Moon Stone

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The Moon Stone (Japanese: つきのいし Moon Stone) is a type of Evolution stone introduced in Generation I.
==In the core series games==
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In the Generation V games, the Moon Stone can be sold to an item maniac inside the Icirrus City Pokémon Center for 3000.
===Effect===
Can be used to evolve one of several Pokémon. This consumes the Moon Stone. Starting in Generation IV, Pokémon that evolve using this stone have an increased catch rate when attempting to catch them with the Moon Ball. This also applies to their evolutionary relatives in Generation IV.
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===Description===
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===Acquisition===
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| Tohjo Falls, Ruins of AlphPurchased by the 's 
| Mt. Moon SquareHeld by (2% chance)
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| Meteor Falls
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| Mt. Moon (×2), Rocket Hideout, , Joyful Game Corner
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| Eterna City, Mt. Coronet
| UndergroundHeld by , , and (5% chance each)
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| Tohjo Falls, Ruins of AlphPurchased by the 's 
| Mt. Moon Square, Bug-Catching Contest first prize (post-National Pokédex), Pokéathlon Dome (3000 Pts.) (Lv. 41-100)Held by and (5% chance each)
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| Pinwheel Forest, Twist Mountain
| s (Lv. 41-100)Black City/White Forest (Rosa)Held by , , and (5% chance each)
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| (Lv. 41-100)Join Avenue ()Held by , , and (5% chance each)s (Chargestone Cave, Mistralton Cave, Clay Tunnel, Twist Mountain, Underground Ruins, , Wellspring Cave, Seaside Cave, Giant Chasm)Hidden Grottoes (Routes and ; Abundant Shrine)Transfer from 
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| Dream Clouds (after catching )
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| Reflection Cave, Terminus Cave
| (Lv. 41-100) (Drag Down Hydreigon!), (from Psychic Inver)Held by (5% chance)
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| Meteor Falls
| (Lv. 41-100)Mauville City (), (Drag Down Hydreigon!), Jagged Pass (rematch with Shelby), Secret Base ("Pick up stones" with )Held by and (5% chance each)
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| , Haina Desert
| Poké Pelago (Isle Aphun - Brilliant-Stone Hunting, Interesting-Item Hunting) (Lv. 11-100)Held by , , and (5% chance each)
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| Hidden recurring item (Mt. Moon, Saffron City)
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| Dusty Bowl
| (Lv. 11-100)Bridge Field (Digging Duo)Poké Job reward (Tiers V, VI, and IX)Held by , , , and (5% chance each)
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| Hidden recurring item (Brawlers' Cave)
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| Tunnel to the Top
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| Grand UndergroundHeld by , , and (5% chance each)
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| (1,000 MP) (randomly sold by Ginter, as "Moonlike Rock")Space-time distortionsSometimes found by 
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| South Province (Area Three), West Province (Area Two)Reward for registering 210 Pokémon in the Paldea Pokédex
| Porto Marinada auctionSparkling overworld item (Asado Desert) (Lv. 11-100)
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| Mossfell Confluence
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====Distribution====
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Games	Event	Language/Region	Distribution period
 	 	All 	November 18, 2024 to December 31, 2025
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Games	Event	Language/Region	Distribution period
 	 	Japan 	September 3 to 30, 2022
 	 	Japan 	September 3 to 30, 2022
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==In the spin-off games==
===Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series===
The Moon Stone appears in Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Red Rescue Team and Blue Rescue Team; Explorers of Time, Darkness, and Sky; and Gates to Infinity.
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====Effect====
Can be used to evolve one of several Pokémon by offering it at the Luminous Cave or Luminous Spring or by using it in a dungeon. This consumes the Moon Stone.
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If thrown, it will deal 1/2 damage (2 if sticky). In Red Rescue Team, Blue Rescue Team, Explorers of Time, Explorers of Darkness, and Explorers of Sky, using this item in a dungeon will consume it, with no effect.
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====Acquisition====
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| Solar Cave (1-20F), Wish Cave (Kecleon Shop: 13, 26, 33, 41, 49, 59, 65, 71, 78, 83, 88, 93F)
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| Treasure Boxes, Job requests (★3-★9)Mystifying Forest (Kecleon Shop: 5F, 7F, 9F, 11F, 13F), Lake Afar (Kecleon Shop: B3F, B5F, B7F, B9F, B11F, B13F, B15F, B17F, B19F, B21F, B23F), Midnight Forest (Kecleon Shop: B5F, B7F, B9F, B11F, B13F, B15F, B17F, B19F, B21F, B23F)
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| Treasure BoxesPokémon Paradise (Sunken Treasure, Beartic Slide, Prize Palace)Skill Treasury, Treasure Trove
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===Pokémon Conquest===
In Pokémon Conquest, and evolve into and , respectively, if their link is improved while their Warrior is equipped with a Moon Stone.
A Moon Stone can be purchased from the for 5000 gold, and sold for 2500-3250 gold.
