Cerulean City

Cerulean City (Japanese: ハナダシティ Hanada City) is a seaside city located in northern Kanto. It is situated near a sea inlet to the north, with Saffron City to the south, and Mt. Moon to the west. It is home to Misty, the Cerulean City Gym Leader.

The city is one of only two cities in Kanto to have four different routes enter the city, the other being Saffron City. Cerulean is a mid-sized city with a few attractions.

Places of interest

Battle Factory

In the anime, the Battle Factory is located near the city.

Cerulean Gym

Main article: Cerulean Gym

Bike Shop

Main article: Miracle Cycle

Bicycles can be purchased for an implausible $1,000,000, or with a Bike Voucher.

The Bike Shop moved to Goldenrod City in Generation II.

Cerulean Cave

Main article: Cerulean Cave

On the outskirts of Cerulean City lies Cerulean Cave, also known as the Unknown Dungeon. It is said to be home to "horribly strong Pokémon". The player can capture Mewtwo at Level 70 in the Generation I and Generation III games.

In Generation II, the Dungeon has collapsed, and Mewtwo's Berserk Gene has been left behind.

Berry Powder man

In Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen, there is a man in a cottage who will exchange Berry Powder for rare and valuable items.

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Cerulean City in Generation I.

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Cerulean City in Generation II.

Gym Badge Man

In Generation I and III, there is a man in a cottage in the northwest corner of the city who will explain exactly what the effects are for each of the eight Indigo League Gym Badges.

Cerulean Gym

Main article: Cerulean Gym

Poké Mart

Generations I and III	Generation II
Item Price Balls Poké Ball $200 Medicine Potion $300 Super Potion* $700 Antidote $100 Awakening $250 Burn Heal $250 Parlyz Heal $200 Other items Escape Rope* $550 Repel $350	Item Price Balls Great Ball $600 Ultra Ball $1,200 Medicine Full Heal $600 Super Potion $700 Other items Dire Hit $650 Super Repel $500 Surf Mail $50 X Attack $550 X Defend $550

Items

Generation I

• Rare Candy: Buried in ground
• TM11 (BubbleBeam): Prize for defeating Gym Leader Misty
• TM28 (Dig): Obtained from man in house

Key items

• Bike: Obtained from Bike Shop Owner in return for a Bike Voucher

Generation II

• Berserk Gene

Generation III

• Rare Candy: Buried in ground behind Gym Badge Man's house
• TM03 (Water Pulse): Prize for defeating Gym Leader Misty
• TM28 (Dig)

Key items

• Bicycle: Obtained from Bicycle Seller in return for a Bike Voucher
• Powder Jar: Obtained from Berry Powder Man
• Fame Checker: Obtained after defeating rival

Pokémon

Wild Pokémon can be found in the water inside Cerulean City's Gym (Generation I only), as well as in the channel along the northwestern edge of town. In Pokémon Red and Blue and Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen, there is a man who will trade his Jynx for a Poliwhirl.

Generation I

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Pokémon		Games			Location	Levels	Rate
Fishing
	Magikarp	R	B	Y	Old Rod	5	100%
	Poliwag	R	B	Y	Good Rod	10	50%
	Goldeen	R	B	Y	Good Rod	10	50%
	Psyduck	R	B	Y	Super Rod	15	33%
	Krabby	R	B	Y	Super Rod	15	33%
	Goldeen	R	B	Y	Super Rod	15	33%
	Goldeen	R	B	Y	Super Rod	25-30	70%
	Seaking	R	B	Y	Super Rod	30-40	30%
Inside Gym Only
	Poliwag	R	B	Y	Good Rod	10	50%
	Goldeen	R	B	Y	Good Rod	10	50%
Trade
	Jynx	R	B	Y	Man	Traded Pokémon's level	Trade Poliwhirl
Gift Pokémon
	Bulbasaur	R	B	Y	Woman in house	10	Pikachu's happiness and level
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.

Generation II

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Pokémon		Games			Location	Levels	Rate
All times
	Goldeen	G	S	C	Surfing	5-14	90%
	Seaking	G	S	C	Surfing	10-14	10%
Inside Gym Only
All times
	Krabby	G	S	C	Old Rod	10	100%
	Krabby	G	S	C	Good Rod	20	60%
	Krabby	G	S	C	Super Rod	40	60%
	Kingler	G	S	C	Super Rod	40	10%
Morning
	Corsola	G	S	C	Good Rod	20	30%
	Corsola	G	S	C	Super Rod	40	30%
Day
	Corsola	G	S	C	Good Rod	20	30%
	Corsola	G	S	C	Super Rod	40	30%
Night
	Staryu	G	S	C	Good Rod	20	30%
	Staryu	G	S	C	Super Rod	40	30%
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.

Generation III

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Pokémon		Games		Location	Levels	Rate
Surfing and Fishing
	Tentacool	FR	LG	Surfing	5-40	100%
	Magikarp	FR	LG	Old Rod	5	100%
	Horsea	FR	LG	Good Rod	5-15	60%
	Krabby	FR	LG	Good Rod	5-15	60%
	Krabby	FR	LG	Good Rod	5-15	20%
	Horsea	FR	LG	Good Rod	5-15	20%
	Magikarp	FR	LG	Good Rod	5-15	20%
	Horsea	FR	LG	Super Rod	15-35	84%
	Krabby	FR	LG	Super Rod	15-35	84%
	Gyarados	FR	LG	Super Rod	15-25	15%
	Psyduck	FR	LG	Super Rod	25-35	1%
	Slowpoke	FR	LG	Super Rod	25-35	1%
Gift Pokémon
	Jynx	FR	LG	House	Traded Pokémon's level	Trade Poliwhirl
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.

Trainers

Generation I

Red, Green, and Blue

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Generation III

FireRed and LeafGreen

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Trainer	Pokémon
Team Rocket Grunt Team Rocket Grunt Reward: $554	Machop♂ Lv.17 No item
	Drowzee♂ Lv.17 No item
Trainers with a Vs. Seeker by their names, when alerted for a rematch using the item, may use higher-level Pokémon.

Trainer Tips

Generation I

• Pressing B Button during evolution cancels the whole process.

Generation III

• A Pokémon can be made to hold an item. Some items can even be used by the holding Pokémon in battle.

In the Pokémon Special manga

Cerulean City is first visited in the Red, Green & Blue chapter in Suddenly Starmie, being the place where Misty's mansion and the Cerulean Gym are located. It streets surround a canal full of boats resembling Venice. Here Red and Misty train to defeat Team Rocket.

Trivia

• Its Japanese motto is ハナダは みずいろ しんぴのいろ.

In other languages

Language	Name	Origin
Japanese	ハナダシティ Hanada City	縹色 (hanada iro) refers to a light blue color.
English	Cerulean City	From cerulean, a deep blue color.
French	Azuria	From azur, azure.
German	Azuria City	From Azur, azure.
Italian	Celestopoli	From celeste, light blue, and the suffix -poli, meaning city.
Polish	Azuria	From German and French Azuria.
Spanish	Ciudad Celeste	Celeste means light blue.
Korean	블루시티 Blue City	블루 is a transliteration of blue.
Chinese (Mandarin)	華藍市/华蓝市 Huálán Shì
Chinese (Cantonese)	淺藍市 Cinlaam Si

References

• Psypoke Psydex - Pokémon catch rates

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