Cinnabar Island
Cinnabar Island (Japanese: グレンじま Guren Shima, also Guren Island) is a large island located off the southern coast of the Kanto region, south of Pallet Town. It is home to a large volcano. Blaine is the resident Gym Leader, specializing in Fire-type Pokémon. Cinnabar is a kind of red mineral.
In the Games
The Generation I games reveal Cinnabar Island to be a technological mecca. The journals scattered about the abandonded Pokémon Mansion suggest that Mewtwo was cloned here. The scientists at the Pokémon Lab have the ability to ressurrect Pokémon from their fossils.
By the Generation II games, the large volcano has erupted, destroying everything except the Pokémon Center. After the eruption, the Gym was relocated to the Seafoam Islands.
There are no land paths to the island. Instead Route 20 in the east and Route 21 in the north are both waterways through the ocean.
In the Anime
Cinnabar Island is considered a mere beach resort in the anime. Many trainers skip the island entirely or go there for a break from battling. Blaine runs a hotel for tourists and wears a hippie disguise to hide his real persona as Gym Leader. His Gym is located in the volcano.
Aside from the Cinnabar Mansion, wild Pokémon also appear in the ocean around the island.
Pokémon that Appear in Cinnabar Island
Pokémon Red/Blue
Pokémon Yellow
- Tentacool
- Staryu