Notes:EarthBound Beginnings

This page contains notes for the game EarthBound Beginnings.

Item IDs

The information below is an expanded version of the table found on the Mother item ID page of a Japanese website called Hakuda2. The table has been updated to include the item names found in Beginnings.

#	JP Name	Translation	EN Name	Use	Notes
01	でかぶくろ	Big Bag	Big Bag	Able to fit 30 magic herbs.	The Big Bag is the first item in the list. But, if that means it was the first item created, why does it come before the Magic Herb?
02	テレホンカード	Telephone Card	Phone Card	Allows you to make 50 phone calls.	The first time I played, I managed to beat the game without knowing this existed.
03	パンくず	Breadcrumbs	Crumbs	Allows you to return to the place you used the Bread item.	A useful item for glitching. Don't try it at home, kids.
04	[Blank]		Repel Ring		04~09 are empty. In the remake, 04 is used for the Repel Ring, while 06 is used for the Memory Chip.
*	まよけのゆびわ	Amulet Ring	Repel Ring	Prevents weak enemies from being encountered.	This item is exclusive to the remake. It's what you might call Holy Protection or a Repel.
05	[Blank]		ButterKnife
06	[Blank]		ButterKnife
*	メモリーチップ	Memory Chip		Warps to EVE's location.	This item is exclusive to the remake. You can obtain it after EVE is destroyed.
07	[Blank]		ButterKnife
08	[Blank]		ButterKnife
09	[Blank]		ButterKnife
0A	ナイフ	Knife	ButterKnife	Teddy's weapons.	The knife was deleted from Teddy's graphics in the overseas version.
0B	サバイバルナイフ	Survival Knife	Surv.Knife		Let's be sure to use this knife for its intended purpose. Like peeling fruit...
0C	アシガルソード	Ashigaru Sword	Sword		Ashigaru: the lowest rank of samurai.
0D	KATANA	Katana	Katana		わい　いずんと　じす　あいてむず　ねいむ　りてん　いん　ひらがな？
0E	ショックガン	Shock Gun	Stun Gun	Lloyd's weapons.	Apparently a weapon that shocks your opponents, stunning them.
0F	エアガン	Air Gun	Air Gun		Lloyd will probably be using his Beam items more often than he Fights with the Air Gun. Same Japanese name as EarthBound's Toy Air Gun weapon.
10	ボロのバット	Worn-Out Bat	Plastic Bat	Ninten's weapons.	Is it a bat that looks like it could break at any time? Who wore it out, anyway? Was it Dad? (And moreover, what kind of store sells pre-worn-out baseball bats? Is this some kind of "distressed jeans"-type deal?) Same Japanese name as EarthBound's Cracked Bat weapon.
11	ふつうのバット	Ordinary Bat	Wooden Bat		If they say this bat is completely ordinary, that actually means it's extremely unique. Same Japanese name as EarthBound's Tee Ball Bat weapon.
12	いいバット	Good Bat	AluminumBat		Even though there's a Good Bat, there's no Bad Bat. Same Japanese name as EarthBound's Sand Lot Bat weapon.
13	さいこうのバット	Supreme Bat	Hank's Bat		If they call it supreme, you should be able to hit a home run if you swing it. Same Japanese name as EarthBound's Hall of Fame Bat weapon.
14	フライパン	Frying Pan	Frying Pan	Ana's weapons.	Let's be sure to use this frying pan for cooking.
15	いいフライパン	Good Frying Pan	NonstickPan		This frying pan's superior quality gives us all the more reason to use it for cooking. Same Japanese name as EarthBound's Deluxe Fry Pan weapon.
16	とびきりのフライパン	Superior Frying Pan	IronSkillet		Let's be sure to use this superior frying pan to cook up some superior dishes.
17	スリングショット	Slingshot	Slingshot	Weapons everyone can equip.	A slingshot can also be called Pachinko. It also seems to wield considerable power in the real world.
18	ブーメラン	Boomerang	Boomerang		A slingshot and a boomerang? I feel like I've used these items in another game...
19	さっちゅうスプレー	Insecticide Spray	Insecticide	Defeats insect enemies in one shot. Insecticide has a 1/8 chance to break after each use, while the Super Spray can be used an unlimited number of times.	Be mindful that real bug spray doesn't kill insects outside of the type it's marketed for. Spiders can't be killed with cockroach spray, for example.
