Rustboro City

Rustboro City カナズミシティ Kanazumi City "The city probing the integration of nature and science."

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Map description This city is the main hub of industry in the Hoenn region, with the Devon Corporation as its beating heart.

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Connecting locations   ↑ Route 115   Rustboro City Route 116 →   Route 104 ↓

Location Location of Rustboro City in Hoenn.

Rustboro City (Japanese: カナズミシティ Kanazumi City) is a metropolis located in western Hoenn. It is the fourth-largest city in Hoenn, after Mauville City, Lilycove City and Slateport City. Rustboro City has an unusual yet unique cityscape in the Hoenn region. The buildings' architectures are designed with stones, giving it an old-town feeling.

According to the Cutter's daughter, Rustboro was expanded to accommodate its growing size with the help of the Cutter's Pokémon which cleared the trees. The Devon Corporation is headquartered in the northwest side of the city. The first Gym is located here with Roxanne as the Gym Leader.

Slogan

The city probing the integration of nature and science. (Japanese: しぜんと　かがくの　ゆうごうを　ついきゅうする　まち The city probing the integration of nature and science.)

Places of interest

Devon Corporation

Main article: Devon Corporation

Rustboro serves as the establishment for the Devon Corporation, a company which makes many items for Pokémon Trainers. The company headquarters is located in the northwest corner of the city, and takes the appearance of a large, old-fashioned looking building. A sign outside reads:

DEVON CORPORATION
"For all your living needs, we make
it all."

Apart from developing improved and innovative items, the company also revives Pokémon from Fossils. The Devon Corporation's workers are also attempting to build impossible machines such as one that can transform people into Pokémon. In the south section of the town is an apartment complex for Devon employees.

Cutter's house

A Cutter lives near the Pokémon Center with his daughter.

When the city of Rustboro was undergoing expansion, the Cutter had his Pokémon use Cut to help clear the land of trees. He will give the player HM01 (Cut). According to May/Brendan, he has a younger brother in Mauville City, which is the person that gives out HM06 (Rock Smash) in Generation III.

In-game trade

A house hosting an in-game trade is located next to the Gym in Rustboro City. By talking to a little kid, the player is given the option to make an in-game trade. In Ruby and Sapphire and Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire, the player trades a Slakoth for a Makuhita. Makuhita is nicknamed Makit and is holding an X Attack. In Emerald, the player trades a Ralts (found on Route 102) for a Seedot. Seedot is nicknamed Dots and is holding a Chesto Berry.

Pokémon Trainers' School

Main article: Pokémon Trainers' School

The Pokémon Trainers' School is located east of the Pokémon Center. A sign outside reads:

POKéMON TRAINER'S SCHOOL
"We'll teach you anything about
POKéMON!"

Inside are five students and a teacher, who gives the player the Quick Claw. Talking to the students also reveals helpful information. Behind the teacher is the blackboard with the list of status conditions (Poison, Burn, Freeze, Paralysis, and Sleep) that may affect Pokémon in a battle. In the anime, Roxanne, the local Gym Leader, runs the school.

Walda's house

In Pokémon Emerald, a sad young girl named Walda lives between the Pokémon Center and the Devon Corporation building. If the proper 'funny' word is given to her caretaker, she will reward the player with a new wallpaper for the Pokémon Storage System.

Rustboro Gym

Main article: Rustboro Gym

Rustboro Gym is the first Gym a player must face in the Hoenn region. It is located in the northern part of Rustboro, east of the Devon Corporation. The sign outside reads:

RUSTBORO CITY POKéMON GYM
LEADER: ROXANNE
"The ROCK-loving honors student!"

The Gym Leader is Roxanne, who specializes in Rock-type Pokémon. The Stone Badge is awarded for defeating Roxanne. The Gym is a maze; there are two paths, one path which battles the Gym Trainers, while the other path lets the players go through without battling.

Role

Delta Episode

During the Delta Episode, after receiving Steven's call in Petalburg City, Steven will be waiting outside the Devon Corporation building in Rustboro City for the player, escorting the player to Mr. Stone's office when they arrive.

In his office, Mr. Stone tells the player about the history of the Devon Corporation, then asks the player to retrieve a Meteorite Shard from Granite Cave. Throughout the Delta Episode, Mr. Stone mentions where Steven has most recently headed to.

