Rustboro City

Rustboro City カナズミシティ Kanazumi City "The city probing the integration of nature and science."

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Connecting locations   ↑ Route 115   Rustboro City Route 116 →   Route 104 ↓

Location Location of Rustboro City in Hoenn.

Rustboro City (Japanese: カナズミシティ Kanazumi City) is a metropolis located in western Hoenn. It is the third largest city in Hoenn, after Lilycove City and Slateport City. Rustboro City has an unusual yet unique cityscape in the Hoenn region. The buildings' architectures are designed with stones, giving it an old-town feeling.

According to the Cutter's daughter, Rustboro was expanded to accommodate its growing size with the help of the Cutter's Pokémon which cleared the trees. The Devon Corporation is headquartered in the northwest side of the city. The first Gym is located here with Roxanne as the Gym Leader.

Places of interest

Rustboro City in Ruby and Sapphire

Devon Corporation

Main article: Devon Corporation

Rustboro serves as the establishment for the Devon Corporation, a company which makes many items for Pokémon Trainers. The company headquarters is located in the northwest corner of the city, and takes the appearance of a large, old-fashioned looking building. A sign outside reads:

DEVON CORPORATION
"For all your living needs, we make
it all."

Apart from developing improved and innovative items, the company also revives Pokémon from Fossils. The Devon Corporation's workers are also attempting to build impossible machines such as one that can transform people into Pokémon. In the south section of the town is an apartment complex for Devon employees.

Cutter's house

A Cutter lives near the Pokémon Center with his daughter. A sign outside reads:

CUTTER'S HOUSE

When the city of Rustboro was undergoing expansion, the Cutter had his Pokémon use Cut to help clear the land of trees. He will give the player HM01 (Cut). According to May/Brendan, he has a younger brother in Mauville City, which is the person that gives out HM06 (Rock Smash)

Elyssa's house

Elyssa's House is located next to the Gym in Rustboro City. By talking to Elyssa, the player is given the option to make an in-game trade. In Ruby and Sapphire, Elyssa wants a Slakoth, and will trade a Makuhita named Makit in exchange. Makit is holding an X Attack. The new Pokémon's level will match that of the Pokémon the player traded.

Kobe's house

In Emerald, Elyssa gets replaced by Kobe and he will instead want a Ralts (found on Route 102), and will trade a Seedot named Dots in exchange. Dots is holding a Chesto Berry.

Pokémon Trainer's School

Main article: Pokémon Trainer's School

The Pokémon Trainer's School is located east of the Pokémon Center. A sign outside reads:

POKéMON TRAINER'S SCHOOL
"We'll teach you anything about
POKéMON!"

Inside are five students and a teacher, who gives the player the Quick Claw. Talking to the students also reveals helpful information. Behind the teacher is the blackboard with the list of status conditions (Poison, Burn, Freeze, Paralysis, and Sleep) that may affect Pokémon in a battle. In the anime, Roxanne, the local Gym Leader, runs the school.

Walda's house

In Pokémon Emerald, a sad young girl named Walda lives between the Pokémon Center and the Devon Corporation building. If the proper 'funny' word is given to her caretaker, she will reward the player with a new wallpaper for the Pokémon Storage System.

Rustboro Gym

Main article: Rustboro Gym

Rustboro Gym is the first Gym a player must face in the Hoenn region. It is located in the northern part of Rustboro, east of the Devon Corporation. The sign outside reads:

RUSTBORO CITY POKéMON GYM
LEADER: ROXANNE
"The ROCK-loving honors student!"

The Gym Leader is Roxanne, who specializes in Rock-type Pokémon. The Stone Badge is awarded for defeating Roxanne. The Gym is a maze; there are two paths, one path which battles the Gym Trainers, while the other path lets the players go through without battling.

In the anime, Rustboro Gym appears as a giant boulder in A Winner by a Nosepass!.

Demographics

Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire

The population of Rustboro City is 57, making it the third largest city in Hoenn, behind Lilycove City and Slateport City.

