Sandgem Town

Sandgem Town マサゴタウン Masago Town "Town of Sand!"

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Map description A sandy town that is located right next to a beach. It is redolent with the salty scent of the sea. Prof. Rowan's lab is the town's landmark. He conducts his studies on Pokémon here.

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Connecting locations   ↑ Route 202   ← Route 201 Sandgem Town   Route 219 ↓

Location Location of Sandgem Town in Sinnoh.

Sandgem Town (Japanese: マサゴタウン Masago Town) is a town in the Sinnoh region. The town notably has sandy terrain to the south, the beginnings of Sandgem Beach. The beach, part of Route 219, is in close proximity to the town itself.

Professor Rowan's laboratory is located here. It is also the hometown of Dawn or Lucas, depending on the player's gender. The little sister of Dawn or Lucas gives information about mass outbreaks she sees on television. It is the first location in Sinnoh where Poké Balls are able to be purchased. The town smells of the salty scent of the sea.

Slogan

Town of Sand! (Japanese: うみにつながる すなのまち The sandy town connected to the ocean.)

Places of interest

Inside the Professor's lab ^BDSP

Inside the Professor's lab ^DPPt

Pokémon Research Lab

The Lab lies right next to the western entrance into Sandgem Town. Professor Rowan works here along with two assistants, one of whom is the father of Dawn/Lucas. It is here that the Professor gives the player their Pokédex.

Professor's assistant's house

Professor Rowan's assistant, Dawn (if the player is male) or Lucas (if the player is female), lives in the house nearest the town's southern exit. Inside, after the player has obtained the National Pokédex and entered the Hall of Fame, the professor's assistant's younger sister will inform the player of any mass outbreaks.

Pokémon Center

Main article: Pokémon Center

Sandgem's Pokémon Center is located right next to the Pokémon Research Lab, and is the first Pokémon Center the player will encounter on their journey. It provides an essential place for Trainers from the neighboring routes to stop and rest. A sign outside reads:

Heal Your Pokémon!
Pokémon Center

Demographics

Pokémon Diamond, Pearl, Platinum, Brilliant Diamond, and Shining Pearl

The population of Sandgem Town is 25.

Poké Mart

Main article: Poké Mart

The Poké Mart is next to the northern exit, and is the top-right most building of the town. The Poké Mart has a sign outside which reads:

All Your Item Needs Fulfilled!
Pokémon Mart

Cashier
Poké Ball $200	Great Ball3 Badges $600
Ultra Ball5 Badges $1,200	Potion $300
Super Potion1 Badge $700	Hyper Potion5 Badges $1,200
Max Potion7 Badges $2,500	Full Restore8 Badges $3,000
Revive3 Badges $1,500	Antidote $100
Paralyze Heal $200	Awakening1 Badge $250
Burn Heal1 Badge $250	Ice Heal1 Badge $250
Full Heal5 Badges $600	Escape Rope1 Badge $550
Repel1 Badge $350	Super Repel3 Badges $500
Max Repel7 Badges $700

Items

Item		Location	Games
	Pokédex	Obtained from Professor Rowan in the Pokémon Research Lab	D  P  Pt  BD  SP
	TM27 (Return)	Obtained from Professor Rowan after leaving his Research Lab	Pt
	National Pokédex	Upgraded by Professor Oak in the Pokémon Research Lab after seeing 150DPBDSP/210Pt Pokémon in the Sinnoh Pokédex	D  P  Pt  BD  SP
	Poké Radar	Obtained from Professor Rowan after Professor Oak upgrades the player's Pokédex	D  P  Pt  BD  SP

Trainers

Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl

Lucas/Dawn can be battled once per day on weekends in front of Professor Rowan's laboratory during the post-game.

Lucas

Initial team

If the player chose Turtwig:

Before Version 1.1.0, Empoleon had Defiant instead of Torrent as its Ability.

