Pinwheel Forest

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Pinwheel Forest ヤグルマの森 Yaguruma Forest "Wild Missingno. appeared!"
Map description:	You can go through hollows of fallen trees, too.
Location:	Between Nacrene City and Skyarrow Bridge
Region:	Unova
Generations:	V
Location of Pinwheel Forest in Unova.
Pokémon world locations

Pinwheel Forest (Japanese: ヤグルマの森 Yaguruma Forest) is a forest in Unova which lies between Nacrene City and Castelia City, at the east end of the Skyarrow Bridge.

Deep within the forest, a secluded area named Rumination Field (Japanese: 思索の原 Rumination Field) can be visited. In Pokémon Black and White, it is the home of the Legendary Pokémon Virizion. However, in order to access this area, the player must have first encountered Cobalion, who resides in Mistralton Cave.

In Pokémon Black 2 and White 2, Virizion no longer resides in Rumination Field, instead taking residence on Route 11. The forest can now only be visited after the player enters the Hall of Fame. Gorm of the Seven Sages can be found here while investigating with Cheren.

Due to the presence of a Moss Rock, Eevee can evolve into Leafeon here.

Geography

Pinwheel Forest is a vast, forested stretch of land that extends over a large area in southeastern Unova. It is divided into two separate sectors. In Pokémon Black and White, the exterior is the only section of the forest available to explore before obtaining the Basic Badge, because a group of Team Plasma Grunts stand in the way just a few steps into the interior, preventing access to Pokémon living there.

Exterior

From Nacrene City, a short paved road can be briefly taken to advance deeper into Pinwheel Forest, or one could detour into a narrow grassy path diverging from the main road, which instead proceeds further south. Nestled between some trees, a section of the railroad from Nacrene City can be seen, appearing to be discontinued due to its lack of completeness. Beyond more grass lies a marshy area speckled with grassy patches and shallow puddles. Flights of stairs to the far east guide the player up a rocky hill; the Challenge Rock rests in the center, where players can bring Fighting-type Pokémon to receive a Star Piece^BW/Stardust^B2W2 daily. A Hidden Grotto is located on the upper right corner of this hill.

Interior

The heart of Pinwheel Forest takes on a more distinct forest atmosphere in contrast to its exterior section. The foliage is noticeably thicker, more abundant, and covers a substantial amount of area; the density of the leafage may be to blame for the constant lack of sunlight. The paved road originating from Nacrene City cuts a clean path through the forest, continuing westward briefly before taking a sharp turn to the north. The road passes over a tiny lake at its midpoint, and two elevated walkways accommodate pedestrians moving through the area. On both sides of the main road, maze-like trails snake their way through the landscape which enable players to explore deeper into the forest. Hollowed logs allow players to traverse through them to reach areas that are otherwise inaccessible. This area also contains a moss-covered rock located on its southern end, which allows Eevee to evolve into Leafeon if leveled up in the area.

In Pokémon Black and White, the east portion of the inner forest is initially blocked by an old man, and goes away after the player obtains the Insect Badge. At the deep end of this area holds the entrance to Rumination Field where the Legendary Pokémon Virizion resides; this area is only accessible after the player battles Cobalion.

Another Hidden Grotto can be found in the center of the forest to the left of the thin lake, and can only be reached by using Surf.

Items

Outer area

Item		Location	Games
	Super Potion ×2	In the northeast corner, alongside a fence near the Nacrene City end (hidden) In the south, near the dark patches	B  W
	TM94 (Rock Smash)	From a woman near the Nacrene City end	B  W
	Ether ×2	Behind a fence near the Nacrene City end In the southeast corner, over some flowers near the stones (hidden)	B  W
	Great Ball	Near the broken railway tracks	B  W
	Antidote ×2	Down along the watery path In the big pool of water to the south (hidden)	B  W
	TinyMushroom	In the south, near the dark patches, over a tiny pool of water (hidden)	B  W
	Star Piece	Received daily by smashing the challenge rock with a Fighting-type Pokémon	B  W
	Net Ball	Down the stairs by Black Belt Kentaro	B  W
	Ultra Ball	East of School Kid Keston, behind northern fence (hidden)	B2  W2
	Full Heal	Near School Kid Keston, behind southern fence	B2  W2
	Iron	Near the railroad tracks	B2
	Protein	Near the railroad tracks	W2
	Max Elixir	In a puddle near Ace Trainer Kelsey (hidden)	B2  W2
	PP Max	Near Battle Girl Lee	B2  W2
	Fighting Gem	On the eastern part of ledge northwest of Battle Girl Lee (hidden)	B2  W2
	Nugget	North of Ace Trainer Kelsey	B2  W2
	Stardust	Received daily by smashing the challenge rock with a Fighting-type Pokémon	B2  W2
	HP Up	West of the Max Elixir by the dark grass	B2  W2

