Kanto Power Plant

This article is about the Power Plant in Kanto. For other uses, see Power Plant.

Power Plant 無人発電所 / 発電所 Abandoned Power Plant / Power Plant "Wild Missingno. appeared!"
Map description:	A power plant that was abandoned years ago, though some of the machines still work. It is infested with electric Pokémon.FRLG The plant that generates all the energy for the Kanto region.HGSS A technological complex where Electric-type Pokémon are commonly found.PE
Location:	South of Route 10's Pokémon Center
Region:	Kanto
Generations:	I, II, III, IV, VII
Location of Power Plant in Kanto.
Pokémon world locations

The Power Plant (Japanese: 無人発電所 Abandoned Power Plant in Generations I, III, and VII, 発電所 Power Plant in Generations II and IV), occasionally referred to as the Kanto Power Plant (Japanese: カントーはつでんしょ Kanto Power Plant) in Generations II and IV, is a facility located on Route 10 in Kanto.

Description

The Power Plant was abandoned years before the events of the Generation I, III, and VII games, though some of the machinery still works. It was refurbished at some time before Generations II and IV to provide power for the Magnet Train. In Generations I, III, and VII, it is a home for Electric-type Pokémon. Surfing^{RBYGSCFRLGHGSS} or Sea Skimming^PE from Route 10 is required to reach it.

Many item balls located inside of the Power Plant are actually Voltorb or Electrode, making it somewhat hazardous to look for treasure here.

It is the roost of the Legendary Pokémon Zapdos in Generations I, III, VII.

• In the Generation II games, it is no longer found here, making it completely unobtainable without trading from the Generation I games.
• In Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver, it appears outside of the Power Plant after all sixteen Badges of Kanto and Johto have been obtained.

Grimer and Muk can be found here in Pokémon Yellow and Let's Go, Pikachu!, a direct reference to the anime episode Sparks Fly for Magnemite, where a group of Grimer and a Muk took over a power plant in Gringey City.

Items

Item		Location	Games
	TM25 (Thunder)	In the southeast area of the facility	R  B  Y  FR  LG
	Thunder Stone	In the northeast room	FR  LG  P  E
	Carbos	Northeast of the entrance	R  B  Y
	Max Elixer	On a rock northwest of a Voltorb and an Electrode, in the long horizontal area near the center of the facility (hidden)	R  B  Y
	TM33 (Reflect)	In the area east of the south entrance, northwest of a Voltorb	R  B  Y
	Rare Candy	In the northeast area of the facility	R  B  Y
	HP Up	In the northeast area of the facility	R  B  Y
	PP Up	On a rock north of the east indent of the two indents between the rocks, in the area east of the northwestmost area (hidden)	R  B  Y
	Max Potion	Northeast of the south entrance	FR  LG
	TM17 (Protect)	In the long horizontal area near the center of the facility	FR  LG
	Elixir	In the long horizontal area near the center of the facility	FR  LG
	Max Elixir	In the small room with three machines just north of the long area near the center of the facility (hidden)	FR  LG
	Thunderstone	One square south and three squares east of Zapdos (hidden)	FR  LG
	Max Revive	Northeast of the entrance	P  E
	Rare Candy ×6	Reward for defeating Coach Trainer Mable (×5) In the southwest room, next to the large machine	P  E
	X Sp. Def	Southeast of Coach Trainer Mable	P  E
	Max Potion ×2	In the northeast corner of the long horizontal area near the center of the facility In the northeast corner of the northeast room	P  E
	Voltorb Candy	In the long horizontal area near the center of the facility (hidden) (daily)	P  E
	TM38 (Thunder)	In the southeast area of the facility	P  E
	Paralyze Heal	In the small area north of the long horizontal area near the center of the facility, near an Electrode	P  E
	TM07 (Zap Cannon)	From the Power Plant manager once the Machine Part is recovered	G  S  C
	TM57 (Charge Beam)	From the Power Plant manager once the Machine Part is recovered	HG  SS
	Metal Coat	Held by Maggie, a Magneton the player receives in a trade	C  HG  SS

Fake items

In Generation VII, the fake item balls are upside down.

