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The '''Rage Candy Bar''' (Japanese: '''いかりまんじゅう''' ''Rage {{wp|Manjū}}'') is an [[item]] available only in {{game5|Gold|Silver|Crystal|HeartGold|SoulSilver}}. Despite this, it has been mentioned in several other games.
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==In the games==
The '''Rage Candy Bar''' (Japanese: '''いかりまんじゅう''' ''Rage {{wp|Manjū}}''), formatted as '''RageCandyBar''' as an item prior to [[Generation VI]], is a type of {{DL|Item|medicine}} introduced in the [[Generation II]] games. In {{game|HeartGold and SoulSilver|s}}, it is a [[Key Item]]. It is a local specialty of [[Mahogany Town]].
===Gold, Silver, and Crystal===
The Ragecandybar (spelled without spaces due to character limitations) first appeared in [[Generation II]]. It is a local specialty of [[Mahogany Town]], in the same vein as the [[Lavaridge Town]]'s [[Lava Cookie]] is in later generations. The first place that the item can be bought is from a salesman blocking the way to the [[Lake of Rage]]; he sells these for {{pdollar}}300. Once the [[Red Gyarados]] has been captured or defeated, however, he will sell no more. The Ragecandybar remains unavailable until the [[Team Rocket]] [[Rocket Executive|Executives]] have been defeated at the [[Johto Radio Tower|Radio Tower]]. After this, it can be purchased from the [[Poké Mart#Mahogany Town Shop|Mahogany Town Shop]] for, again, {{pdollar}}300.


In these games, the Ragecandybar acts like a [[Potion]]: healing 20 {{stat|HP}}. Unlike future games, it is a regular item, and can be [[held item|held]] by Pokémon and [[trade]]d between games.
==In the core series games==
===Price===
{{ItemPrice/head|Medicine}}
{{ItemPrice|{{gameabbrev2|GSC}}|{{PDollar}}300|{{PDollar}}150}}
{{ItemPrice|{{gameabbrev4|HGSS}}|{{PDollar}}300|N/A}}
{{ItemPrice|{{gameabbrev5|BW}}<br>{{gameabbrev6|XYORAS}}|N/A|{{PDollar}}150}}
{{ItemPrice|{{gameabbrev5|B2W2}}|{{pdollar}}2000{{tt|*|bought in pairs}}|{{pdollar}}150}}
{{ItemPrice|{{gameabbrev7|SMUSUM}}<br>{{gameabbrev8|SwSh}}|N/A|{{PDollar}}175}}
|}
|}
In the [[Generation V]] games, the RageCandyBar can be sold to the {{DL|Item maniac|gourmet maniac}} on {{rt|5|Unova}} for {{PDollar}}6000.


===FireRed, LeafGreen, Diamond, Pearl, and Platinum===
===Effect===
====Generation II====
When used from the [[Bag]] on a Pokémon, it heals the Pokémon by 20 {{stat|HP}}, identical in behavior to a [[Potion]].


Though the item does not exist in the coding of the [[Generation III]] and [[Sinnoh]]-based [[Generation IV]] games, it is mentioned repeatedly. In {{OBP|Two Island|town}} in {{game|FireRed and LeafGreen|s}}, it is said to be a favorite of [[Bruno]] of the [[Kanto]] [[Elite Four]], who left the island disappointed when he found that the shop was sold out of them. No mention is made in {{game|Diamond and Pearl|s}}, but in {{game|Platinum}}, it is mentioned. The [[Veilstone Department Store]] basement proclaims to offer the treat, however, it is sold out in the [[Veilstone Department Store]] basement. It is noted that is a favorite of [[Professor Rowan]]'s. In all these occurrences, the Rage Candy Bar is spelled with spaces in its name. FireRed and LeafGreen parses it as "Rage Candybar"; Platinum as "Rage Candy Bar".
====Generation IV====
In {{game|HeartGold and SoulSilver|s}}, it may be exchanged for {{TM|64|Explosion}} with an [[Non-player character|NPC]] on the {{OBP|Underground Path|Kanto Routes 5–6}} between [[Route]]s {{rtn|5|Kanto}} and {{rtn|6|Kanto}}.


These mentions, despite the lack of attainability of the Rage Candy Bar, hinted towards [[Pokémon Gold and Silver remake speculation|remakes of the original Generation II games]]. These games were later revealed as {{game|HeartGold and SoulSilver|s}}.
====Generations V and VI====
When used from the [[Bag]] on a Pokémon, it heals the Pokémon by 20 {{stat|HP}}.


