Pewter City

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Pewter City ニビシティ Nibi City "Between Rugged Mountains"

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Map description A quiet city nestled between rugged mountains and rocks.HGSS The stone city that rests at the foot of a great rocky mountain.PE

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Connecting locations Pewter City Route 3 →   Route 2 ↓

Location Location of Pewter City in Kanto.

Other generation maps Gen I Gen II Gen III

Pewter City (Japanese: ニビシティ Nibi City) is a city located in northwestern Kanto. The most notable resident of the city is Brock, a Rock-type expert and the Leader of the Pewter Gym.

The city has two exits. To the east is Route 3, leading to Route 4 and Mt. Moon. To the south is Route 2, leading to Viridian City.

Slogan

Generations I-III, VII

A Stone Gray City (Japanese: ニビは　はいいろ　いしのいろ Nibi is the color of gray stone.)

Generation IV

Between Rugged Mountains (Japanese: けわしき　やまあいの　まち The town of rugged mountains.)

Places of interest

Pewter Museum of Science

Main article: Pewter Museum of Science

The museum in HeartGold and SoulSilver

One of the Pewter City’s main attractions is the famous museum located in the northwestern part of the city. The main building is open to the public for $50 and features several scientific artifacts.

There are two floors to explore in the Pewter Museum of Science. The first floor holds the front desk and a fossil exhibit containing the fossils of Aerodactyl and Kabutops. The second floor hosts a space exhibit, featuring a space shuttle and a large Moon Stone that fell from space and landed on Mt. Moon. The player is able to explore the museum at any time, after paying the admission fee.

Once the ability to use Cut out of battle is gained, the player can sneak into the back of the museum and acquire the Old Amber from a scientist there, allowing the player to revive an Aerodactyl later in the game. In FireRed and LeafGreen, there is also a Move Tutor who will teach Seismic Toss to one of the player's compatible Pokémon.

The museum is closed for renovations during Generation II. In HeartGold and SoulSilver, however, the museum is open for business. There is a scientist in the museum who will revive a player's Fossils, much like the scientist at Cinnabar Island's Cinnabar Lab in Generations I, III, and VII. This is due to the fact that Fossils can be found under rocks using Rock Smash, unlike in Generation II, where players were required to transfer Fossil Pokémon from the Generation I games using the Time Capsule.

Pewter Gym

Pewter Gym in Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver

Main article: Pewter Gym

The Pewter Gym is the official Gym of Pewter City. It is based on Rock-type Pokémon. The Gym Leader is Brock. Trainers that defeat him receive the Boulder Badge.

Other known members include Camper Jerry, Camper Liam, Brock's father, Flint, and Brock's mother, Lola.

Pewter Gym appears in all games set in the Kanto region, appearing much the same in each: a small building with a Japanese rock garden inside, one Trainer, and the Gym Leader Brock waiting on a large stone pedestal. In the Generation I games and their Generation III remakes, whenever the player tries to leave Pewter City, a boy will lead them to the front of the Gym if the player has not earned their Boulder Badge yet.

Signs

• In the Generation I games and their remakes, there's a notice about thieves that have been stealing Pokémon fossils from Mt. Moon and to contact Pewter Police with any information to assist them in stopping the troublemakers.
• In the Generation II games and Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver, there's a sign that welcomes the player to the city. Also in Generation II, there's a notice about the Gift Shop at the Mt. Moon Square being now open.

Demographics

Pewter City in Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!

Pokémon Red, Blue, and Yellow

In Pokémon Red, Blue, and Yellow, the population of Pewter City is 28.

Pokémon Gold, Silver, and Crystal

In Pokémon Gold, Silver, and Crystal, the population of Pewter City is 18. This decrease is due in part to the closing of the Pewter Museum of Science.

Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen

In Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen, the population of Pewter City is 33.

Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver

In Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver, the population is 30. Its decline in population could be due to the Pewter Museum of Science's missing second floor, which was present in FireRed and LeafGreen.