Pokémon Trainer Lucas Sandgem Town Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl Reward: $6,656

Types: Bug Flying Ability: Tinted Lens Held item: Focus Sash Mothim♂ Lv.58 Bug Buzz Bug Special   --       Air Slash Flying Special   --       Energy Ball Grass Special   --       Quiver Dance Bug Status   --       Type: Fire Unknown Ability: Vital Spirit Held item: Expert Belt Magmortar♂ Lv.59 Fire Blast Fire Special   --       Thunderbolt Electric Special   --       Focus Blast Fighting Special   --       Will-O-Wisp Fire Status   --       Types: Psychic Fighting Ability: Justified Held item: Life Orb Gallade♂ Lv.63 Psycho Cut Psychic Physical   --       Close Combat Fighting Physical   --       Stone Edge Rock Physical   --       Swords Dance Normal Status   --       Type: Grass Unknown Ability: Regenerator Held item: Lum Berry Tangrowth♂ Lv.59 Power Whip Grass Physical   --       Earthquake Ground Physical   --       Rock Slide Rock Physical   --       Brick Break Fighting Physical   --       Type: Fairy Unknown Ability: Unaware Held item: Sitrus Berry Clefable♂ Lv.60 Moonblast Fairy Special   --       Calm Mind Psychic Status   --       Moonlight Fairy Status   --       Minimize Normal Status   --       Types: Water Steel Ability: Torrent Held item: Choice Band Empoleon♂ Lv.64 Aqua Jet Water Physical   --       Waterfall Water Physical   --       Steel Wing Steel Physical   --       Earthquake Ground Physical   --

If the player chose Chimchar:

Before Version 1.1.0, Torterra had Shell Armor instead of Overgrow as its Ability.

Pokémon Trainer Lucas Sandgem Town Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl Reward: $6,656

Types: Bug Flying Ability: Tinted Lens Held item: Focus Sash Mothim♂ Lv.58 Bug Buzz Bug Special   --       Air Slash Flying Special   --       Energy Ball Grass Special   --       Quiver Dance Bug Status   --       Type: Water Unknown Ability: Marvel Scale Held item: Flame Orb Milotic♂ Lv.59 Scald Water Special   --       Substitute Normal Status   --       Calm Mind Psychic Status   --       Recover Normal Status   --       Types: Psychic Fighting Ability: Justified Held item: Life Orb Gallade♂ Lv.63 Psycho Cut Psychic Physical   --       Close Combat Fighting Physical   --       Stone Edge Rock Physical   --       Swords Dance Normal Status   --       Type: Fire Unknown Ability: Vital Spirit Held item: Expert Belt Magmortar♂ Lv.59 Fire Blast Fire Special   --       Thunderbolt Electric Special   --       Focus Blast Fighting Special   --       Will-O-Wisp Fire Status   --       Type: Fairy Unknown Ability: Unaware Held item: Sitrus Berry Clefable♂ Lv.60 Moonblast Fairy Special   --       Calm Mind Psychic Status   --       Moonlight Fairy Status   --       Minimize Normal Status   --       Types: Grass Ground Ability: Overgrow Held item: Leftovers Torterra♂ Lv.64 Earthquake Ground Physical   --       Synthesis Grass Status   --       Leech Seed Grass Status   --       Curse Ghost Status   --

If the player chose Piplup:

Before Version 1.1.0, Infernape knew Overheat, Stone Edge and Grass Knot instead of Earthquake, Flare Blitz and Acrobatics. It also held a Choice Scarf instead of a White Herb.

Pokémon Trainer Lucas Sandgem Town Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl Reward: $6,656

Types: Bug Flying Ability: Tinted Lens Held item: Focus Sash Mothim♂ Lv.58 Bug Buzz Bug Special   --       Air Slash Flying Special   --       Energy Ball Grass Special   --       Quiver Dance Bug Status   --       Type: Grass Unknown Ability: Regenerator Held item: Lum Berry Tangrowth♂ Lv.59 Power Whip Grass Physical   --       Earthquake Ground Physical   --       Rock Slide Rock Physical   --       Brick Break Fighting Physical   --       Types: Psychic Fighting Ability: Justified Held item: Life Orb Gallade♂ Lv.63 Psycho Cut Psychic Physical   --       Close Combat Fighting Physical   --       Stone Edge Rock Physical   --       Swords Dance Normal Status   --       Type: Water Unknown Ability: Marvel Scale Held item: Flame Orb Milotic♂ Lv.59 Scald Water Special   --       Substitute Normal Status   --       Calm Mind Psychic Status   --       Recover Normal Status   --       Type: Fairy Unknown Ability: Unaware Held item: Sitrus Berry Clefable♀ Lv.60 Moonblast Fairy Special   --       Calm Mind Psychic Status   --       Moonlight Fairy Status   --       Minimize Normal Status   --       Types: Fire Fighting Ability: Blaze Held item: White Herb Infernape♂ Lv.64 Earthquake Ground Physical   --       Close Combat Fighting Physical   --       Flare Blitz Fire Physical   --       Acrobatics Flying Physical   --

