Pewter City

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Pewter City ニビシティ Nibi City "Between Rugged Mountains"

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Map description A quiet city nestled between rugged mountains and rocks.

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Connecting locations Pewter City Route 3 →   Route 2 ↓

Location Location of Pewter City in Kanto.

Other generation maps Gen I Gen II Gen III

Pewter City (Japanese: ニビシティ Nibi City) is a city located in northwest Kanto. The locale lies between Viridian Forest (via Route 2) and Mt. Moon (via Route 3). The most notable resident of the city is Brock, the Pewter City Gym Leader.

Places of interest

Pewter Museum of Science

Main article: Pewter Museum of Science

Exterior view of the Museum in HeartGold and SoulSilver

A famous museum is located in the northwestern part of Pewter City and is one of the city's main attractions. The main building is open to the public for $50 and features several historical artifacts, including Aerodactyl and Kabutops Fossils, and a model of a space shuttle.

There are two floors to explore in the Pewter Museum of Science. The first floor holds the front desk and a Fossil exhibit containing the Fossils of Aerodactyl and Kabutops. The second floor hosts a space exhibit featuring a Space Shuttle and a large Moon Stone that fell onto Mt. Moon The player is able to explore the museum at any time, after paying the $50 admission fee.

Once the ability to use Cut out of battle is gained, the player can sneak into the back of the museum and acquire the Old Amber from a scientist there, allowing the player to revive an Aerodactyl later in the game. In FireRed and LeafGreen, there is also a Move Tutor who will teach Seismic Toss.

The museum is closed for renovations during Generation II.

In HeartGold and SoulSilver, however, the museum is open for business. There is a scientist in the museum who will revive a player's Fossils, much like the scientist at Cinnabar Island's Pokémon Lab in Generation I and FireRed and LeafGreen. This is due to the fact that Fossils can be found under rocks using Rock Smash unlike in Generation II where players were required to transfer Fossil Pokémon from the Generation I games using the Time Capsule.

The sign with the notice about its closure in Generation II reads:

There's a notice
here...
PEWTER MUSEUM OF
SCIENCE is closed
for renovations...

Pewter Gym

Pewter Gym in Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver.

Main article: Pewter Gym

The Pewter Gym is the official Gym of Pewter City. It is based on Rock-type Pokémon. The Gym Leader is Brock. Trainers that defeat him receive the Boulder Badge.

Other known members include Camper Jerry, Camper Liam, Brock's father, Flint, and Brock's mother, Lola.

Pewter Gym appears in all games set in the Kanto region, appearing much the same in each: a small building with a Japanese rock garden inside, one Trainer, and the Gym Leader Brock waiting on a large stone pedestal. In the Generation I games and their Generation III remakes, whenever the player tries to leave Pewter City, a boy will lead him or her to the front of the Gym if the player has not earned their Boulder Badge yet.

Thievery notice

In Generation I and FireRed and LeafGreen, there's a notice about thieves that have been stealing Pokémon Fossils from Mt. Moon and to contact Pewter Police with any information to assist them in stopping the troublemakers.

Generation I

NOTICE!
Thieves have been
stealing POKéMON
fossils at MT.
MOON! Please call
PEWTER POLICE
with any info!

Generation III

NOTICE!
Thieves have been stealing POKéMON
fossils from MT. MOON.
Please call the PEWTER POLICE if
you have any information.

Welcome sign

In Generation II and HeartGold and SoulSilver, there's a sign that welcomes the player to the city.

Generation II

Welcome to
PEWTER CITY!

Generation IV

Welcome to Pewter City!

Mt. Moon Gift Shop notice

In Generation II only, there's a notice about the Mt. Moon Gift Shop at the Mt. Moon Square being now open.

There's a notice
here...
MT.MOON GIFT SHOP
now open!

Demographics

Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen

In Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen, the population of Pewter City is 33.

Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver

Pewter City's population is 30; it declined from Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen games to the Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver games. Its decline in population could be due to the Pewter Museum of Science's missing second floor, which was present in the FireRed and LeafGreen games.

