'''Sprout Tower''' (Japanese: '''マダツボミのとう''' ''{{tt|Madatsubomi|Bellsprout}} Tower'') is a pagoda in [[Violet City]] in [[Johto]]. It is inhabited by monks who teach that all living beings coexist through cooperation. These monks train {{p|Bellsprout}}, and occasionally {{p|Hoothoot}}.
'''Sprout Tower''' (Japanese: '''マダツボミのとう''' ''{{tt|Madatsubomi|Bellsprout}} Tower'') is a pagoda in [[Violet City]] in [[Johto]]. It is inhabited by monks who teach that all living beings coexist through cooperation. These monks train {{p|Bellsprout}}, and occasionally {{p|Hoothoot}}.
As trainers battle, the flexible pagoda shakes from side to side. This flexibility protects the tall tower from earthquakes. This technology is now known as [[jwp:柔構造|柔構造]] ''jūkōzō'', and applied to hundreds of modern high-rise buildings. Legend has it that a 100 foot Bellsprout was used to make the swaying pillar.
As trainers battle, the flexible pagoda shakes from side to side. This flexibility protects the tall tower from earthquakes. This technology is now known as [[jwp:柔構造|柔構造]] ''jūkōzō'', and applied to hundreds of modern high-rise buildings. Legend has it that a 100-foot-tall Bellsprout was used to make the swaying pillar.
As night falls, ghosts are said to appear in the tower, in the form of {{p|Gastly}}.
As night falls, ghosts are said to appear in the tower, in the form of {{p|Gastly}}.
The design of Sprout Tower is inspired by Buddhist temples in the Nara Prefecture of Japan, such as [[wp:Kofukuji|Kofukuji]] and [[wp:Horyuji|Horyuji]] temples.
The design of Sprout Tower is inspired by Buddhist temples in the Nara Prefecture of Japan, such as {{wp|Kōfuku-ji}} and {{wp|Hōryū-ji}} temples.
In {{3v2|Gold|Silver|Crystal}}, after defeating Sage Li, players receive {{HM|05|Flash}}. In {{2v2|HeartGold|SoulSilver}}, after defeating [[Elder]] Kōsei, players receive {{TM|70|Flash}}.
In {{3v2|Gold|Silver|Crystal}}, after defeating Sage Li, players receive {{HM|05|Flash}}. In {{2v2|HeartGold|SoulSilver}}, after defeating [[Elder]] Kōsei, players receive {{TM|70|Flash}}.
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==Trivia==
==Trivia==
*It is actually possible to use {{m|Dig}} to escape from Sprout Tower— even the top floor— and return to the entrance; this is because, as can be seen from the in-battle background used in [[Generation IV]], Sprout Tower is classified as a cave area, rather than a building.
*It is actually possible to use {{m|Dig}} to escape from Sprout Tower— even the top floor— and return to the entrance; this is because, as can be seen from the in-battle background used in [[Generation IV]], Sprout Tower is classified as a cave area, rather than a building.
*It is likely that Sprout Tower is based on {{wp|Kōfuku-ji}}, a Buddhist temple located in the center of {{wp|Nara, Nara|Nara}}, the basis for [[Violet City]].
Sprout Tower (Japanese: マダツボミのとうMadatsubomi Tower) is a pagoda in Violet City in Johto. It is inhabited by monks who teach that all living beings coexist through cooperation. These monks train Bellsprout, and occasionally Hoothoot.
As trainers battle, the flexible pagoda shakes from side to side. This flexibility protects the tall tower from earthquakes. This technology is now known as 柔構造jūkōzō, and applied to hundreds of modern high-rise buildings. Legend has it that a 100-foot-tall Bellsprout was used to make the swaying pillar.
As night falls, ghosts are said to appear in the tower, in the form of Gastly.
The design of Sprout Tower is inspired by Buddhist temples in the Nara Prefecture of Japan, such as Kōfuku-ji and Hōryū-ji temples.
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 with a telephone symbol by their names will give their Pokégear number to the player, and may call or be called for a rematch with higher-level Pokémon.
Trainers with a telephone symbol by their names will give their Pokégear number to the player, and may call or be called for a rematch with higher-level Pokémon.
It is actually possible to use Dig to escape from Sprout Tower— even the top floor— and return to the entrance; this is because, as can be seen from the in-battle background used in Generation IV, Sprout Tower is classified as a cave area, rather than a building.