Inner area

Item		Location	Games
	Big Root	Southwest of the second Team Plasma Grunt	B  W
	Chesto Berry ×2	From Pokémon Rangers Forrest and Audra after defeating them	B  W
	Super Potion	West of Pokémon Ranger Forrest	B  W
	TinyMushroom ×2	South of the Super Potion that is West of Pokémon Ranger Forrest (hidden) Inside a tree stump, south of Pokémon Ranger Irene (hidden)	B  W
	Antidote	Inside a tree stump, near Pokémon Ranger Audra	B  W
	Pecha Berry ×2	From Pokémon Rangers Irene and Miguel after defeating them	B  W
	Parlyz Heal	Inside a tree stump, west of Pokémon Ranger Miguel	B  W
	TM86 (Grass Knot)	East of Pokémon Ranger Miguel	B  W
	Dragon Skull	Given by the last Team Plasma Grunt after his defeat, given to Lenora immediately afterward	B  W
	Moon Stone	Gift from Lenora after defeating Team Plasma	B  W
	Miracle Seed	East, after defeating Team Plasma	B  W
	TM22 (SolarBeam)	Eastern edge of area, (East past Youngster NicholasB2W2)	B  W  B2  W2
	Rare Candy	East of the bridge, on the river margin (hidden)	B  W  B2  W2
	Hyper Potion	Northeast of the bridge, inside a tree stump	B  W
	SilverPowder	West of the bridge (requires Surf)	B  W
	Ultra Ball ×2	West of Pokémon Ranger Hillary In a grass near Youngster Keita (hidden)	B2  W2
	Sitrus Berry	Reward for defeating Pokémon Ranger Dwayne Reward for defeating Pokémon Ranger Hillary	B2  W2
	Max Repel	East of Pokémon Ranger Hillary	B2  W2
	Max Revive	Northwest of Youngster Keita	B2  W2
	Lum Berry ×2	Reward for defeating Pokémon Ranger Ralph Reward for defeating Pokémon Ranger Melita	B2  W2
	Net Ball	Northeast of Veterans Rosaline and Sinan	B2  W2
	BalmMushroom	West of Lass Helia and Youngster Henley (reappears) (hidden)	B2  W2
	Up-Grade	From Cheren after meeting Gorm	B2  W2
	TM86 (Grass Knot)	Next to Pokémon Ranger Melita	B2  W2
	Green Shard	East of the bridge, near patch of dark grass on the river margin (hidden)	B2  W2
	Bug Gem	North-East of the Youngster Nicholas (hidden)	B2  W2
	Sun Stone	North of Youngster Nicholas, South of entrance to Rumination Field	B2  W2
	PP Max	South of Lass Helia and Youngster Henley (Requires Surf)	B2  W2
	Nest Ball ×5	From the Scientist on the south side after completing the Habitat List	B2  W2

