Cinnabar Island

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Cinnabar Island グレンじま グレンタウン Guren Island Guren Town "The Ravaged Town of the Past"

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Map description A town used to be here until it was swept away by an eruption.

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Connecting locations   ↑ Route 21   Cinnabar Island Route 20 →

Location Location of Cinnabar Island in Kanto.

Other generation maps Gen I Gen II Gen III

Cinnabar Island (referred to in Japanese as both グレンじま Guren Island and グレンタウン Guren Town) is a large island located off the southern coast of the Kanto region, south of Pallet Town. It is home to a large volcano. Blaine was once the resident Gym Leader specializing in Fire-type Pokémon, but as of Generation IV, Cinnabar Island no longer has a Gym. Cinnabar is a kind of red mineral, associated with hot springs and volcanoes. The island is connected to the mainland by two water routes: Route 20 in the east and Route 21 in the north, leading to Fuchsia City and Pallet Town, respectively.

The Generation I games reveal Cinnabar Island to be a technological mecca. The journals scattered about the abandoned Pokémon Mansion reveal that Mewtwo was created here. The scientists at the Pokémon Lab have the ability to resurrect Pokémon from their Fossils. Two years after the events of Generations I and III, as seen in Generations II and IV, a volcano erupted on the island, destroying everything. The only building present is a Pokémon Center, with the Cinnabar Gym having been relocated to the Seafoam Islands.

Names

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In the Japanese versions, Cinnabar Island has two distinctive names: グレンじま Guren Island and グレンタウン Guren Town.

In an old Pokémon.com summary, Cinnabar Island was called by its Japanese name of Guren Island (transliterated as Glen Island).

Generations I and III

In the Generation I games, it is referred to as simply "Guren" (グレン) on the Town Map just like other cities and towns. The island's signpost calls it Guren Town, whereas the Cinnabar Gym signpost calls it Guren Island.

In Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen, the situation is the same. Additionally, the Town Map calls it Guren Island due to it being its location ID but its guide about the Pokémon Mansion calls it Guren Town instead.

Generations II and IV

In the Generation II games and Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver, the island's signpost, the Cinnabar Gym signpost and its relocation notice call it Guren Town. The location ID is Guren Island in Generation II and Guren Town in HeartGold and SoulSilver.

Slogan

Generations I-III

The Fiery Town of Burning Desire (Japanese: グレンの　あかは　じょうねつの　いろ Guren's red is the color of passion.)

Generation IV

The Ravaged Town of the Past (Japanese: おしながされた　かこの　まち The ravaged town of the past)

Places of interest

Pokémon Mansion

Main article: Pokémon Mansion (Kanto)

The Pokémon Mansion is a decrepit, burned-down mansion on Cinnabar Island. It got its name because a famous Pokémon Researcher once lived there. The Pokémon Mansion has four different floors. Doors can be unlocked in the Mansion by pressing switches hidden in Mewtwo statues. To access the Cinnabar Island Gym in Generations I and III, the main character has to enter the mansion and find the Secret Key to unlock the door of the Gym. Many burglars come to the mansion, trying to steal valuable items that may have been lost in the wreckage, challenging the player to a battle when spotted. Amongst the rubble and wreckage is information that the scientists who once worked there obtained a Mew and impregnated it with the genetically altered Mewtwo, who destroyed the mansion in its escape.

Pokémon Lab

Main article: Pokémon Lab

The Pokémon Lab is a laboratory located on Cinnabar Island. It was founded by Dr. Fuji and appears in the Generation I games and their remakes. The first room of the Pokémon Lab has two people who will offer to trade Pokémon. The old man will offer his Electrode for a Raichu, and the girl will want to trade her Tangela for a Venonat. In the second room, there is a man who will teach Metronome once to one of the player's Pokémon; in Generation I, he gives away TM35 (Metronome). In the third room, there is a scientist who will revive the Fossils the player obtained at Mt. Moon and from the Pewter City Museum and a person who will trade his Seel for a Ponyta. In Silph Co., there is a Pokémon Report stating that Pokémon Lab created Porygon.