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===Pokémon Trading Card Game 2: The Invasion of Team GR!===
The card is available in Pokémon Trading Card Game 2: The Invasion of Team GR!.
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===Pokémon Pinball series===
In Pokémon Pinball and Pokémon Pinball: Ruby & Sapphire, the player gets three Moon Stone symbols in order to evolve any of the Pokémon below.
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===Pokémon Sleep===
The Moon Stone is available in Pokémon Sleep.
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The Moon Stone is required to evolve certain Pokémon in Pokémon Sleep. It is consumed upon use.
* requires 80 Clefairy and a Moon Stone to evolve into .
* requires 80 Jigglypuff and a Moon Stone to evolve into .
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==In animation==
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In Clefairy and the Moon Stone, a giant Moon Stone appeared deep within Mt. Moon, being worshipped by a group of who lived there. It was soon stolen by , and ultimately ended up being blown up; the shards from the shattered giant Moon Stone rained down on the Clefairy and caused some of them to evolve into . In this episode, the characters speculated that the Moon Stone was how various Pokémon—Clefairy in particular—arrived in the Pokémon world.
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A flashback in Delcatty Got Your Tongue revealed that Dr. Abby decided to study to become a shortly after winning the title of Top Coordinator. Dr. Moss took her under his wing and taught her how to treat Pokémon, and in recognition of her efforts gave her a Moon Stone, which Abby used to evolve her Skitty, nicknamed Johnny, into Delcatty.
Another giant Moon Stone was seen at Mt. Moon in A Real Cleffa-Hanger.
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In Mystery on a Deserted Island!, the Moon Stone was featured along with all of the other Evolution stones available as of Generation V.
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A full set of Evolution stones was seen on display in a stone shop in Geosenge Town in The Cave of Trials!.
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A Moon Stone appeared in a fantasy in A Dream Encounter!, where it was revealed that had used one to evolve her Clefairy into .
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Multiple Moon Stones appeared in Infinite Possibilities!, where a group of Clefairy used them in an evolution ritual.
====Gallery====
File:Large Moon Stone.png|A giant Moon Stone
File:Moon Stone EP006.png|Seymour inspecting a Moon Stone in Clefairy and the Moon Stone
File:Moon Stone BW135.png|A Moon Stone in Mystery on a Deserted Island!
==In the manga==
===The Electric Tale of Pikachu===
In Clefairy Tale, , , and Bill witnessed a evolution ceremony involving a large Moon Stone.
The focus of the chapter To Evolve or Not to Evolve, That Is the Question! was Evolution stones, including the Moon Stone.
===Pokémon Adventures===
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A Moon Stone was first mentioned by in Gyarados Splashes In! as a rock with a crescent moon-shaped indentation that boosts a Pokémon's power immensely. In the next chapter, Team Rocket searched for one in Mt. Moon. However, it was who eventually found it. In The Winged Legends, Red used his Moon Stone to evolve 's into a in order to fight during the Silph Co. showdown with Team Rocket.
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In Guile from Mawile, 's , Kiki, evolved into a due to being exposed to one of 's Moon Stones. Another one of Steven's Moon Stones was seen in Ring Ring Goes Beldum.
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In Give It Your Best, Blastoise, during the battle against the Duplicates, evolved her , Jiggly, and her , Nido, into and , respectively, using two Moon Stones.
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In Homecoming, it was revealed that 's , Musha, had evolved into a using a Moon Stone received from Caitlin.
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Moon Stone RS Adventures.png|A Moon Stone in the 
Moon Stone FRLG Adventures.png|Two Moon Stones in the 
===Pokémon Pocket Monsters===
A Moon Stone appeared in Receive The Moon Stone!!, worn by Misty on a necklace. challenged her to a battle over it, but while his succeeded in defeating her , the Moon Stone was stolen by someone else in the meantime.
==In the TCG==
The Moon Stone was released as a in the Pokémon Trading Card Game during the Japanese Original Era with . The card was only ever released in Japanese and has never been reprinted. It allows the player to add 1 from their deck to their hand.
Unrelated to the other TCG card, a Moon Stone appears as a held item on the card. It allows Clefairy to evolve on the turn it is played.
==Trivia==
* Through in the Generation I games, Pokémon that would normally require an Evolution stone to evolve can be evolved without it, provided that the Pokémon levels up in the battle and the player has sent out a specific Pokémon in the same battle. In the case of the Moon Stone, this Pokémon is .
* The Moon Stone stands out from the other stones in some ways until Generation IV. It is the only stone that's:
** been unsellable.
** had the selling price of 0.
** been unable to be obtained an unlimited amount of times per game.
* The shares its name with an actual .
* In the Chuang Yi translation of Pokémon Pocket Monsters, the Moon Stone is called "Moon Rock".
* The description of the Moon Stone in the games describes it as black, but most depictions of the stone (including those in the games themselves) portray it as gray.
==In other languages==
==Related articles==
Category:Pokémon Mystery Dungeon items
Category:Pokémon Conquest items
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