1A	スーパースプレー	Super Spray	Super Spray
1B	ノミとシラミ	Fleas & Lice	Flea Bag	Greatly reduces enemy Offense and Defense.	We owe a thank you to this item for enabling so many exploits. Strangely effective against robots, too.
1C	あいのことば	Words of Love	WordsO'Love	Says "I love you". (Useless)	No matter how many times you say it to enemies, they never understand your feelings.
1D	のろいのことば	Cursed Words	Swear Words	Says "I hate you". (Useless)	A useless item, really only good for using up turns.
1E	ねばねばマシン	Sticky Machine	StkyMachine	Paralyzes all enemies. Has a 1/8 chance to break after each use.	This is the only invention item you can actually use, and it appears before the others in the list. Perhaps the other, useless inventions were created later on. Same Japanese name as EarthBound's Slime Generator item.
1F	やみのライト	Shadow Light	Flashdark	Blinds all enemies.	This item's existence is paradoxical at the most basic level.
20	いしのもと	Cause of Stone	StoneOrigin	Used by enemies. Petrifies the target.	An enemy-exclusive item that the player can't obtain. Targets a single enemy of the player's choice if used. It can't be sold.
21	どくばり	Stinger	PoisnNeedle	Used by enemies. Poisons the target.
22	かえんほうしゃき	Flamethrower	Fl Thrower	Damages all enemies. Has a 1/8 chance to break after each use.	Handle with care! Lloyd's primary weapon in the endgame.
23	ボム	Bomb	Bomb	Damages all enemies. Single-use.	A popular weapon that also appears in MOTHER 2.
24	スーパーボム	Super Bomb	Super Bomb	Eradicates your enemies, but also damages your allies. Single-use.	The side-effect of friendly fire was removed in MOTHER 2.
25	レーザービーム	Laser Beam	Laser Beam	Damages all enemies. Has a 1/8 chance to break after each use.	This item is also in MOTHER 2 as one of Jeff's gun weapons. EarthBound translates the name as "Laser Gun".
26	デスビーム	Death Beam	Plasma Beam		This item is also in MOTHER 2 as one of Jeff's gun weapons. EarthBound translates the name as "Death Ray".
27	ITEM39	ITEM39	Rope	Unused item. Can't be used.	Maybe they wanted to add an effect later... If so, they probably would have changed the name. 27 is 39 in decimal notation. If it were used, it might have been an in-battle item.
28	ロープ	Rope	Rope	Binds all enemies and slows them down.	Can even bind ghosts and insects. The heroes have got some nimble fingers.
29	[Blank]		Peace Coin		29~2C are empty. If there were more battle items, perhaps this is where they would have gone.
2A	[Blank]		Peace Coin
2B	[Blank]		Peace Coin
2C	[Blank]		Peace Coin
2D	やすらぎのコイン	Coin of Silence	Peace Coin	Armor everyone can equip.	This protective item also appears in MOTHER 2. Same Japanese name as EarthBound's Coin of Slumber.
2E	まもりのコイン	Coin of Protection	ProtectCoin		Nice that you can use a coin for armor. Same Japanese name as EarthBound's Coin of Defense.
2F	まふうじのコイン	Magic-Sealing Coin	Magic Coin		Be careful not to carelessly stash it in your wallet and never remember to use it. Same Japanese name as EarthBound's Talisman Coin.
30	ようせいのうでわ	Fairy Bracelet	Brass Ring		In MOTHER 2, it's placed fairly high among the Bracelet items. Same Japanese name as EarthBound's Pixie's Bracelet.
31	てんしのうでわ	Angel Bracelet	Silver Ring		Also appears in MOTHER 2. It's not for sale and is obtainable towards the end of the story. Same Japanese name as EarthBound's Cherub's Band.
32	めがみのうでわ	Goddess Bracelet	Gold Ring		The strongest ring in both MOTHER 1 and 2. Same Japanese name as EarthBound's Goddess Band.
33	しずくのペンダント	Tear Pendant	H2o Pendant		These pendants also appear in MOTHER 2. In 2, there's also a Night Pendant, but the Flashdark has disappeared, probably due to the existence of PK Flash. The Sea Pendant is the strongest in 1, while the Star Pendant is the strongest in 2. These items have the same Japanese names as EarthBound's Rain, Flame, Earth, and Sea Pendants, respectively.
