Violet City

Violet City キキョウシティ Kikyō City "The City of Nostalgic Scents"

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Map description This old village is still surrounded by trees and other scenery.

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Connecting locations ← Route 36 Violet City Route 31 →   Route 32 ↓

Location Location of Violet City in Johto.

Other generation maps Gen II

Violet City in Gold and Silver

Violet City (Japanese: キキョウシティ Kikyō City) is located in central Johto. It is the third city encountered in Johto by the player. Pokémon Trainers often come to Violet City in order to win the Zephyr Badge from Falkner, the Violet Gym Leader, who specializes in Flying-type Pokémon. The city has three entrances, one from the east via Route 31, one from the south via Route 32, and one from the west via Route 36.

Slogan

The City of Nostalgic Scents (Japanese, Generation II: なつかしい　かおりのする　まち The city of nostalgic scents.; Generation IV: なつかしい　かおりの　まち The city of nostalgic scents.)

Places of interest

Pokémon School

Main article: Pokémon academy

Located in the center of the town is the Pokémon School (Japanese: ポケモンじゅく Pokémon Juku), where prospective Trainers learn how to raise Pokémon. On the blackboard are descriptions of the various status conditions which can affect Pokémon.

The Pokémon School is also a place where students and Trainers can learn more about Pokémon. Most beginning Trainers visit at least one of them, and common Trainers classes found studying at these locations are Lasses, School Kids, and Scientists.

It is run by Earl Dervish, who at first is located next to the Gym, but will show the player where the Pokémon School is located while he twirls around at every turn along the way.

In Pokémon Gold, Silver, and Crystal, it is known as Earl's Pokémon Academy (Japanese: ジョバンニせんせいのポケモンじゅく Prof. Giovanni's Pokémon Juku).

Pokémon School
Earl will show you all
there is to Pokémon!

Sprout Tower

The Sprout Tower in HeartGold and SoulSilver

Main article: Sprout Tower

The large tower in the northern part of the town is a tall and wobbling pagoda, run by Sages who train Pokémon, all the while teaching people that all living beings coexist through cooperation. These monks mostly train Bellsprout, although occasionally use Hoothoot. As Trainers battle, the flexible pagoda shakes from side to side; this flexibility protects the tall tower from earthquakes. This technology is now known as jūkōzō, and is applied to hundreds of modern high-rise buildings. Many people believe that a hundred-foot Bellsprout was used to make the swaying pillar.

In Pokémon Gold, Silver, and Crystal, after the player defeats Li, they will receive HM05 (Flash), while in Generation IV they will instead receive TM70 (Flash). In Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver, the player must defeat Li in order to challenge the Violet Gym. Rattata can be found in the tower, as can Gastly at night.

Sprout Tower
Experience the Way of Pokémon
to Cast Aside Your Doubts.

Violet Gym

The Violet Gym in HeartGold and SoulSilver

Main article: Violet Gym

The Violet Gym is the official Gym of Violet City. It is based on Flying-type Pokémon. The Gym Leader is Falkner. Trainers who defeat him receive the Zephyr Badge. In Pokémon Gold, Silver, and Crystal, the Gym structure was very basic. The path is held on a raised platform, with a large drop to either side of the path. The path creates an "S" shape as it winds around toward the Gym Leader. At the tips of the "S" there are two Trainers that are both unavoidable. After Falkner is defeated, he will give the player the Zephyr Badge, TM31 (Mud-Slap), and the ability to use Flash outside of battle.

In Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver, the Gym appears to be redesigned as to another perspective. Trainers will start on plain ground other than a raised floor, along with a wooden platform that will lift Trainers up to the upper level, where a structure similar to the previous generation awaits. A Trainer waits at each end of the "S", but unlike in Gold, Silver, and Crystal, both Trainers can be avoided by walking on the glass tiles that encircle the field. After Falkner is defeated, he will give the player the Zephyr Badge, TM51 (Roost), and the ability to use Rock Smash outside of battle.

In-game trade

One of the few in-game trades can be found in Violet City. In a southwestern house lives a Trainer named Rudy (Japanese: コンタ Konta), called Kyle in the English releases of Pokémon Gold, Silver, and Crystal, who is willing to give up his Onix, nicknamed Rocky (Japanese: ブルブル Buruburu), in exchange for a Bellsprout. This Onix will be holding a Bitter Berry^GSC or Persim Berry^HGSS.

