List of permanently missable items

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In FRLG, the S.S. Anne is eventually replaced with the Seagallop. Is it then possible for the player to permanently miss HM01 Cut, if they had traded a Cut user over (such as to obtain the Lava Cookie)?

This is a list of items in the Pokémon games that can be permanently missed.

This page does not include items that are missed by choosing another item (such as mutually exclusive Fossils), items missable due to exploiting glitches, nor event items. Furthermore, items that can no longer be obtained after the internal battery of Ruby, Sapphire, or Emerald runs dry are also excluded.

Professor Oak's Laboratory

Only in Generation I games, five Poké Balls can be obtained from Professor Oak after defeating the rival on Route 22 if the player has bought no Poké Balls and has added no caught data to the Pokédex aside from starter Pokémon.

Item		Location	Games
	Poké Ball ×5	Obtained from Oak after defeating the rival on Route 22 if the player has bought no Poké Balls and has added no caught data to the Pokédex aside of starter Pokémon	R B Y

S.S. Anne

Port

This item can only be obtained if Surf is used while the S.S. Anne is still in the port. Once the S.S. Anne leaves the player cannot access the area in which Surf must be used again.

Item		Location	Games
	Lava Cookie	South of the truck in the harbor (requires Surf) (hidden)	FR LG

Ship

In the Generation I games and Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen, after obtaining HM01 (Cut) and leaving the S.S. Anne, it sets sail.

Exploiting a glitch can allow the player to board the S.S. Anne after it has left.

	Location	Games
Max Potion	On the bottom deck, in the far right room	R B Y
Ether	In room 3 on bottom deck	R B Y FR LG
TM44 (Rest)	In room 2 on bottom deck	R B Y FR LG
Hyper Potion	On the bottom deck, in the far left room, on the bed's pillow (hidden) (Not in Japanese Pokémon Red and Green)	R B Y
TM08 (Body Slam)	On the main deck, in the second room from the left	R B Y
Great Ball	In the galley, in the bottom trash can (hidden)	R B Y
Max Ether	On the top deck, in the second room from the left	R B Y
Rare Candy	On the top deck, in the third room from the right	R B Y
Hyper Potion	In trash can on bottom deck (hidden)	FR LG
Super Potion	In room 5 on bottom deck	FR LG
TM31 (Brick Break)	In room 2 on main deck	FR LG
Pecha Berry	In trash can in the galley (hidden)	FR LG
Cheri Berry	In trash can in the galley (hidden)	FR LG
Chesto Berry	In trash can in the galley (hidden)	FR LG
Great Ball	In the galley	FR LG
Stardust	In room 2 on second deck	FR LG
X Attack	In room 4 on second deck	FR LG

Trick House

After clearing a room, the Trick Master rebuilds the puzzle room into the next one. After clearing the final room, the Trick Master leaves and the player cannot access the puzzle room anymore.

	Location	Games
Orange Mail	Puzzle 1, in middle area of the maze (requires Cut)	R S
Orange Mail	Puzzle 1, in the north part of the maze, west of the exit (requires Cut)	E
Lava Cookie ×2	Puzzle 1, in middle-left area of the maze (requires Cut) Puzzle 1, in top-left part of the maze (requires Cut)	OR AS
Wave Mail	Puzzle 2, near entrance	R S E
Harbor Mail	Puzzle 2, far northeast corner of room	R S
Harbor Mail	Puzzle 2, middle area of room, past the second hole	E
Rage Candy Bar ×2	Puzzle 2, far southeast corner of the room, past Schoolkid Georgie (requires Rock Smash) Puzzle 2, near Black Belt Yuji after defeating him in battle	OR AS
Wood Mail	Puzzle 3, near Picnicker Martha	R S
Wood Mail	Puzzle 3, far northwest corner, past sliding door	E
Shadow Mail	Puzzle 3, near Hiker Alan	R S
Shadow Mail	Puzzle 3, behind Picnicker Martha	E
Lumiose Galette ×2	Puzzle 3, behind the wall beyond Ace Duo Pike & Shiel Puzzle 3, north of the password scroll	OR AS
Mech Mail	Puzzle 4, near Black Belt Yuji	R S
Mech Mail	Puzzle 4, near Battle Girl Cora	E
Casteliacone ×2	Puzzle 4, north of the entrance (requires Strength) Puzzle 4, south of the exit, next to a three-boulder Strength puzzle (requires Strength)	OR AS
Old Gateau ×2	Puzzle 5, between Mechadoll 2 and Mechadoll 3 Puzzle 5, next to door to prize room	OR AS
Glitter Mail	Puzzle 6, near exit of room	R S
Glitter Mail	Puzzle 6, in the southeast part of the maze	E
Shalour Sable ×2	Puzzle 6, northwestern corner of the room Puzzle 6, southeastern corner of the room	OR AS
Tropic Mail	Puzzle 7, to the right of Hex Maniac Patricia	R S
Tropic Mail	Puzzle 7, in center of room, via transport tile	E
Bead Mail	Puzzle 8, between the upper and lower area	R S
Bead Mail	Puzzle 8, northwest area of room	E
Nugget	Prize room, under the Trick Master's cushion after completing Puzzle 8 (hidden)	R S E
Big Nugget	Prize room, under the Trick Master's cushion after completing Puzzle 6 (hidden)	OR AS

Magma and Aqua Hideouts

In Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire, the entrance to the Team Magma Hideout^R or the Team Aqua Hideout^S is sealed after defeating Tate and Liza.

	Location	Games
Master Ball	Middle room on 2nd floor, the top-left item a cluster of two real and two fake items, just after a maze of teleports	R S
Nugget	The bottom-left item in the same cluster as the Master Ball	R S
Max Elixir	Near generator-like thing on 2nd floor, accessible with right teleport near stairs	R S
Nest Ball	West-middle room on 3rd floor	R S

Dry Lake Valor

In Pokémon Diamond, Pearl, and Platinum, Lake Valor is initially drained by a Galactic Bomb, allowing the player to walk across the lakebed. After Dialga, Palkia, or Giratina has been caught or defeated, the lake is refilled and the player can no longer access the HP Up on the lakebed.

Item		Location	Games
	HP Up	In the northwest while the lake is dry (hidden)	D P Pt

N's Castle

In Pokémon Black and White, the player cannot access N's Castle after defeating Ghetsis.

	Location	Games
Max Potion	In the right room on the second floor	B W
Max Revive	In the center room on the third floor	B W
Ultra Ball	Gift from a Team Plasma Grunt in the left room on the third floor*	B W
Rare Candy	Inside N's room	B W
Full Restore	In the center room on the fourth floor	B W

Sky Pillar

In Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire, when Rayquaza has appeared and wants to battle the player, Zinnia will give the player an Ultra Ball if they have no Poké Balls.

Item		Location	Games
	Ultra Ball	Top floor, from Zinnia if the player has no Poké Balls in their Bag (repeatable)	OR AS

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