Eterna City

Eterna City ハクタイシティ Hakutai City "History Living"

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Map description An old city that shows fading and almost-forgotten vestiges of ancient history. A Gym is indispensable in any town that has many people coming and going. This city is no exception. The Cycle Shop is located here. There is also a big building with a slightly sinister atmosphere. A statue of an ancient Pokémon is prominently and reverently displayed.

Eterna City Gym - Sinnoh Gym #2 Gardenia Grass-type specialist Gym Forest Badge

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Connecting locations ← Route 205 Eterna City Route 211 →   Route 206 ↓

Location Location of Eterna City in Sinnoh.

Eterna City (Japanese: ハクタイシティ Hakutai City) is a city in the Sinnoh region; it is an older city, showing the signs of history.

There is a rather large statue of an ancient Pokémon (in Diamond and Brilliant Diamond, it is named as Dialga; in Pearl and Shining Pearl, Palkia; and in Platinum, it is a combination of both) on the east side of town. The statue was once the main center of festivals in the town, although signs of the town's culture and rituals have started to slip away. During the events of the games, both Team Galactic and Cynthia become interested in the statue.

The city is home to the Underground Man, who teaches the player about the Underground^DPPt/Grand Underground^BDSP. Professor Oak also has a house in the southernmost part of the city, where he usually resides while he's staying in Sinnoh.

In Platinum, after the player clears out the Team Galactic Eterna Building in the city and approaches the Bicycle Shop, Cynthia will appear and give them an Egg which will hatch into a Togepi.

Slogan

History Living (Japanese: むかしを いまにつなぐ まち The town that ties the past to now.)

Places of interest

Eterna Condominiums

Main article: Eterna Condominiums

Located east of the Poké Mart, Sinnoh's Name Rater can be found here, as well as a person named Norton who will trade a Chatot for a Buizel, and another person who will give away TM67 (Recycle).

Eterna Gym

Main article: Eterna Gym

Located in the southeast of the city, the Eterna Gym is run by the Gym Leader Gardenia, who specializes in Grass-type Pokémon. Defeating Gardenia yields the Forest Badge, TM86 (Grass Knot), and the ability to use Cut outside of battle.

Team Galactic Eterna Building

Main article: Team Galactic Eterna Building

Located in the northwest of the city, this is one of the two Team Galactic headquarters. In Pokémon Platinum, the building looks vastly different from its appearance in Pokémon Diamond and Pearl. To reach the building, the move Cut must be used on a small tree blocking the entrance.

Herb Shop

Main article: Herb Shop

The Herb Shop is located to the east of the Team Galactic Eterna Building, and sells effective yet inexpensive herbs.

Herb Shop
Heal Powder $450	Energy Powder $500
Energy Root $800	Revival Herb $2,800

Rad Rickshaw's Cycle Shop

Main article: Rad Rickshaw's Cycle Shop

This Bicycle shop is located just southeast of the Pokémon Center. The player cannot purchase a Bicycle here, but one is instead obtained for free once the store's owner is rescued from the Team Galactic Eterna Building.

Ancient statue

The statue in Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl

This Pokémon statue is up a little hill to the east of Eterna City. In Diamond and Pearl and Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl, the statue has a plate (dependent on the game), while in Pokémon Platinum the plate has been torn off the statue. It was once the centerpiece of many festivals.

A man in the house just south of the statue will tell the player the two inscriptions. In the Team Galactic HQ building in Veilstone City, a report can be found with missing text generated with a machine (indicated by "...") when described by the man in the house. The text extracted by the machine is written in bolded text.

The first one says this:
The creation of DIALGA,
The giver of time...
In laughter, there is tears...
And, likewise it is with time.
The same time flows on.
For it is the blessing of DIALGA.

The second one says this:
The birth of PALKIA.
The creator of parallel dimensions...
Alive, yet not alive...
Everything drifts in space...
To arrive in the same universe.
It is the blessing of PALKIA.

Demographics

Pokémon Diamond and Pearl

The population of Eterna City is 51, not counting members of Team Galactic, with the majority of the population in buildings along the main street.

Pokémon Platinum, Brilliant Diamond, and Shining Pearl

The population of Eterna City is 50, not counting members of Team Galactic, with the majority of the population in buildings along the main street.

