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A Traveler's Guide to the World of Pokémon/Regions/Johto

Johto (ジョウト地方) is one of the Pokémon regions in the fictional Pokémon world. This mountainous region is home to the Johto League and its headquarters is Mt. Silver (Silver Town in the anime).

The names of Johto towns and cities are based of different types of plants and trees, in the tradition of having towns and cities named after colors in the Kanto region. Johto lies directly to the west of Kanto and to the northeast of Hoenn, and is based on the Kansai and Tokai regions of Japan. Routes wholly located in Johto are numbered from 29 to 46 while routes 26, 27, and 28 connect Johto with the Kanto region. Routes 1 to 25 are located wholly in Kanto.

The third, fourth, and fifth seasons of the anime take place here.

New Bark Town
New Bark Town (ワカバタウン) is the starting point of the second generation video games. This starting town is significantly larger than Pallet Town of Kanto or Littleroot Town of Hoenn.

In the video games, the protagonist is a child who lives here with his or her mother, who will act as a bank and save money if the player asks her to. Players receive their first Pokémon from the town's local professor, the famous Professor Elm. They have a choice between three Pokémon, which are Chikorita (Grass), Cyndaquil (Fire) and Totodile (Water). It is also where they see their rival for the first time.

It should also be noted that, in the video games Gold, Silver and Crystal, many players consider New Bark Town to be a midway station between Johto and Kanto, as traveling left from the town takes the player into the Johto region, and traveling right takes the player to the Kanto region. However, New Bark Town is still technically part of Johto.

In the Pokémon anime, New Bark Town is the first town in Johto that Ash Ketchum visits, in the episode "Don't Touch that 'Dile." In the Pokémon Adventures manga, New Bark Town is the hometown of Gold.

Cherrygrove City
Cherrygrove City (ヨシノシティ) is west of New Bark Town and southeast of Violet City. After receiving a call from Professor Elm, the player battles the rival for the first time here. It is based upon the city of Nagoya.

Violet City
Violet City (キキョウシティ) is the third town that the player visits on the road to the Pokémon League. Falkner, who specializes in Flying-types, is the Gym Leader here.

Located in Violet City is Sprout Tower, which houses several sages and mediums who appear to revere the Pokémon Bellsprout as a teacher. The player can obtain HM05 (Flash) here, after beating an elder.

Azalea Town
Azalea Town (ヒワダタウン) is south of Violet City, west of Union Cave and east of Ilex Forest. It is home to the second Pokémon gym and its leader, Bugsy, who, predictably, uses Bug-types.

This town is also home to Kurt, who makes different kinds of Poké Balls out of Apricorns. The Poké Balls he makes cannot be found anywhere else, and have special properties. Most are exclusive to Gold, Silver, and Crystal and have not been included in subsequent generations. However, in Diamond and Pearl, the fourth-generation Pokémon games, and Ruby and Sapphire, the third generation games, a few of these Poké Balls have made a comeback, such as the Net Ball, which is most effective against Bug- and Water-type Pokémon. Kurt takes a real life day to complete a Poké Ball.

A well called the Slowpoke Well is located west of Union Cave and just east of Azalea Town. According to an outdoor sign near it, it also has the nickname "Rainmaker Well." City residents will tell the player that many years ago, a Slowpoke yawned and ended a drought that devastated the town. As a result, the townsfolk treat Slowpoke with the highest regards. This is the first location where the player battles Team Rocket.

Goldenrod City
Goldenrod City (コガネシティ) is the largest city in the Johto region, analogous to the Japanese city of Osaka. Similar to Celadon City in the Kanto region, it features a Game Corner and department store; Goldenrod also has a bicycle shop, radio tower, and a Magnet Train station that connects Goldenrod City with Saffron City in Kanto. The Gym Leader here is Whitney, who specializes in Normal-type Pokémon. Her strongest Pokémon is Miltank.

After the player wins the 7th badge, the revived Team Rocket takes over the radio tower and its broadcasts are all directed to contact Giovanni, in order to convince him to become their leader once again. The player must liberate the tower in order to continue through the game. After the tower is liberated, the path to Blackthorn City will be opened, and three legendary Pokémon will become available: Suicune, Entei, and Raikou.

North of Goldenrod is a National Park where a bug-catching competition is held on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays.

Ecruteak City
Ecruteak City (エンジュシティ) is a city in the north of Johto. It is based on Kyoto, Japan. Ecruteak has a dance hall where the player can obtain HM 03 (Surf). The Gym Leader is Morty, who uses Ghost-type Pokémon.

Ecruteak is prominent for its two towers, the Burned Tower (formerly Brass Tower) in the west and the Tin Tower in the east. Local townspeople will tell the player about legends concerning these towers.

700 years ago, pizza towers were built opposite each other in Ecruteak City to foster friendship and hope between Pokémon and people. In the west was Brass Tower, which was said to awaken Pokémon, and in the east was Tin Tower, where Pokémon were said to rest. In addition, Brass Tower was the residence of an immense silver-colored Pokémon, Lugia, while the rainbow-colored Pokémon Ho-Oh resided at Tin Tower. Around 150 years ago, a lightning bolt struck Brass Tower. It was engulfed in flames that raged for three days until a sudden downpour occurred. While Lugia escaped unharmed, the three Legendary Beasts that lived there, Entei, Suicune, and Raikou, perished. Ho-Oh returned and resurrected the Legendary Beasts and left them to guard the ruins of the newly named Burned Tower.

If the player reaches a section of the basement of Burned Tower, the Legendary Beasts will be released, after which they will roam the world and the player can encounter and capture them in random battles. The Tin Tower can only be reached after the player has obtained the Rainbow Wing. Ho-Oh is located on its roof. This is the only rooftop in any of the games that allows the use of HM 02 Fly outside of battle, aside from the Sky Pillar in the third generation games. In Pokémon Crystal, Suicune will arrive at Tin Tower after the player receives the Clear Bell from the director of Goldenrod Radio Tower. Unlike the one in Gold and Silver, it will not try to run from battle.

In the Pokémon anime, Burned Tower is full of Ghost-type Pokémon belonging to the gym leader, Morty. He is in charge of taking care of that tower and has made it part of the Pokémon gym. Because of its location, Ash visits twice, first to win the town's badge and then on his way to Mahogany Town as he returns from Olivine and Cianwood.

In the episode "For Ho-Oh the Bells Toll," Eusine tells Ash the legend of Burned Tower. The fire was caused by greedy humans who wanted Ho-Oh's power. Three Pokémon perished in the flames, but Ho-Oh resurrected them and gave them powers of the north winds, lightning, and volcanoes to watch humans. Since then, they had disappeared, waiting for the time when all humans and Pokémon will cooperate again.

Olivine City
Olivine City (アサギシティ) is a city in the northwest of Johto. A port town, it features a tall lighthouse and a dock due to its location on the edge of the sea. It is located southwest of Ecruteak City and northeast of Cianwood City.

The Gym is initially empty. In order to fight the Gym Leader, Jasmine, the player must first encounter her in the lighthouse tending to what was once the beacon, Ampharos. After bringing a potion from the Cianwood City pharmacy to the lighthouse, Jasmine will be available for a gym battle. She specializes in Steel-type Pokemon, including Steelix.

This is one of two cities (the other being Vermilion City) where the player can board the S.S. Aqua. After defeating the Elite Four, the player can take the S.S. Aqua to Vermilion City, which is how the player enters Kanto. Afterwards, the S.S. Aqua will be available for travel between the two cities on certain days.

In Pokémon Crystal, the Battle Tower is located to the west of Olivine. In the Japanese version, players can use the mobile adapter to battle other players worldwide. However, as the mobile adapter was omitted in international releases, the US version contains a mere "Fight 'till you drop" system having almost no relation with its Japanese counterpart.

Cianwood City
Cianwood City (タンバシティ) is the westernmost city in Johto, in a somewhat remote location. The gym leader here is Chuck, who specializes in Fighting-type Pokemon. In a house near the center of the island is a man who will lend the player a Shuckle, the only way to acquire this Pokémon without using Rock Smash. In Crystal, the player first encounters Eusine, a man obsessed with Suicune, in the north of Cianwood City.

In Cianwood's southernmost building is a pharmacist who will give the player a Secret Potion to be given to Jasmine in Olivine City. After the Secret Potion is delivered, healing items will be sold there. Unusually, Cianwood City has no Pokémart, but a pharmacy instead.

Cianwood City is referenced in Pokémon Diamond and Pearl by Cynthia, who gives the player some Secret Potion to heal the headaches of the Psyduck blocking the route to Celestic Town.

Mahogany Town
Mahogany Town (チョウジタウン) in the northeastern area of Johto. The Gym Leader is Pryce, who uses Ice-type Pokémon.

There is a Rocket hideout located underneath a store that sells strange items. It features passwords and an alarm system. It also has traps in the floor that were left behind by the ninjas that used the hideout before Team Rocket occupied it. Lance, the current champion of the Pokémon League, feels suspicious about this store. Along with the main character, he breaks in and enters the Rocket hideout. In the final room, there are six Electrode powering a machine that emits radio waves to force Pokémon to evolve. Lance and the main character must each battle three of the Electrode in order to shut down the generator.

In the Pokémon Adventures manga, Lt. Surge finds the Rocket Hideout because he detected machines running under the store due to his sensitivity to electricity. There, he battles Mask of Ice and loses, but manages to escape.

Lake of Rage
The Lake of Rage, which lies north of Mahogany Town, was thought to be created by Gyarados. When the player arrives, Team Rocket has planted a mysterious recording that forces all the Magikarp that dwell in the lake to evolve into Gyarados. The player must battle, and can catch or defeat, a red (Shiny) Gyarados there.

The lake is mentioned on TV at the beginning of Pokémon Diamond and Pearl, which inspires the main character's rival to explore their local lake.

Blackthorn City
Blackthorn City (フスベシティ), also known as the Dragon City, is the birthplace of Pokémon League Champion Lance. It is located in northeast Johto, and is to the east of Mahogany Town and the Ice Path. South of the city is the Dark Cave and a one-way path to New Bark Town. Clair, Lance's cousin and the city's Gym Leader, specializes in Dragon-type Pokémon. Blackthorn City also contains a move deleter, who will delete unwanted Pokémon moves for free.

North of the city is the Dragon's Den, which is home to Dragon-type Pokémon. It is inaccessible until the player defeats Clair. Then, in Gold and Silver, Gym Leader Clair sends the player to the Den to fetch the Dragon Fang. Upon retrieving it, Clair will award him the Gym badge. In Crystal, the trainer is instead sent to the Den to take a Pokémon quiz given by Clair's grandfather, the Dragon Clan Elder. After the player answers correctly, the elder will make Clair give up the badge. Talking to the elder will earn the player a Dratini, which will have the move Extremespeed (which it can't normally learn otherwise) if the player gave the "best" responses to the quiz questions.