Poké Mart

Poké Ball $200	Timer Ball* $1000
Repeat Ball* $1000	Potion $100
Super Potion $700	Antidote $100
Parlyz Heal Parlyz Heal $200	X Attack $500
X Defend $550	X Speed $350
Repel $350	Escape Rope $550

Items

Item		Location	Games
	X Defend	Behind the gate in the lower-right corner. Accessed from Route 104	R  S  E
	Premier Ball	Received from a boy in the southwestern-most building, 2nd floor	R  S  E
	HM01 (Cut)	From the Cutter's House	R  S  E
	Quick Claw	Received from the teacher at the Pokémon Trainer's School	R  S  E
	Great Ball	Received by Devon Employee after obtaining the Devon Goods	R  S  E
	Letter	Received from Mr. Stone	R  S  E
	PokéNav	Received from Mr. Stone	R  S  E
	Exp. Share	Reward from Mr. Stone after delivering the Letter to Steven	R  S  E
	X Attack	Held by Makit	R  S
	Chesto Berry	Held by Dots	E

Pokémon

Pokémon	Games						Location	Levels	Rate
Gift Pokémon
Lileep	R		S		E		Revive Root Fossil	20	One
Anorith	R		S		E		Revive Claw Fossil	20	One
Special Pokémon
Seedot	R		S		E		Trade Ralts	The same as the traded Pokémon	One
Makuhita	R		S		E		Trade Slakoth	The same as the traded Pokémon	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

Pokémon Emerald

If the player chose Treecko:

PKMN Trainer Brendan Rustboro City Emerald Reward: $900
Types: Water Grass Ability: Swift Swim Held item: None Lotad♂ Lv.13 Nature Power Normal   --       Absorb Grass   --       Growl Normal   --       Astonish Ghost   --       Type: Fire Unknown Ability: Blaze Held item: None Torchic♂ Lv.15 Scratch Normal   --       Growl Normal   --       Focus Energy Normal   --       Ember Fire   --

PKMN Trainer May Rustboro City Emerald Reward: $900
Types: Water Grass Ability: Swift Swim Held item: None Lotad♀ Lv.13 Nature Power Normal   --       Absorb Grass   --       Astonish Ghost   --       Growl Normal   --       Type: Fire Unknown Ability: Blaze Held item: None Torchic♂ Lv.15 Ember Fire   --       Scratch Normal   --       Growl Normal   --       Focus Energy Normal   --

If the player chose Torchic:

PKMN Trainer Brendan Rustboro City Emerald Reward: $900
Type: Fire Unknown Ability: Flame Body Held item: None Slugma♂ Lv.13 Yawn Normal   --       Smog Poison   --       Ember Fire   --       Struggle Normal   --       Type: Water Unknown Ability: Torrent Held item: None Mudkip♂ Lv.15 Bide Normal   --       Mud-Slap Ground   --       Water Gun Water   --       Growl Normal   --

PKMN Trainer May Rustboro City Emerald Reward: $900
Type: Fire Unknown Ability: White Smoke Held item: None Torkoal♀ Lv.13 Ember Fire   --       Smog Poison   --       Curse ???   --       SmokeScreen Normal   --       Type: Water Unknown Ability: Torrent Held item: None Mudkip♂ Lv.15 Water Gun Water   --       Bide Normal   --       Mud-Slap Ground   --       Growl Normal   --

If the player chose Mudkip:

PKMN Trainer Brendan Rustboro City Emerald Reward: $900
Types: Water Flying Ability: Keen Eye Held item: None Wingull♂ Lv.13 Wing Attack Flying   --       Supersonic Normal   --       Water Gun Water   --       Growl Normal   --       Type: Grass Unknown Ability: Overgrow Held item: None Treecko♂ Lv.15 Quick Attack Normal   --       Absorb Grass   --       Leer Normal   --       Pound Normal   --

PKMN Trainer May Rustboro City Emerald Reward: $900
Types: Water Flying Ability: Keen Eye Held item: None Wingull♀ Lv.13 Water Gun Water   --       Wing Attack Flying   --       Supersonic Normal   --       Growl Normal   --       Type: Grass Unknown Ability: Overgrow Held item: None Treecko♂ Lv.15 Absorb Grass   --       Leer Normal   --       Pound Normal   --       Quick Attack Normal   --

In the anime

Rustboro City in the anime

Rustboro Contest Hall

In the anime, Rustboro City appeared in the episodes Gonna Rule The School! to On a Wingull and a Prayer!. Ash and his friends mainly traveled to Rustboro for Ash's first Hoenn Gym battle, which happened in The Winner By a Nosepass, but while there, they also visited the lookout tower, the Pokémon Trainer's School and the Devon Corporation.

