Michina Town

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Michina Town
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Michina Town
Region Sinnoh
Debut Arceus and the Jewel of Life

Michina Town (Japanese: ミチーナ Michina) is the setting for Arceus and the Jewel of Life.

Michina Town is a riverside town surrounded by flourishing nature. The town's centerpiece is the Michīna Ruins.

Thousands of years ago, Michina Town was a desolate place, which was nothing but a wasteland. But the Jewel of Life's power that Arceus gave Damos made the town's soil rich and fertile. Then Damos constructed the town's ruins in order to praise Arceus' kindness.

Michina Ruins

The Michina Ruins are old ruins of a temple, located at the peak of a huge, rocky mountain in Michina. Beside the ruins is a beautiful lake.

The ruins are guarded by Sheena and Kevin. It is where Damos witnessed the awakening of Arceus. It is also the home of the Jewel of Life. The Space-Time Axis can be found in the basement of the ruins.

In the TCG

In the Movie Promo set of Pokémon Trading Card Game, there are cards of Pokémon from Michina Ruins. The cards on the following list all belong to Michina.

Name Type Level Rarity Set Set no.
Chikorita     - - Movie Commemoration Random Pack 001/022
Cyndaquil     - - Movie Commemoration Random Pack 004/022
Totodile     - - Movie Commemoration Random Pack 006/022
Spiky-Eared Pichu     - - Movie Commemoration Random Pack 009/019
010/019
011/019
DPt-P Promotional cards 042/DPt-P

Trivia

  • ミチーナ Michīna is one katakana spelling of "Myitkyina," the name of the capital city of Kachin State, Myanmar.
  • Around the time of the premiere of Arceus and the Jewel of Life, at various EB Games stores around the country, an Australian event Arceus was distributed with its OT as "Michina", the name of the town in the movie.

Origin

Michina Town is mostly based on Meteora, Greece.

In Other Languages

Language Name Origin
Korean 미케나 Mycena Similar to Mycenae.
Chinese (Taiwan) 米季納 Mǐjìnà Transliteration of Michina. Also, 米 is rice, 季 refers to seasons, and 納 means to receive.


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