Virbank City (Japanese: タチワキシティTachiwaki City) is a city in southwestern Unova. It is the location for the second Gym that the player visits in the games Black 2 and White 2, led by Roxie.
Virbank City is shown to be a port city with many hangars, docks and waterways. In the northeastern part of the city, there is graffiti painted on the wall that resembles Koffing's skull and crossbones mark.
The Virbank Gym is the official Gym of Virbank City. The Gym Leader is Roxie. The Virbank City Gym is a Gym is a music club. For defeating Roxie, Trainers receives the Toxic badge, and is also given TM09 (Venoshock).
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Virbank City first appeared in the anime when Ash and his friends arrive in the city in An Epic Defense Force!. The town has had a movie studio since long ago and recently an amusement park was completed. The group meets Luke who is visiting to participate in a movie contest and they help in the making of his film. In Rocking the Virbank Gym! (Part 1) and Rocking the Virbank Gym! (Part 2), Ash arrived at Virbank Gym, in order to battle Gym Leader Roxie for his eigth gym badge in Unova. In BW085 Ash and his friends, having found out that the Unova League begins in three months, decided to go eat Virbank City's famous "Beartic Ice Cream" at Cilan's suggestion. When they do, they meet the Sinnoh Region Champion, Cynthia.
Trivia
Virbank's Japanese motto is タチワキは 立ちあがる 水蒸気.
Name origin
Language
Name
Origin
Japanese
タチワキシティ Tachiwaki City
From 立涌文様 tachiwaki-monyō, a pattern based on alternating, vertical waves, resembling steam.
