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Revision as of 06:00, 19 April 2009
Cinnabar Island (Japanese: alternatively グレンタウン Guren Town and グレンじま Guren Island) is a large island located off the southern coast of the Kanto region, south of Pallet Town. It is home to a large volcano. Blaine is the resident Gym Leader, specializing in Template:Type2 Pokémon. Cinnabar is a kind of red mineral, associated with hot springs and volcanoes. There are no land paths to the island. Instead Route 20 in the east and Route 21 in the north are both waterways through the ocean.
The Generation I games reveal Cinnabar Island to be a technological mecca. The journals scattered about the abandoned Pokémon Mansion suggest that Mewtwo was cloned here. The scientists at the Pokémon Lab have the ability to resurrect Pokémon from their fossils. In Generation II, three years after the events of Generation I, a volcano errupted on the island, destroying everything, except for the Pokémon Center.
Places of interest
Pokémon Mansion
- Main article: Pokémon Mansion (Kanto)
The Pokémon Mansion is a decrepit, burned-down mansion on Cinnabar Island. It got its name because a famous Pokémon Researcher once lived there. The Pokémon Mansion has four different floors. Doors can be unlocked in the Mansion by pressing switches hidden in Mewtwo statues. To access the Cinnabar Island Gym in Generation I and Generation III, the main character has to enter the mansion and find the Secret Key to unlock the door of the Gym. Many burglars come to the mansion, trying to steal valuable items that may have been lost in the wreckage, challenging the player to a battle when spotted Amongst the rubble and wreckage is information that the scientists who once worked there obtained a Mew and impregnated it with the genetically altered Mewtwo, who destroyed the Mansion in its escape.
Pokémon Lab
- Main article: Pokémon Lab
The Pokémon Lab is a laboratory located on Cinnabar Island. It was founded by Dr. Fuji and appears in the Generation I games and their remakes. The first room of the Pokémon Lab has two people who will offer to trade Pokémon. The old man will offer his Electrode for a Raichu, and the girl will want to trade her Tangela for a Venonat. In the second room, there is a man who will teach Metronome once to one of the player's Pokémon, in Generation I, he gives away TM35, which contains Metronome. In the third room, there is a scientist who will revive the fossils the player obtained at Mt. Moon and from the Pewter City Museum and a person who will trade his Seel for a Ponyta. In Silph Co., there is a Pokémon Report stating that Pokémon Lab created Porygon.
Volcano
There is a volcano on Cinnabar Island which gives it its name. Strangely enough, the volcano that appears on Cinnabar Island cannot be accessed to, or even seen or mentioned on the island, in Generation I and in Generation III. But in the anime, the volcano is a prominate feature of the island, and is where the Cinnabar Gym is located split into two sections; one is inside of the volcano, and has an arena suspended over the lava inside one of the chambers, the other arena is in the top crater of the volcano itself. In Generation II, three years after the events of Generation I, the Volcano errupted on the island destroying everything, except for the Pokémon Center which still stands.
Cinnabar Gym
- Main article: Cinnabar Gym
The Cinnabar Gym is the official gym of Cinnabar Island. It is based on Template:Type2 Pokémon. The Gym Leader is Blaine. Trainers who defeat him receive the Volcano Badge. The player is unable to enter the gym at one, only when they obtain the Secret Key from the Pokémon Mansion can they unlock the door to the gym. The Cinnabar Gym is a high-tech affair featuring a series of sealed doors. Trivia questions about various Pokémon must be answered to unseal the doors. However, when the player fails to answer a trivia question correctly, a battle with either a Burglar or Super Nerd results, an alternative to unsealing the doors. In Pokémon Gold and Silver, Blaine's original gym on Cinnabar Island was destroyed by a volcanic eruption. This forced him to relocate to a cave on Seafoam Island.
Poké Mart
Item | Price |
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Balls
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Ultra Ball | $1,200 |
Great Ball | $600 |
Medicine
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Hyper Potion | $1,200 |
Revive | $1,500 |
Full Heal | $600 |
Other items
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Escape Rope | $550 |
Max Repel | $700 |
Items
Generation I
- TM35 (Metronome): Inside the second room of the Pokémon Lab.
