Vermilion City

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Vermilion City クチバシティ Kuchiba City "The Port of Exquisite Sunsets"

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Map description A southern city that is bathed in orange by the setting sun.HGSS The international port town where magnificent boats gather from across the world.PE

Vermilion City Gym - Kanto Gym #3 Lt. Surge Electric-type specialist Gym Thunder Badge

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Connecting locations   ↑ Route 6   Vermilion City Route 11 →

Location Location of Vermilion City in Kanto.

Other generation maps Gen I Gen II Gen III

Vermilion City (Japanese: クチバシティ Kuchiba City) is a city in Kanto.

Situated near a sea inlet to the south, it serves as a popular sea port for ships such as the S.S. Anne. Vermilion Harbor is a home port for many ships. The S.S. Anne sails around the world and returns to Vermilion once a year. The S.S. Aqua sails from Olivine City in Johto to Vermilion Harbor. The Seagallop Ferries sail regularly to all of the Sevii Islands. Aside from the harbor, the other exits to the city are Route 11 and Diglett's Cave to the east. North of the city is Route 6.

Slogan

The Port of Exquisite Sunsets (Japanese, Generations I-III, VII: クチバはオレンジ夕焼けの色 Kuchiba is the color of orange sunsets.; Generation IV: ゆうやけいろのみなとまち The sunset-colored port town.)

Geography

Overworld

Generation I	Generation II	Generation III	Generation IV	Generation VII

Places of interest

Vermilion City is home to the "Lightning American" Lt. Surge, the Leader of the Electric-specialist Gym. The people in the town are careful about pollution, as they are afraid that an infestation of Grimer could occur if the seas were ever polluted, as Celadon City suffers from this in Generations II and IV. In Generations I-IV, Wild Pokémon appear in the sea around the city.

Vermilion is also home to the Fan Club Chairman. He can be found in the Pokémon Fan Club house located just slightly north of the Gym. By talking to him, the player can obtain a voucher for a free bike,^RBYFRLG a Rare Candy,^GSCHGSS or special clothing sets.^PE

Harbor

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Hitoshi Ariga artwork of Vermilion Harbor

Vermilion Harbor^RBYFRLG or Vermilion Port^GSCHGSSPE (Japanese: クチバ港 Kuchiba Port) is one of the larger docks in the Kanto region, and boats such as the S.S. Anne,^RBYFRLGPE S.S. Aqua,^GSCHGSS and Seagallop^FRLG dock here.

A truck present in the Generation I and III games has also been the source of rumors.

Version	Harbor
Red
Blue
Yellow
Gold
Silver
Crystal
FireRed
LeafGreen
Let's Go, Pikachu!
Let's Go, Eevee!

Pokémon Fan Club

Main article: Pokémon Fan Club

The Vermilion City's Fan Club in FireRed and LeafGreen

Pokémon Fan Club
All Pokémon Fans Welcome!

The Kanto chapter of the Pokémon Fan Club is located in Vermilion. The Pokémon Fan Club is an organization spread throughout the Pokémon world, with at least one Club House in nearly every region. The Fan Club is a place for people to meet and chat about their favorite Pokémon and to show off their collections to each other. In general, the members are usually more oriented to unevolved, cute Pokémon.

By talking to the Fan Club Chairman he will start a long talk with the player. He talks about his two favorite Pokémon, Rapidash and Fearow at length and then gives the player a voucher to get a bicycle,^RBYFRLG a Rare Candy,^GSCHGSS or clothing sets for the player based on Pikachu^P or Eevee,^E or clothing sets for both the player and their Partner Pokémon based on Raichu^P or the Eeveelutions.^E In Pokémon Yellow he got a new hobby - taking Pokémon photos. The big photos of his Rapidash and Fearow can be seen on the walls of the clubhouse.

