Hearthome City

Hearthome City ヨスガシティ Yosuga City "Warm & Kind"

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Map description This friendly city started as a place where people and Pokémon gathered, then grew into a center of commerce. If you care about the looks of your Pokémon, head for the Contest Hall. For toughness, go to the Gym. The entrance to Amity Square is here. The square is a place is a place where Trainers can stroll peacefully with Pokémon. There is a building here that is symbolic of the city's status as a place where different cultures meet. A nice fountain with benches, as well as the Pokémon Fan Club, are among the city's amenities.

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Connecting locations ← Route 208 Hearthome City Route 209 →   Route 212 ↓

Location File:Hearthome City.png Location of Hearthome City in Sinnoh.

Hearthome City (Japanese: ヨスガシティ Yosuga City) is a city in the region of Sinnoh. Hearthome City is the fifth largest city in the Pokémon world. Hearthome City is home to the Super Contest Hall, where one can take part in the Super Contest, a Gym, the Pokémon Fan Club, and the Poffin House, among other things. An old man will give the player a Happiny egg here in Diamond and Pearl. Hearthome City started as a place where people and Pokémon gathered and grew into a center of commerce, and is consistently voted as the most desirable place to live in all of Sinnoh. It is also a gateway to nearby Solaceon Town and Pastoria City.

Hearthome City is a child-friendly city; there are many families and young mothers living there. Most of the buildings use elevators instead of stairs so that small children and Pokémon can move through the houses. There are prams strewn through the city. The citizens scrupulously keep their city clean.

In Platinum, the road paving was given an update so it is now all beige. The tree's sprites were changed to match those in Platinum's Eterna Forest. In addition, the appearance of the entrances to Amity Square was modified so that the arch features a Psyduck, a Torchic and a Drifloon, and a Pikachu on its back.

Places of interest

Super Contest Hall

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The Super Contest Hall

The biggest attraction, garnering contestants from all throughout the region, is the Super Contest Hall. The Super Contest Hall is an expanded format of the Pokémon Contests within Hoenn. In it, Pokémon are rated on their appearance and performance, rather than strength. They are different from the previous generation's competitions in that not only do they have more rounds, but rounds from the earlier games have been altered. The city's Gym Leader, Fantina, is a self-proclaimed master at Pokémon Super Contests.

Amity Square

Main article: Amity Square

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The entrance to Amity Square in Platinum

A notable attraction is Amity Square, where Trainers relax with their Pokémon. Eleven different types of cute Pokémon will follow the player about in Amity Square, and many Pokémon wander about the city outside of their Poké Balls. Amity Square is located north of Hearthome City. The setup in Amity Square is identical to the Pikachu interaction system that was in Pokémon Yellow. Only certain small Pokémon can be taken for walks in Amity Square, usually of a "cute" appearance. Pokémon will fetch accessories or Berries for their owners every 200 steps. In Pokémon Platinum, more Pokémon are allowed in than before, and the area has been expanded and redesigned. It now includes a rather large pool of water.

Pokémon Fan Club

Main article: Pokémon Fan Club

The Sinnoh's Pokémon Fan Club is located in the eastern area of Hearthome City. The Fan Club is basically a place for people to meet and chat about their favorite Pokémon and to show off their collections to each other. In general, the members are usually more oriented to unevolved, cute Pokémon and Pokémon Contests than Pokémon battles. The Sinnoh Pokémon Fan Club Chairman says that his Fan Club is number one nationwide because he brags more than anyone. However, he doesn't do it anymore because of people's complaints. This may also explain why only two other members are found in his club. Inside the Pokémon Fan Club, the player will receive the Poffin Case, needed to bake Poffins. In Platinum, another member of the club will rate the happiness of first Pokémon in the player's party.

Poffin House

Main article: Poffin House

Inside the Poffin House

The Poffin House is also here, where coordinators can bake Poffins to boost their Pokémon's condition for Pokémon Super Contests, either alone or through DS Wireless Communications with people nearby. Up to four people may bake at a time. The Poffin House is located west of the Poké Mart where the player can make Poffins, which are the replacement of Pokéblocks from Ruby, Sapphire, and Emerald. The player has to speak to the lady a little to the left of the entrance, throw in his or her selected berry and start stirring the liquid to begin creating their own Poffin. The Poffin's level depends on the amount of time consumed cooking the Poffin, the number of burns, and the number of spills.

