Eterna City

Eterna City (Japanese: ハクタイシティ Hakutai City) is a city in the region of Sinnoh; it is an older city, showing the signs of history.

There is a rather large statue of an ancient Pokémon (in Diamond, it is named as Dialga, in Pearl, Palkia, and in Platinum, it is not named) on the east side of town. The statue was once the main center of festivals in the town, although signs of the town's culture and rituals have started to slip away. Of late, both Team Galactic and Cynthia become interested in the statue. After the National Dex has been obtained and the player has visited the Pal Park, Professor Oak appears in the southernmost house in the city.

A woman in the Pokémon Center will give the player Pokétch app #6, the Friendship Checker. Beside the Pokémon Center is the Underground Man's House, where the Explorer Kit can be obtained. The kit gives access to the Underground. The player may rename their Pokémon in a building next to the Poké Mart.

In Pokémon Platinum, after the player deals with the Galactic Grunts in the city, Cynthia will appear and give him/her an egg which will hatch into a Togepi.

Places of interest

Eterna Condominiums

Main article: Eterna Condominiums

In this building, Sinnoh's Name Rater can be found, as well as a person named Norton who will trade a Chatot for a Buizel, and yet another who will give away TM67 (Recycle).

Eterna Gym

Main article: Eterna Gym

The Eterna Gym is one of the Gyms located in the Sinnoh region, and run by the Gym Leader Gardenia, who specializes in Template:Type2 Pokémon. Defeating Gardenia yields the Forest Badge, TM86 (Grass Knot), and the ability to use Cut outside of battle.

Eterna Museum

Main article: Eterna Museum

Galactic Eterna Building

Main article: Galactic Eterna Building

One of the two Team Galactic Headquarters in located here, adding a dark and sinister atmosphere in the city.

Herb Shop

Main article: Herb Shop

Rad Rickshaw's Cycle Shop

Main article: Rad Rickshaw's Cycle Shop

This Bicycle Shop is a store where Bicycles are sold. However, the player is never able to purchase a bicycle from here, as one is obtained for free once the store's owner is rescued from the Galactic Eterna building.

Poké Mart

Item	Price
Balls
Poké Ball	$200
Heal Ball	$300
Net Ball	$1,000
Nest Ball	$1,000
Medicine
Potion	$300
Super Potion	$700
Antidote	$100
Paralyz Heal	$200
Awakening	$250
Burn Heal	$250
Ice Heal	$250
Other items
Escape Rope	$550
Repel	$350
Air Mail	$50

Items

• HM01 (Cut) (given by Cynthia)
• Super Potion (next to the Gym)
• TM46 (Thief) (near Galactic Eterna Building)
• Explorer Kit (given in the Underground Man's house)
• TM67 (Recycle) (received from the old woman in the Eterna Condominiums)
• Bicycle
• Draco Plate (hidden behind the statue)
• PP Up (hidden, requires HM03 (Surf))
• Up-Grade (given by Professor Oak)

Pokémon

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Pokémon		Games			Location	Levels	Rate
Surfing and Fishing
	Magikarp	D	P	Pt	Fishing (Old)	3-10	100%
	Magikarp	D	P	Pt	Fishing (Good)	10-25	65%
	Barboach	D	P	Pt	Fishing (Good)	10-25	35%
	Psyduck	D	P	Pt	Surfing	20-40	90%
	Golduck	D	P	Pt	Surfing	20-40	10%
After getting National Dex
	Gyarados	D	P	Pt	Fishing (Super)	30-55	65%
	Whiscash	D	P	Pt	Fishing (Super)	20-40	35%
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.

Trivia

• Eterna's Japanese town motto is むかしを いまにつなぐ まち.
• The full text on the plates of the statue, stolen by Team Galactic, as revealed in the Team Galactic HQ in Veilstone City:
  • "The creation of Dialga, the giver of time... In laughter, there is tears... And, likewise it is with time. The same time flows on. For it is the blessing of Dialga."
  • "The birth of Palkia, the creator of parallel dimensions... Alive, yet not alive... Everything drifts in space... To arrive in the same universe. It is the blessing of Palkia."

Name origin

Eterna is a shortening of eternal, a word that is synonymous with forever.

In other languages

Language	Name	Origin
Japanese	ハクタイシティ Hakutai City
English	Eterna City	Eterna is a shortening of eternal, a word that is synonymous with forever.
French	Vestigion	From Vestige, remain
German	Ewigenau	From Ewig, forever
Italian	Evopoli
Spanish	Ciudad Vetusta	Vetusta means very ancient.
Portugese	Eterna City
Korean	영원시티 Yeong'weon City	永遠 yeong'weon means Eternal.
Chinese	百代市	Means "Hundred generations".

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Sinnoh
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