In On a Wingull and a Prayer! they went to the desolate harbor of Rustboro City and met up with Mr. Briney, who brought them to Dewford Town by boat.

Rustboro City also has a Contest Hall on its outskirts, which appeared in All Things Bright and Beautifly!.

Trivia

• Rustboro's Japanese motto is しぜんと かがくの ゆうごうを ついきゅうする まち "The city probing the integration of nature and science".
•  Rustboro City is very similar to Saffron City of Kanto and Jubilife City of Sinnoh. All three cities are home to their region's corporate giants.
  •  It is also similar to Pewter City of Kanto and Goldenrod City of Johto. Their geographic locations to their regions are very remarkably similar, as well as being only accessible through a forest during the beginning of the games. Rustboro is more like Pewter in that both cities are the second city visited with a Gym, but first to be beaten by the player. Both Pewter and Rustboro's Gyms specialize in Rock-type Pokémon, and play a role in the player obtaining Fossil Pokémon.
•  As Hoenn coincides with Kyushu, Rustboro coincides approximately with Fukuoka and Kitakyushu.

Name origin

Language	Name	Origin
Japanese	カナズミシティ Kanazumi City	Possibly from 金属 kanazoku (metal) and 炭 sumi (charcoal)
English	Rustboro City	From rust and a phonetic spelling of borough.
French	Mérouville	From métal, rouille (rust), and ville (village)
German	Metarost City	From Metall (metal) and Rost (rust)
Italian	Ferrugipoli	From ferro (iron), ruggine (rust), and the suffix -poli, meaning city.
Spanish	Ciudad Férrica	From Férrico (ferric, to be made of iron).
Korean	금탄도시 Geumtan City	From 금 (金) geum, gold or metal, and 탄 (炭) tan, coal
Chinese (Mandarin)	卡那茲市／卡那兹 Kǎnàzī Shì	Transliteration of Kanazu in Kanazumi

Hoenn
Settlements Littleroot Town • Oldale Town • Petalburg City • Rustboro City • Dewford Town • Slateport City • Mauville City • Verdanturf Town Fallarbor Town • Lavaridge Town • Fortree City • Lilycove City • Mossdeep City • Sootopolis City • Pacifidlog Town • Ever Grande City Battle Frontier • Battle Resort Routes 101 • 102 • 103 • 104 • 105 • 106 • 107 • 108 • 109 • 110 • 111 • 112 • 113 • 114 • 115 • 116 • 117 • 118 119 • 120 • 121 • 122 • 123 • 124 • 125 • 126 • 127 • 128 • 129 • 130 • 131 • 132 • 133 • 134 • Underwater Landmarks Petalburg Woods • Rusturf Tunnel • Island Cave • Granite Cave • Abandoned Ship • Sea Mauville • Oceanic Museum Seaside Cycling Road • Trick House • Mauville Game Corner • New Mauville • Trainer Hill • Desert Ruins • Mirage Tower • Fiery Path Jagged Pass • Mt. Chimney • Desert Underpass • Meteor Falls • Weather Institute • Scorched Slab • Ancient Tomb • Safari Zone • Mt. Pyre Lilycove Museum • Shoal Cave • Team Aqua Hideout • Team Magma Hideout (Lilycove • Jagged Pass) • Mossdeep Space Center • Seafloor Cavern Cave of Origin • Mirage Island • Sky Pillar • Victory Road • Pokémon League • Sealed Chamber • Artisan Cave • Altering Cave • Southern Island Marine Cave • Terra Cave • Contest Hall • Battle Maison • Battle Tower • Battle Tent • Secret Islet • Secret Meadow • Secret Shore Mirage spots Mirage Caves • Mirage Forests • Mirage Islands • Mirage Mountains Crescent Isle • Fabled Cave • Gnarled Den • Nameless Cavern • Pathless Plain • Trackless Forest Access to Birth Island • Faraway Island • Navel Rock • Sky

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