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| Sprout Tower
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マダツボミのとう
Madatsubomi Tower
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| "Wild Missingno. appeared!"
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A tower where they study diligently to learn to live with Pokémon.
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| Location:
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Violet City
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Johto
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II, IV
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Location of Sprout Tower in Johto.
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| Pokémon world locations
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Sprout Tower (Japanese: マダツボミのとう Madatsubomi Tower) is a large pagoda located in Violet City in Johto. The tower itself is over 100 feet tall and is held together by a giant flexible pillar that shakes from side to side. This flexibility protects the tall tower from earthquakes and symbolizes the battles that are occurring on upper floors. This technology is now known as 柔構造 jūkōzō, and applied to hundreds of modern high-rise buildings. Legend has it that a 100-foot-tall Bellsprout was used to make the swaying pillar. It is inhabited by monks who study diligently and teach that all living beings coexist through cooperation. These monks primarily train Bellsprout, but occasionally use Hoothoot as well.
Geography
Sprout Tower in Generation IV
Sprout Tower is a three-tiered tower with multiple eaves. Like the Bell Tower and the Burned Tower, it is constructed solely out of wood, creating a multi-story effect. The design of Sprout Tower is inspired by Buddhist temples in the Nara Prefecture of Japan, such as Kōfuku-ji and Hōryū-ji temples. Before the tower is a beautiful lake in the center of Violet City, hosting a couple of modern bridges that stretch across the water. Sprout Tower is dedicated to the gentle and peaceful nature of Bellsprout. The giant spine-like pillar located in the center of the tower acts as a support for the old tower structure, and it even protects the tall tower from sudden earthquakes. It is said that the main swaying pillar was, in fact, once a 100-foot-tall Bellsprout.
Sprout Tower is three stories tall. The ground floor is for tourists, who come to see the unique style in which the tower is built. There are two upper levels, which are dedicated to Pokémon training. There, monks study diligently, train their gentle Bellsprout, and come to learn that all living beings coexist through cooperation. The monks of the tower train Bellsprout, each having at least one in his party; others have occasionally trained Hoothoot as well. The upper floors are also riddled with wild Rattata that inhabit the wooden pillars and columns; as night falls, ghosts are said to appear in the tower, in the form of Gastly.
In the games, when the player first encounters the Elder, Li, he has just been defeated by Silver, who uses an Escape Rope to exit the tower easily. After defeating the Elder, the player will receive Flash, an HM in Generation II and a TM in Generation IV.
Items
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Location
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Games
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| Parlyz Heal
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Parlyz Heal
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1F, hallway on the east side
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G S C HG SS
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X Defend
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2F, hallway on left, near north wall
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G S
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X Accuracy
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2F, hallway on left, near north wall
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C HG SS
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Potion
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3F, next to left statue, near ladder to 2F
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G S C HG SS
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Escape Rope
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3F, near wall, east of Li
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G S C HG SS
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HM05 (Flash)
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3F, gift from Li after defeating him
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G S C
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TM70 (Flash)
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3F, gift from Li after defeating him
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HG SS
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Pokémon
Generation II
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Games
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Location
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Levels
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Rate
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| 1F-3F
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G
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S
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C
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1F-3F
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3-6
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100%
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100%
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0%
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G
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S
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C
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1F-3F
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3-5
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0%
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0%
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15%
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G
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S
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C
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1F-3F
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3-6
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0%
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0%
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85%
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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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| 1F-3F
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HG
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SS
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1F-3F
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3-6
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100%
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100%
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0%
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HG
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SS
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1F-3F
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3-5
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0%
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0%
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15%
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HG
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SS
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1F-3F
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3-6
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0%
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0%
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85%
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HG
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SS
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3-4
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20%
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HG
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SS
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5
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20%
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HG
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SS
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5
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20%
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HG
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SS
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3-4
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20%
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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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Trainers
Generation II
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Pokémon
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Sage Nico
チンネン Chinnen
Reward: $96
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Sage Chow
モクネン Mokunen
Reward: $96
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Sage Edmond
エイソウ Eisō
Reward: $96
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Sage Jin
ソウネン Sōnen
Reward: $192
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Sage Neal
カクネン Kakunen
Reward: $192
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Sage Troy
カイネン Kainen
Reward: $224
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| Trainers with a telephone symbol by their names will give their Pokégear number to the player, and may call or be called for a rematch with higher-level Pokémon.
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Reward: $320
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Generation IV
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Pokémon
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Sage Nico
チンネン Chinnen
Reward: $144
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Sage Chow
モクネン Mokunen
Reward: $144
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Sage Edmond
エイソウ Eisō
Reward: $144
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Sage Jin
ソウネン Sōnen
Reward: $288
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Sage Neal
カクネン Kakunen
Reward: $288
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Sage Troy
カイネン Kainen
Reward: $336
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| Trainers with a telephone symbol by their names will give their Pokégear number to the player, and may call or be called for a rematch with higher-level Pokémon.
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Reward: $1200
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Layout
Walking Pokémon effects
When interacting with walking Pokémon in HeartGold and SoulSilver, the Pokémon may occasionally show an altered mood specific to this location.
- Bellsprout sways and dances around in a strange manner.
- All walking Pokémon, including Bellsprout, are concerned about the swaying pillar, dance around the pillar, are surprised by the noise the floor is making, sniff at the floor, and slip and be likely to fall over.
In the anime
Sprout Tower in the anime
Ash, his friends and the people at Earl's Pokémon academy visit the Sprout Tower in A Bout with Sprout. Team Rocket takes over Sprout Tower as a way of luring Ash and Zackie there. Zackie rescues Pikachu with the help from his newly caught Bellsprout and the villains are sent blasting off via Pikachu's Thunderbolt.
In the manga
In the Pokémon Adventures manga
Sprout Tower in Pokémon Adventures
Gold goes in the Sprout Tower in Bellsprout Rout to search for Silver. He encounters six Sages along the way and he defeats their Bellsprout using Exbo. Gold finds Silver on the third floor and they have a battle in Totodile Rock. However, the battle was called off as Exbo's Smokescreen activates a trap set by the monks. Exbo and Totodile work together to defeat the trap. Silver and Totodile flee Sprout Tower with Totodile evolving into Croconaw in the process.
In the TCG
The Sprout Tower was featured in the TCG. The following is a list of cards named Sprout Tower.
Trivia
- It is actually possible to use Dig to escape from Sprout Tower—even the top floor—and return to the entrance; this is because, as can be seen from the in-battle background used in Generation IV, Sprout Tower is classified as a cave area, rather than a building, likely to allow wild Pokémon to be found. This is also the case with the Bell Tower and Burned Tower.
- Due to this, unlike other buildings, Burmy will take on its Sandy Cloak, rather than its Trash Cloak, if it battles here.
- In Chuang Yi's translation of Pokémon Adventures, Sprout Tower is named the Bellsprout Pagoda.
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