Sootopolis City

Sootopolis City (Japanese: ルネシティ Rune City) is one of the the sixteen cities of Hoenn, the land in which the games Ruby, Sapphire, and Emerald take place. It is based on Santorini of Greece.

Sootopolis City is located inside a crater formed by a volcano. Many years ago, an underwater volcano erupted and forced itself up from the depths creating a crater, the hollowed volcano. Its crater emerged from the sea and became filled with rainwater. People soon started to dwell in the crater for its warm, fresh water and a city soon came forth. To get around the city, people have to climb many flights of stairs and Dive under the sea. Because of this, many of the locals are in good shape. Sootopolis has a fantastic nighttime view, the stars peer in through the top of the crater.

In the Pokémon games, Sootopolis can only be reached by diving through an underwater cavern or by Flying. Sootopolis is surrounded by Route 126. Sootopolis plays a major part in the games, as it is the location where the player has their first encounter with a legendary Pokémon, and obtains their final Badge.

Places of interest

Cave of Origin

Main article: Cave of Origin

The Cave of Origin is located in Sootopolis, in Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire it contains Groudon and Kyogre respectively, while in Pokémon Emerald, Wallace is there, wondering where Rayquaza could be.

Residential houses

Barboach and Shroomish can be shown to a pair of residents, who will calculate their size and reward prizes of Ethers and Elixirs accordingly. In Pokémon Emerald, they will calculate the sizes of Seedot and Lotad instead.

Sootopolis Gym

Main article: Sootopolis Gym

Wallace, is the Gym Leader in this town. He uses Template:Type2 Pokémon, and is the one who hands out the eighth Gym Badge of Hoenn. However, in Pokémon Emerald, Juan is the Gym Leader instead, with Wallace replacing Steven as Champion of the Hoenn League.

Demographics

The population of Sootopolis is 33. Considering the area Sootopolis covers, this number is fairly low, which may be because of Sootopolis's somewhat remote location.

Items

• Wailmer Doll
• TM31 (Brick Break)

Poké Mart

Item	Price
Balls
Ultra Ball	$1,200
Medicine
Hyper Potion	$1,200
Max Potion	$2,500
Full Heal	$600
Revive	$1,500
Battle items
X Attack	$500
X Defend	$550
Other items
Max Repel	$1,500
Shadow Mail	$50

Pokémon

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Pokémon		Games			Location	Levels	Rate
Surfing and Fishing
	Magikarp	R	S	E	Surfing	5-35	100%
	Tentacool	R	S	E	Fishing (Old Rod)	5-10	30%
	Magikarp	R	S	E	Fishing (Old Rod)	5-10	70%
	Magikarp	R	S	E	Fishing (Good Rod)	10-30	100%
	Magikarp	R	S	E	Fishing (Super Rod)	30-35	80%
	Gyarados	R	S	E	Fishing (Super Rod)	5-45	20%
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

In the anime, the volcano Sootopolis is built in opens on one side so that ferries can reach it.

Name origin

Sootopolis comes from soot, which is expelled when a volcano erupts, and polis, the Greek word for city used in many English city names such as Indianapolis.

In other languages

Language	Name	Origin
Japanese	ルネシティ Rune City
English	Sootopolis City	From soot, which is expelled when a volcano erupts, and polis, the Greek word for city.
French	Atalanopolis	From atlantis, an ancient island underwater, and polis, the Greek word for city.
German	Xeneroville
Italian	Ceneride	From cenere, meaning ash.
Spanish	Arrecípolis	From arrecife, coral reef, and polis, the Greek word for city.
Korean	루네시티 Rune City
Chinese (Mandarin)	琉璃市 Liúlí Shì

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

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.