Bebe's House

Bebe, the system administrator for Sinnoh's Pokémon Storage System who will also give the player an Eevee living in the midst of Hearthome City. Her house, which is next to the Pokémon Center in Hearthome, is not quite as cluttered as Lanette's. Bebe is good friends with Hayley, who owns a ranch in which Pokémon can be stored, and they still keep in contact with each other. After the player obtains the National Pokédex, she will give them a level 5 Eevee. This Eevee came from a good mate in Johto before being passed onto the player. In Pokémon Platinum, the Eevee is available right away at level 20, without the need of the National Pokédex.

Mr. Goods

Main article: Mr. Goods

Mr. Goods lives on the street of Hearthome, although he claims he can't remember who he is or his real name. He is a bemused man dedicated to rarities who gives out goods to decorate the secret base in the Sinnoh Underground with upon completion of certain tasks, such as using the GTS or defeating all eight Gyms. Mr. Goods will also reward a Trainer for other miscellaneous achievements.

Foreign Building

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The Foreign Building

The Foreign Building is a building located in the western side of Hearthome City. It has six benches and stained glass windows. All the people there talk about the grace of life in the Pokémon world, supernatural powers, and the balance of spirit and nature. It seems to be loosely based on a church or cathedral, and is the first building in all the Pokémon games to be so. Respectfully, no music can be heard in the building. In the morning, you can see a piece of the wall jutting out behind the stone tablets on either side of the inside.

Pokémon Hotel

In the middle of the city, next to the Pokémon Fan Club, is a hotel called the Pokémon Hotel. There are only two accessible floors within the hotel. These can be accessed to by a large, automatic elevator. Many visitors come from all parts of the world to enter the Super Contest, or visit Amity Square. Visitors can stay here for a while to enjoy the parts of Hearthome. The landlord inhibits the first floor, and on the second floor lives a woman and a Clefairy. She will give the player a Shell Bell, saying that she was given it on vacation, but already had one.

Hearthome Gym

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Hearthome Gym in Pokémon Platinum

Main article: Hearthome Gym

The Hearthome Gym is the official Gym of Hearthome City. It is based on Template:Type2 Pokémon. The Gym Leader is Fantina. Trainers who defeat her receive the Relic Badge. The Hearthome Gym in Pokémon Diamond and Pearl, was the 5th gym, but in Pokémon Platinum, this was changed to the 3rd gym. This is evident by the significant level change of Fantina's Pokémon. The Hearthome Gym is a giant, five-story building constructed of gray stone blocks. It is illuminated by eerie gray-blue torches. On every floor, there is a mathematical puzzle and three doors corresponding with the answers. Picking the correct door leads to the next elevator up. Picking the wrong door leads to a dead end and a Trainer to fight. The Gym Leader waits in the final room on the fifth floor, which has stained-glass windows and resembles a cathedral.

In Pokémon Platinum, Hearthome Gym has become much like Dewford Gym, in Hoenn; it is dark and there is only limited light source. The player must navigate their way around the gym using a flashlight. Duskull lamps are used as visible walls, to guide the player around. There are other Trainers with flashlights the player must battle, in order to make their way to Fantina. For defeating Fantina, Trainers receive the Relic Badge, TM65 (Shadow Claw), and the ability to use Defog outside of battle.

Demographics

Pokémon Diamond and Pearl

In Pokémon Diamond and Pearl, the population of Hearthome City is 91 people. It is Sinnoh's largest city and one of the largest cities in the Pokémon world. Given that it is the only town in the Pokémon world to feature babies, it probably has the lowest age distribution too.

Poké Mart

Poké Ball $200	Heal Ball $300
Net Ball $1000	Nest Ball $1000
Potion $300	Super Potion $700
Antidote $100	Parlyz Heal Parlyz Heal $200
Awakening $250	Burn Heal $250
Ice Heal $250	Escape Rope $550
Repel $350	Heart Mail $50

Items

Item		Location	Games

Pokémon

Pokémon	Games						Location	Levels	Rate
Gift Pokémon
Eevee	D		P		Pt		Gift	5	One
Eevee	D		P		Pt		Gift	20	One
Happiny	D		P		Pt		Egg	1	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.

