Nuvema Town

Nuvema Town カノコタウン Kanoko Town "The Start of Something Big!"

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Map description A rural town whose sea breezes give the sense of something coming.

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Connecting locations   ↑ Route 1   Nuvema Town

Location Location of Nuvema Town in Unova.

Nuvema Town (Japanese: カノコタウン Kanoko Town) is a small town located in southeastern Unova. It is the hometown of the player in Pokémon Black and White. It is also the hometown of Cheren and Bianca—the rivals of the player in Pokémon Black and White, and the Gym Leader of the Aspertia Gym and Professor Juniper's assistant, respectively, in Pokémon Black 2 and White 2. The Juniper Pokémon Lab, where Professor Juniper is based, is located in the town.

The town has only one exit; to the north is Route 1, leading to Accumula Town.

In Pokémon Black and White, after Alder has been defeated, Bianca can be found in the town on weekends, challenging the player to a rematch once a day.

Slogan

The Start of Something Big! (Japanese: 様々な 点が集う 街 A town where various dots gather.)

Places of interest

Player's house

Main article: Player's house → Unova → Nuvema Town

This house lies in the middle of Nuvema Town. In Pokémon Black and White, it is where the player lives before beginning their journey. The player's mother lives here. The player, Cheren, and Bianca get their first partner Pokémon from Professor Juniper here at the start of their journeys, and the latter two promptly challenge the player to a battle. There are two stories in the house, the first being a living room and kitchen area, and the second being the player's bedroom. The player's bedroom contains a Wii controlled with a Wii Remote, connected to a plasma TV given to the player by their father, and a PC, although this PC only includes information on "Pokémon Basics". After they have defeated Team Plasma, Looker meets the player here and gives them a Super Rod.

In Pokémon Black 2 and White 2, Hilbert/Hilda's mother initially mistakes the player for her own child before correcting herself. She continues to heal the player's Pokémon as in Black and White, commenting on how she may want to go on a journey to find her child; however, she worries that they would return while she was gone. She does not refer to her child by their name, unless Memory Link has been established. The PC in the Hilbert/Hilda's room looks as if it has not been used in a long time.

Bianca's house

Bianca's house is located in the southwest of the town. Bianca's parents live here. Upstairs is Bianca's room, which contains a bookshelf lined with Pokémon picture books, a shelf and two cabinets filled with goods, two plants, and a desk. The bed has pink covers and is on a turquoise rug. A window is on the back wall, with a desk in the bottom-right corner.

In Pokémon Black and White, when the player first visits the house, Bianca's father is yelling at her for thinking of going on a journey by herself. Ultimately, however, Bianca goes on her journey anyway.

Cheren's house

Cheren's house is located in the southeast of the town. Cheren's parents live here. Cheren's room has five shelves of books, a widescreen TV, a PC with information on how to play the game, a maroon rug in front of the television, and a bed with brown covers in the bottom-right. A sliding window is located above the staircase.

The PC states:

"Adventure Rule No. 1

"The X Button opens the menu!

"Adventure Rule No. 2

"Record your progress with SAVE.

"There is nothing else on here..."

Juniper Pokémon Lab

Professor Juniper's lab in the anime

The Juniper Pokémon Lab lies in the northwest of the town. In Pokémon Black and White, when the player first starts their journey, Cheren and Bianca are waiting for the player outside. When the trio enter the lab, Professor Juniper is waiting for them. She lets the player nickname their first partner Pokémon before giving them a Pokédex. When spoken to, Professor Juniper asks to see the player's Pokédex and counts the number of Pokémon they have seen in the Unova Pokédex; she will give three different prizes throughout the game based on the number. Cedric Juniper can be found here after the player has entered the Hall of Fame, providing a count of Pokémon registered in the National Pokédex. After the tutorial on how to catch Pokémon, the Patrat Professor Juniper caught can be seen wandering around the lab. In Black 2 and White 2, Cinccino and Watchog are seen instead in the lab.

Demographics

Pokémon Black and White

The population of Nuvema Town is 10 (excluding the player, Cheren, and Bianca). It is the smallest town in the Unova region.

