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The '''Dowsing Machine''' (Japanese: '''ダウジングマシン''' ''Dowsing Machine''), referred to as the '''Itemfinder''' prior to [[Generation IV]] and as the '''Dowsing MCHN''' in {{game|HeartGold and SoulSilver|s}} and the [[Generation V]] games, is a [[Key Item]] used to detect hidden items in the vicinity of the user. The way in which it detects items and provides feedback greatly varies between games.

===Price===

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=====Pokémon Ruby, Sapphire, and Emerald=====

When operating the Itemfinder under normal circumstances, text will appear stating that there is no item around which reads: "''... ... ... ...Nope! There's no response.''"

=====Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen=====

There are also some items  which require the Itemfinder to be used to obtain them, rather than simply being easier to find using it. These items can only be detected by the Itemfinder if the player is standing on top of them, at which point the item will be automatically obtained. When the Itemfinder is used on these tiles, three stars will appear above the player. In total, there are six items that can be found using this method:

* The [[Soothe Bell]] in the [[Pokémon Tower]] after having rescued [[Mr. Fuji]]

* The [[Leftovers]] on [[Route]]s {{rtn|12|Kanto}} and {{rtn|16|Kanto}} after having fought against each route's respective {{p|Snorlax}}

* The [[PP Max]] on [[Cape Brink]], located on a single patch of ground surrounded by the lake

* The [[Sacred Ash]] on [[Navel Rock]] after having fought against {{p|Ho-Oh}}

=====Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver=====

In {{game|HeartGold and SoulSilver|s}}, the Dowsing MCHN is a [[Key Item]]. It uses the touch screen to locate items, with each grid tile representing a tile on the overworld. Unlike Pokémon Diamond, Pearl, and Platinum, the Dowsing Machine is a circular grid and can be operated while moving. There are four lines around the central grid that will move around when the touched area moves in relation to the hidden item and will light up when an item is near. When touching the grid under normal circumstances, the radius of dots and lines will be dark red and will let out a slow series of lower-frequency beeping. If the player moves near a hidden item while touching the grid, the dots and lines will gradually light up from red to white until the player touches the grid tile representing the tile containing the item, in which a blinking dot will appear; the beeping will also speed up and become higher in frequency in relation to the closeness of the area the player is touching.  

=====Pokéwalker=====

{{main|Pokéwalker#Dowsing Machine|Pokéwalker → Dowsing Machine}}

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====Generation V====

In {{4v|Black|White}}, it is once again known as the Dowsing MCHN. While it still appears on the touch screen when in use, it no longer takes any input from stylus touches and uses the screen for display purposes only. The bars and an arrow will face in the direction of a hidden item when the player is close. If the player is standing on a tile containing an item, the bars will cross and a square with four small arrows will appear.

====Generation VI====

=====Pokémon X and Y=====

=====Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire=====

===Description===

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| colspan=5 | Overworld models from<br>{{color2|000|Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire|Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire}}

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==In the anime==

[[File:Dowsing Machine anime.png|thumb|250px|A Dowsing Machine in the {{pkmn|anime}}]]

In ''[[EP182|From Ghost to Ghost]]'', the Treasure Detector led {{TRT}} to a storage full of valuable antiques. However, while looting the place, the group was ambushed and {{m|Hypnosis|hypnotized}} by a group of {{p|Gastly}}, scaring them away.

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Itemfinder anime.png|The Itemfinder from the [[original series]]

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==In the manga==

In ''[[PS022|A Hollow Victreebel]]'', an Itemfinder was one of the many items seen in {{adv|Red}}'s [[Bag]]. In ''[[PS024|What a Dragonite]]'', he used the Itemfinder to locate the hidden [[HM]] for {{m|Surf}} on {{rt|19|Kanto}}, coming across and being attacked by a wild {{p|Dragonite}} in the process.

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==In the TCG==

The following is a list of cards named either '''Item Finder''' or '''Dowsing Machine'''.

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