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-[[Image:BS74ItemFinder.jpg|thumb|right|The [[Itemfinder]] trading card, from the {{TCG|Base Set}}.]]
+[[File:BS74ItemFinder.jpg|thumb|right|The [[Itemfinder]] trading card, from the {{TCG|Base Set}}.]]
-[[Image:Bag Itemfinder Sprite.png‎|frame|left]]
-[[Image:Bag Dowsing MCHN Sprite.png|frame|left]]
-The '''Itemfinder''' or '''Dowsing MCHN''' (Japanese: '''ダウジングマシン''' ''Dowsing Machine'') is an item used in the Pokémon games to find hidden items.
+The '''Itemfinder''' (Japanese: '''ダウジングマシン''' ''Dowsing Machine'') is a class of items used to detect hidden items in the vicinity of the user. There are many different kinds of itemfinders that vary between canons.
-In the games based in [[Kanto]], it is given out by one of [[Professor Oak]]'s aides in the lookout on [[Route 11]] if the player has 30 or more Pokémon caught in their [[Pokédex]]. In [[Johto]]-based games, it is given out by a man in [[Ecruteak City]]. In the three games set in [[Hoenn]], it can be found on [[Route 110]]. In all games it is a [[key item]], meaning that after [[Generation II]] it can be set to the Select button and in all generations cannot be sold.
+==In the games==
+[[File:Bag Itemfinder Sprite.png‎|left]] A form of Itemfinder has been present in every main series game since {{game|Red and Blue|s}}. In these games (and {{v2|Yellow}}), the Itemfinder is given out by one [[Professor Oak]]'s aides in the lookout on [[Route 11]] if the player has 30 or more Pokémon caught in their [[Pokédex]]. It is a [[key item]].
-In [[Sinnoh]], the [[Pokétch]]'s [[Dowsing Machine]] app replaces the functions of the Itemfinder, while the item returns with a different English name and different appearance in the [[Johto]] remakes.
+The Itemfinder in {{game2|Gold|Silver|Crystal}} is similar to that of Generation I. As with other key items in Generation II (and following), the Itemfinder can be set to the Select button and easily accessed. It is given out by a man in [[Ecruteak City]].
+In {{game2|Ruby|Sapphire|Emerald}}, it can be found on [[Route 110]]. It appeared in a very similar capacity to its predecessors.
+[[File:Bag Dowsing MCHN Sprite.png|left]] The Itemfinders in [[Generation IV]] are slightly different to those of previous generations. They make use of the [[Nintendo DS]]'s touch screen. In {{game2|Diamond|Pearl|Platinum}}, the [[Pokétch]]'s [[Dowsing Machine]] app replaces the functions of the Itemfinder. In {{game|HeartGold and SoulSilver|s}}, the item is known in-game as '''Dowsing MCHN''' and again uses the touch screen to locate items.
 ==In the anime==