Poké Mart

Generation I
Poké Ball $200	Potion $300
Escape Rope $550	Antidote $100
Burn Heal $250	Awakening $200
Parlyz Heal $200

Generation II
Great Ball $600	Super Potion $700
Super Repel $500	Antidote $100
Parlyz Heal $200	Awakening $250
Burn Heal $250

Generation III
Poké Ball $200	Potion $300
Antidote $100	Parlyz Heal $200
Awakening $250	Burn Heal $250
Escape Rope $550	Repel $350

Lower cashier (Generation IV)
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

Upper cashier (Generation IV)
Steel Mail $50	Nest Ball $1000
Quick Ball $1000

Generation VII
Poké Ball $100	Great Ball1 Badge $300
Ultra Ball4 Badges $500	Potion $200
Super Potion2 Badges $700	Hyper Potion4 Badges $1,500
Max Potion6 Badges $2,500	Full Restore8 Badges $3,000
Antidote $200	Burn Heal $300
Ice Heal $100	Awakening $100
Paralyze Heal $300	Full Heal3 Badges $400
Revive3 Badges $2,000	Escape Rope1 Badge $300
Repel1 Badge $400	Super Repel3 Badges $700
Max Repel5 Badges $900	Lure2 Badges $400
Super Lure4 Badges $700	Max Lure6 Badges $900
X Attack1 Badge $550	X Defense1 Badge $500
X Sp. Atk1 Badge $350	X Sp. Def1 Badge $350
X Speed1 Badge $350	X Accuracy1 Badge $950
Dire Hit1 Badge $650	Guard Spec.1 Badge $700

Items

Item		Location	Games
	Potion ×5	From Trace upon entering the city for the first time	P  E
	X Defense	Behind the Pokémon Center	P  E
	Pewter Crunchies	Sold by a man inside the Pokémon Center for $500 (daily)	P  E
	Poké Ball	West of the Pewter Museum of Science, in the center of the patch of light green grass (hidden)	FR  LG
	Big Pearl	From the lady west of the Pewter Museum of Science after watching over her Slowpoke (daily)	P  E
	Great Ball ×5	From Blue in front of the Pewter Gym after defeating Brock	P  E
	Running Shoes	From one of Professor Oak's aides near the entrance to Route 3 after defeating Brock	FR  LG
	Burnt Berry	Held by Runny, a Rapidash the player can obtain in a trade	G  S
	MysteryBerry	Held by Paul, a Xatu the player can obtain in a trade	C
	Wacan Berry	Held by Paul, a Xatu the player can obtain in a trade	HG  SS
	Ice Berry	East of the closed Pewter Museum of Science (daily)	G  S  C
	Mint Berry	East of the closed Pewter Museum of Science (daily)	G  S  C
	Blu Apricorn	East of the Pewter Museum of Science (daily)	HG  SS
	Wht Apricorn	East of the Pewter Museum of Science (daily)	HG  SS
	Guard Spec.	In the flower garden (hidden)	HG  SS
	Max Revive	Near the entrance from Route 2 (hidden)	HG  SS
	PP Up	In the rock southwest of the Pewter Gym (hidden)	HG  SS
	Wise Glasses	In the narrow pathway in the northwestern part of the city (requires Rock Smash)	HG  SS
	Silver Wing	From an old man near the entrance to Route 3	G  C  HG
	Rainbow Wing	From an old man near the entrance to Route 3	S  SS

Berry plant

Item		Location	Games
	Razz Berry	Sometimes found by the player's walking Pokémon from the bush next to the house southeast of the museum	P  E
	Nanab Berry

Pokémon

Generation II

Pokémon	Games						Location	Levels	Rate
Special Pokémon
Rapidash	G		S		C		Trade Gloom	The same as the Traded Pokémon	One
Xatu	G		S		C		Trade Haunter	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
Headbutt Group A
Hoothoot	HG			SS			Headbutt	3-5	50%
Pineco	HG			SS			Headbutt	3-5	30%
Wurmple	HG			SS			Headbutt	3-5	20%
Headbutt Group B
Hoothoot	HG			SS			Headbutt	7-9	80%
Wurmple	HG			SS			Headbutt	7-9	20%
Headbutt Two uppermost trees by the fence, reachable from Route 2
Wurmple	HG			SS			Headbutt	5-9	65%
Starly	HG			SS			Headbutt	5-9	30%
Starly	HG			SS			Headbutt	8-12	5%
Special Pokémon
Xatu	HG			SS			Trade Haunter	The same as the Traded Pokémon	One
Latias	HG			SS			Event Enigma Stone	40	One
Latios	HG			SS			Event Enigma Stone	40	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 VII

