Opelucid City

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Opelucid City ソウリュウシティ
Soryu City
"Time's Dividing Line"
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Opelucid City in Pokémon Black 2.
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Opelucid City in Pokémon White 2.
Map description
A convenient city of rapid change, showing no traces of the past.BB2
A city that respects history and values old things.WW2
Opelucid City Gym - Unova Gym #8B / #7B2W2
Drayden
Drayden
Dragon-type
specialist Gym
Legend Badge
Legend Badge
Opelucid City Gym - Unova Gym #8W
Iris
Iris
Dragon-type
specialist Gym
Legend Badge
Legend Badge
Opelucid City Gym - Unova Gym #8B / #7B2W2
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Dragon-type
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Route 10*
 
Route 9
Opelucid City
Route 11
Location
Unova Opelucid City Map.png
Location of Opelucid City in Unova.

Opelucid City (Japanese: ソウリュウシティ Soryu City) is a city in the northern and central area of the Unova region. The look of Opelucid City differs between versions. In Pokémon Black, the city has a technological appearance, while in Pokémon White, it has a natural appearance. The music reflects their respective appearances in both versions as well. Black 2 and White 2 maintains this difference.

During the storyline of Black 2 and White 2, the city is frozen by the Plasma Frigate, blocking the entrances to all but the Pokémon Center, Gym, and Drayden's house. During the credits the ice is shown to be thawing. It is implied that after the events of Pokémon Black and White, a landslide on the old Victory Road occurred and, as a safety precaution, the northern exit to Route 10 is sealed off; Route 10 therefore no longer exists in Black 2 and White 2, nor does the gate that once led to the route, having evidently been demolished.

Places of interest

Opelucid Gym

Main article: Opelucid Gym

Opelucid City is host to the final Gym Trainers challenge on their journey through Unova. The Gym Leader faced depends on the game version. In Pokémon Black, the player will battle Drayden; in Pokémon White the player will battle Iris. They both specialize in Dragon-types. In Black 2 and White 2, Drayden is the sole Gym Leader due to Iris becoming the Champion. After the player receives his/her badge, Opelucid City is frozen.

Battle House

Battle House
Rotation Battle!B

Battle House
Triple Battle!W

The Battle House, located west of the entrance, is a building where the player can battle two Ace Trainers in Rotation Battles in Black, and Triple Battles in White. Unlike most Trainers in Black and White, these Trainers can be rematched, and will battle the player once per day.

In Black 2 and White 2, the Battle House was closed due to the Trainers leaving for the Pokémon World Tournament to test their skills.

Opelucid Gate (Route 10 exit)

 
The northern exit as it appears in Pokémon Black 2

The northern exit of the city differs between the two sets of games. In Black and White it exits to Route 10, however in Black 2 and White 2 this northern exit has been sealed off. This is due to the collapse of the old Victory Road.

This change removes Route 10 from Unova completely. Even if the player uses a cheating device to bypass through the sealed off area, it leads nowhere and plays the music from Route 6, 7, 8, 9, 17, and 18.

Demographics

Pokémon Black and White

Opelucid City has a population of 46.

Pokémon Black 2 and White 2

Opelucid City has a population of 45.

Variable scoring

In Black and Black 2, a synth track will be added to the background theme if the player is near a keytar player performing immediately west of the Pokémon Center. In White and White 2, an erhu player stands in the same place and will add an erhu track.

There is a glitch that can cause these to stay permanently on/off regardless of the player's position.

Poké Mart

Upper cashier
Lower cashier


Items

Item Location Games
  Max Repel South of the Pokémon Center (hidden)  B  W 
  Gift Box,
Fluffy Beard,
Big Bag, and
Scarlet Hat
Gift from the Gentleman in the westernmost building (one per day, in the listed order)  B  W  B2  W2 
  Destiny Knot Gift from a girl inside the building between Opelucid Gym and the Battle House  B  W 
  Ultra Ball On the road, between the Battle House and the building to its left (hidden)  B  W 
  Float Stone Gift from the Linebacker on the second floor of Drayden's house  B  W  B2  W2 
  Ring Target Gift from the girl on the second floor of Drayden's house  B  W  B2  W2 
  Cell Battery Gift from the man on the second floor of the building east of Drayden's house after the player shows him a Pokémon with Charge from the opposite version  B  W 
  Master Ball Gift from Professor Juniper after earning the Legend Badge  B  W 
  Smoke Ball From a lady in the house east of the Gym  B2  W2 

Trainers

Pokémon Black and White

Battle House

Trainer Pokémon
Black
 
Ace Trainer Eileen
エリナ Erina
Reward: $2340
Rotation Battle
  Simisage Lv.39
No item
  Simisear Lv.39
No item
  Simipour Lv.39
No item
 
