Adamant Orb

Adamant Orb こんごうだま Diamond Orb

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The Adamant Orb (Japanese: こんごうだま Diamond Orb) is a type of held item introduced in Generation IV. It boosts the power of Dragon- and Steel-type moves when held by Dialga.

In the core series games

Price

Games Cost Sell price DPPtHGSS BWB2W2 XYORAS SwShBDSP N/A $5,000 SMUSUM $10,000 N/A

Effect

In battle

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If held by Dialga, it increases the power of its Dragon- and Steel-type moves by 20%.

Outside of battle

In Pokémon Platinum, it is required to encounter Dialga at Spear Pillar.

Description

Games Description DPPtHGSS A brightly gleaming orb to be held by Dialga. It boosts the power of Dragon- and Steel-type moves. BWB2W2 A brightly gleaming orb to be held by Dialga. It boosts the power of Dragon- and Steel-type moves. XYORAS SMUSUMPE SwShBDSPLA A brightly gleaming orb to be held by Dialga. It boosts the power of Dragon- and Steel-type moves when it is held. SV A brightly shining gem to be held by Dialga. It boosts the power of Dialga’s Dragon- and Steel-type moves.

Acquisition

Games Finite methods Repeatable methods D Spear Pillar Pt Mt. Coronet HGSS Sinjoh Ruins (held by Dialga) BW Marvelous Bridge (given by the Shadow Triad) B2W2 Dragonspiral Tower XY Terminus Cave ORAS Route 128 (underwater) SMUSUM Hau'oli City Mall (Antiquities of the Ages) SwSh Stow-on-Side (from the bargain shop keeper, if the player owns a Dialga) BD Spear Pillar SV Porto Marinada auction (if the player owns a Dialga)

Distribution

As a held item

Games Event Language/Region Distribution period XYORAS Dahara City Dialga Japan June 20 to August 31, 2015 June 27 to 28, 2015 Dahara City Dialga Korean November 20, 2015 to January 31, 2016 SwSh Alamos Dialga Japan August 26 to September 30, 2022

Gallery

Artwork

Artwork from Scarlet and Violet

In the anime

The Adamant Orb in the anime

The Adamant Orb debuted in A Secret Sphere of Influence!, in which Team Rocket was tasked by Team Galactic to steal it from the Eterna Historical Museum. Team Rocket successfully made the theft, framing Nando in the process, but ultimately failed to get away with the orb.

In Losing Its Lustrous!, Team Galactic attacked a police plane transporting the Adamant Orb from Eterna City to Celestic Town and stole it. In Double Team Turnover!, after both orbs had been stolen by Team Galactic, the Lustrous and Adamant Orbs were shown being connected to some kind of machinery at the Team Galactic HQ.

In these episodes, Cyrus explained his belief that the Adamant Orb is Dialga and that the Lustrous Orb is Palkia.

At the end of Unlocking the Red Chain of Events!, Team Galactic was seen taking them to the Spear Pillar, along with the Red Chains. In The Battle Finale of Legend!, Cyrus placed them and the lake guardians in place around the ruins at the Spear Pillar. This process allowed him to call forth Dialga and Palkia, who were immediately taken under his control by the Red Chains. After Cyrus's attempt to create a new world had been foiled and Team Galactic had been defeated, Gary secured the orbs and decided to return them to Professor Carolina.

In the TCG

The Adamant Orb is featured in the Pokémon Trading Card Game as a held item on Dialga. This held item works in the same fashion as a Poké-Body, in that the effect the item provides is active whenever the Pokémon is in play. The following is a list of cards including the Adamant Orb.

Pokémon cards with the Adamant Orb as a held item Cards listed with a blue background are only legal to use in the current Expanded format. Cards listed with a green background are legal to use in both the current Standard and Expanded formats.
Card	Type	English Expansion	Rarity	#	Japanese Expansion	Rarity	#
Dialga		Majestic Dawn		4/100	PPP Promotional cards		005/PPP
					Mewtwo LV.X Collection Pack		010/012

In other languages

Language Title Chinese Cantonese 金剛寶珠 Gāmgōng Bóujyū * 金剛玉魂 Gāmgōng Yuhkwàhn * Mandarin 金剛寶珠 / 金刚宝珠 Jīngāng Bǎozhū * 金剛玉魂 / 金刚玉魂 Jīngāng Yùhún * Finnish Adamant-kuula French Orbe Adamant German Adamant-Orb Italian Adamasfera Korean 금강옥 Geumgang Ok Polish Kryształowa Kula Brazilian Portuguese Orbe de Diamante (DP096-DP152) Esfera Diamante (DP040) Esfera de Diamante (DP036) Spanish Latin America Orbe Adamant Spain Diamansfera Vietnamese Bảo ngọc kim cương

See also

• Lustrous Orb
• Griseous Orb
• Adamant Crystal

External links

• On Smogon Itemdex:
  • Generation IV – V – VI – VII – VIII – IX

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