- If you were looking for the chapter in Pokémon Zensho, see PZ05.
Celadon City (Japanese: タマムシシティ Tamamushi City) is located in central Kanto. It is the most populous city in Kanto and the eighth most populous in the Pokémon world, surpassing even Saffron City in the east. The city has two entrances, one from the east via Route 7, and one from the west via Route 16. Celadon is the main place to spend money in Kanto, through the Celadon Department Store and the Celadon Game Corner. Celadon City is the home of the Celadon Condominiums where residents of the city live and the Celadon Hotel where visitors can rest. Celadon is also home to Erika, the city's Gym Leader and Eusine, the hunter that pursues Suicune.
Places of interest
Celadon Department Store
- Main article: Celadon Department Store
Celadon's department store is the largest building in the city, as well as the largest shop in Kanto. It is located in the northwest corner of the city. The store has two sliding door entrances, and is six stories high, including a roof level. In front of it lies a decorative fountain. Here, a receptionist welcomes customers and directs them to a board that describes the store layout. The second floor contains Top-Grade items for Trainers. On the third floor, a man will give away TM18 (Counter) in Generation I, while in Generation III, he becomes a Move Tutor who will teach the move to a capable Pokémon. The fourth floor contains gift people can buy for others. On the fifth floor there is a pharmacy selling Pokémon Vitamins. And finally, on the Rooftop Square, there are some vending machines and a picnic table. A thirsty Trainer will give TMs in exchange for one of the drinks. In Generation I, the Trainer trades TM13 (Ice Beam) for Fresh Water, TM48 (Rock Slide) for Soda Pop, and TM49 (Tri Attack) for Lemonade. In Generation III, the Trainer trades TM16 (Light Screen) for Fresh Water, TM20 (Safeguard) for Soda Pop, and TM33 (Reflect) for Lemonade.
Celadon Condominiums
- Main article: Celadon Condominiums
Next to the city's Pokémon Center is the Celadon Condominiums (known as Celadon Mansion up to Generation IV), where staff members of Game Freak rent a room from an old lady. It is here that players of both the Generation I games and their Generation III remakes can find an Eevee. This is the home of the Game Freak development studio, where the lead developer will give the player a diploma that signifies that they have completed the National Pokédex. In HeartGold and SoulSilver it has been largely renovated, with a brand new elevator system. In floor 3, the member of Game Freak standing in front of the globe gives the player a GB Sounds.
Celadon Condominiums play a more vital role in Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen. The player must enter the building, where, on the first floor, he/she will encounter an old woman. The old woman will give the player Tea, which he/she must use to enter Saffron City. Also, if the player is pursuing the Fame Checker sidequest, the second floor proves useful as well, providing information about Erika. Going into the Condominiums from the back not only leads the player to Eevee, but to the Know-It-All as well; this NPC provides the player with standard information concerning status changes if the player reads the blackboard.
In Generation II, instead of finding an Eevee, a man will give TM03 (Curse) away to people. However, in Generation IV he now gives away the Spell Tag.
Celadon Game Corner
- Main article: Celadon Game Corner
The southern part of the city caters to travelers and tourists. In addition to a hotel and a restaurant, the Game Corner is a popular spot. The citizens take pride in the city's beauty and think the casino is bad for their image. The Celadon Game Corner is one of the six Game Corners in the Pokémon world, and for a time, is run by Team Rocket. The woman at the service desk sells 50 coins for $1000, and 500 coins for $10,000. The option to buy 500 coins is only available in the Generation III remakes.
The only game available is slots, which people in the game say are rigged. There are thirty slot machines in the Game Corner, with eight of them having people already seated at them, one that is labeled "out of order," one labeled "reserved," and one where someone left their keys. Slot machines in the first generation and their third generation remakes consist simply of inserting coins and stopping the reels with the A button.
In the Generation I and III games, the player must go into the underbelly of the Game Corner and defeat Team Rocket. By pushing a button underneath a poster, the player gains access to the Rocket Hideout. A Team Rocket Grunt is guarding the poster in question when the player first approaches it. After being defeated, the Grunt retreats into the base, leaving the poster un-guarded, and enabling the player to approach. Once the player activates a switch behind the poster, the stairs to the hideout will appear.
In Generation II, it is no longer run by Team Rocket. The hideout is not accessible, but people have not forgotten about the terrible events that occurred. In Generation II, a Card Flip game is added, which allows players to place bets on which card a player will flip over. The deck has 24, each one with a number between 1 and 6 and a picture of one of four Pokémon (Pikachu, Jigglypuff, Oddish, or Poliwag). Bets can be placed by single card, by single column, by single row, by a pair of columns, or by a pair of rows.
In Generation IV, the Game Corner was again no longer run by Team Rocket, but the only game inside the building is the Voltorb Card Flip Game.