Dark Cave
Dark Cave is a single-level cave located in eastern Johto. True to its name, the cave is pitch-black, requiring the use of HM 05 Flash to see. Though it is not necessary to enter the cave to complete the storyline, Dark Cave is the only place in Johto to capture wild Dunsparce and Wobbuffet. This cave has three entrances: one from the southeast of Violet City, one from the southwest of Blackthorn City, and one from the northwest of New Bark Town.

Ruins of Alph
The Ruins of Alph are located south of Violet City. Inside the main ruins are drawings on the walls, all of them bearing resemblance to the Pokémon Unown. Inside several caves are pieces of Pokémon drawings which the player must arrange (similar to a jigsaw puzzle) to release wild Unown into the ruins. As more puzzles are completed, more varieties of Unown can be found.

After catching three Unown of different forms, a scientist will give the player the Unown Dex, which records the different varieties of Unown the player has caught. Completing the Unown Dex allows the player to print out Unown using a Gameboy printer.

In the Johto League Champions episode "Fossil Fools," research at the Ruins of Alph discovers living specimens of Omanyte and Omastar, much like the Kabuto in the Orange Islands episode "Shell Shock."

Union Cave
Union Cave is located south of Violet City and just east from Azalea Town, with a Pokémon Center located at its entrance. It is the first cave the player can travel through to the end. It is notable also for being home to the Pokémon Lapras which appears only on Fridays in the lower levels of the cave.

Ilex Forest
Ilex Forest is a forest that lies between Azalea Town and Goldenrod City. The most notable item in this forest is a shrine is dedicated to Celebi, the forest's protector. In the Japanese version of Crystal, players could go to a Nintendo Event and use the Mobile Adapter to get the GS Ball, which causes a Celebi to appear when it is placed on the Shrine. The Mobile Adapter feature was taken out in the international versions of the game, however the GS Ball and the events leading to Celebi's appearance are still present and translated, there is just no legit way to get the GS Ball.

Whirl Islands
The Whirl Islands are located between Olivine City and Cianwood City. They are the only place a Lugia can be obtained.

The Whirl Islands are rock formations that allow access to an underground cave. They can only be reached when players have obtained HM 06 (Whirlpool), which they can use to clear out the swirling whirlpools that block access to the caves. Once inside, the player can find Lugia if he or she has the Silver Wing.

In the anime, they are much larger and populated. They were featured in the first fourteen episodes of the fifth season, Pokémon: Master Quest, in which Ash and Misty compete in a water Pokémon competition held every three years, the Whirl Cup.

Mt. Mortar
Mt. Mortar is a mountain that lies between Ecruteak City and Mahogany Town. Within this mountain trains the Karate King of the Fighting Dojo in Saffron City of the Kanto region. If the player defeats the Karate King with five Pokemon or fewer in the party, he will give the player a Tyrogue. There are three separate entrances to Mt. Mortar, separated by small bodies of water. If he or she chooses, the player can surf through them to reach Mahogany Town, bypassing the mountain entirely.

Ice Path
The Ice Path is a cave located to the east of Mahogany Town. This large maze connects Mahogany Town and Blackthorn City. Much of the cave is covered in slippery ice dotted with boulders, which the player must navigate to reach the exit. Many Ice-type Pokémon are only found here.

Tohjo Falls
Tohjo Falls (トージョのたき) is a waterfall that separates Johto from Kanto; the 'Toh' meaning the end of Kanto, the "jo" coming from Johto signifying the beginning of Johto. Located east of New Bark Town, it is the final test of Pokémon trainers who have acquired all eight Johto badges and wish to challenge the Elite Four. In the anime, the Battle Tower is located near Tohjo Falls.

Mt. Silver
Mt. Silver (シロガネやま) is a mountain that is located in the east of Johto, to the southwest of Indigo Plateau. It resembles Mount Fuji in Japan.

Mt. Silver can only be accessed by beating all 16 gym leaders from the Kanto and Johto regions. Inside, trainers can battle Red at Silver Cave, a small cave near the peak of the mountain. The name and design implies that he is the protagonist from the Red, Blue, and Yellow versions of the game, though the Pokémon in his team (specifically a high level Pikachu) may imply that he is also based on Red from the manga and Ash Ketchum from the anime. He says nothing to the player before and after the battle.

In the anime, Silver Town is located on Mt. Silver, where the Johto League Silver Conference is held annually. Trainers fight for the Johto League Trophy and the title of Champion of the Johto Silver Conference. Ash competes in his second Pokémon League tournament here.

Battle Tower
The Battle Tower was first introduced in Pokémon Crystal as an extra area accessed from Route 40, west of Olivine City. There are several levels.

A player attempting a Battle Tower challenge battles seven consecutive Trainers and is awarded a prize upon successfully completing the challenge. These prizes generally include expensive and rare items that boost a Pokémon's statistics.


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A Traveler's Guide to the World of Pokémon/Regions/Hoenn

Hoenn (ホウエン地方) is a Pokemon region in the fictional universe of Pokémon and is the setting of the Pokémon Ruby, Sapphire, and Emerald games.

Hoenn is based on the island of Kyūshū in Japan and lies to the southwest of Kanto and Johto in the Pokémon world. According to Pokémon legend, the Hoenn region was formed by the legendary land Pokémon Groudon raising the land and the legendary ocean Pokémon, Kyogre, expanding the sea. The Hoenn region contains its own Pokémon League, called the Hoenn League, and its own Elite Four, unlike Johto and Kanto which share their Elite Four in the video games. The Advanced Generation series in the anime occur here, as protagonist Ash Ketchum and company explore this new region featuring more than 100 new Pokémon. LaRousse City, the setting for the animated film Pokémon: Destiny Deoxys, is in eastern Hoenn.

Littleroot Town
Littleroot Town (ミシロタウン) is a small town home to Professor Birch and his child, the protagonist's rival. At the beginning of the story in the video games, the protagonist moves into this town. It is based on Sasebo, Nagasaki.

In the first Advanced Generation episode of the Pokémon anime, a new character joins Ash's group, May.

Oldale Town
Oldale Town (コトキタウン) is the second town that the player visits in the video games, just north of Littleroot town. It has a Pokémart and Pokémon Center.

In the anime, located north of Oldale Town are ruins that hold a secret to ancient Pokémon. Ash and May also first meet Team Magma in Oldale Town, who are attempting to discover the secret of the ruins.

Petalburg City

 * "Petalburg" redirects here. It is also the name of a town in Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door.

Petalburg City (トウカシティ) is located in the southwest of Hoenn, west from Oldale Town. The player first meets his second rival, Wally here. To the north of the city is the Petalburg Woods.

The Gym Leader of Petalburg City is the protagonist's father, Norman, who uses Normal-type Pokémon. The player may only battle Norman after collecting the first four gym badges in Hoenn.

In the anime, Norman is the father of May and Max. His family lives in Petalburg City.

Rustboro City
Rustboro City (カナズミシティ) is north of Petalburg City via the Petalburg Woods and houses the first gym leader that the player can battle, Roxanne, who specializes in Rock-type Pokémon. The Rusturf Tunnel is located to the east, and Meteorite Falls to north.

In the anime, the group visits a Pokémon Contest hall that is on the outskirts of Rustboro. It is here that May is inspired to become a Pokémon Coordinator, rather than a trainer.

Devon Corporation
The Devon Corporation, located in Rustboro City, is the Hoenn equivalent to the Silph Co. in the Kanto region.

The corporation plays an important role in the games, allowing the player to receive certain important items and revive fossils into Pokémon. The Devon Corp. headquarters are a target for robbery by Team Aqua and Team Magma.

In the anime, Ash and the gang visit the Devon Corporation's headquarters in the episode "Stairway to Devon." In this episode, Team Aqua is introduced.

Dewford Town
Dewford Town (ムロ島 or ムロタウン) is the second town that features a Gym. The Leader is Brawly, who uses Fighting-type Pokémon. At first, the only way to reach the island is by boat, but once the player learns Surf, it is possible to travel there without help.

In the anime, Ash challenges Brawly to a battle but loses. After retraining, Ash challenges Brawly to a rematch in Brawly's Training Cave Center, where Ash prevails. Also, Dewford Island is the location of the Cave of Origin instead of Sootopolis City in the video games.

Slateport City
Slateport City (カイナシティ) is a large port city with a marketplace, a Pokémon Contest hall, and a ferry link to Lilycove City. Slateport City also features the Oceanic Museum, a museum full of items and objects recovered from the sea. There are many tiny islands and fast currents around Slateport. Team Aqua or Team Magma (depending on the game version a player is using) steals a submarine from Slateport City.

In Emerald, the Contest hall has been replaced with a Battle Tent. The player chooses three rental Pokémon to battle with, similar to the Battle Factory. Upon defeating an opponent, the player receives the option to swap one of their rented Pokémon for one of the opponent's rented Pokémon.

Mauville City
Mauville City (キンセツシティ) is a junction city. Roads from Mauville lead west to Verdanturf Town, south to Slateport City, east to Fortree City, and north to Fallarbor Town. The Gym Leader of the city is Wattson, an Electric-type trainer.

Mauville City also houses a bicycle shop, where the player can choose between Mach Bike or Acro Bike, and is able to swap them at any time. The Mach Bike is fast, but hard to turn; and the Acro Bike is slower and more versatile. Some areas require the use of a specific bike to reach.

Mauville City also features the Game Corner, similar to that in Celadon City, in Kanto. In addition to slot machines, it also features roulette, unlike the original Game Corners, which only had slots. Players can trade the coins they win for prizes.

During a renovation plan several years before the games' start, Wattson created an underground complex named New Mauville. After beating Norman, players may get the Basement Key from Wattson to complete an optional sidequest. The side quest involves turning off the facility's generator.

Verdanturf Town
Verdanturf Town (シダケタウン) is a small town, west from Mauville City, with a Contest hall. In Emerald, it is replaced by a Battle Tent, a test to see how loyal a player's Pokémon are. The town has an entrance to Rusturf Tunnel, linking it to Rustboro City.

Verdanturf is also home to Wally's aunt, uncle, and cousin. After the player defeats him at Mauville City, he resides here until the player defeats Norman before reaching Victory Road.

Fallarbor Town
Fallarbor Town (ハジツゲタウン) lies north of Mt. Chimney, an inactive volcano. Most of its inhabitants work in agriculture because the soil is very fertile due to its high content of volcanic ash. In Ruby and Sapphire, the town is home to a Pokémon Contest hall. In Emerald, it is replaced by a Battle Tent.

Professor Cosmo lives here, returning after he is ambushed by Team Magma/Aqua, who steal a Meteorite he was studying in Meteorite Falls.

Lavaridge Town
Lavaridge Town (フエンタウン) is located at the foothills of Mt. Chimney. The Pokémon Center is connected to a hot spring, which is what Lavaridge Town is famous for. The Gym Leader of the town is Flannery, who uses Fire-type Pokémon.

Located north of the town is Mt. Chimney. Team Magma/Aqua steals a meteorite in an attempt to control the volcano. Once the player defeats the team leader, the respective team leaves the location.

