Violet City

Violet City キキョウシティ Kikyō City "The City of Nostalgic Scents"

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Map description This old village is still surrounded by trees and other scenery.

Violet City Gym - Johto Gym #1 Falkner Flying-type specialist Gym Zephyr Badge

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Connecting locations ← Route 36 Violet City Route 31 →   Route 32 ↓

Location File:MapViolet.gif Location of Violet City in Johto.

Other generation maps File:VioletCity.png Gen II

Violet City (Japanese: キキョウシティ Kikyō City) is located in central Johto. It is the third city encountered in Johto by the player. Pokémon Trainers often come to Violet City in order to win the Zephyr Badge from Falkner, the Violet Gym Leader, who specializes in Template:Type2 Pokémon. The city has three entrances, one from the east via Route 31, one from the south via Route 32, and one from the west via Route 36.

Places of interest

Earl's Pokémon Academy

Main article: Pokémon academy

Located in the center of the town is Earl's Pokémon Academy, where prospective trainers learn how to raise Pokémon. On the blackboard are descriptions of the various status conditions which can affect Pokémon.

The Pokémon academy is a school where students and Trainers can learn more about Pokémon. Most beginning trainers visit at least one of them, and common trainers who study extensively at these locations are Lasses, School Kids, and Scientists.

The Pokémon Academy is run by Earl Dervish, who, at first is located next to the Pokémon Gym, but will show the player where Pokémon Academy is while he twirls around at every turn along the way.

Sprout Tower

Main article: Sprout Tower

File:HGSS Sprout Tower.png

Sprout Tower in Generation IV

The large tower in the northern part of the town is a tall and wobbling pagoda, run by Buddhist monks who train Pokémon, all the while teaching people that all living beings coexist through cooperation. These monks mostly train Bellsprout, although occasionally use Hoothoot. As trainers battle, the flexible pagoda shakes from side to side. This flexibility protects the tall tower from earthquakes. This technology is now known as 柔構造 jūkōzō, and is applied to hundreds of modern high-rise buildings. Many people believe that a hundred-foot Bellsprout was used to make the swaying pillar.

After the player defeats the last monk, they will receive HM05 (Flash). In HeartGold and SoulSilver, after defeating Elder Li, players receive TM70 (Flash). Rattata and Bellsprout can be found in the tower, as can Gastly at night.

In-game trade

One of the few in-game trades can be found in Violet City. In a southwestern house lives a Trainer named Kyle who is willing to give up his Onix, named Rocky, in exchange for a Bellsprout. This Onix will be holding a Bitter Berry. This is a fairly easy-to-complete trade, as Bellsprout are readily available just outside the city on Route 31. With this Onix, the Gym Battle with Falkner can be made easier.

In Generation IV, the Onix that is traded holds a Persim Berry, which is considered the Bitter Berry's Generation III replacement.

Berries

In Generation IV, a Juggler found near the Pokémon Center will hand out three different types of berries each time a shard is traded. The types of berries given to the player depend on the shard's color. There is another Juggler that trade a shard for berries in Fuchsia City.

Shard		Berry Set	Berries
	Red Shard	A		Cheri		Pecha		Leppa
	Blue Shard	B		Chesto		Oran		Wiki
	Yellow Shard	C		Aspear		Sitrus		Iapapa
	Green Shard	D		Rawst		Lum		Aguav

Violet Gym

Main article: Violet Gym

The Gym in Generation IV

The Violet Gym is the official gym of Violet City. It is based on Template:Type2 Pokémon. The Gym Leader is Falkner. Trainers who defeat him receive the Zephyr Badge. In Generation II, the Gym structure was very basic. The path is held on some sort of raised platform, with a seemingly bottomless pit left and right of the path. The path creates an "S" shape as it winds around toward the gym leader. At the tips of the "S" there are two trainers that are both unavoidable. After Leader Falkner is defeated, he will give the player the Zephyr Badge, TM31 (Mud-Slap), and the ability to use Flash outside of battle.

