Nugget

The Nugget (Japanese: きんのたま Gold Orb) is a valuable item introduced in Generation I.

Nugget
きんのたま
Gold Orb

Pokémon Global Link artwork

Introduced in Generation I

Pocket
Generation I	Items
Generation II	Items
Generation III	Items
Generation IV	Items
Generation V	Items
Generation VI	Items
Generation VII	Items
Generation VIII	Treasures

Fling
Power	30

In the core series games

Price

Games	Cost	Sell price
RB Y/RG B Y	N/A	5000
GS C	4500	5000
RS E FRLG DP Pt	N/A	5000
HGSS	4500	5000
B	50000	5000
WB2W2 XY ORAS SM USUM PE SwSh	N/A	5,000

In the Generation V games, the Nugget can be sold to the ore maniac inside the Icirrus City Pokémon Center for 10000.

Effect

The Nugget serves no practical purpose other than to be sold.

Three Nuggets and an additonal item can be inserted into the Cram-o-matic to produce a Big Nugget.

Description

Games	Description
Stad	Can be sold for a very good price at any Pokémon Mart.
GS C	Made of pure gold. Sell high.
RS EColo.XD	A nugget of pure gold. Can be sold at a high price.
FRLG	A nugget of pure gold that gives off a lustrous gleam. It can be sold at a high price.
DP Pt HGSS BW B2W2	A nugget of pure gold that gives off a lustrous gleam. It can be sold at a high price to shops.
XY ORAS SM USUM PE SwSh BDSP	A nugget of the purest gold that gives off a lustrous gleam in direct light. It can be sold at a high price to shops.