Vermilion Gym

Main article: Vermilion Gym

Vermilion Gym in FireRed and LeafGreen

The Vermilion Gym is the official Gym of Vermilion City. Its Gym Leader, Lt. Surge, focuses on Electric-type Pokémon. Trainers who defeat him receive the Thunder Badge. The Vermilion Gym appears in all games set in the Kanto region, appearing much the same in each: the main room is filled with 15 trash cans, and Trainers are scattered about this room. Beyond this room is another, guarded by electric doors in Generation I, and an electric fence in Generation III and VII. The only way to get in the final room in these generations, where Lt. Surge is located, is to find two switches underneath the trash cans. If the first switch was found, but the player incorrectly guessed the second one, the traps would reset. In Generation II, these traps are not turned on. After Lt. Surge is defeated, he will give the player the Thunder Badge, TM24 (Thunderbolt)^RBY/TM34 (Shock Wave)^FRLGHGSS/TM36 (Thunderbolt),^PE Surge's Autograph,^PE and the ability to use Fly outside of battle.^RBYFRLG

Construction site

In the northeastern part of the city, there is an old man whose Machop is preparing a plot of land for construction of a building. They still have not finished three years after he started in Generation I, as he does not have enough money to begin building. This man's Machop can cause a glitch in Generation II. In Generation IV, the construction site consumes most of the north-eastern side of the city, playing a slightly bigger role in the game; there are many breakable rocks surrounding the building site that conceal many hidden items such as Shards, Heart Scales, and other valuable items.

In-game trade

In one of the houses south and a little east of the Pokémon Center is a girl that wants to trade the player a Farfetch'd for a Pidgey (in Japanese Blue) or Spearow.^RBYFRLG The Farfetch'd will be nicknamed "Ch'ding" in Generation III or "Dux" in Generation I, and it will be holding a Stick in Generation III. The OT will be "Elyssa" and its ID will be 08810. The Pokémon's level will be the same as the one that the player traded.

Although the sprite and name of the owner are female, Ch'ding's original Trainer data defines Elyssa as male, likely as an error. In FireRed and LeafGreen, this is undifferentiable from a female original Trainer, but if Ch'ding is traded to Ruby, Sapphire, and Emerald or transferred forward to Generation IV (via Pal Park), the OT name is shown colored blue.

In Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!, this house is occupied by a Gentleman who owns a Farfetch'd, again nicknamed Dux like the girl from Generation I's Farfetch'd, but he instead intends to catch Spearow himself.

In Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee, a Hiker in the Pokémon Center will trade an Alolan form Geodude for a Geodude from Kanto. This can be done repeatedly.

Fishing Brother

In Generations I and III, a man known as the Fishing Guru can be found in Vermilion City who gives away an Old Rod to the player. Later (in Generations II and IV), he is known as the Fishing Dude and claims to be the eldest of the Fishing Brothers.

Sleeping Pokémon notice

There's a notice in Generations I, III, and VII near the entrance to Diglett's Cave about a sleeping Pokémon that's blocking Route 12, advising people wishing to go to Lavender Town to detour through the Rock Tunnel instead in the meantime.

Demographics

Pokémon Red and Blue

In Pokémon Red and Blue, the population of Vermilion City is 25 (not including the passengers on the S.S. Anne).

Pokémon Yellow

In Pokémon Yellow, the population of Vermilion City has increased to 26 (not including the passengers on the S.S. Anne). This is because Officer Jenny has been added.

Pokémon Gold, Silver, and Crystal

In Pokémon Gold, Silver, and Crystal, the population of Vermilion City is 30. The increase in population is possibly due to the addition of the harbor building.

Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen

In Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen, Vermilion City has a population of 29 (not including the passengers on the S.S. Anne).

Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver

In Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver, the population of Vermilion City is 34; the population has increased by five since Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen, possibly due to the addition of the harbor building.

Poké Mart

Generation I
Poké Ball $200	Super Potion $700
Ice Heal $250	Awakening $200
Parlyz Heal $200	Repel $350

Generation II
Ultra Ball $1200	Super Potion $700
Hyper Potion $1200	Revive $1500
Parlyz Heal $200	Awakening $250
Burn Heal $250	Litebluemail $50

Generation III
Poké Ball $200	Super Potion $700
Antidote $100	Parlyz Heal $200
Awakening $250	Ice Heal $250
Repel $350

Lower cashier (Generation IV)
Poké Ball $200	Great Ball $600
Ultra Ball $1200	Potion $300
Super Potion $700	Hyper Potion $1200
Max Potion $2500	Full Restore $3000
Revive $1500	Antidote $100
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

Upper cashier (Generation IV)
Air Mail $50	Nest Ball $1000
Dusk Ball $1000	Quick Ball $1000

