Black City

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Black City ブラックシティ Black City "Prosperous and Vibrant"

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Map description A modern city of ongoing development that draws people to it.

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Connecting locations   ↑ Route 14   ← Route 15 Black City

Location Location of Black City in Unova.

Black City (Japanese: ブラックシティ Black City) is a city located in the eastern part of the Unova region. Black City is exclusive to Pokémon Black and Pokémon Black 2, and features Trainers and tasks that do not appear or occur in Pokémon White and White 2. It is located to the east of Route 15, and to the south of Route 14. If the Tower Key is transferred to Pokémon White 2, both Black City and Black Tower can be accessed.

In Pokémon Black, Black City's population changes with time. The appearance of Black City alters with the number of varying Trainers residing there. When the player enters the city for the very first time, the total number of varying Trainers is determined by the number of days it took the player to reach Black City, decreasing as time goes by. The number of overall residents can vary between 12 (minimum occupancy, at which residents only exist in the Pokémon Center and gates) and 45 (maximum occupancy), 12 of them being Trainers at the maximum (including the two Trainers inside the marketplace, both of whom can only be battled once). In addition to the visual changes, the city's market will sell items to the player at inflated prices, dependent on which varying Trainers are in the city. The items are rare, with most being either Evolution stones or valuable items.

At maximum occupancy, Black City is a sprawling metropolis with many large buildings and skyscrapers. At low level occupancy, there are fewer buildings, which are smaller in size. The Pokémon Center is present regardless of how many people reside in the city.

When using the Entralink feature to visit another player's White Forest, the player can invite people that have left to come to Black City to increase occupancy; this can enable new items to be purchased and new varying Trainers to battle.

In Pokémon Black 2, the mechanic of NPC's entering and leaving Black City is no longer present, although four shopkeepers will be gradually added to the marketplace as the player progresses through the Black Tower.

Demographics

Pokémon Black

In Pokémon Black, Black City has a total population of 12 at the lowest possible occupancy level or at the maximum occupancy level of 45.

Each NPC Trainer resident has a set number of points, which will change depending on certain functions that can be performed by the player. If an NPC's points value reaches 0, then they will leave Black City. The factors involved in this are as follows:

Function	Value
1 day passes	-5 points (whole city)
Player enters area	+3 points (whole city)
Player battles character	+10 points (the character battled)

New NPCs can be brought into Black City by inviting them from White Forest via the Entralink.

Pokémon Black 2

In Pokémon Black 2, not counting Trainers in the Black Tower, Black City's population increases to a minimum of 23 and a maximum of 27.

Marketplace

Pokémon Black

In Pokémon Black, the Black City market is only present if the player has a number of four Trainers or more in Black City. Items sold here vary according to the current residents of Black City. Bargain Pass Powers will not affect the prices of items sold here.

A man at the back of the building will keep track of how many times the player has defeated a Trainer in Black City (not counting the two inside the market). Every time ten Trainers have been defeated, the man will reward the player with $10,000. If Black City is kept at its maximum occupancy, the player can reap this monetary reward on a daily basis.

The items sold at the Market mostly correlate with the items dropped by the same resident in White Forest.

Items sold
Fresh Water $1000 (Robbie)	Berry Juice $1500 (Shane)
Yellow Shard $3000 (Collin)	Green Shard $3000 (Marie)
Blue Shard $3000 (Eliza)	Red Shard $3000 (Doug)
TinyMushroom $3000 (Dave)	Max Repel $5000 (Miki)
Pearl $6000 (Silvia)	Dawn Stone $10000 (Grace)
Sun Stone $10000 (Lena)	Shiny Stone $10000 (Molly)
Leaf Stone $10000 (Karenna)	Water Stone $10000 (Ralph)
Fire Stone $10000 (Vincent)	Oval Stone $10000 (Carlos)
Thunderstone $10000 (Ken)	Dusk Stone $10000 (Herman)
Moon Stone $10000 (Rosa)	Poké Ball $10000 (Pierce)
Stardust $10000 (Leo)	Heart Scale $10000 (Lynette)
Fluffy Tail $15000 (Emi)	Poké Doll $18000 (Jacques)
Big Mushroom $20000 (Gene)	Rare Bone $30000 (Britney)
Big Pearl $38000 (Miho)	Star Piece $48000 (Piper)
Nugget $50000 (Ryder)	Luxury Ball $50000 (Frederic)

Pokémon Black 2

In Pokémon Black 2, the market is instead always present; however, items cannot be bought until a certain number of areas in the Black Tower have been cleared. Each store sells one item per day. Items listed on the left below are sold on weekdays, while items listed on the right are sold on weekends. There are four clerks, each unlocked after completing a certain area in the Black Tower. The areas to unlock the clerks are Area 2, Area 5, Area 8, and Area 10, respectively. The counters are filled from top to bottom, left to right.

Store 1
Thunderstone $10000	Protector $10000

Store 2
Fire Stone $20000	Metal Coat $20000

Store 3
Dusk Stone $40000	Up-Grade $40000

Store 4
Dawn Stone $60000	Dubious Disc $60000

Poké Mart

Upper cashier
Poké Ball $200	Great Ball $600
Ultra Ball $1200	Potion $300
Super Potion $700	Hyper Potion $1200
Max Potion $2500	Full Restore $3000
Revive $1500	Antidote $100
Parlyz Heal $200	Awakening $250
Burn Heal $250	Ice Heal $250
Full Heal $600	Escape Rope $550
Repel $350	Super Repel $500
Max Repel $700

Lower cashier
BridgeMail M $50	Greet Mail $50
Favored Mail $50	RSVP Mail $50
Thanks Mail $50	Inquiry Mail $50
Like Mail $50	Reply Mail $50

Trainers

Pokémon Black

Both of these Trainers can only be battled once.

