Lavender Town
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Lavender Town (Japanese: シオンタウン Shion Town) is a small town located in northeast Kanto, just south of the Rock Tunnel. Though the Lavender Town of Generation I and Generation III is known mainly for ghost sightings in the Pokémon Tower and as the main gravesite of Pokémon, it is noticeably modernized in Generation II with the inclusion of a broadcasting station.
According to the citizens of the town, Lavender Town is known as the grave site of Pokémon. All the memorial services are held in Pokémon Tower. According to local citizens, the ghosts that appear in the Tower are the spirits of Pokémon that have died or were killed (the latter is the case with the mother Marowak in the tower, which died at Team Rocket's hands).
North of Lavender is Route 10 and the Rock Tunnel. West of the town is Route 8, while to the south is Route 12 and the Silence Bridge.
Places of Interest
Pokémon Tower
- Main article: Pokémon Tower
In Generation I, Pokémon Tower is a seven-floor graveyard that holds the grave of departed Pokémon. Populated by channelers, it was notable for numerous ghost sightings (Pokémon killed by Team Rocket), as well as the location of Team Rocket's kidnapping of Mr. Fuji. By Generation II, however, the tower was converted to the Kanto Radio Tower, with all graves being moved to either the south end of town or underground. The sign outside reads:
Lavender Volunteer Pokémon House
The Lavender Volunteer Pokémon House, located in central Lavender Town, was founded by Mr. Fuji. The organization exists to care for abandoned and orphaned Pokémon. A sign outside reads:
Name Rater
The Name Rater is located in the south end of town, and allows the player to change, or grant a nickname to any of their Pokémon.
Poké Mart
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Sign
Generations I and III
In the anime
In the anime, Ash travels to Lavender Town to catch a Template:Type2 Pokémon to fight Sabrina, and ends up befriending a Haunter. The Battle Dome is also located near the city.
In the Pokémon Adventures manga
Lavender Town first debuted in Sigh For Psyduck in the Red, Green & Blue Chapter, and again in That Awful Arbok!. Red was traveling through Lavender Town when it was raining, trying to ask for a place to shelter, but the townspeople did not listen. Then, a man named Mr. Fuji came up to Red whilst paying his respects to his Doduo, which had passed away.
At Mr. Fuji's home, Fuji told Red about a cemetery that was haunted by ghosts, then telling Red that the townspeople wouldn't listen because they were afraid of the ghosts. He later told Red that Blue had passed through, had gone to Lavender Tower, and hadn't come back for months. Later, Mr. Fuji's Doduo had a place to rest.
Trivia
- Lavender Town's Japanese motto is シオンは むらさき とうとい いろ.
- Lavender Town is the only Town in Kanto in the games apart from Pallet Town.
- It is also the only settlement in Kanto in the games that doesn't have a Gym apart from Pallet Town.
- Lavender Town is also one of the only two towns to appear in all four generations, the other being Pallet Town.
In other languages
Language | Name | Origin |
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Japanese | シオンタウン Shion Town | 紫苑色 (shion iro) refers to the purple color of Tatarian Aster. |
English | Lavender Town | From lavender, a pale purple color. |
French | Lavanville | From lavande, lavender, and ville, town. |
German | Lavandia | From Lavendel, lavender. |
Italian | Lavandonia | From lavanda, lavender. |
Polish | Lawandia | From German Lavandia. |
Spanish | Pueblo Lavanda | From pueblo, village, and lavanda, lavender. |
Korean | 보라타운 Bora Town | 보라 (bora) means violet. |
Chinese (Mandarin) | 紫苑鎮/紫苑镇 Zǐyuàn Zhèn | 紫苑 (zǐyuàn) means purple garden. |
Chinese (Cantonese) | 幽谷鎮 Jauguk Zan | 幽谷 (jauguk) means a deep, secluded valley. |
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