Orsay City

Orsay City オルセイルシティ Orseille City
Orsay City
Region	Kalos
Debut	Diancie and the Cocoon of Destruction

Orsay City (Japanese: オルセイルシティ Orseille City) is an anime-exclusive location in Kalos. It is one of the settings of Diancie and the Cocoon of Destruction. Notable landmarks are a Pokémon stadium, a large port, and a shopping mall. Just outside the city is a Rhyhorn racetrack.

Ash, his friends, and Diancie arrived in Orsay City by boat in their quest to search Xerneas. Once in Orsay City, they immediately went to the city's shopping mall. Serena and Bonnie taught Diancie the pleasure of shopping there. However, during this, Diancie noticed her Carbink servants looking for her. They had to remind Diancie that she needed to search for Xerneas instead of enjoying herself. After escaping from them and getting outside the mall, Diancie explained the situation with her servants to Ash and his friends. Right at that moment, Merilyn and her Delphox attacked. The group left Orsay City to protect Diancie from the thieves.

In the manga

Orsay City in Diancie and the Cocoon of Destruction

In the movie adaptations

Orsay City appeared in Diancie and the Cocoon of Destruction.

Trivia

Origin

Orsay City is based on Toronto, which sits alongside the coast of Lake Ontario. The local shopping mall is specifically based on the Toronto Eaton Centre. The Pokémon stadium featured in the opening scene, where Diantha is battling Wikstrom, is based on the Rogers Centre.

Names

Language	Name	Origin
Japanese	オルセイルシティ Orseille City	Possibly from Orsay (a commune in northern France) and Marseille (the second largest city in France).
English	Orsay City	From Orsay

Animated series-exclusive locations in Kalos Allearth Forest • Arche Valley • Avignon Town • Azoth Kingdom • Brackish Town • Calanthe Town • Castle of Chivalry • Chapman Research Lab Dahara City • Dahara Tower • Diamond Domain • Fleurrh City • Gloire City • Grace Tower • Jacore Town • Joule Town • Kalos Canyon • Lagoon Town Mega Island • Mt. Molteau • Nebel Plateau • Ninja Village • Odyssey Village • Orsay City • Otori Mountain • Pikachu Land • Pikachu Manor Pokémon Fossil Research Lab • Pokémon Summer Camp • Pomace Mountain • S.S. Cussler Animated series-exclusive location templates Kanto • Orange Islands • Johto • Hoenn • Sinnoh • Unova • Decolore Islands • Kalos • Alola • Galar • Paldea • Other

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