Ambrette Town

Ambrette Town コウジンタウン Kōjin Town "Where amber dust dances."

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Map description This town was known only for its aquarium until the discovery of rare Fossils really put it on the map.

[[|Ambrette Town Gym]] - Kalos Gym #{{{gymno}}} [[File:{{{leadersprite}}}|{{{leader}}}|link={{{leader}}}]] [[{{{leader}}}|{{{leader}}}]] No specialty type [[File:{{{badge}}} Badge.png|70px|{{{badge}}} Badge|link=Badge#{{{badge}}} Badge]] [[Badge#{{{badge}}} Badge|{{{badge}}} Badge]]

[[|Ambrette Town Gym]] - Kalos Gym #{{{gymno}}} [[File:{{{leadersprite2}}}|{{{leader2}}}|link={{{leader2}}}]] [[{{{leader2}}}|{{{leader2}}}]] Unknown-type specialist Gym [[File:{{{badge}}} Badge.png|70px|{{{badge}}} Badge|link=Badge#{{{badge}}} Badge]] [[Badge#{{{badge}}} Badge|{{{badge}}} Badge]]

[[|Ambrette Town Gym]] - Kalos Gym #{{{gymno}}} [[File:{{{leadersprite3}}}|{{{leader3}}}|link={{{leader3}}}]] [[{{{leader3}}}|{{{leader3}}}]] Unknown-type specialist Gym [[File:{{{badge}}} Badge.png|70px|{{{badge}}} Badge|link=Badge#{{{badge}}} Badge]] [[Badge#{{{badge}}} Badge|{{{badge}}} Badge]]

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Connecting locations   ↑ Route 8   Ambrette Town Route 9 →

Location Location of Ambrette Town in Kalos.

Ambrette Town (Japanese: コウジンタウン Kōjin Town) is a town located in the Kalos region. It is also the location of Kalos's Fossil Lab, where fossils can be revived into Pokémon.

Places of interest

Fossil Lab

The Ambrette Fossil Lab is a laboratory that specializes in reviving fossilized Pokémon remains back into living Pokémon. Various fossils, anthropological and astronomical items and materials line the shelves near the back walls and entrance. Among the items interned are several meteorites which can be used to change Deoxys between its Formes. A Hiker will also award the player the Burn, Chill, Douse and Shock Drives if shown a Genesect.

Ambrette Aquarium

The Ambrette Aquarium is a two-story public aquarium with no entry fee. It also serves as the connecting point between Ambrette Town, Route 8 and the coastline. Several patrons walk around on the two levels, enjoying the various aquariums on the upper entrance floor. On the lower level sits a large Magikarp statue, with the exit leading out to Route 8. If the player talks to the Fisherman next to the statue, he will give the player an Old Rod.

Items

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	TM94 (Rock Smash)	From a girl outside of the Aquarium	X  Y
	Dive Ball	Exchange a Poké Ball with the Punk Guy next to the Fossil Lab (daily)	X  Y
	Health Wing	From a girl in a house south of the Aquarium if the player has a Pokémon with a Speed equal or higher than her request (daily)	X  Y
	X Attack	In the bottom left square south of the Hotel Ambrette (hidden)	X  Y
	TM96 (Nature Power)	From a girl in the right side of the lobby in the hotel	X  Y
	Alert Ribbon	2F of the hotel; given to the player's lead PokémonMo	X  Y
	Rocky Helmet	From a girl in the gate to Route 9	X  Y
	Aerodactylite	From a Scientist in the Fossil Lab after returning from Glittering Cave	X  Y
	Old Rod	From a Fisherman on the lower floor of the Aquarium	X  Y
	Rare Candy	Along the coast, near three breakable rocks against the cliff face, four steps south and four steps west of the southernmost rock (hidden)	X  Y
	Pearl	Along the coast, at the foot of the cliff on the south side of the town	X  Y
	Shock Drive	From a Hiker in the Fossil Lab after showing him a Genesect	X  Y
	Burn Drive	From a Hiker in the Fossil Lab after showing him a Genesect	X  Y
	Douse Drive	From a Hiker in the Fossil Lab after showing him a Genesect	X  Y
	Chill Drive	From a Hiker in the Fossil Lab after showing him a Genesect	X  Y
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Rock Smash

