Sprout Tower

Sprout Tower マダツボミのとう Madatsubomi Tower "Wild Missingno. appeared!"
Map description:	A tower where they study diligently to learn to live with Pokémon.
Location:	Violet City
Region:	Johto
Generations:	II, IV
Location of Sprout Tower in Johto.
Pokémon world locations

Sprout Tower (Japanese: マダツボミのとう Madatsubomi Tower) is a large pagoda located in Violet City in Johto. The tower itself is over 100 feet tall and is held together by a giant flexible pillar that shakes from side to side. This flexibility protects the tall tower from earthquakes and symbolizes the battles that are occurring on upper floors. This technology is now known as 柔構造 jūkōzō, and applied to hundreds of modern high-rise buildings. Legend has it that a 100-foot-tall Bellsprout was used to make the swaying pillar. It is inhabited by monks who study diligently and teach that all living beings coexist through cooperation. These monks primarily train Bellsprout, but occasionally use Hoothoot as well.

Geography

Sprout Tower in HeartGold and SoulSilver

Sprout Tower in Crystal

Sprout Tower in Gold and Silver

Sprout Tower is a three-tiered tower with multiple eaves. Like the Bell Tower and the Burned Tower, it is constructed solely out of wood, creating a multi-story effect. The design of Sprout Tower is inspired by Buddhist temples in the Nara Prefecture of Japan, such as Kōfuku-ji and Hōryū-ji temples. Before the tower is a beautiful lake in the center of Violet City, hosting a couple of modern bridges that stretch across the water. Sprout Tower is dedicated to the gentle and peaceful nature of Bellsprout. The giant spine-like pillar located in the center of the tower acts as a support for the old tower structure, and it even protects the tall tower from sudden earthquakes. It is said that the main swaying pillar was, in fact, once a 100-foot-tall Bellsprout.

Sprout Tower is three stories tall. The ground floor is for tourists, who come to see the unique style in which the tower is built. There are two upper levels, which are dedicated to Pokémon training. There, monks study diligently, train their gentle Bellsprout, and come to learn that all living beings coexist through cooperation. The monks of the tower train Bellsprout, each having at least one in his party; others have occasionally trained Hoothoot as well. The upper floors are also riddled with wild Rattata that inhabit the wooden pillars and columns; as night falls, ghosts are said to appear in the tower, in the form of Gastly.

In the games, when the player first encounters the Elder, Li, he has just been defeated by Silver, who uses an Escape Rope to exit the tower easily. After defeating the Elder, the player will receive Flash, an HM in Generation II and a TM in Generation IV.

Items

Item		Location	Games
	Parlyz Heal	1F, in the east area of the floor, accessible from 2F	G  S  C  HG  SS
	X Defend	2F, in the northwest area of the floor, accessible from 1F	G  S
	X Accuracy	2F, in the northwest area of the floor, accessible from 1F	C  HG  SS
	Potion	3F, west of the ladder to 2F	G  S  C  HG  SS
	Escape Rope	3F, east of Li	G  S  C  HG  SS
	HM05 (Flash)	3F, gift from Sage Li after defeating him	G  S  C
	TM70 (Flash)	3F, gift from Elder Li after defeating him	HG  SS

Pokémon

Generation II

Pokémon	Games						Location	Levels	Rate
2F-3F
Rattata	G		S		C		2F-3F	3-6	100%	100%	0%
Rattata	G		S		C		2F-3F	3,5	0%	0%	15%
Gastly	G		S		C		2F-3F	3-6	0%	0%	85%
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
1F-3F
Rattata	HG			SS			2F-3F	3-6	100%	100%	0%
Rattata	HG			SS			2F-3F	3, 5	0%	0%	15%
Gastly	HG			SS			2F-3F	3-6	0%	0%	85%
Special Pokémon
Zigzagoon	HG			SS			Hoenn Sound	3-4	20%
Meditite	HG			SS			Sinnoh Sound	5	20%
Spinda	HG			SS			Hoenn Sound	5	20%
Chatot	HG			SS			Sinnoh Sound	3-4	20%
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

Generation II

Trainer	Pokémon
Sage Nico チンネン Chinnen Reward: $96	Bellsprout♂ Lv.3 No item
	Bellsprout♂ Lv.3 No item
	Bellsprout♂ Lv.3 No item
Sage Chow モクネン Mokunen Reward: $96	Bellsprout♂ Lv.3 No item
	Bellsprout♂ Lv.3 No item
	Bellsprout♂ Lv.3 No item
Sage Edmond エイソウ Eisō Reward: $96	Bellsprout♂ Lv.3 No item
	Bellsprout♂ Lv.3 No item
	Bellsprout♂ Lv.3 No item
Sage Jin ソウネン Sōnen Reward: $192	Bellsprout♂ Lv.6 No item
Sage Neal カクネン Kakunen Reward: $192	Bellsprout♂ Lv.6 No item
Sage Troy カイネン Kainen Reward: $224	Bellsprout♂ Lv.7 No item
	Hoothoot♂ Lv.7 No item
Trainers with a telephone symbol by their names will give their Pokégear number to the player, and may call or be called for a rematch with higher-level Pokémon.