Hidden Grotto

Item		Location	Games
	Damp Mulch	Sometimes in Hidden Grotto (reappears) (hidden)	B2  W2
	Growth Mulch	Sometimes in Hidden Grotto (reappears) (hidden)	B2  W2
	Stable Mulch	Sometimes in Hidden Grotto (reappears) (hidden)	B2  W2
	Gooey Mulch	Sometimes in Hidden Grotto (reappears) (hidden)	B2  W2
	Repel	Sometimes in Hidden Grotto (reappears)	B2  W2
	Super Repel	Sometimes in Hidden Grotto (reappears)	B2  W2
	Max Repel	Sometimes in Hidden Grotto (reappears)	B2  W2
	Poké Ball	Sometimes in Hidden Grotto (reappears)	B2  W2
	Great Ball	Sometimes in Hidden Grotto (reappears)	B2  W2
	Ultra Ball	Sometimes in Hidden Grotto (reappears)	B2  W2
	Potion	Sometimes in Hidden Grotto (reappears)	B2  W2
	Super Potion	Sometimes in Hidden Grotto (reappears)	B2  W2
	Hyper Potion	Sometimes in Hidden Grotto (reappears)	B2  W2
	Fire Stone	Sometimes in Hidden Grotto (reappears)	B2  W2
	Leaf Stone	Sometimes in Hidden Grotto (reappears)	B2  W2
	Water Stone	Sometimes in Hidden Grotto (reappears)	B2  W2
	Thunderstone	Sometimes in Hidden Grotto (reappears)	B2  W2
	TinyMushroom	Sometimes in Hidden Grotto (reappears) (hidden)	B2  W2
	Big Mushroom	Sometimes in Hidden Grotto (reappears) (hidden)	B2  W2
	Rare Candy	Sometimes in Hidden Grotto (reappears) (hidden)	B2  W2
	PP Up	Sometimes in Hidden Grotto (reappears) (hidden)	B2  W2
	PP Max	Sometimes in Hidden Grotto (reappears) (hidden)	B2  W2
	Red Shard	Sometimes in Hidden Grotto (reappears) (hidden)	B2  W2
	Green Shard	Sometimes in Hidden Grotto (reappears) (hidden)	B2  W2
	Yellow Shard	Sometimes in Hidden Grotto (reappears) (hidden)	B2  W2
	Blue Shard	Sometimes in Hidden Grotto (reappears) (hidden)	B2  W2

Pokémon

Pokémon Black and White

Outer area

Pokémon	Games						Location	Levels	Rate
Pidove	B			W			Grass	12-13	30%
Timburr	B			W			Grass	13-14	20%
Tympole	B			W			Grass	12-15	40%
Throh	B			W			Grass	12, 15	10%
Sawk	B			W			Grass	12, 15	10%
Dark grass
Pidove	B			W			Dark grass	14-15	30%
Timburr	B			W			Dark grass	15-16	20%
Tympole	B			W			Dark grass	14-17	40%
Throh	B			W			Dark grass	14, 17	10%
Sawk	B			W			Dark grass	14, 17	10%
Rustling grass
Audino	B			W			Rustling grass	12-15	95%
Throh	B			W			Rustling grass	15	5%
Sawk	B			W			Rustling grass	15	5%
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.

Inner area

Pokémon	Games						Location	Levels	Rate
Pidove	B			W			Grass	15-16	15%
Sewaddle	B			W			Grass	14-17	35%
Venipede	B			W			Grass	15-16	15%
Cottonee	B			W			Grass	14-17	35%
Petilil	B			W			Grass	14-17	35%
Dark grass
Tranquill	B			W			Dark grass	23-24	15%
Swadloon	B			W			Dark grass	22-25	35%
Whirlipede	B			W			Dark grass	23-24	15%
Cottonee	B			W			Dark grass	22-25	35%
Petilil	B			W			Dark grass	22-25	35%
Rustling grass
Pansage	B			W			Rustling grass	15	10%
Pansear	B			W			Rustling grass	15	10%
Panpour	B			W			Rustling grass	15	10%
Audino	B			W			Rustling grass	14-15, 17	65%
Whimsicott	B			W			Rustling grass	17	5%
Lilligant	B			W			Rustling grass	17	5%
Surfing
Basculin Red-Striped	B			W			Surfing	5-20	100%
Basculin Blue-Striped	B			W			Surfing	5-20	100%
Surfing in rippling water
Basculin Red-Striped	B			W			Rippling water	5-20	100%
Basculin Blue-Striped	B			W			Rippling water	5-20	100%
Fishing
Goldeen	B			W			Fishing	35-55	70%
Basculin Red-Striped	B			W			Fishing	35-55	30%
Basculin Blue-Striped	B			W			Fishing	35-55	30%
Fishing in rippling water
Goldeen	B			W			Rippling water	35-60	60%
Seaking	B			W			Rippling water	35-70	10%
Basculin Red-Striped	B			W			Rippling water	35-60	30%
Basculin Blue-Striped	B			W			Rippling water	35-60	30%
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.

Rumination Field

Pokémon	Games						Location	Levels	Rate
Virizion	B			W			Only one	42	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.

