Shard

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 Diving 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.

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.

List of shards

Red Shard あかいかけら Red Shard   ITEMS pocket					INTRODUCED IN GEN III		Cannot be bought Sell for: $100
Effect: Can be traded for a Fire Stone.Wrong template. See Template:Sup/doc. Can be traded for TM11 (Sunny Day).Wrong template. See Template:Sup/doc. Can be traded for a Cheri, Leppa, and Pecha Berry (Violet) or a Persim, Razz, and Pomeg Berry (Fuchsia).Wrong template. See Template:Sup/doc.					Locations RSE Underwater, wild Corsola DPPt Underground, Fuego IronworksWrong template. See Template:Sup/doc. HGSS Rock Smash, Rugged Road
Description RSE A shard from an ancient item. Can be sold cheaply. FRLG ??? DPPt HGSS A small red shard. It appears to be from some sort of implement made long ago.

Green Shard みどりのかけら Green Shard   ITEMS pocket					INTRODUCED IN GEN III		Cannot be bought Sell for: $100
Effect: Can be traded for a Leaf Stone.Wrong template. See Template:Sup/doc. Can be traded for TM07 (Hail).Wrong template. See Template:Sup/doc. Can be traded for a Aguav, Lum, and Rawst Berry (Violet) or a Wepear, Hondew, and Durin Berry (Fuchsia).Wrong template. See Template:Sup/doc.					Locations RSE Underwater, wild Relicanth DPPt Underground, Fuego IronworksWrong template. See Template:Sup/doc. HGSS Rock Smash, Noisy Forest
Description RSE A shard from an ancient item. Can be sold cheaply. FRLG ??? DPPt HGSS A small green shard. It appears to be from some sort of implement made long ago.

Blue Shard あおいかけら Blue Shard   ITEMS pocket					INTRODUCED IN GEN III		Cannot be bought Sell for: $100
Effect: Can be traded for a Water Stone.Wrong template. See Template:Sup/doc. Can be traded for TM18 (Rain Dance).Wrong template. See Template:Sup/doc. Can be traded for a Chesto, Oran, and Wiki Berry (Violet) or a Bluk, Kelpsy, and Cornn Berry (Fuchsia).Wrong template. See Template:Sup/doc.					Locations RSE Underwater, wild Relicanth DPPt Underground, Fuego IronworksWrong template. See Template:Sup/doc. HGSS Rock Smash, Beautiful Beach
Description RSE A shard from an ancient item. Can be sold cheaply. FRLG ??? DPPt HGSS A small blue shard. It appears to be from some sort of implement made long ago.

Yellow Shard きいろいかけら Yellow Shard   ITEMS pocket					INTRODUCED IN GEN III		Cannot be bought Sell for: $100
Effect: Can be traded for a Thunderstone.Wrong template. See Template:Sup/doc. Can be traded for TM37 (Sandstorm).Wrong template. See Template:Sup/doc. Can be traded for a Iapapa, Aspear, and Sitrus Berry (Violet) or a Pinap, Grepa, and Nomel Berry (Fuchsia).Wrong template. See Template:Sup/doc.					Locations RSE Underwater, wild Chinchou DPPt Underground, Fuego IronworksWrong template. See Template:Sup/doc. HGSS Rock Smash, Dim Cave
Description RSE A shard from an ancient item. Can be sold cheaply. FRLG ??? DPPt HGSS A small yellow shard. It appears to be from some sort of implement made long ago.

Underground appearance

Red Shard	Green Shard	Blue Shard	Yellow Shard

In the anime

File:Red shards anime.png

Red shards and spheres in Team Rocket's fantasy

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

Trivia

• The color of each shard corresponds to a Generation I game.
• Underground, the 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 causes some to believe that the "ancient item" mentioned in the bag description is in fact one of Arceus's plates.

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