Item		Location	Games
	Voltorb ×6	Northeast of the Carbos In the long horizontal area near the center of the facility In the area east of the south entrance, southeast of TM33 (Reflect) In the area south of the long horizontal area near the center of the facility ×2 Far east of TM25 (Thunder), in the southeast area of the facility	R  B  Y
	Electrode ×2	In the long horizontal area near the center of the facility In the small area north of the long horizontal area near the center of the facility	R  B  Y
	Electrode ×2	In the area east of the south entrance In the northeast area of the facility	FR  LG
	Electrode ×4	In the long horizontal area near the center of the facility In the southeast area of the facility In the area east of Zapdos In the small area north of the long horizontal area near the center of the facility	P  E

Pokémon

Generation I

Pokémon	Games						Location	Levels	Rate
Pikachu	R		B		Y		Walking	20, 24	25%
Raichu	R		B		Y		Walking	33, 36	5%
Magnemite	R		B		Y		Walking	21, 23	25%
Magnemite	R		B		Y		Walking	30, 35	40%
Magneton	R		B		Y		Walking	32, 35	10%
Magneton	R		B		Y		Walking	33, 38	20%
Grimer	R		B		Y		Walking	33, 37	15%
Muk	R		B		Y		Walking	33, 37	5%
Voltorb	R		B		Y		Walking	21, 23	35%
Voltorb	R		B		Y		Walking	33, 37	20%
Electabuzz	R		B		Y		Walking	33, 36	5%
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

Pokémon	Games						Location	Levels	Rate
Special Pokémon
Magneton	G		S		C		Trade Dugtrio	The same as the traded Pokémon	One
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

Pokémon	Games						Location	Levels	Rate
Pikachu	FR			LG			Walking	22, 24, 26	25%
Magnemite	FR			LG			Walking	22, 25	30%
Magneton	FR			LG			Walking	31, 34	10%
Magneton	FR			LG			Walking	31, 34	15%
Voltorb	FR			LG			Walking	22, 25	30%
Electabuzz	FR			LG			Walking	32, 35	5%
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 IV

Pokémon	Games						Location	Levels	Rate
Special Pokémon
Magneton	HG			SS			Trade Dugtrio	The same as the traded Pokémon	One
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 VII

Pokémon	Games						Location	Levels	Rate
Magnemite	P			E			Walking	37-42	23%
Magneton	P			E			Walking	37-42	5%
Grimer	P			E			Walking	37-42	25%
Muk	P			E			Walking	37-42	5%
Voltorb	P			E			Walking	37-42	23%
Electrode	P			E			Walking	37-42	5%
Koffing	P			E			Walking	37-42	25%
Weezing	P			E			Walking	37-42	5%
Electabuzz	P			E			Walking	37-42	14%
Rare Spawns
Chansey	P			E			Walking	37-42	-
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.

Special encounters

Generation I

A Zapdos appears here on the first visit.

Types: Electric Flying Zapdos Lv.50 ThunderShock Electric   --       Drill Peck Flying   --       Struggle Normal   --       Struggle Normal   --

Six Voltorb and two Electrode appear here as fake items.

Type: Electric Unknown Voltorb Lv.40 SonicBoom Normal   --       Selfdestruct Normal   --       Light Screen Psychic   --       Swift Normal   --

Type: Electric Unknown Electrode Lv.43 SonicBoom Normal   --       Selfdestruct Normal   --       Light Screen Psychic   --       Swift Normal   --

Generation III

A Zapdos appears here on the first visit. If run from, it respawns upon leaving the area.

Types: Electric Flying Ability: Pressure Held item: None Zapdos Lv.50 Thunder Wave Electric   --       Agility Psychic   --       Detect Fighting   --       Drill Peck Flying   --

Two Electrode appear here as fake items.

Type: Electric Unknown Ability: Soundproof or Static Held item: None Electrode Lv.34 SonicBoom Normal   --       Spark Electric   --       Selfdestruct Normal   --       Rollout Rock   --

Generation VII

A Zapdos appears here on the first visit. If run from, it respawns after entering the Hall of Fame.

Types: Electric Flying Mega Stone: None Zapdos Lv.50 Drill Peck Flying Physical   --       Thunderbolt Electric Special   --       Agility Psychic Status   --       Light Screen Psychic Status   --

Four Electrode appear here as fake items.

Type: Electric Unknown Mega Stone: None Electrode Lv.42 Swift Normal Special   --       Self-Destruct Normal Physical   --       Screech Normal Status   --       Thunderbolt Electric Special   --

Trainers

Generation VII

Trainer	Pokémon
Coach Trainer Mable カモベ Kamobe Reward: $4,500	Omastar♂ Lv.44 No item
	Kabutops♂ Lv.44 No item
	Aerodactyl♂ Lv.45 No item
After becoming Champion
Master Trainer Scientist Humphrey ヒデヒコ Hidehiko	Voltorb Lv.70 Light Screen Swift - -

Differences between generations

Generations I, III, and VII

The Power Plant is littered with machinery that has fallen into disrepair. Many of the changes throughout the three generations are simply cosmetic, the most notable one being Generation III changing the exit in Zapdos's room to lead to the side of the Power Plant instead of back to the entrance, and Generation VII having no back exit in the room and instead having a warp panel that leads to the entrance. The background music differs among generations. In Generation I, the BGM is the same as the Rocket Hideout and Cerulean Cave; in Generation III, it instead plays the Pokémon Mansion's theme; and in Generation VII, it plays the theme of the Silph Co.