In Generation IV, the Gym appears to be redesigned as to another perspective. Trainers will start on plain ground other than a raised floor, along with a wooden platform that will lift Trainers up to the upper level, where a structure similar to the previous generation awaits. A Trainer waits at each end of the "S", but unlike in Generation II, both Trainers can be avoided by walking on the glass tiles that encircle the field. After Leader Falkner is defeated, he will give the player the Zephyr Badge, TM51 (Roost), and the ability to use Rock Smash outside of battle.

Demographics

Violet City's population is 35, making it the second-largest city in Johto.

Items

Item		Location	Games

Poké Mart

Generation II
Poké Ball $200	Potion $300
Antidote $100	Parlyz Heal Parlyz Heal $200
Awakening $250	X Defend $550
X Attack $500	X Speed $350
Escape Rope $550	Flower Mail $50

Generation IV - Bottom
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 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

Generation IV - Top
Heal Ball $300	Net Ball $1000
Tunnel Mail $50

Pokémon

Generation II

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Pokémon		Games			Location	Levels	Rate
Gift Pokémon
	Onix	G	S	C	House	The same as the Traded Pokémon	Trade Bellsprout
	Togepi	G	S	C	Pokémon Center	Level 5 when Hatched	Only one (egg)
Surfing and Fishing
	Poliwag	G	S	C	Surfing	15-24	90%
	Poliwhirl	G	S	C	Surfing	20-24	10%
	Magikarp	G	S	C	Old Rod	10	85%
	Poliwag	G	S	C	Old Rod	10	15%
	Poliwag	G	S	C	Good Rod	20	65%
	Magikarp	G	S	C	Good Rod	20	35%
	Poliwag	G	S	C	Super Rod	40	70%
	Magikarp	G	S	C	Super Rod	40	20%
	Poliwhirl	G	S	C	Super Rod	40	10%
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

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Pokémon		Games		Location	Levels	Rate
Gift Pokémon
	Onix	HG	SS	House	The same as the Traded Pokémon	Trade Bellsprout
	Togepi	HG	SS	Poké Mart	Level 1 when Hatched	Only one (egg)
Surfing and Fishing
	Poliwag	HG	SS	Surfing	10-25	90%
	Poliwhirl	HG	SS	Surfing	15-32	10%
	Magikarp	HG	SS	Old Rod	10	95%
	Poliwag	HG	SS	Old Rod	10	5%
	Poliwag	HG	SS	Good Rod	20	60%
	Magikarp	HG	SS	Good Rod	20	40%
	Poliwag	HG	SS	Super Rod	40	93%
	Magikarp	HG	SS	Super Rod	40	7%
Special Pokémon
	Whiscash	HG	SS	Swarms	40	Unknown
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.

Trivia

• Violet City was named Mauville when Pokémon Gold and Silver were translated into French; the English-language games would later use this name for a city in Hoenn.
• In the games, the Violet City Gym is the only first gym challenge in the series to not specialize in the Template:Type2. It is also the only first gym where none of the starter Pokémon have a type advantage over the Leader's Pokémon, as well as being the only first gym where the Leader has an evolved Pokémon.
• A remix of this town's music can be heard on Six and Seven Islands.
• Violet City is the second largest city in Johto. However, it is dwarfed in comparison to Johto's largest, Goldenrod City, which is also the largest in the Pokémon world. Goldenrod actually has approximately double Violet City's population.
• Blackthorn City and Violet City are the only Johto cities which keep their Generation II slogans in Generation IV.

In other languages

Language	Name	Origin
Japanese	キキョウシティ Kikyō City	From 桔梗 Kikyō, the Chinese bellflower.
English	Violet City	Possibly taken from the color of the Chinese bellflower or from the plant, Violet.
French	Mauville	From mauve, purple, and ville, city.
German	Viola City	From Viola, a genus of flowers.
Italian	Violapoli	From viola, violet, and the suffix -poli, meaning city.
Spanish	Ciudad Malva Ciudad Violeta (Latin American dub)	From Malva, a genus of plants. From English name
Brazilian Portuguese	Cidade Violeta (anime only)	From violeta, violet.
Korean	도라지시티 Doraji City	From 도라지 doraji, Chinese bellflower.
Chinese (Mandarin)	桔梗市 Jiégěng Shì	From its Japanese name.
Chinese (Cantonese)	桔梗市 Gatgang Si

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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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