Pokémon	Games						Location	Levels	Rate
While riding a Flying Pokémon
Pidgey	P			E			Midair	3-56	60%
Pidgeotto	P			E			Midair	3-56	35%
Pidgeot	P			E			Midair	3-56	5%
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 VII

Trainer	Pokémon
After becoming Champion
Master Trainer Bird Keeper Ralph ヨウスケ Yōsuke	Spearow♂ Lv.70 Fury Attack Focus Energy - -
Master Trainer Lass Marge ミカ Mika	Jigglypuff♀ Lv.70 Sing Body Slam Disable -
Master Trainer Lass Emma サキコ Sakiko	Gloom♀ Lv.70 Sludge Bomb - - -
Master Trainer Hiker Kenji カツヒコ Katsuhiko	Kabutops♂ Lv.75 Mega Drain Brick Break Feint -

Trainer Tips

TRAINER TIPS
All POKéMON that appear in battle,
however briefly, earn EXP Points.

In the spin-off games

Pokémon Pinball

In Pokémon Pinball, Pewter City appears on the Red table. Catchable Pokémon include Pidgey, Spearow, Ekans, Jigglypuff, and Magikarp.

In the anime

Main series

Pewter City in the anime

Pewter City first appeared in Showdown in Pewter City, where Ash decided to challenge the Pewter Gym for his first Badge. After suffering his first loss to Brock, Flint caught up with Ash and directed him to an old hydroelectric plant located by a dry river bed, where he could charge Pikachu up with electricity. After charging Pikachu up, Ash returned to the Gym, where Pikachu accidentally set off its sprinkler system, allowing it to win the rematch against Onix. Despite this, Ash decided to forfeit the match, feeling like he did not deserve to win. Nevertheless, Brock still chose to give him a Boulder Badge. The Gym was subsequently left under Flint's care while Brock decided to join Ash on his travels.

In A Family That Battles Together Stays Together!, it was revealed that Brock's mother Lola had recently returned home and added a brighter color scheme to the Gym, while also changing it to a Water-type Gym. The Gym returned to its heritage Rock-type theme after Brock defeated his mother in battle. In DPS02, Forrest officially became the new Pewter City Gym Leader after a Nurse Joy from the Pokémon Inspection Agency recognized him as a worthy Trainer for the duty.

It reappeared in Restore and Renew!, when Ash, Goh, and Chloe visited the Pewter Museum of Science. While enjoying the Fossil Pokémon on show, Goh uncovered an Old Amber and later had it restored, catching the newly revived Aerodactyl.

Pewter City's center features many tall buildings, including a Pokémon Center, which differs from its craggy surroundings. A Contest Hall is located on the outskirts of the city. Pewter City also serves as one of the locations of the Battle Pyramid. In the Japanese version of EP006, Seymour was revealed to work for the Pewter Museum of Science. In addition to Brock, Pewter City is also the hometown of Top Coordinator Solidad and Trainer Pete Pebbleman, who was defeated by Ash during the Indigo Plateau Conference.

Gallery

Brock's house	Pewter Gym	Pokémon Center	Pewter Museum of Science

Pokémon Origins

Pewter City in Pokémon Origins

Pewter City made an appearance in File 1: Red. While visiting the Museum of Science, Red overheard two girls talking about Brock, the local Gym Leader. When he went to the Gym, he found out that Brock was the same man whom he had encountered earlier, just after losing a battle against Blue.

Red then started a Gym battle with Brock, during which the Rock-type Gym Leader gave the beginner Trainer basic advices of strategy, such as those involving type effectiveness. During the battle, Red came to realize that he and his Pokémon were in the battle together, making them his partners. Eventually, Red was able to defeat Brock, earning the Boulder Badge and TM34 (Bide). Afterwards, the young Trainer departed Pewter City, doubly determined to fulfill his quest of completing the Pokédex.

In the manga

Pokémon Adventures

Red, Green & Blue arc

Pewter City is first visited in Wanted: Pikachu! and Onix Is On! in the Red, Green & Blue arc. The citizens are business people that have tents in the streets where they sell principally fruits and vegetables which a roaming Pikachu tried to steal. After Red caught it, the citizens of the city gave Red a big feast. They also enjoy watching the battles of the Trainers who challenge the Pewter Gym. The city has a Pokémon Center, but during this time, it is closed due to vandalism, later revealed to be caused by the "bad" Gym Leaders in an effort to make Brock give up his Gym Badge for their plans.

