List of key items in EarthBound

A list of key items in EarthBound.

Name	Japanese	Obtained	Effect
ATM card		Ness begins with this item	Allows usage of ATM Machines
Backstage pass		From the Runaway Five in Twoson	Allows entrance to the backstage room of the Chaos Theater.
Bad key machine		From Maxwell	Opens lockers in Snow Wood Boarding House and the door to the underground room of the Threed Cemetery; after these uses, it breaks.
Bicycle		Twoson Bicycle Shop	Allows for faster travel when only Ness is in the party.
Brain stone		Poo begins with this item	Prevents loss of Concentration
Carrot key		Present at Magnet Hill	Erases the rabbit statues blocking the path to the Pink Cloud cave.
Contact lens		Found in Dusty Dunes Desert	Trade with a man in Fourside 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's mouse	Erases the eraser statue blocking the underground path below Stonehenge.
Franklin badge		From Paula when the player first meets her	Reflects back Lighting attacks
Hawk eye		Inside the Pyramid	Allows the party to see in Deep Darkness
Hieroglyph copy		Summers Museum	Teaches the dance required to enter the pyramid
Jar of Fly Honey		After defeating the Boogey Tent in Threed	Distracts Master Belch in battle.
Key to the cabin		From Mr. 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 that leads to Giant Step
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
Pak of bubble gum		In Winters dept. store	Allows the Bubble Monkey to float short distances
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 Ness to hear the melodies he has obtained
Tendakraut		From a Tenda	Allows entrance to the cave at the Lost Underworld
Tiny ruby		Poo begins with this item	Allows passage to the top room in the Summers Museum.
Town map		Onett's Library	Shows a map of the town Ness is in
Wad of bills		From Everdred	Helps pay off the Runaway Five's debt.
Yogurt dispenser		From Talah Rama (made by Apple Kid)	Trade to Geldegarde Monotoli's maid to be able to enter his room at the Monotoli Building.
Zombie paper		From Apple Kid (delivered by Mach Pizza)	Traps all Zombies in the Tent at Threed.