Poké Mart

Generation IV

Left cashier
Air Mail $50	Heal Ball $300
Net Ball $1000	Nest Ball $1000

Right cashier
Poké Ball $200	Great Ball3 Badges $600
Ultra Ball5 Badges $1200	Potion $300
Super Potion $700	Hyper Potion5 Badges $1200
Max Potion7 Badges $2500	Full Restore8 Badges $3000
Revive3 Badges $1500	Antidote $100
Parlyz Heal $200	Awakening $250
Burn Heal $250	Ice Heal $250
Full Heal5 Badges $600	Escape Rope $550
Repel $350	Super Repel3 Badges $500
Max Repel7 Badges $700

Generation VIII

Poké Ball $200	Great Ball3 Badges $600
Ultra Ball5 Badges $1,200	Heal Ball $300
Potion $300	Super Potion $700
Max Potion7 Badges $2,500	Full Restore8 Badges $3,000
Revive3 Badges $1,500	Antidote $100
Paralyze Heal $200	Awakening $250
Burn Heal $250	Ice Heal $250
Full Heal5 Badges $600	Escape Rope $550
Repel $350	Super Repel3 Badges $500
Max Repel7 Badges $700

Items

Item		Location	Games
	Super Potion	Next to the Gym	D  P  Pt  BD  SP
	Friendship Checker	Obtained from a woman in the Pokémon Center	D  P  Pt  BD  SP
	HM01 (Cut)	Obtained from Cynthia outside the Team Galactic Eterna Building	D  P  Pt
	TM93 (Cut) ×3	Obtained from Cynthia outside the Team Galactic Eterna Building	BD  SP
	Hidden Moves (Cut)	Obtained from Cynthia outside the Team Galactic Eterna Building	BD  SP
	TM46 (Thief)	North of the statue, accessed from behind the Team Galactic Eterna Building (requires Cut)	D  P  Pt  BD  SP
	Explorer Kit	Obtained from the Underground Man in the house next to the Pokémon Center	D  P  Pt  BD  SP
	Bike	Obtained from Rad Rickshaw after saving him from Team Galactic	D  P  Pt  BD  SP
	Draco Plate	Behind the statue of Dialga/Palkia (hidden)	D  P  Pt  BD  SP
	PP Up	In the far northeast corner of the city (requires Surf) (hidden)	D  P  BD  SP
	Moon Stone	In the far northeast corner of the city (requires Surf) (hidden)	Pt
	Upgrade	Given by Professor Oak after obtaining the National Pokédex and meeting him at the Pal ParkDPPt/Ramanas ParkBDSP	D  P  Pt  BD  SP

Underground Man's missions

Item		Location	Games
	Move Trap ↑	From the Underground Man after returning from the Underground	D  P  Pt
	Bubble Trap	From the Underground Man after returning from the Underground	D  P  Pt
	Leaf Trap	From the Underground Man after returning from the Underground	D  P  Pt
	Prism Sphere 1	From the Underground Man after digging in the Underground	D  P  Pt
	Red Sphere 1	From the Underground Man after digging in the Underground	D  P  Pt
	Blue Sphere 1	From the Underground Man after digging in the Underground	D  P  Pt
	Digger Drill	From the Underground Man after burying a Sphere in the Underground	D  P  Pt
	Plain Table	From the Underground Man after creating a Secret Base in the Underground	D  P  Pt
	Wooden Chair	From the Underground Man after creating a Secret Base in the Underground	D  P  Pt
	Small Bookshelf	From the Underground Man after creating a Secret Base in the Underground	D  P  Pt
	Buneary Doll	From the Underground Man after creating a Secret Base in the Underground	D  P  Pt
	Turtwig Doll	From the Underground Man after decorating a Secret Base in the Underground, if the player started with Turtwig	D  P  Pt
	Chimchar Doll	From the Underground Man after decorating a Secret Base in the Underground, if the player started with Chimchar	D  P  Pt
	Piplup Doll	From the Underground Man after decorating a Secret Base in the Underground, if the player started with Piplup	D  P  Pt
	Pretty Gem	From the Underground Man after capturing 1 flag in the Underground	D  P  Pt
	Shiny Gem	From the Underground Man after capturing 3 flags in the Underground	D  P  Pt
	Mystic Gem	From the Underground Man after capturing 10 flags in the Underground	D  P  Pt
	Glitter Gem	From the Underground Man after capturing 50 flags in the Underground	D  P  Pt
	Red Sphere S	From the Underground Man after returning from the Grand Underground for the first time	BD  SP
	Blue Sphere S	From the Underground Man after returning from the Grand Underground for the first time	BD  SP
	Green Sphere S	From the Underground Man after returning from the Grand Underground for the first time	BD  SP
	Digger Drill	From the Underground Man after digging in the Grand Underground	BD  SP
	Quick Ball ×5	From the Underground Man after creating a Secret Base	BD  SP
	Dusk Ball ×5	From the Underground Man after creating a Secret Base	BD  SP
	Dive Ball ×5	From the Underground Man after creating a Secret Base	BD  SP
	Square Pedestal XS	From the Underground Man after placing a statue in a Secret Base	BD  SP
	Sturdy Pedestal S	From the Underground Man after visiting another player's Secret Base	BD  SP
	Round Pedestal M	From the Underground Man after visiting another player's Secret Base	BD  SP
	Clear Pedestal L	From the Underground Man after finding a light of a different color	BD  SP

