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Key Lockers Key Locker (also known as "Key Capsules") are Capsule-like items that can be used to store only Portal Keys Portal Key. Each Key Locker Key Locker can store up to one hundred (100) Portal Keys Portal Key each, and any Portal Keys Portal Key inside do not count toward the Inventory Cap. Just like Capsules Capsule, they have a unique identifier, and can be renamed for sorting. This means an Agent can hold up to six hundred (600) Portal Keys Portal Key outside their inventory. The Key Locker Key Locker is the only item in Ingress where items placed inside do not count toward the Inventory Cap.

There are six purchasable Key Lockers Key Locker: a white, yellow, red, green, blue and Onyx Key Locker Key Locker. Each Key Locker Key Locker is purchasable for Chaotic Matter Units 3 700 CMU each. An Agent can also purchase all six at once in a discounted pack for Chaotic Matter Units 18 000 CMU, saving Chaotic Matter Units 4 200 CMU.

A special Key Locker Key Locker which was red with black edges was given out during the fifth anniversary of Ingress and can not be bought[1]. During the #FieldArt Challenge, a new Key Locker Key Locker called "Onyx Key Locker" was introduced for purchase in the store for Chaotic Matter Units 3 700 CMU for all Agents that did not already own six Key Lockers Key Locker. After feedback from Agents, Niantic added the Onyx Key Locker Key Locker permanently to the store and raised the Cap from five to six.

Key Lockers Key Locker cannot be recycled, dropped or shared, since it is a premium item. Agents can purchase the same coloured Key Locker Key Locker multiple times, as long as the Agent does not already have six Key Lockers Key Locker in their inventory. This means an Agent could buy six yellow Key Lockers Key Locker.

See also: Capsule and Inventory#Inventory Cap


Strategy

Even though the Key Locker Key Locker is only limited to holding Portal Keys Portal Key, it still can play a huge role in inventory management and storage, proving a high value for Agents.

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