Apple of Enlightenment (ちえのリンゴ Apple of Wisdom) is an item that predicts the future and is mentioned in Earthbound. Giygas was in possession of the Apple of Enlightenment before the events of Earthbound, where it foretold Giygas's defeat at the hands a child named Ness. To disprove this prophecy, he initiates his invasion of Earth 20 years before it was prophesied, only to be defeated by Ninten the first time. There is a theory that Apple Kid is the one who wrote the Apple of Enlightenment. This explains why Pokey was never mentioned in the prophecy, since the two never heard of each other.