After entering the Hall of Fame 10 times

If the player chose Turtwig:

Before Version 1.1.0, Empoleon had Defiant instead of Torrent as its Ability.

Pokémon Trainer Lucas Sandgem Town Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl Reward: $7,696

Types: Ground Flying Ability: Poison Heal Held item: Toxic Orb Gliscor♂ Lv.68 Earthquake Ground Physical   --       Acrobatics Flying Physical   --       Fling Dark Physical   --       Roost Flying Status   --       Types: Rock Grass Ability: Storm Drain Held item: Big Root Cradily♂ Lv.69 Giga Drain Grass Special   --       Leech Seed Grass Status   --       Ingrain Grass Status   --       Stockpile Normal Status   --       Type: Ice Unknown Ability: Ice Body Held item: Leftovers Glaceon♂ Lv.70 Freeze-Dry Ice Special   --       Blizzard Ice Special   --       Hail Ice Status   --       Water Pulse Water Special   --       Types: Electric Fire Ability: Levitate Held item: Choice Specs Rotom Lv.69 Overheat Fire Special   --       Thunderbolt Electric Special   --       Volt Switch Electric Special   --       Hex Ghost Special   --       Type: Normal Unknown Ability: Intimidate Held item: Life Orb Tauros♂ Lv.70 Hyper Beam Normal Special   --       Blizzard Ice Special   --       Fire Blast Fire Special   --       Thunder Electric Special   --       Types: Water Steel Ability: Torrent Held item: Choice Band Empoleon♂ Lv.74 Aqua Jet Water Physical   --       Waterfall Water Physical   --       Steel Wing Steel Physical   --       Earthquake Ground Physical   --

If the player chose Chimchar:

Before Version 1.1.0, Torterra had Shell Armor instead of Overgrow as its Ability.

Pokémon Trainer Lucas Sandgem Town Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl Reward: $7,696

Type: Ghost Unknown Ability: Pressure Held item: Lum Berry Dusknoir♂ Lv.68 Brick Break Fighting Physical   --       Earthquake Ground Physical   --       Trick Room Psychic Status   --       Will-O-Wisp Fire Status   --       Type: Fire Unknown Ability: Guts Held item: Toxic Orb Flareon♂ Lv.69 Flare Blitz Fire Physical   --       Facade Normal Physical   --       Iron Tail Steel Physical   --       Will-O-Wisp Fire Status   --       Type: Rock Unknown Ability: Mold Breaker Held item: Focus Sash Rampardos♂ Lv.70 Head Smash Rock Physical   --       Earthquake Ground Physical   --       Iron Tail Steel Physical   --       Zen Headbutt Psychic Physical   --       Types: Electric Water Ability: Levitate Held item: Choice Specs Rotom Lv.69 Hydro Pump Water Special   --       Thunderbolt Electric Special   --       Volt Switch Electric Special   --       Hex Ghost Special   --       Type: Normal Unknown Ability: Serene Grace Held item: King's Rock Dunsparce♂ Lv.70 Rock Slide Rock Physical   --       Roost Flying Status   --       Coil Poison Status   --       Glare Normal Status   --       Types: Grass Ground Ability: Overgrow Held item: Leftovers Torterra♂ Lv.74 Earthquake Ground Physical   --       Synthesis Grass Status   --       Leech Seed Grass Status   --       Curse Ghost Status   --

If the player chose Piplup:

Before Version 1.1.0, Infernape knew Overheat, Stone Edge and Grass Knot instead of Earthquake, Flare Blitz and Acrobatics. It also held a Choice Scarf instead of a White Herb.