Volcano

There is a volcano on Cinnabar Island which gives it its name. In Generation I and Generation III, the volcano that appears on Cinnabar Island cannot be accessed. In the anime, the volcano is a prominent feature of the island, and is where the Cinnabar Gym is located, split into two sections. One is inside of the volcano, and has an arena suspended over the lava inside one of the chambers, while the other is atop the volcano's crater. In Generation II and IV, three years after the events of Generation I and III, the volcano erupted on the island, destroying everything, and only the Pokémon Center has been rebuilt. What appeared to be a rain-filled crater could also be seen in Pokémon Gold, Silver, and Crystal. In HeartGold and SoulSilver, the exterior of the volcano can be scaled with Rock Climb. Judging by the maps of all four generations, the volcano originated where the Gym once stood.

Cinnabar Gym

Cinnabar Gym in Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen

Main article: Cinnabar Gym

The Cinnabar Gym is the official Gym of Cinnabar Island, it is based on Fire-type Pokémon and the Gym Leader is Blaine. Trainers who defeat him receive the Volcano Badge. The player is unable to enter the Gym at once; only when they obtain the Secret Key from the Pokémon Mansion can they unlock the door to the Gym. The Cinnabar Gym is a high-tech affair featuring a series of sealed doors. Trivia questions about various Pokémon must be answered to unseal the doors. However, when the player fails to answer a trivia question correctly, a battle with either a Burglar or Super Nerd results, an alternative to unsealing the doors. In Generations II and IV, Blaine's original Gym on Cinnabar Island was destroyed by a volcanic eruption. This forced him to relocate to a cave in the Seafoam Islands.

Demographics

Pokémon Red, Blue, and Yellow

Cinnabar Island has a population of 33.

Pokémon Gold, Silver, and Crystal

Cinnabar Island has a population of 6, all residing in the Pokémon Center. This is because every other building was destroyed by a volcanic eruption.

Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen

In Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen, before the destruction of the island in the Generation II and Generation IV games, Cinnabar Island has a population of 36.

Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver

Cinnabar Island has a population of nine, making it one of the smallest towns in the Pokémon world. The volcano eruption destroyed most of the island, with the Pokémon Center being the only building remaining.

Poké Mart

Generation I
Ultra Ball $1200	Great Ball $600
Hyper Potion $1500	Max Repel $700
Escape Rope $550	Full Heal $600
Revive $1500

Generation III
Ultra Ball $1200	Great Ball $600
Hyper Potion $1200	Revive $1500
Full Heal $600	Escape Rope $550
Max Repel $700

Items

Item		Location	Games
	TM35 (Metronome)	From a man inside the second room of the Pokémon Lab	R  B  Y
	Stardust	Held by Tangeny, a Tangela the player can obtain in a trade	FR  LG
	Rare Candy	In the upper/middle accessible corner of the island (hidden)	G  S  C
	Rare Candy	On a rock at the north-west corner of the island (requires Rock Climb) (hidden)	HG  SS
	Iron	On a rock in the south-eastern corner of the island (requires Rock Climb) (hidden)	HG  SS
	Star Piece	On a rock on the erupted volcano (requires Rock Climb) (hidden)	HG  SS
	Magmarizer	On the erupted volcano (requires Rock Climb)	HG  SS

Pokémon

Generation I

Pokémon	Games						Location	Levels	Rate
Fishing
Magikarp	R		B		Y		Fishing Old Rod	5	100%
Poliwag	R		B		Y		Fishing Good Rod	10	50%
Goldeen	R		B		Y		Fishing Good Rod	10	50%
Tentacool	R		B		Y		Fishing Super Rod	15, 30	40%
Shellder	R		B		Y		Fishing Super Rod	15	25%
Horsea	R		B		Y		Fishing Super Rod	15	25%
Goldeen	R		B		Y		Fishing Super Rod	15	25%
Staryu	R		B		Y		Fishing Super Rod	15	25%
Staryu	R		B		Y		Fishing Super Rod	10, 15	60%
Gift Pokémon
Omanyte	R		B		Y		Revive Helix Fossil	30	One
Kabuto	R		B		Y		Revive Dome Fossil	30	One
Aerodactyl	R		B		Y		Revive Old Amber	30	One
Special Pokémon
Seel	R		B		Y		Trade Ponyta	The same as the traded Pokémon	One
Dewgong	R		B		Y		Trade Growlithe	The same as the traded Pokémon	One
Muk	R		B		Y		Trade Kangaskhan	The same as the traded Pokémon	One
Electrode	R		B		Y		Trade Raichu	The same as the traded Pokémon	One
Rhydon	R		B		Y		Trade Golduck	The same as the traded Pokémon	One
Tangela	R		B		Y		Trade Venonat	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.