Eterna Gym

Main article: Eterna Gym → Items

Eterna Condominiums

Main article: Eterna Condominiums → Items

Pokémon

Generation IV

Pokémon	Games						Location	Levels	Rate
Surfing
Psyduck	D		P		Pt		Surfing	20-40	90%
Psyduck	D		P		Pt		Surfing	20-30	90%
Golduck	D		P		Pt		Surfing	20-40	10%
Fishing
Magikarp	D		P		Pt		Fishing Old Rod	3-10	100%
Magikarp	D		P		Pt		Fishing Old Rod	3-15	100%
Magikarp	D		P		Pt		Fishing Good Rod	10-25	55%
Barboach	D		P		Pt		Fishing Good Rod	10-25	45%
Gyarados	D		P		Pt		Fishing Super Rod	30-55	55%
Whiscash	D		P		Pt		Fishing Super Rod	20-50	45%
Whiscash	D		P		Pt		Fishing Super Rod	30-55	45%
Gift Pokémon
Togepi	D		P		Pt		Egg	1	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 VIII

Pokémon	Games						Location	Levels	Rate
Surfing
Psyduck	BD			SP			Surfing	20-40	90%
Golduck	BD			SP			Surfing	20-40	10%
Fishing
Magikarp	BD			SP			Fishing Old Rod	3-10	100%
Magikarp	BD			SP			Fishing Good Rod	10-25	55%
Barboach	BD			SP			Fishing Good Rod	10-25	45%
Gyarados	BD			SP			Fishing Super Rod	30-55	55%
Whiscash	BD			SP			Fishing Super Rod	20-50	45%
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 Platinum

On certain days, the player can challenge a Trainer who appears in the Pokémon Center. Depending on the game's progress, these Trainers will have teams with higher leveled Pokémon upon rematch.

Trainer	Pokémon
Monday, Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
Interviewers Roxy & Oli ユミとタク Yumi and Taku Reward: $3312	Magnemite Lv.23 No item
	Ralts♂ Lv.23 No item
Interviewers Roxy & Oli* ユミとタク Yumi and Taku Reward: $5040	Magnemite Lv.35 No item
	Kirlia♂ Lv.35 No item
Interviewers Roxy & Oli* ユミとタク Yumi and Taku Reward: $6768	Magneton Lv.47 No item
	Gardevoir♂ Lv.47 No item
Interviewers Roxy & Oli ユミとタク Yumi and Taku Reward: $7632/8496	Magnezone Lv.53/59 No item
	Gardevoir♂ Lv.53/59 No item
Trainers with a Vs. Seeker by their names, when alerted for a rematch using the item, may use higher-level Pokémon.

Gallery

Artwork

Concept art from Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl

Layout

Diamond	Pearl	Platinum

In the anime

Eterna City in the anime

Ash and his friends arrived in Eterna City in A Secret Sphere of Influence!, where they visited the Eterna Historical Museum. During their visit, the museum alarm went off as the Adamant Orb was stolen by a disguised Team Rocket, who had been hired by Team Galactic. Although Officer Jenny had arrived at the crime scene before the crooks could leave the place, they still managed to trick her with Seviper's Haze and hide from the policemen, prompting her to quickly order all the exits to be locked.

With the museum locked, they began to search for the suspects. The first one to be found was Nando, who was at the museum studying the rich history of the Sinnoh region. Ash, Dawn, Brock, and Gardenia all told Jenny that Nando could not be the thief. However, she had a picture of a Sunflora stealing the Adamant Orb, and since Nando owns a Sunflora, she was certain he was responsible for the theft. The problem was only solved after it was revealed that the Sunflora in the picture was actually Team Rocket's Meowth dressed up as a Sunflora.