34	ほのおのペンダント	Flame Pendant	FirePendant
35	だいちのペンダント	Earth Pendant	EarthPendnt
36	うみのペンダント	Sea Pendant	Sea Pendant
37	[Blank]		OrangeJuice		37~3B are empty. If there were more equippable items, perhaps this is where they would have gone.
38	[Blank]		OrangeJuice
39	[Blank]		OrangeJuice
3A	[Blank]		OrangeJuice
3B	[Blank]		OrangeJuice
3C	オレンジジュース	Orange Juice	OrangeJuice	Restores HP.	I feel like there's something a bit off about walking around with this item. Same Japanese name as EarthBound's Can of Fruit Juice item.
3D	フライドポテト	Fried Potato	FrenchFries		Take care to avoid eating too many of these. Same Japanese name as EarthBound's Bag of Fries item.
3E	マジックハーブ	Magic Herb	Magic Herb		The Magic Herb item appears quite far down in the list from the Big Bag.
3F	ハンバーガー	Hamburger	Hamburger		Take special care to avoid eating too many of these.
40	スポーツドリンク	Sports Drink	SportsDrink		Pocari Sweat, maybe, or Aquarius.
41	きずぐすり	Potion	LifeUpCream		Although it's a pretty low-level recovery item in Pokemon, it will fully heal you in MOTHER.
42	ぜんそくスプレー	Inhaler	AsthmaSpray	Stops asthma attacks.	An excellent spray that immediately stops asthma attacks.
43	どくけし	Antidote	Antidote	Cures poison status.	This is a major item in Pokémon, but it's not exactly the star of the show in MOTHER.
44	うがいぐすり	Mouthwash	Mouthwash	Cures cold status.	It's extremely hard to cure a cold just by gargling, so in 2 it was replaced with Cold Medicine.
45	いちごとうふ	Strawberry Tofu	Berry Tofu	Restores 15 HP.	The amount of HP recovered is low for something so expensive. In 2, it appears as a key item. Same Japanese name as EarthBound's Trout Yogurt.
46	ITEM70	ITEM70	Bread	Unset item. Can't be used.	An unset item. It was probably meant to be a recovery good.
47	パン	Bread	Bread	Restores HP. Turns into Bread Crumbs when used.	Exploits aside, this item is also useful in the regular game.
48	エンジェルシード	Angel Seed	Noble Seed	Removes the Wicked Seed's curse.	An unremarkable item.
49	サイパワーストーン	PSI Power Stone	PSI Stone	Restores PP. Has a 1/8 chance to break after each use.	The only way to recover PP on the field.
4A	[Blank]		MagicRibbon		4A is empty. Perhaps this would have been used if there were another PP-replenishing item, or a personal stat-boosting item for Ninten?
4B	ふしぎなリボン	Mysterious Ribbon	MagicRibbon	Raises Ana's force.	A consumable item that can't be equipped. ...which means...
4C	ふしぎなキャンディ	Mysterious Candy	Magic Candy	Raises Lloyd's fight.	Also appears in MOTHER 2 as an item that can be used for glitching. Same Japanese name as EarthBound's Rock Candy item.
4D	ITEM77	ITEM77	QuickCapsul	Unset item. Can't be used.	There's another one here. Unlike the blank items, I feel like they meant for this to do something. Might have been a personal stat-boosting item for Teddy?
4E	スピードカプセル	Speed Capsule	QuickCapsul	Increases your speed.	Make sure to take capsule-type medicines with plenty of water.
4F	ウィズダムカプセル	Wisdom Capsule	Wisdom Caps	Increases your wisdom.	Don't even think about opening the capsule and extracting the drugs contained within.
50	フィジカルカプセル	Physical Capsule	PhysicalCap	Increases your physical.	Don't drink medicine that's been dissolved in water.
51	フォースカプセル	Force Capsule	ForceCapsul	Increases your force.	Better not let Lloyd take this.
52	ファイトカプセル	Fight Capsule	FightCapsul	Increases your fight.	What on earth is in this, anyway?