Located right next to the Game Corner is the Rocket Prize Corner, where people can exchange coins for prizes. These prizes include TMs and other rare items. The Celadon Game Corner also trades very rare Pokémon such as Dratini and Porygon in exchange for coins. In Generation IV, there is a man in this building who will tell the player the type of their Pokémon's Hidden Power.
Rocket Hideout
- Main article: Rocket Hideout
The Rocket Hideout is a four-floored underground complex beneath the Rocket Game Corner. It is a secret base built used by Team Rocket to facilitate and administer their operations. The Rocket Hideout is accessed by pressing a switch behind a poster in the Game Corner in Celadon City. A Team Rocket Grunt is guarding the poster in question when the player first approaches it. After being defeated, the Grunt retreats into the base, leaving the poster un-guarded, and enabling the player to approach. Once the player activates a switch behind the poster, the stairs to the hideout will appear.
In the Generation I and III games, the player must go into the underbelly of the Game Corner and defeat Team Rocket. The player's initial objective is to search for and obtain the Lift Key in order to activate the lift leading to Giovanni. Once battled, Giovanni will flee, leaving the Silph Scope behind.
There are spinner tiles scattered around the place. This tile, when stepped upon, will whisk the player in the direction of the arrows depicted on it. The player will continue to travel in that direction until they hit a wall, land on another spinner (which may send them in a different direction) or land on a Stopper, a tile only used for that purpose.
Celadon Hotel
The hotel, which is located in the southeastern part of the city, is a luxurious building, where the player is not able to rent a room due to the fact that there are no Pokémon allowed in the rooms. A couple is staying here at the moment, who are here on vacation and brought their little brother, who is a bit annoyed about it. In Generation I, there is an invisible PC in the hotel. This fact is explained by the close resemblance between the hotel and a Pokémon Center. This was less a glitch, and more likely an oversight by the programmers, who may have forgotten to remove the code to activate the PC at that particular point, though the sprite of the PC itself is no longer there.
Move Tutor
In Generation III, there is a Move Tutor who will teach Softboiled to certain Pokémon.
Celadon Gym
- Main article: Celadon Gym
The Celadon Gym is the official Gym of Celadon City. It is based on Grass-type Pokémon. The Gym Leader is Erika. Trainers who defeat her receive the Rainbow Badge.
The Celadon Gym is a garden full of Trainers. It is impossible to reach Erika without fighting at least two other Trainers and using Cut. In all versions and adaptations of Pokémon, Celadon Gym is consistently rendered as a greenhouse.
In the anime, Celadon Gym appeared in Pokémon Scent-Sation!. Attached to the Celadon Gym is a perfume shop, run by Erika herself. Ash wanted to challenge Erika to a Gym battle, but the workers at the Gym refused to allow his entry because he had earlier criticized a perfume shop, saying that all they do is turn men into zombies. They kicked him out of the shop for insulting them and when Ash found out that the Gym is where the perfume was manufactured, he was visibly shocked.
Demographics
Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen
The population of Celadon City is 82 (72, excluding the Team Rocket members in the Rocket Hideout), making it the largest city in Kanto, beating even its skyscraper-clustered neighbor Saffron City. Celadon City's large population is partly due to the Department Store and the Team Rocket Hideout.
Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver
In Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver, the population of Celadon City is 68. Celadon City lost its population from Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen to Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver. Since Team Rocket's disband, it may have caused Celadon City to decline.
Items
Pokémon
Wild Pokémon can be found in the pond in the center of the city.
Generation I
| Pokémon
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Games
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Location
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Levels
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Rate
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| Gift Pokémon
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|
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R
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B
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Y
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Gift
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25
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One
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| Fishing
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|
|
R
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B
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Y
|
|
5
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100%
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|
|
R
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B
|
Y
|
|
10
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50%
|
|
|
R
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B
|
Y
|
|
10
|
50%
|
|
|
R
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B
|
Y
|
|
5-20
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100%
|
|
|
R
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B
|
Y
|
|
23
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50%
|
|
|
R
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B
|
Y
|
|
15
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50%
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| 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.
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Generation II
| Pokémon
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Games
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Location
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Levels
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Rate
|
|
|
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| Surfing
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|
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G
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S
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C
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15-24
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90%
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|
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G
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S
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C
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15-19
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10%
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| 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.
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Generation III
| Pokémon
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Games
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Location
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Levels
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Rate
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| Gift Pokémon
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|
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FR
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LG
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|
Gift
|
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25
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One
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| Fishing and Surfing
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|
|
FR
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LG
|
|
5-40
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99%
|
|
|
FR
|
LG
|
|
5-40
|
99%
|
|
|
FR
|
LG
|
|
30-40
|
1%
|
|
|
FR
|
LG
|
|
5
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100%
|
|
|
FR
|
LG
|
|
5-15
|
100%
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|
|
FR
|
LG
|
|
15-35
|
99%
|
|
|
FR
|
LG
|
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30-40
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1%
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| 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.