Pokémon Black 2 and White 2

The population of Nuvema Town is 10 (excluding Hilbert/Hilda, Cheren, and Bianca). It is the smallest town in the Unova region.

Items

Item		Location	Games
	Xtransceiver	From Mom after battling Bianca and Cheren for the first time	B  W
	Pokédex	From Professor Juniper after battling Bianca and Cheren for the first time	B  W
	Town Map	From Mom after getting the Pokédex	B  W
	TM54 (False Swipe)	From Professor Juniper after seeing 25 Pokémon in the Unova Pokédex	B  W
	TM17 (Protect)	From Professor Juniper after seeing 60 Pokémon in the Unova Pokédex	B  W
	TM10 (Hidden Power)	From Professor Juniper after seeing 115 Pokémon in the Unova Pokédex	B  W
	Super Rod	From Looker after defeating Ghetsis	B  W
	National Pokédex	From Cedric Juniper after defeating Ghetsis	B  W
	Zinc	Southwest of Hilbert/Hilda's house (hidden)	B2  W2
	King's Rock	In Hilbert/Hilda's bedroom	B2  W2
	Berry Juice	From Cheren's father	B2  W2
	Super Rod	From Cedric Juniper	B2  W2
	Permit	From Professor Juniper after seeing all non-event Pokémon in the Unova Pokédex	B2  W2
	Oval Charm	From Professor Juniper after completing the Unova Pokédex	B2  W2
	Shiny Charm	From Professor Juniper after completing the National Pokédex	B2  W2

Pokémon

Pokémon Black and White

Pokémon	Games						Location	Levels	Rate
First partner Pokémon
Snivy	B			W			Gift	5	One
Tepig	B			W			Gift	5	One
Oshawott	B			W			Gift	5	One
A colored background means that the Pokémon can be found in this location in the specified game. A white background with a colored letter means that the Pokémon cannot be found here.

Trainers

Pokémon Black and White

If the player chose Snivy:

PKMN Trainer Bianca Nuvema Town Black and White Reward: $500
Type: Water Unknown Ability: Torrent Held item: None Oshawott♂ Lv.5 Tackle Normal Physical   --       Tail Whip Normal Status   --       Curse Unknown Status   --       Curse Unknown Status   --

PKMN Trainer Cheren Nuvema Town Black and White Reward: $500
Type: Fire Unknown Ability: Blaze Held item: None Tepig♂ Lv.5 Tackle Normal Physical   --       Tail Whip Normal Status   --       Curse Unknown Status   --       Curse Unknown Status   --

If the player chose Tepig:

PKMN Trainer Bianca Nuvema Town Black and White Reward: $500
Type: Grass Unknown Ability: Overgrow Held item: None Snivy♂ Lv.5 Tackle Normal Physical   --       Leer Normal Status   --       Curse Unknown Status   --       Curse Unknown Status   --

PKMN Trainer Cheren Nuvema Town Black and White Reward: $500
Type: Water Unknown Ability: Torrent Held item: None Oshawott♂ Lv.5 Tackle Normal Physical   --       Tail Whip Normal Status   --       Curse Unknown Status   --       Curse Unknown Status   --

If the player chose Oshawott:

PKMN Trainer Bianca Nuvema Town Black and White Reward: $500
Type: Fire Unknown Ability: Blaze Held item: None Tepig♂ Lv.5 Tackle Normal Physical   --       Tail Whip Normal Status   --       Curse Unknown Status   --       Curse Unknown Status   --

PKMN Trainer Cheren Nuvema Town Black and White Reward: $500
Type: Grass Unknown Ability: Overgrow Held item: None Snivy♂ Lv.5 Tackle Normal Physical   --       Leer Normal Status   --       Curse Unknown Status   --       Curse Unknown Status   --

Post–Hall of Fame (weekends)

If the player chose Snivy:

