Rainbow Feather
- If you were looking for the Mystery Dungeon item, see Rainbow Wing (Mystery Dungeon).
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The Rainbow Feather (Japanese: 虹色の羽根 Rainbow Feather), called Rainbow Wing prior to Pokémon Scarlet and Violet, is a Key Item introduced in Generation II. It is a legendary artifact that is associated with Ho-Oh.
In the core series games
Effect
The Rainbow Wing allows the player to explore the Bell Tower (known as Tin Tower in Generation II) and encounter a wild Ho-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:
- In Pokémon Gold and Silver, a Sage is seen standing on the stairs at Tin Tower 1F.
- In Pokémon Crystal, there will be no stairs at Tin Tower 1F at first.
- After the player has caught the three OT Legendary 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).
- In Pokémon 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
In Generation II, although it is possible to store the Rainbow Wing in the PC, Ho-Oh will only appear if the Rainbow Wing is currently in the Bag. 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 and Clear 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 the Hall of Fame.
Description
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Acquisition
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In the spin-off games
Pokémon Masters EX
Once the player reaches friendship level 100 with Silver in the Trainer 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 in Finding a Legend!, under the ownership of an old man named Jaye. 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 grandson Chad took and preserved it, wanting to restore his grandfather's belief in Ho-Oh's existence. Ash and Goh later visited Ecruteak City and heard Jaye's story from Chad. Afterwards, they decided to accompany Jaye and Chad as they climbed the Bell 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 in I Choose You!. Set in a timeline different from the main series, it was found by Ash when he first saw Ho-Oh. During the movie, 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 to Mount Tensei to meet and battle 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, causing Marshadow to send a group of wild 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 of The Reawakening, where it was seen falling to the ground behind Eusine at the Burned Tower after his brief encounter with Suicune.
In the manga
Pokémon Adventures
As seen in The Escape, Green stole a Rainbow Wing and a Silver Wing from the Masked Man when she and Silver escaped from him, later hiding both feathers in Yellow'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 free Gold from the gap of time inside the Ilex 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 a GS Ball. Only a capture net created from these two feathers could contain Celebi and allow its holder to travel through time without suffering its negative side effects.
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Movie adaptations
A Rainbow Wing appeared in ICYR1.
Merchandise
The Rainbow Wing has been featured in several officially licensed figures and goods.
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Pokémon World Market (Johto goods set) -
I Choose You Pikachu plush -
I Choose You card sleeves
Trivia
- Rainbow Wing's name was changed to Rainbow Feather in Pokémon Scarlet and Violet, despite the item being unobtainable and never mentioned in these games.
In other languages
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See also
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