Trainers

In Diamond and Pearl

If the player chose Turtwig:

File:Jun.png Pokémon Trainer Barry Hearthome City Diamond and Pearl Pokémon Trainer and Professor Barry Oak Hearthome City Diamond and Pearl Reward: $2100

Types: Normal Flying Ability: Keen Eye Held item: None Starly♂ Lv.19 Endeavor Normal Physical   --       Double Team Normal Status   --       Wing Attack Flying Physical   --       Quick Attack Normal Physical   --       Type: Water Unknown Ability: Swift Swim Held item: None Buizel♂ Lv.20 Pursuit Dark Physical   --       Growl Normal Status   --       Water Gun Water Special   --       Quick Attack Normal Physical   --       Types: Grass Poison Ability: Natural Cure Held item: None Roselia♂ Lv.20 Poison Sting Poison Physical   --       Stun Spore Grass Status   --       Mega Drain Grass Special   --       Curse Unknown Status   --       Types: Fire Fighting Ability: Blaze Held item: None Monferno♂ Lv.21 Fury Swipes Normal Physical   --       Leer Normal Status   --       Mach Punch Fighting Physical   --       Curse Unknown Status   --

If the player chose Chimchar:

File:Jun.png Pokémon Trainer Barry Hearthome City Diamond and Pearl Pokémon Trainer and Professor Barry Oak Hearthome City Diamond and Pearl Reward: $2100

Types: Normal Flying Ability: Keen Eye Held item: None Starly♂ Lv.19 Endeavor Normal Physical   --       Double Team Normal Status   --       Wing Attack Flying Physical   --       Quick Attack Normal Physical   --       Type: Fire Unknown Ability: Flash Fire Held item: None Ponyta♂ Lv.20 Tackle Normal Physical   --       Tail Whip Normal Status   --       Growl Normal Status   --       Ember Fire Special   --       Types: Grass Poison Ability: Natural Cure Held item: None Roselia♂ Lv.20 Poison Sting Poison Physical   --       Stun Spore Grass Status   --       Mega Drain Grass Special   --       Curse Unknown Status   --       Type: Water Unknown Ability: Torrent Held item: None Prinplup♂ Lv.21 Peck Flying Physical   --       Metal Claw Steel Physical   --       Bubble Water Special   --       Curse Unknown Status   --

If the player chose Piplup:

File:Jun.png Pokémon Trainer Barry Hearthome City Diamond and Pearl Pokémon Trainer and Professor Barry Oak Hearthome City Diamond and Pearl Reward: $2100

Types: Normal Flying Ability: Keen Eye Held item: None Starly♂ Lv.19 Endeavor Normal Physical   --       Double Team Normal Status   --       Wing Attack Flying Physical   --       Quick Attack Normal Physical   --       Type: Water Unknown Ability: Swift Swim Held item: None Buizel♂ Lv.20 Pursuit Dark Physical   --       Growl Normal Status   --       Water Gun Water Special   --       Quick Attack Normal Physical   --       Type: Fire Unknown Ability: Flash Fire Held item: None Ponyta♂ Lv.20 Tackle Normal Physical   --       Tail Whip Normal Status   --       Growl Normal Status   --       Ember Fire Special   --       Type: Grass Unknown Ability: Overgrow Held item: None Grotle♂ Lv.21 Tackle Normal Physical   --       Razor Leaf Grass Physical   --       Curse Unknown Status   --       Curse Unknown Status   --

In Platinum

If the player chose Turtwig:

File:RivalPlatinum.gif Pokémon Trainer Barry Hearthome City Platinum Pokémon Trainer and Professor Barry Oak Hearthome City Platinum Reward: $2700