Item		Location	Games
	Big Pearl	Randomly found by smashing rocks along the coast	X  Y
	Ether	Randomly found by smashing rocks along the coast	X  Y
	Hard Stone	Randomly found by smashing rocks along the coast	X  Y
	Heart Scale	Randomly found by smashing rocks along the coast	X  Y
	Max Ether	Randomly found by smashing rocks along the coast	X  Y
	Max Revive	Randomly found by smashing rocks along the coast	X  Y
	Pearl	Randomly found by smashing rocks along the coast	X  Y
	Revive	Randomly found by smashing rocks along the coast	X  Y
	Soft Sand	Randomly found by smashing rocks along the coast	X  Y
	Star Piece	Randomly found by smashing rocks along the coast	X  Y

Pokémon

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Rock Smash
Dwebble	X			Y			Rock Smash	13-19	Common
Binacle	X			Y			Rock Smash	14, 18, 20	Average
Surfing
Tentacool	X			Y			Surfing	25-26	Common
Wailmer	X			Y			Surfing	25	Average
Fishing
Luvdisc	X			Y			Fishing Old Rod	15	100%
Horsea	X			Y			Fishing Good Rod	25	Average
Skrelp	X			Y			Fishing Good Rod	25	Common
Clauncher	X			Y			Fishing Good Rod	25	Common
Seadra	X			Y			Fishing Super Rod	35	Very Rare
Relicanth	X			Y			Fishing Super Rod	35	Common
Dragalge	X			Y			Fishing Super Rod	35	Average
Clawitzer	X			Y			Fishing Super Rod	35	Average
style="background: #Template:City color light; color: #000000" colspan="15" | Gift Pokémon
Omanyte	X			Y			Revive Helix Fossil	20	Fossil
Kabuto	X			Y			Revive Dome Fossil	20	Fossil
Aerodactyl	X			Y			Revive Old Amber	20	Fossil
Lileep	X			Y			Revive Root Fossil	20	Fossil
Anorith	X			Y			Revive Claw Fossil	20	Fossil
Cranidos	X			Y			Revive Skull Fossil	20	Fossil
Shieldon	X			Y			Revive Armor Fossil	20	Fossil
Tirtouga	X			Y			Revive Cover Fossil	20	Fossil
Archen	X			Y			Revive Plume Fossil	20	Fossil
Tyrunt	X			Y			Revive Jaw Fossil	20	Fossil
Amaura	X			Y			Revive Sail Fossil	20	Fossil
style="background: #Template:City color light; color: #000000" colspan="15" | Special Pokémon Occurs on random days in a random hotel after having spoken to the traders multiple times.
Magikarp	X			Y			Trade Gyarados	5	One
Eevee	X			Y			Trade Any Pokémon	5	One
class="roundybottom" style="background: #Template:City color light; color: #000000" colspan="14" | 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.

In the anime

The Ambrette Aquarium in the anime

Ambrette Town in anime

In Going for the Gold!, Ash and his friends arrived at Ambrette Town and were met with a spectacular view of the sea. As Bonnie and some of the group's Pokémon played in the ocean, Serena suggested that they should visit the Ambrette Aquarium. There they saw many species of Water Pokémon up close. Later they heard about the town's legend of a Golden Magikarp, and helped the aquarium's director Rodman fish for it. They didn't manage to catch it, but did catch a glimpse of it.

In Coming Back into the Cold!, the group visited the fossil laboratory in Ambrette Town and got to meet an Amaura and an Aurorus.

Trivia

• Ambrette's Japanese motto is 紅く　舞う　土煙 "Dancing cloud of red dust".
• Ambrette Town has the same background music as Aquacorde Town.

Origin

Ambrette Town's real-life counterpart is likely La Rochelle.

Name origin

Language	Name	Origin
Japanese	コウジンタウン Kōjin Town	From 紅蔘 kōjin (red ginseng) and 紅塵 kōjin (cloud of dust; mundane world; lit. red dust)
English	Ambrette Town	From ambrette and amber
French	Roche-sur-Gliffe	From roche (rock) and pétroglyphe (petroglyph)
German	Petrophia	From Petroglyphe, petroglyph
Italian	Petroglifari	From Petroglifi, petroglyph
Spanish	Pueblo Petroglifo	From petroglifo, petroglyph
Korean	가라마을 Gara Maeul	From 가라향 (伽羅香) gara-hyang, agarwood

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.