Shard

If you were looking for the Sun or Moon Shard, see Sun and Moon Shards.

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A shard is a colored fragment of an ancient tool that was introduced in Generation III. While they have no use on their own, several NPCs apparently have some use for them, and will trade other items or services for these objects.

In Generation III, shards can be traded to the Treasure Hunter living on Route 124 individually for evolutionary stones. In Hoenn, these items are found quite often underwater, many times held by certain species. Aside from trading them over from Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen and finding the very few there are in the wild, this is the only way to get the evolutionary stones in Hoenn.

Generation IV diversified the use of shards by an order of magnitude, and made them far easier to find than they were in Generation III. In addition to being found in several places on the field, shards are a commonly-found item mining underground in Sinnoh, where their appearance causes some speculation that they are related to Plates. In Pokémon Diamond and Pearl, the shards' only use is to be traded ten at a time for the weather-changing TMs on Route 212. In Pokémon Platinum, however, their use is augmented. While the TMs are no longer available by trading ten, three Move Tutors will accept groups of eight in specific colors to teach moves to a Pokémon. Their availability is also increased, with Mr. Fuego, owner of the Fuego Ironworks, trading one of each color to the player for a Star Piece and what appears to be an Ace Trainer finds one to give each day in Area 6 of the Great Marsh.

Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver reveal a newer use for the shards, with Jugglers in Violet City and Fuchsia City trading the player three kinds of Berry for a specifically-colored shard.

In Pokémon Black and White, they no longer have a purpose other than to be sold to the item maniac in Icirrus City for $200. In Pokémon Black 2 and White 2, Move Tutors in four different locations offer to teach a move in exchange for shards, like in Platinum. One notable difference is that instead of using multiple different types of shard for a single move, each Move Tutor has a preference for one type of shard only and will request multiple of that type of shard.

In Pokémon Sun and Moon, shards can be traded to the old man who appears in the Festival Plaza castle post-game for Bottle Caps, with 30 shards of the same color garnering one Bottle Cap. Shards can be gained through mining on Isle Aphun of Poké Pelago.

List of shards

Red Shard あかいかけら Red Shard   ITEMS pocket					INTRODUCED IN GEN III		Price: $3000 Sell for: $100* $500*
Effect: Can be traded for a Fire Stone.RSEORAS Can be traded for TM11 (Sunny Day).DP Can be given to Move Tutors to teach Pokémon moves.Pt Can be traded for a Cheri, Leppa, and Pecha Berry (Violet) or a Persim, Razz, and Pomeg Berry (Fuchsia).HGSS Can be given to the Driftveil Move Tutor to teach Pokémon moves.B2W2 Can be given to man in the Festival Plaza castle for a Bottle Cap.SM					Locations RSE Underwater, held by wild Corsola DPPt The Underground, Fuego Ironworks (trade for Star Piece)Pt, Great MarshPt HGSS Rock Smash, Rugged Road, Volcano Path, Scary Cave, Night Sky's Edge BW Black City B2W2 Relic Passage (dust clouds), Reversal Mountain (dust clouds; hidden in a rock on 1F), Route 13, Route 22, PWT, Join Avenue (Antique Shop), Transfer from Dream Radar ORAS Route 124, Route 127 (underwater), Mirage Mountain (northeast of Route 125), Mirage Caves SM Isle Aphun (Path for Odd-Shard Hunting!)
Secondary effect: Can be sold to an item maniac inside the Icirrus City Pokémon Center for $200.BWB2W2
Description RSE A shard from an ancient item. Can be sold cheaply. FRLG A small red shard. It appears to be from some sort of a tool made long ago. Colo XD An item brought over from a faraway place. DPPt HGSS A small red shard. It appears to be from some sort of implement made long ago. BWB2W2 A small red shard. It appears to be from some sort of implement made long ago. XYORAS A small red shard. It appears to be a fragment of some sort of implement made long ago. SM A small red shard. It appears to be a fragment of some sort of implement made long ago.

Green Shard みどりのかけら Green Shard   ITEMS pocket					INTRODUCED IN GEN III		Price: $3000 Sell for: $100* $500*
Effect: Can be traded for a Leaf Stone.RSEORAS Can be traded for TM07 (Hail).DP Can be given to Move Tutors to teach Pokémon moves.Pt Can be traded for an Aguav, Lum, and Rawst Berry (Violet) or a Wepear, Hondew, and Durin Berry (Fuchsia).HGSS Can be given to the Nacrene Move Tutor to teach Pokémon moves.B2W2 Can be given to man in the Festival Plaza castle for a Bottle Cap.SM					Locations RSE Underwater, held by wild Relicanth DPPt The Underground, Fuego Ironworks (trade for Star Piece)Pt, Great MarshPt HGSS Rock Smash, Noisy Forest, Scary Cave, Resort, Night Sky's Edge BW Black City B2W2 Relic Passage (dust clouds), Reversal Mountain (dust clouds), Route 12, PWT, Join Avenue (Antique Shop), Transfer from Dream Radar ORAS Route 124 (underwater), Route 126, Route 130 (underwater), Mirage Forest (east of Mossdeep City), Mirage Mountains SM Isle Aphun (Path for Odd-Shard Hunting!)
Secondary effect: Can be sold to an item maniac inside the Icirrus City Pokémon Center for $200.BWB2W2
Description RSE A shard from an ancient item. Can be sold cheaply. FRLG A small green shard. It appears to be from some sort of a tool made long ago. Colo XD An item brought over from a faraway place. DPPt HGSS A small green shard. It appears to be from some sort of implement made long ago. BWB2W2 A small green shard. It appears to be from some sort of implement made long ago. XYORAS A small green shard. It appears to be a fragment of some sort of implement made long ago. SM A small green shard. It appears to be a fragment of some sort of implement made long ago.