Poké Mart

Generation I and III Poké Ball $200 Antidote $100 Awakening $250 Burn Heal $250 Parlyz Heal Parlyz Heal $200 Potion $300 Escape Rope $550 Repel $350

Generation II Great Ball $600 Antidote $100 Awakening $200 Burn Heal $250 Parlyz Heal Parlyz Heal $200 Super Potion $700 Super Repel $500

Generation IV - Bottom Poké Ball $200 Great Ball $600 Ultra Ball $1200 Potion $200 Super Potion $700 Hyper Potion $1200 Max Potion $2500 Full Restore $3000 Revive $1500 Antidote $100 Parlyz Heal Parlyz Heal $200 Awakening $250 Burn Heal $250 Ice Heal $250 Full Heal $600 Escape Rope $550 Repel $350 Super Repel $500 Max Repel $700

Generation IV - Top Steel Mail $50 Nest Ball $1000 Quick Ball $1000

Items

Item		Location	Games
	Poké Ball	West of the Museum (hidden)	FR  LG
	Running Shoes	From Professor Oak's aid, right before entering Route 3	FR  LG
	Old Amber	Received from a scientist inside the museum's laboratory (requires Cut)	R  B  Y  FR  LG
	Burnt Berry	Held by Runny, a Rapidash the player can obtain in a trade	G  S
	MysteryBerry	Held by Paul, a Xatu the player can obtain in a trade	C
	Ice Berry	To the right of the closed Museum	G  S  C
	Mint Berry	To the right of the closed Museum	G  S  C
	Blu Apricorn	To the right of the Museum	HG  SS
	Guard Spec.	In the flowers near the old man (hidden)	HG  SS
	Max Revive	Near Route 2 (hidden)	HG  SS
	PP Up	In a rock; southeast of the Gym (hidden)	HG  SS
	Soul Dew	Obtained by showing the Enigma Stone to the scientist that revives Fossils	HG  SS
	Wacan Berry	Held by Paul, a Xatu the player can obtain in a trade	HG  SS
	Wht Apricorn	To the right of the Museum	HG  SS
	Wise Glasses	South of a smashable rock, west of the museum	HG  SS
	Silver Wing	Received from an old man near the entrance to Route 3	G  C  HG
	Rainbow Wing	Received from an old man near the entrance to Route 3	S  SS

Pokémon

Generation II

Pokémon	Games						Location	Levels	Rate
Special Pokémon
Rapidash	G		S		C		Trade Gloom	The same as the Traded Pokémon	One
Xatu	G		S		C		Trade Haunter	The same as the Traded Pokémon	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.

Generation IV

Pokémon	Games						Location	Levels	Rate
Headbutt
Hoothoot	HG			SS			Headbutt	3-9	50%
Pineco	HG			SS			Headbutt	3-5	30%
Wurmple	HG			SS			Headbutt	3-9	20%
Headbutt (Special Tree) The tree is located behind some fencing in Pewter City. It is accessible from a long grass patch at Route 2, right after exiting north from Viridian Forest.
Wurmple	HG			SS			Headbutt	5-9	65%
Starly	HG			SS			Headbutt	5-12	35%
Gift Pokémon
Omanyte	HG			SS			Revive Helix Fossil	20	Fossil
Kabuto	HG			SS			Revive Dome Fossil	20	Fossil
Aerodactyl	HG			SS			Revive Old Amber	20	Fossil
Lileep	HG			SS			Revive Root Fossil	20	Fossil
Anorith	HG			SS			Revive Claw Fossil	20	Fossil
Cranidos	HG			SS			Revive Skull Fossil	20	Fossil
Shieldon	HG			SS			Revive Armor Fossil	20	Fossil
Special Pokémon
Xatu	HG			SS			Trade Haunter	The same as the Traded Pokémon	One
Latios	HG			SS			Event Enigma Stone	40	One
Latias	HG			SS			Event Enigma Stone	40	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.

Trainer Tips

Generation I

TRAINER TIPS
Any POKéMON that takes part in
battle, however
short, earn EXP!

Generation III

TRAINER TIPS
All POKéMON that appear in battle,
however briefly, earn EXP Points.