53	[Blank]		BasementKey		53 and 54 are empty. If there were more capsule items, perhaps this is where they would have gone. Offense, Defense, HP, and PP are all unaccounted for in terms of booster capsules, so maybe that's what would've gone here?
54	[Blank]		BasementKey
55	ちかしつのカギ	Basement Key	BasementKey	A key to the house basement.	Time for the key items.
56	どうぶつえんのカギ	Zoo Key	Zoo Key	A key to the Choucream Zoo.	You can't progress without it, as is typical for a key item.
57	ゆうれいやしきのカギ	Haunted House Key	Ghost Key	A key to the haunted house.	It was a haunted house built for Rosemary's elder sister...
58	そうそふのにっき	Great Grandpa's Diary	GGF's Diary	A key to Magicant.	What is "the god's tail" anyway...?
59	つうこうきょかしょう	Pass	Pass	A key to the Duncan Factory.	An item for causing heartbreak.
5A	ライブのチケット	Live Ticket	Ticket	A key to the Live House.	Hope you don't buy this from the old guy who's scalping tickets.
5F	カナリアのこども	Canary Chick	CanaryChick	Lola the singer's child.	How'd it get lost, anyway?
60	ITEM96	ITEM96	BottlRocket	Unset item. Can't be used.	Perhaps this item was removed, or simply left unfinished by the developers.
61	ペンシルロケット	Pencil Rocket	BottlRocket	Battle and event item.	Naturally, this item exists in the real world, too.
62	ぼうし	Hat	Hat	Event item.	Don't call the lady wearing the hat cute.
63	いれば	False Teeth	Dentures		E're's a 'imi'ar e'en' in 'e Po'é'on 'a'es. (There's a similar event in the Pokémon games.)
64	チケットのはんけん	Ticket Stub	Ticket Stub	Collect 10 to ride the tank.	Who issues tickets in the middle of the desert...?
65	ICチップ	IC Chip	IC-chip	Cut item. There's no way to acquire this.	It seems like this item was intended to be one of Eve's components.
66	きぼうのオカリナ	Ocarina of Hope	Ocarina	Play melodies you've learned.	In other words, the Sound Stone, but you don't need it to beat the game.
67	ITEM103	ITEM103	FranklnBdge	Unset item. Can't be used.	Perhaps this was intended to be a key item.
68	フランクリンバッヂ	Franklin Badge	FranklnBdge	Bounces back PK Beam γ.	An extremely useful item. In 2, it bounces back Thunder instead.
69	ゆうじょうのゆびわ	Friendship Ring	FrndshpRing	Useless item.	Seriously, who needs this?
6A	ITEM106	ITEM106	Onyx Hook	Useless item. Can't be used.	Perhaps this was going to be an item that you could obtain in Magicant?
6B	めのうのつりばり	Agate Fish Hook	Onyx Hook	Warp to Magicant.	Use it when all hope seems lost to avoid being wiped out for the time being.
6C	さいしゅうへいき	Ultimate Weapon	Last Weapon	Useless item.	It won't solve anything, even if you cut the power.
6D	ものさし	Ruler	Ruler		For some reason, this item is seen again in MOTHER 2.
6E	キャッシュカード	Cash Card	Cash Card	Allows you to withdraw cash.	Theoretically, you could beat the game without using this item, but it's essentially required. Same Japanese name as EarthBound's ATM Card item.
6F	あかいくさ	Red Grass	Red Weed	Can be transformed into a Magic Herb at Queen Mary's Fountain.	Since you get the Big Bag in Magicant, this item tends to be rarely used.
70	ふしぎなメガホン	Mysterious Megaphone	Bullhorn	Can be used in battle for a 50/50 chance to either decrease the target's Fight, or increase their Offense.	What do you communicate with it that's so persuasive, anyway?
71	ちず	Map	Map	Allows you to view the map.	It sounds like this item was removed in later releases, since those let you view the map anytime.
72	[Blank]		Debug		72~7E are empty. This marks the end of the normal items, so the remaining entries are probably just unused space.
73	[Blank]		Debug
74	[Blank]		Debug
75	[Blank]		Debug
76	[Blank]		Debug
77	[Blank]		Debug
78	[Blank]		Debug
79	[Blank]		Debug
7A	[Blank]		Debug
7B	[Blank]		Debug
7C	[Blank]		Debug
7D	[Blank]		Debug
7E	[Blank]		Debug
7F	ざひょう	Coordinates	Debug		A debug item? A variety of things happen when you use it. Mostly, it just freezes the game.
