Flute

A Flute (Japanese: ビードロ vidro) is a hand-blown glass instrument and a type of item introduced in Generation III. There are five types of Flute, each a different color. From Generation VII onwards, they do not appear in the .
==List of Flutes==
	Name 	Cost ()	Sell price	Sell price	Effect
	Name 	Cost ()	Poké Marts	Gen. V 	Effect
	Blue Flute 	250 	50 	7000 	Awakens a ing Pokémon.
	Yellow Flute	500 	100 	7500 	Snaps a Pokémon out of .
	Red Flute 	500 	150 	7500 	Snaps a Pokémon out of infatuation.
	Black Flute 	1000 	200 	8000 	Reduces the wild Pokémon encounter rate.Increases the level of wild Pokémon by 1–4.
	White Flute 	1000 	250 	8000 	Increases the wild Pokémon encounter rate.Decreases the level of wild Pokémon by 1–4.
==In the games==
===Mechanics===
In Generations III to and , the Flutes, when used by the , produce a sound that has an effect on . They are not consumed upon use. The Blue, Yellow, and Red Flutes can be used to cure one of the player's Pokémon of , , or infatuation, respectively. In Generation III, they can be used both in and out of . In other games, they can only be used in battle. Outside of Orre, the Black and White Flutes can be used in the overworld to affect wild Pokémon encounters. They decrease or increase the wild Pokémon encounter rate, respectively, or, in Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire, increase or decrease the levels of wild Pokémon by 1–4, respectively. If the player attempts to use a Black or White Flute in Orre, the message "This item's use is forbidden in the <sc>Orre Region</sc>." will be displayed.
In Generation V and , the Flutes cannot be used and are valuable items. In Generation V, they can be sold to the in Undella Town for a higher-than-usual price.
===Acquisition===
In Hoenn, the player can collect volcanic ash in the Soot Sack and have it turned into Flutes at the Glass Workshop on . Each Flute costs a different amount of ash to make.
In and in Orre, the Flutes are mostly only obtainable via trade; only the Yellow Flute is obtainable otherwise, and not in . In FireRed and LeafGreen, it can be purchased from the Rocket Game Corner for 1,600. In , it can be found on the S.S. Libra.
In , the Flutes are mostly only obtainable via trade or Pal Park; only the Black and White Flutes are obtainable otherwise, and only in Platinum. The Black Flute is received from Looker at Mount Coronet, and the White Flute can be received from a woman at Hotel Grand Lake after returning the Suite Key to her. In , all five Flutes can be found in different locations across Johto and Kanto.
In Unova, the player can randomly receive any of the Flutes from the treasure hunter on , who gives away one item per day. In , the Flutes are the only items that he gives away.
In Kalos, the Flutes are only obtainable via trade.
===Artwork===
These are the artwork of the Flutes as seen in the Pokémon Global Link.
				
				
==In animation==
===Pokémon the Series===
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A full set of Flutes appeared in Serving Up the Flute Cup!, where received it as a prize for winning the Battle Frontier Flute Cup.
==In the manga==
===Pokémon Adventures===
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In Tanks, but No Tanks, Anorith and Lileep, Wallace was seen having exchanged the volcanic ash collected by for an unspecified Flute.
==Trivia==
* The Flutes' Japanese name, vidro, refers to a specific type of flute that originated in . Vidro are a common decoration in Japan.
* These are the only items in the Bag's items pocket that can be used by the player directly from the Bag multiple times without being consumed.
* While the Yellow and Red Flutes can be used outside of battle in Generation III, this serves no purpose, as confusion and infatuation do not persist after battle.
* In Generation IV, the Flutes are stored in different item pockets due to their different effects: the Black and White Flutes are in the Items pocket, while the Blue, Yellow, and Red Flutes are in the Battle Items pocket.
** The Blue, Yellow, and Red Flutes are placed in the Medicine pocket in Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire, giving them three different pocket placements over three generations.
==In other languages==
==Related articles==
*Poké Flute
*Sun Flute
*Moon Flute
*Celestica Flute
*Azure Flute
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