Types: Normal Flying Ability: Intimidate Held item: None Staravia♂ Lv.25 Double Team Normal Status   --       Wing Attack Flying Physical   --       Quick Attack Normal Physical   --       Endeavor Normal Physical   --       Type: Water Unknown Ability: Swift Swim Held item: None Buizel♂ Lv.23 Water Gun Water Special   --       Quick Attack Normal Physical   --       Growl Normal Status   --       Pursuit Dark Physical   --       Types: Grass Poison Ability: Natural Cure Held item: None Roselia♂ Lv.23 Stun Spore Grass Status   --       Mega Drain Grass Special   --       Poison Sting Poison Physical   --       Leech Seed Grass Status   --       Types: Fire Fighting Ability: Blaze Held item: None Monferno♂ Lv.27 Mach Punch Fighting Physical   --       Leer Normal Status   --       Flame Wheel Fire Physical   --       Taunt Dark Status   --

If the player chose Chimchar:

File:RivalPlatinum.gif Pokémon Trainer Barry Hearthome City Platinum Pokémon Trainer and Professor Barry Oak Hearthome City Platinum Reward: $2700

Types: Normal Flying Ability: Intimidate Held item: None Staravia♂ Lv.25 Double Team Normal Status   --       Wing Attack Flying Physical   --       Quick Attack Normal Physical   --       Endeavor Normal Physical   --       Type: Fire Unknown Ability: Flash Fire Held item: None Ponyta♂ Lv.23 Stomp Normal Physical   --       Flame Wheel Fire Physical   --       Growl Normal Status   --       Tail Whip Normal Status   --       Types: Grass Poison Ability: Natural Cure Held item: None Roselia♂ Lv.23 Stun Spore Grass Status   --       Mega Drain Grass Special   --       Poison Sting Poison Physical   --       Leech Seed Grass Status   --       Type: Water Unknown Ability: Torrent Held item: None Prinplup♂ Lv.27 Pound Normal Physical   --       Peck Flying Physical   --       BubbleBeam Water Special   --       Metal Claw Steel Physical   --

If the player chose Piplup:

File:RivalPlatinum.gif Pokémon Trainer Barry Hearthome City Platinum Pokémon Trainer and Professor Barry Oak Hearthome City Platinum Reward: $2700

Types: Normal Flying Ability: Intimidate Held item: None Staravia♂ Lv.25 Double Team Normal Status   --       Wing Attack Flying Physical   --       Quick Attack Normal Physical   --       Endeavor Normal Physical   --       Type: Water Unknown Ability: Swift Swim Held item: None Buizel♂ Lv.23 Water Gun Water Special   --       Quick Attack Normal Physical   --       Growl Normal Status   --       Pursuit Dark Physical   --       Type: Fire Unknown Ability: Flash Fire Held item: None Ponyta♂ Lv.23 Stomp Normal Physical   --       Flame Wheel Fire Physical   --       Growl Normal Status   --       Tail Whip Normal Status   --       Type: Grass Unknown Ability: Overgrow Held item: None Grotle♂ Lv.27 Bite Dark Physical   --       Razor Leaf Grass Physical   --       Absorb Grass Special   --       Curse ??? Status   --

Friday

Trainer	Pokémon
Reporter Kinsey Reporter Kinsey Reward: $880	Shinx♀ Lv.22 No item
	Drifloon♀ Lv.22 No item
Cameraman Tevin Cameraman Tevin Reward: $704	Mime Jr.♂ Lv.20 No item
	Machop♂ Lv.22 No item
Trainers with a Vs. Seeker by their names, when alerted for a rematch using the item, may use higher-level Pokémon.

Saturday

Trainer	Pokémon
Clown Lee Clown Lee Reward: $552	Mime Jr.♂ Lv.23 No item
Trainers with a Vs. Seeker by their names, when alerted for a rematch using the item, may use higher-level Pokémon.

In the anime

Through the streets of Hearthome City

In Dawn's Early Night, Hearthome City is first seen as a busy city. Ash tries to enter Hearthome Gym, but the Gym Leader isn't there, instead Nando comes to greet them. Dawn enters the Hearthome City Contest, only to find herself up against all of her rivals: Zoey, Jessie (disguised as Jessilina), and Nando. Dawn loses in the first round getting very depressed. Zoey loses to Nando in the finals.

