List of key items in Mother 3

This is a list of key items in Mother 3, arranged in the order in which they are obtained.

Chapter 1

Name	Japanese	Obtained	Effect
Drago Fang	ドラゴのキバ Drago Fang	Tazmily Village (from Bronson)	Lowers the Mecha-Drago's defenses.
Nail File	ヤスリ File	Tazmily Jail (from Claus, inside an apple)	Helps Flint escape from the jail cell.
Scrap of Cloth	ふくのきれはし Scrap of Cloth	Mt. Oriander	No effect.
Child's Shoe	こどものくつ Child's Shoe	Drago Plateau	No effect.
Pig Mark Notebook	ブタじるしノート Pig Mark Notebook	Mt. Oriander (dropped by Pigmasks)	Details the Pigmask Army's plans for chimeras.
Wall Staples	カベホチ Wall Staples	Duster starts with these.	See Thief Tools.

Chapter 2

Name	Japanese	Obtained	Effect
Stag Beetle	サイレンクワガタ Siren Beetle	Wess's house	See Thief Tools.
Smoke Bomb	けむりだま Smoke Bomb	Wess's house	See Thief Tools.
Hypno-Pendulum	さいみんふりこ Hypnosis Pendulum	Wess's house	See Thief Tools.
Scary Mask	こわいおめん Scary Mask	Wess's house	See Thief Tools.
Tickle Stick	くすぐりぼう Tickle Stick	Wess's house	See Thief Tools.
Drawbridge Key	はねばしのカギ Drawbridge Key	Osohe Castle (from Nippolyte)	Opens the drawbridge.
Rope Snake	ヒモヘビ Rope Snake	Osohe Castle (shop)	Used to grapple on to things and swing across.
Battle Memory	たたかいのきおく Battle Memory	Osohe Castle	Documents all enemies previously fought.
Noble Spittoon	けだかいタンつぼ Noble Spittoon	Osohe Castle	To be delivered to Wess.
Pendant	ペンダント Pendant	Osohe Castle (dropped by Kumatora)	To be given back to Kumatora.
Egg of Light	ひかりのタマゴ Egg of Light	Osohe Castle	No effect.

Chapter 4

Name	Japanese	Obtained	Effect
Carrier Pigeon	でんしょバト Carrier Pigeon	Old Man's Paradise (from Wess)	If Lucas learns anything about Duster's whereabouts, he is to send this back to Wess.
Ticket	チケット Ticket	Clayman Factory (from Mr. Brown)	Ticket to the Ropeway leading to Club Titiboo.

Chapter 5

Name	Japanese	Obtained	Effect
Egg of Light	ひかりのタマゴ Egg of Light	Highway (Dump)	No effect.

Chapter 7

Name	Japanese	Obtained	Effect
Transceiver	トランシーバー Transceiver	Osohe Castle (near Aeolia's Needle)	Tells Lucas how to get to the Chimera Lab.
Courage Badge	ゆうきのバッヂ Courage Badge	Sunset Cemetery (from Flint, via Nippolyte)	To be given to a Mr. Saturn.
Mole Cricket Brother	オケラのオトート Mole Cricket Brother	Mole Cricket Hole (from Mole Cricket)	‎If Lucas is in the Mole Cricket Hole, this will take him to the entrance.
Encouraging Words	はげましのことば Encouraging Words	Fire Mountain (from Phrygia)	Used to move a boulder.
Phrygia's Notebook	フリギアのノート Phygria's Notebook	Fire Mountain (from Phrygia)	Details the Needles Lucas still needs to pull.
Jar of Yummy Pickles	おーいしいピクルス Yummy Pickles	From the 5th Magypsy to have their Needle pulled.	To be delivered to Ionia.
Waters of Time	じかんのみず Waters of Time	Argilla Pass (from Ionia)	Allows entry to Chupichupyoi Temple.
Rope Snake	ヒモヘビ Rope Snake	Saturn Valley	Used to grapple on to things and swing across.
Franklin Badge	フランクリンバッヂ Franklin Badge	Argilla Pass (from Mr. Saturn)	Reflects thunder element attacks that hit Lucas.

Chapter 8

Name	Japanese	Obtained	Effect
Stinkbug's Memory	ヘコキムシのきおく Stinkbug's Memory	New Pork City sewers (from Leder)	Details the events of the White Ship.
Pencil Eraser	タコけしマシン Octopus Erasing Machine	Empire Porky Building	Erases a nearby Pencil Statue.