Cherrygrove City

Cherrygrove City ヨシノシティ Yoshino City "The City of Fragrant Flowers"

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Map description A city where you can smell small flowers and a sea breeze.

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[[|Cherrygrove City Gym]] - Johto Gym #{{{gymno}}} [[File:{{{leadersprite3}}}|{{{leader3}}}|link={{{leader3}}}]] [[{{{leader3}}}|{{{leader3}}}]] Unknown-type specialist Gym [[File:{{{badge}}} Badge.png|70px|{{{badge}}} Badge|link=Badge#{{{badge}}} Badge]] [[Badge#{{{badge}}} Badge|{{{badge}}} Badge]]

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Connecting locations   ↑ Route 30   Cherrygrove City Route 29 →

Location File:MapCherry.gif Location of Cherrygrove City in Johto.

Other generation maps Gen II

Cherrygrove City (Japanese: ヨシノシティ Yoshino City) is located in south-central Johto. Though the city has no Gym, it is frequently passed through by Pokémon Trainers on their way to Violet City from New Bark Town. The city acts mainly as a tutorial, introducing the player to the main tools of the game (the Pokémon Center, the Poké Mart, etc.).

Places of interest

City Tour

Guide Gent (Japanese: おんないじいさん Kind Old Man), who first stands near the east entrance of Cherrygrove, will offer the player a tour of the city. The tour route includes the Pokémon Center, the Pokémon Mart, the exit to Route 30, the sea, and Guide Gent's house. Upon the conclusion of the tour, the player will receive the Map Card for their Pokégear. In HeartGold and SoulSilver, he instead gives the player the Running Shoes, and only gives them the Map Card upon leaving Cherrygrove City to the north.

Guide Gent's House
Full-of-Energy, High-Speed Old Man

Off-shore island

There is an off-shore island to the west of the town. Trainers are unable to reach the island when they first reach the town, due to the fact they are unable to use Surf. Trainers must gain HM03 (Surf) in order to access this area. There is a man who will give the player the Mystic Water. A strip of land north of the island has a hidden Nugget, which requires HM08 (Rock Climb) to reach.

Demographics

Pokémon Crystal

In Pokémon Crystal, Cherrygrove City has a total population of 18.

Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver

In Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver, the population of Cherrygrove City is 22, making it the second-smallest in Johto, the smallest being New Bark Town.

Poké Mart

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Generation II
Poké Ball* $200	Antidote $100
Awakening $250	Parlyz Heal Parlyz Heal $200
Potion $300

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Generation IV
Poké Ball* $200	Antidote $100
Awakening $200	Parlyz Heal Parlyz Heal $200
Potion $300

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Generation IV - Top
Air Mail* $50	Heal Ball* $300

Items

Item		Location	Games

Pokémon

Generation II

Pokémon	Games						Location	Levels	Rate
Fishing and Surfing
Tentacool	G		S		C		Surfing	15-24	90%
Tentacruel	G		S		C		Surfing	20-40	10%
Magikarp	G		S		C		Fishing Old Rod	10	85%
Krabby	G		S		C		Fishing Old Rod	10	15%
Krabby	G		S		C		Fishing Good Rod	20	55%
Magikarp	G		S		C		Fishing Good Rod	20	35%
Corsola	G		S		C		Fishing Good Rod	20	10%	10%	0%
Staryu	G		S		C		Fishing Good Rod	20	0%	0%	10%
Krabby	G		S		C		Fishing Super Rod	40	60%
Corsola	G		S		C		Fishing Super Rod	40	30%	30%	0%
Staryu	G		S		C		Fishing Super Rod	40	0%	0%	30%
Kingler	G		S		C		Fishing Super Rod	40	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.

Generation IV

Pokémon	Games						Location	Levels	Rate
Headbutt
Exeggcute	HG			SS			Headbutt	2-3	20%
Hoothoot	HG			SS			Headbutt	2-5	50%
Pineco	HG			SS			Headbutt	2-4	30%
Spinarak	HG			SS			Headbutt	4-5	30%
Ledyba	HG			SS			Headbutt	4-5	30%
Headbutt (Special Tree) The group of trees are located at the top of the hill in Cherrygrove City. It is accessible by surfing west into the water, then using Rock Climb.
Exeggcute	HG			SS			Headbutt	18-20	65%
Taillow	HG			SS			Headbutt	18-25	35%
Note: Taillow will appear only after obtaining the National Pokédex.
Fishing and Surfing
Tentacool	HG			SS			Surfing	10-25	90%
Tentacruel	HG			SS			Surfing	15-25	10%
Magikarp	HG			SS			Fishing Old Rod	10	95%
Krabby	HG			SS			Fishing Old Rod	10	5%
Magikarp	HG			SS			Fishing Good Rod	20	60%
Krabby	HG			SS			Fishing Good Rod	20	37%
Corsola	HG			SS			Fishing Good Rod	20	3%	3%	0%
Staryu	HG			SS			Fishing Good Rod	20	0%	0%	3%
Krabby	HG			SS			Fishing Super Rod	40	67%
Corsola	HG			SS			Fishing Super Rod	40	30%	30%	0%
Staryu	HG			SS			Fishing Super Rod	40	0%	0%	30%
Kingler	HG			SS			Fishing Super Rod	40	3%
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

