Verdanturf Town

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Verdanturf Town シダケタウン Shidake Town "The windswept highlands with the sweet fragrance of grass."

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Connecting locations   ↑ Rusturf Tunnel   Verdanturf Town Route 117 →

Location Location of Verdanturf Town in Hoenn.

Verdanturf Town in Ruby and Sapphire, with the Contest House

Verdanturf Town (Japanese: シダケタウン Shidake Town) is a small, quaint town nestled between the mountains and the plains in central western Hoenn.

Wally is sent to live here with his aunt, uncle, and cousin Wanda in order to improve his health. This town is well known for its very clean air. The town features a Contest Hall in Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire. However, the Contest Hall is replaced with a Battle Tent in Pokémon Emerald.

There are two ways out of Verdanturf. To the east is Route 117 towards Mauville City. To the north is the Rusturf Tunnel, which was being constructed to link Rustboro City and Verdanturf. However, the construction disturbed the local Whismur who lived in the tunnel, and so it was canceled. Wanda's boyfriend tried to dig the tunnel himself, but was unable to do it. After the player character of Pokémon Ruby, Sapphire, and Emerald gets the Dynamo Badge, he or she can use Rock Smash to complete the tunnel and open a path to Route 116.

Places of interest

Friendship Rater

In the town, there is a woman who rates the friendship of Pokémon. She is located in the house situated to the left of Wanda's house.

Wanda's House

Wanda and most of her family live in the south side of the town.

In the games, Wally is sent to Verdanturf Town to live with his cousin, Wanda, and his aunt and uncle.

Contest Hall

Pokémon Coordinators flock to the town for Pokémon Contests. All Contest challenges originate in Verdanturf, as it is where the Normal Rank Pokémon Contests, essential for moving on, are located, and where Pokémon Coordinators can register their Contest Passes. In Emerald, however, the Contest Hall is replaced with a Battle Tent.

POKéMON CONTESTS
NORMAL RANK REGISTRATION
"Gather here, all ye POKéMON TRAINERS!"

Demographics

Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire

In Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire, the population of Verdanturf Town is 29. This is actually a large number, despite it having a small-town atmosphere.

Pokémon Emerald

In Pokémon Emerald, the population of Verdanturf Town is 24.

Poké Mart

Great Ball $600	Nest Ball $1000
Super Potion $700	Antidote $100
Parlyz Heal Parlyz Heal $200	Awakening $250
Burn Heal $250	Ice Heal $250
X Special X Special $350	Repel $350
Fluffy Tail $1000

Items

Item		Location	Games
	TM45 (Attract)	Received from a woman inside the Contest Hall/Battle Tent	R  S  E
	Contest Pass	Received from the Contest receptionist.	R  S
	Nest Ball	Reward for clearing the Battle Tent.	E

In the anime

Verdanturf Contest Hall in the anime

Ash, Max, May and Brock arrived in Verdanturf Town on their way to Petalburg City. May competed in the Verdanturf Pokémon Contest in Disaster of Disguise and Disguise Da Limit! and met up and competed with a mysterious Coordinator called "The Phantom". In the anime, Verdanturf has shown to have a fairly luxurious neighbourhood.

In the manga

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

Ruby, having arrived from the Weather Institute to Verdanturf with Gabby and Ty, starts his Pokémon Contest conquest in Volume 18. It was then revealed, at the end of the Ruby & Sapphire arc, that the Contest Hall was severely damaged following the incident involving Kyogre and Groudon, and a Battle Tent was set up in its place.

Wally, who had been in Verdanturf with his cousin Wanda to improve his health, left the town before Ruby arrived.

Trivia

• The way the winds blow, volcanic ash from Mt. Chimney never blows through the town. The air is clean and fragrant, and supposedly does wonders for frail and sickly people.
• The Poké Mart of this town is the only one in Hoenn where Nest Balls can be purchased.

Name origin

Language	Name	Origin
Japanese	シダケタウン Shidake Town	Possibly from 芝 shi (lawn) and 岳 take (peak). Can also be from 椎茸 shiitake or 竹 take (bamboo).
English	Verdanturf	From verdant, green, and turf, meaning land.
French	Vergazon	From vert, green, and gazon, meadow.
German	Wiesenflur	From Wiese, meadow, and Flur, hall.
Italian	Mentania	From menta, mint.
Spanish	Pueblo Verdegal	From verde, green, and galería.
Korean	잔디마을 Jandi Maeul	잔디 (jandi) means grass.
Chinese (Mandarin)	綠蔭鎮／绿荫镇 Lǜyìn Zhèn	Can either mean "Green shade town" or "Green shelter town".

Hoenn
Settlements Littleroot Town • Oldale Town • Petalburg City • Rustboro City • Dewford Town • Slateport City • Mauville City • Verdanturf Town Fallarbor Town • Lavaridge Town • Fortree City • Lilycove City • Mossdeep City • Sootopolis City • Pacifidlog Town • Ever Grande City Battle Frontier • Battle Resort Routes 101 • 102 • 103 • 104 • 105 • 106 • 107 • 108 • 109 • 110 • 111 • 112 • 113 • 114 • 115 • 116 • 117 • 118 119 • 120 • 121 • 122 • 123 • 124 • 125 • 126 • 127 • 128 • 129 • 130 • 131 • 132 • 133 • 134 • Underwater Landmarks Petalburg Woods • Rusturf Tunnel • Island Cave • Granite Cave • Abandoned Ship • Sea Mauville • Oceanic Museum Seaside Cycling Road • Trick House • Mauville Game Corner • New Mauville • Trainer Hill • Desert Ruins • Mirage Tower • Fiery Path Jagged Pass • Mt. Chimney • Desert Underpass • Meteor Falls • Weather Institute • Scorched Slab • Ancient Tomb • Safari Zone • Mt. Pyre Lilycove Museum • Shoal Cave • Team Aqua Hideout • Team Magma Hideout (Lilycove • Jagged Pass) • Mossdeep Space Center • Seafloor Cavern Cave of Origin • Mirage Island • Sky Pillar • Victory Road • Pokémon League • Sealed Chamber • Artisan Cave • Altering Cave • Southern Island Marine Cave • Terra Cave • Contest Hall • Battle Maison • Battle Tower • Battle Tent • Secret Islet • Secret Meadow • Secret Shore Mirage spots Mirage Caves • Mirage Forests • Mirage Islands • Mirage Mountains Crescent Isle • Fabled Cave • Gnarled Den • Nameless Cavern • Pathless Plain • Trackless Forest Access to Birth Island • Faraway Island • Navel Rock • Sky

This article is part of Project Cities and Towns, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on every city and town in the Pokémon world.