Old Sea Map

Old Sea Map ふるびたかいず Old Sea Chart

Artwork from Pokémon Emerald

Introduced in Generation III Pocket Generation III Key items

The Old Sea Map (Japanese: ふるびたかいず Old Sea Chart) is an event-exclusive Key Item needed to access Faraway Island, a location at which Mew can be encountered and caught. The only game it has appeared in is Pokémon Emerald.

In the core series games

Price

Games Cost Sell price E N/A N/A

Effect

When the player has the Old Sea Map, if they go to the S.S. Tidal port in Lilycove City and interact with the woman standing in front of the boat, the Faraway Island event will activate. She proceeds to fetch the captain, who initially claims it's impossible to take the player to the area denoted on the chart, but Mr. Briney scolds him for turning the player away and volunteers to take the player to Faraway Island, even though it is a long way from Hoenn.

After the boat ride, the player enters Faraway Island, a small island with a thick patch of forest. Deep within this forest, the player notices Mew, who flees playfully. After a short game of hide and seek, the player is able to pin Mew in a corner and engage it in battle.

Description

Games Description E A faded sea chart that shows the way to a certain island.

Distribution

Main article: List of other event distributions in Generation III → Old Sea Map

The Old Sea Map was only released officially in Japan and Taiwan; it was distributed during Pokémon Festa 2005 and at the PokéPark theme park. In other countries, Mew was also distributed directly in several events, without accessing the Faraway Island or using the Old Sea Map.

In the international versions, this item is still found in the game data even though it is not legitimately obtainable. The item has the same effect in the Japanese and international versions.

In the manga

Old Sea Map in Pokémon Adventures

Pokémon Adventures

FireRed & LeafGreen arc

The Old Sea Map was one of the items Ultima took from the Trainer Tower in Bested by Banette. She had been looking for it in order to help her old friend, Mr. Briney, find a way to Faraway Island. When Ultima called Briney about her find, however, she was shocked to learn that the old sailor had managed to find the island without the map.

Trivia

• The Old Sea Map and the related event were both created by Shigeki Morimoto, Mew's original designer.

In other languages

Language Title Mandarin Chinese 古航海圖 / 古航海图 Gǔ Hánghǎitú 陈旧航海图 Chénjiù Hánghǎitú * French Vieille Carte German Alte Karte Italian Mappa Stinta Spanish Mapa Viejo Vietnamese Tấm hải đồ cũ

See also

• List of Key Items in Generation III

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