Trainer	Pokémon
Roughneck Johnny ジョニー Johnny Reward: $2080 Rotation Battle	Gothitelle♀ Lv.65 No item
	Krookodile♂ Lv.65 No item
	Galvantula♂ Lv.65 No item
Backpacker Kiyo ノブヒコ Nobuhiko Reward: $1560 Rotation Battle	Beartic♂ Lv.65 No item
	Excadrill♂ Lv.65 No item
	Heatmor♂ Lv.65 No item

Residents

Of these Trainers, only ten of them can be in any one Black City at any given time.

Initial point value of 20

Trainer	Pokémon
Ace Trainer Lena レナ Lena Reward: $3660	Gardevoir♀ Lv.61 No item
	Gallade♂ Lv.61 No item
Backpacker Molly ヒロミ Hiromi Reward: $720	Azumarill♀ Lv.30 No item
Socialite Grace グレース Grace Reward: $8000	Salamence♀ Lv.40 No item

Initial point value of 30

Trainer	Pokémon
Clerk ♂ Collin ヒロノリ Hironori Reward: $1600	Alakazam♂ Lv.40 No item
Backpacker Emi エミ Emi Reward: $720	Blissey♀ Lv.30 No item
Clerk ♀ Britney サトコ Satoko Reward: $1600	Jumpluff♀ Lv.40 No item
Gentleman Frederic ツネカズ Tsunekazu Reward: $8000	Roserade♂ Lv.40 No item
Scientist Jacques サトル Satoru Reward: $2400	Nidoqueen♀ Lv.50 No item
Hiker Gene ガクト Gakuto Reward: $1280	Aggron♂ Lv.40 No item
Battle Girl Karenna カレン Karen Reward: $1792	Slaking♀ Lv.56 No item
Lass Miki ミキ Miki Reward: $480	Togekiss♂ Lv.30 No item
Rich Boy Pierce ヒトシ Hitoshi Reward: $5600	Ampharos♂ Lv.35 No item
Pokémon Ranger Ralph ソウスケ Sōsuke Reward: $3660	Ludicolo♂ Lv.61 No item
Ace Trainer Vincent ジュンイチ Junichi Reward: $3720	Magmortar♂ Lv.62 No item
School Kid Silvia ヒロコ Hiroko Reward: $880	Beautifly♀ Lv.44 No item
	Dustox♀ Lv.44 No item
School Kid Shane トシノブ Toshinobu Reward: $900	Rhyperior♂ Lv.45 No item

Initial point value of 70

Trainer	Pokémon
Roughneck Dave タクロウ Takurō Reward: $720	Gengar♂ Lv.30 No item
Clerk ♂ Doug トモタカ Tomotaka Reward: $1600	Luxray♂ Lv.40 No item
Backpacker Carlos カルロス Carlos Reward: $720	Staraptor♂ Lv.30 No item
School Kid Leo シュウサク Shūsaku Reward: $900	Pidgeot♂ Lv.45 No item
Pokémon Ranger Eliza エリザ Eliza Reward: $3660	Flygon♀ Lv.61 No item
Veteran Ken ケン Ken Reward: $5360	Nidoking♂ Lv.67 No item
Scientist Marie カズホ Kazuho Reward: $2400	Magnezone Lv.50 No item
Nursery Aide Miho ミホ Miho Reward: $1600	Shiftry♀ Lv.40 No item
Lady Lynette シオリ Shiori Reward: $5440	Vileplume♀ Lv.34 No item
	Bellossom♀ Lv.34 No item
Youngster Robbie マサオ Masao Reward: $480	Electivire♂ Lv.30 No item
Black Belt Ryder タクマ Takuma Reward: $1792	Machamp♂ Lv.56 No item
Clerk ♀ Piper ユミコ Yumiko Reward: $1600	Victreebel♀ Lv.40 No item

Initial point value of 80

Trainer	Pokémon
Veteran Rosa ローザ Rosa Reward: $5360	Exploud♀ Lv.67 No item
Backpacker Herman ヒロアキ Hiroaki Reward: $720	Porygon-Z Lv.30 No item

Pokémon Black 2

Main article: Black Tower → Trainers

All Trainers encountered in Black City are encountered within Black Tower.

Gallery

Artwork

Concept art from Black and White by Keiko Moritsugu

In the TCG

This listing is of cards mentioning or featuring Black City 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	#
Uxie		Plasma Blast		036/101	Megalo Cannon		028/076

Trivia

• In Pokémon Black, if the player invites people from either Black City or White Forest to go to their game and talks to them, they will say they met the player from the game they came from, even if that player hasn't reached that location yet.
• Black City's German name, Schwarze Stadt, is alliterative. It shares this trait with its counterpart, White Forest.
• In Pokémon White 2, if the player saves the game in Black City after obtaining the Black Key via Unova Link, the main menu will incorrectly state they are in White Forest.
• In Pokémon Scarlet and Violet's The Indigo Disk expansion, the Black City is featured in a painting in the monochrome version of Blueberry Academy's League Club Room.

In other languages

Language Title Chinese Cantonese 黑色市 Hāaksīk Síh Mandarin 黑色市 Hēisè Shì French Ville Noire German Schwarze Stadt Italian Città Nera Korean 블랙시티 Black City Spanish Ciudad Negra

References

Unova
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