80	マイホーム	My Home	MyHome		Starting from here are items named after towns. These are probably the options when using Telportation. You can't use these items, equip them, or sell them. Which makes sense...
81	マザーズデイ	Mother's Day	Podunk
82	サンクスギビング	Thanksgiving	Merrysville
83	レインディア	Reindeer	Reindeer
84	ハロウィーン	Halloween	Spookane
85	スノーマン	Snowman	Snowman
86	イースター	Easter	Youngtown
87	バレンタイン	Valentines	Ellay
88	[Blank]				88~8F are empty. Possibly just unused space.
89	[Blank]
8A	[Blank]
8B	[Blank]
8C	[Blank]
8D	[Blank]
8E	[Blank]
8F	[Blank]
90	レインディア	Reindeer	Reindeer		Starting here are items named Reindeer, Halloween, Snowman, and three named Santa Claus. These are probably the names of the train stations. They can be used, but not equipped. Some of them can't be thrown away, but others can.
91	ハロウィーン	Halloween	Spookane
92	スノーマン	Snowman	Snowman
93	サンタクロース	Santa Claus	Union
94	サンタクロース	Santa Claus	Union
95	サンタクロース	Santa Claus	Union
96	ハロウィーン	Halloween	Spookane
97	スノーマン	Snowman	Snowman
98	レインディア	Raindeer	Reindeer
99	スノーマン	Snowman	Snowman
9A	レインディア	Raindeer	Reindeer
9B	ハロウィーン	Halloween	Spookane
9C	Aコース	A Course	FlightplanA		Items used for the Advent Desert sightseeing flight, and items used for the Game Assistant girl in Halloween.
9D	Bコース	B Course	FlightplanB
9E	Cコース	C Course	FlightplanC
9F	ヒント１	Hint 1	Hint 1
A0	ヒント２	Hint 2	Hint 2
A1	ヒント３	Hint 3	Hint 3
A2	どくけし	Antidote	Real Rocket		There are four Antidote items here. ...But they don't do anything when used, so you can hardly call them Antidotes at all!
A3	どくけし	Antidote	Real Rocket
A4	どくけし	Antidote	Real Rocket
A5	どくけし	Antidote	Real Rocket
A6	ロケット（ほんもの）	Rocket (Real One)	Real Rocket	Useless invention.	Items... or should I say, just more entries in the list. If they're this far down, does that mean they created these entries much later...?
A7	タイムマシン	Time Machine	TimeMachine
A8	[Blank]				A8~B7 are empty. The empty, unused entries continue on for a bit.
A9	[Blank]
AA	[Blank]
AB	[Blank]
AC	[Blank]
AD	[Blank]
AE	[Blank]
AF	[Blank]
B0	[Blank]
B1	[Blank]
B2	[Blank]
B3	[Blank]
B4	[Blank]
B5	[Blank]
B6	[Blank]
B7	[Blank]
B8	（？？？）	[???]	[???]	This item's name changes depending on your position. It might be called M, or H, for example.
B9	[Blank]				B9~C0 are empty. There's nothing displayed in the item column, either, so you can't select these with your cursor.
BA	[Blank]
BB	[Blank]
BC	[Blank]
BD	[Blank]
BE	[Blank]		x
BF	[Blank]		x
C0	[Blank]
C1	テレパシー	Telepathy	Telepathy		Starting here are PSI items. You learn Telepathy first, then Teleportation some time later.
C2	テレポーテーション	Teleportation	Teleport
C3	[Blank]		LifeUp α		C3~C7 are empty. Given where these PSI powers are placed, they might have been special powers like Telepathy.
C4	[Blank]		LifeUp α
C5	[Blank]		LifeUp α
C6	[Blank]		LifeUp α
C7	[Blank]		LifeUp α
C8	ライフアップα	Life Up α	LifeUp α		The five different kinds of Life Up. Perhaps Life Up was one of the first PSI powers made.
