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Rainbow Feather 虹色の羽根 Rainbow Feather

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TheRainbow Feather (Japanese:虹色の羽根Rainbow Feather), calledRainbow Wing prior toPokémon Scarlet and Violet, is aKey Item introduced inGeneration II. It is alegendary artifact that is associated withHo-Oh.

In the core series games

Effect

The Rainbow Wing allows theplayer to explore theBell Tower (known as Tin Tower inGeneration II) and encounter a wildHo-Oh at the top of the tower.

If the Rainbow Wing has not yet been obtained, the player will be unable to visit any floors of the tower other than 1F because:

• InPokémon Gold and Silver, aSage is seen standing on the stairs at Tin Tower 1F.
  • Once the player obtains this item (regardless of storing it in theBag or thePC), the Sage will disappear without warning.
• InPokémon Crystal, there will be no stairs at Tin Tower 1F at first.
  • After the player has caught the three OTLegendary beasts, the same Sage who delivers this item to the player also causes the stairs to appear. From this point onwards, the player will be able to freely explore the tower (regardless of storing this item in the Bag or the PC).
• InPokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver, a Sage will remain at the side of the ladder at Bell Tower 1F and prevent the player from climbing it.
  • Once the player obtains this item, the Sage will allow the player to freely explore the tower.

Generation II

InGeneration II, although it is possible to store the Rainbow Wing in thePC, Ho-Oh will only appear if the Rainbow Wing is currently in theBag. If the player defeats or runs away from Ho-Oh, it will be permanently unavailable in the current game.

Generation IV

In Pokémon HeartGold, both the Rainbow Wing andClear Bell are required to summon Ho-Oh. In Pokémon SoulSilver, only the Rainbow Wing is required.

In both Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver, if the player defeats or runs away from Ho-Oh, it will reappear the next time the player enters theHall of Fame.

Description

Acquisition

In the spin-off games

Pokémon Masters EX

Once the player reaches friendship level 100 withSilver in theTrainer Lodge, they can purchase a replica of a Rainbow Wing in the Lodge Exchange to display in the Trainer Lodge.

In animation

Pokémon the Series

Pokémon Journeys: The Series

A Rainbow Wing appeared inFinding a Legend!, under the ownership of an old man namedJaye. He used to search for Ho-Oh for many years after having caught a glimpse of it in the past. However, after years of failing to find it, he became convinced Ho-Oh didn't actually exist and threw his Rainbow Wing away. However, his grandsonChad took and preserved it, wanting to restore his grandfather's belief in Ho-Oh's existence.Ash andGoh later visitedEcruteak City and heard Jaye's story from Chad. Afterwards, they decided to accompany Jaye and Chad as they climbed theBell Tower in the hopes of summoning Ho-Oh with the Rainbow Wing. At the top of the tower, the Rainbow Wing ended up glowing in response to a rainbow appearing in the sky. Just when the group was about to leave, Jaye saw Ho-Oh flying in the distance.

I Choose You!

A Rainbow Wing played a major role inI Choose You!. Set in atimeline different from the main series, it was found byAsh when he first sawHo-Oh. During themovie, Ash learned that Ho-Oh had given him the Rainbow Wing as a recognition of having chosen him to be the "Rainbow Hero", and decided to travel toMount Tensei to meet andbattle Ho-Oh.

Eventually,Cross, wanting to meet Ho-Oh himself, stole the Rainbow Wing from Ash and tried to use it to summon Ho-Oh. However, it instead became corrupted by his selfish desires, causingMarshadow to send a group ofwild Pokémon on a rampage. When Ash was killed by the rampaging Pokémon, the Rainbow Wing crumbled away. However, once Ash was revived, the Rainbow Wing was also reformed, allowing Ash to use it to summon and battle Ho-Oh.

Pokémon Generations

A Rainbow Wing made a brief appearance at the end ofThe Reawakening, where it was seen falling to the ground behindEusine at theBurned Tower after his brief encounter withSuicune.

In the manga

Pokémon Adventures

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As seen inThe Escape,Green stole a Rainbow Wing and a Silver Wing from theMasked Man when she andSilver escaped from him, later hiding both feathers inYellow's straw hat.

Yellow arc

The Silver and Rainbow Wings were seen on Yellow's straw hat. However, they simply appeared to be regular feathers, and their true nature was not revealed until the next arc.

Gold, Silver & Crystal arc

The Rainbow Wing and Silver Wing were revealed to be on Yellow's hat. These artifacts were used to freeGold from the gap of time inside theIlex Forest shrine where the Masked Man had trapped him in.

The Masked Man also used a Rainbow Wing and a Silver Wing directly collected from their respective Legendary Pokémon in order to create aGS Ball. Only a capture net created from these two feathers could containCelebi and allow its holder totravel through time without suffering its negative side effects.

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Movie adaptations

A Rainbow Wing appeared inICYR1.

Merchandise

The Rainbow Wing has been featured in several officially licensed figures and goods.

• 
  Pokémon World Market (Johto goods set)
• 
  I Choose YouPikachu plush
• 
  I Choose You card sleeves

Trivia

• Rainbow Wing's name was changed to Rainbow Feather inPokémon Scarlet and Violet, despite the item being unobtainable and never mentioned in these games.

In other languages

See also

• Silver Feather
• Clear Bell
• List of Key Items in Generation II
• List of Key Items in Generation IV

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