Driftveil City

Driftveil City ホドモエシティ Hodomoe City "ふねの ほと うずまく みずのこと"

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Driftveil City Gym - Unova Gym #5 Yacon Yacon Ground-type specialist Gym Quake Badge

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Driftveil City Gym - Unova Gym #5 [[File:{{{leadersprite3}}}|{{{leader3}}}|link={{{leader3}}}]] [[{{{leader3}}}|{{{leader3}}}]] Ground-type specialist Gym Quake Badge

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Connecting locations ← Route 6 Driftveil City Driftveil Drawbridge →   Freezing Container ↓

Location Location of Driftveil City in Unova.

Driftveil City (Japanese: ホドモエシティ Hodomoe City) is a seaside city in western Unova that is used to ship containers from place to place. A large market offering some useful items occupies part of the city. It usually rains in the area.

The city has two possible entrances on foot: from Route 6 and from the Driftveil Drawbridge, which leads to Unova's central peninsula.

Places of interest

Market

The Market is located on the western side of the city. It sells herbs and other items that can be of use.

Lighthouse

Driftveil City has a small beach. If the player Surfs directly off the beach, they can find the lighthouse, which has a Water Stone on its shore.

Docks

There is a large shipping dock located directly south of the city.

The Freezing Container can be found here.

Driftveil Gym

Main article: Driftveil Gym

The Driftveil Gym is the official Gym of Driftveil City. It houses Ground-type Pokémon. The Gym Leader is Yacon. Trainers who defeat him are awarded the Quake Badge, which allows the player to use Fly outside of battle, as well as TM78 (Smooth Over).

Demographics

Driftveil City is a large city with a population of 55.

Items

Item		Location	Games

Pokémon

Pokémon	Games						Location	Levels	Rate
Surfing
Pururiru	B			W			Surfing	5-15	100%
Surfing spots
Burungel	B			W			Surfing	5-20	5%
Alomomola	B			W			Surfing	5-20	95%
Fishing
Krabby	B			W			Fishing	35-55	65%
Chinchou	B			W			Fishing	35-55	30%
Luvdisc	B			W			Fishing	35-55	5%
Fishing Spots
Chinchou	B			W			Fishing	35-60	60%
Luvdisc	B			W			Fishing	35-60	30%
Kingler	B			W			Fishing	35-60	5%
Lanturn	B			W			Fishing	35-60	5%
Special Pokémon
Basculin	B			W			Trade Minccino	25	One
Basculin	B			W			Trade Minccino	25	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

Triple battle

Trainer	Pokémon
Bike Lover Charles チャールズ Charles Reward: $864	Zeburaika♂ Lv.27 No item
	Waruvile♂ Lv.27 No item
	Basculin♂ Red-Striped Form Lv.27 No item

If the player chose Snivy:

Pokémon Trainer Bianca Driftveil City Black and White Pokémon Trainer and Professor Bianca Oak Driftveil City Black and White Reward: $2800

Types: Normal Unknown Ability: Intimidate Held item: None Herdier♀ Lv.26 Helping Hand Normal Status   --       Take Down Normal Physical   --       Work Up Normal Status   --       Crunch Dark Physical   --       Types: Water Unknown Ability: Torrent Held item: None Futachimaru♂ Lv.28 Razor Shell Water Physical   --       Fury Cutter Bug Physical   --       Water Pulse Water Special   --       Revenge Fighting Physical   --       Types: Fire Unknown Ability: Gluttony Held item: None Pansear♂ Lv.26 Yawn Normal Status   --       Bite Dark Physical   --       Flame Burst Fire Special   --       Amnesia Psychic Status   --       Types: Psychic Unknown Ability: Forewarn Held item: None Musharna♀ Lv.26 Defense Curl Normal Status   --       Lucky Chant Normal Status   --       Psybeam Psychic Special   --       Hypnosis Psychic Status   --

If the player chose Tepig:

Pokémon Trainer Bianca Driftveil City Black and White Pokémon Trainer and Professor Bianca Oak Driftveil City Black and White Reward: $2800

Types: Normal Unknown Ability: Intimidate Held item: None Herdier♀ Lv.26 Helping Hand Normal Status   --       Take Down Normal Physical   --       Work Up Normal Status   --       Crunch Dark Physical   --       Types: Grass Unknown Ability: Overgrow Held item: None Janovy♂ Lv.28 Leaf Tornado Grass Special   --       Leech Seed Grass Status   --       Mega Drain Grass Special   --       Slam Normal Physical   --       Types: Water Unknown Ability: Gluttony Held item: None Panpour♂ Lv.26 Water Sport Water Status   --       Bite Dark Physical   --       Scald Water Special   --       Taunt Dark Status   --       Types: Psychic Unknown Ability: Forewarn Held item: None Musharna♀ Lv.26 Defense Curl Normal Status   --       Lucky Chant Normal Status   --       Psybeam Psychic Special   --       Hypnosis Psychic Status   --

If the player chose Oshawott:

Pokémon Trainer Bianca Driftveil City Black and White Pokémon Trainer and Professor Bianca Oak Driftveil City Black and White Reward: $2800

Types: Normal Unknown Ability: Intimidate Held item: None Herdier♀ Lv.26 Helping Hand Normal Status   --       Take Down Normal Physical   --       Work Up Normal Status   --       Crunch Dark Physical   --       Types: Fire Fighting Ability: Blaze Held item: None Chaoboo♂ Lv.28 Arm Thrust Fighting Physical   --       Smog Poison Special   --       Rollout Rock Physical   --       Take Down Normal Physical   --       Types: Grass Unknown Ability: Gluttony Held item: None Pansage♂ Lv.26 Leech Seed Grass Status   --       Bite Dark Physical   --       Seed Bomb Grass Physical   --       Torment Dark Status   --       Types: Psychic Unknown Ability: Forewarn Held item: None Musharna♀ Lv.26 Defense Curl Normal Status   --       Lucky Chant Normal Status   --       Psybeam Psychic Special   --       Hypnosis Psychic Status   --

Name origin

Language	Name	Origin
Japanese	ホドモエシティ Hodomoe City	帆巴 hodomoe, "sail swirl": a mon that resembles sails set in a circle (example).
English	Driftveil City	From cloud drift and the word "veil". May also be from velum (sail-shaped cloud).
Italian	Libecciopoli	From libeccio

Unova
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