Deep Sea Scale

The Deep Sea Scale (Japanese: しんかいのウロコ Deep-Sea Scale), formatted DeepSeaScale prior to Generation VI and Deepseascale in the Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series, is a type of held item introduced in Generation III. It allows Clamperl to evolve into Gorebyss, and also boosts the Special Defense of a Clamperl that holds it.

Deep Sea Scale しんかいのウロコ Deep-Sea Scale

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Introduced in Generation III Pocket Generation III Items Generation IV Items Generation V Items (Held 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 BW N/A 100 B2W2 2000 100 XYORAS N/A 100 SMUSUM N/A 1,000 BDSP N/A 100

Effect

In battle

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If held by Clamperl, doubles its Special Defense.

Outside of battle

Causes Clamperl to evolve into Gorebyss when traded while holding it. This consumes the Deep Sea Scale.

Description

Games Description RSE Colo.XD A hold item that raises the Sp. Def of Clamperl. FRLG An item to be held by a Pokémon. A scale that shines a faint pink. It raises the Sp. Def stat. DPPtHGSS An item to be held by Clamperl. A scale that shines a faint pink, it raises the Sp. Def stat. BWB2W2 An item to be held by Clamperl. A scale that shines a faint pink, it raises the Sp. Def stat. XYORAS SMUSUM BDSP An item to be held by Clamperl. This scale shines with a faint pink and raises the holder's Sp. Def stat.

Acquisition

Games Finite methods Repeatable methods RSE Slateport City (choice between this and a DeepSeaTooth) FRLG Trade DPPt Held by wild Chinchou, wild Lanturn, and wild Relicanth (5% chance each) HGSS Route 20 Held by wild Chinchou, wild Lanturn, and wild Relicanth (5% chance each) PBR 14400 Poké Coupons BW Route 13 Route 13 (treasure hunter) Held by wild Chinchou, wild Lanturn, wild Gorebyss, wild Relicanth, and wild Basculin (Blue-Striped) (5% chance each) B2W2 Join Avenue (Antique Shop), White Forest (Store 2) Held by wild Chinchou, wild Lanturn, wild Gorebyss, wild Relicanth, and wild Basculin (Blue-Striped) (5% chance each) XY Azure Bay Held by wild Chinchou, wild Lanturn, wild Gorebyss, wild Relicanth, and wild Basculin (Blue-Striped) (5% chance each) ORAS Crescent Isle; Mirage Mountains (west of Route 104, north of Lilycove City, north of Route 125, northeast of Route 125, east of Route 125, southeast of Route 129, south of Route 129, south of Route 131), Mauville Food CourtAS Held by wild Chinchou, wild Lanturn, and wild Relicanth (5% chance each) PMC Balloon Popping (Lv. 1) SMUSUM Konikoni CityUSUM Battle Tree (32 BP) Held by wild Chinchou, wild LanturnUSUM, wild GorebyssUSUM, wild Relicanth, and wild Basculin (Blue-Striped)UM (5% chance each) BDSP Held by wild Chinchou, wild Lanturn, and wild Relicanth (5% chance each)

In spin-off games

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series

The Deepseascale appears in Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Red Rescue Team and Blue Rescue Team and Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time, Explorers of Darkness, and Explorers of Sky.

Price

Games Cost Sell price MDRB 3000 1 MDTDS 1000 1

Effect

If the player offers both a Link Cable and Deepseascale at Luminous Cave or Luminous Spring, Clamperl can be evolved into Gorebyss. This consumes the Link Cable and Deepseascale.

If thrown, it will deal 1 damage (2 if sticky). Using this item in a dungeon will consume it, with no effect.

Description

Games Description MDRB It enables a certain kind of Pokémon to evolve. Give it to the Pokémon when it's ready to evolve. MDTDS A pretty scale that shines faintly. It allows a certain kind of Pokémon to evolve.

Acquisition

Games Finite methods Repeatable methods MDRB Grand Sea (15F, if the player has none), Far-off Sea (51-75F) MDTDS Treasure Boxes, Job requests (★3-★9) Happy Outlook (Kecleon Shop: B3F, B5F, B7F, B9F, B11F, B13F, B15F, B17F, B19F), Mt. Mistral (Kecleon Shop: 3F, 5F, 7F, 9F, 11F, 13F, 15F, 17F, 19F), Shimmer Hill (Kecleon Shop: 2F, 4F, 6F, 8F, 10F, 12F, 14F, 16F), Lost Wilderness (Kecleon Shop: B3F, B5F, B7F, B9F, B11F, B13F, B15F, B17F)

Appearance

Sprite from Red Rescue Team and Blue Rescue Team	Sprite from Explorers of Time, Darkness, and Sky

In the anime

A Deep Sea Scale in the anime

A Deep Sea Tooth and a Deep Sea Scale appeared in The Evolutionary War. They were used to evolve Keith and Nancy's Clamperl into a Huntail and a Gorebyss, respectively. In this episode, Deep Sea Scales were revealed to be found on Island B of the A-B-C Islands.

A Deep Sea Scale appeared in Showdown At Linoone as one of the items Tokin had picked up.

Trivia

• In Pokémon Diamond and Pearl, when pluralized or prefixed with the indefinite article, this item's name is rendered with a lowercase 's' ("DeepseaScales" and "a DeepseaScale", respectively). In Pokémon Platinum and Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver, both of these instances are corrected to display with a capital 'S' ("DeepSeaScales" and "a DeepSeaScale", respectively), matching how the item's name would normally be rendered.

In other languages

Language Title Chinese Cantonese 深海鱗片 Sāmhói Lèuhnpin Mandarin 深海鱗片 / 深海鳞片 Shēnhǎi Línpiàn * 深海之鱗 Shēnhǎi-zhī Lín * 深海之鱗片 Shēnhǎi-zhī Línpiàn * Finnish Syvänmerensuomu French Écaille Océan* Écailleocéan* German Abyssplatte Italian Squamabissi Korean 심해의비늘 Simhae-ui Bineul Brazilian Portuguese Deep Sea Scale Spanish Escama Marina Vietnamese Vảy biển sâu

External links

• On Smogon Itemdex:
  • Generation III – IV – V – VI – VII – VIII – IX

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