===In HeartGold and SoulSilver===
In {{game|Black and White|s}}, if the {{player}} uses a RageCandyBar on one of the {{p|Darmanitan}} statues in the [[Desert Resort]], the RageCandyBar is consumed and will prompt a battle with the awakened Darmanitan. Each Darmanitan will be at [[level]] 35 and have their [[Hidden Ability]], {{a|Zen Mode}}.
The Rage Candy Bar appears in a similar capacity in HeartGold and SoulSilver as it did in Generation II. It is available in [[Mahogany Town]] only, but this time is a [[key item]]. This prevents the player from trading it to {{game2|Diamond|Pearl|Platinum}}, where game data for the Rage Candy Bar does not exist. The Rage Candy Bar is not a healing item in these games, however, and may be exchanged to a [[non-player character]] in the [[Underground Path (Routes 5-6)|Cerulean/Vermilion Underground]] in [[Kanto]] for {{tm|64|Explosion}}.


==Spelling between generations==
====Generation VII onward====
When used from the [[Bag]] on a Pokémon, it cures a Pokémon of all {{DL|Status condition|Non-volatile status|non-volatile}} [[status condition]]s ({{status|poison}}, {{status|paralysis}}, {{status|sleep}}, {{status|burn}}, {{status|freeze}}) and {{status|confusion}}.


Each time it is mentioned, the spelling of the item's name is slightly different. In Generation II, it is spelled in all-caps with no spaces in the item list, as "RAGECANDYBAR". FireRed and LeafGreen add a space and capitalize normally, noting it as "Rage Candybar". Platinum, finally, puts spaces between all words as "Rage Candy Bar". It is unknown which style its name would take in {{game|HeartGold and SoulSilver|s}}. Although item names are no longer all-caps, the length of the name could pose a problem (in Generation III and IV no such limitations mattered, as the Rage Candy Bar was mentioned solely in dialogue and not as part of an item list). If this is the case, a fourth, {{wp|CamelCase}} spelling as "RageCandyBar" may be an option.
===Description===
{{movedesc|Medicine}}
{{movedescentry|{{gameabbrev2|GSC}}|Restores {{ScPkmn}} HP by 20.}}
{{movedescentry|{{gameabbrev4|HGSS}}|A famous candy in Mahogany Town. Many tourists like to buy them to take home.}}
{{movedescentry|{{gameabbrev5|BWB2W2}}|A famous Mahogany Town candy tourists like to buy and take home. It restores the HP of one Pokémon by 20 points.}}
{{movedescentry|{{gameabbrev6|XYORAS}}|Mahogany Town's famous candy. When consumed, it restores 20 HP to an injured Pokémon.}}
{{movedescentry|{{gameabbrev7|SMUSUMPE}}<br>{{gameabbrev8|SwShBDSPLA}}|Mahogany Town's famous candy. It can be used once to heal all the status conditions of a Pokémon.}}
{{movedescentry|{{gameabbrev9|SV}}|Mahogany Town's famous candy. It can be used to cure any status condition a Pokémon may have.}}
|}
|}


==Design basis==
===Acquisition===
The Rage Candy Bar is based on the Japanese {{wp|Manjū}}, a type of pounded rice cake. Manjū are sold in Japan as confectionary, and are often unique to certain locales. A direct translation, if any were conceivable, would have been lost in translation, which is why it was renamed as something that English speaking people could identify with.
{{ItemAvailability/head|Medicine}}
|-
| {{gameabbrev2|GSC}}
|
| [[Mahogany Town]] (purchase before the [[Red Gyarados]] is defeated or captured)<br>{{DL|Mahogany Town|Just a Souvenir Shop}} (after defeating [[Team Rocket]])
|-
| {{gameabbrev4|HGSS}}
| [[Mahogany Town]] (sold by a man blocking the east entrance, before defeating [[Team Rocket]])
|
|-
| {{gameabbrev5|BW}}
| [[Icirrus City]]{{sup/s|W}}, [[Desert Resort]]
| [[Royal Unova]]{{dotw|Sat}}
|-
| {{gameabbrev5|B2W2}}
|
| [[Pokéstar Studios]] (gift after completing a movie)<br>[[Royal Unova]]{{dotw|Sat}}<br>[[Join Avenue]] ({{DL|Join Avenue|Market}})<br>[[Nimbasa City]] (held by certain Pokémon [[In-game trade#Yancy/Curtis|traded]] from [[Curtis]]/[[Yancy]])
|-
| {{gameabbrev6|XY}}
| Any [[Kalos hotels|hotel]] (from a {{tc|Waiter}} after meeting him four times)
|
|-
| {{gameabbrev6|ORAS}}
| [[Trick House]]
| Any [[Pokémon Contest|Contest Spectacular]] [[Contest Hall|Hall]] (random gift from a fan after completing a Contest)
|-
| {{gameabbrev7|SMUSUM}}
| [[Malie Garden]]
| [[Pokémon Center Café]]{{dotw|Tue}}<br>[[Festival Plaza]] ([[Festival Plaza#Goody shops|General Store]])
|-
| {{gameabbrev8|SwSh}}
|
| [[Battle Café]]
|}
|}