PKMN Trainer Bianca Nuvema Town Black and White Reward: $6500

Type: Normal Unknown Ability: Intimidate Held item: None Stoutland♀ Lv.63 Return Normal Physical   --       Ice Fang Ice Physical   --       Surf Water Special   --       Wild Charge Electric Physical   --       Type: Fire Unknown Ability: Gluttony Held item: None Simisear♂ Lv.63 Return Normal Physical   --       Flamethrower Fire Special   --       Rock Slide Rock Physical   --       Brick Break Fighting Physical   --       Type: Psychic Unknown Ability: Synchronize Held item: None Musharna♀ Lv.63 Return Normal Physical   --       Yawn Normal Status   --       Dream Eater Psychic Special   --       Psychic Psychic Special   --       Type: Fighting Unknown Ability: Inner Focus Held item: None Mienshao♀ Lv.63 Return Normal Physical   --       Drain Punch Fighting Physical   --       U-turn Bug Physical   --       Fake Out Normal Physical   --       Types: Ghost Fire Ability: Flash Fire Held item: None Chandelure♀ Lv.63 Return Normal Physical   --       Shadow Ball Ghost Special   --       Overheat Fire Special   --       Psychic Psychic Special   --       Type: Water Unknown Ability: Torrent Held item: None Samurott♂ Lv.65 Return Normal Physical   --       Aerial Ace Flying Physical   --       X-Scissor Bug Physical   --       Aqua Tail Water Physical   --

If the player chose Tepig:

PKMN Trainer Bianca Nuvema Town Black and White Reward: $6500

Type: Normal Unknown Ability: Intimidate Held item: None Stoutland♀ Lv.63 Return Normal Physical   --       Ice Fang Ice Physical   --       Surf Water Special   --       Wild Charge Electric Physical   --       Type: Water Unknown Ability: Gluttony Held item: None Simipour♂ Lv.63 Return Normal Physical   --       Surf Water Special   --       Rock Slide Rock Physical   --       Brick Break Fighting Physical   --       Type: Psychic Unknown Ability: Synchronize Held item: None Musharna♀ Lv.63 Return Normal Physical   --       Yawn Normal Status   --       Dream Eater Psychic Special   --       Psychic Psychic Special   --       Type: Fighting Unknown Ability: Inner Focus Held item: None Mienshao♀ Lv.63 Return Normal Physical   --       Drain Punch Fighting Physical   --       U-turn Bug Physical   --       Fake Out Normal Physical   --       Types: Ghost Fire Ability: Flash Fire Held item: None Chandelure♀ Lv.63 Return Normal Physical   --       Shadow Ball Ghost Special   --       Overheat Fire Special   --       Psychic Psychic Special   --       Type: Grass Unknown Ability: Overgrow Held item: None Serperior♂ Lv.65 Return Normal Physical   --       Leaf Storm Grass Special   --       Dragon Tail Dragon Physical   --       Coil Poison Status   --

If the player chose Oshawott:

PKMN Trainer Bianca Nuvema Town Black and White Reward: $6500

Type: Normal Unknown Ability: Intimidate Held item: None Stoutland♀ Lv.63 Return Normal Physical   --       Ice Fang Ice Physical   --       Surf Water Special   --       Wild Charge Electric Physical   --       Type: Grass Unknown Ability: Gluttony Held item: None Simisage♂ Lv.63 Return Normal Physical   --       Energy Ball Grass Special   --       Rock Slide Rock Physical   --       Brick Break Fighting Physical   --       Type: Psychic Unknown Ability: Synchronize Held item: None Musharna♀ Lv.63 Return Normal Physical   --       Yawn Normal Status   --       Dream Eater Psychic Special   --       Psychic Psychic Special   --       Type: Fighting Unknown Ability: Inner Focus Held item: None Mienshao♀ Lv.63 Return Normal Physical   --       Drain Punch Fighting Physical   --       U-turn Bug Physical   --       Fake Out Normal Physical   --       Types: Ghost Fire Ability: Flash Fire Held item: None Chandelure♀ Lv.63 Return Normal Physical   --       Shadow Ball Ghost Special   --       Overheat Fire Special   --       Psychic Psychic Special   --       Types: Fire Fighting Ability: Blaze Held item: None Emboar♂ Lv.65 Return Normal Physical   --       Flare Blitz Fire Physical   --       Brick Break Fighting Physical   --       Wild Charge Electric Physical   --