Pokémon Trainer Lucas Sandgem Town Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl Reward: $7,696

Type: Dark Unknown Ability: Super Luck Held item: Razor Claw Absol♂ Lv.68 Megahorn Bug Physical   --       Psycho Cut Psychic Physical   --       Stone Edge Rock Physical   --       Night Slash Dark Physical   --       Types: Rock Water Ability: Weak Armor Held item: Focus Sash Kabutops♂ Lv.69 Rock Slide Rock Physical   --       Liquidation Water Physical   --       Leech Life Bug Physical   --       Swords Dance Normal Status   --       Type: Psychic Unknown Ability: Magic Bounce Held item: Life Orb Espeon♂ Lv.70 Psychic Psychic Special   --       Psyshock Psychic Special   --       Grass Knot Grass Special   --       Dazzling Gleam Fairy Special   --       Types: Electric Grass Ability: Levitate Held item: Choice Specs Rotom Lv.69 Leaf Storm Grass Special   --       Thunderbolt Electric Special   --       Volt Switch Electric Special   --       Hex Ghost Special   --       Type: Normal Unknown Ability: Adaptability Held item: Silk Scarf Porygon-Z Lv.70 Tri Attack Normal Special   --       Hyper Beam Normal Special   --       Thunder Wave Electric Status   --       Dark Pulse Dark Special   --       Types: Fire Fighting Ability: Blaze Held item: White Herb Infernape♂ Lv.74 Earthquake Ground Physical   --       Close Combat Fighting Physical   --       Flare Blitz Fire Physical   --       Acrobatics Flying Physical   --

Dawn

Initial team

If the player chose Turtwig:

Pokémon Trainer Dawn Sandgem Town Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl Reward: $6,656

Types: Bug Grass Ability: Overcoat Held item: White Herb Wormadam♀ Lv.58 Leaf Storm Grass Special   --       Bug Buzz Bug Special   --       Psychic Psychic Special   --       Quiver Dance Bug Status   --       Type: Grass Unknown Ability: Regenerator Held item: Choice Specs Tangrowth♀ Lv.59 Energy Ball Grass Special   --       Sludge Bomb Poison Special   --       Focus Blast Fighting Special   --       Hyper Beam Normal Special   --       Types: Ice Ghost Ability: Cursed Body Held item: Focus Sash Froslass♀ Lv.60 Hex Ghost Special   --       Frost Breath Ice Special   --       Thunderbolt Electric Special   --       Will-O-Wisp Fire Status   --       Type: Fire Unknown Ability: Vital Spirit Held item: Expert Belt Magmortar♂ Lv.59 Fire Blast Fire Special   --       Focus Blast Fighting Special   --       Thunderbolt Electric Special   --       Will-O-Wisp Fire Status   --       Type: Fairy Unknown Ability: Unaware Held item: Sitrus Berry Clefable♀ Lv.60 Moonblast Fairy Special   --       Calm Mind Psychic Status   --       Moonlight Fairy Status   --       Minimize Normal Status   --       Types: Water Steel Ability: Torrent Held item: Leftovers Empoleon♂ Lv.64 Hydro Pump Water Special   --       Flash Cannon Steel Special   --       Ice Beam Ice Special   --       Grass Knot Grass Special   --

If the player chose Chimchar:

Pokémon Trainer Dawn Sandgem Town Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl Reward: $6,656

Types: Bug Steel Ability: Anticipation Held item: Leftovers Wormadam♀ Lv.58 Gyro Ball Steel Physical   --       Sucker Punch Dark Physical   --       Metal Burst Steel Physical   --       Stealth Rock Rock Status   --       Type: Fire Unknown Ability: Vital Spirit Held item: Expert Belt Magmortar♂ Lv.59 Fire Blast Fire Special   --       Focus Blast Fighting Special   --       Thunderbolt Electric Special   --       Will-O-Wisp Fire Status   --       Types: Ice Ghost Ability: Cursed Body Held item: Focus Sash Froslass♀ Lv.60 Hex Ghost Special   --       Frost Breath Ice Special   --       Thunderbolt Electric Special   --       Will-O-Wisp Fire Status   --       Type: Water Unknown Ability: Competitive Held item: Life Orb Milotic♀ Lv.59 Hydro Pump Water Special   --       Ice Beam Ice Special   --       Hyper Beam Normal Special   --       Recover Normal Status   --       Type: Fairy Unknown Ability: Unaware Held item: Sitrus Berry Clefable♀ Lv.60 Moonblast Fairy Special   --       Calm Mind Psychic Status   --       Moonlight Fairy Status   --       Minimize Normal Status   --       Types: Grass Ground Ability: Overgrow Held item: Yache Berry Torterra♂ Lv.64 Wood Hammer Grass Physical   --       Earthquake Ground Physical   --       Stone Edge Rock Physical   --       Curse Ghost Status   --

