Petalburg City

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Petalburg City トウカシティ Touka City "Where people mingle with nature."

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Map description A whiff of salt is always in the air in this city, which is skirted by the ocean shore.

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Connecting locations ← Route 104 Petalburg City Route 102 →

Location Location of Petalburg City in Hoenn.

Petalburg City (Japanese: トウカシティ Touka City) is located in southwestern Hoenn. Despite Petalburg being the first city with a Gym, the Gym is not accessible until after obtaining four Badges. Norman, the father of the players, is also the Petalburg Gym Leader.

East of Petalburg City is Route 102 and Oldale Town. To the west is Route 104 where Mr. Briney's Cottage and the Petalburg Woods are found.

When a player first arrives at this city and talks to Norman, a boy named Wally will come in asking for help to catch a Pokémon. Using Zigzagoon, a Pokémon Norman lends, and the player's support, Wally catches his first Pokémon: a Ralts. The Pokémon Center has a man near the PC who will let players put key words on their Trainer Cards.

Places of interest

Petalburg City in Ruby and Sapphire

Wally's house

Wally's house is located in the west section of the town, next door to the Gym. Wally, the main rival of Pokémon Ruby, Sapphire and Emerald, and his family live here. After defeating Petalburg Gym, Wally's family will give the player HM03 (Surf).

Petalburg Gym

Main article: Petalburg Gym

The Petalburg Gym is the official Gym of Petalburg City. It is based on Normal-type Pokémon. The Gym Leader is Norman. Norman is the father of the player in Ruby, Sapphire, and Emerald, and Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire. He uses Normal Pokémon and gives out the Balance Badge. Between the entrance and Gym Leader Norman are a series of rooms, each containing a Trainer. The Trainers have special ways to battle, as displayed on the doors leading to their rooms. Once three rooms in a row are completed, they can access the Gym Leader Room with Norman. When defeated, Norman will give the player the Balance Badge as well as TM42 (Facade)^RSE or TM67 (Retaliate)^ORAS as a reward.

Role

Delta Episode

During the Delta Episode, after Zinnia has stolen the neighbor Brendan/May's Mega Bracelet from them in their house, Courtney^OR/Matt^AS is here trying to steal Wally's Key Stone from him outside his house, despite Wally insisting he doesn't have it anymore. Upon seeing the player, the villainous team admin decides to battle the player in order to take their Key Stone instead. Upon defeating villainous team admin, they say they are going to head to Meteor Falls.

After the battle, the player receives an Entry Call on their PokéNav Plus from Steven, and requests that the player meet him at the Devon Corporation in Rustboro City to discuss some urgent business.

Demographics

Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire

In Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire the population of Petalburg City is 30. Compared to other Hoenn towns and cities Petalburg City is an average-sized city.

Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire

In Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire, Rustboro City has a total population of 24.

Poké Mart

Generation III
Poké Ball $200	Great Ball* $600
Potion $300	Super Potion* $700
Antidote $100	Parlyz Heal Parlyz Heal $200
Awakening $250	X Attack $500
X Defend $550	X Speed $350
Repel $350	Escape Rope $550
Orange Mail $50

Generation VI
Poké Ball $200	Great Ball* $600
Potion $300	Super Potion* $700
Hyper Potion* $1,200	Revive* $1,500
Antidote $100	Paralyze Heal* $200
Awakening* $250	Burn Heal* $250
Ice Heal* $250	Escape Rope* $550
Repel* $350	Super Repel* $500

Items

Item		Location	Games
	HM03 (Surf)	Obtained from Wally's father after defeating Norman	R  S  E  OR  AS
	Max Revive	Across the upper-right pond (requires Surf)	R  S  E  OR  AS
	Ether	Across the lower-left pond (requires Surf)	R  S  E  OR  AS
	Rare Candy	East of Ether (requires Surf) (hidden)	R  S  E  OR  AS

Pokémon

Generation III

Pokémon	Games						Location	Levels	Rate
Surfing
Marill	R		S		E		Surfing	5-35	100%
Fishing
Goldeen	R		S		E		Fishing Old Rod	5-10	30%
Magikarp	R		S		E		Fishing Old Rod	5-10	70%
Goldeen	R		S		E		Fishing Good Rod	10-30	20%
Magikarp	R		S		E		Fishing Good Rod	10-30	60%
Corphish	R		S		E		Fishing Good Rod	10-30	20%
Corphish	R		S		E		Fishing Super Rod	20-45	100%
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.