Upper cashier (Generation IV)
Air Mail $50	Quick Ball $1000

Generation VII
Poké Ball $100	Great Ball $300
Ultra Ball4 Badges $500	Potion $200
Super Potion $700	Hyper Potion4 Badges $1,500
Max Potion6 Badges $2,500	Full Restore8 Badges $3,000
Antidote $200	Burn Heal $300
Ice Heal $100	Awakening $100
Paralyze Heal $300	Full Heal3 Badges $400
Revive3 Badges $2,000	Escape Rope $300
Repel $400	Super Repel3 Badges $700
Max Repel5 Badges $900	Lure $400
Super Lure4 Badges $700	Max Lure6 Badges $900
X Attack $550	X Defense $500
X Sp. Atk $350	X Sp. Def $350
X Speed $350	X Accuracy $950
Dire Hit $650	Guard Spec. $700

Items

Item		Location	Games
	Vs. Seeker	Received from the female Ace Trainer at the Pokémon Center counter	FR  LG
	Old Rod	Received from the Fishing Guru	R  B  Y  FR  LG
	Max Ether	Four squares south and one square west of the Pokémon Center entrance (hidden)	FR  LG
	Stick	Held by Ch'Ding, a Farfetch'd the player can obtain in a trade	FR  LG
	Bike Voucher	Received from the Pokémon Fan Club Chairman	R  B  Y  FR  LG
	Pikachu Set	Received from the Pokémon Fan Club Chairman	P
	Raichu Set	Received from the Pokémon Fan Club Chairman after becoming best friends with partner Pikachu	P
	Eevee Set	Received from the Pokémon Fan Club Chairman	E
	Eeveelution Sets	Received from the Pokémon Fan Club Chairman after becoming best friends with partner Eevee	E
	Max Ether	Five squares east and two squares north of the entrance to the Pokémon Fan Club house, on the house (requires Surf) (hidden)	R  B  Y
	Sailor Set	From the ticket-inspecting Sailor upon showing the S.S. Ticket	P  E
	Full Heal	West of the southern storage container in the land being bulldozed flat by Machop (hidden) (daily)	P  E
	Big Pearl	East of Pokémon Fan Club and behind the person sitting on bench (requires Sea Skim) (hidden)	P  E
	Full Heal	In the bush next to the Vermilion Gym (hidden)	G  S  C
	Rare Candy	Received from the Pokémon Fan Club Chairman	G  S  C  HG  SS
	HP Up	Received from the man east of the Poké Mart after obtaining all 16 Badges	G  S  C
	Big Pearl	On the sandbar south of the walkway leading to the Vermilion Harbor, accessed from Route 11 (requires Surf) (hidden)	HG  SS
	Full Heal	In the southeastern corner of the construction site (requires Rock Smash) (hidden)	HG  SS
	Heart Scale	On the second northernmost boat (requires Surf) (hidden)	HG  SS
	Luck Incense	On the sandbar north of the walkway leading to the Vermilion Harbor (requires Surf)	HG  SS
	Pearl ×2	On the sandbar south of the walkway leading to the Vermilion Harbor, accessed from Route 11 (requires Surf) (hidden)	HG  SS
	PP Max	Received from the man east of the Poké Mart after obtaining all 16 Badges	HG  SS
	Sticky Barb	In the section of land east of the walkway leading to the Vermilion Harbor, accessed from Route 11	HG  SS
	Lost Item	Received from a member of the Pokémon Fan Club after hearing about Copycat's missing doll	G  S  C  HG  SS

Harbor

Item		Location	Games
	Lava Cookie	Far southeast of the truck, in the southeast corner, only accessible while the S.S. Anne is moored (requires Surf) (hidden)	FR  LG
	Revive	At the port, southeast of the truck (requires Sea Skim) (hidden) (daily)	P  E
	Iron	Northeast of the S.S. Aqua, in the area below the gatekeeper Sailor, only accessible after taking the S.S. Aqua from Olivine City, on the northern buoy three squares west of the eastern edge (requires Surf) (hidden)	G  S  C
	Iron	Southeast of the S.S. Aqua (hidden)	HG  SS

Rock Smash

If the rock contains an item, the game will pick one of the following:

Item		Location	Games
	Max Ether	Found by smashing breakable rocks (25%)	HG  SS
	Revive	Found by smashing breakable rocks (20%)	HG  SS
	Red Shard	Found by smashing breakable rocks (10% each)	HG  SS
	Blue Shard
	Yellow Shard
	Green Shard
	Heart Scale
	Star Piece	Found by smashing breakable rocks (5%)	HG  SS

Flower Bed

Item		Location	Games
	Pretty Wing	Sometimes found by the player's walking Pokémon from the flower beds near Route 11	P  E

Pokémon

Generation I

Pokémon	Games						Location	Levels	Rate
Gift Pokémon
Squirtle	R		B		Y		Gift	10	One
Farfetch'd	R		B		Y		Trade Spearow	The same as the traded Pokémon	One
Fishing
Magikarp	R		B		Y		Fishing Old Rod	5	100%
Poliwag	R		B		Y		Fishing Good Rod	10	50%
Goldeen	R		B		Y		Fishing Good Rod	10	50%
Tentacool	R		B		Y		Fishing Super Rod	10, 15, 20	90%
Shellder	R		B		Y		Fishing Super Rod	15	50%
Krabby	R		B		Y		Fishing Super Rod	15	50%
Horsea	R		B		Y		Fishing Super Rod	5	10%
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.

Harbor

Pokémon	Games						Location	Levels	Rate
Fishing
Magikarp	R		B		Y		Fishing Old Rod	5	100%
Poliwag	R		B		Y		Fishing Good Rod	10	50%
Goldeen	R		B		Y		Fishing Good Rod	10	50%
Tentacool	R		B		Y		Fishing Super Rod	10, 15	70%
Shellder	R		B		Y		Fishing Super Rod	15	50%
Shellder	R		B		Y		Fishing Super Rod	10	10%
Krabby	R		B		Y		Fishing Super Rod	15	50%
Staryu	R		B		Y		Fishing Super Rod	15	20%
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 II

Pokémon	Games						Location	Levels	Rate
Surfing
Tentacool	G		S		C		Surfing	30-39	90%
Tentacruel	G		S		C		Surfing	35-39	10%
Fishing
Tentacool	G		S		C		Fishing Old Rod	10	15%
Magikarp	G		S		C		Fishing Old Rod	10	85%
Tentacool	G		S		C		Fishing Good Rod	20	35%
Shellder	G		S		C		Fishing Good Rod	20	10%
Magikarp	G		S		C		Fishing Good Rod	20	35%
Chinchou	G		S		C		Fishing Good Rod	20	20%
Tentacruel	G		S		C		Fishing Super Rod	40	20%
Shellder	G		S		C		Fishing Super Rod	40	30%
Chinchou	G		S		C		Fishing Super Rod	40	40%
Lanturn	G		S		C		Fishing Super Rod	40	10%
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.

Harbor

Pokémon	Games						Location	Levels	Rate
Surfing
Tentacool	G		S		C		Surfing	30-39	90%
Tentacruel	G		S		C		Surfing	35-39	10%
Fishing
Tentacool	G		S		C		Fishing Old Rod	10	15%
Magikarp	G		S		C		Fishing Old Rod	10	85%
Tentacool	G		S		C		Fishing Good Rod	20	35%
Shellder	G		S		C		Fishing Good Rod	20	10%
Magikarp	G		S		C		Fishing Good Rod	20	35%
Chinchou	G		S		C		Fishing Good Rod	20	20%
Tentacruel	G		S		C		Fishing Super Rod	40	20%
Shellder	G		S		C		Fishing Super Rod	40	30%
Chinchou	G		S		C		Fishing Super Rod	40	40%
Lanturn	G		S		C		Fishing Super Rod	40	10%
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 III

