Many famous Dragon-type Trainers, including Clair and Lance, come from Blackthorn City.
According to a resident in Blackthorn, most Trainers in the city end up being Dragon-type specialists. This could be because of the Dragon's Den in the area and because the local Gym Leader is a Dragon-type Trainer.
A house is located in the southern part of the city, to the left of the Poké Mart.
In Generation II, the Move Deleter lives here, alone. For no charge, he will make a Pokémon forget a move it knows. This is the only way for a Pokémon to forget HM moves. In order to delete an HM move, the player must first have another Pokémon with that same move in order for it to be deleted. The Move Deleter's service can be used to delete moves exclusive to Generation II, so that Pokémon can be traded to a Generation I game via the Time Capsule.
A clan of masters of Dragon-type Pokémon have lived in the city for generations. The masters built the Dragon's Den, a cavern with an underground lake that contains a shrine to Dragon Pokémon, as well as the elders of the Dragon clan. The entrance is located behind the Gym, across a small pond, while the main cavern seems to be located underneath the city itself.
Many strong Trainers can be found within the cavern. The Master of the Dragon User Clan is located here, and he will quiz the player on their attitude towards and treatment of their Pokémon. Correct answers will be rewarded, in Crystal, HeartGold, and SoulSilver, with a Dratini that knows ExtremeSpeed. Silver can be found here, contemplating his training some days of the week, and Clair will visit to reward the player with the Rising Badge she refused to award in the Gym, as well as TM24 (DragonBreath)Wrong template. See Template:Sup/doc. or TM59 (Dragon Pulse)Wrong template. See Template:Sup/doc..
It is inaccessible before defeating Clair in the Blackthorn Gym, as it is blocked off by a man in front of the cave, and then it must be traversed to finally obtain the Rising Badge. Clair and Lance appear for a Tag Battle if the player and rival have already battled at Mt. Moon.
The Ice Path is the only way into the town from the north. Route 45 is also reachable from the south of Blackthorn, but the steep mountain path means it can be used as an exit only. It is known for its numerous ice puzzles, which vary in size and difficulty. The Ice Cave is famous for its rare Jynx, but it has many other Pokémon as well. It is the only place in Johto where wildSwinub, Jynx and Delibird can be caught.
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.
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.
Trainer Tips
Generation II
A Pokémon holding a MiracleBerry will cure itself of any status problem.
Generation IV
Wild Pokémon will appear regularly if you don't run, but walk quietly in the tall grass. If your party Pokémon are tired, it is better to avoid running, and go straight to a Pokémon Center.
In Generation II, if the Dratini in one of the houses is interacted with and the Coin Case is used immediately afterward, a Coin Case glitch will be triggered. This causes the Coin Case's display to change to "Which move?he pp of" permanently, unless the game is reset without saving.
Blackthorn City is similar to that of Unova's Opelucid City in Black and White, with the fact that both of these cities house the final Gym of their respective regions (which is Dragon-type in both cases) and are the tenth cities that the player encounters.
There is an error on the Trainer Tips sign in Generation IV. It says that wild Pokémon appear regularly when walking and not running through tall grass, when it is in fact the opposite.
There is likely a typo on the sign, and it should instead read "Wild Pokémon will appear less regularly if you don't run, but walk quietly in the tall grass. If your party Pokémon are tired, it is better to avoid running, and go straight to a Pokémon Center."
Name origin
Language
Name
Origin
Japanese
フスベシティ Fusube City
Possibly from 燻べる fusuberu (to smoke). May also be from 伏辺山 (Fusube-yama), a mountain in Yamagata Prefecture. Its name can be roughly translated as "to hidesurrounding area."
English
Blackthorn City
From the plant blackthorn, a type of plant closely related to the plum.
French
Ébenelle
From ébène, ebony.
German
Ebenholz City
From Ebenholz, ebony.
Italian
Ebanopoli
From ebano, ebony, and the suffix -poli, meaning city.
Spanish
Ciudad Endrino Ciudad Espina Negra *
From endrino, blackthorn. Literally black thorn.
Korean
검은먹시티 Geomeunmeok City
검은먹 (geomeunmeok) means black ink stick.
Chinese (Mandarin)
煙墨市/烟墨市 Yānmò Shì
Possibly a reference to 燻べる fusuberu (to smoke). 煙墨 literally means "smoke ink," but can also mean "black ink" or "smoke black".