Generation VI

Pokémon	Games						Location	Levels	Rate
Surfing
Marill	OR			AS			Surfing	15	50%
Azumarill	OR			AS			Surfing	20, 25	31%
Surskit	OR			AS			Surfing	15	15%
Masquerain	OR			AS			Surfing	25	4%
Fishing
Goldeen	OR			AS			Fishing Old Rod	5	35%
Magikarp	OR			AS			Fishing Old Rod	10, 15	65%
Goldeen	OR			AS			Fishing Good Rod	25	35%
Magikarp	OR			AS			Fishing Good Rod	25	60%
Corphish	OR			AS			Fishing Good Rod	25	5%
Corphish	OR			AS			Fishing Super Rod	30, 35, 40	100%
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 Omega Ruby

Magma Admin Courtney Petalburg City Omega Ruby Reward: $5,300
Types: Fire Ground Ability: Solid Rock Held item: None Camerupt♀ Lv.53 Rock Slide Rock Physical   --       Yawn Normal Status   --       Earthquake Ground Physical   --       Eruption Fire Special   --

Pokémon Alpha Sapphire

Aqua Admin Matt Petalburg City Alpha Sapphire Reward: $5,300
Types: Water Dark Ability: Rough Skin Held item: None Sharpedo♂ Lv.53 Poison Fang Poison Physical   --       Crunch Dark Physical   --       Agility Psychic Status   --       Skull Bash Normal Physical   --

In the anime

Petalburg City in the anime

In the Pokémon anime Petalburg City is the hometown of Norman, May, Max, and Caroline. It also has a sister city to the north of it called North Petalburg.

Ash and May first arrived there in There's no Place Like Hoenn. After meeting up with May's family and Ash having a unofficial battle with Norman that ended in a loss, they left together with May's brother, Max. They returned to Petalburg City in Love, Petalburg Style!, where Ash and the gang had a confrontation with the Team Rocket trio. Ash had a official Gym battle with Norman in the following episode, where he gained a Gym badge.

Trivia

• Petalburg's Japanese motto is しぜんと ひとが ふれあう まち "The city where people mingle with nature".
• In the Mario game Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door, there is a town also named Petalburg in English; however, its Japanese name is different. Additionally, there is a Sun Stone and a Moon Stone near said town.
• In Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire and Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire, a woman says that Norman (and indirectly the rest of his family, which includes Brendan or May) moved to Hoenn from the Johto region. This reference was removed in Pokémon Emerald, with the lady instead saying that he came from "somewhere far away".
  • Norman himself also states that he is from Olivine City at the Pokémon World Tournament in Pokémon Black 2 and White 2.

Name origin

Language	Name	Origin
Japanese	トウカシティ Touka City	From 橙花 touka (orange flower), 桃花 touka (peach blossom), or possibly 頭花 touka (flower head)
English	Petalburg City	From petal and burg
French	Clémenti-ville	From clémentine (a variety of mandarin orange) and ville (city)
German	Blütenburg City	Literally flowering castle
Italian	Petalipoli	From petalo (petal)
Spanish	Ciudad Petalia Ciudad Petalburgo *	From pétalo, petal From the English name
Korean	등화도시 Deunghwa Dosi* 등화시티 Deunghwa City*	From 등화 (橙花) deunghwa, orange flower
Chinese (Mandarin)	橙華市／橙华市 Chénghuá Shì	Alternate spelling of Touka. Literally means "Orange magnificent city". Alternatively, 橙華 can also mean orange blossoms.
Chinese (Cantonese)	橙華市 Cháangfā Síh	Same as Mandarin name

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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