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Generation IV
| Pokémon
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Games
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Location
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Levels
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Rate
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|
|
|
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| Headbutt
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|
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HG
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SS
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11-20
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80%
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|
|
HG
|
SS
|
|
11-17
|
20%
|
|
|
HG
|
SS
|
|
10-20
|
20%
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| Surfing
|
|
|
HG
|
SS
|
|
15-20
|
90%
|
|
|
HG
|
SS
|
|
15
|
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.
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Differences between generations
Between Generation I and III, there have being some little and unnoticeable chances to Celadon City. Mostly, there are only aesthetic changes between building designs. A fountain has been added to the western side of the city.
In Generation II, Celadon City has changed quite a bit. Some buildings have been removed and some have been added. There is a café located on the eastern side of town, and the Department Store has been moved the far western side of town. Like Generation III, Generation IV has the added fountain to the western side of the city. The small pond that isolates the house in the center of the town has been extended southward with a bridge going across it.
In the spin-off games
In Pokémon Pinball
In Pokémon Pinball, Celadon City appears on the Blue table; catchable Pokémon include Vulpix, Meowth, Mankey, Scyther, Pinsir, Eevee, Porygon and Dratini.
In the anime
Celadon City in the anime
Ash, Misty, and Brock arrive in Celadon City in Pokémon Scent-sation! so that Ash can challenge the Gym Leader, Erika. She initially refuses to battle him due to the fact that he offended her by insulting her perfume, so Ash sneaks into the Celadon Gym disguised as a girl and answering to the name "Ashley". When Team Rocket's interference causes a fire to start inside the Gym, Erika's Gloom is trapped inside. Ash saves the Pokémon despite its stench, and Erika awards him the Rainbow Badge for his courage.
In Chikorita's Big Upset, it is mentioned that Celadon City has a university, where the episode's Nurse Joy studied Pokémon psychology. In a later episode it is revealed that Professor Oak used to teach there, and Foster was one of his top students.
In the manga
In the Pokémon Adventures manga
Celadon City has appeared in Wartortle Wars, Tauros the Tyrant!, The Jynx Jinx, A Tale of Ninetales, Blame It On Eevee and Meanwhile... Vileplume! in the Red, Green & Blue chapter of Pokémon Adventures.
It first appeared when Green was trying to sell more counterfeit Accessories by the riverside, but tried to escape on her stolen Wartortle but was stopped in her tracks by Red's Snorlax, but had managed to steal Red's Badges. Which Red later found out at the Celadon Hotel next to the Pokémon Center.
On the outskirts of town, Red and Blue crashed into each other, in the process switching Pokémon by accident. The Pokémon were reunited with their owners three days later after finding an Eevee that can change between each of its evolutions.
Like in the anime, Celadon City has a university at which Erika teaches in addition to her duties as Gym Leader.
Trivia
- Its Japanese motto is タマムシ にじいろ ゆめの いろ.
- Many Gym Leaders have appeared at one point or another within Celadon City. Erika, as its own Gym Leader, resides there, while Jasmine, Falkner, Janine, Maylene, and Crasher Wake stop by at times during Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver. Giovanni also appears here during Generation I and its remakes, as the Rocket Boss in the hideout under the Game Corner, while Blue is known to have visited the city to challenge Erika in Generation I and its remakes. Brock and Misty also have visited the city, along with Ash, in the anime episode Pokémon Scent-sation!.
- Its motto before Generation IV was "The City of Rainbow Dreams".
- Celadon City is one of two cities that is more populous than the largest city in its region, the other being Nimbasa City. They are more populous than Saffron City and Castelia City, respectively.
Name origin
| Language
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Name
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Origin
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| Japanese
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タマムシシティ Tamamushi City
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玉虫色 (tamamushi iro) refers to the iridescent colors of the jewel beetle.
Jewel beetles reflect a rainbow of colors, most noticeably green.
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| English
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Celadon City
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From celadon, a light grayish green color.
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| French
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Céladopole
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From céladon and the suffix -pole, meaning city.
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| Czech
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Seladonové město
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Seladon mean celadon (a kind of people), město means city (or town)
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| German
|
Prismania City
|
From Prisma, prism.
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| Italian
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Azzurropoli
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From azzurro, azure, and the suffix -poli, meaning city.
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| Polish
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Prizmania
|
From German Prismania.
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| Spanish
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Ciudad Azulona
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From azul, azure.
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| Korean
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무지개시티 Mujigae City
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무지개 (mujigae) means rainbow.
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| Chinese (Mandarin)
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彩虹市 Cǎihóng Shì
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彩虹 (cǎihóng) means "rainbow."
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| Chinese (Cantonese)
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彩色市 Coisik Si
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彩色 (coisik) means "rainbow-colored."
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| Indonesian
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Kota Seladon (Pokémon Pocket Monsters only)
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Transliteration from its English name.
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