Pokémon	Games						Location	Levels	Rate
Special Pokémon
Farfetch'd	FR			LG			Trade Spearow	The same as the traded Pokémon	One
Surfing
Tentacool	FR			LG			Surfing	5-40	100%
Fishing
Magikarp	FR			LG			Fishing Old Rod	5	100%
Krabby	FR			LG			Fishing Good Rod	5-15	20%
Krabby	FR			LG			Fishing Good Rod	5-15	60%
Horsea	FR			LG			Fishing Good Rod	5-15	60%
Horsea	FR			LG			Fishing Good Rod	5-15	20%
Magikarp	FR			LG			Fishing Good Rod	5-15	20%
Psyduck	FR			LG			Fishing Super Rod	25-35	1%
Slowpoke	FR			LG			Fishing Super Rod	25-35	1%
Shellder	FR			LG			Fishing Super Rod	15-25	40%
Krabby	FR			LG			Fishing Super Rod	15-25	40%
Horsea	FR			LG			Fishing Super Rod	15-35	44%
Horsea	FR			LG			Fishing Super Rod	25-35	4%
Staryu	FR			LG			Fishing Super Rod	15-25	40%
Gyarados	FR			LG			Fishing Super Rod	15-25	15%
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.

Harbor

Pokémon	Games						Location	Levels	Rate
Surfing
Tentacool	FR			LG			Surfing	5-40	100%
Fishing
Magikarp	FR			LG			Fishing Old Rod	5	100%
Krabby	FR			LG			Fishing Good Rod	5-15	20%
Krabby	FR			LG			Fishing Good Rod	5-15	60%
Horsea	FR			LG			Fishing Good Rod	5-15	60%
Horsea	FR			LG			Fishing Good Rod	5-15	20%
Magikarp	FR			LG			Fishing Good Rod	5-15	20%
Psyduck	FR			LG			Fishing Super Rod	25-35	1%
Slowpoke	FR			LG			Fishing Super Rod	25-35	1%
Shellder	FR			LG			Fishing Super Rod	15-25	40%
Krabby	FR			LG			Fishing Super Rod	15-35	44%
Horsea	FR			LG			Fishing Super Rod	15-35	44%
Staryu	FR			LG			Fishing Super Rod	15-25	40%
Gyarados	FR			LG			Fishing Super Rod	15-25	15%
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
Diglett	HG			SS			Rock Smash	24-37	80%
Shuckle	HG			SS			Rock Smash	32-35	20%
Headbutt Group A
Spearow	HG			SS			Headbutt	11-13	50%
Heracross	HG			SS			Headbutt	11-13	30%
Combee	HG			SS			Headbutt	11-13	20%
Headbutt Group B
Spearow	HG			SS			Headbutt	14-16	80%
Combee	HG			SS			Headbutt	14-16	20%
Surfing
Tentacool	HG			SS			Surfing	30-35	90%
Tentacruel	HG			SS			Surfing	35	10%
Fishing
Tentacool	HG			SS			Fishing Old Rod	10	15%
Magikarp	HG			SS			Fishing Old Rod	10	85%
Tentacool	HG			SS			Fishing Good Rod	20	30%
Shellder	HG			SS			Fishing Good Rod	20	10%
Magikarp	HG			SS			Fishing Good Rod	20	40%
Chinchou	HG			SS			Fishing Good Rod	20	20%
Tentacruel	HG			SS			Fishing Super Rod	40	20%
Shellder	HG			SS			Fishing Super Rod	40	30%
Chinchou	HG			SS			Fishing Super Rod	40	40%
Lanturn	HG			SS			Fishing Super Rod	40	10%
Swarm
Wingull	HG			SS			Swarm	35	60%
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 VII

Pokémon	Games						Location	Levels	Rate
Gift Pokémon
Squirtle	P			E			Gift	16	One
Persian	P			E			Gift	16	One
Arcanine	P			E			Gift	16	One
Special Pokémon
Geodude Alolan Form	P			E			Trade Geodude	16	Unlimited
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.

Special encounters

Generation II

A Snorlax appears here on the first visit. The Pokégear (upgraded with the EXPN Card) must be used in order to battle it.

Type: Normal Unknown Held item: Leftovers Snorlax♂/♀ Lv.50 Snore Normal   --       Rest Psychic   --       Body Slam Normal   --       Rollout Rock   --

Trainers

Generation VII

Pre-Hall of Fame

Pokémon Trainer Mina Vermilion City Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee! Reward: $2,640 1 Bottle Cap
Types: Normal Fairy Mega Stone: None Jigglypuff♀ Lv.21 Sing Normal Status   --       Double Slap Normal Physical   --       Disable Normal Status   --       Curse Unknown Status   --       Types: Psychic Fairy Mega Stone: None Mr. Mime♂ Lv.22 Psywave Psychic Special   --       Light Screen Psychic Status   --       Reflect Psychic Status   --       Curse Unknown Status   --