If the player chose Piplup:

Before Version 1.1.0, Infernape knew Overheat, Focus Blast and Grass Knot instead of Flare Blitz, Close Combat and Earthquake.

Pokémon Trainer Dawn Sandgem Town Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl Reward: $6,656

Types: Bug Ground Ability: Anticipation Held item: Leftovers Wormadam♀ Lv.58 Bug Bite Bug Physical   --       Fissure Ground Physical   --       Earthquake Ground Physical   --       Double Team Normal Status   --       Type: Water Unknown Ability: Competitive Held item: Life Orb Milotic♀ Lv.59 Hydro Pump Water Special   --       Ice Beam Ice Special   --       Hyper Beam Normal Special   --       Recover Normal Status   --       Types: Ice Ghost Ability: Cursed Body Held item: Focus Sash Froslass♀ Lv.60 Hex Ghost Special   --       Frost Breath Ice Special   --       Thunderbolt Electric Special   --       Will-O-Wisp Fire Status   --       Type: Grass Unknown Ability: Regenerator Held item: Choice Specs Tangrowth♀ Lv.59 Energy Ball Grass Special   --       Sludge Bomb Poison Special   --       Focus Blast Fighting Special   --       Hyper Beam Normal Special   --       Type: Fairy Unknown Ability: Unaware Held item: Sitrus Berry Clefable♀ Lv.60 Moonblast Fairy Special   --       Calm Mind Psychic Status   --       Moonlight Fairy Status   --       Minimize Normal Status   --       Types: Fire Fighting Ability: Blaze Held item: Expert Belt Infernape♂ Lv.64 Flare Blitz Fire Physical   --       Close Combat Fighting Physical   --       Earthquake Ground Physical   --       U-turn Bug Physical   --

After entering the Hall of Fame 10 times

If the player chose Turtwig:

Pokémon Trainer Dawn Sandgem Town Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl Reward: $7,696

Types: Fairy Flying Ability: Serene Grace Held item: Lum Berry Togekiss♂ Lv.68 Dazzling Gleam Fairy Special   --       Air Slash Flying Special   --       Aura Sphere Fighting Special   --       Thunder Wave Electric Status   --       Type: Grass Unknown Ability: Chlorophyll Held item: Persim Berry Bellossom♀ Lv.69 Moonblast Fairy Special   --       Petal Dance Grass Special   --       Toxic Poison Status   --       Quiver Dance Bug Status   --       Types: Ice Ground Ability: Thick Fat Held item: Life Orb Mamoswine♀ Lv.70 Ice Shard Ice Physical   --       Earthquake Ground Physical   --       Stone Edge Rock Physical   --       Avalanche Ice Physical   --       Type: Fire Unknown Ability: Flash Fire Held item: Choice Scarf Typhlosion♂ Lv.69 Eruption Fire Special   --       Curse Unknown Status   --       Curse Unknown Status   --       Curse Unknown Status   --       Type: Normal Unknown Ability: Klutz Held item: Lagging Tail Lopunny♀ Lv.70 High Jump Kick Fighting Physical   --       Thunder Wave Electric Status   --       Sweet Kiss Fairy Status   --       Switcheroo Dark Status   --       Types: Water Steel Ability: Torrent Held item: Leftovers Empoleon♂ Lv.74 Hydro Pump Water Special   --       Flash Cannon Steel Special   --       Ice Beam Ice Special   --       Grass Knot Grass Special   --

If the player chose Chimchar:

