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{{AnimeLocationInfobox
|name=Alto Mare
|characters=アルトマーレ
|japanese=Altomare
|image=Alto_Mare.png
|imagesize=301px
|region=Johto
|epicode=M05
|episode=Pokémon Heroes: Latios & Latias
}}

'''Alto Mare''' (Japanese: '''アルトマーレ''' ''Altomare''), also known as the '''City of Water''' (Japanese: '''水の都''' ''City of Water''), is an {{pkmn|anime}}-exclusive location in [[Johto]] and the setting of ''[[M05|Pokémon Heroes: Latios & Latias]]''.

==In the anime==
[[File:Alto Mare guardians.png|thumb|left|250px|The guardians of Alto Mare]]
Alto Mare is an isolated island south of [[Azalea Town]]. It is accessible via ferries near [[Cherrygrove City]]. It is a city of canals; a major mode of transport is by gondola.

The city is guarded by the [[Legendary Pokémon]] {{OBP|Latias|M05}} and {{OBP|Latios|M05}}, which are both commemorated in the city's Guardian Columns. In the distant past, the pair saved Alto Mare from the evils of a {{pkmn|Trainer}} and their rampaging Pokémon {{p|Aerodactyl}} and {{p|Kabutops}} who sought to flood the city. The city gained its name of Alto Mare, which means "high sea", from this very event. 

Many other species of Pokémon can be found in Alto Mare, including {{p|Pidgey}}, {{p|Yanma}}, {{p|Murkrow}}, {{p|Quagsire}}, {{p|Chinchou}} and {{p|Remoraid}}.

The [[Tour de Alto Mare]], a water chariot race, is held annually. Trainers race on floating platforms pulled by their Pokémon. One year, the competition was won by {{an|Misty}} and her {{TP|Misty|Corsola}}. Winners are awarded a glass medallion, depicting Latias and Latios.

Alto Mare briefly reappeared in the opening sequence of ''[[M06|Jirachi Wish Maker]]'', where Latios and Latias were shown flying under one of its bridge.

===Places of interest===
====Alto Mare Museum====
The Alto Mare Museum exhibits the [[Defense Mechanism of Alto Mare]] (DMA). The [[Fossil]]s of Pokémon that attacked ALto Mare in the past, {{p|Aerodactyl}} and {{p|Kabutops}}, can also be seen in the museum's floor. [[Lorenzo]] and his granddaughter, {{OBP|Bianca|M05}}, are the caretakers of the museum.

====Secret Garden====
{{main|Secret Garden (location)|Secret Garden}}
The Secret Garden is where Latias and Latios reside and it is located near the museum. Located in a small pond is the [[Soul Dew]]. If removed, it can be used to control the DMA, but this will cause all the water to drain from the city. Therefore, it is the responsibility of the two {{pkmn|category|Eon Pokémon}} to protect the Soul Dew.

===Gallery===
{| style="margin:auto; text-align:center; background: #{{johto color}}; {{roundy}}; border: 3px solid #{{johto color dark}}"
|- style="background:#{{johto color light}}"
! style="{{roundytl|5px}}" | Alto Mare Museum
! style="{{roundytl|5px}}" | {{color2|000|Defense Mechanism of Alto Mare|DMA}}
! style="{{roundytl|5px}}" | Gondola workshop
|- style="background:#fff"
| [[File:Alto Mare Museum.png|x150px]]
| [[File:DMA closed.png|x150px]]
| [[File:Alto Mare Lorenzo workshop.png|x150px]]
|- style="background:#{{johto color light}}"
! style="{{roundytr|5px}}" | Guardian Columns of Alto Mare
! style="{{roundytl|5px}}" | Coastline
! style="{{roundytr|5px}}" | {{color2|000|Secret Garden (location)|Secret Garden}}
|- style="background:#fff"
| [[File:Alto Mare Guardian Columns.png|x150px]]
| [[File:Alto Mare coastline.png|x150px]]
| [[File:The Secret Garden.png|x150px]]
|}

==In the TCG==
This listing is of cards mentioning or featuring Alto Mare or Pokémon that reside there in the [[Pokémon Trading Card Game]].

{{cardlist/header|Alto Mare's Pokémon|Colorless|char=yes}}
{{cardlist/entry|cardname={{TCG ID|Theater VS Pack|Alto Mare's Xatu|6}}|type=Psychic|jpset=Theater Limited VS Pack|jpnum=006/018}}
{{cardlist/entry|cardname={{TCG ID|Theater VS Pack|Alto Mare's Kabutops|8}}|type=Fighting|jpset=Theater Limited VS Pack|jpnum=008/018}}
{{cardlist/entry|cardname={{TCG ID|Theater VS Pack|Alto Mare's Aerodactyl|9}}|type=Fighting|jpset=Theater Limited VS Pack|jpnum=009/018}}
{{cardlist/entry|cardname={{TCG ID|Theater VS Pack|Alto Mare's Pidgeotto|10}}|type=Colorless|jpset=Theater Limited VS Pack|jpnum=010/018}}
{{cardlist/entry|cardname={{TCG ID|Theater VS Pack|Alto Mare's Latias|11}}|type=Colorless|jpset=Theater Limited VS Pack|jpnum=011/018}}
{{cardlist/entry|cardname={{TCG ID|Theater VS Pack|Alto Mare's Latios|12}}|type=Colorless|jpset=Theater Limited VS Pack|jpnum=012/018}}
{{cardlist/entry|cardname={{TCG ID|10th Movie|Alto Mare's Latias|Promo}}|type=Colorless|jpset=10th Movie Commemoration Set}}
{{cardlist/entry|cardname={{TCG ID|10th Movie|Alto Mare's Latios|Promo}}|type=Colorless|jpset=10th Movie Commemoration Set}}
{{cardlist/div|Other related cards|Colorless}}
{{cardlist/entry|cardname={{TCG ID|Theater VS Pack|Alto Mare Cube|18}}|type=Trainer|type2=Technical Machine|jpset=Theater Limited VS Pack|jpnum=018/018}}
{{cardlist/footer|Colorless}}

==Trivia==
[[File:Alto Mare gate Entei.png|thumb|250px|right|A gate featuring the image of Entei]]
* Alto Mare is the first movie-made city based on a real city outside Japan.
* The large numbers of Pidgey found in Alto Mare seems to be a reference to the pigeons of Venice.
* A gate in Alto Mare that Team Rocket tries to climb over features an image of Entei. 
* Alto Mare contains a lot of Easter eggs, such as a gondola based on Lugia and some (mural) drawings that resemble Pokémon.
* A town similar in appearance to Alto Mare appears in the opening sequence of ''[[M18|Hoopa and the Clash of Ages]]'', along with Latios and Latias.

===Origin===
Alto Mare is based on {{wp|Venice}}, {{wp|Italy}}. Alto Mare means high sea in Italian.

==Names==
{| class="roundy" style="background: #{{dragon color light}}; border: 3px solid #{{dragon color}}"
! Language
! Name
! Origin
|- style="background:#FFF"
| Japanese
| アルトマーレ ''Altomare''
| Italian for "high sea"
|- style="background:#FFF"
| Chinese ({{tt|Mandarin|Taiwan and Mainland China}})
| 奧多馬雷 / 奥多马雷 ''Àoduōmǎléi''
| Transliteration of its Japanese name
|- style="background:#FFF"
| Thai
| อัลโต้มาเร่ ''Altomare''
| Transliteration of its Japanese name
|}

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