Azure Flute

Azure Flute
Current
Pokémon Legends: Arceus sprite
Information
Appears in	Generation VIII , Generation IV
Debut	Pokémon Diamond Version and Pokémon Pearl Version (unused)
In other languages
Japanese	Name てんかいのふえ (Heaven's Flute)
Japanese	Name てんかいのふえ (Heaven's Flute)
English	Name Azure Flute
English	Name Azure Flute

The Azure Flute is an event-exclusive item required to encounter Arceus. It was included in the code for Pokémon Diamond Version and Pokémon Pearl Version and Pokémon Platinum Version, but was never distributed for those games. It was first made officially available with the release of Pokémon Legends: Arceus and then added to Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Pokémon Shining Pearl in March 2022.

Description

In Pokémon Legends: Arceus, once the player completes the main mission "Seeking the Remaining Plates", their Celestica Flute will transform into the Azure Flute. The Azure Flute will still allow the player to summon Ride Pokémon. After the player completes the Hisui Pokédex, they can play the Azure Flute on the dais at the Temple of Sinnoh to encounter Arceus. After obtaining Arceus, returning to the dais will allow the player to rematch Arceus, Dialga, or Palkia.

In Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Pokémon Shining Pearl, if the player has become the Pokémon Champion and has also obtained Arceus in Pokémon Legends: Arceus on the same Nintendo Switch profile, the Azure Flute will be present in the player's room in their house in Sandgem Town. Bringing the Azure Flute to the Spear Pillar will trigger a sequence where the player can encounter Arceus. If the player defeats Arceus or runs away from the battle, they can leave and return to the Spear Pillar and play the Azure Flute again to repeat the encounter. After obtaining Arceus, the flute will become unplayable; using it will present the message "The Azure Flute echoed hollowly."

Flavor text

Games	Sprite	Pocket	Buy	Sell	Description
Pokémon Diamond Version and Pokémon Pearl Version		Key items			A flute that puts out echoing sounds that do not seem to be of this world. It is unknown who made it.
Pokémon Platinum Version		Key items			A flute that puts out echoing sounds that do not seem to be of this world. It is unknown who made it.
Pokémon X and Pokémon Y		Key items			A flute that puts out echoing sounds that do not seem to be of this world. No one knows who made it.
Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Pokémon Shining Pearl		Key items			A flute that puts out echoing sounds that do not seem to be of this world. No one knows who made it.
Pokémon Legends: Arceus		Key items			A flute that puts out echoing sounds that do not seem to be of this world. No one knows who made it or when.

Locations

Game(s)	Location(s)
Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Pokémon Shining Pearl	Twinleaf Town, as of version 1.3.0, if the player has completed every Mission in Pokémon: Legends Arceus on their same Nintendo Switch profile.
Pokémon Legends: Arceus	Temple of Sinnoh, by completing the mission "Seeking the Remaining Plates"

Trivia

• The Azure Flute has a similar design to an ocarina.