List of key items in EarthBound
A list of key items in EarthBound.
| Name | Japanese | Obtained | Effect |
|---|---|---|---|
| ATM Machine | At the beginning of the game | Allows use of ATM | |
| Backstage Pass | From the Runaway Five | Allows entrance to the backstage room in Chaos Theater. | |
| Bad Key Machine | From Maxwell | Opens the door at the underground room of the Threed Cemetery, breaks after use. | |
| Brain Stone | When Poo joins the party | Prevents loss of Concentration | |
| Carrot Key | Erases the Bunny statues blocking the path to the Pink Cloud cave. | ||
| Contact Lens | Found on Dusty Dunes Desert | Trade for a pair of Dirty Socks | |
| Diamond | From Gerardo Montague | Pays off the debt of the Runaway Five at the Topolla Theater. | |
| Eraser Eraser | From Apple Kid | Erases the eraser statue blocking the underground path below Stonedge. | |
| Franklin Badge | From Paula when the player first meets her | Reflects back Lighting attacks | |
| Hawk Eye | Inside the Pyramid | Allows you to see in Deep Deep Darkness | |
| Hieroglyph Copy | Summers Museum | Teaches the dance required to enter the pyramid | |
| Jar of Fly Honey | Threed(From Boogey Tent | Distracts Master Belch in battle. | |
| Key to the cabin | From Carpainter after defeating him | Opens the cell in which Paula is held. | |
| Key to the Shack | From Mayor Pirkle after defeating the Sharks | Opens the Shack | |
| Key to the Tower | From a man at the oasis south of Dungeon Man | Allows entrance to Dungeon Man | |
| King Banana | Found in Monkey Cave | Moves one of monkeys blocking the way | |
| Pack of Bubble Gum | In Winters dept store | Allows the Bubble Monkey to fly with it | |
| Pencil Eraser | From Apple Kid | Erases Pencil-shaped statues | |
| Receiver Phone | From Apple Kid | Allows Ness to receive important calls | |
| Show Ticket | Allows entrance to the Runaway Five or Venus's show | ||
| Shyness Book | In the Library in Onett | Helps the Tendas to overcome their shyness | |
| Sound Stone | From Buzz Buzz | Allows you to veiw the melodies Ness has obtained | |
| Tendakraut | From a Tenda | Allows entrance in the cave at the Lost Underworld | |
| Tiny Ruby | When Poo joins the party | Allows passage to the top room in the Fourside Museum. | |
| Town Map | Onett's Library | Shows a map of the town Ness is in | |
| Wad of Bills | From Everder | Helps pay off the Runaway Five's debt. | |
| Yogurt Dispenser | From Apple Kid | Trade to Geldegarde Monotoli's maid to be able to enter his room at the Monotoli Building. | |
| Zombie Paper | From Apple Kid | Traps all Zombies in the Tent at Threed. |