than the normal sell prices. This is effective in helping players make a profit, albeit a rather small one.

Underground appearance

Star Piece	Rare Bone	Rare Bone

Trivia

• The SlowpokeTail is actually a useless item with no function past its monetary value. Although it is said that a Slowpoke will use its tail for fishing, a SlowpokeTail has no effect on fishing at all, nor does it have any effect on Shellder despite the fact that contact with a Slowpoke's tail usually induces a spiral evolution.
• The first time that eating other Pokémon is mentioned explicitly in the games is when a Team Rocket member mentions the SlowpokeTail's value as a delicacy.
• The Japanese name for nugget, 金の玉 kin no tama, literally means "golden ball", which is also a colloquial term for testicles. The man offering you his "golden ball" is a frequent joke amongst Japanese fans, especially since the protagonist is 10 years old.

This item article is part of Project ItemDex, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on all items.