C9	ライフアップβ	Life Up β	LifeUp β
CA	ライフアップγ	Life Up γ	LifeUp γ
CB	ライフアップπ	Life Up π	LifeUp π
CC	ライフアップΩ	Life Up Ω	LifeUp Ω
CD	[Blank]		Healing α		CD~CF are empty. Might have been left blank because they couldn't think of anything better than the Life Up that fully recovers all party members.
CE	[Blank]		Healing α
CF	[Blank]		Healing α
D0	ヒーリングα	Healing α	Healing α		After those blanks, we have Healing items. It was good of them to name it Super Healing instead of Healing Ω。
D1	ヒーリングβ	Healing β	Healing β
D2	ヒーリングγ	Healing γ	Healing γ
D3	ヒーリングπ	Healing π	Healing π
D4	スーパーヒーリング	Super Healing	SuprHealing
D5	サイコシールドα	Psycho Shield α	PSIShield α		And from here, the PSIs continue to the end of the list. They seem to be in the proper order, but there are no blank entries. Maybe they came up with the PSI first and then put them in the data? ...You'd think that, but on a closer look, you'll see there are two entries for "Hypnosis" (DA and E7). It's a similar phenomenon to how Pokémon has two entries for PP Up, one of which is unavailable to the player. Maybe one of the Hypnosises is an imposter... MOTHER 2 has a Hypnosis Ω that affects all enemies at once, so maybe they planned to have two different kinds of Hypnosis. There doesn't seem to be any kind of scrapped PSI either, as far as I can see. I was kind of excited to see if there were any, but there just don't seem to be. Judging by the order, the last PSI they worked on might have been PK Thunder.
D6	サイコシールドβ	Psycho Shield β	PSIShield β
D7	パワーシールド	Power Shield	PowerShield
D8	ブレインショック	Brain Shock	Brainshock
D9	ブレインサイクロン	Brain Cyclone	BrainCyclon
DA	さいみんじゅつ	Hypnosis	Hypnosis
DB	パラライシス	Paralysis	Paralysis
DC	ダークネス	Darkness	Darkness
DD	サイマグネット	PSI Magnet	PSI-Magnet
DE	シールドオフ	Shield Off	Shield-Off
DF	サイコブロック	Psycho Block	PSI-Block
E0	オフェンスアップ	Offense Up	OffenseUp
E1	ディフェンスアップα	Defense Up α	DefenseUp α
E2	ディフェンスアップβ	Defense Up β	DefenseUp β
E3	クイックアップ	Quick Up	QuickUp
E4	ディフェンスダウンα	Defense Down α	Def.Down α
E5	ディフェンスダウンβ	Defense Down β	Def.Down β
E6	じげんスリップ	Dimension Slip	4th-D Slip
E7	さいみんじゅつ	Hypnosis	Hypnosis
E8	PKフリーズα	PK Freeze α	PK Freeze α
E9	PKフリーズβ	PK Freeze β	PK Freeze β
EA	PKフリーズγ	PK Freeze γ	PK Freeze γ
EB	PKフリーズΩ	PK Freeze Ω	PK Freeze Ω
EC	PKファイアーα	PK Fire α	PK Fire α
ED	PKファイアーβ	PK Fire β	PK Fire β
EE	PKファイアーγ	PK Fire γ	PK Fire γ
EF	PKファイアーΩ	PK Fire Ω	PK Fire Ω
F0	PKビームα	PK Beam α	PK Beam α
F1	PKビームβ	PK Beam β	PK Beam β
F2	PKビームγ	PK Beam γ	PK Beam γ
F3	PKビームΩ	PK Beam Ω	PK Beam Ω
F4	PKサンダーα	PK Thunder α	PK Thunder α
F5	PKサンダーβ	PK Thunder β	PK Thunder β
F6	PKサンダーγ	PK Thunder γ	PK Thunder γ
F7	[Blank]		Faintd		F7 - FF are empty. There are a lot of non-Goods items, most of which the above investigation has covered.
F8	[Blank]		Faintd
F9	[Blank]		Faintd
FA	[Blank]		Faintd
FB	[Blank]		Faintd
FC	[Blank]		Faintd
FD	[Blank]		Faintd
FE	[Blank]		Faintd
FF	[Blank]		Faintd

(Source: 詩衣雫月 - Original Table & Notes, West - Earth Bound Item IDs, GlitterBerri - Translation)