Generation II

Pokémon	Games						Location	Levels	Rate
Surfing
Tentacool	G		S		C		Surfing	30-39	90%
Tentacruel	G		S		C		Surfing	35-39	10%
Fishing
Magikarp	G		S		C		Fishing Old Rod	10	85%
Tentacool	G		S		C		Fishing Old Rod	10	15%
Tentacool	G		S		C		Fishing Good Rod	20	35%
Magikarp	G		S		C		Fishing Good Rod	20	35%
Chinchou	G		S		C		Fishing Good Rod	20	20%
Shellder	G		S		C		Fishing Good Rod	20	10%
Chinchou	G		S		C		Fishing Super Rod	40	40%
Shellder	G		S		C		Fishing Super Rod	40	30%
Tentacruel	G		S		C		Fishing Super Rod	40	20%
Lanturn	G		S		C		Fishing Super Rod	40	10%
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 III

Pokémon	Games						Location	Levels	Rate
Surfing
Tentacool	FR			LG			Surfing	5-40	100%
Fishing
Magikarp	FR			LG			Fishing Old Rod	5	100%
Horsea	FR			LG			Fishing Good Rod	5-15	60%
Horsea	FR			LG			Fishing Good Rod	5-15	20%
Krabby	FR			LG			Fishing Good Rod	5-15	20%
Krabby	FR			LG			Fishing Good Rod	5-15	60%
Magikarp	FR			LG			Fishing Good Rod	5-15	20%
Shellder	FR			LG			Fishing Super Rod	15-25	40%
Horsea	FR			LG			Fishing Super Rod	15-25	40%
Krabby	FR			LG			Fishing Super Rod	15-25	40%
Staryu	FR			LG			Fishing Super Rod	15-25	40%
Gyarados	FR			LG			Fishing Super Rod	15-25	15%
Seadra	FR			LG			Fishing Super Rod	25-35	4%
Slowbro	FR			LG			Fishing Super Rod	25-35	4%
Psyduck	FR			LG			Fishing Super Rod	25-35	1%
Slowpoke	FR			LG			Fishing Super Rod	25-35	1%
Gift Pokémon
Omanyte	FR			LG			Revive Helix Fossil	5	One
Kabuto	FR			LG			Revive Dome Fossil	5	One
Aerodactyl	FR			LG			Revive Old Amber	5	One
Special Pokémon
Seel	FR			LG			Trade Ponyta	The same as the traded Pokémon	One
Electrode	FR			LG			Trade Raichu	The same as the traded Pokémon	One
Tangela	FR			LG			Trade Venonat	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.

Generation IV

Pokémon	Games						Location	Levels	Rate
Surfing
Tentacool	HG			SS			Surfing	30-35	90%
Tentacruel	HG			SS			Surfing	35	10%
Fishing
Magikarp	HG			SS			Fishing Old Rod	10	95%
Tentacool	HG			SS			Fishing Old Rod	10	5%
Magikarp	HG			SS			Fishing Good Rod	20	60%
Tentacool	HG			SS			Fishing Good Rod	20	30%
Chinchou	HG			SS			Fishing Good Rod	20	7%
Shellder	HG			SS			Fishing Good Rod	20	3%
Chinchou	HG			SS			Fishing Super Rod	40	60%
Shellder	HG			SS			Fishing Super Rod	40	30%
Tentacruel	HG			SS			Fishing Super Rod	40	7%
Lanturn	HG			SS			Fishing Super Rod	40	3%
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.

Differences between generations

Cinnabar Island has changed dramatically between Generations I and II as the city has been totally replaced by a large erupted volcano, removing everything except for the Pokémon Center. After the eruption, the Gym was relocated to the Seafoam Islands. Blue can be first found at Cinnabar Island, because he was in a bad mood and decided to take a stroll there. In Generation III, there are a few changes with the visual design, as the Pokémon Mansion and Pokémon Lab are slightly larger along with more sandy beach areas. The first and last questions in the Cinnabar Gym have also been changed slightly for clarification. In Generation IV, the island stays much the same as Generation II, although the volcano is now climbable by Rock Climb.

In the spin-off games

In Pokémon Pinball

In Pokémon Pinball, Cinnabar Island appears on the Red and Blue tables; catchable Pokémon include Growlithe, Ponyta, Grimer, Koffing, Tangela, Magmar, Omanyte, Kabuto and Aerodactyl.

