Michina Town

Michina Town ミチーナ Michina
Michina Town
Region	Sinnoh
Debut	Arceus and the Jewel of Life

Michina Town (Japanese: ミチーナ Michina) is an anime-exclusive location in the Sinnoh region and the setting of Arceus and the Jewel of Life. It is a riverside town surrounded by flourishing nature. Most of the town is agricultural, with numerous fields growing crops such as corn and watermelon. The town's centerpiece is the Michina Ruins.

Thousands of years ago, Michina Town was a desolate place, which was nothing but a wasteland. But the Jewel of Life's power that Arceus gave Damos made the town's soil rich and fertile. Then Damos constructed a shrine at the peak of a mountain in order to praise Arceus's kindness.

Places of interest

Michina Ruins

Michina Ruins

The Michina Ruins are the remnants of the shrine made by Damos, which are located at the peak of a huge, rocky mountain in Michina. Close to the ruins is a beautiful lake, as well as multiple waterfalls that cascade down the mountainside.

The ruins are guarded by Sheena and Kevin. The Time-Space Axis can be found in the basement of the ruins; it is used by Sheena and Kevin to monitor disruptions in the time-space continuum. The basement is also the location where the Jewel of Life is safeguarded.

In the TCG

This listing is of cards mentioning or featuring Michina Town or Pokémon that reside there in the Pokémon Trading Card Game.

Michina Town's Pokémon Cards listed with a blue background are only legal to use in the current Expanded format. Cards listed with a green background are legal to use in both the current Standard and Expanded formats.
Card	Type	English Expansion	Rarity	#	Japanese Expansion	Rarity	#
Chikorita					Movie Commemoration Random Pack		001/022
Cyndaquil					Movie Commemoration Random Pack		004/022
Totodile					Movie Commemoration Random Pack		006/022
Spiky-eared Pichu					Movie Commemoration Random Pack		009/022
					Movie Commemoration Random Pack		010/022
					Movie Commemoration Random Pack		011/022
					DPt-P Promotional cards		042/DPt-P
					Unnumbered Promotional cards
Other related cards
Card	Type	English Expansion	Rarity	#	Japanese Expansion	Rarity	#
Michina Temple	St				DPt-P Promotional cards		044/DPt-P

Trivia

• The Arceus distributed in the United States, Australia, and Europe had the OT "Michina"/"MICHINA", a reference to the twelfth movie Arceus's appearance in Michina Town.

Origin

Michina Town is mostly based on Meteora, Greece.

Names

Language	Name	Origin
Japanese	ミチーナ Michīna	Possibly from 未知な michi-na, meaning "strange" or "unknown"
Korean	미케나 Mycena	Similar to its Japanese name. Also, similar to Mycenae
Chinese (Taiwan)	米季納 Mǐjìnà	Transliteration of Michina
Polish	Michina	From its English name
Brazilian Portuguese	Cidade de Michina	From English name
Russian	Мичина Таун Mishina Toun	Transcription of English name

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