Berries

In Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver, a Juggler found near the Pokémon Center will hand out three different types of Berries each time he gets one Shard from the player. The types of Berries given to the player depend on the shard's color. There is another Juggler that will trade a shard for Berries in Fuchsia City.

Shard	Berry Set	Berries
Red Shard	A	Cheri Berry	Pecha Berry	Leppa Berry
Blue Shard	B	Oran Berry	Chesto Berry	Wiki Berry
Yellow Shard	C	Aspear Berry	Sitrus Berry	Iapapa Berry
Green Shard	D	Rawst Berry	Lum Berry	Aguav Berry

Primo

In Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver, a man named Primo appears in the Pokémon Center and introduces himself as the host of the Teachy TV program from Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen. He will offer the player the chance to give their opinion on him as he is apparently a celebrity. If the right combination of phrases is selected, the player can receive secret wallpapers or Pokémon Eggs.

Demographics

Pokémon Gold, Silver, and Crystal

Violet City in Pokémon Gold, Silver, and Crystal has a population of 41.

Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver

In Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver, Violet City's population is 52, making it the second-largest city in Johto. However, it is dwarfed in comparison to Johto's largest, Goldenrod City. Goldenrod has approximately double Violet City's population.

Poké Mart

Generation II
Poké Ball $200	Potion $300
Escape Rope $550	Antidote $100
Parlyz Heal $200	Awakening $250
X Defend $550	X Attack $500
X Speed $350	Flower Mail $50

Lower cashier (Generation IV)
Poké Ball $200	Great Ball3 Badges $600
Ultra Ball7 Badges $1200	Potion $300
Super Potion1 Badge $700	Hyper Potion5 Badges $1200
Max Potion7 Badges $2500	Full Restore8 Badges $3000
Revive3 Badges $1500	Antidote $100
Parlyz 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

Upper cashier (Generation IV)
Tunnel Mail $50	Heal Ball $300
Net Ball $1000

Items

Item		Location	Games
	Bitter Berry	Held by Rocky, an Onix the player can obtain in a trade	G  S  C
	Persim Berry	Held by Rocky, an Onix the player can obtain in a trade	HG  SS
	PRZCureBerry	On the Berry tree near the exit to Route 32 (daily)	G  S  C
	Ylw Apricorn	On the Apricorn tree near the exit to Route 32 (daily)	HG  SS
	Poké Ball	Four tiles left and one tile up of the left lantern on the small gray island in front of Sprout Tower (hidden)	HG  SS
	Hyper Potion	At the end of the path between the Pokémon Center and the Pokémon academy (requires CutGSC/Rock SmashHGSS) (hidden)	G  S  C  HG  SS
	PP Up	On the land across the western water (requires Surf)	G  S  C  HG  SS
	Rare Candy	On the land across the eastern water (requires Surf)	G  S  C  HG  SS

Rock Smash

If the rock contains an item, the game will pick one of the following:

Item		Location	Games
	Max Ether	Found by smashing breakable rocks (25%)	HG  SS
	Revive	Found by smashing breakable rocks (20%)	HG  SS
	Red Shard	Found by smashing breakable rocks (10% each)	HG  SS
	Blue Shard
	Yellow Shard
	Green Shard
	Heart Scale
	Star Piece	Found by smashing breakable rocks (5%)	HG  SS

Pokémon

Generation II

Pokémon	Games						Location	Levels	Rate
Surfing
Poliwag	G		S		C		Surfing	15-24	90%
Poliwhirl	G		S		C		Surfing	20-24	10%
Fishing
Poliwag	G		S		C		Fishing Old Rod	10	15%
Magikarp	G		S		C		Fishing Old Rod	10	85%
Poliwag	G		S		C		Fishing Good Rod	20	65%
Magikarp	G		S		C		Fishing Good Rod	20	35%
Poliwag	G		S		C		Fishing Super Rod	40	80%
Magikarp	G		S		C		Fishing Super Rod	40	20%
Gift Pokémon
Togepi	G		S		C		Egg	5	One
Special Pokémon
Onix	G		S		C		Trade Bellsprout	The same as the traded Pokémon	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.