Pokémon Black 2 and White 2

Outer area

Pokémon	Games						Location	Levels	Rate
Yanma	B2			W2			Grass	55	10%
Toxicroak	B2			W2			Grass	55	10%
Gurdurr	B2			W2			Grass	54-56	40%
Palpitoad	B2			W2			Grass	54, 57	25%
Throh	B2			W2			Grass	55, 57	15%
Sawk	B2			W2			Grass	55, 57	15%
Dark grass
Yanma	B2			W2			Dark grass	63	10%
Toxicroak	B2			W2			Dark grass	63	10%
Gurdurr	B2			W2			Dark grass	63-64	40%
Palpitoad	B2			W2			Dark grass	64-65	25%
Throh	B2			W2			Dark grass	63, 65	15%
Sawk	B2			W2			Dark grass	63, 65	15%
Rustling grass
Yanmega	B2			W2			Rustling grass	57	5%
Audino	B2			W2			Rustling grass	54-57	85%
Seismitoad	B2			W2			Rustling grass	57	5%
Throh	B2			W2			Rustling grass	57	5%
Sawk	B2			W2			Rustling grass	57	5%
Hidden Grotto
Poliwhirl	B2			W2			Hidden Grotto	55-60	1%
Hariyama	B2			W2			Hidden Grotto	55-60	15%
Hariyama	B2			W2			Hidden Grotto	55-60	1%
Medicham	B2			W2			Hidden Grotto	55-60	1%
Medicham	B2			W2			Hidden Grotto	55-60	15%
Bagon	B2			W2			Hidden Grotto	55-60	3%
N's Pokémon
Pidove	B2			W2			Only one	13	One
Timburr	B2			W2			Only one	13	One
Tympole	B2			W2			Only one	13	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.

Inner area

Cheren will partner with the player for the first time the player traverses the inner area of the forest, and these Pokémon will be faced in Double Battles with Cheren as partner.

Pokémon	Games						Location	Levels	Rate
Vigoroth	B2			W2			Grass	55, 57	15%
Swadloon	B2			W2			Grass	54, 56	25%
Whirlipede	B2			W2			Grass	55, 57	15%
Cottonee	B2			W2			Grass	54-57	45%
Petilil	B2			W2			Grass	54-57	45%
Dark grass
Vigoroth	B2			W2			Dark grass	63, 65	15%
Swadloon	B2			W2			Dark grass	62, 64	25%
Whirlipede	B2			W2			Dark grass	63, 65	15%
Cottonee	B2			W2			Dark grass	62-65	45%
Petilil	B2			W2			Dark grass	62-65	45%
Rustling grass
Slaking	B2			W2			Rustling grass	57	5%
Pansage	B2			W2			Rustling grass	55	10%
Pansear	B2			W2			Rustling grass	55	10%
Panpour	B2			W2			Rustling grass	55	10%
Audino	B2			W2			Rustling grass	54, 56-57, 64	55%
Audino	B2			W2			Rustling grass	54, 56-57	55%
Scolipede	B2			W2			Rustling grass	57	5%
Whimsicott	B2			W2			Rustling grass	57	5%
Lilligant	B2			W2			Rustling grass	57	5%
Surfing
Marill	B2			W2			Surfing	45-60	30%
Basculin Red-Striped	B2			W2			Surfing	45-60	70%
Basculin Blue-Striped	B2			W2			Surfing	45-60	70%
Surfing in rippling water
Marill	B2			W2			Rippling water	45-60	60%
Azumarill	B2			W2			Rippling water	50-60	5%
Basculin Blue-Striped	B2			W2			Rippling water	45-60	35%
Basculin Red-Striped	B2			W2			Rippling water	45-60	35%
Fishing
Goldeen	B2			W2			Fishing	40-70	70%
Basculin Red-Striped	B2			W2			Fishing	40-60	30%
Basculin Blue-Striped	B2			W2			Fishing	40-60	30%
Fishing in rippling water
Goldeen	B2			W2			Rippling water	35-60	60%
Seaking	B2			W2			Rippling water	35-70	10%
Basculin Blue-Striped	B2			W2			Rippling water	35-60	30%
Basculin Red-Striped	B2			W2			Rippling water	35-60	30%
Hidden Grotto
Butterfree	B2			W2			Hidden Grotto	55-60	4%
Beedrill	B2			W2			Hidden Grotto	55-60	4%
Murkrow	B2			W2			Hidden Grotto	55-60	1%
Breloom	B2			W2			Hidden Grotto	55-60	3.75%
Amoonguss	B2			W2			Hidden Grotto	55-60	11.25%
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 Black and White