Post-Hall of Fame

Trainer	Pokémon
Master Trainer Bird Keeper Moe コウイチ Kouichi	Farfetch'd♂ Lv.70 Swords Dance Fly Feint -
Master Trainer Black Belt Randy タクマ Takuma	Machamp♂ Lv.75 Brick Break Headbutt Bulk Up -
Master Trainer Ace Trainer Carl フジタカ Fujitaka	Krabby♂ Lv.70 Superpower X-Scissor - -

Pokémon Trainer Mina Vermilion City Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee! Reward: $6,600 1 Bottle Cap

Types: Psychic Fairy Mega Stone: None Mr. Mime♂ Lv.54 Psychic Psychic Special   --       Light Screen Psychic Status   --       Reflect Psychic Status   --       Dazzling Gleam Fairy Special   --       Types: Normal Fairy Mega Stone: None Wigglytuff♀ Lv.54 Flamethrower Fire Special   --       Thunderbolt Electric Special   --       Shadow Ball Ghost Special   --       Dazzling Gleam Fairy Special   --       Types: Ice Fairy Mega Stone: None Ninetales♀ Lv.55 Blizzard Ice Special   --       Dazzling Gleam Fairy Special   --       Dark Pulse Dark Special   --       Curse Unknown Status   --

Differences among generations

Vermilion Port in Generation IV

Much has changed from Generation I to Generation III. Most of the city is now covered in grass and sandy patches along the shoreline. The construction site has grown, while the Pokémon Fan Club has been redesigned and expanded. The S.S. Anne's port has also had an archway added to the entrance. In Generation II nothing major has changed, though the city has extended into Route 11 near Diglett's Cave and the Vermilion City port has been redesigned into a building, where the S.S. Aqua transports passengers to and from Olivine City in Johto. Also, Snorlax was also relocated from Route 12 to the entrance to Diglett's Cave. To move it, Trainers had to use a Pokégear tuned to the PokéFlute Channel, as the Poké Flute did not exist in the Generation II games. In Generation IV, Diglett's Cave is pushed back to Route 11.

Music

Games	Song name	Composition	Arrangement
R  G  B  Y	Vermilion City Theme	Junichi Masuda	Junichi Masuda
G  S  C	Vermilion City	Junichi Masuda	Go Ichinose
FR  LG	Vermilion City Theme	Junichi Masuda	Go Ichinose
HG  SS	Vermilion City	Junichi Masuda	Takuto Kitsuta GB Sounds: Go Ichinose
P  E	Vermilion City Theme	Junichi Masuda	Shota Kageyama

In the spin-off games

Pokémon Pinball

In Pokémon Pinball, Vermilion City makes two appearances: the Seaside (Red Field) and the Streets (Blue Field).

In the Red Field, called "Vermilion City Seaside", catchable Pokémon include: Pidgey, Ekans, Oddish, Farfetch'd, Shellder and Krabby.

In the Blue Field, called "Vermilion City Streets", catchable Pokémon include: Sandshrew, Farfetch'd, Shellder, Drowzee, Krabby and Pinsir.

In the anime

Vermilion City in the anime

Main series

Vermilion City debuted in Electric Shock Showdown, where Ash battled Lt. Surge for his third Badge. The harbor appeared in Battle Aboard the St. Anne, when Ash, Misty, and Brock boarded the St. Anne.

O has a Pokémon Ping-Pong center, where he is training Dawn's Ambipom, in Vermilion City.

In Best Wishes Until We Meet Again!, Ash and his friends' tour of the Decolore Islands ended at Vermilion City. The city was shown to have a local train station, with Iris and Cilan taking the train to Saffron City in order to board the Magnet Train there. Alexa also bought Cloyster boxed lunches for the two, which is exclusively sold in Vermilion City.

In Pokémon Journeys: The Series, Vermilion City had a prominent role as the hometown of Goh and Chloe. Professor Cerise's aptly-named Cerise Laboratory was officially opened there in Legend? Go! Friends? Go!. Goh and Ash became Cerise's research assistants after documenting their chance encounter with a Lugia, and resided at the Cerise Laboratory during this series. Professor Cerise's daughter Chloe also lives in the city and attends a local school. In Best Friend...Worst Nightmare!, Chloe was shown to live in a house with her father, mother, and younger brother. In A Snow Day for Searching!, Goh was shown to have grown up in an apartment building with his father, mother, and grandmother. In A Crackling Raid Battle!, the Kanto Power Plant was revealed to be located near Vermilion City.

