Pastoria City

Pastoria City ノモセシティ Nomose City "The Marsh City"

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Map description This city was originally founded to protect the Great Marsh. It has grown naturally over the years. The Gym is a good example of the abundant water resources available to the city. There is a lookout that affords views of the Great Marsh. The gates to the Safari Zone are also here.

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Connecting locations ← Route 212 Pastoria City Route 213 →

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

Pastoria City (Japanese: ノモセシティ Nomose City) is a city in the region of Sinnoh. It is also the home of the Move relearner, the Scarf Guy and the Sinnoh region's Safari Zone. It is a city on the edge of a giant swamp, known as the Great Marsh. The marsh was once part of the sea, which drained away over time leaving the marshland. There are rare Pokémon only found in the swamps. The Great Marsh keeps the weather cool in the summertime, making it an ideal town for Water Pokémon. Croagunk is one of the rare Pokémon that can be found in the swamp in Pokémon Diamond, Pearl, and Platinum, so it is the city's official mascot.

Places of interest

Great Marsh

Main article: Great Marsh

The Great Marsh is an area located in right to the north of Pastoria City. It is the main attraction of Pastoria City, that gets many visitors along with trainer coming from around the area. The Great Marsh contains some Pokémon that cannot be found anywhere else in Sinnoh. It is filled with marshy areas, which are inhabited by wild Pokémon. Much like other Pokémon preserves in Kanto and Hoenn, the Great Marsh features a Safari Game in which Trainers pay $500 for 30 Safari Balls and a limited amount of time to catch all the Pokémon they can. When a wild Pokémon appears, no Pokémon may be sent out to battle it: catching Pokémon here, as in all Safari Zones, requires sheer luck. There are four options in the battle screen: Throw a Safari Ball, throw bait, throw mud, and run away. Throwing bait makes a Pokémon less likely to run, but makes it harder to catch; while throwing mud does the reverse, making it easier to catch but more likely to run. Each day, a special type of Pokémon which can only be found on one day, will change, therefore, to get a new set, players must wait a day. These Pokémon will appear randomly in one of the six areas, some may not appear for a while, while others appear several days in a row or in multiple areas on the same day. Some may not appear until after getting the National Pokédex. The only way to tell which changing Pokémon is available in the areas for the day is to use the lookout upstairs from the entrance.

Move relearner

Main article: Move relearner

The move relearner allows Pokémon to relearn any move that they were able to learn at an earlier level than the one they are currently at, or ones from that level. Certain Pokémon have moves that may only be obtained in this fashion. A man northeast of the Pokémart in Pastoria City will teach a Pokémon a move it could have previously learned but has not, in exchange for a Heart Scale. They may be obtained from The Underground, from the man in the Pokémon News Press, or from wild Luvdisc after the National Pokédex is acquired.

Scarf Guy

Main article: Scarf Guy

The Scarf Guy lives in Pastoria City, in the house nearest to the Route 213 exit. The Scarf Guy checks a Pokémon's condition to see if it is worthy of a Scarf. If the Pokémon's condition is at its maximum value in an area, he will give out the corresponding Scarf to that Pokémon. If not, he will tell the player to improve its condition with Poffins. The Scarf Guy lives with his sister and a Pachirisu. His girlfriend is the Massage Lady in Veilstone City, whom he keeps in contact with through mail, which he lets Pokémon deliver.

Pastoria Gym

Main article: Pastoria Gym

The Pastoria Gym is the official gym of Pastoria City. It is based on Template:Type2 Pokémon. The Gym Leader is Crasher Wake. The Pastoria Gym is a large in-door swimming pool comprised of three levels and numerous floating platforms. Switches on the floor of the pool raise and lower the water level. To get to the Gym Leader, the switches must be hit in a certain order so that a path will be formed with the floating platforms. For defeating Crasher Wake, trainers receive the Fen Badge, TM55 (Brine), and the ability to use Defog in Diamond and Pearl and Surf in Platinum Version outside of battle.

Demographics

Pokémon Diamond and Pearl

In Pokémon Diamond and Pearl, the population of Pastoria City is 47, which also happens to be the same amount as Sunyshore City.

