Driftveil City

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Driftveil City ホドモエシティ
Hodomoe City
"A City of Billowing Sails"
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Map description
A port town distributing many goods, and a gateway to the Unova region.
Driftveil City Gym - Unova Gym #5
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Quake Badge
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Clay Tunnel*
 
Route 6
Driftveil City
Driftveil Drawbridge
 
Cold Storage* and Pokémon World Tournament*
 
Location
Unova Driftveil City Map.png
Location of Driftveil City in Unova.

Driftveil City (Japanese: ホドモエシティ Hodomoe City) is a major ocean port city in western Unova. It has strong wind currents popular with sailboaters. More importantly, its ports are used by freighters and fishing boats that import and export goods such as vegetables in and out of Unova. A large market offering some useful items occupies part of the city. Driftveil is typically subject to precipitation year-round.

In Black 2 and White 2, several strange craters have appeared throughout the city. One of the craters in particular, Clay Tunnel (named after the city's Gym Leader), connects the city to an underground mining cave that stretches to the nearby Mistralton Cave, Twist Mountain, and Underground Ruins. Another crater leads to Castelia Sewers and the Relic Castle.

In Black and White, the houses in Driftveil City all had orange coloured roofs so they looked bright at sunset. In Black and White 2 however, this style has changed, and the city now sports very large emerald coloured towers, which are hotels to house the visitors of Driftveil City for the Pokémon World Tournament. Inside them there are tables and other furniture all covered in emeralds, which could be a result of Clay's mining operation success back in Black and White two years ago, however this is not confirmed.

The city has two possible entrances on foot: from Route 6 to the west and from the Driftveil Drawbridge to the east, which leads to Unova's central peninsula.

A hiker inside Pinwheel Forest says that trees that are cut down are sent from Driftveil City to the rest of the world.

Places of interest

Market

The market is located on the western side of the city. Herbal medicine and Moomoo Milk can be bought here. After defeating Team Plasma and obtaining the National Pokédex, a former Team Plasma Grunt sells incense for $9600 each. In Black 2 and White 2, the National Pokédex requirement is removed, and they can be bought on the first visit.

Herb Shop


Moomoo Milk shop


Incenses


 
Driftveil City Market in the anime

Lighthouse

Driftveil City has a small beach. If the player Surfs directly off the beach, they can find the lighthouse, which has a Water Stone on its shore. The lighthouse is not present in Black 2 and White 2.

Docks

There is a large shipping dock located directly south of the city. The Cold Storage can be found here.

Move Tutor

In Pokémon Black and White Versions, the Move Tutor's house is the house to the right of the market. He will teach Grass Pledge, Fire Pledge, or Water Pledge to a friendly starter Pokémon.

In Pokémon Black and White Versions 2, the Move Tutor is in a house near the Pokémon Center. He teaches 15 moves for 2, 4, 6, 8, or 10 Red Shards.

Moves taught

Black and White
Move Type Cat.
Grass Pledge  Grass  Special
Fire Pledge  Fire  Special
Water Pledge  Water  Special
Black 2 and White 2
Move Type Cat. Shards
Covet  Normal  Physical 2 0 0 0
Bug Bite  Bug  Physical 2 0 0 0
Drill Run  Ground  Physical 4 0 0 0
Bounce  Flying  Physical 4 0 0 0
Signal Beam  Bug  Special 4 0 0 0
Iron Head  Steel  Physical 4 0 0 0
Super Fang  Normal  Physical 6 0 0 0
Uproar  Normal  Special 6 0 0 0
Seed Bomb  Grass  Physical 6 0 0 0
Dual Chop  Dragon  Physical 6 0 0 0
Low Kick  Fighting  Physical 8 0 0 0
Gunk Shot  Poison  Physical 8 0 0 0
Fire Punch  Fire  Physical 10 0 0 0
ThunderPunch  Electric  Physical 10 0 0 0
Ice Punch  Ice  Physical 10 0 0 0

Driftveil Gym

Main article: Driftveil Gym

The Driftveil Gym is the official Gym of Driftveil City. The Gym Leader is Clay, who uses Ground-type Pokémon. Trainers who defeat him are awarded the Quake Badge, as well as TM78 (Bulldoze) as a reward.

Move lover's house

In the house north of the Driftveil Market, there is a girl who requests to see a certain random TM move every day. When the player presents a Pokémon that knows the move she asked for, she will reward the player with a Heart Scale. The move requested will always be one that can be taught via a TM the player currently owns.

Demographics

Black and White

Driftveil City is a large city with a population of 55.

Black and White 2

Driftveil City's population increases with larger population of 70.

Poké Mart

Lower cashier
Upper cashier


Items

Item Location Games
  Shell Bell Received from an old man in a house east of the market, if the player has seen more than 50BW 70B2W2 Pokémon  B  W  B2  W2 
  Expert Belt Received from a man in black at the market, if the player has a Pokémon that is level 30 or higher  B  W  B2  W2 
  Big Pearl In market accessible by left door  B  W 
  Heart Scale
  • Diagonally down from the blond saleslady at the market (hidden)
  • From a woman in the house north of the market, if the player has a Pokémon knowing the asked TM move (repeatable once per day)
 B  W 
  Repeat Ball ×3 From a girl at Pokémon Center, upstairs  B  W 
  Repeat Ball ×3 From a girl at Pokémon Center, upstairs  B2  W2 
  Ultra Ball Northwest, near Route 6  B  W 
  Ultra Ball Left of the statue by the Driftveil Bridge (hidden)  B2  W2 
  HM02 (Fly) Given after beating Bianca  B  W 
  Water Stone Next to the lighthouse (requires Surf)  B  W 
  TM63 (Embargo) In the market accessible by the left door  B2  W2 
  Calcium Near the stone bridge  B2  W2 
  Everstone From a Butler on 23F of the building just east of the water  B2  W2 
  Air Balloon From an Old Man on 25F of the building just east of the water by the Pokémon Center  B2  W2 
  Big Root From a man on 25F of the green and gray building just west of the water  B2  W2 
  Sitrus Berry Held by Basculin obtained in a trade  B  W 
  Haban Berry From the Axew on 19F of the building just south of the Pokémon Center  B2  W2 

