Heart Scale

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The Heart Scale (Japanese: ハートのウロコ Heart Scale) is a type of item introduced in Generation III.
==In the core series games==
===Price===
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===Effect===
In , Generations IV to , and Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl, it can be given to a Move Reminder to teach one move to one Pokémon.
In Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl, after using 10 Heart Scales total, the cost is permanently removed and the Move Reminder will continue to teach Pokémon moves for free.
===Description===
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===Acquisition===
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| Routes , , , (×3), , , (underwater, ×2), (underwater), (underwater), and (×3), Lilycove City
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| Hidden recurring item (Tanoby Ruins)
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| Routes and 
| UndergroundHeld by (50% chance)
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| Routes , , , , and , Oreburgh City, 
| UndergroundPokémon News PressHeld by (50% chance)
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| , Vermilion City
| Pokéathlon Dome (1000 Pts.) (except Ruins of Alph and Cliff Cave) (Lv. 51-100)Held by (50% chance)
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| Routes , , and , Desert Resort, Driftveil City, Cold Storage, Dragonspiral Tower, Challenger's Cave, Undella BayPasserby Analytics HQ (complete "About what's most important" survey)
| (treasure hunter), Driftveil City (daily, show the woman a Pokémon with the requested move), Mistralton City (exchange for 10 Sweet Hearts), Black City/White Forest (Lynette) (Lv. 51-100)Held by (50% chance)
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| Routes , , , , and , Castelia City, Castelia Sewers, Desert Resort, Relic Castle, Driftveil City, Village Bridge, Seaside Cave, Humilau City, Moor of IcirrusPasserby Analytics HQ (complete "About what's most important" survey)
| , Undella Town, Undella Bay (reappears occasionally)Driftveil City (daily, show the woman a Pokémon with the requested move), Mistralton City (exchange for 5 or 10 Sweet Hearts)Join Avenue (, ) (Lv. 51-100)Held by (50% chance)Transfer from Funfest Mission ()
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| Dream Clouds (Simulator α, Simulator β, Simulator γ)
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| , Azure Bay, Frost Cavern
| Hidden recurring item ()Coumarine City (daily post-game, show Tierno a Pokémon with the requested ) (except Glittering Cave) (Lv. 51-100)Held by (50% chance)
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| Routes , , , , , , (underwater, ×2), (underwater), (underwater), (×3), (underwater), and (×3), Lilycove City, Seafloor Cavern, Pacifidlog TownPacifidlog Town (held by in-game trade )
| Crescent IsleAny Contest Spectacular Hall (random gift from a fan after completing a Hyper Rank Contest) (10% chance after a rematch with Kylan or Arzu) (except Mirage spots) (Lv. 51-100)Secret Base ("Pick something up" with )Held by (50% chance)
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| (100 PM - 20 Medals or more) (all levels)
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| Tide Song Hotel, Ancient Poni Path, Exeggutor Island
| Hidden recurring item (Hano Beach)Ambush encounters ( and in Vast Poni Canyon, during the trial only)Fishing spots (Routes , , and , Paniola Town, Brooklet Hill, Akala Outskirts)Konikoni City (restaurant), Malie City (Sushi High Roller), Seafolk Village (restaurant)Festival Plaza () (Lv. 51-100)Held by (50% chance)
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| , Cerulean City (×5)
| Seafoam IslandsGift from or Found by walking Pokémon (, Cerulean Cave)
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| Grand UndergroundHeld by (50% chance)
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====Distribution====
=====As a held item=====
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Games	Event	Language/Region	Distribution period
 	 	Japan 	August 9 to 17, 2014
==Gallery==
===Sprites===
 	
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==In animation==
===Pokémon the Series===
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Heart Scales first appeared in a fantasy in Partner Promises!, when mentioned how the jewelry shop "Alola Sunrise" makes its jewelry from Heart Scales and branches.
A Heart Scale made its first proper appearance in the Poké Problem extra scene of SM120, where showed one to , jokingly claiming that it was a scale.
A Heart Scale appeared in A Recipe for Success!, where Mallow obtained one from a group of that had come to visit Oranguru's place.
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A Heart Scale appeared in Getting to the Heart of it All! as one of the heart-shaped objects stolen by a .
==Trivia==
* Heart Scales are the shed scales of .
** In Alola, they can be obtained at the Vast Poni Canyon trial site, implying they can also be the shed scales of the evolutionary line. This is further supported by the fact that Jangmo-o has a heart-shaped scale on its head.
* In , the Heart Scale is incorrectly sorted in the Bag as an Evolution stone when the Bag is sorted by type, instead of as an exchangeable item.
==In other languages==
==Related articles==
Category:Exchangeable items
de:Herzschuppe
es:Escama corazón
fr:Écaille Cœur
it:Squama cuore
ja:ハートのウロコ
zh:心之鳞片（道具）