Interestingly, its in-bag sprite depicts it in a small box, which could pass for a candy bar wrapper, preventing revelation of the translation issue.
====Distribution====
{| class="roundy" style="background: #{{medicine color light}}; border: 5px solid #{{medicine color}}"
|-
|
{| border=1 style="background:#FFF; border:1px solid #{{medicine color light}}; border-collapse:collapse"
|-
! style="background:#FFF; {{roundytl|5px}}" | Games
! style="background:#FFF" | Event
! style="background:#FFF" | Language/Region
! style="background:#FFF; {{roundytr|5px}}" | Distribution period
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| {{gameabbrev8|SwSh}}
| {{DL|List of other event distributions in Generation VIII|Pokémon Center Alcremie Sweets}}
| Japan
| November 1, 2021 to October 31, 2022
|}
|}


=====As a [[held item]]=====
{| class="roundy" style="background: #{{medicine color light}}; border: 5px solid #{{medicine color}}"
|-
|
{| border=1 style="background:#FFF; border:1px solid #{{medicine color light}}; border-collapse:collapse"
|-
! style="background:#FFF; {{roundytl|5px}}" | Games
! style="background:#FFF" | Event
! style="background:#FFF" | Language/Region
! style="background:#FFF; {{roundytr|5px}}" | Distribution period
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| rowspan=3 | {{gameabbrev6|XYORAS}}
| {{DL|List of Japanese region serial code event Pokémon distributions in Generation VI|East Asian Nebel Volcanion}}
| Japanese, PAL, Taiwanese
| Various
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| {{DL|List of Japanese region serial code event Pokémon distributions in Generation VI|Southeast Asian Nebel Volcanion}}
| Japanese, American
| November 12, 2016 to January 25, 2017
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| {{DL|List of Korean region serial code event Pokémon distributions in Generation VI|Nebel Volcanion}}
| Korean
| December 22, 2016 to February 28, 2017
|}
|}
==In the anime==
[[File:Rage Candy Bar anime.png|thumb|250px|A Rage Candy Bar in ''[[Pokémon the Series: Diamond and Pearl]]'']]
===Main series===
====''[[Pokémon the Series: Diamond and Pearl]]''====
Rage Candy Bars appeared in ''[[DP143|An Egg Scramble!]]'', where they were one of the items being sold by [[Khoury]] at the [[Johto Festival]]. Some of them were also seen amongst the food stolen by {{TRT}}.
{{-}}
==In the manga==
[[File:RageCandyBar Adventures.png|thumb|150px|A Rage Candy Bar in [[Pokémon Adventures]]]]
===Pokémon Adventures===
===={{MangaArc|Gold, Silver & Crystal}}====
In ''[[PS139|Raising Raichu]]'', a banner advertising Rage Candy Bars could be seen on the roof of [[Mahogany Town]]'s souvenir shop.
===={{MangaArc|HeartGold & SoulSilver}}====
In ''[[PS442|Out-Odding Oddish]]'', while on his way to the [[Pokéathlon Dome]], {{adv|Gold}} was seen eating some Rage Candy Bars that he had recently purchased. He also threw one into [[Whitney]]'s mouth, almost causing her to choke. Gold [[PS444|later]] gave a Rage Candy Bar to [[Bruno]], who immediately fell in love with its delicious taste. In ''[[PS460|All About Arceus IX]]'', Whitney, who was shown to have a crush on Bruno, was seen sending the [[Elite Four]] member a boxful of Rage Candy Bars, much to his pleasure.
===={{MangaArc|Black & White}}====
In ''[[PS482|To Make a Musical]]'', [[Ryoku]] of the [[Seven Sages]] was seen holding a box of Rage Candy Bars in his hand before entering the [[Relic Castle]] to catch {{p|Volcarona}} for [[Ghetsis]].
{{-}}
==Name==
In [[Generation II]], the [[item]]'s name is rendered <sc>Ragecandybar</sc> in all caps (like all items) and with no spaces.