Pokémon
Generation I
style="background: #ACC9E6;"Pokémon | Games | Location | Levels | Rate | |||
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Surfing and Fishing
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Tentacool | R | B | Y | Fishing | 15-30 | 40%
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Shellder | R | B | Y | Fishing | 15 | 25%
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Horsea | R | B | Y | Fishing | 15 | 25%
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Goldeen | R | B | Y | Fishing | 15 | 25%
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Staryu | R | B | Y | Fishing | 15 | 25%
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Staryu | R | B | Y | Fishing | 10-15 | 60%
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Poliwag | R | B | Y | Good Rod | 10 | 50%
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Goldeen | R | B | Y | Good Rod | 10 | 50%
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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. |
Pokémon | Games | Location | Levels | Rate
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Seel | R | B | Y | In-Game Trade | The same as the traded Pokémon | Trade Ponyta
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Electrode | R | B | Y | In-Game Trade | The same as the Traded Pokémon | Trade Raichu
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Tangela | R | B | Y | In-Game Trade | The same as the Traded Pokémon | Trade Venonat
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Rhydon | R | B | Y | In-Game Trade | The same as the traded Pokémon | Trade Golduck
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Dewgong | R | B | Y | In-Game Trade | The same as the Traded Pokémon | Trade Growlithe
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Muk | R | B | Y | In-Game Trade | The same as the Traded Pokémon | Trade Kangaskhan
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Omanyte | R | B | Y | Resurrect | 20 | Helix Fossil
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Kabuto | R | B | Y | Resurrect | 20 | Dome Fossil
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Aerodactyl | R | B | Y | Resurrect | 20 | Old Amber
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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 III
Pokémon | Games | Location | Levels | Rate
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Magikarp | FR | LG | Old Rod | 100%
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Krabby | FR | LG | Good Rod | 20%
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Krabby | FR | LG | Good Rod | 60%
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Horsea | FR | LG | Good Rod | 60%
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Horsea | FR | LG | Good Rod | 20%
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Magikarp | FR | LG | Good Rod | 20%
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Psyduck | FR | LG | Super Rod | 1%
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Slowpoke | FR | LG | Super Rod | 1%
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Slowbro | FR | LG | Super Rod | 4%
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Shellder | FR | LG | Super Rod | 40%
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Krabby | FR | LG | Super Rod | 40%
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Horsea | FR | LG | Super Rod | 40%
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Seadra | FR | LG | Super Rod | 4%
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Staryu | FR | LG | Super Rod | 40%
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Gyarados | FR | LG | Super Rod | 15%
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Tentacool | FR | LG | Surfing | 100%
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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. |
Pokémon | Games | Location | Levels | Rate
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Seel | FR | LG | In-Game Trade | The same as the traded Pokémon | Trade Ponyta
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Electrode | FR | LG | In-Game Trade | The same as the Traded Pokémon | Trade Raichu
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Tangela | FR | LG | In-Game Trade | The same as the Traded Pokémon | Trade Venonat
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Omanyte | FR | LG | Resurrect | 5 | Helix Fossil
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Kabuto | FR | LG | Resurrect | 5 | Dome Fossil
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Aerodactyl | FR | LG | Resurrect | 5 | Old Amber
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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. |
In the anime
Cinnabar Island is considered a mere beach resort in the anime. Many trainers skip the island entirely or go there for a break from battling. Blaine runs a hotel for tourists and wears a hippie disguise to hide his real identity as Gym Leader. His Gym is located inside of the volcano. Aside from inside of the Pokémon Mansion, wild Pokémon also appear in the ocean around the island.
The Cinnabar Gym has two sections in the anime; one is inside of the volcano, and has an arena suspended over the lava inside one of the chambers. The other arena is in the top crater of the volcano itself.
In Riddle Me This, Ash was trying to locate the gym so he could challenge Blaine. He was told by a man who liked telling riddles that the gym disappeared when Cinnabar Island became a tourist trap. However, the man eventually told Ash that Blaine built another gym inside of a volcano. When Ash and the others went in, they learned that the riddler was actually Blaine in disguise. Ash and Blaine battled, but Ash had a series of misfortunes. The first was his Squirtle being defeated by Blaine's Ninetales. Then, his Charizard refused to listen to him. Finally, Pikachu received severe burns caused by Blaine's Magmar and its powerful Fire Blast. Ash called off the battle, not wanting Pikachu to get injured. In Volcanic Panic, after Team Rocket had almost destroyed Blaine's gym (and Cinnabar Island as a result), he agreed to a rematch on his alternate battlefield on top of the volcano. This time, Ash was able to defeat Blaine with the help of his Charizard and its Seismic Toss.
Differences in Generations
Cinnabar Island has changed dramatically between Generation I and Generation II as the city has been totally replaced by a large erupted volcano, removing everything except for the Pokémon Center. After the eruption, the Gym was relocated to the Seafoam Islands. Blue can be first found at Cinnabar, because he was bored and decided to take a stroll there. In Generation III, there are a few changes with the visual design, as the Pokémon Mansion and Pokémon Lab are slightly larger along with more sandy beach areas. The first and last questions in the Cinnabar Gym have also been changed slightly for clarification.
Gallery
- Cinnabarrby.PNG
Cinnabar Island in Generation I.
- Cinnabargsc.png
Cinnabar Island in Generation II.
- Cinnabarisland-frlg.png
Cinnabar Island in Generation III.
Trivia
- Its Japanese motto is グレンの あかは じょうねつの いろ.
- Although the games show no actual volcano on or around Cinnabar Island, one still managed to somehow explode a year prior to the player's adventure, during Generation II. This could be explained as Cinnabar's volcano and/or the island being a shield volcano, where in the anime it appears as a stratovolcano like Mt. Fuji. Although likely to be a shield volcano in the games, the eruption was cited in Gold, Silver and Crystal as being so intense that it sent large boulders as far as the shore just south of Fuchsia City, which isn't a general characteristic of a shield volcano. Another possibility is that Cinnabar Island is a stratovolcano, and that the surface of the island is actually the very peak.
- Cinnabar Island has many glitches associated with it in the Generation I games, such as Missingno. There is also a trick to see a man on the roof of the Gym.
- Some of the wild Pokémon found in the mansion in Generation I have been moved to Knot Island in Generation III, such as Ponyta and Magmar.
- The mom in Gold, Silver, and Crystal makes Cinnabar Volcano Burgers. Judging from the name, it is possible that this has come from here.
In other languages
Language | Name | Origin |
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Japanese | グレンじま Guren Shima | 紅蓮 (guren) refers to the red color of the Crimson lotus. |
English | Cinnabar Island | From cinnabar, a reddish mineral. |
French | Cramois'île | From cramoisi, crimson, and île, island. |
German | Zinnoberinsel | From Zinnoberrot, carmine, and Insel, island. |
Italian | Isola Cannella | From isola, island, and cannella, cinnamon. |
Polish | Wyspa Cinnabar | From wyspa, island, and English Cinnabar. |
Spanish | Isla Canela | From isla, island, and canela, cinnamon. |
Korean | 홍련섬 Hongryeon Seom | 홍련 (hongryeon) means red lotus. |
Chinese (Mandarin) | 紅蓮鎮/红莲镇 Hónglián Zhèn | |
Chinese (Cantonese) | 紅蓮鎮 Hunglin Zan |
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