Poké Mart

Poké Ball $200	Great Ball $600
Nest Ball $1000	Dusk Ball $1000
Quick 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
Super Repel $500	Air Mail $50

Items

Item		Location	Games

Pokémon

Pokémon	Games						Location	Levels	Rate
Fishing and Surfing
Tentacool	D		P		Pt		Surfing	20-30	60%
Wingull	D		P		Pt		Surfing	20-30	30%
Shellos	D		P		Pt		Surfing	20-30	30%
Tentacruel	D		P		Pt		Surfing	20-40	5%
Tentacruel	D		P		Pt		Surfing	20-40	9%
Pelipper	D		P		Pt		Surfing	20-40	5%
Gastrodon	D		P		Pt		Surfing	20-40	1%
Magikarp	D		P		Pt		Fishing Old Rod	3-10	100%
Magikarp	D		P		Pt		Fishing Old Rod	3-15	100%
Magikarp	D		P		Pt		Fishing Good Rod	10-25	65%
Remoraid	D		P		Pt		Fishing Good Rod	10-25	35%
Gyarados	D		P		Pt		Fishing Super Rod	30-55	65%
Octillery	D		P		Pt		Fishing Super Rod	20-50	35%
Octillery	D		P		Pt		Fishing Super Rod	30-55	35%
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

Diamond and Pearl

If the player chose Turtwig:

File:Jun.png Pokémon Trainer Barry Pastoria City Diamond and Pearl Pokémon Trainer and Professor Barry Oak Pastoria City Diamond and Pearl Reward: $2800

Types: Normal Flying Ability: Keen Eye Held item: None Starly♂ Lv.26 Double Team Normal Status   --       Wing Attack Flying Physical   --       Unknown Unknown   --       Unknown Unknown   --       Types: Water Unknown Ability: Swift Swim Held item: None Buizel♂ Lv.25 Pursuit Dark Physical   --       Aqua Jet Water Physical   --       Quick Attack Normal Physical   --       Unknown Unknown   --       Types: Grass Poison Ability: Natural Cure Held item: None Roselia♂ Lv.25 Poison Sting Poison Physical   --       Magical Leaf Grass Special   --       Mega Drain Grass Special   --       Unknown Unknown   --       Types: Fire Unknown Ability: Blaze Held item: None Monferno♂ Lv.28 Mach Punch Fighting Physical   --       Leer Normal Status   --       Unknown Unknown   --       Unknown Unknown   --

If the player chose Chimchar:

File:Jun.png Pokémon Trainer Barry Pastoria City Diamond and Pearl Pokémon Trainer and Professor Barry Oak Pastoria City Diamond and Pearl Reward: $2800

Types: Normal Flying Ability: Keen Eye Held item: None Starly♂ Lv.26 Double Team Normal Status   --       Wing Attack Flying Physical   --       Unknown Unknown   --       Unknown Unknown   --       Types: Fire Unknown Ability: Flash Fire Held item: None Ponyta♂ Lv.25 Stomp Normal Physical   --       Ember Fire Special   --       Unknown Unknown   --       Unknown Unknown   --       Types: Grass Poison Ability: Natural Cure Held item: None Roselia♂ Lv.25 Poison Sting Poison Physical   --       Magical Leaf Grass Special   --       Mega Drain Grass Special   --       Unknown Unknown   --       Types: Water Unknown Ability: Torrent Held item: None Prinplup♂ Lv.28 Peck Flying Physical   --       Growl Normal Status   --       Unknown Unknown   --       Unknown Unknown   --

If the player chose Piplup:

File:Jun.png Pokémon Trainer Barry Pastoria City Diamond and Pearl Pokémon Trainer and Professor Barry Oak Pastoria City Diamond and Pearl Reward: $2800

Types: Normal Flying Ability: Keen Eye Held item: None Starly♂ Lv.26 Double Team Normal Status   --       Wing Attack Flying Physical   --       Unknown Unknown   --       Unknown Unknown   --       Types: Water Unknown Ability: Swift Swim Held item: None Buizel♂ Lv.25 Pursuit Dark Physical   --       Aqua Jet Water Physical   --       Quick Attack Normal Physical   --       Unknown Unknown   --       Types: Fire Unknown Ability: Flash Fire Held item: None Ponyta♂ Lv.25 Stomp Normal Physical   --       Ember Fire Special   --       Unknown Unknown   --       Unknown Unknown   --       Types: Grass Unknown Ability: Overgrow Held item: None Grotle♂ Lv.28 Bite Dark Physical   --       Razor Leaf Grass Physical   --       Mega Drain Grass Special   --       Unknown Unknown   --

Platinum

If the player chose Turtwig:

File:RivalPlatinum.gif Pokémon Trainer Barry Pastoria City Platinum Pokémon Trainer and Professor Barry Oak Pastoria City Platinum Reward: $3600