Generation II

The inside is reduced drastically, and is taken up by scientists working at various computers as well as in a separate generator room. The wild Pokémon found here in Generation I instead reside outside, while Zapdos has apparently fled.

Generation IV

In Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver, the inside is redesigned yet again to be a single room, with the generator in the middle and the scientists at their computers spread around the room. Wild Pokémon reside outside like in Generation II, including Zapdos, which returns after the Machine Part is restored and all 16 Badges have been earned.

Layout

Inside design

Generation I Generation II Generation III Generation IV Generation VII

Outside design

Generation I Generation II Generation III Generation IV Generation VII

In the anime

The Power Plant in the anime

Main series

Pokémon Journeys: The Series

The Kanto Power Plant appeared in A Crackling Raid Battle!. In the anime, it is an unmanned facility located near Vermilion City, which provides the Cerise Laboratory with electricity. When Professor Cerise detected signs of a Zapdos appearing at Vermilion Port, Goh deduced that the thunderclouds Professor Cerise had detected were not surrounding Zapdos, but were just being created by it. Following this deduction, he led Ash to the Power Plant, where they encountered Team Rocket, who had been scouting the building as a potential base and was surprised to learn that Zapdos could be there too.

The Power Plant in Pokémon Origins

Goh's deduction turned out to be correct, and the group found Zapdos absorbing energy from the Power Plant's generator. They engaged the Legendary Pokémon in a Raid Battle, but when Zapdos headed outside, Team Rocket stopped Ash from following Goh to the roof in an attempt to steal Pikachu. Goh battled Zapdos with Raboot and Flygon, but despite managing to land some hits on it, he ultimately failed to catch it like he had hoped.

Pokémon Origins

The Power Plant appeared in File 4: Charizard. Red battled Zapdos inside with his Tauros, eventually catching the Legendary bird off-screen.

In the manga

Pokémon Adventures

The Power Plant in Pokémon Adventures

In Pokémon Adventures, the Power Plant is a building project that was never completed. The industrial waste from the construction site has affected the lives of many Pokémon living in the surrounding areas, including on Route 9, where the waste has killed off most of the local plant life, sending many Pokémon wandering around in search for food.

Red, Green & Blue arc

In Holy Moltres, Team Rocket Commander Lt. Surge reported to Giovanni that he had caught Zapdos at the Power Plant.

Yellow arc

In Lapras Lazily, Blue revealed how he had encountered Agatha of the Elite Four at the Power Plant before the start of the Indigo Plateau's Pokémon League tournament.

Pokémon Pocket Monsters

Red and his Pokémon visited the Power Plant in Regain the Deserted Power Plant!. Like many places that he visits, the Power Plant ended up being destroyed by Red's Clefairy.

In the TCG

This listing is of cards mentioning or featuring the Power Plant in the Pokémon Trading Card Game.

Related cards Cards listed with a blue background are only legal to use in the current Expanded format. Cards listed with a green background are legal to use in both the current Standard and Expanded formats.
Card	Type	English Expansion	Rarity	#	Japanese Expansion	Rarity	#
Power Plant	T [St]	Aquapolis		139/147	The Town on No Map		089/092
Power Plant	St	Unbroken Bonds		183/214	Full Metal Wall		050/054
		Cosmic Eclipse		269/236	Dream League		075/054

Trivia

• In Generation I, if the player is currently at the Power Plant and opens the Town Map, pressing down will do nothing at first, as the selection will go from the Power Plant (the current location) to Power Plant again due to an oversight. The player will need to press down twice to select the previous location, which is Indigo Plateau. Similarly, the player will need to press up twice on Route 1 to go to the next location on the Town Map.

In other languages

Language Title Chinese Cantonese 無人發電廠 Mòuhyàhn Faatdihnchóng Mandarin 無人發電廠 / 无人发电厂 Wúrén Fādiànchǎng * 無人發電場 / 无人发电场 Wúrén Fādiànchǎng * 无人发电站 Wúrén Fàdiànzhàn * Czech Opuštěná elektrárna Finnish Voimala French Centrale abandonnée (VII) Centrale (I-IV) German Kraftwerk Italian Centrale Elettrica Korean 무인발전소 Muin Baljeonso (VII) 발전소 Baljeonso (II, IV) 무인 발전소 Muin Baljeonso * Portuguese Brazil Usina Elétrica (anime, TCG) Usina Elétrica Abandonada (PS049-present) Usina Abandonada (PS026-PS029) Portugal Central Elétrica Spanish Central de Energía (VII) Central Energía (I-IV) Vietnamese Nhà máy điện

