Wishing Star

	Model from Sword and Shield
	Introduced in Generation VIII
Pocket
Generation VIII	Key items

Not to be confused with Wishing Piece or Wishing Stone.

The Wishing Star (Japanese: ねがいぼし Wishing Star) is a Key Item introduced in Generation VIII. It is a source of Dynamax energy, which can be fit into a Dynamax Band in order to allow a Trainer to Dynamax their Pokémon. According to Professor Magnolia, the Wishing Stars are parts of Eternatus, which is said to have some sort of connection to the Dynamax phenomenon.

In the core series games

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In Pokémon Sword and Shield, two Wishing Stars fall from the sky near the player and Hop after their battle on Route 2. Professor Magnolia then takes them and fits them into Dynamax Bands for the two. Bede is later revealed to be collecting Wishing Stars for Rose, gathering them from Galar Mine and Galar Mine No. 2. He also attempts to destroy the famous mural in Stow-on-Side to get more of them. During the game's climax, Rose reveals that Macro Cosmos has been giving the gathered Wishing Stars to Eternatus in order to solve the energy crisis that is facing Galar in one thousand years.

During the post-game, Sonia is revealed to hold the Wishing Stars confiscated from Chairman Rose after his arrest at her laboratory. They're later stolen by Sordward and Shielbert with the help of Sonia's treacherous assistant in order to advance their plans.

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In Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl, while the Wishing Star is not an obtainable item, it is mentioned by a Gentleman in Floaroma Town if the player speaks to him with Pokémon Sword or Shield save data on their console. He comments that the player has seen a Wishing Star before and gives them a Jirachi.

Price

Games	Cost	Sell price
SwSh	N/A	N/A

Effect

The Wishing Star is given to Professor Magnolia, who fits it into a Dynamax Band, before giving it back to the player.

Description

Games	Description
SwSh BDSP LA SV	A stone found in the Galar region with a mysterious power. It's said that your dreams come true if you find one.

Acquisition

Games	Method
SwSh	Route 2 (from Hop after battling him)

In animation

Pokémon the Series

Pokémon Journeys: The Series

In Sword and Shield: The Darkest Day!, a Wishing Star crashed down in front of Goh and Sonia at Wedgehurst. Sonia later used it to fashion a Dynamax Band for Goh.

Pokémon: Twilight Wings

A Wishing Star appeared in a flashback in Assistant, being examined by Oleana and a group of Scientists at a Macro Cosmos laboratory.

In the manga

Pokémon Adventures

Sword & Shield arc

Two Wishing Stars appeared in Ooh Shiny!! Legendary Equipment. One year before the arc's events, Casey and Henry saw two Wishing Stars falling into the Slumbering Weald, and entered the forest to find them. With the help of Henry's Farfetch'd, they eventually found them, and, as thanks for the help, Casey gave one of them to Henry. They were later fitted into Dynamax Bands for the two Trainers.

In Watch Out!! Strong Rivals, Bede found three Wishing Stars after his Hatenna crushed a boulder that had been blocking the entrance to the Galar Mine.

In Stealth!! Infiltrate the Energy Plant, Rose and Oleana were seen taking multiple Wishing Stars to Eternatus at the Energy Plant.

In other languages


Language		Title
Catalan		Estrella Desig
Chinese	Cantonese	許願星 Héuiyuhn Sīng
Chinese	Mandarin	許願星 / 许愿星 Xǔyuàn Xīng
Czech		Hvězda přání
Finnish		Toivomustähti
French		Étoile Vœu
German		Wunschstern
Italian		Desiostella
Korean		소원의별 Sowon-ui Byeol
Polish		Gwiazda Życzeń
Portuguese		Estrela dos Desejos
Spanish		Estrella Deseo