Types: Normal Flying Ability: Intimidate Held item: None Staravia♂ Lv.34 Double Team Normal Status   --       Wing Attack Flying Physical   --       Quick Attack Normal Physical   --       Endeavor Normal Physical   --       Types: Fire Fighting Ability: Blaze Held item: None Monferno♂ Lv.36 Mach Punch Fighting Physical   --       Leer Normal Status   --       Flame Wheel Fire Physical   --       Taunt Dark Status   --       Types: Water Unknown Ability: Swift Swim Held item: None Buizel♂ Lv.32 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.32 Stun Spore Grass Status   --       Mega Drain Grass Special   --       Poison Sting Poison Physical   --       Leech Seed Grass Status   --

If the player chose Chimchar:

File:RivalPlatinum.gif Pokémon Trainer Barry Pastoria City Platinum Pokémon Trainer and Professor Barry Oak Pastoria City Platinum Reward: $3600

Types: Normal Flying Ability: Intimidate Held item: None Staravia♂ Lv.34 Double Team Normal Status   --       Wing Attack Flying Physical   --       Quick Attack Normal Physical   --       Endeavor Normal Physical   --       Types: Water Unknown Ability: Torrent Held item: None Prinplup♂ Lv.36 Pound Normal Physical   --       Peck Flying Physical   --       BubbleBeam Water Special   --       Metal Claw Steel Physical   --       Types: Fire Unknown Ability: Flash Fire Held item: None Ponyta♂ Lv.32 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.32 Stun Spore Grass Status   --       Mega Drain Grass Special   --       Poison Sting Poison Physical   --       Leech Seed Grass Status   --

If the player chose Piplup:

File:RivalPlatinum.gif Pokémon Trainer Barry Pastoria City Platinum Pokémon Trainer and Professor Barry Oak Pastoria City Platinum Reward: $3600

Types: Normal Flying Ability: Intimidate Held item: None Staravia♂ Lv.34 Double Team Normal Status   --       Wing Attack Flying Physical   --       Quick Attack Normal Physical   --       Endeavor Normal Physical   --       Types: Grass Unknown Ability: Overgrow Held item: None Grotle♂ Lv.36 Bite Dark Physical   --       Razor Leaf Grass Physical   --       Absorb Grass Special   --       Curse ??? Status   --       Types: Water Unknown Ability: Swift Swim Held item: None Buizel♂ Lv.32 Water Gun Water Special   --       Quick Attack Normal Physical   --       Growl Normal Status   --       Pursuit Dark Physical   --       Types: Fire Unknown Ability: Flash Fire Held item: None Ponyta♂ Lv.32 Stomp Normal Physical   --       Flame Wheel Fire Physical   --       Growl Normal Status   --       Tail Whip Normal Status   --

Trivia

• Pastoria's Japanese town motto is だいしつげんと いきる まち.
• The mascot of Pastoria City is Croagunk, as there is a statue of one in the Poké Mart. This is reflected in the anime episode Cream of the Croagunk Crop!, when the city holds a Croagunk Festival in honor of their mascot.
• Southeast of the city, there are two ships, but they have no known use for transportation.
• After looking at the statue in the Poké Mart, at the Pastoria Great Marsh in Platinum, if the player stands behind the Croagunk Wall with the player's head sticking out of it, a wild Croagunk will come, but it will just cry and walk into the Great Marsh building.
• Standing right outside the move relearner's House is a man who claims to be standing "smack-dab in the middle of town." However, according to the map, he is placed 4 steps down and 5 steps to the right of the true center of town.
• Upon arriving in Pastoria, a Team Galactic grunt will refer to the player as a "little bugger". Despite the game being acceptable for 'Everyone', 'bugger' is an expletive in some parts of the English-speaking world. This line was removed from the European release.

Name origin

Language	Name	Origin
Japanese	ノモセシティ Nomose City	野面 (nomose) means field or outdoor. Contains the kanji 面, much as does the name of its Gym Leader.
English	Pastoria City	From pasture land.
French	Verchamps	From vert, green, and champs, fields.
German	Weideburg	From Weide, pasture land, and the suffix -burg (castle).
Italian	Pratopoli	From prato, meadow, and the suffix -poli, meaning city.
Spanish	Ciudad Pradera	Pradera means pasture. Ciudad means city.
Korean	들판시티 Deulpan City	들판 (deulpan) means plain.
Chinese (Mandarin)	濕原市 Shīyuán Shì	Literally means "Wet plains city".

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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