Pokémon Trainer Dawn Sandgem Town Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl Reward: $7,696

Types: Poison Flying Ability: Inner Focus Held item: Sitrus Berry Crobat♀ Lv.68 Cross Poison Poison Physical   --       U-turn Bug Physical   --       Super Fang Normal Physical   --       Tailwind Flying Status   --       Type: Fire Unknown Ability: Intimidate Held item: Life Orb Arcanine♀ Lv.69 Flare Blitz Fire Physical   --       Play Rough Fairy Physical   --       Extreme Speed Normal Physical   --       Reversal Fighting Physical   --       Types: Psychic Fairy Ability: Filter Held item: Leftovers Mr. Mime♀ Lv.70 Psychic Psychic Special   --       Power Whip Grass Physical   --       Reflect Psychic Status   --       Light Screen Psychic Status   --       Type: Water Unknown Ability: Torrent Held item: Focus Sash Blastoise♂ Lv.69 Hydro Pump Water Special   --       Ice Beam Ice Special   --       Focus Blast Fighting Special   --       Shell Smash Normal Status   --       Type: Normal Unknown Ability: Own Tempo Held item: Expert Belt Lickilicky♀ Lv.70 Focus Blast Fighting Special   --       Ice Beam Ice Special   --       Fire Blast Fire Special   --       Shadow Ball Ghost Special   --       Types: Grass Ground Ability: Overgrow Held item: Yache Berry Torterra♂ Lv.74 Wood Hammer Grass Physical   --       Earthquake Ground Physical   --       Stone Edge Rock Physical   --       Curse Ghost Status   --

If the player chose Piplup:

Before Version 1.1.0, Infernape knew Overheat, Focus Blast and Grass Knot instead of Flare Blitz, Close Combat and Earthquake.

Pokémon Trainer Dawn Sandgem Town Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl Reward: $7,696

Types: Dark Flying Ability: Super Luck Held item: Scope Lens Honchkrow♀ Lv.68 Sucker Punch Dark Physical   --       Night Slash Dark Physical   --       Taunt Dark Status   --       Roost Flying Status   --       Type: Water Unknown Ability: Swift Swim Held item: Wiki Berry Gorebyss♀ Lv.69 Hydro Pump Water Special   --       Ice Beam Ice Special   --       Baton Pass Normal Status   --       Shell Smash Normal Status   --       Types: Ice Ghost Ability: Cursed Body Held item: Focus Sash Froslass♀ Lv.70 Hex Ghost Special   --       Frost Breath Ice Special   --       Thunderbolt Electric Special   --       Will-O-Wisp Fire Status   --       Type: Grass Unknown Ability: Unburden Held item: White Herb Sceptile♂ Lv.69 Leaf Blade Grass Physical   --       Earthquake Ground Physical   --       Leaf Storm Grass Special   --       Brick Break Fighting Physical   --       Type: Normal Unknown Ability: Technician Held item: Life Orb Ambipom♀ Lv.70 Double Hit Normal Physical   --       Fake Out Normal Physical   --       Dual Chop Dragon Physical   --       U-turn Bug Physical   --       Types: Fire Fighting Ability: Blaze Held item: Expert Belt Infernape♂ Lv.74 Flare Blitz Fire Physical   --       Close Combat Fighting Physical   --       Earthquake Ground Physical   --       U-turn Bug Physical   --

Gallery

Artwork

Concept art from Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl

Layout

Diamond	Pearl	Platinum

In the anime

Sandgem Town in the anime

In the anime, Sandgem Town first appeared in Following A Maiden's Voyage!, where Dawn left her home in Twinleaf Town and headed to Professor Rowan's Research Lab in order to obtain her first Pokémon. However, by the time she got there, Yuzo and the other assistants informed her that two out of the three first partner Pokémon—Piplup and Chimchar—had fled after a fight over some Pokémon food.

The interior of Rowan's laboratory

Dawn then decided to go looking for them on a nearby forest, where she found Piplup trapped in a web created by a wild Ariados. She managed to rescue him while Chimchar was taken to the lab by Rowan's Staraptor. Back in the lab, Dawn chose Piplup as her partner saying that their journey together had already began. After that, Rowan gave her a Pokédex and six Poké Balls and she left for Route 202.