Sage Li Sprout Tower Gold, Silver, and Crystal Reward: $320

Types: Grass Poison Held item: None Bellsprout♂ Lv.7 Vine Whip Grass   --       Growth Normal   --       Struggle Normal   --       Struggle Normal   --       Types: Grass Poison Held item: None Bellsprout♂ Lv.7 Vine Whip Grass   --       Growth Normal   --       Struggle Normal   --       Struggle Normal   --       Types: Normal Flying Held item: None Hoothoot♂ Lv.10 Tackle Normal   --       Growl Normal   --       Foresight Normal   --       Struggle Normal   --

Generation IV

Trainer	Pokémon
Sage Nico チンネン Chinnen Reward: $144	Bellsprout♂ Lv.3 No item
	Bellsprout♂ Lv.3 No item
	Bellsprout♂ Lv.3 No item
Sage Chow モクネン Mokunen Reward: $144	Bellsprout♂ Lv.3 No item
	Bellsprout♂ Lv.3 No item
	Bellsprout♂ Lv.3 No item
Sage Edmond エイソウ Eisō Reward: $144	Bellsprout♂ Lv.3 No item
	Bellsprout♂ Lv.3 No item
	Bellsprout♂ Lv.3 No item
Sage Jin ソウネン Sōnen Reward: $288	Bellsprout♂ Lv.6 No item
Sage Neal カクネン Kakunen Reward: $288	Bellsprout♂ Lv.6 No item
Sage Troy カイネン Kainen Reward: $336	Bellsprout♂ Lv.7 No item
	Hoothoot♂ Lv.7 No item
Trainers with a telephone symbol by their names will give their Pokégear number to the player, and may call or be called for a rematch with higher-level Pokémon.

Elder Li Sprout Tower HeartGold and SoulSilver Reward: $1200

Types: Grass Poison Ability: Chlorophyll Held item: None Bellsprout♂ Lv.7 Vine Whip Grass Physical   --       Growth Normal Status   --       Curse Unknown Status   --       Curse Unknown Status   --       Types: Grass Poison Ability: Chlorophyll Held item: None Bellsprout♂ Lv.7 Vine Whip Grass Physical   --       Growth Normal Status   --       Curse Unknown Status   --       Curse Unknown Status   --       Types: Normal Flying Ability: Insomnia Held item: None Hoothoot♂ Lv.10 Growl Normal Status   --       Hypnosis Psychic Status   --       Peck Flying Physical   --       Curse Unknown Status   --

Layout

Version	1F	2F	3F
Gold
Silver
Crystal
HeartGold
SoulSilver

Preview

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  Morning (Rattata)

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  Day/Evening (Rattata)

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  Night (Gastly)

Walking Pokémon effects

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

• Bellsprout sways and dances around in a strange manner.
• All walking Pokémon, including Bellsprout, become happy from dancing around the swaying pillar. They are also concerned about the pillar, sniff at the floor while being surprised by the sound it is making, and sometimes slip while seeming likely to fall over.

In the anime

Sprout Tower in the anime

The Sprout Tower appeared in A Bout with Sprout, where Ash, his friends, and the students of Earl's Pokémon academy visited it. Team Rocket tried to steal the tower by cutting its support beam and attaching a rocket to it, but they were stopped by Zackie and his newly-caught Bellsprout.

In the manga

Sprout Tower in Pokémon Adventures

Pokémon Adventures

Gold, Silver & Crystal arc

The Sprout Tower (referred to as the "Bellsprout Pagoda" in the Chuang Yi translation) appeared in Bellsprout Rout and Totodile Rock, where Gold went there to search for Silver. Along the way, he encountered a group of six Sages and defeated their Bellsprout using Exbo. Gold then found Silver and challenged him to a battle. However, during the battle, Exbo's Smokescreen triggered a hidden boulder trap, forcing the two Trainers to team up to stop it. Afterwards, both of them escaped the tower, with Silver's Totodile evolving into Croconaw in the process.

In the TCG

The Sprout Tower was featured in the TCG. The following is a list of cards named Sprout Tower.

Sprout Tower 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	#
Sprout Tower	T [St]	Neo Genesis		97/111	Gold, Silver, to a New World...

Trivia

• It is actually possible to use Dig to escape from Sprout Tower—even the top floor—and return to the entrance; this is because, as can be seen from the in-battle background used in Generation IV, Sprout Tower is classified as a cave area, rather than a building, likely to allow wild Pokémon to be found. This is also the case with the Bell Tower and Burned Tower.
  • Due to this, unlike other buildings, Burmy will take on its Sandy Cloak, rather than its Trash Cloak, if it battles here.
• During the development of Super Smash Bros. Melee, Masahiro Sakurai had plans for a Sprout Tower stage but this was scrapped very early in development.

In other languages

Language Title Mandarin Chinese 喇叭芽之塔 Lǎbāyá-zhī Tǎ Czech Bellsproutí věž (manga) Sproutí věž (EP130) Dutch Bellsprout Toren Finnish Sprout-torni French Tour Chétiflor German Knofensaturm Italian Torre Sprout Korean 모다피의 탑 Modapi-yi Tap Polish Wieża Wahania/Wieża Wahań Brazilian Portuguese Torre Sprout Spanish Torre Bellsprout Vietnamese Tháp Madatsubomi

References

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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