Generation II

If the player chose Chikorita:

File:GSC Silver Johto.png ??? Cherrygrove City Gold, Silver, and Crystal Professor and Professor ??? Oak Cherrygrove City Gold, Silver, and Crystal Reward: $300
Types: Fire Unknown Held item: None Cyndaquil♂ Lv.5 Tackle Normal   --       Leer Normal   --       Unknown   --       Unknown   --

If the player chose Cyndaquil:

File:GSC Silver Johto.png ??? Cherrygrove City Gold, Silver, and Crystal Professor and Professor ??? Oak Cherrygrove City Gold, Silver, and Crystal Reward: $300
Types: Water Unknown Held item: None Totodile♂ Lv.5 Scratch Normal   --       Leer Normal   --       Unknown   --       Unknown   --

If the player chose Totodile:

File:GSC Silver Johto.png ??? Cherrygrove City Gold, Silver, and Crystal Professor and Professor ??? Oak Cherrygrove City Gold, Silver, and Crystal Reward: $300
Types: Grass Unknown Held item: None Chikorita♂ Lv.5 Tackle Normal   --       Leer Normal   --       Unknown   --       Unknown   --

Generation IV

If the player chose Chikorita:

File:SilverHGSS.gif Passerby Boy Cherrygrove City HeartGold and SoulSilver Passerby and Professor Boy Oak Cherrygrove City HeartGold and SoulSilver Reward: $500
Types: Fire Unknown Ability: Blaze Held item: None Cyndaquil♂ Lv.5 Tackle Normal Physical   --       Leer Normal Status   --       Unknown Unknown   --       Unknown Unknown   --

If the player chose Cyndaquil:

File:SilverHGSS.gif Passerby Boy Cherrygrove City HeartGold and SoulSilver Passerby and Professor Boy Oak Cherrygrove City HeartGold and SoulSilver Reward: $500
Types: Water Unknown Ability: Torrent Held item: None Totodile♂ Lv.5 Scratch Normal Physical   --       Leer Normal Status   --       Unknown Unknown   --       Unknown Unknown   --

If the player chose Totodile:

File:SilverHGSS.gif Passerby Boy Cherrygrove City HeartGold and SoulSilver Passerby and Professor Boy Oak Cherrygrove City HeartGold and SoulSilver Reward: $500
Types: Grass Unknown Ability: Overgrow Held item: None Chikorita♂ Lv.5 Tackle Normal Physical   --       Growl Normal Status   --       Unknown Unknown   --       Unknown Unknown   --

In the anime

Ash, Misty and Brock visited Cherrygrove City in Once in a Blue Moon during their travels through Johto, where a large group of Quagsire were stealing spherical objects from the city and performing a ritual to the moon at a waterfall.

Alex Davis is revealed to be from the city in "Power Play!".

Trivia

• Cherrygrove City is the second smallest city of Johto, which is ironic since its location is based on Nagoya, which is the third largest city of Japan and the second largest city of the region Johto represents.
• In Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver, the pond behind the Pokémon Center that was present, but inaccessible in Generation II, is accessible through a new path on Route 30. However, this causes a strange phenomenon: due to there being only one set of data for all bodies of water in a given location, entirely different Pokémon can be caught depending on whether the player is in the water on the Cherrygrove City or Route 30 side of the pond. Even stranger is the fact that those found on the Cherrygrove side belong in the sea.
• As with many other Johto towns, Cherrygrove City's slogan is changed between Generation II and Generation IV. Its Generation II slogan is "The City of Cute, Fragrant Flowers"

Name origin

Language	Name	Origin
Japanese	ヨシノシティ Yoshino City	From 吉野 Yoshino, a species of Japanese cherry tree.
English	Cherrygrove City	Cherries are a type of fruit, while a grove is a multitude of trees near each other.
French	Ville Griotte	From griotte, sour cherry.
German	Rosalia City
Italian	Fiorpescopoli	From fiore di pesco, peach flower, and the suffix -poli, meaning city.
Spanish	Ciudad Cerezo	From cerezo, cherry tree.
Korean	무궁시티 Mugung City	무궁 (mugung) means eternal.
Chinese (Mandarin)	吉花市 Jíhuā Shì	May be derived from 吉野 yoshino and 櫻花 yīnghuā (cherry blossom). 吉花 literally means "auspicious blossom".
Chinese (Cantonese)	吉花市 Gatfa Si	Same as Mandarin name.

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

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