Fortree City
Fortree City (ヒワマキシティ) is a city built atop the trees (everything except the Pokémon Center, the Poké Mart and the Gym), giving it its name. The Gym Leader is Winona, who uses Flying-type Pokémon. Blending Kecleon are found near here.

West of the city is the Weather Institute, where scientists have invented the weather-controlling Pokémon, Castform. When Team Magma/Aqua invade the facility, the player must fight them off.

Lilycove City
Lilycove City (ミナモシティ) is a port city in northeast Hoenn. It houses a department store, an art museum, and a Contest hall. In Emerald, all of the Pokémon Contests are located here.

The S.S. Tidal, which was built in Slateport City, operates a ferry service between Lilycove City, Slateport City, and the Battle Tower (Battle Frontier in Emerald). This port can also ship players to special, event-only locations such as Southern Island and Birth Island.'''

Mossdeep City
Mossdeep City (トクサネシティ) is an island city in the northeast of Hoenn. It is based on Tanegashima, Japan. The Gym Leaders are the twins Tate and Liza, who specialize in Psychic-type Pokémon.

In Pokémon Emerald, after beating Tate and Liza at the gym, Team Magma will invade the Mossdeep Space Center in an attempt to get rocket fuel.

Sootopolis City
Sootopolis City (ルネシティ) is an island city, based on Santorini, Greece, built in the cone of an extinct volcano. The player enters the city for the first time from underwater. The last Gym is located here, although it is initially locked. The Cave of Origin is found here as well. If the player follows the plot, his or her first visit to Sootopolis City is during the time the weather in Hoenn has been disrupted by Groudon or Kyogre, though players can head to Sootopolis City at an earlier time.

Cave of Origin
The Cave of Origin is located at the north end of Sootopolis City. It is guarded by Wallace or Juan of the Sootopolis Gym and is said to be a cave where life originated. Its opposite landmark is Mt. Pyre, is said to be the place where life ends. Residents of Sootopolis City are not normally permitted to enter the Cave of Origin. The contents of the cave are different in each game: In Ruby and Sapphire, the player finds Groudon or Kyogre, respectively, and must defeat or capture it to proceed. In Emerald, Wallace is inside the Cave of Origin and knows how to stop the scuffle between Kyogre and Groudon.

After performing the necessary steps to quell the ancient Pokémon, players can enter the Gym and battle Wallace (Ruby and Sapphire) or his mentor Juan (Emerald). Both use Water-type Pokémon.

In the anime, Juan is the last Gym Leader that Ash battles. After winning, Ash earns the Rain Badge.

Sky Pillar
Sky Pillar is an abandoned tower to the northeast of Pacifidlog Town that is home to the legendary Pokémon Rayquaza. Though an optional place in Ruby and Sapphire, it plays a major role in Emerald, where the player needs to go there in order to summon Rayquaza to solve the fight between Kyogre and Groudon in Sootopolis City. When the player reaches the top of Sky Pillar (in Emerald, the second visit), Rayquaza can be fought and captured.

Ever Grande City
Ever Grande City (サイユウシティ) consists of two parts: the area before Victory Road, which has only a Pokémon Center, and the area after it, which contains the Hoenn Pokémon League building.

The Hoenn Pokémon League is where the player can challenge the Elite Four. Each member of the Elite Four also specializes in a single type.

Petalburg Woods
The Petalburg Woods is an area north of Petalburg City, bridging to Rustboro City. When the player enters the woods, he or she sees a member of Team Magma/Aqua attempting to steal some research papers from a man working at the Devon Corporation.

Rusturf Tunnel
Rusturf Tunnel is a unfinished tunnel between Rustboro City and Verdanturf Town. Its name is a portamanteau of the first and last parts of the two cities that the tunnel joins. Construction has stopped because of concerns over disturbing the Whismur in the cave. Once the player has the Hidden Machine Rock Smash, he or she can break a rock to open the tunnel up.

Meteor Falls
Meteor Falls is a waterfall-filled cave located near Fallarbor Town. Though players will initially have to pass through the area to save Professor Cosmo from Team Magma/Aqua, the majority of the area is not accessible to players until later, when they have obtained Waterfall.

Mt. Pyre
Mt. Pyre is a Pokémon graveyard, similar to the Pokémon Tower of Kanto. It consists of two areas: the inside, a dungeon that functions as a graveyard, and the outer mountain, which can only be reached by exiting from inside. Mt. Pyre is considered the counterpart to the Cave of Origin, as Mt. Pyre is "the place where life ends." At the summit of the mountain is an old couple who guard two orbs, the Red Orb and Blue Orb. They are the grandparents of Phoebe of the Elite Four.

Team Magma/Aqua attempt to steal one of the two orbs in order to control Groudon or Kyogre. In Emerald, after Groudon and Kyogre disappear at Sootopolis City, Team Magma leader Maxie and Team Aqua leader Archie return both orbs to their respective perches at the summit of Mt. Pyre, providing closure to the game's main plot.

Victory Road
Victory Road (チャンピオンロード) is a large cave that leads to the Pokémon League. It holds many trainers aspiring to become Champion. At the end of Victory Road, Wally will challenge the protagonist to a battle.

Pacifidlog Town
Pacifidlog Town (キナギタウン) is an isolated settlement in the south of Hoenn. The entire town is said to have been built on top of a colony of Corsola. The town uses wooden planks to connect the buildings together.

Paciflidlog Town is very different in the anime. It is a much larger island town, and it also contains a Contest hall, where May competes to get her fifth ribbon.

Sealed Chamber
The Sealed Chamber is an underwater cave west of Pacifidlog Town. Inside, it holds a series of puzzles and directions that must be followed in order to unlock the caves that hold the three legendary Pokémon Regice, Regirock, and Registeel.

Mirage Island
Mirage Island, to the east of Pacifidlog Town, only appears under certain conditions. It is an island containing rare Pokémon and berries.

Battle Tower/Battle Frontier
In Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire, the Battle Tower (バトルタワー) is located on a small island. Its motto is "Win it all and be the best, Trainers!" To access the facility, the player must first defeat the Elite Four, then receive the S.S. Tidal Ticket from Norman. After journeying on the newly completed ship, the player will gain the option to visit the Battle Tower.

In Pokémon Emerald, the Battle Tower is located in the Battle Frontier, and is also accessed after defeating the Elite Four. The Battle Tower's system has been dramatically changed since Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire. There are four modes of battle, including Single Battle, Double Battle, Multi Battle, and Link Battle with another player.

Prizes are replaced with Battle Points (BP). Defeating the Frontier Brain will reward the player with an influx of BP.

Southern Island
Southern Island is a place in the Hoenn region that can only be unlocked using the Eon Ticket. This can only be obtained from a special Nintendo event, or by mixing records with someone who has the Ticket. Southern Island is located, in the south of the region, just west of the Battle Frontier. One cannot Surf to get to the island; instead, they must board the ferry at Lilycove City with an Eon Ticket to get there. The island only exists to enable the player to get both Latias and Latios. Once the player has successfully defeated the Pokemon league, a newsflash will appear on TV saying that a certain color Pokemon was seen in Hoenn. While in Ruby and Sapphire, the Pokémon was preset (Latias in Sapphire, and Latios in Ruby), in Emerald it is not. Instead, the player's mother will ask if the mysterious Pokemon was red or blue. If the player answers red, he or she will find Latias in the wild, and Latios at Southern Island; and vice-versa for blue. Similarly, other islands are located around the region (with use of the Old Map, obtained through use of Mystery Gift) that have Mew, Ho-oh & Lugia, Celebi, Deoxys, Jirachi, and Mewtwo.

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A Traveler's Guide to the World of Pokémon/Hoenn/Dewford Town

Dewford Town (ムロ島), in the Hoenn region, is the second town with a gym. It has a population of 17 people.

Town Gym
Brawly is the Leader of the Dewford Town gym. He uses fighting type Pokémon, so employ Psychic-types or Flying-types against him (you can catch a Ralts on Route 102 if you're persistent, and Taillow are plentiful throughout Hoenn).

To reach Brawly in his gym, one has to follow a path that is dark and almost unlit. To light up the path, defeat all of the junior trainers, which are all in dead ends.

Dewford Hall
The little shack near the Pokémon Center houses Dewford Hall. Since Dewford Town is so far from the mainland, citizens are always eager to hear the latest news from newcomers. If you talk to the guy outside, he will tell you some nonsense phrase and ask you if you think it's the coolest. Tell him "No" and he'll give you a chance to change it. It may seem like just something fun to do at first, but once you reach Route 119 the importance becomes apparent: the areas in which you can catch Feebas change according to the catchphrase.

Incidentally, the catchphrase cannot be changed into something that can be deemed vulgar or obscene. If the player gives out a seemingly suggestive catchphrase, the guy will not accept it and retain the former slogan.

Once you give a phrase, the whole island will start to believe that it is the cool, and so this has become a source of humour in web comics. .

Granite Cave
Granite Cave is an area in the northwest area of Dewford. In Ruby, Sapphire, and Emerald, the player must go through the cave to deliver a letter to a man named Steven Stone. Likc the Rock Tunenl in Kanto, the cave is dark, and the player must have the HM Flash in order to get around. A hiker at the entrance will give it to the player and defeating the gym leader of the town (Brawley) will allow Flash to be used on the field. Once the player gives the letter to Steven Stone, the event is done and he or she may leave to advance to the next part of the game.

Extra areas
However, there are extra parts to Granite Cave that cannot be accessed when the player first visits it. After devices like HM06, Rock Smash, and the Mach Bike are obtained, both obtainable in Mauville City, the extra areas can be accessed. The player can use the Mach Bike to access an area containing several items, and can use Rock Smash to smash rocks in which occasionally Nosepass can be found, the only area to find them in the game.

In the anime
The Anime focuses primarily on three locations in Dewford Town. Dewford's Official Town Gym, where Ash first loses to Brawly in his first battle; Dewford's Pokémon Center which makes a few appearances to heal Pokémon; and Brawly's Training Cave Center, where Ash finally has his rematch against Brawly and win.


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A Traveler's Guide to the World of Pokémon/Hoenn/Fortree City

Fortree City, known as Hiwamaki City (ヒワマキシティ Hiwamaki Shiti) in the original Japanese version, is a city in the region of Hoenn, which is part of the Pokémon World. It was built atop the trees (everything except the Pokémon Center, the Poké Mart and the Gym), giving it its name. There is a trainer in Pokémon Ruby and Pokémon Sapphire that will trade you a Skitty for a Pikachu. In Pokémon Emerald, a younger trainer in the same house wants to trade a Plusle for a Volbeat.

Pokémon gym
The main feature of the town is the gym, holding the leader, Winona, and her badge which the player needs to collect to proceed, the Feather Badge. Unfortunately, it is blocked by an invisible "wall" at first. The player must claim the Devon Scope from Steven a little out of town and use it to scare the Kecleon hiding there away.