Generation IV

Pokémon	Games						Location	Levels	Rate
Surfing
Poliwag	HG			SS			Surfing	10-25	90%
Poliwhirl	HG			SS			Surfing	15-25	10%
Fishing
Poliwag	HG			SS			Fishing Old Rod	10	15%
Magikarp	HG			SS			Fishing Old Rod	10	85%
Poliwag	HG			SS			Fishing Good Rod	20	60%
Magikarp	HG			SS			Fishing Good Rod	20	40%
Poliwag	HG			SS			Fishing Super Rod	40	80%
Magikarp	HG			SS			Fishing Super Rod	40	20%
Headbutt Group A
Exeggcute	HG			SS			Headbutt	10	20%
Hoothoot	HG			SS			Headbutt	2-3	50%
Pineco	HG			SS			Headbutt	10	30%
Headbutt Group B
Exeggcute	HG			SS			Headbutt	10	20%
Hoothoot	HG			SS			Headbutt	4-5	50%
Hoothoot	HG			SS			Headbutt	10	30%
Swarm
Whiscash	HG			SS			Fishing Old Rod	10	15%
Whiscash	HG			SS			Fishing Good Rod	20	65%
Whiscash	HG			SS			Fishing Super Rod	40	100%
Gift Pokémon
Togepi	HG			SS			Egg	1	One
Mareep	HG			SS			Egg	1	One
Wooper	HG			SS			Egg	1	One
Slugma	HG			SS			Egg	1	One
Special Pokémon
Onix	HG			SS			Trade Bellsprout	The same as the traded Pokémon	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.

Walking Pokémon effects

When interacting with walking Pokémon in HeartGold and SoulSilver, the Pokémon may occasionally show an altered mood specific to this location.

• Pokémon School: The walking Pokémon stares intently at the blackboard, but doesn't seem to understand. While standing in front of the trading boys, it will peek in on the two.
• Inside the house with a Pidgey: The walking Pokémon greets Strawberry the Pidgey.

In the anime

Violet City in the anime

Ash and his friends first entered Violet City in A Bout With Sprout. While walking through its suburban outskirts, two children took a particular liking to Pikachu. After Brock volunteered the group, they spent the day at Earl Dervish's Pokémon School teaching the children about Pokémon. They later joined Miss Priscilla and her class for an excursion to the Sprout Tower and stopped Team Rocket's plan of sending the tower into orbit. In Fighting Flyer with Fire, Ash challenged Falkner at the Violet Gym and defeated him, earning his first Johto Badge.

In Tanks a Lot!, Team Rocket inadvertently did some good after their Arbotank, controlled by Misty's Togepi and a wild Sentret, drilled a tunnel through a mountain, helping to halve the travel time between Violet City and a nearby mountain town.

In Strategy Tomorrow - Comedy Tonight!, Ash and his friends met Ada, a traveling comedian, on her way to the Comedy Grand Prix in Violet City with her Chatot.

Gallery

Earl Dervish's Academy	Violet Gym	Sprout Tower

In the manga

Pokémon Adventures

Violet City in Pokémon Adventures

Gold, Silver & Crystal arc

Violet City first appeared in Number One Donphan, where Gold rescued Earl Dervish's package from a group of rampaging Donphan. In Bellsprout Rout and Totodile Rock, Gold confronted Silver at Sprout Tower, while in Sunkern Treasure, he assisted Falkner in catching a Skarmory, also catching himself a Sunkern in the process.

In Smeargle Smudge, the Pokémon Association appointed Falkner as the new Gym Leader of the Violet Gym after his father, the previous Violet Gym Leader, had disappeared and left the post.

In Slugging It Out with Slugma, Earl's Pokémon Academy was attacked by a group of wild Slugma, but Crystal, who was working at the academy as a helper, dealt with them and caught them with ease. Witnessing this, Professor Oak invited her to help him in completing the Pokédex. In exchange, Professor Oak funded the renovation of the dilapidated academy building.

In A Flaaffy Kerfuffle, Crystal stopped by at the Violet City Pokémon Center to drop off some of her Pokémon, only to learn that the Pokémon Storage System was currently out of order. In Surrounded by Staryu, she saved Bill from a herd of Staryu in an amusement park in Violet City by catching them and received a portable Pokémon transporter from him, allowing her to send any Pokémon she caught to Professor Oak without using the Pokémon Storage System.

In Really Raikou & Entirely Entei (Part 1) and (Part 2), Falkner fought against the Legendary beasts in the outskirts of Violet City, but was unable to defeat and catch them due to their teamwork.

