Viridian City
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| Viridian City | |
| トキワシティ Tokiwa City |
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| The Eternally Green Paradise | |
| Location Info | |
| Region | Kanto |
| Connecting Routes | Route 2 (North) Route 1 (South) Route 22 (West) |
| Gym Info | |
| Leaders | Giovanni (Generation I, Anime) Jessie and James (Anime) Blue (Generation II) Agatha (anime) |
| Badge | Earthbadge |
| Type | Ground (Giovanni) Ghost (Agatha) |
Viridian City (トキワシティ Tokiwa Shiti?, Tokiwa City in the original Japanese) is a fictional city in the Pokémon series. It is located in the Kanto region.
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[edit] Overview
Viridian City is the next town after Pallet Town that the player goes to in the Pokémon Red and Blue series of games. It is considerably larger than Pallet Town, having five buildings instead of three and also having a large amount of non-building space. Several important things unfold here, such as the player's final gym battle, and this is also the first town in Kanto to have a Pokémon Center and a Pokémon Mart. There is an old man blocking the way when you first visit the town, and you may only pass through to Route 2 when you deliver a package from the PKMN Mart to Prof. Oak's lab in Pallet Town. This is also where the link to Indigo Plateau is in the games, and you can find an item in the woody area in the western part of town. Likewise, in Pokemon Gold, Silver and Crystal, Viridan City is connected to New Bark Town in Johto.
[edit] Places of interest
[edit] Pokémon Gym
In the Pokémon Red, Blue, Leaf Green and Fire Red games, the Pokémon Gym will initially be closed, but once the player beats 7 Gym Leaders the Viridian City Gym will open and the player will be able to battle Giovanni, the Viridian City Gym Leader. Giovanni is the 8th and final Gym Leader before the Indigo Plateau. In the Gold, Silver, and Crystal games, Blue is the gym leader here.
[edit] Missingno.
The Red and Blue versions of Pokemon contain a well-known glitch. In north-western Viridian City there will be an old man with a cup of coffee. When the player first arrives in Viridian City, this old man won't let them leave since he's in a grumpy mood. By entering the pokemart and getting a package, they will need to deliver it to Professor Oak back in Pallet Town. After getting a Pokedex from Oak in Pallet Town, the old man will be better. Also he will be happy to show the player how to catch Pokémon. For some reason, when the player responds to the old man by saying "No", watches the old man demonstrate how to catch a Pokémon, and then flies down to Cinnabar Island and surfs along the east coast, the player will almost always encounter Missingno. and 'M, two glitch Pokémon that can only be found by doing this trick, other than doing the Mew glitch.
This was removed in FireRed and LeafGreen; the old man only shows the player how to capture a Pokémon once. He also gives the player an Item called a Teachy TV, which acts as a tutorial for playing the game.
[edit] Trainer House
In the GSC games, there is a building called the Trainer House. In there, you will battle Cal, a trainer identical to you. He has 3 Pokémon, Meganium, Typhlosion, and Feraligatr, all Lv. 50.
If you have used the Mystery Gift function, Cal will be replaced by the last person you performed it with, and they will have the same team as they had at the time.
[edit] Viridian City in the anime
Much has happened in Viridian City in the anime, as Ash has returned many times.
The first visit was in episode two, (Pokémon Emergency). After Pikachu was badly injured in the first episode, it has to be healed in the Pokémon Center. While there, Ash first saw Officer Jenny and Nurse Joy. Misty also confronted him about her bike, eventually deciding to join him. Jessie and James of Team Rocket also appeared for the first time, and decided to follow Ash until they captured Pikachu. Ash also blew up the Pokémon Centre with a powered-up electrical attack from Pikachu!
When Ash returned, near the end of the Kanto saga, the Pokémon Center had been repaired. But this time Ash was headed for the Gym, to gain his eighth badge. Gary got there first, but was defeated by Giovanni and Mewtwo. Fortunately for Ash, Giovanni had to leave, leaving Jessie and James in charge of the Gym. Ash managed to gain the Earth Badge. As a result of both the equipment Jessie and James installed into the gym's battle arena that made all pain the Pokémon felt transfer to the trainer and the strength of Pikachu's final attack, Viridian City Gym was destroyed.
At the end of the Johto saga, Ash, Misty and Brock return to Kanto on their way to Pallet Town, stopping in Viridian City first. Misty finds out that her sisters are going on a World tour, and expect her to run the Cerulean City Gym while they are away. She also discovers that Nurse Joy has repaired her bike. Ash, Brock, and Misty part ways, and Ash returns to Pallet Town alone.
At the end of the Hoenn saga, Ash once again passes through Viridian City on his way to Pallet Town. He discovers that the Gym is repaired, but currently has no Gym Leader. It is being run by Agatha (a member of the Elite 4, although Ash does not know this until after the battle) until a new Gym Leader is found. Ash uses Pikachu to battle her Gengar, but loses. Despite that, Scott (the owner of the Battle Frontier) is impressed, and invites Ash to visit the Battle Frontier.
| Pokémon regions and locations | |
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| Kanto: | Pallet Town | Viridian City | Pewter City | Cerulean City | Vermilion City | Celadon City | Lavender Town | Fuchsia City | Saffron City | Seafoam Islands | Cinnabar Island | Indigo Plateau |
| Johto: | New Bark Town | Cherrygrove City | Violet City | Azalea Town | Goldenrod City | Ecruteak City | Olivine City | Whirl Islands | Cianwood City | Mahogany Town | Blackthorn City | Mt. Silver | Silver Town |
| Hoenn: | Littleroot Town | Oldale Town | Petalburg City | Rustboro City | Dewford Town | Slateport City | Mauville City | Verdanturf Town | Fallarbor Town | Lavaridge Town | Fortree City | Lilycove City | Mossdeep City | Sootopolis City | Pacifidlog Town | Ever Grande City |
| Other: | Orange Islands | Sevii Islands | Orre | Fiore | Sinnoh |