Kanto
Settlements Pallet Town • Viridian City • Pewter City • Cerulean City • Vermilion City • Lavender Town Celadon City • Saffron City • Fuchsia City • Cinnabar Island • Indigo Plateau Routes 1 • 2 • 3 • 4 • 5 • 6 • 7 • 8 • 9 • 10 • 11 • 12 • 13 • 14 • 15 • 16 • 17 • 18 • 19 • 20 • 21 • 22 • 23 • 24 • 25 • 26 • 27 • 28 Landmarks Professor Oak's Laboratory • Viridian Forest • Diglett's Cave • Pewter Museum of Science • Mt. Moon (Square) • Cerulean Cave Underground Path (Kanto Routes 5–6) • Underground Path (Kanto Routes 7–8) • S.S. Anne • S.S. Aqua • Sea Cottage • Rock Tunnel Power Plant • Cycling Road/Pokémon Road • Team Rocket Hideout • Silph Co. • Magnet Train • Pokémon Tower • Safari Zone/Pal Park GO Park • Seafoam Islands • Pokémon Mansion • Cinnabar Lab • Pokémon League Reception Gate • Victory Road • Tohjo Falls Access to Sevii Islands • Johto

Game locations of Legendary and Mythical Pokémon

Kanto Seafoam Islands • Power Plant • Victory Road • Cerulean Cave Route 10 • Route 25 • Pewter City • Roaming Pokémon Sevii Islands Mt. Ember • Navel Rock • Birth Island Johto Ilex Forest • Bell Tower • Whirl Islands • Mt. Silver Cave Burned Tower • Embedded Tower • Roaming Pokémon Hoenn Desert Ruins • Island Cave • Ancient Tomb • Cave of Origin • Marine Cave Terra Cave • Sky Pillar • Southern Island • Sea Mauville • Scorched Slab Pathless Plain • Nameless Cavern • Fabled Cave • Gnarled Den Trackless Forest • Crescent Isle • Sky • Roaming Pokémon Sinnoh Acuity Cavern • Valor Cavern • Spear Pillar • Turnback Cave Rock Peak Ruins • Iceberg Ruins • Iron Ruins • Snowpoint Temple Stark Mountain • Newmoon Island • Flower Paradise • Hall of Origin Ramanas Park • Floaroma Town • Roaming Pokémon Unova Guidance Chamber • Trial Chamber • Rumination Field • N's Castle • Abundant Shrine Giant Chasm • Dragonspiral Tower • Liberty Garden • Route 11 • Route 13 • Route 22 Route 23 • Celestial Tower • Nacrene City • Underground Ruins • Twist Mountain Dreamyard • Marvelous Bridge • Reversal Mountain • Coastal Biome • Roaming Pokémon Kalos Sea Spirit's Den • Team Flare Secret HQ • Terminus Cave Unknown Dungeon • Roaming Pokémon Alola Route 16 • Altar of the Sunne • Altar of the Moone • Mount Lanakila • Mahalo Trail Ruins of Conflict • Ruins of Life • Ruins of Abundance • Ruins of Hope Aether Paradise • Ancient Poni Path • Lake of the Sunne • Lake of the Moone Ten Carat Hill • Resolution Cave Galar Tower summit • Battle Tower • Master Dojo • Crown Shrine • Max Lair Rock Peak Ruins • Iceberg Ruins • Iron Ruins • Split-Decision Ruins • Giant's Bed Frigid Sea • Lakeside Cave • Ballimere Lake • Freezington • Roaming Pokémon Hisui Seaside Hollow • Temple of Sinnoh • Acuity Cavern • Valor Cavern • Verity Cavern Lava Dome Sanctum • Moonview Arena • Snowpoint Temple • Turnback Cave • Bonechill Wastes Cobalt Coastlands • Ramanas Island • Scarlet Bog • Coronet Highlands • Floaro Gardens Paldea Grasswither Shrine • Icerend Shrine • Groundblight Shrine • Firescourge Shrine Poco Path • Area Zero • Area Zero Underdepths • Glaseado Mountain South Province (Area One) • Asado Desert • West Province (Area One) • East Province (Area Three) Casseroya Lake • North Paldean Sea • South Province (Area Four) • North Province (Area Two) Alfornada Cavern • Great Crater of Paldea • Tagtree Thicket • East Province (Area One) South Province (Area Five) • Dalizapa Passage • Pokémon League • Socarrat Trail Kitakami Paradise Barrens • Wistful Fields • Oni Mountain • Dreaded Den • Loyalty Plaza Other Faraway Island • Distortion World • Sinjoh Ruins • Ultra Space Wilds

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