In {{game|FireRed and LeafGreen|s}}, where it is only mentioned in dialogue and does not appear as an item, its name is rendered "Rage Candybar". In {{game|Platinum}}, where it likewise is only mentioned in dialogue, its name is rendered as "Rage Candy Bar".
In {{game|HeartGold and SoulSilver|s}} and in all [[Generation V]] games, where it once again appears as an item, its name is rendered as "RageCandyBar", spelled in {{wp|CamelCase}} due to the 12-character limit and capitalization of item names.
From [[Generation VI]] onward, due to the increased character limit, its name is rendered as "Rage Candy Bar" with spaces.
==Origin==
The Rage Candy Bar is based on the Japanese {{wp|manjū}}, a type of pounded rice cake. Manjū are sold in Japan as {{wp|confectionery}}, and are often unique to certain places (much as the Rage Candy Bar is to [[Mahogany Town]]). The item was renamed as a {{wp|Chocolate bar|candy bar}} in translation to be more familiar to English-speaking players; its in-[[Bag]] sprite depicts it in a small box, which could pass for a candy bar wrapper, preventing revelation of the translation discrepancy.
===Etymology===
According to [[Nob Ogasawara]], under his alias of ''Douglas Dinsdale'' (also ''Doug Dinsdale''), in a thread<ref>[http://lparchive.org/Pokemon-Blue/code.html Lets Break PKMN Blue Thread Bits.txt] (itself found [http://lparchive.org/Pokemon-Blue/ here])</ref> apparently archived from the [http://forums.somethingawful.com/ Something Awful] forums and available at the ''[http://lparchive.org/ Let's Play Archive]'', the name "Rage Candy Bar" is a mistranslation that was decided by his handlers at Nintendo of America. He claims that the correct translation of いかりまんじゅう is "Rage {{wp|Dumpling}}" or, given the twelve-character limit at the time, "Rage {{wp|Bun}}". During the localization process, Ogasawara had suggested "Cake of Rage" as a possible English name,<ref>[http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Woolseyism/VideoGames Woolseyism/Video Games - Television Tropes & Idioms]</ref> resembling the [[Lake of Rage]]'s name.
==Trivia==
* Though the [[item]] does not exist in the internal data of the [[Generation III]] and [[Sinnoh]]-based [[Generation IV]] games, it is mentioned in those games:
** In {{game|FireRed and LeafGreen|s}}, it is mentioned by an [[Non-player character|NPC]] in {{OBP|Two Island|town|the town}} on [[Two Island]], who claims that is the favorite delicacy of [[Bruno]] of the [[Elite Four]], who left the island in disappointment when he discovered that the local shop was sold out of them.
** In {{game|Platinum}}, it is supposed to be sold at [[Veilstone Department Store]]'s basement, but the vendor selling them always says they're sold out of them. They are also said to be favored by [[Professor Rowan]], who can occasionally be found in the Department Store basement, sulking about the fact that the store has run out of them. An NPC in the basement claims to be the one who has bought all the available Rage Candy Bars.
==In other languages==
{{langtable|color={{medicine color light}}|bordercolor={{medicine color}}
|zh_yue=憤怒饅頭 ''{{tt|Fáhnnouh Màahntàuh|Rage Steamed Bun}}''
|zh_cmn=憤怒饅頭 / 愤怒馒头 ''{{tt|Fènnù Mántou|Rage Steamed Bun}}'' {{tt|*|Games, Adventures (Jilin Publishing)}}<br>憤怒豆沙包 ''{{tt|Fènnù Dòushābāo|Rage Bean-Paste Bun}}'' {{tt|*|Adventures (Ching-Win Publishing)}}
|cs=Jezerní mls
|fr=Bonbon Rage
|de={{tt|Wutkeks|Rage Cookie}}
|it=Iramella
|ko=분노의호두과자 ''{{tt|Bunno-ui Hodugwaja|Rage Walnut Cake}}''
|pt_br=Pão Doce da Fúria ([[PS139]]-present)<br>Barra Doce da Fúria ([[PS482]])
|es={{tt|Caram.|Caramelo}} Furia
|vi=Bánh bao Ikari
}}
==See also==
* [[List of Key Items in Generation IV]]
==References==
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{{Local specialty}}<br>
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[[zh:愤怒馒头（道具）]]