The gym trainers and its leader use only flying types. The gym itself is set up with turning doors, that when pushed on turn the whole door set and create a puzzle, as the doors can only be opened in one direction. If the player gets by these puzzles, they fight the leader, Winona.

Winona's Emerald Pokémon Set:
 * Swablu-Level 29
 * Tropius-Level 29
 * Skarmory-Level 31
 * Pelipper-Level 30
 * Altaria-Level 33

Winona's Ruby/Sapphire Pokémon set:
 * Swellow-Level 31
 * Skarmory-Level 31
 * Pelipper-Level 30
 * Altaria-Level 33

If she is defeated, the player receives the Feather Badge, the sixth of the eight badges to get into the Pokémon League.

Other
In the southeastern part of the city, there is a shop that sells accessories for the player's secret base such as tables and chairs.

West of the city in Route 119 is the Weather Institute. Not technically part of the city, it is still a critical element of the game's plot. Here, scientists have invented the weather-controlling Pokémon, Castform. When Team Magma (in Ruby) or Team Aqua (Sapphire and Emerald) invade the facility, the player must fight them off and receives Castform as a reward for freeing the researchers. At the end of the game in Pokémon Emerald, the Weather Institute plays a larger role by alerting you to the location of the legendary Pokémon, Groudon and Kyogre.

East of the city is the Scorched Slab, a small cave that can be accessed by surfing in the north lake of Route 120. The only thing of note inside is the only location of TM11, which allows a pokemon to be taught the move Sunny Day.

Demographics
Fortree City is a small city in size, but it has a large population in comparison to other cities with a larger size. The population of Fortree City is 26.


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A Traveler's Guide to the World of Pokémon/Hoenn/Fallarbor Town

Fallarbor Town, known as Hajitsuge Town (ハジツゲタウン Hajitsuge Taun) in the original Japanese version, is a fictional city in the Pokémon series, located in the Hoenn region. It lies north of Mt. Chimney. Most of its inhabitants work in agriculture; the soil is very fertile because of its high content of volcanic ash.

Pokémon Contest
Fallarbor Town is home to the Super Rank contest house.

Battle Tent
In Pokémon Emerald, the contest house is replaced with a Battle Tent (like every other contest house except the one in Lilycove City). It is similar to the Battle Arena on the Battle Frontier. The player has to knock out the enemy's Pokémon within three turns, and if the player does not knock out the Pokémon, he or she will be graded on a points system based on their battling (the HP remaining, the effectiveness of moves, and how well the Pokémon used the moves). A circle is two points, a triangle is one point, and a letter X is zero points.

Fossil Maniac's House
In Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire, there is a house near Fallarbor Town that gives the player access to a cave, in which the Fossil Maniac gives the player the TM Dig. In Pokémon Emerald, the Desert Underpass appears after becoming the champion, with nothing special except for the other fossil the player has not obtained yet at the Mirage Tower.

Professor Cozmo's House
In Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire, there is a house in Fallarbor Town where Professor Cozmo resides. After defeating Team Magma/Aqua and recovering the Meteorite, one can return it to Professor Cozmo for a TM, Return.

Desert Underpass
In Pokémon Emerald, after the player defeats the Elite Four, inside the Fossil Maniac's house is an entrance to the Desert Underpass. It stretches under the town and to the desert. Besides finding wild Pokémon (Ditto, Whismur, and Loudred), the player will find the fossil he or she did not pick at the Mirage Pillar in the desert.

Meteor Falls
Meteor Falls is a waterfall-filled cave located in the near Fallarbor Town. The cavern is particularly distinctive as it's the habitat for Lunatone (Lunatone can't be found in Emerald) and Solrock.

Though players will initially have to pass through the area early on in the games to save Prof. Cosmo from Team Aqua or Team Magma, the majority of the area is not accessible to players until late in the game, when the Waterfall HM is available. Of interest to trainers is the rare Dragon Pokémon Bagon, which is only found deep inside the caves. Additionally, in Pokémon Emerald one may challenge Steven Stone after becoming champion.

Demographics
Although Fallarbor Town is small in size, it has a population of 21. It should be noted that the Fossil Maniac is included, only because he lives just outside of the town.


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A Traveler's Guide to the World of Pokémon/Hoenn/Ever Grande City

Ever Grande City, known as Saiyū City (サイユウシティ Saiyū Shiti) in the original Japanese, is a fictional city in the Pokémon series located in the Hoenn region. The city consists of two parts: the area before Victory Road, which has a Pokémon Center, and the area after it, which contains the Hoenn Pokémon League building.

Victory Road
Victory Road is a large cave that leads to the Pokémon League that contains many trainers aspiring to reach the Pokémon League. At the end of the cave, the player fights Wally, a young boy that the protagonist helped towards the beginning of the game. However, in Emerald, he is battled near the beginning of Victory Road. After the player defeats Wally, he will continue to train in the cave and the player may face him again with higher-leveled Pokémon. He is recorded in the Trainer's Eyes section and players can see when he wants to rebattle. Many other people can be battled in Victory Road, generally with fully evolved Pokémon around their Level 40's. However, none of them are as major as fighting Wally.

Some Pokémon found in Victory Road include:

Two families of rocky Pokémon, those being Aron and it's evolution Lairon, as well as Geodude and it's evolution Graveler.

The fighting type Pokémon Makuhita and it's evolution Hariyama.

The poisonous flying Pokémon Zubat and it's evolution Golbat.

There are also two version exclusive Pokémon, both rather mysterious. In Ruby, Mawile can be found. In Sapphire, Sableye can be found.

Hoenn Pokémon League
The Hoenn Pokémon League is home to the best trainers in Hoenn. Like with previous regions, the player can heal his or her Pokémon, buy items, and challenge the Elite Four. Each member of the Elite Four also specializes in a single type. The members of the Elite Four are:

 * 1) Sidney- He specializes in Dark-type Pokémon. He has a Mightyena, Cacturne, Absol, Shiftry, and Sharpedo. In Pokémon Emerald, his Sharpedo has been replaced with a Crawdaunt.
 * 2) Phoebe - She specializes in Ghost-type Pokémon. She has two Dusclops, two Banette, and Sableye.
 * 3) Glacia- She specializes in Ice-type Pokémon. She has two Glalie, two Sealeo, and Walrein.
 * 4) Drake - He specializes in Dragon-type Pokémon. He has two Flygon, Shelgon, Altaria, and Salamence. In Pokémon Emerald, one of his Flygon has been replaced with a Kingdra.

The Hoenn Pokémon League is the sole building in Ever Grande City when visited in the games.

The Champion
In Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire, the Champion is Steven Stone, a trainer that specializes in Steel-type Pokémon, and he also uses Rock and Ground types. He has Skarmory, Armaldo, Cradily, Claydol, Aggron, and Metagross.

In Pokémon Emerald, Steven resides in a secret area of Meteor Falls, with the same team, but at higher levels, and has been replaced with the former gym leader of Sootopolis City, Wallace, a trainer that specializes in Water-type Pokémon. He has Wailord, Gyarados, Tentacruel, Ludicolo, Whiscash, and Milotic, only two of those Pokémon being owned by him while he was gym leader.

Demographics
With a population of only 7, Ever Grande City has the smallest population of any city in Hoenn and possibly the smallest town in all of the Pokémon series of games, other than Mt. Silver. In fact, it is entirely possible that all apparent residents of the island live elsewhere and commute.


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A Traveler's Guide to the World of Pokémon/Regions/Fiore

Fiore is a region in Pokémon Ranger. Its name is Italian for flower. It has one native Pokémon, Manaphy. The resident crime syndicate is the Go Rock Squad.

Ringtown
Ringtown is located in the south-western area of the Fiore region. It is where the protagonist of Pokémon Ranger lives and also the ranger leader, Spenser. Other rangers include either Lunick or Solona-depending on the gender of the protagonist-and Murph. A resident, Larry, provides the rookie mission when his Taillow escapes. There is also a capture challenge situated in Ringtown on the Kisara Plain.

Fall City
Fall City is located in the south-east of the Fiore Region and is the largest settlement in Fiore. It has symbols such as the Joy Clock Tower and the harbor. The resident leader here is Joel, and a prominent ranger is Aria. Missions 2 and 3 are set in this city. After completing the game, a Capture Arena opens and the top score will be 50,000 points by Spencer. There is a Lapras in the harbor, however it can't be captured. It's browser entry can be gotten after you save it from two Krabby, though. It will then give you rides from Fall City to Summerland, and vice versa. After the game, if you go out in the sea during a special mission, you can capture a Kyogre.

Summertown
Summertown is situated on a volcanic islet south of the main Fiore island. It is accessible by the ship Fiore II from Fall City. It has a Capture Challenge known as the Marine challenge in the Safra Sea. The ranger leader known is Cameron and a prominent ranger is Percy.

Wintown
Wintown is located at the foot of the Sekra Range. It is very cold so Snorunt are common sights around it. The local ranger leader is Elita and a prominent ranger is Chris, aka 'Silent Chris'. The final mission is set close by in the Fiore Temple.

Sekra Range
The Sekra Range is set near Wintown and is home to the Fiore Temple. It is over 2500 feet high and is also known as the 'Roof of Fiore'. There is also a tree where five Shiftry hide. The Go-Rock Squad's hideout is here.

Lyra Forest
The Lyra Forest is set between Ringtown and the Krokka Tunnel. Two special missions are set in the Lyra Forest. It is so large that locals get lost in there. Weepinbell swallow and spit people back to the forest entrance. A huge tree marks halfway through Ringtown and Fall City.

Krokka Tunnel
The Krokka Tunnel is set between Lyra Forest and Fall City. It has many tunnels and can be reached through Panula Cave, though only to a miniscule room. Dugtrio helped make it. Registeel, Machop, Machamp, Diglett, Dugtrio, Spinarak, Geodude, Graveler, Magnemite, Magneton, Kirlia, Taillow, Blaziken, Torkoal, Poliwag, Poliwhirl, Bellsprout, Rhydon, Paras, Parasect, Zubat, and Hariyama can be obtained.

Panula Cave
Panula Cave is the coldest spot in the Fiore region. It is the only place where Snorunt, Glalie, Absol, Sneasel, Jynx, Raichu, Golbat, Crobat, Steelix, Whismur, Loudred, Exploud, Golem, Solrock, Wobbuffet, Dusclops, Medicham, Poliwhirl, Poliwrath, Swinub and Piloswine can be obtained.


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Zelda franchise strategy guide/Locations/Hyrule Castle

Hyrule Castle (ハイラル城, Hairaru-jō) is the home of the royal family of Hyrule, a mythical land in  games. The castle first appears in A Link to the Past, the third in the series. Each game that contains a Hyrule Castle either features a different layout, or denies the player access to parts that are available in other games. There are grounds for speculation that the castle is actually a different castle in each game, or that it is the same castle but was changed in each game for aesthetic or gameplay purposes.

