Shiny Leaf

The Shiny Leaf (Japanese: かがやくはっぱ Shining Leaf) is a rare item that can be found by the 's walking Pokémon in .
==Overview==
This is a rare item that can be found by the 's walking Pokémon. When it is found by a Pokémon, it will have no apparent presence other than on that Pokémon's status screen. When a Shiny Leaf is shown to the player's friend ( or ) in New Bark Town, the friend will explain about Shiny Leaves and request for the player to bring four more. When the player shows a single Pokémon with five Shiny Leaves attached to it, the player's level will increase, and they will obtain a certificate that can be viewed by speaking to their childhood friend. The friend will then craft the Shiny Leaves into a Shiny Leaf Crown, which can be seen on that Pokémon's status screen in the same spot the Shiny Leaves were.
A Pokémon can find a Shiny Leaf while being in the grassy area of a route, but the specific route a certain Pokémon can find one depends on its Nature. Even when the route and Nature match, there is a small, variable chance that the Pokémon will find a Shiny Leaf when talked to. The exact probability depends, among other things, on the Pokemon and the route itself. For instance, Pokemon with a status condition or with a bad mood won't trigger the Shiny Leaf interaction, while Pokemon with low HP are less likely to trigger it because they trigger messages like "Your Pokémon is dizzy!" more often. Whenever a Shiny Leaf is found, upon examination, the Pokémon will jump and have an exclamation mark above its head, spin around twice, then finish off with a green musical note above its head. Collecting Shiny Leaves doesn't change the chances of finding the next one in any case.
Each Pokémon can only find one Shiny Leaf per route. It is not necessary to walk around in the tall grass to find a Shiny Leaf; merely talking to the Pokémon repeatedly will eventually procure a Shiny Leaf, as long as the Pokémon itself is in the tall grass.
Finding a Shiny Leaf increases the Pokémon's friendship by 5 and its mood by 120. Despite the player's friend implying the opposite, the Pokémon's friendship has no effect on its ability to find Shiny Leaves. However, the Pokémon's mood has an effect on it, since a Pokémon with a bad mood won't be able to find Shiny Leaves.
Shiny Leaves and the Shiny Leaf Crown exist only in HeartGold and SoulSilver and are not retained when a Pokémon is transferred to later generations.
==Locations==
Following is a list of all the Shiny Leaves found in the games, as well as the routes where they are found. While Shiny Leaves are programmed into the game for every route, not every route has the opportunity for Pokémon to follow the Trainer and not every route has tall grass.
The letters accompanying each route denotes the position of that route's leaf on the Pokémon's summary screen. A represents the leaf furthest to the left, E the furthest to the right. Each Pokémon needs all five Leaves (A through E) to get the Shiny Leaf Crown.
 	
Hasty 	A: B: C: D: Route E:
Mild 	A: B: C: D: Route E:
Quirky 	A: B: C: D: Route E:
Rash 	A: B: C: D: Route E:
 	
Calm 	A: B: Routes and C: Routes and D: E: Route
Gentle 	A: B: Routes and C: Routes and D: E: Route
Lax 	A: B: Routes and C: Routes and D: E: Route
Relaxed	A: B: Routes and C: Routes and D: E: Route
 	
Impish 	A: B: Routes and C: D: E: Routes and
Jolly 	A: B: Routes and C: D: E: Routes and
Naive 	A: B: Routes and C: D: E: Routes and
Naughty	A: B: Routes and C: D: E: Routes and
Sassy 	A: B: Routes and C: D: E: Routes and
 	
Careful	A: B: C: D: E: Routes , , and
Docile 	A: B: C: D: E: Routes , , and
Modest 	A: B: C: D: E: Routes , , and
Quiet 	A: B: C: D: E: Routes , , and
Serious	A: B: C: D: E: Routes , , and
 	
Adamant	A: B: C: Routes and D: E: Routes and
Bold 	A: B: C: Routes and D: E: Routes and
Brave 	A: B: C: Routes and D: E: Routes and
Hardy 	A: B: C: Routes and D: E: Routes and
 	
Bashful	A: B: C: D: E: Routes and
Lonely 	A: B: C: D: E: Routes and
Timid 	A: B: C: D: E: Routes and
==Quotes==
*When talking to a Pokémon that had found a Shiny Leaf
:<!> **Player's walking Pokémon dances round 2 times**
:".................."
:"Oh?"
:"<Pokémon> is holding some kind of strange, Shiny Leaf..."
:"<Player> found a Shiny Leaf!"
:"<Player> put the Shiny Leaf on <Pokémon>!"
Lyra or Ethan
Note: the current walking Pokémon must have a Shiny Leaf.
*For the first time after finding a Shiny Leaf:
:"Hi, <player>! How are your Pokémon?"
:"Don't forget to talk to..."
:"What's that? Your Pokémon is holding a leaf..."
:"Could that be a Shiny Leaf?"
:"Legend has it that only Pokémon that have formed a close bond with people can find such leaves..."
:"People used to turn the leaves into a beautiful crown when they managed to collect five of them."
:"Wow! I knew you could obtain one, <player>!"
:"Let me see it when you find another!"
*From the second time onwards:
:"Hi <player>. How is your Pokémon you're walking with?"
:"You can talk to it as you walk from time to time to nurture your friendship!"
:"..."
:*Before finding all five Shiny Leaves:
::"Oh! You found a Shiny Leaf!"
::"Let me see!"
::"Ha! You've collected..."
::"<number of Shiny Leaves>!"
::"Way to go! Keep it up and collect <five minus number of Shiny Leaves> more!"
:*After collecting all five Shiny Leaves, before crafting into a crown:
::"Ha! You have already collected five Shiny Leaves!"
::"Let me make them into a crown!"
::"And what's more... I will give you this, too!"
:::**shows certificate**
::"Cherish your friendship for years to come!"
:*After crafting the five Shiny Leaves into a crown:
::"Oh, I get it."
::"Are you here to check on your award with <Pokémon>?"
:::**shows certificate**
::"Cherish your friendship for years to come!"
On the certificate
:
<Player> and <Pokémon> "Fighting together, walking together. Forging a bond that cannot be broken and will go on continually into eternity. This bond is illuminated here."
==Trivia==
* The Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver: Prima's Official Strategy Guide mistakenly states that -, -, and Pokémon cannot obtain the Shiny Leaf on Route 33.
* The Shiny Leaves may be a reference to the Gold Leaf and Silver Leaf items from Generation II, which did not appear again in any other generation until Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!.
==In other languages==
==References==
Category:Items
Category:Game mechanics
de:Glänzendes Blatt
es:Hoja dorada
fr:Feuille d'Or (Pokémon Or HeartGold et Argent SoulSilver)
it:Foglialucente
ja:かがやくはっぱ
zh:闪耀的叶片