In Pokkén Tournament

While Cinnabar Island does not appear in Pokkén Tournament, when fighting Shadow Mewtwo, sometimes Nia will mention having read the "Cinnabar Island docs" on Mewtwo. However, the words "Cinnabar Island" aren't in text, and thus are only noticeable if her voice is turned on.

In the anime

In the main series

Cinnabar Island in the anime

Cinnabar Volcano in the anime

Cinnabar Island is considered a mere beach resort town famous for its hot springs in the anime. A bird's-eye view shows the majority of the island is dense forest with the volcano at its center, while the township only occupies a small portion. It lies close to the port and the ocean, featuring many hotels, souvenir shops, restaurants, and food stalls. Many Trainers skip the island entirely or go there for a break from battling. Blaine points out his dilapidated Gym to Ash and his friends, blaming the roaring tourist trade for its closure. Blaine runs the Big Riddle Inn, a hotel with a clock tower, and bath house with separate male- and female-exclusive hot springs for tourists. He wears a hippie disguise to hide his real identity as Gym Leader. His Gym is located inside of the volcano.

In Riddle Me This, Ash and his friends foiled Team Rocket's latest exploits at the Pokémon Lab. Ash was also trying to locate the Gym so he could challenge Blaine. The riddle man eventually informed Ash that Blaine built another Gym inside of a volcano. Thanks to Misty's Togepi jumping on one of the hot spring taps, Ash and his friends discovered the new Cinnabar Gym; it was connected to Blaine's Big Riddle Inn via a secret tunnel. It has two sections; one is inside of the volcano, and has an arena suspended over the lava inside one of the chambers. The other arena is in the top crater of the volcano itself, and features rock pillars above the lava flow.

When Ash and his friends went in, they learned that the riddle man was actually Blaine in disguise. Ash and Blaine battled, but Ash had a series of misfortunes. The first was his Squirtle being defeated by Blaine's Ninetales. Then, his Charizard refused to listen to him. Finally, Pikachu received severe burns caused by Blaine's Magmar and its powerful Fire Blast. Ash called off the battle, not wanting Pikachu to fall in the lava. In Volcanic Panic, after Team Rocket had almost destroyed Blaine's Gym (and Cinnabar Island as a result), he agreed to a rematch on his alternate battlefield on top of the volcano. This time, Ash was able to defeat Blaine with the help of his Charizard and its Seismic Toss, earning himself the Volcano Badge.

In Beach Blank-Out Blastoise, at the request of a wild Wartortle, Ash and his friends made their way via boat to an unnamed island near Cinnabar Island, inhabited exclusively by a Blastoise and its pre-evolutions. They helped to awaken the entire colony after Jigglypuff was lodged into one of Blastoise's cannons while swimming and rescued them from being captured by Team Rocket.

In Pokémon Origins

Cinnabar Island was visited by Red in File 3: Giovanni. During his visit, he first explored the Pokémon Mansion, where he discovered a journal that would later help him identify Cerulean Cave's mysterious Pokémon as Mewtwo. After exploring the Mansion, Red challenged Blaine to a Gym battle and won, earning the Volcano Badge.

In the manga

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

Cinnabar Island in the Pokémon Adventures manga

Cinnabar Island debuted in Holy Moltres, where Team Rocket was trying to hunt down Blaine on the island because of him leaving them. When Team Rocket threatened Red, Blaine showed himself and rescued him. When they tried to escape, Team Rocket sent Moltres after them. As Blaine knew that they needed a Flying Pokémon to fight Moltres effectively, he sent Red to his secret laboratory to revive his Old Amber. Thanks to the Aerodactyl revived by Red, Team Rocket and Moltres were forced to retreat.

In Putting It on the Line...Against Arcanine, Yellow arrived at Cinnabar Island from the Seafoam Islands. At the top of the volcano, she saw Blaine training with Camper Evan, after which he invited her to his laboratory. They soon received emergency messages from all over Kanto, revealing that the Elite Four had started their attack on the region. Both Blaine and Yellow then departed to launch a direct assault against the Elite Four's base at Cerise Island.

Cinnabar Island made a brief reappearance in Double Down Deoxys, when Camper Evan and Super Nerd Miles visited Blaine at his laboratory. Due to the mark left on his arm by Mewtwo's cells, Blaine was able to sense Mewtwo's agitation, speculating that it was due to Mew heading back to the Kanto mainland from Faraway Island.