Though the appearance and architecture of Hyrule Castle vary somewhat, several aspects have remained consistent throughout multiple Legend of Zelda titles. For one, it has consistently sported the appearance of a generic European castle. In most of the more recent Legend of Zelda titles, Hyrule Castle is portrayed as a white (and sometimes gray) castle with tall, angular spires and green or purple rooftops, as can be seen in the various pictures below.

The Legend of Zelda
Though there is no actual "Hyrule Castle" in this game, the central location of the fourth dungeon, along with its moat-like surroundings has led to speculation that it may be the ruins of Hyrule Castle.

The Adventure of Link
Again, no formal Hyrule Castle is seen in this game, but its equivalent is generally thought to be the North Castle, the resting place of Princess Zelda. Though it does not appear to be at the same central location as the true Hyrule Castles, it is the only "friendly" palace in the game and is surrounded by the traditional moat.

A Link to the Past

The third game in the series was the first to name a location Hyrule Castle. It is situated in the middle of Hyrule and appears to be the seat of power of the government as well as the home of Princess Zelda. During the course of the game, Link must break into the castle. He manages to gain entrance via a secret passage on the eastern side of the castle. It has a total of six floors and features a courtyard and moat. There is also a secret passage within that leads to a sanctuary north of the castle.

In the Dark World/Golden Land, Hyrule Castle becomes the Pyramid of Power where Ganon received the Triforce.

Ocarina of Time
The castle is first seen during the opening credits. The castle is situated west of Death Mountain and just directly north of Hyrule Castle Town. The entrance to Hyrule Castle Town alone is protected by a moat and a drawbridge which lowers only during the day. Beyond Hyrule Castle Town is a path which leads eventually to Hyrule Castle, but features a gate and several guards along the way. In order to infiltrate the castle, Link must sneak past each guard until he gets to the castle itself, surrounded by a moat. Link never directly enters any "important" parts of the castle, but he does manage to enter the courtyard (where he meets Zelda) using a secret entrance on the east side (similar to his infiltration in A Link to the Past). Hyrule Castle is later destroyed and replaced by Ganon's Castle.

The castle and its surrounding area is the arguably most prominent and important place in the game, housing the Temple of Time, a town, many of the game's plot twists, and the game's final bosses, Ganon and Ganondorf. Surrounded by a small village, drawbridge, and moat, it models the stereotypical monarchial or feudalist castle. The king of Hyrule is never seen in the game, although Ganondorf is seen inside the castle at one point, apparently pledging allegiance to the King. The Castles defences are relatively minimal, as it is designed more as a residence then as a fortress, and due to the long peace that Hyrule had enjoyed, large levels of security where generally un-needed. Unfortunatly this made Ganondorfs "coup" relatively simple, with the castle surrendering shortly after it was attacked.

Most of the castle is never seen or explored. The extensive castle gardens and the castle courtyard are the only areas available to explore. The castle courtyard serves several purposes, both as introducing the characters of Princess Zelda and Impa, and as a staging point for embarking on the next series of quests. One curious feature of the courtyard is the paintings of several Nintendo characters, including Mario and Yoshi, as can be seen through one window.

The Beta Quest, a game mode unlockable through usage of a Gameshark, reveals the complete Triforce hidden under the courtyard. This find, although not an answer to obtaining the Triforce sought by gamers, was an interesting twist to players' understanding of the game's original intent to make the Triforce an obtainable item.

Four Swords Adventures
Hyrule Castle lies just south of Death Mountain, somewhat near the center of Hyrule (seemingly a combination of its locations in A Link to the Past and Ocarina of Time).

The interior is very similar to its A Link to the Past incarnation, while the exterior (shown) is based on that in The Wind Waker.

The Minish Cap

Hyrule Castle has a fairly large presence in the game. To restore power in the magic sword broken by Vaati, Link must find four elemental artifacts and imbue the blade with their essence at an Elemental Sanctuary, which can be found in Hyrule Castle. As the story progresses, Vaati disguises himself as the king, making getting into the Elemental Sanctuary more difficult, requiring some stealth to make it in successfully. Finally, toward the game's completion, Vaati transforms the entire castle into Dark Hyrule Castle, which is much larger than normal Hyrule Castle and is by far the most difficult dungeon in the game.

The Wind Waker
Hyrule Castle, at first frozen in time, is situated under the Great Sea and accessible at the site of the Tower of the Gods. Only the main hall, which contains a secret passage to a room where the Master Sword is found, and a small courtyard may be visited. When Link takes the Master Sword, the castle and the land around it unfreezes. Enemies who were assaulting the castle at the time it was frozen reawaken and must be defeated. As time continues in the game, an area outside the castle is made accessible for Link to explore. In the basement room housing the Master Sword, 9 stained glass windows depict the Triforce, Ganondorf, and the six sages from Ocarina of Time. The music played in this Hyrule castle can be heard again in Twilight Princess, in the flashback of Zant attacking the castle.

Twilight Princess
Hyrule Castle plays a central role in Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess, both geographically and plot-wise. Located in the center of Lanayru Province, many of the game's more dramatic moments and plot twists take place within its walls. The structure itself is visible from almost any point in Hyrule, and its grounds and interior are far larger than in any previous Zelda game. The castle also serves as the game's final dungeon, and is possibly the largest dungeon of the game in terms of sheer floor space, although it is a relatively short dungeon compared to the rest. In this dungeon, a small contingent of ghosts appear when Link's heightened wolf senses are used to help Link on certain puzzles-in one room, they point to a painting that must be shot with a bomb arrow; in another, Link must follow the pointing fingers of Hyrule's undead elite, as deviating from the path they indicate places link on floors that will drop out from under him.

After transforming into a wolf, Link is thrown into the castle dungeon, but escapes with Midna to Princess Zelda's chamber, where Zelda explains the castle was overrun by twilight creatures led by Zant. Later in the game, a force field surrounds the castle. At the end of the game, the true nature of the force field is explained. Ganondorf has returned to Hyrule and captured the castle. The final fight with Ganondorf partly takes place in the throne room of the castle, where the first two phases of the battle are fought--Ganondorf first possesses Zelda, but Link is able to defeat him without harming her. Ganondorf then takes the form of a raging boar. After Ganon's exterior form is destroyed, his "spirit" battles Midna, and as a result, the castle seemingly explodes. Ganondorf survives, reforms himself into his true Gerudo form, and the rest of the battle takes place in Hyrule Field.

While it appears to be destroyed in a cutscene near the end of the game, it is seen intact in the credit sequence, possibly rebuilt or restored by the light spirits. The Hyrule Castle throne room itself is seen in pristine condition.

Breath of the Wild
Hyrule Castle lies in ruins in the Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild.

Super Smash Bros.
Hyrule Castle also appears as an arena in Super Smash Bros., but not in the sequel, Super Smash Bros. Melee, where it was replaced by Hyrule Temple. The Hyrule Castle in Super Smash Bros. is the one present in Ocarina of Time, which at the time was the latest The Legend of Zelda game. The Hyrule Temple in Melee is seemingly based off of the general layout of the temple dungeons in The Adventure of Link, including what could be an "elevator" at the bottom.


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Wikibooks:Requests for import/Archives/2021/June

Super Mario Sunshine
Requesting import from StrategyWiki (I was told this was permissible, so I'm using Super Mario Sunshine as an example). 2005-Fan (discuss • contribs) 12:53, 4 June 2021 (UTC)

 * ✅ Transwiki:Super_Mario_Sunshine. Leaderboard (discuss • contribs) 13:14, 4 June 2021 (UTC)

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I've come across a number of pages where I wished I had this template available. —CalendulaAsteraceae (discuss • contribs) 06:41, 15 June 2021 (UTC)
 * ✅ Leaderboard (discuss • contribs) 07:34, 15 June 2021 (UTC)
 * Thank you! Could you import the documentation as well? s:Template:FreedImg/doc and s:Template:FreedImg/span/doc —CalendulaAsteraceae (discuss • contribs) 08:02, 15 June 2021 (UTC)
 * Also the associated Lua module and CSS styles, I'm realizing I should have specified. s:Module:FreedImg and s:Template:FreedImg/styles.css —CalendulaAsteraceae (discuss • contribs) 08:07, 15 June 2021 (UTC)
 * ✅ Leaderboard (discuss • contribs) 08:22, 15 June 2021 (UTC)

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These templates are used in many Wikisource documentation pages (and other pages, in the case of Table style), including the recently-imported Template:FreedImg/doc and Template:FreedImg/span/doc. Hopefully these pages don't have further dependencies (is there an easy way to check that in advance?). Thank you! —CalendulaAsteraceae (discuss • contribs) 09:25, 15 June 2021 (UTC)

 * ✅. I've tried to cater for the "Hopefully these pages don't have further dependencies" part, let me know if there are more to import. Leaderboard (discuss • contribs) 17:49, 15 June 2021 (UTC)

 * Thank you! The only thing I see missing is s:Module:List. —CalendulaAsteraceae (discuss • contribs) 17:51, 15 June 2021 (UTC)
 * ✅ Leaderboard (discuss • contribs) 17:53, 15 June 2021 (UTC)
 * Thanks again! I guess that was covering up another error, since it looks like s:Module:Lua banner (and s:Module:Lua banner/doc) is also needed. This time I've checked the modules and templates it uses and I think they're all on Wikibooks? This is turning out to be more complicated than I expected TBH. —CalendulaAsteraceae (discuss • contribs) 18:04, 15 June 2021 (UTC)
 * ✅ This can be a complicated process mainly because many of the modules they use aren't something we use, and hence ours are often relatively outdated as it works well for us, and the problems crop up only when trying to import other projects' templates. Leaderboard (discuss • contribs) 08:30, 16 June 2021 (UTC)
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Précis of epistemology/Spatio-temporal measurement devices

Spatio-temporal measurement devices
A rigid ruler, or a compass, makes it possible to measure the distance between its extremities by comparing it to other distances. A rigid ruler is therefore a device for measuring a length, or a spatial interval. The important point is that the ruler is rigid, so that the measured distance is always the same. Spatio-temporal measurement devices can be designed on the same model. A simple clock is such a device. It allows to point two events which are always separated by the same duration. One can also use two clocks fixed to the same rigid support, each being used to point a certain event. If the device that triggers the two clocks is regular, the spatio-temporal interval between the two pointed events can always be the same. Such devices make it possible to measure spacetime in the same way that rigid rulers make it possible to measure space.

An interval is timelike if it is on the path of a massive material point. It is lightlike if it is on the path of a ray of light in vacuum. All other intervals are spacelike. When an interval is spacelike, there is always an inertial frame for which its extremities are simultaneous events. Spatio-temporal measurement devices measure the three kinds of intervals. A single clock is sufficient to measure timelike intervals. Two clocks fixed on a rigid ruler and suitably synchronized make it possible to measure spacelike or lightlike intervals.