Ace Trainer Lou
エツヤ Etsuya
Reward: $2340
Rotation Battle
  Mienfoo Lv.39
No item
  Elgyem Lv.39
No item
  Pawniard Lv.39
No item
White
 
Ace Trainer Lou
エツヤ Etsuya
Reward: $2340
Triple Battle
  Simisage Lv.39
No item
  Simipour Lv.39
No item
  Simisear Lv.39
No item
 
Ace Trainer Eileen
エリナ Erina
Reward: $2340
Triple Battle
  Pawniard Lv.39
No item
  Elgyem Lv.39
No item
  Mienfoo Lv.39
No item


Pokémon Black 2 and White 2

 
Opelucid City after being frozen in Pokémon Black 2

These battles take place after defeating Drayden at the Opelucid Gym and talking to him at his house.

Trainer Pokémon
 
Team Plasma Grunt
Reward: $1760
  Watchog Lv.44
No item
  Muk Lv.44
No item
 
Team Plasma Grunt
Reward: $1760
  Golbat Lv.44
No item
  Garbodor Lv.44
No item
 
Team Plasma Grunt
Reward: $1760
  Seviper Lv.44
No item
  Weezing Lv.44
No item






Trainer Tips

Trainer Tips
Mayor Drayden will teach you if he recognizes you as a strong Trainer. Visit his home to learn the most powerful Dragon-type move!


Appearance

Black White
   
Black 2 White 2
   
 

In the anime

In the main series

 
Opelucid City in the anime

Opelucid City was first mentioned in Beauties Battling for Pride and Prestige! when Jervis recommended Ash and his friends travel through Opelucid City on their way to Vertress City. In A Village Homecoming!, Drayden had told Iris that he would be waiting for her at the Opelucid Gym.

Opelucid City first appeared in Drayden Versus Iris: Past, Present, and Future! when the gang arrived for Iris and Drayden's battle.

Opelucid City is home to Opelucid Academy, a prestigious academy located near the Opelucid Gym. Iris was a former student at the academy. Iris was reunited here with her friend Martha for a short period of time. Drayden is the Academy President of Opelucid Academy and it was revealed that he handpicks the students to study at the academy. Opelucid City also appears to have a radio tower that towers over the city.

In Pokémon Generations

Opelucid City appeared in The Frozen World, in which it got invaded by Team Plasma. Drayden tried to fend the team off, but was eventually defeated when Colress had Kyurem freeze the entire city.

In the manga

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

Opelucid City appeared only once in the Black & White arc, where Drayden announced to a press conference that the Unova League tournament date would be shifted forward, to a week from the time of the announcement.

In the TCG

This listing is of cards mentioning or featuring Opelucid City 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 #
Octillery   Plasma Blast   19/101 Megalo Cannon   015/076
Ursaring   Plasma Blast   76/101 Megalo Cannon   063/076
 


Trivia

  • Opelucid's Japanese motto is 過去と 未來が 絡みあう街 "The city where past and future intertwine".
  • The city is similar to Blackthorn City in that they are both host to a Dragon-type Gym, that Gym is the eighth Gym of the region at some point, that they both have the effort value checker and a Move Tutor for Draco Meteor, and that they are both located in the northern part of their respective regions.
  • This is the second city in Pokémon Black and White where the Gym Leader varies, though not in the same way as the Striaton Gym.
  • In Black 2 and White 2, if the player does not get the Ring Target or the Float Stone from the people in Drayden's house before Team Plasma freezes the city, they will only talk about how concerned they are for the city. Should this be the case, they will give the player the items after defeating the Elite Four and Champion.
  • In Black 2 and White 2, if the player does not collect the Max Potion from Route 11 and uses the Dowsing Machine by the city's eastern exit, it will reveal the presence of a hidden item. This disappears once the Max Potion is collected.

Name origin

Language Name Origin
Japanese ソウリュウシティ Soryu City 双龍文 sōryūmon, a type of Chinese pattern resembling two dragons. Also from 蒼竜 sōryū, a Japanese name for the Azure Dragon.
English Opelucid City From opacus (opaque sheets of clouds), perlucidus (sheets of cloud with small spaces), and possibly translucidus (translucent sheets of clouds). May also be from opal and lucid.
French Janusia From Janus, the Roman god of gates depicted with two faces, one facing the past, the other facing the future. Also a flower genus.
German Twindrake City From "twin" and "drake" (a term sometimes used to refer to European dragons).
Italian Boreduopoli From Bora, a northern katabatic wind in the Mediterranean area, and duo.
Spanish Ciudad Caolín From caolín, kaolinite.
Korean 쌍용시티 Ssang'yong City 쌍용 (雙龍) ssang'yong means a pair of dragons.
Chinese (Mandarin) 雙龍市‎ Shuānglóng Shì‎ From its Japanese name. Literally means "Double dragon".
Brazilian Portugese Cidade de Opelucid From its English name.



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