In the spin-off games

In Pokémon Pinball

In Pokémon Pinball, Pewter City appears on the Red table; catchable Pokémon include Pidgey, Spearow, Ekans, Jigglypuff and Magikarp.

In the anime

Brock's house

Episodes in Pewter City commonly focus on the Pewter Gym. While its legacy is of a strong Gym "as rough and tough as the stones themselves" was kept under Brock, his mother has recently added a brighter color scheme. The Gym Leader's family lives in a house by behind the Gym, in which Brock, his nine siblings, and parents currently reside.

Around the outskirts of the city, there is a Contest Hall and one of the locations of the Battle Pyramid. Pewter City is also the hometown of Solidad, the winner of the Kanto Grand Festival and Pete Pebbleman, a Trainer who was defeated by Ash Ketchum during the Indigo Plateau Conference.

In the manga

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

Pewter City is first visited in Wanted: Pikachu! and Onix is On! in the Red, Green & Blue arc. The citizens are business people that have tents in the streets where they sell principally fruits and vegetables which a roaming Pikachu tried to steal. After Red caught it, the citizens of the city gave Red a big feast. They also enjoy watching the battles of the Trainers who challenge the Pewter Gym. The city has a Pokémon Center, but during this time, it is closed due to vandalism, later revealed to be caused by the "bad" Gym Leaders in an effort to make Brock give up his Gym Badge for their plans.

It later made a brief appearance in Make Way For Magmar in the Red, Green & Blue arc when the Pewter Museum of Science had been set on fire by two Magmar.

Trivia

• Its Japanese motto is ニビは はいいろ いしのいろ "Nibi is the color of gray stone."
• Goldenrod City and Rustboro City are very similar to Pewter City. Their geographic locations in their respective regions are remarkably similar, as well as being only accessible through a forest early in the game. Rustboro is, however, the most like Pewter in that both cities are the second city visited with a Gym, but first to be beat by the player. Both Pewter and Rustboro's Gyms specialize in Rock-type Pokémon, and play a role in the player obtaining Fossil Pokémon.
  • Oreburgh City is also very similar to Pewter City, as they are both surrounded by mountains, both of their Gyms specialize in Rock-type Pokémon, and they both contain a museum. Nacrene City is also similar, as it is near a forest and has a museum; however, unlike Pewter City, Goldenrod City and Rustboro City, Nacrene City comes before a forest, not after.
• The French name of the city is the same as the English name of Hall Matron Argenta.
• Prior to Generation IV, its English motto was "A Stone Gray City"
• If the player enters "Mystery Event Is Exciting" to the girl asking for your profile in the Pokémon Center, she will mention that her cousin used to say that a lot, referring to the man in Petalburg City in Hoenn who asks for your profile.

Name origin

Language	Name	Origin
Japanese	ニビシティ Nibi City	鈍色 (nibi iro) refers to a dull gray color.
English	Pewter City	Pewter is a metal alloy of copper, tin, and—traditionally—lead that has a gray color.
Danish	Tinby (anime season 10 only)	Means tin city.
French	Argenta	From argent, silver.
Czech	Cínové město	Means tin city.
German	Marmoria City	From Marmor (marble).
Italian	Plumbeopoli	From plumbeo (of the color of lead) and the suffix -poli (city).
Polish	Marmoria	From its German name.
Spanish	Ciudad Plateada/Pewter	Means silver city.
Korean	회색시티 Hoesaek City	From 회색 hoesaek (the color gray).
Chinese (Mandarin)	尼比市 Níbǐ Shì	Transliteration of the Japanese name.
Chinese (Cantonese)	深灰市 Samfui Si	From 深灰 samfui (dark gray).
Indonesian	Kota Peter (Pokémon Pocket Monsters only)	Corruption of Pewter.