All lightlike intervals are equal
The theory makes it possible to assign a real number to all spatio-temporal intervals, timelike, lightlike and spacelike, or more precisely to their square. Timelike intervals in particular are all equal to zero and therefore all equal to each other. This is a priori surprising. This means, for example, that the spatio-temporal interval between the emission of a photon and its reception three meters away is equal to the interval between its emission and its reception three light-years away, as if the advancing photon never departed from its starting point. Isn't it wonderland?

Spatio-temporal measurement devices and the slowing down of clocks allow to understand this counterintuitive result. Imagine a rocket launched towards a star three light-years from Earth. A photon is emitted at the rear of the rocket and received at the front, three meters away, from the point of view of the rocket, so a tiny fraction of a second later. But because of the slowing down of clocks, what lasts a tiny fraction of a second from the point of view of the rocket can last three years from the point of view of the Earth, provided that the rocket is fast enough. The same spatio-temporal device measures both a lightlike interval of three light-years and a lightlike interval of three meters. It thus establishes their equality.


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A Traveler's Guide to the World of Pokémon/Regions/Sinnoh

Sinnoh (シンオウ地方) is a Pokémon region in the fictional universe of Pokémon, and is the setting of the Nintendo DS games Pokémon Diamond and Pokémon Pearl.

Sinnoh, like Pokémon regions in previous games, features a broad range of environments for the player to explore. The region is mountainous and temperate, and features, for the first time in a Pokémon RPG, snowy routes. While this region's location with relation to other regions portrayed in the franchise is unknown, Ash Ketchum refers to Sinnoh as an island during the English dub of the last episode of season 9 of the anime, while Professor Oak mentions that it's located to the north of the Kanto/Johto landmass. The in-game map shows that the region consists of about 70% land and 30% water. There are thirty routes in Sinnoh numbered 201 to 230 and, like the Hoenn region before it, do not follow sequentially from the previous region's routes: routes in Hoenn, the previous region, were numbered 101 to 134. Sinnoh has four lakes, each of which houses a legendary Pokémon: Lake Acuity houses Uxie, Lake Valor houses Azelf, Lake Verity houses Mesprit, and the secret Sendoff Spring houses Giratina inside Turnback Cave. Sinnoh is based on the geography of the Japanese island of Hokkaidō, the southern half of the Russian island of Sakhalin, and the disputed island of Kunashir.

Sinnoh features an extensive underground area called The Underground. In this area a player can dig for stones, items, and spheres which can be exchanged for items with underground barterers. The player can also use DS Wireless Communication compete with players within the area to a capture the flag game.

The Diamond and Pearl season of the anime is set in Sinnoh.

Twinleaf Town
Twinleaf Town (フタバタウン) is the town in which the protagonists of Diamond and Pearl, the player and the player's rival, reside and from which they begin their journey across the region of Sinnoh, located south of Route 201, southwest of Sandgem Town, southeast of Lake Verity, and north of a small pond.

Sandgem Town
Sandgem Town (マサゴタウン) houses the laboratory of Professor Rowan, an accomplished professor whose expertise concerns Pokémon, and features the game's first Pokémon Center and Pokémart. It is also home to Professor Rowan's assistant Dawn/Lucas, and is where the player gets the National Pokédex after seeing 150 Pokémon of the Sinnoh region.

Jubilife City
Jubilife City (コトブキシティ) houses a television station, the Trainer's School, "Pokétch Company", the company which makes the Pokétch, and the Global Trade Station or GTS, which allows for trading over the Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection. The city is based on the Japanese city of Sapporo.

Oreburgh City
Oreburgh City (クロガネシテ) is home to the Oreburgh Mine, the Mining Museum and the rock-type gym.

Floaroma Town
Floaroma Town (ソノオタウン) is a flower-loving city, where many of the fields have endless amounts of flowers in them — of all colors. Many trainers are attracted to the city because of the fragrant smell. The Pokémon Contests have relevance in this town because of the Pick a Peck of Flowers Shop, where one can purchase Pokémon accessories. There is also a man that sells honey in the flower fields.

Eterna City
Eterna City (ハクタイシティ) is home to the second Gym Leader, Gardenia, as well as a Bicycle Shop and a Team Galactic building. The Underground Man also lives in Eterna, he will give the player the Explorer Kit, allowing the player to enter the Underground and he will continue to tutor the player on the underground. The bike shop can also be found in this town.

Veilstone City
Veilstone City (トバリシティ) is home to the third Gym Leader, Maylene, as well as a Department Store, Game Corner, and Team Galactic's official Regional Headquarters and Warehouse. While in the town the character is confronted by Professor Rowan's assistant who claims Team Galactic stole her Pokédex at which point you battle your way throught Team Galactic's headquarters to retrieve it. In the anime, it is the hometown of Paul, one of the rivals of Ash Ketchum.

Pastoria City
Pastoria City (ノモセシティ) is home to the fourth Gym Leader, Wake, as well as the Great Marsh, Diamond and Pearl's equivalent of the Safari Zone.

Celestic Town
Celestic Town (カンナギタウン) is a small town just right next to Eterna City. It is home to an ancient temple honoring the legendary Pokémon Uxie, Mesprit, Azelf, Dialga, and Palkia. It, like Eterna city, is very traditional and houses many legends. Celestic Town also happens to be the home town of the current Sinnoh Region Pokemon League Champion, Cynthia.

Canalave City
Canalave City (ミオシティ) is home to the sixth Gym Leader, Byron. Canalave City also has a port in which the player can board a ship to Iron Island, an island off Sinnoh. The city also houses the Harbor Inn, which the player must access to capture Darkrai via an event.

Hearthome City
Hearthome City (ヨスガシティ) is home to the fifth Gym Leader, Fantina, as well as the Pokémon Super Contest Hall it was also voted the most desirable place in Sinnoh. It also has Amity Square, in which one can take walks with "cute" Pokémon. (According to the game, the only permitted Pokémon are Pikachu, Clefairy, Jigglypuff, Psyduck, Torchic, Shroomish, Skitty, Pachirisu, Drifloon, Buneary and Happiny) Accessories for Pokémon Super Contests can be collected every 200 steps.

Solaceon Town
Solaceon Town (ズイタウン) is home to a Day-care Center. Nearby is the Solaceon Ruins, which contain the Unown.

Snowpoint City
Snowpoint City (キッサキシティ) is home to the seventh Gym Leader, Candice, and the Snowpoint Temple containing the Legendary Pokémon Regigigas. On certain predetermined days, a weather effect called diamond dust occurs.

Sunyshore City
Sunyshore City (ナギサシティ) is home to the eighth Gym Leader, Volkner, a market for buying seals that can be placed on Poké Balls and a lighthouse that overlooks the Pokémon League. Much of the city is powered by solar cells. Also, the Olivine City Gym Leader, Jasmine, is present by the route to the Pokémon League. The city experiences a crippling blackout until the player engages Team Galactic and Dialga or Palkia at Spear Pillar.

Pokémon League
The Pokémon League (ポケモンリーグ) Headquarters is portrayed as a magnificent castle at the top of a large waterfall in Diamond and Pearl.

Old Chateau
The Old Chateau (もりのようかん) is a crumbling haunted mansion in Eterna Forest, filled with Ghost-type Pokémon. The player can acquire Rotom here after after a certain time in the night by conversing with the TV set. There are also several ghosts of humans which appear on occasion, although they can not be interacted with.

Mt. Coronet
Mt. Coronet (テンガンざん) is the tallest mountain in Sinnoh, dividing it in half. Notable features include the Spear Pillar, where the legendary Pokémon Palkia or Dialga (depending on the version being played) is located. This is also where the climax of the plot happens, and the player must battle the Team Galactic Administrators and then their Leader.

In Super Smash Bros. Brawl, the Spear Pillar is one of the stages. Dialga, Palkia, or even Cresselia may appear on a platform in the center of the battle field and perform attacks.

Solaceon Ruins
Solaceon Ruins (ズイのいせき) is a cave in Solaceon Town that is home to the Unown, where all 26 can be found.

Great Marsh
The Great Marsh (だいしつげん) is where the Safari Game is held. The Great Marsh is a large area divided into six smaller areas labelled from one to six. Instead of normal grass, pokemon in the Great Marsh are found in grassy mud. After the National Dex is obtained several new pokemon can be found; these include Kangaskhan, Carvanha, Yanma etc.

Pokémon Mansion
Pokémon Mansion (ポケモンやしき) is a large mansion with a trophy garden at the back. After the National Dex is obtained, several new species of Pokemon can be found in the garden, but in order to find them the player must talk to the owner who will then send out his butler to place the said Pokemon in the garden because the owner lied and the said Pokemon does not exist in the garden.

Iron Island
Iron Island (こうてつじま) is the training place of the people of Canalave City's Gym and Riley, a trainer who gives the player a Riolu egg.

Fullmoon Island
Fullmoon Island (まんげつじま) is home to the Legendary Pokémon Cresselia. It runs away after the player sees it long enough for it to be entered into the Pokédex.

Turnback Cave
Turnback Cave (もどりのどうくつ) is at the center of Sendoff Spring, the fourth lake of Sinnoh that was hidden long ago. It leads into an alternate dimension, where Giratina is housed.

Newmoon Island
Newmoon Island (しんげつじま) is home to the Legendary Pokémon Darkrai, but can only be reached with a "Member's Card" which is through a Nintendo event.

Flower Paradise
The Flower Paradise (はなのらくえん) is accessed with a special item called "Oak's Letter," which must be obtained through a Nintendo event. Shaymin is available here.

Hall of Origin
The Hall of Origin (はじまりのま) is accessed with a special item called "Azure Flute," which must be obtained through a Nintendo event. The Hall of Origin will appear after playing the Azure Flute in Spear Pillar. A staircase leading up will appear. Arceus resides in the Hall of Origin.

Battle Zone
The Battle Zone (バトルゾーン) is an island off the northeast of mainland Sinnoh and is home to the Battle Tower, where the player can get Battle Points, like in Hoenn's Battle Frontier.

Similarly to Pokémon Emerald, Battle Points are won from battles and can be exchanged for goods and move tutoring services.

The Battle Zone houses four important locations: Stark Mountain (ハードマウンテン), in which the player can find the legendary Pokémon Heatran, and three specific areas, the Fight Area (ファイトエリア), the Survival Area (サバイバルエリア) and the Resort Area (リゾートエリア).

Alamos Town
Alamos Town (アラモスタウン) is a town in the Sinnoh Region that appears in the movie Pokémon: The Rise of Darkrai. In the town there is the Space-Time Tower (時空の塔) where Darkrai appears.

Sinnoh Underground
The Sinnoh Underground is a mini-game that becomes accessible after obtaining the Explorer Kit from the Underground Man in Eterna City. It uses the Nintendo DS Wireless Communication feature to allow simultaneous play and exploration of the area (however, it cannot be played over Nintendo Wi-Fi).

In the Sinnoh Underground, one can make a secret base, dig for treasure (including rare items such as evolution stones) and speak to friends. One can find spheres, which are a sort of currency used to trade with hikers for Secret Base decorations. One can also steal flags of others—obtaining a certain number of flags and speaking to the Underground Man allows the player to upgrade his or her Secret Base.