Pewter City later made a brief appearance in Make Way For Magmar! when the Pewter Museum of Science had been set on fire by two Magmar.

Yellow arc

An army of Machop and Machoke controlled by Bruno besieged the city.

Trivia

• Goldenrod City and Rustboro City are very similar to Pewter City. Their geographic locations in their respective regions are remarkably similar, as well as being only accessible through a forest early in the game. Rustboro is, however, the most like Pewter in that both cities are the second city visited with a Gym, but first to be beat by the player. Both Pewter and Rustboro's Gyms specialize in Rock-type Pokémon, and play a role in the player obtaining Fossil Pokémon.
  • Oreburgh City is also very similar to Pewter City, as they are both surrounded by mountains, both of their Gyms specialize in Rock-type Pokémon, and they both contain a museum. Nacrene City is also similar, as it is near a forest and has a museum; however, unlike Pewter City, Goldenrod City and Rustboro City, Nacrene City comes before a forest, not after.
• If the player enters "Mystery Event Is Exciting" to the girl asking for the player's profile in the Pokémon Center, she will mention that her cousin used to say that a lot, referring to the man in the Pokémon Center of Petalburg City who asks for the player's profile in Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire.
• In Pokémon Yellow, if the player tries to deposit the starter Pikachu in the Pokémon Storage System or view its stats while it is asleep from Jigglypuff's song, the game will not allow this, yielding the message "There isn't any response..." (Japanese: あれ？　いない⋯ Eh? There's no one...)
  • In Pokémon Yellow, if Pikachu is asleep because of Jigglypuff's song, the player will be unable to use the Link Cable features. In this case, the Link Cable attendant simply says her original preparation message: "Welcome to the Cable Club! We're making preparations. Please wait."
  • In Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen, when the player accesses the Help System, Jigglypuff's song stops.
• In the 4Kids Dub of the anime, Roxanne says that the Pewter City Gym is the flagship of all the Rock-type Gyms.
• In Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!, the NPC with a Butterfree mentions that her Butterfree is female, but it lacks the black spots on its lower wings.

Name origin

Language	Name	Origin
Japanese	ニビシティ Nibi City	From 鈍色 nibi-iro (dull gray color)
English	Pewter City	From pewter (a shade of bluish gray named after the tin alloy)
German	Marmoria City	From Marmor (marble)
Spanish	Ciudad Plateada	From plateada (silver)
	Ciudad Pewter*	From its English name
French	Argenta	From argent (silver) and Argentat
Italian	Plumbeopoli	From plumbeo (leaden) and the suffix -poli (city)
Korean	회색시티 Hoesaek City	From 회색 (灰色) hoesaek (gray color)
Chinese (Mandarin)	深灰市 Shēnhuī Shì*	From 深灰 shēnhuī (dark gray)
	尼比市 Níbǐ Shì*	Transcription of its Japanese name
Chinese (Cantonese)	深灰市 Sāmfūi Síh*	From 深灰 sāmfūi (dark gray)
	尼比市 Nèihbeih Síh*	Transcription of its Japanese name
Bulgarian	Град Пютър Grad Pyutar	From its English name
Valencian	Ciutat Platejada	From platejada (silver)
Czech	Cínové město	From cínový (tin) and město (city, town)
Danish	Pewter City Tinby*	From its English name From tin and by (city, town)
Indonesian	Kota Peter*	From its English name
Icelandic	Pewtersborg	From its English name
Norwegian	Pewter by Pewter City*	From its English name
Polish	Marmoria* Miasto Pewter*	From its German name From its English name
Brazilian Portuguese	Cidade de Pewter* Cidade Pewter*	From its English name
Russian	Пьютер-Сити P'yuter-Siti Мармория Marmoriya	Transcription of its English name From its German name
Swedish	Pewter City* Pewterstaden* Staden Pewter*	From its English name
Turkish	Pewter Şehri	From its English name
Ukrainian	Місто Пьютер Misto Pyuter	From its English name
Vietnamese	Thành phố Nibi	Transcription of its Japanese name

