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| Secret Key
ひみつのカギ
Secret Key | |
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| Introduced in Generation IV |
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The Secret Key (Japanese: ひみつのカギ Secret Key) is an Key Item. It is shaped like Rotom's head, with the outline of its eyes and mouth visible under the coat of Rotom-orange plastic. The key's teeth look like the prongs of an electrical plug.
In Pokémon Platinum, it was the first of four event items in the Sinnoh-based games, being followed by the Member Card, Oak's Letter, and Azure Flute. In Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl, the player will automatically obtain the Secret Key upon catching Rotom.
In the core series games
Price
Effect
The Secret Key opens up Rotom's Room at the Team Galactic Eterna Building in Eterna City after it has been cleared. It contains five appliances necessary for Rotom to change between its six forms. Rowan comes in when the player changes Rotom's form for the first time, explaining its history.
Description
| Games | Description |
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PtHGSS
BWB2W2 | A high-tech key that has to be used at a specific location. It emits a special electric signal to open a door. | XYORAS
SMUSUMPE
SwShBDSPLA
SV | A high-tech key that has to be used at a specific location. It emits a special electronic signal to open a door. |
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Acquisition
Distribution
Players could obtain the Secret Key via Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection or from selected stores in certain countries. Japanese players could then share them to five other players of Platinum.
| Game version | Duration |
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| Wi-Fi | Specific locations |
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| Japanese | Sept. 28 to Nov. 4, 2008 | Unknown |
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| Jan. 16 to Mar. 2, 2009 | Unknown |
| North American | April 20 to May 12, 2009 | April 19 to 26, 2009 |
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| PAL | June 8 to July 19, 2009 | June 25 to July 19, 2009 * |
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| August 8 to 9, 2009 * |
| Korean | July 6 to August 31, 2009 | July 4 to 5, 2009 |
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| July 24 to 26, 2009 |
Wonder Card
Japanese
| North American| Wonder Card |  |
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| Unlock the Secret! | For more info on how to use the Secret
Key, visit www.PokemonPlatinum.com.
Be sure to save your game after you
pick up the Secret Key at a Poké Mart. |
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PAL English| Wonder Card | |
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| The Secret Key! | Discover the secrets of ROTOM!
Eterna City may unlock the mystery!
Be sure to save your game after you
pick up the Secret Key at a Poké Mart. |
| Spanish| Wonder Card | |
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| ¡La Llave Secreta! | ¡Descubre los secretos de ROTOM!
¡La clave para desentrañar el misterio
puede ser Ciudad Vetusta! Asegúrate de guardar la partida cuando recojas
la Llave Secreta en la Tienda Pokémon. |
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Italian| Wonder Card | |
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| Ecco la Chiave Segreta! | Scopri i segreti di ROTOM! Evopoli
potrebbe svelare l'arcano! Ricorda di
salvare il gioco dopo aver ritirato la
Chiave Segreta in un Pokémon-Market. |
| German| Wonder Card | |
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| Der ?-Öffner wartet auf dich! | Entdecke ROTOMs Geheimnis!
In Ewigenau knackst du das Rätsel!
Vergiss nicht, deinen Spielstand zu
sichern, nachdem du den ?-Öffner im
Pokémon-Supermarkt abgeholt hast. |
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French| Wonder Card | |
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| La Clé Secrète! | Percez les secrets de MOTISMA! Et si
la solution se trouvait à Vestigion?
Allez tout d'abord récupérer la Clé
Secrète dans une Boutique Pokémon,
puis n'oubliez pas de sauvegarder. |
| Korean
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In the manga
Pokémon Adventures
The Secret Key was featured in Unplugging Rotom (Heat, Wash, Mow, Fan, Frost), where it was found by Diamond at the Old Chateau after his and Pearl's second encounter with Rotom. As the word "Eterna" was written into the key, they deduced that it must fit into something found in Eterna City. Following Rotom into the Team Galactic Eterna Building, they soon found a room labeled "Secret Room", and used the key to unlock its door, revealing that the room contained all of Rotom's electric appliances, giving it access to all of its forms.
Trivia
In other languages
See also
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