Shiny Leaf

The Shiny Leaf (Japanese: かがやくはっぱ Shining Leaf) is an item found in Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver. It is a very rare item that can be found by the player's Pokémon when walking around. When it is found by a Pokémon, it will have no apparent presence other than in that Pokémon's status screen. When a Shiny Leaf is shown to the player's friend (Lyra or Ethan), she/he will explain about them and request for the player to bring four more. When the player shows her/him a single Pokémon with five Shiny Leaves attached to it, she/he will then award the player with a star for his or her Trainer card. She/He will then craft the Leaves into a Leaf Crown, which can be seen on that Pokémon's status screen in the same spot the shiny leaves were.
A Pokémon can find a Shiny Leaf while being in the grassy area of a route, but the specific route a certain Pokémon can find one depends solely on its nature. However, because of its rarity, a Pokémon is not guaranteed to find a Shiny Leaf, even when the route and nature match. Therefore, the player should check their Pokémon frequently to make sure a Leaf can be found in that area. Whenever a Shiny Leaf is found, upon examination, the Pokémon will have an exclamation mark above its head, do a dance swaying from right to left, then finish off with a green musical note above its head.
Locations
Following is a list of all the Shiny Leaves found in the games, as well as the routes where they are found:
Nature | Route | |
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Hasty | A: Route 44 B: Route 39 C: Route 26 D: Route 18 E: Route 11 | |
Mild | ||
Quirky | ||
Rash | ||
Calm | A: Route 32 B: Route 35, Route 48 C: Route 2, Route 28 D: Route 4 E: Route 6 | |
Gentle | ||
Lax | ||
Relaxed | ||
Impish | A: Route 31 B: Route 34, Route 471 C: Route 1 D: Route 3, Route 18 E: Route 5, Route 12 | |
Jolly | ||
Naive | ||
Naughty | ||
Sassy | ||
Careful | A: Route 332 B: Route 36 C: Route 45 D: Route 7 E: Route 8, Route 13, Route 14 | |
Docile | ||
Modest | ||
Quiet | ||
Serious | ||
Adamant | A: Route 42 B: Route 37 C: Route 22, Route 46 D: Route 15 E: Route 9, Route 24 | |
Bold | ||
Brave | ||
Hardy | ||
Bashful | A: Route 43 B: Route 38 C: Route 27 D: Route 16 E: Route 10, Route 25 | |
Lonely | ||
Timid | ||
1: Template:Type2s cannot obtain the Shiny Leaf on this route. 2: Water-, Fire-, Ground-, and Template:Type2s cannot obtain the Shiny Leaf on this route. |
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