Blue Shard

The Blue Shard (Japanese: あおいかけら Blue Shard) is a type of item introduced in Generation III. It is one of the Shards.

Blue Shard あおいかけら Blue Shard

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Introduced in Generation III Pocket Generation III Items Generation IV Items Generation V Items Generation VI Items Generation VII Items Generation VIII Other Items Fling Power 30

In the core series games

Price

Games Cost Sell price RSEFRLG DPPtHGSS WB2W2 XYORAS BDSP N/A $100 B $3000 $100 SMUSUM N/A $500 LA N/A $150

In the Generation V games, the Blue Shard can be sold to the ore maniac inside the Icirrus City Pokémon Center for $200.

Effect

In Hoenn, exchange one with the Treasure Hunter on Route 124 for a Water Stone.

In Pokémon Diamond and Pearl, exchange ten with the shard collector on Route 212 for TM18 (Rain Dance).

In Pokémon Platinum, exchange 2, 4, 6, or 8 with Move Tutors to teach Pokémon moves.

In Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver, exchange one with the Juggler in Violet City for a Chesto, Oran, and Wiki Berry. Exchange one with the Juggler in Fuchsia City for a Bluk, Kelpsy, and Cornn Berry.

In Pokémon Black 2 and White 2, exchange 2, 4, 6, 8, or 10 with the Lentimas Town Move Tutor to teach Pokémon moves.

In Alola, exchange 30 with the old man who appears in the Festival Plaza castle post-game for a Bottle Cap.

In Pokémon Legends: Arceus, three Blue Shards are one of the crafting ingredients required to craft a Star Piece.

Description

Games Description RSE A shard from an ancient item. Can be sold cheaply. FRLG A small blue shard. It appears to be from some sort of a tool made long ago. ColoXD An item brought over from a faraway place. DPPtHGSS BWB2W2 A small blue shard. It appears to be from some sort of implement made long ago. XYORAS SMUSUM SwShBDSP LA SV A small blue shard. It appears to be a fragment of some sort of implement made long ago.

Acquisition

Games Finite methods Repeatable methods RSE Routes 124 and 126 (underwater) Held by wild Clamperl (5% chance) FRLG Trade DPPt Routes 212Pt, 217Pt, and 230Pt, Team Galactic Eterna BuildingPt, Wayward CavePt, Mt. CoronetPt, Great MarshPt, Fuego IronworksPt Underground Great Marsh (randomly given when entering)Pt Fuego Ironworks (trade for Star Piece with Mr. Fuego)Pt HGSS Rock Smash PW Beautiful Beach, Warm Beach, Scary Cave, Night Sky's Edge BW Black CityB/White ForestW (Eliza) B2W2 Routes 13 and 17, Desert Resort, Relic Passage, Reversal MountainB2, Village Bridge, Seaside Cave, Mistralton CaveB2, Clay Tunnel Dust clouds (Relic Passage, Reversal Mountain) Join Avenue (Antique Shop) Big Stadium and Small Court (defeat Worker Matthew) Pokémon World Tournament (randomly given after losing a tournament) Hidden Grottoes Transfer from Dream Radar DW* Icy Cave PDR Dream Clouds XY Trade ORAS Routes 124, 126 (underwater), and 129 (underwater), Mirage Mountain (south of Route 129) Mirage Caves SMUSUM Poké Pelago (Isle Aphun - Odd-Shard Hunting, Interesting-Item Hunting) BDSP Grand Underground LA Obsidian Falls (from a man, if the player chose his left hand) Space-time distortions

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Sprites

Underground sprite from Diamond, Pearl, and Platinum	Grand Underground sprite from Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl	Bag sprite from Legends: Arceus

In the anime

Shards in the anime

Ash found one of each shard in Treasure Hunt, Akala Style! during a Stoutland Search treasure hunt set up for him and his classmates by Olivia.

In other languages

Language Title Chinese Cantonese 藍色碎片 Làahmsīk Seuipín Mandarin 藍色碎片 / 蓝色碎片 Lánsè Suìpiàn Danish Blåt skå Dutch Blauwe scherf Finnish Sininen siru French Tesson Blue German Indigostück Hebrew רסיס כחול Resis Kakhol Italian Coccio Blu Korean 파랑조각 Parang Jogak Norwegian Blue Shard Polish Niebieski Odłamek Brazilian Portuguese Caco Azul Spanish Parte Azul Swedish Blå skärva

Shards

Red Shard

Green Shard

Blue Shard

Yellow Shard

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