Outer area

Trainer	Pokémon
Nurse Shery マサミ Masami Reward: $600	Munna♀ Lv.15 No item
Preschooler Juliet コトノ Kotono Reward: $52	Cottonee♀ Lv.13 No item
	Petilil♀ Lv.13 No item
Preschooler Homer オウチ Ōchi Reward: $56	Roggenrola♂ Lv.14 No item
Youngster Keita ケイタ Keita Reward: $208	Tympole♂ Lv.13 No item
	Tympole♂ Lv.13 No item
	Tympole♂ Lv.13 No item
Youngster Zachary レツジ Retsuji Reward: $224	Venipede♂ Lv.14 No item
	Lillipup♂ Lv.14 No item
Black Belt Kentaro ケンタロウ Kentarō Reward: $512	Timburr♂ Lv.16 No item
Battle Girl Lee リ Li Reward: $512	Timburr♂ Lv.16 No item

Inner area

Trainer	Pokémon
Twins Mayo & May マヨとマヤ Mayo and Maya Reward: $256	Sewaddle♀ Lv.16 No item
	Sewaddle♀ Lv.16 No item
School Kid Sammy オサム Osamu Reward: $340	Munna♂ Lv.17 No item
Lass Eva カナ Kana Reward: $240	Woobat♀ Lv.15 No item
	Woobat♀ Lv.15 No item
	Woobat♀ Lv.15 No item
School Kid Millie ミリー Millie Reward: $320	Pidove♀ Lv.16 No item
	Purrloin♀ Lv.16 No item
Team Plasma Grunt Reward: $640	Sandile♂ Lv.16 No item
Team Plasma Grunt Reward: $640	Purrloin♀ Lv.16 No item
Pokémon Ranger Forrest モリト Morito Reward: $1080	Herdier♂ Lv.18 No item
Youngster Nicholas カツミ Katsumi Reward: $256	Venipede♂ Lv.16 No item
	Timburr♂ Lv.16 No item
Pokémon Ranger Audra キリ Kiri Reward: $1080	Pansage♂ Lv.18 No item
Pokémon Ranger Irene ヤスコ Yasuko Reward: $1080	Panpour♂ Lv.18 No item
Team Plasma Grunt Reward: $640	Patrat♂ Lv.16 No item
Pokémon Ranger Miguel ミゲル Miguel Reward: $1080	Pansear♂ Lv.18 No item
Team Plasma Grunt Reward: $560	Patrat♂ Lv.14 No item
	Patrat♂ Lv.14 No item
	Sandile♂ Lv.14 No item

Pokémon Black 2 and White 2

Inner area

Cheren will partner with the player if the battle is a Double Battle.

Leader Cheren Pinwheel Forest Black 2 and White 2 Reward: N/A

Type: Normal Unknown Ability: Intimidate Held item: None Stoutland♂ Lv.67 Wild Charge Electric Physical   --       Strength Normal Physical   --       Superpower Fighting Physical   --       Crunch Dark Physical   --       Type: Normal Unknown Ability: Keen Eye Held item: None Watchog♂ Lv.65 ThunderPunch Electric Physical   --       Fire Punch Fire Physical   --       Ice Punch Ice Physical   --       Hypnosis Psychic Status   --       Type: Normal Unknown Ability: Technician Held item: None Cinccino♀ Lv.65 Aqua Tail Water Physical   --       Tail Slap Normal Physical   --       Rock Blast Rock Physical   --       Bullet Seed Grass Physical   --

