Crates & Keys
The Arcadia crates, what keys open them, where keys come from, and the preview gesture.
Crates are reward boxes you open with keys. Arcadia has several, each with its own reward pool and its own key. You will find the crate blocks in the plaza near spawn.
Keys are virtual, not items
A key is not a physical item that sits in your inventory, it is a balance. Winning or buying a key raises
your key balance for that type, and opening a crate spends one from the balance. Nothing to lose, drop, or
accidentally throw away. Check your balances any time with /keys.
The crates
| Crate | Opened with | What is inside |
|---|---|---|
| Vote Crate | Vote Key | Grit and small chances at Arc and Skin Keys. Free and repeatable by voting. |
| Arc Crate | Arc Key | More Grit, competitive held items, evolution items, and a chance at a Vault Key or a skin token. |
| Vault Crate | Vault Key | The premium crate: large Grit payouts (with a guaranteed floor), Skin Keys, and rare and epic skin jackpots. |
| Skins Crate | Skin Key | Rolls for an Arc Skin. Duplicates refund Grit. |
| Arc Event Crate | Event Key | Limited-time event crate with exclusive themed skins. |
Each crate is a clean value step up from the one before it, and the bigger crates have celebration moments and server broadcasts for the top rewards.
Cosmetic and convenience only
Crates only ever contain Grit, standard Poke Balls, candy, evolution items, competitive held items, keys, and cosmetics. They never contain Master Balls, legendaries, shinies, or stat boosts.
Opening and previewing a crate
- Preview: sneak and right-click the crate block to see its full drop list. Previewing never costs a key, so browse freely.
- Open: right-click the crate with a matching key in your balance. Each crate only opens with its own key type, and one open spends one key.
Some crates drop keys to other crates. When that happens the won key is credited straight to your
balance for that type, so a lucky Arc Crate can hand you a Vault or Skin Key to spend next. Watch /keys
climb.
Where keys come from
- Vote Keys come only from voting for the server. They are never sold and never in kits or ranks.
- Arc, Vault, and Skin Keys come from the store, kits, the Arc Pass, and as chases inside other crates.
- Event Keys are handed out during special events.
Check your key balance any time with /keys.