Ecruteak City

Ecruteak City (エンジュシティ Enju City) is located in northern Johto, northeast of National Park, northwest of Violet City, and west of Mt. Mortar, and is surrounded by wooded terrain.

Pokémon Trainers often come to Ecruteak City in order to win the Fog Badge from Morty, the Ecruteak Gym Leader who specializes in Template:Type2 Pokémon.

Ecruteak is known as "A Historical City Where the Past Meets the Present", a fitting title, reflected in its buildings' traditional Japanese architecture. It has a role in many legends, such as those of Raikou, Entei, Suicune, Lugia, and Ho-Oh.

In the Generation II games, it is mentioned that in ancient times, Ho-Oh and Lugia lived in two grand towers. But when one of them burned down, becoming what is known today as the Burned Tower, both flew away, never to be seen again in Ecruteak.

In the anime, Morty tells Ash and company of how in ancient times, Ho-Oh lived in a great tower in Ecruteak. But when war struck and the tower was burned down, it created Raikou, Entei, and Suicune from creatures who had perished in the fire, and all four disappeared. Later, a new tower, Tin Tower, was built, but Ho-Oh never returned.

Places of interest

Kimono Dance Theater

The Kimono Dance Theater is where the Kimono Girls dance and battle. The director will give the player the HM for Surf: in Generation II, after defeating the Kimono Girls; in Generation IV, after defeating the Rocket Grunt. Each of the five Kimono Girls has an evolution of Eevee: Vaporeon, Flareon, Jolteon, Espeon, and Umbreon.

Burned Tower

Main article: Brass Tower

The Brass Tower, with gleaming silver-colored panels, was, according to legend, the perch of Lugia. Once as majestic as the gold-colored Tin Tower, the Brass Tower was burned to the ground after a mysterious fire. This chased the two legendary Pokémon away, but not before Ho-Oh gave new life to three Pokémon killed when the tower was destroyed: Entei, Raikou, and Suicune. Lugia left its home of the Brass Tower to live forevermore in the depths of the Whirl Islands, while Ho-Oh began to fly around the world, searching and waiting for a day when it would find a trainer with a pure heart.

Promotional artwork by Midori Harada for HGSS

In Pokémon Gold, Silver, and Crystal, the player encounters Raikou, Entei, and Suicune, who then flee, for the first time in the burned-out remains of the Brass Tower. This is also where the player's rival will challenge him or her once again, with the second form of the starter he stole.

Tin Tower

Main article: Tin Tower

The Tin Tower is a location in Johto. In Pokémon Gold and Silver, the trainer finally comes to the Tin Tower, holding the Rainbow Wing. At this point, the player will be allowed to ascend the remaining eight levels of the tower, up to the roof, where Ho-Oh itself waits. However, in Pokémon Crystal, players with a Clear Bell will be able to capture Suicune here, and only after catching each of the legendary beasts will a trainer be able to ascend the steps above the first floor to get to Ho-Oh.

Items

• Full Heal - 3F
• Ultra Ball - 4F
• Super Potion - 4F
• Escape Rope - 4F
• Rare Candy - 5F
• Max Revive - 7F
• Full Restore - 8F
• Max Elixir - 8F
• Nugget - 8F

Items

• Hyper Potion: Near the Tin Tower building.

Poké Mart

Item	Price
Balls
Poké Ball	$200
Great Ball	$600
Medicine
Potion	$300
Super Potion	$700
Antidote	$100
Parlyz Heal	$200
Awakening	$250
Burn Heal	$250
Ice Heal	$250
Revive	$1,500

Pokémon

Pokémon		Games			Location	Levels	Rate
All times
	Poliwag	G	S	C	Old Rod	10	15%
	Magikarp	G	S	C	Old Rod	10	85%
	Poliwag	G	S	C	Good Rod	20	65%
	Magikarp	G	S	C	Good Rod	20	35%
	Poliwag	G	S	C	Super Rod	40	80%
	Magikarp	G	S	C	Super Rod	40	20%
	Poliwag	G	S	C	Surf	15-24	90%
	Poliwhirl	G	S	C	Surf	20-24	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.

Demographics

Ecruteak City's population is 31, making it the third-largest city in Johto.

Trivia

"When my Pokémon got sick, the pharmacist in Ecruteak made some medicine for me."

In the beta version of Pokémon Gold and Silver, the Cianwood City Pharmacy in Cianwood City was planned to be located in Ecruteak City.

Name origin

Ecru is a beige color, while teak is a type of tree. Enju (槐) is the Japanese Pagoda tree.

In other languages

• Spanish: Ciudad Iris
• Italian: Amarantopoli
• German: Teak City
• French: Rosalia

Johto
Settlements New Bark Town • Cherrygrove City • Violet City • Azalea Town • Goldenrod City • Ecruteak City Olivine City • Cianwood City • Mahogany Town • Blackthorn City • Safari Zone Gate • Frontier Access Routes 29 • 30 • 31 • 32 • 33 • 34 • 35 • 36 • 37 • 38 • 39 • 40 • 41 • 42 • 43 • 44 • 45 • 46 • 47 • 48 Landmarks Dark Cave • Sprout Tower • Ruins of Alph • Union Cave • Slowpoke Well • Ilex Forest • Radio Tower • Global Terminal Goldenrod Tunnel • National Park • Pokéathlon Dome • Bell Tower • Bellchime Trail • Burned Tower • Moomoo Farm • Olivine Lighthouse Battle Tower (Crystal • HGSS)/Frontier • Cliff Edge Gate • Cliff Cave • Embedded Tower • Safari Zone • Whirl Islands Mt. Mortar • Lake of Rage • Team Rocket HQ • Ice Path • Dragon's Den • S.S. Aqua • Mt. Silver (Cave) Access to Sinjoh Ruins • Kanto

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.