In Ivysaur's Mysterious Tower!, an outbreak of Bulbasaur and Ivysaur, a part of natural phenomena known as the "Ivysaur march", was causing traffic and minor chaos across the city. The Grass Pokémon made their way to their former grassland, to the north of Vermilion, which is now a construction site for a new Gym. After scaling the building, the Ivysaur and Bulbasaur evolved together and released pollen into the air, causing all of the city's flowers to bloom.

In Crowning the Chow Crusher!, Ash, Goh, and Team Rocket participated in the Pokémon Grand Eating Contest in Vermilion City, with Goh eventually winning.

Ash and Goh both left Vermilion City in This Could be the Start of Something Big! to start traveling on their own. Ash revisited the city in A Squad's Worth of Passion! alongside Brock and Misty. During said visit, he briefly reunited with his Squirtle and the Squirtle Squad, and helped them in dealing with a warehouse fire.

Gallery

Pokémon Center	Vermilion Gym	Vermilion Harbor
Pokémon the Series: Black & White	Cerise Laboratory	GO Gym
Cerise household	Vermilion City school	Poké Mart
Hospital	Police station

Pokémon Origins

Although Vermilion City was never properly seen in Pokémon Origins, Red recalled having visited it prior to the events of File 2: Cubone. During his visit, he obtained the HM for Cut from the captain of S.S. Anne and earned the Thunder Badge by defeating Lt. Surge at the Vermilion Gym.

In the manga

Pokémon Adventures

Vermilion City in Pokémon Adventures

Vermilion City is split into two main areas; the center city and the harbor. The Kanto Pokémon Fan Club headquarters is located in the center city. Some of the citizens are Poké Fans and Sailors.

Red, Green & Blue arc

Vermilion City first appeared in Danger: High Voltorb and Buzz Off, Electabuzz!. After arriving, Red learned that many people in the city had gotten their Pokémon stolen. Red decided to investigate the S.S. Anne, where he learned that the local Gym Leader, Lt. Surge, was behind the thefts and was using the ship to transport the stolen Pokémon away. Surge almost succeeded in drowning Red, but was saved by his newly evolved Poliwrath. Although Surge managed to get away, his Sailor underlings were arrested and the stolen Pokémon aboard the ship were returned to their rightful owners.

Yellow arc

Vermilion City reappeared in Ekans the Ecstasy. Just when Yellow arrived there aboard the S.S. Anne, which was now transporting passengers instead of stolen Pokémon, the Team Rocket Elite Trio sabotaged the ship. Although Yellow was able to save all of the passengers, the ship was still sunk at the harbor.

In The Kindest Tentacruel, the Pokémon Fan Club Chairman told Yellow of a legend about an underwater dome at the bottom of the Vermilion Harbor. Inside the dome was supposedly a set of unique Evolution stones that didn't disappear after being used, with one of these stones being behind the Evolution of Red's Poliwrath three years earlier. Yellow was later lead to the dome by a Tentacruel, only to find out that the Thunder, Water, and Fire Stones were missing, meaning that she wasn't the first one to have found the place.

In Breath of Dragonair Part 1, while thinking about a way to cross the ocean without Surf, Yellow learned of a surfing contest, where the main prize was going to be a Dragonair, an excellent Pokémon for crossing the sea. However, before the contest could even begin, the "prize" Dragonair started attacking everyone, as it actually belonged to Lance, who used its Hyper Beam to obliterate most of Vermilion City, as he claimed it was obstructing his view. When Lance started to leave, Yellow gave chase. Lance proved to be an overwhelmingly strong opponent and sent Yellow sinking into the sea. However, thanks to Pika learning Surf, Yellow was able to save herself from drowning and start crossing the sea.