Blue Shard あおいかけら Blue Shard   ITEMS pocket					INTRODUCED IN GEN III		Price: $3000 Sell for: $100* $500*
Effect: Can be traded for a Water Stone.RSEORAS Can be traded for TM18 (Rain Dance).DP Can be given to Move Tutors to teach Pokémon moves.Pt Can be traded for a Chesto, Oran, and Wiki Berry (Violet) or a Bluk, Kelpsy, and Cornn Berry (Fuchsia).HGSS Can be given to the Lentimas Move Tutor to teach Pokémon moves.B2W2 Can be given to man in the Festival Plaza castle for a Bottle Cap.SM					Locations RSE Underwater, held by wild Clamperl DPPt The Underground, Fuego Ironworks (trade for Star Piece)Pt, Great MarshPt HGSS Rock Smash, Beautiful Beach, Warm Beach, Scary Cave, Night Sky's Edge BW Black City B2W2 Relic Passage (dust clouds), Reversal Mountain (dust clouds), PWT, Join Avenue (Antique Shop), Transfer from Dream Radar ORAS Route 124, Route 126 (underwater) Route 129 (underwater), Mirage Mountain (south of Route 129), Mirage Caves SM Isle Aphun (Path for Odd-Shard Hunting!)
Secondary effect: Can be sold to an item maniac inside the Icirrus City Pokémon Center for $200.BWB2W2
Description RSE A shard from an ancient item. Can be sold cheaply. FRLG A small blue shard. It appears to be from some sort of a tool made long ago. Colo XD An item brought over from a faraway place. DPPt HGSS A small blue shard. It appears to be from some sort of implement made long ago. BWB2W2 A small blue shard. It appears to be from some sort of implement made long ago. XYORAS A small blue shard. It appears to be a fragment of some sort of implement made long ago. SM A small blue shard. It appears to be a fragment of some sort of implement made long ago.

Yellow Shard きいろいかけら Yellow Shard   ITEMS pocket					INTRODUCED IN GEN III		Price: $3000 Sell for: $100* $500*
Effect: Can be traded for a Thunder Stone.RSEORAS Can be traded for TM37 (Sandstorm).DP Can be given to Move Tutors to teach Pokémon moves.Pt Can be traded for an Iapapa, Aspear, and Sitrus Berry (Violet) or a Pinap, Grepa, and Nomel Berry (Fuchsia).HGSS Can be given to the Humilau Move Tutor to teach Pokémon moves.B2W2 Can be given to man in the Festival Plaza castle for a Bottle Cap.SM					Locations RSE Underwater, held by wild Chinchou DPPt The Underground, Fuego Ironworks (trade for Star Piece)Pt, Great MarshPt HGSS Rock Smash, Dim Cave, Warm Beach, Scary Cave, Night Sky's Edge BW Black City B2W2 Relic Passage (dust clouds), Reversal Mountain (dust clouds; hidden in a rock on 1F), Route 12, PWT, Join Avenue (Antique Shop), Transfer from Dream Radar ORAS Route 107 (underwater), Route 124, Route 126 (underwater), Mirage Cave (west of Route 115), Mirage Mountains SM Isle Aphun (Path for Odd-Shard Hunting!)
Secondary effect: Can be sold to an item maniac inside the Icirrus City Pokémon Center for $200.BWB2W2
Description RSE A shard from an ancient item. Can be sold cheaply. FRLG A small yellow shard. It appears to be from some sort of a tool made long ago. Colo XD An item brought over from a faraway place. DPPt HGSS A small yellow shard. It appears to be from some sort of implement made long ago. BWB2W2 A small yellow shard. It appears to be from some sort of implement made long ago. XYORAS A small yellow shard. It appears to be a fragment of some sort of implement made long ago. SM A small yellow shard. It appears to be a fragment of some sort of implement made long ago.

Artwork

Underground

This is the artwork of the shards in The Underground:

Red Shard	Green Shard	Blue Shard	Yellow Shard

Dream World

This is the artwork of the shards in the Pokémon Dream World:

Red Shard	Green Shard	Blue Shard	Yellow Shard

In the anime

Shards in the anime

Green Shards appeared in The Relicanth Really Can, when Adam found them after they fell off the fins of a Relicanth. He mistook them for emeralds, until his wife, Evelyn, identified them as Green Shards. She stated that Green Shards were used in ancient times to make jewelry, but aren't worth as much in the present. After another treasure hunt, Adam found an entire chest filled with Green Shards.

Red Shards made a cameo in Team Rocket's fantasy in The Grass Menagerie!.

Ash found one of each shard in Treasure Hunt, Akala Style!, during a Stoutland Search treasure hunt set up for him and his classmates by Olivia.

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  Green Shards

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  Red Shards

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  A Yellow Shard

Trivia

• The color of each shard corresponds to a Generation I game.
• The Underground shards have the same palette as several Plates, with the Red Shard matching the Flame Plate, the Blue Shard matching the Splash Plate, the Green Shard matching the Meadow Plate, and the Yellow Shard matching the Zap Plate. This has caused some to believe that the "ancient item" mentioned in the Bag description is in fact one of the Plates.

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