Trainer	Pokémon
Preschooler Jojo ショウ Shō Reward: $240	Wooper♂ Lv.60 No item
	Tympole♂ Lv.60 No item
Nursery Aide Ethel マイコ Maiko Reward: $2440	Exeggcute♀ Lv.61 No item
	Miltank♀ Lv.61 No item
Preschooler Samantha アカリ Akari Reward: $236	Dratini♀ Lv.59 No item
	Gible♀ Lv.59 No item
	Bagon♀ Lv.59 No item
Preschooler José エイジ Eiji Reward: $236	Burmy♂ Plant Cloak Lv.59 No item
	Scyther♂ Lv.59 No item
	Paras♂ Lv.59 No item
Twins Ally & Amy アキとアミ Aki and Ami Reward: $960	Plusle♀ Lv.60 No item
	Minun♀ Lv.60 No item
At this point, Cheren joins the player
Nursery Aide Rosalyn チヅル Chizuru Reward: $2440 Potential Double Battle with Ike	Chansey♀ Lv.61 No item
	Leavanny♀ Lv.61 No item
Preschooler Ike カイト Kaito Reward: $240 Potential Double Battle with Rosalyn	Pineco♂ Lv.60 No item
	Ferrothorn♂ Lv.60 No item
Pokémon Ranger Hillary キョウコ Kyōko Reward: $3720	Sudowoodo♀ Lv.62 No item
	Gloom♀ Lv.62 No item
	Beartic♀ Lv.62 No item
Pokémon Ranger Dwayne ケイゴ Keigo Reward: $3720	Weepinbell♂ Lv.62 No item
	Luxray♂ Lv.62 No item
	Ursaring♂ Lv.62 No item
Youngster Keita ケイタ Keita Reward: $960	Mankey♂ Lv.60 No item
	Snubbull♀ Lv.60 No item
	Crawdaunt♂ Lv.60 No item
Pokémon Ranger Ralph ソウスケ Sōsuke Reward: $3720	Electrike♂ Lv.62 No item
	Rapidash♂ Lv.62 No item
	Farfetch'd♂ Lv.62 No item
Veteran Rosaline ローザ Rosa Reward: $5120 Double Battle with Sinan	Crobat♀ Lv.64 No item
	Magmortar♂ Lv.64 No item
	Leafeon♂ Lv.64 No item
Veteran Sinan ソウジロウ Sōjirō Reward: $5120 Double Battle with Rosaline	Ludicolo♂ Lv.64 No item
	Electivire♂ Lv.64 No item
	Forretress♂ Lv.64 No item
Lass Helia ヒヨリ Hiyori Reward: $960 Potential Double Battle with Henley	Nidoran♀ Lv.60 No item
	Nidoran♂ Lv.60 No item
	Nidoqueen♀ Lv.60 No item
Youngster Henley ヘイタ Heita Reward: $960 Potential Double Battle with Helia	Cascoon♂ Lv.60 No item
	Silcoon♂ Lv.60 No item
	Scolipede♂ Lv.60 No item
At this point, Cheren leaves the player
Pokémon Ranger Melita クニミ Kunimi Reward: $3720	Munchlax♂ Lv.62 No item
	Zebstrika♀ Lv.62 No item
	Kricketune♀ Lv.62 No item
Youngster Nicholas カツミ Katsumi Reward: $960	Phanpy♂ Lv.60 No item
	Doduo♂ Lv.60 No item
	Fearow♂ Lv.60 No item

Outer area

Trainer	Pokémon
School Kid Millie ミリー Millie Reward: $1200	Oddish♀ Lv.60 No item
	Tangela♀ Lv.60 No item
	Bellossom♀ Lv.60 No item
Ace Trainer Kelsey ユウサク Yūsaku Reward: $3780	Furret♂ Lv.63 No item
	Braviary♂ Lv.63 No item
	Seismitoad♂ Lv.63 No item
Ace Trainer Kathrine サエコ Saeko Reward: $3780	Linoone♀ Lv.63 No item
	Mandibuzz♀ Lv.63 No item
	Toxicroak♀ Lv.63 No item
Black Belt Kentaro ケンタロウ Kentarō Reward: $1952	Tyrogue♂ Lv.61 No item
	Scrafty♂ Lv.61 No item
	Makuhita♂ Lv.61 No item
Battle Girl Lee リ Li Reward: $1952	Tyrogue♂ Lv.61 No item
	Machop♂ Lv.61 No item
	Poliwrath♀ Lv.61 No item
School Kid Keston アズマ Azuma Reward: $1200	Venonat♂ Lv.60 No item
	Yanma♂ Lv.60 No item
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Trainer Tips

	Trainer Tips A forest is likely to contain many well-hidden items! They may be hard to find, so look carefully!

Layout

Version	Exterior	Interior	Rumination Field
Black
White
Black 2
White 2

In the anime

Pinwheel Forest in the anime

The outskirts

Pinwheel Forest is a huge forest in the anime. With mountains and fields on the outskirts, and a variety of foliage and moss. Inside the forest, there are mossy trees, one where a bunch of Galvantula live. In the middle of the forest is a giant tree where the whole forest can be seen from. It is also shown to have a waterfall and caves where Patrat live. A Pokémon Center is shown inside the forest.

The outskirts appeared in Scraggy-Hatched to be Wild!, where Ash's Egg hatched into a Scraggy. He became a bully and picked on Ash's Pokémon. Later he was badly hurt by a Galvantula, but recovered after taking some medicine Iris had made. The next day he challenged the Galvantula again but needed saving from Ash and his friends after the entire colony of Galvantula joined in the fight. Then Scraggy had a battle with Axew which ended in a draw.