FireRed & LeafGreen arc

In Now You See Me..., Red and Blue flew to Vermilion to board the Seagallop for One Island. In Start the Countdown, Starmie, the Seagallop returned to Vermilion, carrying Blue, Green, Green's parents, Lorelei, Ultima, and Professor Oak, at the same time that the Team Rocket airship, which Red was trying to control, was about to crash somewhere in Vermilion. Although Red was able to prevent the Forretress aboard the airship from exploding, the aircraft still nearly crash-landed, but thankfully, Mew was able to lower it safely to the ground. Afterwards, Sird appeared on the scene, attempting to make one last attempt to capture Deoxys, but although she failed, the clash between her Pokémon and Mewtwo's attacks led to the Pokédex holders present being turned to stone.

Pokémon Zensho

Vermilion City in Pokémon Zensho

Vermilion City appeared in Vermilion City, where it was visited by Satoshi. With the S.S. Ticket he had received from Bill, he visited the S.S. Anne and met the ship's seasick captain. After the captain had recovered from his seasickness, he talked with Satoshi for a while, before Satoshi headed to the Vermilion Gym to challenge Lt. Surge. The Gym battle between Surge's Electabuzz and Satoshi's Charmeleon ended in Satoshi's victory, earning him the Thunder Badge. Afterwards, the captain of the S.S. Anne came to congratulate him of his victory, giving him HM01 (Cut) before leaving with his ship.

Trivia

• Vermilion City and Cinnabar Island are named after the same color in the English versions of the Pokémon games but not in the Japanese versions, since vermilion (クチバ kuchiba, "decayed leaves") refers to a shade of orange while crimson (グレン guren, "crimson lotus") refers to a shade of red. Vermilion is an orange-red pigment, produced from the orange-red mineral cinnabar. This explains why Vermilion City is colored orange while Cinnabar Island is colored red in the Generation I games when played with the Super Game Boy enhancements enabled on a compatible system or with the Game Boy Color enhancements available in the international releases of Pokémon Yellow (including the Virtual Console release).

Origin

Main article: Pokémon world in relation to the real world → Kanto

Geographically, Vermilion City appears to be based on Chiba, the capital city of Chiba Prefecture. However, its design, especially as it appears in Pokémon Journeys: The Series, seems to be mostly based on Yokohama, the capital city of Kanagawa Prefecture. Additionally, during the announcement for the 2023 Pokémon World Championships, The Pokémon Company used a trailer with footage of Vermilion City taken from the Generation I games before announcing that the event would be held in Yokohama.

Vermilion City may also be inspired by Yokosuka, which has a United States Navy base, a possible inspiration for Vermilion Gym and Lt. Surge as an "American" soldier.

Name origin

Language	Name	Origin
Japanese	クチバシティ Kuchiba City	From 朽葉色 kuchiba-iro (burnt orange color of decayed leaves)
English, Norwegian	Vermilion City	From vermilion (reddish-orange pigment produced from the mineral cinnabar)
German	Orania City	From Orange
Spanish	Ciudad Carmín	From carmín (carmine)
	Ciudad Vermilion*	From its English name
French	Carmin sur Mer	From carmin (carmine) and the suffix sur Mer (on the sea)
Italian	Aranciopoli	From arancione (orange) and the suffix -poli (city)
Korean	갈색시티 Galsaek City	From 갈색 (褐色) galsaek (brown)
Chinese (Mandarin)	枯葉市 / 枯叶市 Kūyè Shì	From 枯葉色 / 枯叶色 kūyèsè (color of dried leaves)
Chinese (Cantonese)	枯葉市 Fūyihp Síh* 秋色市 Chāusīk Síh*	From 枯葉色 fūyihpsīk (color of dried leaves) From 秋色 cāusīk (autumn-colored)
Czech	Rumělkové město* Město Vermilion*	From rumělka (cinnabar) and město (city, town) From its English name
Polish	Orania	From its German name
Brazilian Portuguese	Cidade de Vermilion* Cidade de Vermillion* Cidade Vermilion*	From its English name
European Portuguese	Cidade Escarlate Vermilion City*	From escarlate (scarlet) Same as English name
Russian	Вермилион Vermilion Орания Oraniya Вермиллион-Сити Vermillion-Siti*	From its English name From its German name Transcription of its English name
Swedish	Vermilionstaden	From its English name
Vietnamese	Thành phố Kuchiba	Transcription of its Japanese name

References

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

This article is part of Project Cities and Towns, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on every city and town in the Pokémon world.