If you were looking for the Sun or Moon Shard, see. A shard is a colored fragment of an ancient tool that was introduced in. While they have no use on their own, several apparently have some use for them, and will trade other or services for these objects. In , shards can be traded to the living on individually for. In Hoenn, these items are found quite often , many times by certain species. Aside from trading them over from and finding the very few there are in the wild, this is the only way to get the evolutionary stones in Hoenn. In addition to being found in several places on the field, shards are a commonly-found item in Sinnoh, where their appearance causes some speculation that they are related to. In , the shards' only use is to be traded ten at a time for the -changing on. In , however, their use is augmented. While the TMs are no longer available by trading ten, three will accept groups of eight in specific colors to teach moves to a Pokémon. Their availability is also increased, with , owner of the , trading one of each color to the player for a and what appears to be an finds one to give each day in Area 6 of the. In , they no longer have a purpose other than to be sold to the in for 200. In , in four different locations offer to teach a move in exchange for shards, like in Platinum. One notable difference is that instead of using multiple different types of shard for a single move, each Move Tutor has a preference for one type of shard only and will request multiple of that type of shard. In , shards can be traded to the old man who appears in the castle post-game for , with 30 shards of the same color garnering one Bottle Cap. Shards can be gained through mining on Isle Aphun of. Can be traded for. Can be given to to teach Pokémon moves. Can be traded for a , , and or a , , and. Can be given to the to teach Pokémon moves. Can be given to man in the Festival Plaza castle for a Bottle Cap. Locations , held by , trade for , , , , , , ; hidden in a rock on 1F , , , , , from , , northeast of , Path for Odd-Shard Hunting! Secondary effect: Can be sold to an item maniac inside the for 200. Description A shard from an ancient item. Can be sold cheaply. A small red shard. It appears to be from some sort of a tool made long ago. An item brought over from a faraway place. A small red shard. It appears to be from some sort of implement made long ago. A small red shard. It appears to be from some sort of implement made long ago. A small red shard. It appears to be a fragment of some sort of implement made long ago. A small red shard. It appears to be a fragment of some sort of implement made long ago. Can be traded for. Can be given to to teach Pokémon moves. Can be traded for an , , and or a , , and. Can be given to the to teach Pokémon moves. Can be given to man in the Festival Plaza castle for a Bottle Cap. Locations , held by , trade for , , , , , , , , , , from , , , east of , Path for Odd-Shard Hunting! Secondary effect: Can be sold to an item maniac inside the for 200. Description A shard from an ancient item. Can be sold cheaply. A small green shard. It appears to be from some sort of a tool made long ago. An item brought over from a faraway place. A small green shard. It appears to be from some sort of implement made long ago. A small green shard. It appears to be from some sort of implement made long ago. A small green shard. It appears to be a fragment of some sort of implement made long ago. A small green shard. It appears to be a fragment of some sort of implement made long ago. Can be traded for. Can be given to to teach Pokémon moves. Can be traded for a , , and or a , , and. Can be given to the to teach Pokémon moves. Can be given to man in the Festival Plaza castle for a Bottle Cap. Locations , held by , trade for , , , , , , , , , from , , south of , Path for Odd-Shard Hunting! Secondary effect: Can be sold to an item maniac inside the for 200. Description A shard from an ancient item. Can be sold cheaply. A small blue shard. It appears to be from some sort of a tool made long ago. An item brought over from a faraway place. A small blue shard. It appears to be from some sort of implement made long ago. A small blue shard. It appears to be from some sort of implement made long ago. A small blue shard. It appears to be a fragment of some sort of implement made long ago. A small blue shard. It appears to be a fragment of some sort of implement made long ago. Can be traded for. Can be given to to teach Pokémon moves. Can be traded for an , , and or a , , and. Can be given to the to teach Pokémon moves. Can be given to man in the Festival Plaza castle for a Bottle Cap. Locations , held by , trade for , , , , , , ; hidden in a rock on 1F , , , , from , , , west of , Path for Odd-Shard Hunting! Secondary effect: Can be sold to an item maniac inside the for 200. Description A shard from an ancient item. Can be sold cheaply. A small yellow shard. It appears to be from some sort of a tool made long ago. An item brought over from a faraway place. A small yellow shard. It appears to be from some sort of implement made long ago. A small yellow shard. It appears to be from some sort of implement made long ago. A small yellow shard. It appears to be a fragment of some sort of implement made long ago. A small yellow shard. It appears to be a fragment of some sort of implement made long ago. Shards in the appeared in , when found them after they fell off the fins of a. He mistook them for , until his wife, , identified them as Green Shards. She stated that Green Shards were used in ancient times to make jewelry, but aren't worth as much in the present. After another treasure hunt, Adam found an entire chest filled with Green Shards.