Acquisition

Games	Finite methods	Repeatable methods
RB Y RG B Y	Route 24, Underground Path (Kanto Routes 7-8), Rocket Hideout, Saffron City, Pokémon Tower, Safari Zone, Seafoam Islands, Cerulean Cave^RB
GS C	Routes 2, 12, 25, 34^C, 39, and 45^C, Tin Tower, Burned Tower^GS, Moomoo Farm, Whirl Islands, Mt. Mortar^C, Team Rocket's Hideout	Goldenrod Underground (bargain shop)^Mo Goldenrod Radio Tower (3 Blue Card points)^C National Park (gift from Pokéfan Beverly if Marill is in the player's party)^C Route 39 (gift from Pokéfan Derek if Pikachu is in the player's party)^C Held by wild Grimer and wild Muk (2% chance each)
RS E	Routes 112, 113^E, 119, 120, and 121; Trick House, Fallarbor Town, Safari Zone^E, Magma Hideout^R/Aqua Hideout^S^E, Magma Hideout^E Route 116 (held by Lady Sarah's and Rich Boy Dawson's Zigzagoon) Sootopolis Gym (held by Lady Brianna's and Lady Daphne's^E Pokémon) S.S. Tidal (held by Rich Boy Garret's and Lady Anette's^RS/Naomi's^E Pokémon)	Route 104 (held by Rich Boy Winston's and Lady Cindy's Pokémon) Pickup (Any level : 10%)^RS (Level 1-20 : 1%)^E Held by wild Grimer (5% chance)
FRLG	Rocket Hideout, Saffron City, Silph Co., Pokémon Tower, Safari Zone, Seafoam Islands, Three Isle Path, Sevault Canyon, Cerulean Cave Lost Cave (held by Lady Selphy's Pokémon)	Route 24 (repeatable in English and Japanese versions by losing) Resort Gorgeous (possible reward from Selphy) Resort Gorgeous (held by Lady Gillian's Flaaffy) Pickup (Any level : 5%) Held by wild Meowth (5% chance)
Colo.	Held by Shadow Tyranitar	Pickup (Any level : 10%)
XD	Realgam Tower (Battle CD 33 and 34 completion prizes)	Pickup (Level 1-20 : 1%)
DP Pt	Routes 210^DP, 217, 228^Pt, and 229, Wayward Cave^DP, Mt. Coronet, Solaceon Ruins, Great Marsh^DP, Iron Island^Pt, Team Galactic HQ, Victory Road, Stark Mountain, Resort Area	Battle Frontier (Pokémon Scratch-Off Corner)^Pt Pickup (Level 1-20 : 1%) Held by wild Grimer (5% chance)
HGSS	Routes 2, 25, 27, 34, 35, 39, 45, and 48, Cherrygrove City (×2), Ruins of Alph, Bell Tower, Moomoo Farm, Whirl Islands, Mt. Mortar, Team Rocket HQ, Viridian City, Cerulean City, Fuchsia City, Cerulean Cave S.S. Aqua (held by Super Nerd Shawn's Muk)^Mo ^Fr	Goldenrod Tunnel (bargain shop)^Mo Goldenrod Radio Tower (20 Blue Card points), Pokéathlon Dome (500 Pts.)^Su ^Fr National Park (gift from Pokéfan Beverly), Route 39 (gift from Pokéfan Derek), S.S. Aqua (daily, after receiving all 16 Plates) Pickup (Level 1-20 : 1%) Held by wild Grimer and wild Muk (5% chance each)
PW		Quiet Cave
BW	Chargestone Cave, Twist Mountain, Dragonspiral Tower, Moor of Icirrus, Victory Road, Challenger's Cave Passerby Analytics HQ (complete "Most fun part of Pokémon?" survey)	Black City (Ryder)^B Big Stadium and Small Court (defeat Gentleman Renaud) Pickup (Level 1-20 : 1%) Held by wild Trubbish (1% chance, dark grass only) and wild Garbodor (5% chance)
B2W2	Routes 3, 9, and 14, Castelia Sewers^Spring^Summer, Desert Resort, Chargestone Cave, Reversal Mountain, Pinwheel Forest, Twist Mountain^Winter, Clay Tunnel Passerby Analytics HQ (complete "Most fun part of Pokémon?" survey)	Join Avenue (souvenir, Antique Shop) Pokéstar Studios (gift after completing a movie) Big Stadium and Small Court (defeat Gentleman Renaud) Pickup (Level 1-20 : 1%) Held by wild Trubbish (1% chance, dark grass only) and wild Garbodor (5% chance)
XY	Dendemille Town, Kiloude City	Lumiose City (from Beauty Cassandra after defeating her), Battle Chateau Lost Hotel (shaking trash cans)^Tu Pickup (Level 1-20 : 1%) Held by wild Garbodor (5% chance)
ORAS	Routes 112, 113, 120, and 121, Mauville City, Sea Mauville, Fallarbor Town, Scorched Slab, Safari Zone, Team Magma Hideout^OR/Team Aqua Hideout^AS	Mauville Food Court Route 121 (15% chance after rematch with Gentleman Walter) Pickup (Level 1-20 : 1%) Secret Base ("Search for treasure" with Secret Pal)
SM USUM	Routes 1 and 5, Ten Carat Hill, Diglett's Tunnel, Malie City (×1^SM/×2^USUM), Seafolk Village (×6), Vast Poni Canyon (×1^SM/×2^USUM)	Sometimes dropped after ambush encounters with Wimpod (Dividing Peak Tunnel^USUM, Route 8, Poni Wilds^SM, Poni Breaker Coast) Festival Plaza (decline a three ★ offer, Lottery shop: Gold Rush second prize) Pickup (Level 1-10 : 5%, level 11-20 : 3%), Poké Pelago (Isle Aphun - Rare-Treasure Hunting, Interesting-Item Hunting)
PE	Routes 14, 17, and 24, Mt. Moon, S.S. Anne, Pokémon Tower, Celadon City, Team Rocket Hideout, Silph Co.	Fuchsia City (from the Diglett in the Warden's house, daily) Underground Path (Kanto Routes 5-6), Underground Path (Kanto Routes 7-8) (hidden; respawns occasionally)
SwSh	Route 8, Motostoke, Hulbury, Hammerlocke, Wyndon (×2)	Wyndon Stadium Pickup (Level 21+ : Rare)

In the anime

Main series

A Nugget in the anime

A Nugget appeared in Why Not Give Me a Z-Ring Sometime?, where a man was seen polishing it, only to have it stolen by an item-snatching Gengar nicknamed "the Greedy Rapooh".

Pokémon Evolutions

In The Discovery, a Nugget was held by a man overseeing the Nugget Bridge as he watched Green effortlessly defeat all the Trainers on the bridge.

In the TCG

Nugget in the TCG

Main article: Nugget (Rebel Clash 162)

Nugget was introduced as an Item card in the Pokémon Trading Card Game during the English Sword & Shield Series (the Japanese Sword & Shield Era). It was first released in the Japanese Rebellion Crash and the English Rebel Clash expansions, with artwork by sadaji. It allows the player to draw three cards if the card was drawn at the start of the turn.

Trivia

The Japanese name for Nugget, きんのたま kin no tama, literally means "golden ball", which is also a slang term for testicles. In Pokémon Gold and Silver, the man on Route 2 offering his "golden ball" to the player is a frequent joke among Japanese fans. The phrase was localized as "nugget of wisdom".

In other languages

Language		Title
Chinese	Cantonese	金珠 Gāmjyū * 金球 Gāmkàuh *
Chinese	Mandarin	金珠 Jīnzhū * 金色珠 Jīnsèzhū * 金球 Jīnqiú *
Finnish		Kultakimpale
French		Pépite
German		Nugget
Italian		Pepita
Korean		금구슬 Geum Guseul
Polish		Bryłka Złota
Brazilian Portuguese		Pepita
Spanish		Pepita

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