After listening to Zinnia's grandmother at Meteor Falls, Steven heads to the Devon Corporation building in Rustboro City. When the player arrives there, a scientist runs out the front door, running away from a Team Magma^OR/Aqua^AS Grunt. That grunt then challenges the player, followed by a second and third grunt, all of whom run away after their own defeat. After defeating the third grunt, the scientist reveals that the device to control the Link Cable was stolen by Courtney^OR/Matt^AS and that Steven has headed off to the Mossdeep Space Center.

Demographics

Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire

In Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire, the population of Rustboro City is 57, making it the third largest city in Hoenn, behind Lilycove City and Slateport City.

Pokémon Emerald

In Pokémon Emerald, the population of Rustboro City is 61, making it the second largest city in Hoenn, behind Lilycove City, which has over twice the population of Rustboro.

Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire

In Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire, Rustboro City has a total population of 63, making it the fourth largest city in Hoenn.

Poké Mart

Generation III
Poké Ball $200	Timer Ball After receiving Repeat Ball on Route 116 $1000
Repeat Ball After receiving Repeat Ball on Route 116 $1000	Potion $300
Super Potion $700	Antidote $100
Parlyz Heal $200	Escape Rope $550
Repel $350	X Speed $350
X Attack $500	X Defend $550

Lower cashier (Generation VI)
Poké Ball $200	Great Ball1 Badge $600
Ultra Ball3 Badges $1,200	Potion $300
Super Potion1 Badge $700	Hyper Potion2 Badges $1,200
Max Potion4 Badges $2,500	Full Restore5 Badges $3,000
Revive2 Badges $1,500	Antidote $100
Paralyze Heal1 Badge $200	Awakening1 Badge $250
Burn Heal1 Badge $250	Ice Heal1 Badge $250
Full Heal3 Badges $600	Escape Rope2 Badges $550
Repel1 Badge $350	Super Repel2 Badges $500
Max Repel3 Badges $700

Upper cashier (Generation VI)
Repeat Ball $1,000	Timer Ball $1,000
Net Ball $1,000

Items

Item		Location	Games
	X Defense	On the outside of the fence in the southeast, accessed from Route 104	R  S  E  OR  AS
	TM54 (False Swipe)	From the businessman in the Poké Mart	OR  AS
	Premier Ball	From a boy in the southwestern-most building, on the second floor	R  S  E
	Float Stone	From an Ace Trainer in the building north of the Pokémon Center, on the second floor	OR  AS
	Premier Ball	From a boy in the building north of the Pokémon Center, on the second floor	OR  AS
	HM01 (Cut)	From the Cutter in the Cutter's House (west of the Pokémon Center)	R  S  E  OR  AS
	Great Ball	A gift from the Devon employee after retrieving the Devon GoodsRSE/Devon PartsORAS	R  S  E  OR  AS
	X Attack	Held by Makit, a Makuhita the player receives in a trade	R  S  OR  AS
	Chesto Berry	Held by Dots, a Seedot the player receives in a trade	E

Pokémon

Generation III

Pokémon	Games						Location	Levels	Rate
Special Pokémon
Makuhita	R		S		E		Trade Slakoth	The same as the traded Pokémon	One
Seedot	R		S		E		Trade Ralts	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 VI

Pokémon	Games						Location	Levels	Rate
Special Pokémon
Makuhita	OR			AS			Trade Slakoth	9	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 Emerald

Note: If the last used healing spot was not in Rustboro City when the player blacks out or uses Teleport, the battle will take place on Route 104, instead.

If the player chose Treecko:

PKMN Trainer Brendan Rustboro City Emerald Reward: $900
Types: Water Grass Ability: Swift Swim Held item: None Lotad♂ Lv.13 Astonish Ghost   --       Growl Normal   --       Absorb Grass   --       Nature Power Normal   --       Type: Fire Unknown Ability: Blaze Held item: None Torchic♂ Lv.15 Scratch Normal   --       Growl Normal   --       Focus Energy Normal   --       Ember Fire   --

PKMN Trainer May Rustboro City Emerald Reward: $900
Types: Water Grass Ability: Swift Swim Held item: None Lotad♀ Lv.13 Astonish Ghost   --       Growl Normal   --       Absorb Grass   --       Nature Power Normal   --       Type: Fire Unknown Ability: Blaze Held item: None Torchic♂ Lv.15 Scratch Normal   --       Growl Normal   --       Focus Energy Normal   --       Ember Fire   --

If the player chose Torchic:

PKMN Trainer Brendan Rustboro City Emerald Reward: $900
Type: Fire Unknown Ability: Magma Armor Held item: None Slugma♂ Lv.13 Yawn Normal   --       Smog Poison   --       Ember Fire   --       Struggle Normal   --       Type: Water Unknown Ability: Torrent Held item: None Mudkip♂ Lv.15 Growl Normal   --       Mud-Slap Ground   --       Water Gun Water   --       Bide Normal   --

PKMN Trainer May Rustboro City Emerald Reward: $900
Type: Fire Unknown Ability: White Smoke Held item: None Torkoal♀ Lv.13 Ember Fire   --       Smog Poison   --       Curse ???   --       Struggle Normal   --       Type: Water Unknown Ability: Torrent Held item: None Mudkip♂ Lv.15 Growl Normal   --       Mud-Slap Ground   --       Water Gun Water   --       Bide Normal   --

If the player chose Mudkip:

PKMN Trainer Brendan Rustboro City Emerald Reward: $900
Types: Water Flying Ability: Keen Eye Held item: None Wingull♂ Lv.13 Growl Normal   --       Water Gun Water   --       Supersonic Normal   --       Wing Attack Flying   --       Type: Grass Unknown Ability: Overgrow Held item: None Treecko♂ Lv.15 Pound Normal   --       Leer Normal   --       Absorb Grass   --       Quick Attack Normal   --

PKMN Trainer May Rustboro City Emerald Reward: $900
Types: Water Flying Ability: Keen Eye Held item: None Wingull♀ Lv.13 Growl Normal   --       Water Gun Water   --       Supersonic Normal   --       Wing Attack Flying   --       Type: Grass Unknown Ability: Overgrow Held item: None Treecko♂ Lv.15 Pound Normal   --       Leer Normal   --       Absorb Grass   --       Quick Attack Normal   --

Pokémon Omega Ruby

Trainer	Pokémon
Team Magma Grunt Reward: $2,000	Mightyena♂ Lv.48 No item
	Golbat♂ Lv.50 No item
Team Magma Grunt Reward: $2,040	Weezing♂ Lv.51 No item
Team Magma Grunt Reward: $1,960	Golbat♂ Lv.49 No item
	Camerupt♂ Lv.49 No item
Trainers with a PokéNav by their names will be registered in the Trainer's Eyes or Match Call function after the first battle, and may have a rematch with the player with higher-level Pokémon.

Pokémon Alpha Sapphire

Trainer	Pokémon
Team Aqua Grunt Reward: $2,000	Mightyena♂ Lv.48 No item
	Golbat♂ Lv.50 No item
Team Aqua Grunt Reward: $2,040	Muk♂ Lv.51 No item
Team Aqua Grunt Reward: $1,960	Golbat♂ Lv.49 No item
	Sharpedo♂ Lv.49 No item
Trainers with a PokéNav by their names will be registered in the Trainer's Eyes or Match Call function after the first battle, and may have a rematch with the player with higher-level Pokémon.

Appearance

Ruby	Sapphire	Emerald	Omega Ruby	Alpha Sapphire

In the anime

Rustboro City in Pokémon the Series: Ruby and Sapphire

Rustboro City debuted in All Things Bright and Beautifly!, where Ash and his friends arrived at the Rustboro Contest Hall, located in its southern outskirts, and discovered that a Pokémon Contest was scheduled to take place there in just a few hours. After a meeting with Janet and Chaz, two skilled Pokémon Coordinators, they learned about the proceedings of the competition and decided to enter. However, the receptionist was not accepting new entries as the event had already reached the maximum number of contestants allowed. Nonetheless, they received a Contest Pass each and decided to watch the Contest, with May and Max agreeing to work as Janet's assistants. During that Contest, Ash started teaching his Pikachu to use Iron Tail in preparation for taking on the Rustboro Gym after seeing Chaz's Sentret demonstrate the move.

In addition to Janet and Chaz, Jessie also entered the Contest, but failed to even get past the Appeals Round due to trying to get her Seviper to use moves it didn't know. Both Janet and Chaz got through the Appeals Round and went on to face each other in the finals of the Battle Round. The two had a close battle, but ultimately, Janet had more points left by the time the timer ran out. As a result, she was declared the winner of the Rustboro Contest, earning her third Ribbon. Throughout the competition, May was amazed by the performances and the different kind of battling, inspiring her to become a Pokémon Coordinator.