Pokémon

Pokémon Black and White

Pokémon Games Location Levels Rate
Surfing
  Frillish
B W
  Surfing
10-25 100%
Rippling water
  Jellicent
B W
  Rippling water
10-30 5%
  Alomomola
B W
  Rippling water
10-30 95%
Fishing
  Krabby
B W
  Fishing
35-55 65%
  Chinchou
B W
  Fishing
35-55 30%
  Luvdisc
B W
  Fishing
35-55, 60 5%
Rippling water
  Kingler
B W
  Rippling water
35-70 5%
  Chinchou
B W
  Rippling water
35-60 60%
  Lanturn
B W
  Rippling water
35-70 5%
  Luvdisc
B W
  Rippling water
35-60 30%
Special Pokémon
  Basculin
B W
  Trade
Minccino
25 One
  Basculin
B W
  Trade
Minccino
25 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.


Pokémon Black 2 and White 2

Pokémon Games Location Levels Rate
Gift Pokémon
  Zorua
B2 W2
  Gift
25 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.


Trainers

Pokémon Black and White

Motorcyclist Charles

Motorcyclist Charles asks the player to try a new kind of battling. In Pokémon Black, Charles has a Rotation Battle with the player, while in Pokémon White, he has a Triple Battle with the player. In both versions, he uses the same team.



Bianca

After the player obtains the Quake Badge, Bianca will ask for a battle just before the player advances onto Route 6. She rewards the player with HM02 (Fly) upon defeat.

  If the player chose Snivy:



  If the player chose Tepig:



  If the player chose Oshawott:



Post-game

After trading with Kyle and stopping Team Plasma, Kyle will challenge the player to a battle in which he uses the evolved form of the Minccino that the player traded to him.

Trainer Pokémon
 
Youngster Kyle
ナオキ Naoki
Reward: $1040
  Cinccino/ Lv.65
No item


Pokémon Black 2 and White 2

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Charles can be found again behind the Driftveil Market as he was in Pokémon Black and White. In Pokémon Black 2, he and the player have a Triple Battle, and in Pokémon White 2, they have a Rotation Battle. Charles uses the same team he did on Route 5.





  If the player chose Snivy:



  If the player chose Tepig:



  If the player chose Oshawott:



In the anime

 
Driftveil City in the anime

Ash and his friends were in Driftveil City from The Mighty Accelguard to the Rescue! until Battling the King of the Mines!, except in Stopping the Rage of Legends! Part 2 where they stayed on Milos Island the whole time.

Here Ash met a local biker named Charles whose secret identity was "Mighty Accelguard" and aided him in battling Cryogonal Man and Team Vanillite. In A Call for Brotherly Love!, Chili visited the city in order to battle his brother, Cilan. The group also met Clay during this time who denied Ash a battle twice before finally accepting his challenge in Battling the King of the Mines!.

Trivia

  • Driftveil City's Japanese motto is 船の帆と 渦巻く水のこと.

Name origin

Language Name Origin
Japanese ホドモエシティ Hodomoe City 帆巴 hodomoe, "sail swirl": a mon that resembles sails set in a circle (example).
English Driftveil City From cloud drift and the word "veil". May also be from velum (sail-shaped cloud).
French Port Yoneuve From port, porion (miner master) and neuve (new).
German Marea City From the Latin mare (sea).
Italian Libecciopoli From Libeccio.
Spanish Ciudad Fayenza From fayenza, faience.
Korean 물풍경시티 Mulpunggyeong City Possibly from 물 (mul) water and 풍경 (風景) punggyeong, landscape.
Chinese (Mandarin) 帆巴市 Fānbā Shì From 帆巴 hodomoe. 帆 fān means "sail".



Unova
               
               
Settlements
Nuvema TownAccumula TownStriaton CityNacrene CityCastelia CityNimbasa CityAnville Town
Driftveil CityMistralton CityIcirrus CityOpelucid CityPokémon LeagueLacunosa TownUndella Town
Black CityWhite ForestAspertia CityFloccesy TownVirbank CityLentimas TownHumilau City
Routes
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Bridges and tunnels
Skyarrow BridgeDriftveil DrawbridgeTubeline BridgeVillage BridgeMarvelous BridgeMarine Tube
Landmarks
DreamyardWellspring CavePinwheel ForestLiberty GardenDesert ResortRelic CastleBattle SubwayLostlorn Forest
Cold StorageMistralton CaveChargestone CaveCelestial TowerTwist MountainDragonspiral TowerMoor of Icirrus
Challenger's CaveVictory Road (BWB2W2) • N's CastleRoyal UnovaGiant ChasmUndella BayAbyssal Ruins
Abundant ShrinePoké Transfer LabP2 LaboratoryEntralinkUnity TowerFloccesy RanchPledge GroveVirbank Complex
Pokéstar StudiosCastelia SewersJoin AvenueCave of BeingPokémon World TournamentReversal MountainPlasma Frigate
Clay TunnelUnderground RuinsStrange HouseRelic PassageSeaside CaveWhite TreehollowBlack Tower
Access to
Nature Preserve
Other
Blueberry AcademyTerarium


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