Kanto
Settlements Pallet Town • Viridian City • Pewter City • Cerulean City • Vermilion City • Lavender Town Celadon City • Saffron City • Fuchsia City • Cinnabar Island • Indigo Plateau Routes 1 • 2 • 3 • 4 • 5 • 6 • 7 • 8 • 9 • 10 • 11 • 12 • 13 • 14 • 15 • 16 • 17 • 18 • 19 • 20 • 21 • 22 • 23 • 24 • 25 • 26 • 27 • 28 Landmarks Professor Oak's Laboratory • Viridian Forest • Diglett's Cave • Pewter Museum of Science • Mt. Moon (Square) • Cerulean Cave Underground Path (Kanto Routes 5–6) • Underground Path (Kanto Routes 7–8) • S.S. Anne • S.S. Aqua • Sea Cottage • Rock Tunnel Power Plant • Cycling Road/Pokémon Road • Team Rocket Hideout • Silph Co. • Magnet Train • Pokémon Tower • Safari Zone/Pal Park GO Park • Seafoam Islands • Pokémon Mansion • Cinnabar Lab • Pokémon League Reception Gate • Victory Road • Tohjo Falls Access to Sevii Islands • Johto

Game locations of Legendary and Mythical Pokémon

Kanto Seafoam Islands • Power Plant • Victory Road • Cerulean Cave Route 10 • Route 25 • Pewter City • Roaming Pokémon Sevii Islands Mt. Ember • Navel Rock • Birth Island Johto Ilex Forest • Bell Tower • Whirl Islands • Mt. Silver Cave Burned Tower • Embedded Tower • Roaming Pokémon Hoenn Desert Ruins • Island Cave • Ancient Tomb • Cave of Origin • Marine Cave Terra Cave • Sky Pillar • Southern Island • Sea Mauville • Scorched Slab Pathless Plain • Nameless Cavern • Fabled Cave • Gnarled Den Trackless Forest • Crescent Isle • Sky • Roaming Pokémon Sinnoh Acuity Cavern • Valor Cavern • Spear Pillar • Turnback Cave Rock Peak Ruins • Iceberg Ruins • Iron Ruins • Snowpoint Temple Stark Mountain • Newmoon Island • Flower Paradise • Hall of Origin Ramanas Park • Floaroma Town • Roaming Pokémon Unova Guidance Chamber • Trial Chamber • Rumination Field • N's Castle • Abundant Shrine Giant Chasm • Dragonspiral Tower • Liberty Garden • Route 11 • Route 13 • Route 22 Route 23 • Celestial Tower • Nacrene City • Underground Ruins • Twist Mountain Dreamyard • Marvelous Bridge • Reversal Mountain • Coastal Biome • Roaming Pokémon Kalos Sea Spirit's Den • Team Flare Secret HQ • Terminus Cave Unknown Dungeon • Roaming Pokémon Alola Route 16 • Altar of the Sunne • Altar of the Moone • Mount Lanakila • Mahalo Trail Ruins of Conflict • Ruins of Life • Ruins of Abundance • Ruins of Hope Aether Paradise • Ancient Poni Path • Lake of the Sunne • Lake of the Moone Ten Carat Hill • Resolution Cave Galar Tower summit • Battle Tower • Master Dojo • Crown Shrine • Max Lair Rock Peak Ruins • Iceberg Ruins • Iron Ruins • Split-Decision Ruins • Giant's Bed Frigid Sea • Lakeside Cave • Ballimere Lake • Freezington • Roaming Pokémon Hisui Seaside Hollow • Temple of Sinnoh • Acuity Cavern • Valor Cavern • Verity Cavern Lava Dome Sanctum • Moonview Arena • Snowpoint Temple • Turnback Cave • Bonechill Wastes Cobalt Coastlands • Ramanas Island • Scarlet Bog • Coronet Highlands • Floaro Gardens Paldea Grasswither Shrine • Icerend Shrine • Groundblight Shrine • Firescourge Shrine Poco Path • Area Zero • Area Zero Underdepths • Glaseado Mountain South Province (Area One) • Asado Desert • West Province (Area One) • East Province (Area Three) Casseroya Lake • North Paldean Sea • South Province (Area Four) • North Province (Area Two) Alfornada Cavern • Great Crater of Paldea • Tagtree Thicket • East Province (Area One) South Province (Area Five) • Dalizapa Passage • Pokémon League • Socarrat Trail Kitakami Paradise Barrens • Wistful Fields • Oni Mountain • Dreaded Den • Loyalty Plaza Other Faraway Island • Distortion World • Sinjoh Ruins • Ultra Space Wilds

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