List of key items in EarthBound

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This is a list of key items in EarthBound.

Name	Japanese	Obtained	Effect
ATM card	キャッシュカード	Ness begins with this item	Allows usage of ATMs
Backstage pass	バックステージパス	From the Runaway Five in Twoson	Allows entrance to the backstage room of the Chaos Theater.
Bad key machine	ちょっとカギマシン	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	じてんしゃ	Twoson Bicycle Shop	Allows for faster travel when only Ness is in the party.
Brain stone	さとりのいし	Poo begins with this item	Prevents loss of Concentration
Carrot key	うさぎごのみニンジン	Present at Magnet Hill	Erases the rabbit statues blocking the path to the Pink Cloud cave.
Contact lens	コンタクトレンズ	Found in Dusty Dunes Desert	Trade with a man in Fourside for a pair of Dirty Socks
Diamond	ダイヤモンド	From George Montague	Pays off the debt of the Runaway Five at the Topolla Theater.
Eraser eraser	こけしけしマシン	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	フランクリンバッジ	Inside the Pyramid	Allows the party to see in Deep Darkness
Hieroglyph copy	ヒエログリフのうつし	Summers Museum	Teaches the dance required to enter the pyramid
Jar of Fly Honey	はえみつ	After defeating the Boogey Tent in Threed	Distracts Master Belch in battle.
Key to the cabin	ろうやのカギ	From Mr. Carpainter after defeating him	Opens the cell in which Paula is held.
Key to the shack	たびごやのカギ	From Mayor Pirkle after defeating the Sharks	Opens the Shack that leads to Giant Step
Key to the tower	とうのカギ	From a man at the oasis south of Dungeon Man	Allows entrance to Dungeon Man
King banana	キングバナナ	Found in Monkey Cave	Moves one of monkeys blocking the way
Pak of bubble gum	フーセンガム	In Winters dept. store	Allows the Bubble Monkey to float short distances
Pencil eraser	タコけしマシン	From Apple Kid	Erases Pencil-shaped statues
Receiver phone	じゅしんでんわ	From Apple Kid	Allows Ness to receive important calls
Show ticket	チケット		Allows entrance to the Runaway Five or Venus's show
Shyness book	むくちをなおすほん	In the Library in Onett	Helps the Tendas to overcome their shyness
Signed banana	サインいりバナナ	From Venus		Sound Stone	おとのいし	From Buzz Buzz	Allows Ness to hear the melodies he has obtained
Tendakraut	グミドリアン	From a Tenda	Allows entrance to the cave at the Lost Underworld
Tiny ruby	ちいさなルビー	Poo begins with this item	Allows passage to the top room in the Summers Museum.
Town map	まちのちず	Onett's Library	Shows a map of the town Ness is in
Wad of bills	さつたば	From Everdred	Helps pay off the Runaway Five's debt.
Yogurt dispenser	ぐるめとうふマシン	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	ゾンビホイホイ	From Apple Kid (delivered by Mach Pizza)	Traps all Zombies in the Tent at Threed.