Ash and his friends reached Pinwheel Forest in Sewaddle and Burgh in Pinwheel Forest!, where they met the Castelia Gym Leader, Burgh. Ash encountered a Sewaddle, which battled Pikachu before disappearing. He appeared again later where he stayed with the group. He then helped to defeat two Woobat with Pikachu. The next day, Sewaddle got stuck to a Deerling and fell into a river but was saved by Burgh's Leavanny. Later, Ash visited a nearby Pokémon Center where he sent one of his Pokémon to Professor Juniper to make room for Sewaddle.

Just outside of Pinwheel Forest, a path leads to a huge Poké Mart where loads of goods are sold such as gems and jewelry. Pokémon Connoisseurs, including Burgundy, also set up booths in the area where they judge the compatibility that a Pokémon and their Trainer have. Ash, Iris and Cilan visited it in A Connoisseur's Revenge!.

Next, a small town is located with trees and rocky hills surrounding the place and a small stream. There is a small battleground where, in Dancing With the Ducklett Trio!, Axew battled Ash's Scraggy. In the town, there is also a Pokémon Center. A bunch of Ducklett lived there and stole people's possessions. Pikachu battled a Sandile they had met before here and Sandile evolved into a Krokorok. After that, the group finally reached the Skyarrow Bridge.

In the manga

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

Black and White journeyed through Pinwheel Forest in A Direct Attack and a Daunting Defense. They were attacked by a mysterious Pokémon, and found out later in the round that it was called Virizion.

Trivia

Name origin

Its Japanese name comes from 矢車 yaguruma, "arrow wheel", a pair of ornamental wheels with a spherical spinning vane placed on top of a pole on which carp streamers are raised on. It is also a mon based on the yaguruma. The 矢 ya (arrow) in its Japanese name also relates to the アロー (arrow) in スカイアローブリッジ (Skyarrow Bridge). The name can also be taken from 矢車菊 yaguruma-kiku (cornflower) or 矢車草 yaguruma-sou (Rodgersia podophylla).

In other languages

Language	Name	Origin
Japanese	ヤグルマの森 Yaguruma no mori	See above.
English	Pinwheel Forest	From pinwheel. The 'pin' in its name also relates to the 'arrow' in Skyarrow Bridge.
French	Forêt d'Empoigne	Possibly a pun of Foire d'empoigne, rat race.
German	Ewigenwald	From Ewig, forever and Wald, Forest.
Italian	Bosco Girandola	Girandola means "pinwheel".
Spanish	Bosque Azulejo	From Azulejo.
Korean	바람개비숲 Baramgaebi Soop	바람개비 means pinwheel, weather vane.
Chinese (Mandarin)	矢車森林 / 矢车森林 Shǐchē Sēnlín	From 矢車 yaguruma.
Chinese (Cantonese)	矢車森林 Chíchē Sāmlàhm
Polish	Bezkresny Las	Means "Endless Forest".
Brazilian Portuguese	Floresta Pinwheel	From its English name.
Vietnamese	Rừng Yaguruma	Same as Japanese name

Rumination Field

Language Title Chinese Cantonese 思索之原 Mandarin 思索之原 Sīsuǒ-zhī Yuán European French Clairière Réflexion German Feld der Besinnung Italian Radura Filosofia Brazilian Portuguese Campo da Meditação European Spanish Claro Filosofía Vietnamese Cánh Đồng Suy Ngẫm

Moss Rock locations Hoenn Sinnoh Unova Kalos Alola Hisui Petalburg WoodsORAS • Eterna Forest • Pinwheel Forest • Route 20 • Lush Jungle • The Heartwood