Emerald arc

In a flashback in The Final Battle IV, the Trick Master sent the orphaned Emerald to Earl's Pokémon Academy, where he witnessed Crystal saving the place from a Slugma horde, causing him to start admiring her. While he was bummed out that Crystal left the academy as soon as he properly entered it, his admiration grew into deep respect when Crystal's work as Professor Oak's assistant allowed the academy to be renovated.

Gallery

Sprout Tower	Violet Gym	Earl's Pokémon Academy

Pokémon Gold & Silver: The Golden Boys

Violet City first appeared in Falkner The Bird Keeper's Challenge!!, when Gold arrived there to challenge Falkner. In The Legendary Pokémon Appears!, just after Gold had defeated Falkner's Pidgeot, the Legendary Pokémon Articuno appeared and joined the battle on Falkner's side. Soon afterwards, a Pikachu fell out of a time tunnel and joined Gold. Although Gold was unable to beat Articuno, it eventually chose to leave the battle, which Falkner saw as a sign of it admitting defeat, so he handed Gold a Zephyr Badge as a reward.

In Let's Aim For The Goal!, Gold met Mr. Pokémon and Professor Oak, the latter of whom gave him a Pokédex before he headed for Azalea Town.

Trivia

• Violet City is named Mauville in French; in English, this name is used for a city in the Hoenn region.
• The song Sevii Islands: Six & Seven Islands is a remix of the song Violet City from Pokémon Gold, Silver, and Crystal and can be heard on Six and Seven Islands in Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen.
• In Generation II, there is a small area in the southwest corner of Violet City that cannot be viewed or accessed by the player in normal gameplay. This area contains two signs with no text, and a house which cannot be entered because the house's door is unusable.

Name origin

Language	Name	Origin
Japanese	キキョウシティ Kikyō City	From 桔梗色 kikyō-iro (blue-violet color of the Chinese bellflower)
English	Violet City	From violet, referring to both the plant and the color
German	Viola City	From the genus Viola
Spanish	Ciudad Malva	From malva (mallow; mauve)
	Ciudad Violeta*	From violeta (violet)
French	Mauville	From mauve (mallow; mauve) and ville (French for city)
Italian	Violapoli	From viola (violet) and the suffix -poli (city)
Korean	도라지시티 Doraji City	From 도라지 doraji (Chinese bellflower)
Chinese (Mandarin)	桔梗市 Jiégěng Shì*	From 桔梗 jiégěng (Chinese bellflower)
	奇境市 Qíjìng Shì* 奇境镇 Qíjìng Zhèn* 奇镜市 Qíjìng Shì* 奇强市 Qíqiáng Shì*	From the alternate readings of its Japanese names
Chinese (Cantonese)	桔梗市 Gātgáng Síh	From 桔梗 gātgáng (Chinese bellflower)
Hungarian	Ibolya város	From ibolya (violet)
Polish	Violet City* Violet* Miasto Violet*	From its English name
Brazilian Portuguese	Cidade de Violet* Cidade Violeta*	From its English name From violeta (violet)
Swedish	Violstaden	From viol (violet)
Vietnamese	Thành phố Kikyo	Transcription of its Japanese name

Johto
Settlements New Bark Town • Cherrygrove City • Violet City • Azalea Town • Goldenrod City • Ecruteak City Olivine City • Cianwood City • Mahogany Town • Blackthorn City • Safari Zone Gate • Frontier Access Routes 29 • 30 • 31 • 32 • 33 • 34 • 35 • 36 • 37 • 38 • 39 • 40 • 41 • 42 • 43 • 44 • 45 • 46 • 47 • 48 Landmarks Dark Cave • Sprout Tower • Ruins of Alph • Union Cave • Slowpoke Well • Ilex Forest • Radio Tower • Global Terminal Goldenrod Tunnel • National Park • Pokéathlon Dome • Bell Tower • Bellchime Trail • Burned Tower • Moomoo Farm • Olivine Lighthouse Battle Tower (Crystal • HGSS)/Frontier • Cliff Edge Gate • Cliff Cave • Embedded Tower • Safari Zone • Whirl Islands Mt. Mortar • Lake of Rage • Team Rocket HQ • Ice Path • Dragon's Den • S.S. Aqua • Mt. Silver (Cave) Access to Sinjoh Ruins • Kanto

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