Santalune City

Santalune City ハクダンシティ Hakudan City "A traditional city."

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Map description Many beginning Trainers gather in this friendly city to start a Pokémon journey.

Santalune City Gym - Kalos Gym #1 Viola Bug-type specialist Gym Bug Badge

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Connecting locations   ↑ Route 4   Santalune City Route 22 →   Route 3 ↓

Location Location of Santalune City in Kalos.

Santalune City (Japanese: ハクダンシティ Hakudan City) is a city located in the Kalos region. It is the hometown of the first Gym Leader, Viola.

Places of interest

Santalune Gym

Main article: Santalune Gym

The Santalune Gym is the official Gym of Santalune City, whose Gym Leader is Viola and specializes in Bug-type Pokémon.

Trainers' School

The Trainers' School is located west of the Gym. Inside are four children and an old man. The old man gives the player three X Attack and three X Defense. On the marker board in the back of the school is a list of status ailments with descriptions.

Demographics

The population of Santalune City is 36.

Poké Mart

Generation VI (left cashier) Poké Ball $200 Great Ball $600 Super Potion $700 Antidote $100 Paralyze Heal $200 Awakening $250 Burn Heal $250 Ice Heal $250 Escape Rope $550 Repel $350

Generation VI (right cashier) X Speed $350 X Attack $500 X Defense $550 Guard Spec. $700 Dire Hit $650 X Accuracy $950 X Sp. Atk $350 X Sp. Def $350

Items

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	Great Ball ×2	Gift from a boy inside of the house behind the Pokémon Center In the grass below and to the right of the tables at the Café on the hill (hidden)	X  Y
	Antidote	Inside of the lamppost in the southwestern corner of the Café on the hill (hidden)	X  Y
	Super Potion	Inside of the flower box, second from the left, at the Café on the hill (hidden)	X  Y
	X Attack ×3	Gift from an old man inside of the Trainers' School	X  Y
	X Defense ×3	Gift from an old man inside of the Trainers' School	X  Y
	Roller Skates	From Roller Skater Rinka after defeating her in front of the Gym	X  Y
	Exp. Share	From Alexa at the entrance to Route 4, after defeating Viola	X  Y
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Pokémon

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Farfetch'd	X			Y			Trade Bunnelby	10	One
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Trainers

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Roller Skater Rinka リンコ Rinko Reward: $224	Zigzagoon♀ Lv.7 No item
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Santalune City in the anime

In the anime

Santalune City was first mentioned by Alexa in Kalos, Where Dreams and Adventures Begin!, saying that her sister's Gym is located there and not in Lumiose City. Santalune City made its proper debut appearance in A Blustery Santalune Gym Battle!, where Ash and his friends arrived there to challenge the Gym.

Trivia

• Santalune's Japanese motto is 古式ゆかしい　街 "A traditional city".

Origin

Santalune City is based on the city of Fontainebleau, home of the nearby Forest of Fontainebleau.

Name origin

Language	Name	Origin
Japanese	ハクダンシティ Hakudan City	From 白檀 byakudan (Indian sandalwood), which produces aromatic wood used in fragrances and serves as food for several species of moths and butterflies, referencing the gym's specialization in Bug-types
English	Santalune City	From the genus Santalum or santal (French for sandalwood)
French	Neuvartault	From Art Nouveau
German	Nouvaria City	From Art Nouveau
Italian	Novartopoli	From Art Nouveau
Spanish	Ciudad Novarte	From Art Nouveau
Korean	백단시티 Baekdan City	From 백단 (白檀) baekdan, sandalwood

Kalos
Settlements Vaniville Town • Aquacorde Town‎ • Santalune City • Lumiose City • Camphrier Town • Cyllage City Ambrette Town • Geosenge Town • Shalour City • Coumarine City • Laverre City • Dendemille Town • Anistar City Couriway Town • Snowbelle City • Pokémon League • Kiloude City‎ Routes 1 • 2 • 3 • 4 • 5 • 6 • 7 • 8 • 9 • 10 • 11 • 12 • 13 • 14 • 15 • 16 • 17 • 18 • 19 • 20 • 21 • 22 Landmarks Santalune Forest • Chamber of Emptiness • Parfum Palace • Battle Chateau • Berry fields • Connecting Cave • Glittering Cave • Reflection Cave Tower of Mastery • Azure Bay • Sea Spirit's Den • Kalos Power Plant • Poké Ball Factory • Lost Hotel • Frost Cavern • Lysandre Labs Team Flare Secret HQ • Terminus Cave • Pokémon Village • Victory Road • Battle Maison • Friend Safari • Unknown Dungeon

This article is part of Project Cities and Towns, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on every city and town in the Pokémon world.