Clear Bell

Clear Bell とうめいなスズ Transparent Suzu

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Introduced in Generation II Pocket Generation II Key items Generation IV Key items Generation V Key items Generation VI Key items Generation VII Key items

The Clear Bell (Japanese: とうめいなスズ Transparent Suzu) is a Key Item introduced in Generation II. Along with the Rainbow Wing, it is one of the legendary artifacts associated with Ho-Oh.

In the games

Price

Games Cost Sell price C HGSS BWB2W2 XYORAS SMUSUM N/A N/A

Effect

Generation II

Passive effect

In Pokémon Crystal, it allows the player to meet Suicune on the first floor of the Tin Tower, where, unlike its brethren, it will not flee, and the player must defeat or capture it.

Tin Tower
Type: Water Unknown Held item: None Suicune Lv.40 Leer Normal   --       BubbleBeam Water   --       Rain Dance Water   --       Gust Flying   --

Generation IV

Passive effect

In Pokémon HeartGold, it is the type of bell that are installed on Ecruteak City's Bell Tower. The item combines with the power of the Rainbow Wing and the dance of the Kimono Girls to summon Ho-Oh to the Bell Tower.

While Suicune takes a particular interest in the player once more, it is not involved with the Clear Bell whatsoever. In Pokémon SoulSilver, its purpose is replaced by the Tidal Bell. Much like how the Tidal Bell is not required in HeartGold to encounter Lugia, with the Pokémon appearing with just the Silver Wing obtained in Pewter City, the Clear Bell is not required in SoulSilver to encounter Ho-Oh.

Bell Tower
Types: Fire Flying Ability: Pressure Held item: None Ho-Oh Lv.40 Extrasensory Psychic Special   --       Sunny Day Fire Status   --       Fire Blast Fire Special   --       Sacred Fire Fire Physical   --

Generation VI

Passive effect

In Pokémon Omega Ruby, the Clear Bell is given to the player by Captain Stern in exchange for the Scanner, and is required to encounter Ho-Oh on Sea Mauville.

Sea Mauville
Types: Fire Flying Ability: Pressure Held item: None Ho-Oh Lv.50 Sunny Day Fire Status   --       Fire Blast Fire Special   --       Sacred Fire Fire Physical   --       Punishment Dark Physical   --

Description

Games Description C Makes a gentle ringing. HGSS BWB2W2 A very old-fashioned bell that makes a gentle ringing. XYORAS SMUSUM A very old-fashioned bell that makes a gentle ringing sound.

Acquisition

Games Method C Goldenrod Radio Tower (gift from the director) HG Kimono Dance Theater (reward for defeating the Kimono Girls) OR Slateport City (exchange Scanner with Captain Stern)

In the anime

A Crystal Bell in the anime

In the anime, the Clear Bells are mistakenly called "Crystal Bells". The connection between the Crystal Bells and Tin Tower was made explicitly clear in For Ho-Oh the Bells Toll!, when Ash and his friends returned to Ecruteak on their way to Mahogany Town. Jessie, James, and Meowth stole some of the bells from the Tin Tower, intending to summon Legendary Pokémon with them, not realizing that the bells didn't work that way. However, their thievery was detected by the Bug Pokémon of the area, who proceeded to ensnare them in webbing, apprehending them long before Morty, along with Ash, Misty, Brock, and Eusine, caught up to them.

The Crystal Bells are unable to be rung by human hands alone, as Jessie proved, though they will, according to legend, ring on their own when Ho-Oh approaches.

In the manga

The Clear Bell in Pokémon Adventures

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

The Clear Bell, also called the "Invisible Bell" in the Chuang Yi translation, was obtained by the Masked Man in the Gold, Silver & Crystal arc with the hopes that his new minions would be able to track down and stall Suicune with it. However, they failed, and Eusine got his hands on it instead. With its ability of allowing the holder to freely bypass Suicune's crystal walls, he proved invaluable in the final battle against the villain by rescuing Suicune and its Trainer both when they were injured by the Masked Man's Gastly. Despite this, the Legendary Pokémon chose Crystal as its new partner instead, much to Eusine's disappointment.

Trivia

Dummy "Clear Bell" in Korean Gold and Silver

• Though the Japanese and English names of the item imply that the bells should at least be somewhat transparent, the HeartGold and SoulSilver sprite of the item is not clear at all, nor even blue, the color of Crystal's cartridge, except when it is being used to summon Ho-Oh, when it shines brightly with a bluish-white glow as if becoming clear.
• In Korean Gold and Silver, Teru-sama ID 0x46 is labeled 크리스탈방울 Clear Bell to match the name of the actual Clear Bell item ID in Pokémon Crystal and Pokémon Stadium 2, despite those games not being released in Korean.

In other languages

Language Title Chinese Cantonese 透明鈴鐺 Taumìhng Lìhngdōng Mandarin 透明鈴鐺 / 透明铃铛 Tòumíng Língdāng European French Glas Transparent German Klarglocke Italian Campana Chiara Korean 크리스탈방울 Crystal Bang-ul* 투명 방울 Tumyeong Bang-ul * European Spanish Campana Clara Vietnamese Chuông thủy tinh

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