Latest revision as of 14:37, 20 August 2024

Rage Candy Bar
いかりまんじゅう
Rage Manjū
Bag Rage Candy Bar Sprite.png
Rage Candy Bar
Pokémon Global Link artwork
Introduced in Generation II
Pocket
Generation II Bag Items pocket icon.png Items
Generation IV Bag Key items pocket icon.png Key items (HGSS)
Generation V Bag Medicine pocket icon.png Medicine
Generation VI Bag Medicine pocket icon.png Medicine
Generation VII Bag Medicine pocket icon.png Medicine
Generation VIII Bag Medicine pocket icon.png Medicine
Fling
Power 30

The Rage Candy Bar (Japanese: いかりまんじゅう Rage Manjū), formatted as RageCandyBar as an item prior to Generation VI, is a type of medicine introduced in the Generation II games. In Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver, it is a Key Item. It is a local specialty of Mahogany Town.

In the core series games

Price

Games Cost Sell price
GSC $300 $150
HGSS $300 N/A
BW
XYORAS		 N/A $150
B2W2 $2000* $150
SMUSUM
SwSh		 N/A $175

In the Generation V games, the RageCandyBar can be sold to the gourmet maniac on Route 5 for $6000.

Effect

Generation II

When used from the Bag on a Pokémon, it heals the Pokémon by 20 HP, identical in behavior to a Potion.

Generation IV

In Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver, it may be exchanged for TM64 (Explosion) with an NPC on the Underground Path between Routes 5 and 6.

Generations V and VI

When used from the Bag on a Pokémon, it heals the Pokémon by 20 HP.

In Pokémon Black and White, if the player uses a RageCandyBar on one of the Darmanitan statues in the Desert Resort, the RageCandyBar is consumed and will prompt a battle with the awakened Darmanitan. Each Darmanitan will be at level 35 and have their Hidden Ability, Zen Mode.

Generation VII onward

When used from the Bag on a Pokémon, it cures a Pokémon of all non-volatile status conditions (poison, paralysis, sleep, burn, freeze) and confusion.

Description

Games Description
GSC Restores Pokémon HP by 20.
HGSS A famous candy in Mahogany Town. Many tourists like to buy them to take home.
BWB2W2 A famous Mahogany Town candy tourists like to buy and take home. It restores the HP of one Pokémon by 20 points.
XYORAS Mahogany Town's famous candy. When consumed, it restores 20 HP to an injured Pokémon.
SMUSUMPE
SwShBDSPLA 		Mahogany Town's famous candy. It can be used once to heal all the status conditions of a Pokémon.
SV Mahogany Town's famous candy. It can be used to cure any status condition a Pokémon may have.

Acquisition

Games Finite methods Repeatable methods
GSC Mahogany Town (purchase before the Red Gyarados is defeated or captured)
Just a Souvenir Shop (after defeating Team Rocket)
HGSS Mahogany Town (sold by a man blocking the east entrance, before defeating Team Rocket)
BW Icirrus CityWinter, Desert Resort Royal UnovaSa
B2W2 Pokéstar Studios (gift after completing a movie)
Royal UnovaSa
Join Avenue (Market)
Nimbasa City (held by certain Pokémon traded from Curtis/Yancy)
XY Any hotel (from a Waiter after meeting him four times)
ORAS Trick House Any Contest Spectacular Hall (random gift from a fan after completing a Contest)
SMUSUM Malie Garden Pokémon Center CaféTu
Festival Plaza (General Store)
SwSh Battle Café

Distribution

Games Event Language/Region Distribution period
SwSh Pokémon Center Alcremie Sweets Japan November 1, 2021 to October 31, 2022
As a held item
Games Event Language/Region Distribution period
XYORAS East Asian Nebel Volcanion Japanese, PAL, Taiwanese Various
Southeast Asian Nebel Volcanion Japanese, American November 12, 2016 to January 25, 2017
Nebel Volcanion Korean December 22, 2016 to February 28, 2017

In the anime

A Rage Candy Bar in Pokémon the Series: Diamond and Pearl

Main series

Pokémon the Series: Diamond and Pearl

Rage Candy Bars appeared in An Egg Scramble!, where they were one of the items being sold by Khoury at the Johto Festival. Some of them were also seen amongst the food stolen by Team Rocket.

In the manga

A Rage Candy Bar in Pokémon Adventures

Pokémon Adventures

Gold, Silver & Crystal arc

In Raising Raichu, a banner advertising Rage Candy Bars could be seen on the roof of Mahogany Town's souvenir shop.