References

Kanto
Settlements Pallet Town • Viridian City • Pewter City • Cerulean City • Vermilion City • Lavender Town Celadon City • Saffron City • Fuchsia City • Cinnabar Island • Indigo Plateau Routes 1 • 2 • 3 • 4 • 5 • 6 • 7 • 8 • 9 • 10 • 11 • 12 • 13 • 14 • 15 • 16 • 17 • 18 • 19 • 20 • 21 • 22 • 23 • 24 • 25 • 26 • 27 • 28 Landmarks Professor Oak's Laboratory • Viridian Forest • Diglett's Cave • Pewter Museum of Science • Mt. Moon (Square) • Cerulean Cave Underground Path (Kanto Routes 5–6) • Underground Path (Kanto Routes 7–8) • S.S. Anne • S.S. Aqua • Sea Cottage • Rock Tunnel Power Plant • Cycling Road/Pokémon Road • Team Rocket Hideout • Silph Co. • Magnet Train • Pokémon Tower • Safari Zone/Pal Park GO Park • Seafoam Islands • Pokémon Mansion • Cinnabar Lab • Pokémon League Reception Gate • Victory Road • Tohjo Falls Access to Sevii Islands • Johto

Game locations of Legendary and Mythical Pokémon

Kanto Seafoam Islands • Power Plant • Victory Road • Cerulean Cave Route 10 • Route 25 • Pewter City • Roaming Pokémon Sevii Islands Mt. Ember • Navel Rock • Birth Island Johto Ilex Forest • Bell Tower • Whirl Islands • Mt. Silver Cave Burned Tower • Embedded Tower • Roaming Pokémon Hoenn Desert Ruins • Island Cave • Ancient Tomb • Cave of Origin • Marine Cave Terra Cave • Sky Pillar • Southern Island • Sea Mauville • Scorched Slab Pathless Plain • Nameless Cavern • Fabled Cave • Gnarled Den Trackless Forest • Crescent Isle • Sky • Roaming Pokémon Sinnoh Acuity Cavern • Valor Cavern • Spear Pillar • Turnback Cave Rock Peak Ruins • Iceberg Ruins • Iron Ruins • Snowpoint Temple Stark Mountain • Newmoon Island • Flower Paradise • Hall of Origin Ramanas Park • Floaroma Town • Roaming Pokémon Unova Guidance Chamber • Trial Chamber • Rumination Field • N's Castle • Abundant Shrine Giant Chasm • Dragonspiral Tower • Liberty Garden • Route 11 • Route 13 • Route 22 Route 23 • Celestial Tower • Nacrene City • Underground Ruins • Twist Mountain Dreamyard • Marvelous Bridge • Reversal Mountain • Coastal Biome • Roaming Pokémon Kalos Sea Spirit's Den • Team Flare Secret HQ • Terminus Cave Unknown Dungeon • Roaming Pokémon Alola Route 16 • Altar of the Sunne • Altar of the Moone • Mount Lanakila • Mahalo Trail Ruins of Conflict • Ruins of Life • Ruins of Abundance • Ruins of Hope Aether Paradise • Ancient Poni Path • Lake of the Sunne • Lake of the Moone Ten Carat Hill • Resolution Cave Galar Tower summit • Battle Tower • Master Dojo • Crown Shrine • Max Lair Rock Peak Ruins • Iceberg Ruins • Iron Ruins • Split-Decision Ruins • Giant's Bed Frigid Sea • Lakeside Cave • Ballimere Lake • Freezington • Roaming Pokémon Hisui Seaside Hollow • Temple of Sinnoh • Acuity Cavern • Valor Cavern • Verity Cavern Lava Dome Sanctum • Moonview Arena • Snowpoint Temple • Turnback Cave • Bonechill Wastes Cobalt Coastlands • Ramanas Island • Scarlet Bog • Coronet Highlands • Floaro Gardens Paldea Grasswither Shrine • Icerend Shrine • Groundblight Shrine • Firescourge Shrine Poco Path • Area Zero • Area Zero Underdepths • Glaseado Mountain South Province (Area One) • Asado Desert • West Province (Area One) • East Province (Area Three) Casseroya Lake • North Paldean Sea • South Province (Area Four) • North Province (Area Two) Alfornada Cavern • Great Crater of Paldea • Tagtree Thicket • East Province (Area One) South Province (Area Five) • Dalizapa Passage • Pokémon League • Socarrat Trail Kitakami Paradise Barrens • Wistful Fields • Oni Mountain • Dreaded Den • Loyalty Plaza Other Faraway Island • Distortion World • Sinjoh Ruins • Ultra Space Wilds

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