In Two Degrees of Separation!, Officer Jenny took Ash to Rowan's lab after he told her that his Pikachu was missing. There, Rowan explained that Dawn had placed a call to him earlier saying that she had rescued a Pikachu from a trio of Pokémon thieves and taken it to a Pokémon Center. Ash called the Pokémon Center immediately, but Nurse Joy said Dawn had just left to find Pikachu's Trainer. Upon hearing that, Ash decided to go out and meet with Dawn.

Professor Rowan's Research Lab

In When Pokémon Worlds Collide!, after being reunited with Pikachu and his long-time traveling companion Brock, Ash returned to Rowan's lab, accompanied by Dawn. There, Dawn shared her plan of entering the Jubilife City Pokémon Contest and Ash said he intended to challenge the Sinnoh Gyms. They agreed to journey together and were about to hit the road when Paul appeared and challenged Ash to a three-on-three battle. Ash accepted and the battle took place just outside the lab, with Ash using his recently caught Starly, Aipom, and Pikachu while Paul used his Starly, Chimchar, and Elekid. The hard-fought battle ended in a draw, upsetting both Ash and Paul. Ash requested another battle, but Paul turned him down and left.

In DPS01, after spending some time training at home following her narrow defeat at the Sinnoh Grand Festival, Dawn decided to travel to the Hoenn region to compete in Pokémon Contests there. However, she was torn between beginning anew with only Piplup by her side or taking the whole team with her. Seeing this, Johanna suggested that she visited Professor Rowan and asked for his advice. Dawn listened to her mother and rode a bike to Sandgem Town. When she explained the issue to Rowan, he said that a girl named Shinko was having trouble making decisions as well.

Dawn went to talk with Shinko and learned that the girl was unsure about which Pokémon she should start her journey with. When a fight broke out between Piplup and Chimchar, which resulted in them escaping from the lab, both Dawn and Shinko went out to search for them. They found the two caught in an Ariados's web and proceeded to rescue them, but the Ariados was soon joined by its friends. Dawn called out her Pokémon to help, but the swarm of Ariados tied them all up with String Shot. In a turn of events, Dawn's Cyndaquil evolved into Quilava and scared the Ariados off with its newly learned Eruption attack. After that, Dawn and Shinko headed back to the lab, where Dawn announced that she would take all of her Pokémon to Hoenn as she realized there is still so much more she can do with them, while Shinko decided to study some more before making her big decision.

In The Gates of Warp!, Dawn was in Sandgem Town, preparing for her next Contest, when Piplup was unexpectedly taken away by someone who looked exactly like Dawn and disappeared through a mysterious portal. Dawn called Ash and Goh to help her, only for another portal to soon appear near them and a different kind of Team Rocket trio to come through it and steal Ash's Lucario and Goh's Inteleon. Dawn and Goh pursued them through the portal, winding up in an alternate universe version of Sandgem Town. As Team Rocket was nowhere in sight, they decided to visit Dawn's home in Twinleaf Town to figure out where they were. In the next episode, the alternate Team Rocket trio stole Pokémon reverted into Eggs by a time reversal from the alternate Sandgem Town's Pokémon Center.

In the manga

Pokémon Adventures

Sandgem Town in Pokémon Adventures

Diamond & Pearl arc

In Stagestruck Starly, the daughter of the Berlitz family, Platinum, left her family's mansion in Sandgem Town to fulfill the family tradition of making herself a copy of the family crest at the summit of Mt. Coronet. Due to a mishap, her intended bodyguards, Paka and Uji, had their mission description swapped with Diamond and Pearl's comedy contest prize of a bicycle ride in Sandgem Park, causing the two bodyguards to wait at the park until Extreme Luxio, when they realized something was wrong and left to find their client.

Sandgem Town in Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Adventure!

Meanwhile, Mr. Berlitz, Platinum's father, met with Professor Rowan at his laboratory. They discussed about various subjects, including Pokémon Evolution, form differences, and Platinum, before departing for a conference in Canalave City in A Conk on Cranidos's Cranium.

