Are you excited to scrounge around for the locations of Colorful Screws in Pokemon Legends: Z-A? These items have a purple glow and they tend to be visible from afar. The goal is to amass a bunch of them so you can obtain Canari Plushies that grant permanent buffs.

Where to find all Colorful Screws in Pokemon Legends: Z-A

Almost all Colorful Screws in the game can be found on rooftops or scaffolding/construction sites in Lumiose City. In most cases, they’re grouped into clusters–i.e. two or more in the same general location.

Do take note that you’re going to see these items as you explore the city. However, we suggest progressing further into the campaign until you hit Rank E in the Z-A Royale. This is when Urbain unlocks your Roto-Glide ability. If you press and hold the A button while falling, you’ll gain an upward boost, allowing you to reach higher ledges and platforms.

Canari Plushie rewards from Colorful Screws

Before we discuss the locations of Colorful Screws in Pokemon Legends: Z-A, let’s talk about the rewards that are up for grabs: Canari Plushies. The items you collect can be exchanged with an NPC in front of the Racine Construction building at the southeastern corner of the map.

The five Canari Plushies have unique effects that are permanent. Their effects can also be improved by purchasing the successive upgrades, which cost more Colorful Screws:

• Red Canari Plush – Increases the amount of XP earned by your Pokemon. Note that the first tier is automatically granted by an NPC named Tarragon early in the campaign.
• Gold Canari Plush – Increases the amount of prize money you earn from the Battle Zone.
• Pink Canari Plush – Increases the amount of Mega Shards you acquire from smashing pink crystals. This currency is used to purchase various Mega Evolution keystones.
• Green Canari Plush – Makes you less likely to black out–i.e. increases the amount of times you can take successive hits.
• Blue Canari Plush – Improves your success rate when attempting to catch Pokemon.

Colorful Screw locations in southern Lumiose City

The map above shows the locations of Colorful Screws in the southern part of Lumiose City. We’ve numbered each cluster accordingly:

• Location #1: On a scaffolding near the Racine Construction building. There’s also another one inside the building itself, which appears once you’ve beaten Canari as part of your main mission.
• Location #2: On a scaffolding and the rooftop due west of the Pokemon Research Center.
• Locations #3 and 4: Several are found on scaffolding and rooftops at the western side of the row of buildings.
• Location #5 and 6: The first one is directly across a bridge. The second item is off to the side of a garden, but you need to blast an frozen platform with a Fire ability.
• Location #7: At the top of a construction area in a garden north of Hotel Z.
• Location #8: On a roof directly west of Wild Zone 2.
• Location #9: At the top of a construction area north of Wild Zone 2.

Colorful Screw locations in northern Lumiose City

There are several Colorful Screws in the northern section of Lumiose City. As usual, you need to climb higher to reach these areas:

• Location #1: Due south of Wild Zone 14.
• Location #2: At the top of the steps across a rooftop cafe.
• Location #3: On the glass roof of the outlet shops.
• Location #4: There are three on the scaffolding east of Wild Zone 4. You need to drop down and activate your Roto-Glide to maneuver between the spaces.
• Location #5: Keep climbing up the scaffolding and roofs west of Wild Zone 8–i.e. the Jaune sectors.
• Location #6: Several of these items are fairly close to each other. Once you reach the top of the scaffolding, you’ll see a glowing item to the left, and another one below the patio. One more item is on the roof of the city hall, but you need to be careful with your Roto-Glide due to the gap.

That does it for our guide on where to find Colorful Screws in Pokemon Legends: Z-A. We’ll update this article once we discover other items, so stay tuned. In the meantime, since you’re trekking all over Lumiose City, you might want to search for Technical Machines/TMs as well.