Flute

This article is about the glass flutes. For other uses, see Flute (disambiguation).

The Flutes in the anime

A Flute (Japanese: ビードロ vidro) is a hand-blown glass instrument and a type of item introduced in Generation III. There are five types of Flute, each a different color. Starting in Generation VII, they do not appear in the games.

List of Flutes

	Name	Cost (ash)	Sell price		Effect
			Poké Marts	ManiacGen. V
	Blue Flute	250	$50	$7000	Awakens a sleeping Pokémon.
	Yellow Flute	500	$100	$7500	Snaps a Pokémon out of confusion.
	Red Flute		$150		Snaps a Pokémon out of infatuation.
	Black Flute	1000	$200	$8000	Reduces the wild Pokémon encounter rate. Increases the level of wild Pokémon by 1–4.ORAS
	White Flute		$250		Increases the wild Pokémon encounter rate. Decreases the level of wild Pokémon by 1–4.ORAS

In the games

Mechanics

In Generations III to IV and Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire, the Flutes, when used by the player, produce a sound that has an effect on Pokémon. They are not consumed upon use. The Blue, Yellow, and Red Flutes can be used to cure one of the player's Pokémon of sleep, confusion, or infatuation, respectively. In Generation III, they can be used both in and out of battle. In other games, they can only be used in battle. Outside of Orre, the Black and White Flutes can be used in the overworld to affect wild Pokémon encounters. They decrease or increase the wild Pokémon encounter rate, respectively, or, in Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire, increase or decrease the levels of wild Pokémon by 1–4, respectively. If the player attempts to use a Black or White Flute in Orre, the message "This item's use is forbidden in the Orre Region." will be displayed.

In Generation V and Pokémon X and Y, the Flutes cannot be used and are valuable items. In Generation V, they can be sold to the billionaire maniac in Undella Town for a higher-than-usual price.

Acquisition

In Hoenn, the player can collect volcanic ash in the Soot Sack and have it turned into Flutes at the Glass Workshop on Route 113. Each Flute costs a different amount of ash to make.

In Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen and in Orre, the Flutes are mostly only obtainable via trade; only the Yellow Flute is obtainable otherwise, and not in Pokémon Colosseum. In FireRed and LeafGreen, it can be purchased from the Rocket Game Corner for 1,600C. In Pokémon XD, it can be found on the S.S. Libra.

In Pokémon Diamond, Pearl, and Platinum, the Flutes are mostly only obtainable via trade or Pal Park; only the Black and White Flutes are obtainable otherwise, and only in Platinum. The Black Flute is received from Looker at Mount Coronet, and the White Flute can be received from a woman at Hotel Grand Lake after returning the Suite Key to her. In Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver, all five Flutes can be found in different locations across Johto and Kanto.

In Unova, the player can randomly receive any of the Flutes from the treasure hunter on Route 13, who gives away one item per day. In Pokémon Black 2 and White 2, the Flutes are the only items that he gives away.

In Kalos, the Flutes are only obtainable via trade.

Artwork

These are the artwork of the Flutes as seen in the Pokémon Global Link.

Black Flute	Blue Flute	Red Flute	White Flute	Yellow Flute

In the anime

Ash holding the full set of Flutes

A full set of Flutes appeared in Serving Up the Flute Cup!, where Ash received it as a prize for winning the Battle Frontier Flute Cup.

In the manga

A Flute in Pokémon Adventures

Pokémon Adventures

Ruby & Sapphire arc

In Tanks, but No Tanks, Anorith and Lileep, Wallace was seen having exchanged the volcanic ash collected by Ruby for an unspecified Flute.

Trivia

• The Flutes' Japanese name, vidro, refers to a specific type of flute that originated in Germany. Vidro are a common decoration in Japan.
• These are the only items in the Bag's items pocket that can be used by the player directly from the Bag multiple times without being consumed.
• While the Yellow and Red Flutes can be used outside of battle in Generation III, this serves no purpose, as confusion and infatuation do not persist after battle.
• In Generation IV, the Flutes are stored in different item pockets due to their different effects: the Black and White Flutes are in the Items pocket, while the Blue, Yellow, and Red Flutes are in the Battle Items pocket.
  • The Blue, Yellow, and Red Flutes are placed in the Medicine pocket in Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire, giving them three different pocket placements over three generations.

In other languages

Language Title Chinese Cantonese 玻璃哨 Bōlēi Saau Mandarin 玻璃哨 Bōlí Shào * 哨子 Shàozi * Finnish Huilu French Flûte German Flöte Italian Flauto Korean 비드로 Vidro Polish Flet Brazilian Portuguese Flauta Spanish Flauta

See also

• Poké Flute
• Sun Flute
• Moon Flute
• Celestica Flute
• Azure Flute

Flutes

Blue Flute

Yellow Flute

Red Flute

Black Flute

White Flute

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