Bottle Cap

Bottle Cap ぎんのおうかん Silver Bottle Cap

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Introduced in Generation VII Pocket Generation VII Items Generation VIII Treasures Generation IX Other Items Fling Power 30

The Bottle Cap (Japanese: ぎんのおうかん Silver Bottle Cap) is a type of exchangeable item introduced in Generation VII. The Gold Bottle Cap is a more valuable version of it.

In the core series games

Price

Games Cost Sell price SMUSUMPE SwShBDSP N/A $2,500 SV $20,000 $5,000

Effect

Can be traded to Mr. Hyper^SMUSUMPE, a League Staff attendant^SwSh, a Veteran^BDSP or a man with an Abomasnow^SV to maximize one of a Pokémon's IVs in Hyper Training.

Description

Games Description SMUSUMPE SwShBDSP A beautiful bottle cap that gives off a silver gleam. Some people are happy to receive one. SV A lovely silver bottle cap. Certain people are delighted to be given one of these.

Acquisition

Games Finite methods Repeatable methods SMUSUM Poni GauntletSM Hau'oli City (held by QR Code Magearna) Festival Plaza (Lottery shop: Treasure Hunt second prize, Haunted houses, Castle: trade for 30 Shards of one color) Fishing in Poni Island (Seafolk Village, Poni WildsSM, Poni Breaker Coast, Poni Gauntlet, Poni Meadow) Battle Tree (30 consecutive victories) PE Vermilion City (from Mina after defeating her; daily) Rocket Game Corner SwSh Battle Tower (25 BP) Bridge Field (Digging Duo) Max Raid Battles Pickup SwShIoA Cram-o-matic (All types: 142-150 points) SwShCT Freezington Watt Trader's "Today's Highlight" (7,980 W) BDSP Battle Park (25 BP) Pickup (Lv. 71+) (1% chance) SV Mesagoza, West Paldean Sea, North Province (Area Two) Delibird Presents (after earning 6 Gym Badges), Academy Ace Tournament, Porto Marinada auction, Tera Raid Battles (5★, 6★, 7★) Pickup

Gallery

Artwork

Artwork from Scarlet and Violet

In the spin-off games

Pokémon Masters EX

In one of his possible Pokémon Center interactions in Pokémon Masters EX, James expresses his disappointment in Trainers using their Bottle Caps to Hyper Train their Pokémon instead of collecting them. This is a reference to James's habit of collecting bottle caps in the anime.

Trivia

• The Japanese name of おうかん ōkan can mean "crown" or "bottle cap". The Korean and Chinese translations retain the "crown" meaning despite having different words for "bottle cap".

In other languages

Language Title Chinese Cantonese 銀色王冠 Ngàhnsīk Wòhnggūn Mandarin 銀色王冠 / 银色王冠 Yínsè Wángguān French Capsule d'Argent German Silberkronkorken Italian Tappo d'argento Korean 은왕관 Eun Wanggwan Russian Крышка от бутылки Krishka ot Butylki' Spanish Chapa Plateada

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