In Gonna Rule The School!, Ash and his friends attended the Pokémon Trainers' School and first met Roxanne, the Rustboro Gym Leader and Trainers' School headmistress. Max spent much of his short time attending the school with Tommy, Kenny, and Anita. Later, all the Beginner Class students and Roxanne helped defeat Team Rocket.

In The Winner by a Nosepass, Ash faced Roxanne at the Rustboro Gym. After a gruelling match, during which Pikachu managed to master Iron Tail, Ash emerged victorious and earned his first Hoenn League Badge. The match was filmed by some of Roxanne's students to become a learning resource at the Rustboro Trainers' School.

In Stairway to Devon, Max spilled soda on the PokéNav, causing it to malfunction. While attempting to avoid May so she wouldn't find out, Max bumped into Mr. Stone, who agreed to fix the PokéNav and take him on a guided tour through his company, the Devon Corporation. During the tour, Mr. Stone and Max spotted a mysterious scientist, later revealed to be a Team Aqua Grunt, who stole two capsules from the Fossil restoration lab. The thief was eventually cornered by Mr. Stone, Ash, and his friends, with Team Rocket inadvertently causing the grunt to lose the stolen goods. While the thief managed to escape, Max was able to recover the tubes for Mr. Stone.

Rustboro City in Pokémon the Series: XY

In On a Wingull and a Prayer!, Ash and his friends visited the desolate harbor of Rustboro City to take a boat to Dewford Town. After missing the morning service boat, the group decided to wait for the afternoon ferry. During that time, the group re-encountered the Team Aqua Grunt from the Devon Corporation heist, who hoped to take Mr. Briney's boat and make his getaway. The grunt took Mr. Briney's Wingull, nicknamed Peeko, as a hostage. While Mr. Briney recovered Peeko using his other boat, the S.S. Wingull, the grunt escaped with Mr. Briney's boat. Afterwards, he was recovered by his fellow grunts, who were waiting out at sea with a submarine. As a reward for their assistance, Mr. Briney escorted Ash and his friends to Dewford Island.

Rustboro City appeared again in Mega Evolution Special III, where Alain, Mairin, and Steven arrived there, following the energy signature of the giant rock they had previously encountered. Primal Groudon and Primal Kyogre also followed the energy, and clashed with each other just off the coast of Rustboro City. The battle was eventually stopped by Rayquaza, although the giant rock was taken away by Lysandre's submarine to be studied at Lysandre Labs.

Much of Rustboro City is tall buildings and thriving, but its seaport and the neighboring suburb appear derelict. In On a Wingull and a Prayer!, May was particularly disappointed to learn that the famous "Rustboro City Pasta" restaurant was closed up. Rustboro's coastline is largely open water, with sharp rocks like Triangle Rock further out.

Gallery

Rustboro Hall		Pokémon Trainers' School
Exterior	Interior
Rustboro Gym	Pokémon Center	Devon Corporation

In the manga

Rustboro City in Pokémon Adventures

Ash & Pikachu

Rustboro City appeared in Trust In Each Other!!, where Ash, like in the anime, took on and defeated Roxanne at the Rustboro Gym.

Pokémon Adventures

Ruby & Sapphire arc

Rustboro City first appeared in Blowing Past Nosepass I, where Sapphire arrived there in order to challenge the Rustboro Gym. After passing the exam required to challenge the Gym Leader, Sapphire was allowed to challenge Roxanne. After emerging victorious and earning the Stone Badge, Sapphire headed to Dewford Town by sea on the back of her Wailord in Stick This in Your Craw, Crawdaunt! I.

In I More Than Like You, Luvdisc I, Ruby, Gabby, and Ty were revealed to have passed through Rustboro City on their way to Fallarbor Town.

Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire arc

In Diancie Shines, the S.S. Tidal was shown approaching Rustboro City.

Pokémon Pocket Monsters

Rustboro City appeared in Extra Heavyweight Battle, where Red and his Pokémon visited Pokémon Trainers' School.