HeartGold & SoulSilver arc

In Out-Odding Oddish, while on his way to the Pokéathlon Dome, Gold was seen eating some Rage Candy Bars that he had recently purchased. He also threw one into Whitney's mouth, almost causing her to choke. Gold later gave a Rage Candy Bar to Bruno, who immediately fell in love with its delicious taste. In All About Arceus IX, Whitney, who was shown to have a crush on Bruno, was seen sending the Elite Four member a boxful of Rage Candy Bars, much to his pleasure.

Black & White arc

In To Make a Musical, Ryoku of the Seven Sages was seen holding a box of Rage Candy Bars in his hand before entering the Relic Castle to catch Volcarona for Ghetsis.

Name

In Generation II, the item's name is rendered Ragecandybar in all caps (like all items) and with no spaces.

In Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen, where it is only mentioned in dialogue and does not appear as an item, its name is rendered "Rage Candybar". In Pokémon Platinum, where it likewise is only mentioned in dialogue, its name is rendered as "Rage Candy Bar".

In Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver and in all Generation V games, where it once again appears as an item, its name is rendered as "RageCandyBar", spelled in CamelCase due to the 12-character limit and capitalization of item names.

From Generation VI onward, due to the increased character limit, its name is rendered as "Rage Candy Bar" with spaces.

Origin

The Rage Candy Bar is based on the Japanese manjū, a type of pounded rice cake. Manjū are sold in Japan as confectionery, and are often unique to certain places (much as the Rage Candy Bar is to Mahogany Town). The item was renamed as a candy bar in translation to be more familiar to English-speaking players; its in-Bag sprite depicts it in a small box, which could pass for a candy bar wrapper, preventing revelation of the translation discrepancy.

Etymology

According to Nob Ogasawara, under his alias of Douglas Dinsdale (also Doug Dinsdale), in a thread[1] apparently archived from the Something Awful forums and available at the Let's Play Archive, the name "Rage Candy Bar" is a mistranslation that was decided by his handlers at Nintendo of America. He claims that the correct translation of いかりまんじゅう is "Rage Dumpling" or, given the twelve-character limit at the time, "Rage Bun". During the localization process, Ogasawara had suggested "Cake of Rage" as a possible English name,[2] resembling the Lake of Rage's name.

Trivia

  • Though the item does not exist in the internal data of the Generation III and Sinnoh-based Generation IV games, it is mentioned in those games:
    • In Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen, it is mentioned by an NPC in the town on Two Island, who claims that is the favorite delicacy of Bruno of the Elite Four, who left the island in disappointment when he discovered that the local shop was sold out of them.
    • In Pokémon Platinum, it is supposed to be sold at Veilstone Department Store's basement, but the vendor selling them always says they're sold out of them. They are also said to be favored by Professor Rowan, who can occasionally be found in the Department Store basement, sulking about the fact that the store has run out of them. An NPC in the basement claims to be the one who has bought all the available Rage Candy Bars.

In other languages

Language Title
Chinese Cantonese 憤怒饅頭 Fáhnnouh Màahntàuh
Mandarin 憤怒饅頭 / 愤怒馒头 Fènnù Mántou *
憤怒豆沙包 Fènnù Dòushābāo *
The Czech Republic Flag.png Czech Jezerní mls
France Flag.png French Bonbon Rage
Germany Flag.png German Wutkeks
Italy Flag.png Italian Iramella
South Korea Flag.png Korean 분노의호두과자 Bunno-ui Hodugwaja
Brazil Flag.png Brazilian Portuguese Pão Doce da Fúria (PS139-present)
Barra Doce da Fúria (PS482)
Spain Flag.png Spanish Caram. Furia
Vietnam Flag.png Vietnamese Bánh bao Ikari

See also

References

  1. ↑ Lets Break PKMN Blue Thread Bits.txt (itself found here)
  2. ↑ Woolseyism/Video Games - Television Tropes & Idioms


Local specialties
Pewter Crunchies Pewter Crunchies
Dream Rage Candy Bar Sprite.png Rage Candy Bar
Dream Lava Cookie Sprite.png Lava Cookie
Dream Old Gateau Sprite.png Old Gateau
Dream Casteliacone Sprite.png Casteliacone
Lumiose Galette Lumiose Galette
Shalour Sable Shalour Sable
Dream Big Malasada Sprite.png Big Malasada
Hometown Muffin Jubilife Muffin


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