Trivia

• It was long believed that Cinnabar Island once was the tip of a stratovolcano or a shield volcano since no mountain was visible on the island for the first three generations. This was changed in Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver where a mountain stratovolcano is actually there and can be reached by using Rock Climb, indicating that lack of diverse scenery in the past games was the reason for no mountain being there. However, all map artworks throughout the generations have shown the volcano to be there.
• Cinnabar Island has many glitches associated with it in the Generation I games, such as the old man glitch, due to programming oversights on the island's coast. There is also a trick to see a man on the roof of the Gym. However, both of these glitches were fixed in some regional versions.
• Cinnabar Island and Vermilion City are named after the same color in the English versions of the Pokémon games but not in the Japanese versions, since crimson (グレン guren, "crimson lotus") refers to a shade of red while vermilion (クチバ kuchiba, "decayed leaves") refers to a shade of orange. Cinnabar is an orange-red mineral that produces the orange-red pigment vermilion. This explains why Cinnabar Island is colored red while Vermilion City is colored orange in the Generation I games when played with the Super Game Boy enhancements enabled on a compatible system or with the Game Boy Color enhancements available in the international releases of Pokémon Yellow (including the Virtual Console release).
• It is the southernmost location in both Kanto and Johto that the player can Fly to.

Name origin

Language	Name	Origin
Japanese	グレンじま Guren Jima グレンタウン Guren Town	From 紅蓮色 guren-iro, the crimson color of red lotus
English	Cinnabar Island	From cinnabar, an orange-red mineral used to produce vermilion pigment
French	Cramois'île	From cramoisi, crimson
German	Zinnoberinsel	From zinnoberrot, carmine
Italian	Isola Cannella	From cannella, cinnamon
Spanish	Isla Canela	From canela, cinnamon
	Isla Cinnabar*	From its English name
Korean	홍련섬 Hongnyeon Seom	From 홍련 (紅蓮) hongnyeon, red lotus
Chinese (Mandarin)	紅蓮島 / 红莲岛 Hónglián Dǎo 紅蓮鎮 / 红莲镇 Hónglián Zhèn	From 紅蓮 hónglián, red lotus
	幽谷鎮 Yōugǔ Zhèn*	From 幽谷 yōugǔ, glen
Chinese (Cantonese)	紅蓮鎮 Hùhnglìhn Jan	From 紅蓮 hùhnglìhn, red lotus
	幽谷鎮 Yāugūk Jan*	From 幽谷 jāugūk, glen
Danish	Cinnabarøen	From English name
Indonesian	Pulau Glen*	Alternate romanization of its Japanese name
Norwegian	Øya Cinnabar	From English name
Polish	Wyspa Cinnabar	From its English name
Brazilian Portuguese	Ilha Cinnabar* Ilha de Cinnabar* Cidade de Cinnabar*	From its English name From its English name Means Cinnabar City
Russian	Остров Киноварь Ostrov Kinovar'	From киноварь kinovar', cinnabar
Swedish	Cinnabar-ön	From English name
Thai	เกาะเกรน Keāa Kern	Transliteration of Japanese name
Vietnamese	Đảo Glen	Transliteration of Japanese name

References

Kanto
Settlements Pallet Town • Viridian City • Pewter City • Cerulean City • Vermilion City • Lavender Town Celadon City • Saffron City • Fuchsia City • Cinnabar Island • Indigo Plateau Routes 1 • 2 • 3 • 4 • 5 • 6 • 7 • 8 • 9 • 10 • 11 • 12 • 13 • 14 • 15 • 16 • 17 • 18 • 19 • 20 • 21 • 22 • 23 • 24 • 25 • 26 • 27 • 28 Landmarks Professor Oak's Laboratory • Viridian Forest • Diglett's Cave • Pewter Museum of Science • Mt. Moon (Square) • Cerulean Cave Underground Path (Kanto Routes 5–6) • Underground Path (Kanto Routes 7–8) • S.S. Anne • S.S. Aqua • Sea Cottage • Rock Tunnel Power Plant • Cycling Road/Pokémon Road • Team Rocket Hideout • Silph Co. • Magnet Train • Pokémon Tower • Safari Zone/Pal Park GO Park • Seafoam Islands • Pokémon Mansion • Cinnabar Lab • Pokémon League Reception Gate • Victory Road • Tohjo Falls Access to Sevii Islands • Johto

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