Trivia

• As Hoenn coincides with Kyushu, Rustboro coincides approximately with Fukuoka and Kitakyushu.
•  Rustboro City is very similar to Saffron City of Kanto and Jubilife City of Sinnoh. All three cities are home to their region's corporate giants.
  •  It is also similar to Pewter City of Kanto and Goldenrod City of Johto. Their geographic locations to their regions are very remarkably similar, as well as being only accessible through a forest during the beginning of the games. Rustboro is more like Pewter in that both cities are the second city visited with a Gym, but first to be beaten by the player. Both Pewter and Rustboro's Gyms specialize in Rock-type Pokémon, and play a role in the player obtaining Fossil Pokémon.
• In Pokémon Emerald, May or Brendan will normally battle the player when they go south to Route 104 after rescuing Peeko at Rusturf Tunnel. This interaction can be skipped by using Teleport or blacking out if the last used healing spot was not Rustboro City's Pokémon Center, as the player would therefore be teleported to a different town or city. However, if this is done, then May or Brendan will instead battle the player on Route 104 (with the same team), when the player attempts to enter Mr. Briney's house.
• In Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire, there is an Easter egg findable in Rustboro City, involving the Ace Trainer who gives the player a Float Stone. After giving it to the player, he will explain its effect of halving the holder's weight. If the player then leaves and re-enters the floor, the Ace Trainer has turned into a Hiker, who tells that he has put on a lot of weight recently for some reason.

Name origin

Language	Name	Origin
Japanese	カナズミシティ Kanazumi City	From 金 kana (metal) and 炭 sumi (charcoal)
English, Danish	Rustboro City	From rust and borough
German	Metarost City	From Metall (metal) and Rost (rust)
Spanish	Ciudad Férrica	From férrico (ferric, pertaining to iron)
French	Mérouville	From métal (metal), rouille (rust), and ville (city)
Italian	Ferrugipoli	From ferro (iron), ruggine (rust), and the suffix -poli (city)
Korean	금탄도시 Geumtan Dosi*	From 금 (金) geum (gold; metal) and 탄 (炭) tan (charcoal)
	금탄시티 Geumtan City*
Chinese (Mandarin)	卡那茲市 / 卡那兹市 Kǎnàzī Shì	Partial transcription of its Japanese name
Chinese (Cantonese)	卡那茲市 Kānáhjī Síh*
	加奈濟市 Gānoihjai Síh*	From the Japanese name 加奈済 Kanazumi
Polish	Rustboro* Miasto Rustboro*	From its English name
Brazilian Portuguese	Cidade de Rustboro	From its English name
Russian	Растборо Сити Rastboro Citi	Transcription of its English name
Swedish	Rustboro-staden	From its English name
Vietnamese	Thành phố Kanazumi	Transcription of its Japanese name

Hoenn
Settlements Littleroot Town • Oldale Town • Petalburg City • Rustboro City • Dewford Town • Slateport City • Mauville City • Verdanturf Town Fallarbor Town • Lavaridge Town • Fortree City • Lilycove City • Mossdeep City • Sootopolis City • Pacifidlog Town • Ever Grande City Battle Frontier • Battle Resort Routes 101 • 102 • 103 • 104 • 105 • 106 • 107 • 108 • 109 • 110 • 111 • 112 • 113 • 114 • 115 • 116 • 117 • 118 119 • 120 • 121 • 122 • 123 • 124 • 125 • 126 • 127 • 128 • 129 • 130 • 131 • 132 • 133 • 134 • Underwater Landmarks Petalburg Woods • Rusturf Tunnel • Island Cave • Granite Cave • Abandoned Ship • Sea Mauville • Oceanic Museum Seaside Cycling Road • Trick House • Mauville Game Corner • New Mauville • Trainer Hill • Desert Ruins • Mirage Tower • Fiery Path Jagged Pass • Mt. Chimney • Desert Underpass • Meteor Falls • Weather Institute • Scorched Slab • Ancient Tomb • Safari Zone • Mt. Pyre Lilycove Museum • Shoal Cave • Team Aqua Hideout • Team Magma Hideout (Lilycove • Jagged Pass) • Mossdeep Space Center • Seafloor Cavern Cave of Origin • Mirage Island • Sky Pillar • Victory Road • Pokémon League • Sealed Chamber • Artisan Cave • Altering Cave • Southern Island Marine Cave • Terra Cave • Contest Hall • Battle Maison • Battle Tower • Battle Tent • Secret Islet • Secret Meadow • Secret Shore Mirage spots Mirage Caves • Mirage Forests • Mirage Islands • Mirage Mountains Crescent Isle • Fabled Cave • Gnarled Den • Nameless Cavern • Pathless Plain • Trackless Forest Access to Birth Island • Faraway Island • Navel Rock • Sky

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