Music

Games	Location	Song name		Composition	Arrangement
		Japanese	English Translation
B  W   B2  W2	Everywhere	カノコタウン	Nuvema Town	Shota Kageyama	Shota Kageyama
	Inside the Juniper Pokémon Lab	ポケモン研究所	Juniper Pokémon Lab	Shota Kageyama	Shota Kageyama

In the anime

Nuvema Town in the anime

In the anime, Nuvema Town is the hometown of Trip and Bianca, two of Ash's rivals, as well as Aspertia City's new Gym Leader Cheren, in Pokémon the Series: Black & White. The town is shown to have a harbor and an airport with an ATC tower. It is also the location of Professor Juniper's laboratory, where a variety of Pokémon lives. The lab is visited by many beginning Trainers in the Unova region, who are given the option of starting their journey with a Snivy, Tepig, or Oshawott. Nuvema Town also has a few shops.

It first appeared in In The Shadow of Zekrom!, when Ash, Delia, and Professor Oak arrived there by airplane, and were greeted by Professor Juniper. Soon afterwards, in Enter Iris and Axew!, Ash left Nuvema Town to begin his journey in Unova.

Ash returned to Nuvema Town along with his friends Iris and Cilan in New Places... Familiar Faces!, from which they departed to the White Ruins; and again in Farewell, Unova! Setting Sail for New Adventures!, when they decided to travel to Kanto through the Decolore Islands aboard a cruise ship.

Gallery

Harbor	Professor Juniper's Laboratory

In the manga

Nuvema Town in Pokémon Adventures

Pokémon Adventures

Black & White arc

Nuvema Town first appeared in Fussing and Fighting, where Professor Juniper prepared to give the three first partner Pokémon she had to new Trainers. The package containing the first partner Pokémon and three Pokédexes was obtained by Black in Choices. From the three first partner Pokémon, he chose Tepig, while his childhood friends Cheren and Bianca chose Snivy and Oshawott, respectively. However, after Black had left, it turned out that him accidentally dropping the package to the ground earlier had left Cheren and Bianca's Pokédexes inoperable, leaving Black with the only functioning one. As such, they left them with Professor Juniper to be repaired before heading after Black.

In At Liberty on Liberty Garden, Professor Juniper asked Black and White to research Victini at Liberty Garden. After they had completed her request, they sent the data they had gathered to Professor Juniper's laboratory, where she also received a sudden surprise visit from her father.

In A Wretched Reunion, it was revealed that N had broken into Professor Juniper's laboratory a year earlier and "liberated" a set of first partner Pokémon that were kept there at the time as his first act as the King of Team Plasma. Snivy had chosen to follow N, Tepig had eventually wound up with White, and Oshawott had been taken under the care of Cedric Juniper.

In the TCG

This listing is of cards mentioning or featuring Nuvema Town in the Pokémon Trading Card Game.

Related cards Cards listed with a blue background are only legal to use in the current Expanded format. Cards listed with a green background are legal to use in both the current Standard and Expanded formats.
Card	Type	English Expansion	Rarity	#	Japanese Expansion	Rarity	#
Snivy		McDonald's Collection		1/12	Snivy Collection Sheet		001/009
					BW-P Promotional cards		034/BW-P
					BW-P Promotional cards		042/BW-P
					BW-P Promotional cards		075/BW-P
					BW-P Promotional cards		078/BW-P
Oshawott		McDonald's Collection		4/12	Oshawott Collection Sheet		007/009
					BW-P Promotional cards		036/BW-P
					BW-P Promotional cards		044/BW-P
					BW-P Promotional cards		077/BW-P
					BW-P Promotional cards		080/BW-P
Tepig		McDonald's Collection		3/12	Tepig Collection Sheet		004/009
					BW-P Promotional cards		035/BW-P
					BW-P Promotional cards		043/BW-P
					BW-P Promotional cards		076/BW-P
					BW-P Promotional cards		079/BW-P
Drifloon		Plasma Blast		34/101	Megalo Cannon		026/076
Professor Juniper	Su	Black & White		101/114	Black Collection		053/053
					BW-P Promotional cards		012/BW-P
		Dark Explorers		98/108	Reshiram-EX Battle Strength Deck		015/018
					Zekrom-EX Battle Strength Deck		015/018
					Hydreigon Half Deck		013/015
					Garchomp Half Deck		013/015
					Master Deck Build Box EX		040/046
					Black Kyurem-EX Battle Strength Deck		015/018
					White Kyurem-EX Battle Strength Deck		015/018
		Plasma Blast		84/101	Blastoise + Kyurem-EX Combo Deck		014/018
Bianca	Su	Emerging Powers		90/98	Virizion Strength Deck		014/014
					Terrakion Strength Deck		014/014
					Cobalion Strength Deck		014/014
					Battle Theme Deck: Victini		021/021
					Battle Gift Set: Thundurus vs Tornadus		020/020
					Master Deck Build Box EX		043/046
					Mewtwo Half Deck		015/016
					Genesect Half Deck		015/016
		Legendary Treasures		109/113	BW-P Promotional cards		098/BW-P
Cedric Juniper	Su	Legendary Treasures		110/113	EX Battle Boost		093/093