By speaking to 32 people in the Underground (not including hikers, but including repeat interactions with the same person provided that one leaves the Underground between each), one can obtain the Pokémon Spiritomb. You can also collect flags (3 flags for bronze, 10 flags for gold and 50 flags for platinum).

Rewards for flag types include: For bronze, remove 5 boulders and 15 goods may be placed in one secret base. For gold, radar on pc may be used and for platinum, all boulders may be removed.


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A Traveler's Guide to the World of Pokémon/Kanto/Pallet Town

Pallet Town (マサラタウン) is a fictional town in Kanto. This sleepy town lies on the shore, and is primarily known for hosting Professor Oaks lab, as well as for being the hometown of a number of notable Pokémon trainers.

Demographics
The population of Pallet Town is 10, making it the smallest town in Kanto.

Pallet Town in the games
Pallet Town is the hometown of the main character in Pokémon Red, Blue, Yellow, FireRed and LeafGreen, Pokémon Let's go Pikachu and Pokémon Let's go Eevee and can be visited in Pokémon Gold, Silver, Crystal, Pokémon Heart Gold and Pokémon Soul Silver.

Pallet Town is situated south of Viridian City and north of Cinnabar Island. The route to the north, Route 1, is separated from Pallet by dense grass, and features a slight incline, along with small ledges. The route to the south, Route 21, is a large expanse of water with the exception of a small peninsula directly south of Pallet Town.

Within the game, there are only three buildings in Pallet: two residences in the north and a laboratory belonging to Professor Oak to the southeast.

Red/Blue/Yellow/FireRed/LeafGreen
The house in the northwest of Pallet is the residence of the player's character. The first floor of the house is the kitchen/living room, and the second floor is the player's bedroom. The house to the northeast is the residence of both Professor Oak and his grandchildren. His grandson, the player's rival, never appears in this house, but his granddaughter Daisy does appear, and gives the player a map of the Kanto region. After obtaining the NationalDex in FireRed and LeafGreen, Daisy will groom one of the player's Pokémon and tell the player how his or her Pokémon feels.

The laboratory in Pallet is where Professor Oak does most of his research. The first time the player attempts to leave Pallet Town, Oak leads the player into the lab to choose his first Pokémon. In Pokémon Yellow, instead when you try to leave Oak appears and catches a Pikachu, which is then given to you. There is also a computer in the corner that displays an e-mail to Oak, inviting him to watch a battle at the Indigo Plateau.

Gold/Silver/Crystal
The same three houses exist in the Gold and Silver version of the game. The player's house is now the residence of a non-playable character named Red. Red's rival's name is Blue. Blue's sister, rather than giving a map to the player, will groom one of the player's Pokémon once a day, if the game's internal clock reads between 3:00PM and 4:00PM.

In Gold and Silver, a player can fish for Pokémon like Lanturn off its shore. Below the town is a grassy spot, where a player can catch Tangela and Mr. Mime.

Pallet Town in the anime
In the Pokémon Anime Pallet Town is the starting point and hometown for Ash Ketchum, the main character of the Pokémon anime.

The version of Pallet depicted in the anime is much more visually stunning than in the game. Although only the same three buildings — Ash Ketchum's house, Gary Oak's house, and Professor Oak's laboratory — are seen, given the general lack of buildings in the game it can be assumed that there are more residences in Pallet. In fact, a sizable group of people arrive at the laboratory in the first episode of the anime to celebrate the beginning of Gary's journey, and it can be presumed that these people live in Pallet. The Professor's laboratory sits on a sizable hill overlooking the rest of the town.

Pallet Town is among the most frequently seen places in the anime, especially in early seasons. Besides Ash's calls to Delia and Professor Oak, he typically returns there at the end of each saga, before going on to the next region. There are also a number of episodes of Pokémon Chronicles set there.

Geographic
It's geographical location, considering Kanto is based on the real Japanese region of the same name, is Shimoda on the Izu peninsula. This real life small city is historically notable as the port where many foreigners stopped during the opening of Japan in the 1850's.

Naming
A pallet is an artist's mixing tray, and many of the Kanto locations are named after colors: Viridian (Green), Pewter (Grey), Cerulean (Sky Blue), Vermilion (Orange-red), Lavender (Purple), Celadon, Fuschia (Pink), Saffron (Yellow), Cinnabar (Red) and Indigo* (purple-blue)* of Indigo Plateau.


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A Traveler's Guide to the World of Pokémon/Kanto/Viridian City

Viridian City (トキワシティ) is a fictional city in the Pokémon series. It is located in the Kanto region.

Overview
In Pokémon Red and Blue, Viridian City is the first city that the player arrives at after leaving Pallet Town. Several important things unfold here. It is the first city that the player arrives at but the last city to battle a Gym Leader. To the west side is Route 22, which takes the player up to the Indigo Plateau area. In Pokemon Gold, Silver and Crystal, Viridian City is connected to New Bark Town in Johto.

Viridian Forest
North of Viridian is the Virdian Forest. It first appears in Pokémon Red and Blue as a winding maze of trees and grass where several items and Pokémon could be encountered. It was the player's first experience with Bug-type Pokémon. In the remake Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen, the layout was slightly changed but otherwise remained itnact.

In Pokémon Gold and Silver, set three years after Red and Blue, the forest ceases to exist. It is reduced to a small maze with tiny trees and has a Pokémon Center near the end of the.

Pokémon Gym
In the Pokémon Red, Blue, Leaf Green and Fire Red games, the Pokémon Gym will initially be closed, but once the player beats seven Gym Leaders, the Viridian City Gym will open and the player will be able to battle Giovanni, the Viridian City Gym Leader. After defeating Giovanni, the player can go west to being the journey on Route 22 to the Indigo Plateau to challenge the Elite Four. In Gold, Silver, and Crystal, Blue is the gym leader here.

Missingno.
The Red and Blue versions of Pokemon contain a well-known glitch. In north-western Viridian City there will be an old man with a cup of coffee. When the player first arrives in Viridian City, this old man won't let them leave since he's in a grumpy mood. By entering the pokemart and getting a package, they will need to deliver it to Professor Oak back in Pallet Town. After getting a Pokedex from Oak in Pallet Town, the old man will be better. Also he will be happy to show the player how to catch Pokémon. For some reason, when the player responds to the old man by saying "Yes", watches the old man demonstrate how to catch a Pokémon, and then flies down to Cinnabar Island and surfs along the east coast, the player will almost always encounter Missingno. and 'M, two glitch Pokémon that can only be found by doing this trick, other than doing the Mew glitch.

This was removed in FireRed and LeafGreen. The old man only shows the player how to capture a Pokémon once. He also gives the player an Key Item called Teachy TV, which acts as a tutorial for playing the game.

In the anime

Viridian City is a prominent location in the anime, as the main character, Ash, constantly returns to the place.

The first visit was in episode two, (Pokémon Emergency). After Pikachu was badly injured in the first episode, it has to be healed in the Pokémon Center. While there, Ash first saw Officer Jenny and Nurse Joy. Misty also confronted him about her bike, eventually deciding to join him. Jessie and James of Team Rocket also appear for the first time, and decide to follow Ash until they capture Pikachu. Ash also accidentally blows up the Pokémon Center with a powered-up electrical attack from Pikachu.

When Ash returns, near the end of the Kanto saga, the Pokémon Center has been rebuilt. Ash also seeks his eighth and final badge required to enter the Indigo Plateau tournament. However, Ash's rival Gary arrived first and challenged Giovannni, but was defeated by Giovanni's last Pokémon, Mewtwo. Fortunately for Ash, Giovanni had to leave, and left Jessie and James in charge of the Gym. After Ash wins the battle, Jessie refuses to give him the Earthbadge. In a climatic final, the Virdian City Gym is destroyed.

At the end of the Johto saga, Ash, Misty and Brock return to Kanto on their way to Pallet Town, stopping in Viridian City first. Misty finds out that her sisters are going on a World tour, and expect her to run the Cerulean City Gym while they are away. She also discovers that Nurse Joy has repaired her bike. Ash, Brock, and Misty part ways, and Ash returns to Pallet Town alone.

At the end of the Hoenn saga, Ash again passes through Viridian City on his way to Pallet Town. He discovers that the Gym is repaired, but currently has no Gym Leader. It is being run by Agatha (a member of the Elite Four, although Ash does not know this until after the battle) until a new Gym Leader is found. Ash uses Pikachu to battle her Gengar, but loses. Despite his defeat, Scott (the owner of the Battle Frontier) is impressed, and invites Ash to visit the Battle Frontier.


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A Traveler's Guide to the World of Pokémon/Kanto/Cerulean City

Cerulean City (ハナダシティ) is a fictional in-game city from the Pokémon video games. It is located in north Kanto and part of the urban plains being very close to Saffron City and Celadon City. It is situated near a sea inlet to the north, with Saffron City to the south, and Mt. Moon to the west. It is home to Misty, the Cerulean City Gym Leader.

Places of interest
Cerulean City Gym is led by Misty, who specializes in Water-type Pokémon. In Pokémon Red/Blue/Yellow/FireRed/LeafGreen Misty will have a Staryu and a Starmie, but in Pokémon Gold/Silver/Crystal she will host more powerful Pokémon such as Lapras and Quagsire. The Gym was also home to wild water Pokémon by fishing off the water. Some say that the wild Pokémon are the Gym's or Misty's Pokémon or a small glitch left in the game. The glitch only works in the old Pokémon games, Pokémon RBY and not the GSC or FRLG games.
 * Cerulean City Gym

 * The Trader's House

The Trader's House is famous in Pokémon Red/Blue/FireRed/LeafGreen for hosting a man who is crazy about trading his rare Pokémon, Jynx, for a common Pokémon, Poliwhirl. In Gold/Silver/Crystal, the man, if talked to, will tell you he lives happily with his traded Pokémon (the Pokémon will be in the background).

 * Melanie's House

Melanie's House is featured only in Yellow (replacing the house where you trade), where the player can receive Bulbasaur as a gift if the player's Pikachu is happy.

 * Nugget Bridge

Nugget Bridge is to the north, where the player can beat five junior trainers in a row. It turns out they are in cahoots with Team Rocket and a Rocket Grunt appears to challenge the player. Once beaten, the player is awarded a nugget and is sent on their way. In Pokémon Yellow version, Damien surrenders his Charmander to the player after leaving the bridge on the northwest side.

 * Bill's House'''

Bill's House is just outside of Cerulean City, at the most northeastern point in Kanto. In Pokémon Red/Blue/Yellow/Fire Red/Leaf Green he asks you to turn him back into a human (he turned himself into a Pokémon), but in Gold/Silver/Crystal you only meet his Grandfather (since Bill is in Goldenrod City). In Red/Blue/Yellow/Fire Red/Leaf Green he gives you a ticket for the S.S.Anne.