Unova
Settlements Nuvema Town • Accumula Town • Striaton City • Nacrene City • Castelia City • Nimbasa City • Anville Town Driftveil City • Mistralton City • Icirrus City • Opelucid City • Pokémon League • Lacunosa Town • Undella Town Black City • White Forest • Aspertia City • Floccesy Town • Virbank City • Lentimas Town • Humilau City Routes 1 • 2 • 3 • 4 • 5 • 6 • 7 • 8 • 9 • 10 • 11 • 12 • 13 • 14 • 15 • 16 • 17 • 18 • 19 • 20 • 21 • 22 • 23 Bridges and tunnels Skyarrow Bridge • Driftveil Drawbridge • Tubeline Bridge • Village Bridge • Marvelous Bridge • Marine Tube Landmarks Dreamyard • Wellspring Cave • Pinwheel Forest • Liberty Garden • Desert Resort • Relic Castle • Battle Subway • Lostlorn Forest Cold Storage • Mistralton Cave • Chargestone Cave • Celestial Tower • Twist Mountain • Dragonspiral Tower • Moor of Icirrus Challenger's Cave • Victory Road (BW • B2W2) • N's Castle • Royal Unova • Giant Chasm • Undella Bay • Abyssal Ruins Abundant Shrine • Poké Transfer Lab • P2 Laboratory • Entralink • Unity Tower • Floccesy Ranch • Pledge Grove • Virbank Complex Pokéstar Studios • Castelia Sewers • Join Avenue • Cave of Being • Pokémon World Tournament • Reversal Mountain • Plasma Frigate Clay Tunnel • Underground Ruins • Strange House • Relic Passage • Seaside Cave • White Treehollow • Black Tower Access to Nature Preserve Other Blueberry Academy • Terarium

Game locations of Legendary and Mythical Pokémon

Kanto Seafoam Islands • Power Plant • Victory Road • Cerulean Cave Route 10 • Route 25 • Pewter City • Roaming Pokémon Sevii Islands Mt. Ember • Navel Rock • Birth Island Johto Ilex Forest • Bell Tower • Whirl Islands • Mt. Silver Cave Burned Tower • Embedded Tower • Roaming Pokémon Hoenn Desert Ruins • Island Cave • Ancient Tomb • Cave of Origin • Marine Cave Terra Cave • Sky Pillar • Southern Island • Sea Mauville • Scorched Slab Pathless Plain • Nameless Cavern • Fabled Cave • Gnarled Den Trackless Forest • Crescent Isle • Sky • Roaming Pokémon Sinnoh Acuity Cavern • Valor Cavern • Spear Pillar • Turnback Cave Rock Peak Ruins • Iceberg Ruins • Iron Ruins • Snowpoint Temple Stark Mountain • Newmoon Island • Flower Paradise • Hall of Origin Ramanas Park • Floaroma Town • Roaming Pokémon Unova Guidance Chamber • Trial Chamber • Rumination Field • N's Castle • Abundant Shrine Giant Chasm • Dragonspiral Tower • Liberty Garden • Route 11 • Route 13 • Route 22 Route 23 • Celestial Tower • Nacrene City • Underground Ruins • Twist Mountain Dreamyard • Marvelous Bridge • Reversal Mountain • Coastal Biome • Roaming Pokémon Kalos Sea Spirit's Den • Team Flare Secret HQ • Terminus Cave Unknown Dungeon • Roaming Pokémon Alola Route 16 • Altar of the Sunne • Altar of the Moone • Mount Lanakila • Mahalo Trail Ruins of Conflict • Ruins of Life • Ruins of Abundance • Ruins of Hope Aether Paradise • Ancient Poni Path • Lake of the Sunne • Lake of the Moone Ten Carat Hill • Resolution Cave Galar Tower summit • Battle Tower • Master Dojo • Crown Shrine • Max Lair Rock Peak Ruins • Iceberg Ruins • Iron Ruins • Split-Decision Ruins • Giant's Bed Frigid Sea • Lakeside Cave • Ballimere Lake • Freezington • Roaming Pokémon Hisui Seaside Hollow • Temple of Sinnoh • Acuity Cavern • Valor Cavern • Verity Cavern Lava Dome Sanctum • Moonview Arena • Snowpoint Temple • Turnback Cave • Bonechill Wastes Cobalt Coastlands • Ramanas Island • Scarlet Bog • Coronet Highlands • Floaro Gardens Paldea Grasswither Shrine • Icerend Shrine • Groundblight Shrine • Firescourge Shrine Poco Path • Area Zero • Area Zero Underdepths • Glaseado Mountain South Province (Area One) • Asado Desert • West Province (Area One) • East Province (Area Three) Casseroya Lake • North Paldean Sea • South Province (Area Four) • North Province (Area Two) Alfornada Cavern • Great Crater of Paldea • Tagtree Thicket • East Province (Area One) South Province (Area Five) • Dalizapa Passage • Pokémon League • Socarrat Trail Kitakami Paradise Barrens • Wistful Fields • Oni Mountain • Dreaded Den • Loyalty Plaza Other Faraway Island • Distortion World • Sinjoh Ruins • Ultra Space Wilds

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