Trivia

• In Pokémon Black and White, when the player first exits their house, a group of Pidove^Day/Woobat^Night can be seen flying away.
• Professor Juniper's lab features the same type of wind turbine that appears in New Bark Town in Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver.
• Nuvema Town and Aspertia City are the only player hometowns that share a region.
• In Pokémon Black 2 and White 2, if the player has not used Memory Link and reads the sign of Hilbert/Hilda's house, it will read, "...'s House".

Name origin

Language	Name	Origin
Japanese	カノコタウン Kanoko Town	From 鹿子模様 kanoko-moyō (a dappled pattern resembling the white spots of a fawn)
English	Nuvema Town	From nuvem (Portuguese for cloud) and possibly new or novum (Latin for new)
German	Avenitia	From aventure (French for adventure) or avenir (French for future)
Spanish	Pueblo Arcilla	From arcilla (clay)
French	Renouet	From renouer (rekindle)
Italian	Soffiolieve	From soffio lieve (soft breath)
Korean	마름꽃마을 Mareumkkot Maeul	From 마름꽃무늬 mareumkkot munui (a pattern based on flowers of the water caltrop)
Chinese (Mandarin)	鹿子鎮 / 鹿子镇 Lùzi Zhèn	From the Japanese name 鹿子 Kanoko
Chinese (Cantonese)	鹿子鎮 Lúkjí Jan
Polish	Nuvema	From its English name
Brazilian Portuguese	Cidade de Nuvema	From its English name
Vietnamese	Thị trấn Kanoko	Transcription of its Japanese name

Unova
Settlements Nuvema Town • Accumula Town • Striaton City • Nacrene City • Castelia City • Nimbasa City • Anville Town Driftveil City • Mistralton City • Icirrus City • Opelucid City • Pokémon League • Lacunosa Town • Undella Town Black City • White Forest • Aspertia City • Floccesy Town • Virbank City • Lentimas Town • Humilau City Routes 1 • 2 • 3 • 4 • 5 • 6 • 7 • 8 • 9 • 10 • 11 • 12 • 13 • 14 • 15 • 16 • 17 • 18 • 19 • 20 • 21 • 22 • 23 Bridges and tunnels Skyarrow Bridge • Driftveil Drawbridge • Tubeline Bridge • Village Bridge • Marvelous Bridge • Marine Tube Landmarks Dreamyard • Wellspring Cave • Pinwheel Forest • Liberty Garden • Desert Resort • Relic Castle • Battle Subway • Lostlorn Forest Cold Storage • Mistralton Cave • Chargestone Cave • Celestial Tower • Twist Mountain • Dragonspiral Tower • Moor of Icirrus Challenger's Cave • Victory Road (BW • B2W2) • N's Castle • Royal Unova • Giant Chasm • Undella Bay • Abyssal Ruins Abundant Shrine • Poké Transfer Lab • P2 Laboratory • Entralink • Unity Tower • Floccesy Ranch • Pledge Grove • Virbank Complex Pokéstar Studios • Castelia Sewers • Join Avenue • Cave of Being • Pokémon World Tournament • Reversal Mountain • Plasma Frigate Clay Tunnel • Underground Ruins • Strange House • Relic Passage • Seaside Cave • White Treehollow • Black Tower Access to Nature Preserve Other Blueberry Academy • Terarium

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