In Well Met, Weepinbell, Diamond arrived at Platinum's home estate on his way to Lake Verity. The Berlitz family's butler, Sebastian, initially mistook Diamond for an intruder and attacked him, until Diamond revealed that he was Platinum's friend. After saving Roseanne from a swarm of Yanmega sent by Team Galactic, Diamond resumed his journey, deciding to stop by at Twinleaf Town along the way to get some new clothes to replace the ones destroyed by the Yanmega.

In Double Trouble with Dialga and Palkia V, the estate appeared briefly due to the distortion in time and space caused by Dialga and Palkia's battle at the Spear Pillar.

Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Adventure!

Sandgem Town appeared in In Search of the Legendary Pokémon Dialga!!, where Professor Rowan took Hareta and Mitsumi to recover at the Pokémon Center there after their encounter with a wild Onix. Rowan then told Hareta about his and Mitsumi's goal to find the Legendary Pokémon Dialga. Excited by the prospect of meeting a Pokémon like Dialga, Hareta decided to tag along with Mitsumi on her quest, receiving a Pokédex from Rowan before departing.

Trivia

• The town's English name was first revealed via dialog in Home is Where the Start Is!.
• This is the first town that contains a Lab that wasn't in a player's hometown.
• In-universe, Sandgem Town appears to be named after the Sandgem Flats.
  • Given the location of Lake Verity, Sandgem Town seems to have been settled off to the east of the Sandgem Flats rather than on it.
• In Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl, if the player chose Turtwig, Dawn's rematch team after the player has entered the Hall of Fame 10 times consists of fully evolved members of her anime counterpart's team, with the exception of Pachirisu being replaced with Bellossom.

Name origin

Language	Name	Origin
Japanese	マサゴタウン Masago Town	From 真砂 masago (fine sand)
English	Sandgem Town	From sand and gem
German	Sandgemme	From Sand and Gemme (gem)
Spanish	Pueblo Arena	From arena (sand)
French	Littorella	From littoral (coastal)
Italian	Sabbiafine	From sabbia fine (fine sand)
Korean	잔모래마을 Janmorae Maeul	From 잔모래 janmorae (fine sand)
Chinese (Mandarin)	真砂鎮 / 真砂镇 Zhēnshā Zhèn	From the Japanese name 真砂 Masago and contains 砂 shā (sand)
Chinese (Cantonese)	真砂鎮 Jānsā Jan
Polish	Sandgem	From its English name
Brazilian Portuguese	Cidade de Sandgem	From its English name
Vietnamese	Thị trấn Masago	Transcription of Japanese name

Sinnoh
Settlements Twinleaf Town • Sandgem Town • Jubilife City • Oreburgh City • Floaroma Town • Eterna City • Hearthome City Solaceon Town • Veilstone City • Pastoria City • Celestic Town • Canalave City • Snowpoint City • Sunyshore City Pokémon League • Fight Area • Survival Area • Resort Area Routes 201 • 202 • 203 • 204 • 205 • 206 • 207 • 208 • 209 • 210 • 211 • 212 • 213 • 214 • 215 216 • 217 • 218 • 219 • 220 • 221 • 222 • 223 • 224 • 225 • 226 • 227 • 228 • 229 • 230 Landmarks Lake Verity (Lakefront) • Oreburgh Gate • Oreburgh Mine • Oreburgh Mining Museum • Global Terminal/Global Wonder Station Ravaged Path • Floaroma Meadow • Valley Windworks • Eterna Forest • Old Chateau • Underground/Grand Underground Wayward Cave • Mount Coronet • Amity Square • Lost Tower • Hallowed Tower • Solaceon Ruins • Maniac Tunnel • Lake Valor (Lakefront) Great Marsh • Pokémon Mansion • Trophy Garden • Fuego Ironworks • Iron Island • Lake Acuity (Lakefront) • Spear Pillar • Victory Road Pal Park/Ramanas Park • Contest Hall • Battle Zone • Battle Park • Battle Tower/Battle Frontier • Stark Mountain • Snowpoint Temple Spring Path • Sendoff Spring • Turnback Cave • Fullmoon Island • Newmoon Island • Seabreak Path • Flower Paradise • Hall of Origin Access to Distortion World See also Hisui

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