Hearthome City Tag Battle Competition stadium

Later, Ash, Dawn, and Brock enter the tag battle competition hosted in Hearthome City. Ash gets tagged with Paul, Dawn gets tagged with Conway, and Brock gets tagged with Holly. They all win their battles in the first and second rounds, advancing into the tag battle semifinals. After the second round, Paul releases his Chimchar due to its inability to use Blaze during the match, which is then adopted by Ash. Dawn and Conway make it to the finals while Paul and Ash duel against Brock and Holly. Paul's Torterra easily defeats Holly's Farfetch'd and Brock's Croagunk, sending Ash and Paul to the finals. In the final match, Ash and Paul send out Chimchar and Elekid while Conway and Dawn called out Heracross and Buizel. Elekid evolves into Electabuzz during the match, which helps Ash and Paul win the Tag Battle competition and the Soothe Bells.

Trivia

• Hearthome's Japanese town motto is こころが ふれあう ばしょ.
• A woman in the city mentions that she evolved one of her Pokémon with a Water Stone; however, none of the Pokémon in the Sinnoh Pokédex evolve via Water Stone. In Pokémon Platinum, her dialog is changed to reference a Fire Stone instead. Either way, no Pokémon in the original Sinnoh Pokédex can evolve using these two evolutionary stones, with only Eevee in the Platinum extension making use of them.
• In the anime, Enta is the mayor of Hearthome City. However, this is only mentioned in the dub.
• In Pokémon Platinum, there is a girl with a Shroomish in one of the houses, despite it not being in the Sinnoh Pokédex.
  • A Torchic can be seen on the board of Amity Square, despite it also not listed in the Sinnoh Pokédex.
• In Pokémon Platinum, Hearthome City seems to push the limits of what the DS can handle, and tends to lag when the player runs outside of a building.

Name origin

Language	Name	Origin
Japanese	ヨスガシティ Yosuga City	From 縁 (yosuga), "a way of life".
English	Hearthome City	From the expression home is where the heart is,
French	Unionpolis	From union and -polis, from the Greek word for city.
German	Herzhofen	From Herz, heart, and the suffix hofen (court).
Italian	Cuoripoli	From cuore, heart, and the suffix -poli, meaning city.
Spanish	Ciudad Corazón Ciudad Corazonada*	Corazón means heart. Corazonada means hunch.
Korean	연고시티 Yeongo City	From 연고시 (yeongosi) means hometown.
Chinese (Mandarin)	緣之市 Yuánzhī Shì	From 縁 (yosuga). Can be interpreted as "City of predestined relationship".

Sinnoh
Settlements Twinleaf Town • Sandgem Town • Jubilife City • Oreburgh City • Floaroma Town • Eterna City • Hearthome City Solaceon Town • Veilstone City • Pastoria City • Celestic Town • Canalave City • Snowpoint City • Sunyshore City Pokémon League • Fight Area • Survival Area • Resort Area Routes 201 • 202 • 203 • 204 • 205 • 206 • 207 • 208 • 209 • 210 • 211 • 212 • 213 • 214 • 215 216 • 217 • 218 • 219 • 220 • 221 • 222 • 223 • 224 • 225 • 226 • 227 • 228 • 229 • 230 Landmarks Lake Verity (Lakefront) • Oreburgh Gate • Oreburgh Mine • Oreburgh Mining Museum • Global Terminal/Global Wonder Station Ravaged Path • Floaroma Meadow • Valley Windworks • Eterna Forest • Old Chateau • Underground/Grand Underground Wayward Cave • Mount Coronet • Amity Square • Lost Tower • Hallowed Tower • Solaceon Ruins • Maniac Tunnel • Lake Valor (Lakefront) Great Marsh • Pokémon Mansion • Trophy Garden • Fuego Ironworks • Iron Island • Lake Acuity (Lakefront) • Spear Pillar • Victory Road Pal Park/Ramanas Park • Contest Hall • Battle Zone • Battle Park • Battle Tower/Battle Frontier • Stark Mountain • Snowpoint Temple Spring Path • Sendoff Spring • Turnback Cave • Fullmoon Island • Newmoon Island • Seabreak Path • Flower Paradise • Hall of Origin Access to Distortion World See also Hisui

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