 * The Bike Shop

The Bike Shop is important in Red/Blue/Yellow/FireRed/LeafGreen. If you get the Bike Voucher from Vermilion City, you can get a bike here.

 * Cerulean Cave

Cerulean Cave, popularly known as The Unknown Dungeon, is the legendary place where you find Mewtwo in Red/Blue/Yellow/FireRed/LeafGreen. It's blocked by a guard from the Elite Four until you defeat your rival at Indigo Plateau and recover a ruby and a sapphire. In Gold/Silver/Crystal its entrance is flooded by water, so you cannot access it, though you get a Berserk Gene. This greatly enhances attack but at the same time causes confusion. It can only be used ONCE in a battle (link battle exempt).

Cerulean City in the GS generation
Cerulean City does not change much from Red/Blue/Yellow to Gold/Silver/Crystal, except for the Cerulean Cave's entrance becoming flooded and the Bike Shop moving to Johto.

The Nugget Bridge game has two minor differences: 1. The game no longer takes place on the bridge, but rather on past the bridge on the way to Bill's house. 2. The game is still played unfairly, and there are seven trainers rather than six, but the seventh trainer isn't a member of Team Rocket; rather, he is just someone who doesn't think that he can win in a fair battle so he decides to cheat.

Also, Bill no longer lives in his house up the cape, his grandfather does. He will ask you to show him a relatively rare Pokémon such as a Staryu, and if you do he will give you an evolution stone corresponding to that Pokémon's type (eg. Lickitung-Everstone, Staryu-Water Stone, etc.) Aside from the everstone you cannot get any of the evolution stones any other way. Note-he doesn't give you a Sun Stone or a Moon Stone and you can only get one of each item.

In the Anime
In the anime, Cerulean City is the size of an average town. It has appeared in a number of episodes, as the gym is run by Misty's sisters. The Gym battles take place on a swimming pool, which is nowhere near the style of the Water Gym in Sootopolis City.

Misty becomes the Official Gym leader at the end of the Johto saga, and her time at the Gym is a part of Pokémon Chronicles.

Demographics
The population of Cerulean City is 23.


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Skaneateles Conservation Area/Invasive species/Potamogeton crispus

Potamogeton crispus (curly-leaf pondweed)
Curly-leaf pondweed () is a submerged perennial aquatic weed from Europe, Africa, and Australia that invades both shallow and deep water, including ponds at the conservation area. It is one of the first pond weeds observed each season but often dies off early, depleting oxygen levels in the ponds.

Description
Leaves are about a half inch wide and 1 to 3 inches long, arranged spirally around the stem. Stems may reach up to about 30 inches in length.


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Skaneateles Conservation Area/Invasive species/Artemisia vulgaris

Artemisia vulgaris (mugwort)
Mugwort (Artemisia vulgaris) is a common herbaceous perennial in the Asteraceae from Eurasia that spreads via both seeds and rhizomes to form dense stands in disturbed sites. Although individual plants are often easy to pull up, rhizomes remain in the ground and continue to propagate.

Observations of Artemisia vulgaris at the SCA
All recorded mugwort observations thus far (as of Jul 2021) lie along the logging road between the capped landfill at the transfer station and Cargile's maple stand.


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X-COM: Apocalypse Strategy Guide/General Tips

Agents
There are three sort of agents you can hire.

Humans
The standard agent. Most of your staff will be human. They are average agents for all things and a jack of all trades.

Mutants
Mutants are an interesting twist on human agents. They have more Psi energy, attack, and defense then standard human agents. However they have less health and strength then humans. As a result mutants make good psychers, but fit poorly in other agent roles.

Androids
Androids are agents with more health, strength, and accuracy then human agents. In addition to this, they have total immunity to psy attacks. However this comes at a severe cost, Android agents are unable to make psy attacks themselves, nor can they progress. In this sense, they are much like SHIVs in other X-COM games.


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X-COM: Apocalypse Strategy Guide/Equipment

Megapol LawPistol
Quite decent in the first week, after that it's obsolete and should be avoided. As a single-handed weapon, it allows the use of a second item (grenade, medikit, a second gun) in the other hand without lowering accuracy.

Megapol Plasma Gun
Much better than it's predecessor. This gun never really becomes obsolete but it's not really not that effective. As a single-handed weapon, it allows the use of a second item (grenade, medikit, a second gun) in the other hand without lowering accuracy.

Marsec M4000 Machine Gun
The same thing can be said about this weapon as about the basic pistol, except on the higher difficulties where it's obsolete before the game starts.

Megapol Laser Sniper Gun
An excellent long range weapon. While it's damage capabilities leaves a lot of room for improvement just remember that if you miss damage will be exactly 0, so hitting is better than missing. While using this gun agents will progress relatively rapidly in their accuracy skills, making it a good weapon for training.


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X-COM: Apocalypse Strategy Guide/First Week

Tactical Combat
In the first week, ammunition is scarce. There should however be enough to go around unless you waste it. However if you decide to take the guns blazing full auto approach don't expect ammunition to last. Take every possible opportunity to conserve ammunition. A few explosive grenades would be a good idea to use when appropriate. After a bio-transport module has been created fit it on a craft and try to capture live aliens. The way to do this is to attack a live specimen with a stun grenade or stun grappler until it falls unconscious, and then finish the mission before it wakes up. Throwing more stun grenades will keep it unconscious for longer.

Strategical
Put some effort in bringing down at least one of every type of UFO that appear. Also, finish the bio-transport module as soon possible and put it on a craft, the better you can start bringing in live aliens for research the better.

Strategical Combat
This early on UFO's are easy to shoot down, but it won't stay this way. Scatter your vehicles over the city so they'll have a greater chance of being close to an UFO incursion, one or two hoverbikes each should be sufficient for the early UFO's.


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X-COM: Apocalypse Strategy Guide/Spoilers

All tips that are spoilers and can be placed here should be put here. Skip this entire chapter if you want as few spoilers as possible.

If you want money and experience points for your agents without using cheat codes:

Raid the Cult Sirius corporation over and over, their building will never been empty. They will never ally with you, so don't bother worrying about their wellbeing. With each raid you will recover some valuable Psi-clone and some equipment that you might sell.


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The Final Fantasy Legend/Gameplay

Being a SaGa game, the gameplay is a bit unconventional, noticeably in the battle system, items, and in 'leveling up'. These are the key differences from a typical RPG. Both of these affect battles.
 * Items break after a certain number of uses.
 * Characters level up in different ways depending on their type.

In other respects, the gameplay is just like any other RPG from the era. Characters walk around in an overhead perspective, battles are random, stores sell you items for gold, and characters can heal their wounds at inns.

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The Final Fantasy Legend/Character Types

Perhaps what differentiates Final Fantasy Legend the most from its brethren is the unique character types, humans, mutants, and monsters.

Humans
Humans, with their ability to carry eight items at a time, can be very useful. At the beginning of the game, are much stronger than mutants and some monsters. They level up by purchasing various potions such as STRONG, AGILITY, and HP200. These potions increase, respectively, the Strength, Agility, and HP(up to 200 points) of the humans that drink them. The HP of humans can further be raised by potions such as HP400.

Monsters
Otherwise uninteresting, monster characters have the ability to eat the meat of defeated enemies, possibly mutating them into another monster type (a double-edged sword, as mutations are not always beneficial).


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Super Monkey Ball/History

Origins
The game debuted in Japan in 2001 as an upright arcade cabinet and later that year was released as one of the three original Nintendo GameCube games.

Sequels
The popularity of the simple game in Japan, the United States and Europe has led to several sequels and ports: Super Monkey Ball 2 for the GameCube; Super Monkey Ball Deluxe for PlayStation 2 and Xbox, which included levels from both GameCube releases plus original levels, as well as updating the party games; Super Monkey Ball Jr., a release for Nintendo Game Boy Advance based on the original title; a release under the original title for the Nokia N-Gage gaming system; and an release for the Nintendo DS entitled Super Monkey Ball Touch & Roll. It is also featured in the Sega SuperStars Eye Toy game for the PlayStation 2.

Product Placements
The bananas in the game feature advertising for the Dole Food Company, and interesting example of Product Placement games at the time.

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Super Monkey Ball/Characters

Playable Characters
The game features four playable characters named Aiai, Meemee, Baby and Gongon.

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Star Fox: Assault/Unlockables

The more Vs. mode matches that are played, the more options are opened up.

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Star Fox: Assault/Introduction

Introduction
Star Fox: Assault is an entry in the long-running Star Fox series of s for consoles.

Launch
The game was released in North America on th, for the, late in the life of the system. However, it was available early for rental at stores starting on st as a promotion.

Development
Star Fox: Assault was co-developed by and partially returned to the series' space-combat roots after Star Fox Adventures. It was shortly followed by the portable title Star Fox Command in 2006.

Legacy
Both Assault and Command saw tepid positive reception, leading to the series into a long hiatus. Though Star Fox 64 3D an enhanced rerelease of Star Fox 64 for the Nintendo 3DS, was released in 2011, a fully original entry in the series wouldn't be released after Command until Star Fox Zero in 2016, around a decade later. Thus Star Fox: Assault represents an interesting window into the state of the franchise prior to it's hiatus.

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Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire/Introduction

The game is set in the land of Hoenn where you (the main character) embark on a brand new adventure and aim to become the best Pokémon trainer ever.

The goal of all trainers is to defeat all eight of the Gym Leaders and earn the eight badges from each leader. Only then you will have access to the Elite Four, where you can test your skills as a Pokémon trainer.

There are also many objectives standing in your way of fulfilling your goal, including the villains, Team Aqua or Magma (Aqua in Sapphire, Magma in Ruby) who attempt to destroy the world of Pokémon, however, your objective is to stop them and be the hero of the Pokémon world.

At times, like all Pokémon games, you will encounter wild Pokémon (which you can catch), and be battled by other trainers, however, if you train your Pokémon well, you should be able to keep ahead.

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Nintendogs/Walks

As you progress through the game, your pup will get stronger, and be able to take longer walks. These walks can lead you to the park to practice for disk competitions, to the gym to train for an agility competition, or even to a surprise, such as another dog or a present.

Park There are two parks, one with many other dogs and one that is almost always empty. The one populated with other dogs is great when you want your Nintendog to be able to play with its kind. Its great when you don't want to train your puppy, but instead just let it hang out. The empty one is preferred for disk training, as other dogs can prove to be a distraction. The best throw, easiest for your Nintendog to catch, is straight forward and high in the air to encourage a jumping catch. Be sure to call your puppy back immediately after they catch it so that they will make a habit of it. All of this is important in disk competitions as it will help you earn more points.

Gym The gym is there so that you can take your Nintendog through the agility course before a trial, to make sure it is ready for the competition. Never sign up for an agility trial without practicing first, or you will undoubtedly lose.

Surprises Sometimes the surprises are marked on the map with little question marks. If that is the case, your Nintendog will immediately run up to it without your help. But if a surprise is not on the map, you'll have to tug your pup's leash to get it to notice the surprise.

title: Nintendogs/Walks