After helping to recover the orb, Ash was ready for his battle at the Eterna Gym, which took place in The Grass Menagerie!. He had a hard time battling Gardenia's skilled Grass-type Pokémon, but in the end, he managed to defeat them all, thus obtaining the Forest Badge, his second Sinnoh League Badge. During Ash's Gym battle, Team Rocket attempted to dig a tunnel under the battlefield, but instead dug their way into the Underground and met the Underground Man, who made them dig spheres for him and left with them while the trio ate lunch.

In Nightfall? Nightmares!, Johanna announced an upcoming Pokémon Contest in Eterna City. While heading out to see it, Chloe met Dawn, who revealed that she was going to participate in said Contest. In the next episode, Ash and Goh joined them, but the Contest ended up occurring off-screen after the episode had ended, leaving the winner unrevealed and the city's Contest Hall unseen.

Gallery

Eterna Historical Museum	Eterna Gym

In the manga

Pokémon Adventures

Eterna City in Pokémon Adventures

Diamond & Pearl arc

Eterna City first appeared in Ring Around the Roserade I, where Diamond, Pearl, and Platinum arrived there while on their journey to Mt. Coronet. While training for Platinum's Eterna Gym challenge, the trio's first partner Pokémon evolved, and they met Cynthia, who had come to the city to search for the missing Rad Rickshaw. While Platinum challenged Gardenia at the Gym and eventually managed to earn herself the Forest Badge, Cynthia found Rad Rickshaw being held captive by Team Galactic in the Team Galactic Eterna Building and saved him using her Spiritomb. Afterwards, Rad Rickshaw mistook Diamond, Pearl, and Platinum as the ones who had saved him and gave each of them a Bicycle as a gift.

In Cautious Clefairy, Pearl returned to the city to deliver a package to Rad Rickshaw. In return, Rickshaw helped Pearl with his errand by revealing the reason why Team Galactic had held him hostage: his ancestors had been the ones who built the statue in the city. In this canon, the statue is neither Dialga or Palkia, but a combination of the two statues (similar to how it appears in the games). Rickshaw also built a tandem bike using the parts he had ordered in order to help Pearl and himself get to Lake Valor before Team Galactic, as they were planning to blow up one of Sinnoh's three lakes.

Platinum arc

In Unplugging Rotom (Heat, Wash, Mow, Fan, Frost), Diamond and Pearl followed Rotom from the Old Chateau to the city, eventually befriending it. At the end of the chapter, Giratina created a portal to the city and attacked it, destroying the statue to demonstrate its superiority over Dialga and Palkia. As Diamond's Regigigas started fighting against Giratina in The Final Dimensional Duel I, Charon, on his quest to capture all the Legendary Pokémon of Sinnoh, sent his newly-caught Heatran out to fight Regigigas. When Giratina eventually re-entered the portal, Charon chose to abandon the fight, which wasn't even going in his favor anymore, and pursued Giratina into the Distortion World, followed by Saturn, Mars, and Jupiter, who had been observing the events and decided to try finding Cyrus from the other world, where he had disappeared into at the end of the previous arc.

Gallery

The statue	Team Galactic Eterna Building		Eterna Gym	Rad Rickshaw's Cycle Shop
	Original design	Second design

Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Adventure!

Eterna City briefly appeared in Win with Teamwork!!, where Hareta and Mitsumi found their way there after getting lost in Eterna Forest and meeting Gardenia there.

Trivia

• In Pokémon Platinum, there is a man in Eterna that states there was another Plate, other than Dialga and Palkia's plate, but he has never seen it. It may have been for Giratina.

Name origin

Language	Name	Origin
Japanese	ハクタイシティ Hakutai City	From 百代 hakutai (eternity)
English	Eterna City	From eternal
German	Ewigenau	From ewig (eternal) and -au (suffix for settlements by the river)
Spanish	Ciudad Vetusta	From vetusta (ancient)
French	Vestigion	From vestige (remnant)
Italian	Evopoli	From evo (era) and the suffix -poli (city)
Korean	영원시티 Yeong-won City	From 영원 (永遠) yeong-weon (eternity)
Chinese (Mandarin)	百代市 Bǎidài Shì	From 百代 bǎidài / baakdoi (aeon, lit. "a hundred generations")
Chinese (Cantonese)	百代市 Baakdoi Síh
Polish	Eterna	Same as English name
Brazilian Portuguese	Cidade de Eterna	Same as English name
Russian	Этерна Сити Eterna Siti	Transcription of its English name
Vietnamese	Thành phố Hakutai	Transcription of its 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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