Rare Bone

The Rare Bone (Japanese: きちょうなホネ Valuable Bone) is a valuable item introduced in Generation IV.

Rare Bone きちょうなホネ Valuable Bone

Pokémon Global Link artwork

Introduced in Generation IV Pocket Generation IV Items Generation V Items Generation VI Items Generation VII Items Generation VIII Treasures Generation IX Treasures Fling Power 100

In the core series games

Price

Games Cost Sell price DPPtHGSS WB2W2 XYORAS BDSP N/A $5000 B $30000 $5000 SMUSUM SwSh SV N/A $2,500

In the Generation V games, the Rare Bone can be sold to the Rare Bone maniac on Route 18 for $10000.

In Pokémon Sword and Shield, the Rare Bone can be sold to the valuable item buyer in Stow-on-Side for $11,111.

Effect

The Rare Bone serves no practical purpose other than to be sold.

In Pokémon Diamond, Pearl, and Platinum, the Rare Bone counts as a Fossil towards Fossil count when dug up in the Underground.

Description

Games Description DPPtHGSS A bone that is extremely valuable for Pokémon archaeology. It can be sold for a high price to shops. BWB2W2 A bone that is extremely valuable for Pokémon archeology. It can be sold for a high price to shops. XYORAS SMUSUM SwShBDSP A rare bone that is extremely valuable for the study of Pokémon archeology. It can be sold for a high price to shops. SV A rare bone that is extremely valuable for the study of Pokémon archeology. It can be sold at a high price to shops.

Acquisition

Games Finite methods Repeatable methods DPPt Underground Turnback Cave HGSS Rock Smash (Cliff Cave) PW Night Sky's Edge BW Passerby Analytics HQ (complete "Most popular Gym Leader?" survey) Black CityB/White ForestW (Britney) Held by wild Dwebble and wild Crustle (1% chance each, dark grass only) B2W2 Castelia SewersSpringSummer, Driftveil City, Twist Mountain, Clay Tunnel Passerby Analytics HQ (complete "Most popular Gym Leader?" survey) Join Avenue (Antique Shop) Held by wild Dwebble and wild Crustle (1% chance each, dark grass only) DW* Icy Cave XY Route 19 ORAS Route 114 Secret Base ("Search for treasure" with Secret Pal) SMUSUM Route 8USUM, Malie Garden Poké Pelago (Isle Aphun - Rare-Treasure Hunting, Interesting-Item Hunting) SwSh Route 6, Stow-on-Side Bridge Field (Digging Duo) Hidden recurring item (Dusty Bowl, Giant's Mirror) Max Raid Battles (Rolling Fields, East Lake Axewell, West Lake Axewell, Axew's Eye, South Lake Miloch, North Lake Miloch, Motostoke Riverbank, Bridge Field, Stony Wilderness, Dusty Bowl, Giant's Mirror, Hammerlocke Hills, Giant's Cap, Lake of Outrage) SwShIA Brawlers' Cave Hidden recurring item (Potbottom Desert) Max Raid Battles (Fields of Honor, Soothing Wetlands, Forest of Focus, Challenge Beach, Challenge Road, Courageous Cavern, Loop Lagoon, Training Lowlands, Potbottom Desert, Workout Sea, Stepping-Stone Sea, Insular Sea, Honeycalm Sea) SwShCT Hidden recurring item (Tunnel to the Top, Giant's Foot, Roaring-Sea Caves, Three-Point Pass, Lakeside Cave) Max Raid Battles (Slippery Slope, Frostpoint Field, Giant's Bed, Snowslide Slope, Path to the Peak, Giant's Foot, Frigid Sea, Three-Point Pass, Ballimere Lake) BDSP Grand Underground Turnback Cave SV Alfornada Cavern, Area Zero, Asado Desert, Caph Squad's Base, Dalizapa Passage, Glaseado Mountain, Socarrat Trail, East Province (Area One), East Province (Area Two), East Province (Area Three), North Province (Area One), North Province (Area Two), North Province (Area Three), South Province (Area Three), South Province (Area Four), South Province (Area Five), South Province (Area Six), West Province (Area One), West Province (Area Two) Sparkling overworld item (Glaseado Mountain, West Province (Area One)) SVTM Fellhorn Gorge Sparkling overworld item (Oni's Maw, Paradise Barrens) SVID Canyon Biome, Coastal Biome, Polar Biome, Torchlit Labyrinth Sparkling overworld item (Canyon Biome, Coastal Biome) Item Printer

Distribution

Games Event Language/Region Distribution period SMUSUM Pokémon Scrap 2017 items Japanese December 1, 2017 to April 30, 2018

As a held item

Games Event Language/Region Distribution period SMUSUM 2019 World Championships Aerodactyl United States August 16 to 18, 2019

Gallery

Artwork

Artwork from the Grand Underground in Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl	Artwork from Scarlet and Violet

Sprites

Underground sprite from Diamond, Pearl, and Platinum	Grand Underground sprite from Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl

Trivia

• In Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl, when found in the Grand Underground, the Rare Bone uses a whitened alternative of the artwork provided by the Pokémon Global Link.
  • It is the only item in the game to use a sprite that is not identical to its Global Link counterpart.
  • Until Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl, the Rare Bone and Thick Club shared the same Bag sprite.

In other languages

Language Title Chinese Cantonese 貴重骨頭 Gwaijuhng Gwāttàuh Mandarin 貴重骨頭 / 贵重骨头 Guìzhòng Gǔtou French Os Rare German Steinknochen Italian Osso Raro Korean 귀중한뼈 Gwijunghan Ppyeo Spanish Hueso Raro

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