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'''Cinnabar Island''' (referred to in Japanese as both '''グレンじま''' ''Guren Island'' and '''グレンタウン''' ''Guren Town'') is a large island located off the southern coast of the [[Kanto]] region, south of [[Pallet Town]]. It is home to a large volcano. [[Blaine]] was once the resident [[Gym Leader]] specializing in {{type|Fire}} {{OBP|Pokémon|species}}, but as of Generation IV, Cinnabar Island no longer has a Gym. {{wp|Cinnabar}} is a kind of red mineral, associated with hot springs and volcanoes. The island is connected to the mainland by two water routes: {{rt|20|Kanto}} in the east and {{rt|21|Kanto}} in the north, leading to [[Fuchsia City]] and Pallet Town, respectively.  

The [[Generation I]] games reveal Cinnabar Island to be a technological mecca. The journals scattered about the abandoned {{ka|Pokémon Mansion}} suggest that {{p|Mewtwo}} was cloned here. The scientists at the [[Pokémon Lab]] have the ability to resurrect Pokémon from their [[Fossil]]s. Two years after the events of [[Generation]]s {{Gen|I}} and {{Gen|III}}, as seen in Generations {{Gen|II}} and {{Gen|IV}}, a volcano erupted on the island, destroying everything. The [[Pokémon Center]] was rebuilt, and the Cinnabar Gym has been relocated to the Seafoam Islands.

The Pokémon Lab is a laboratory located on Cinnabar Island. It was founded by [[Dr. Fuji]] and appears in the [[Generation I]] games and their [[Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen Versions|remakes]]. The first room of the Pokémon Lab has two people who will offer to [[trade]] Pokémon. The old man will offer his {{p|Electrode}} for a {{p|Raichu}}, and the girl will want to trade her {{p|Tangela}} for a {{p|Venonat}}. In the second room, there is [[Move Tutor|a man]] who will teach {{m|Metronome}} once to one of the {{player}}'s Pokémon; in Generation I, he gives away {{TM|35|Metronome}}. In the third room, there is a scientist who will revive the [[Fossil]]s the player obtained at [[Mt. Moon]] and from the [[Pewter City]] Museum and a person who will trade his {{p|Seel}} for a {{p|Ponyta}}. In [[Silph Co.]], there is a Pokémon Report stating that Pokémon Lab created {{p|Porygon}}.

There is a volcano on Cinnabar Island which gives it its name. In [[Generation I]] and [[Generation III]], the volcano that appears on Cinnabar Island cannot be accessed. In the {{pkmn|anime}}, the volcano is a prominent feature of the island, and is where the Cinnabar Gym is located, split into two sections. One is inside of the volcano, and has an arena suspended over the lava inside one of the chambers, while the other is atop the volcano's crater. In [[Generation II]] and {{Gen|IV}}, three years after the events of [[Generation I]] and {{Gen|III}}, the volcano erupted on the island, destroying everything except for the [[Pokémon Center]]. What appeared to be a rain-filled crater could also be seen in {{game2|Gold|Silver|Crystal}}. In {{2v2|HeartGold|SoulSilver}}, the exterior of the volcano can be scaled with {{m|Rock Climb}}. Judging by the maps of all four [[generation]]s, the volcano originated where the Gym once stood.

{{Itemlist|Stardust|Held by Tangeny, a {{p|Tangela}} the {{player}} can obtain in a {{DL|List of in-game trades|Generation III|trade}}|FR=yes|LG=yes|display={{DL|Valuable item|Stardust}}}}

{{Itemlist|Rare Candy|In the upper/middle accessible corner of the island ''(hidden)''|G=yes|S=yes|C=yes|display={{DL|Vitamin|Rare Candy}}}}

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{{Itemlist|Iron|In the south eastern corner of the island (requires {{m|Rock Climb}}) ''(hidden)''|HG=yes|SS=yes|display={{DL|Vitamin|Iron}}}}

{{Itemlist|Star Piece|In a rock on the erupted volcano (requires {{m|Rock Climb}}) ''(hidden)''|HG=yes|SS=yes|display={{DL|Valuable item|Star Piece}}}}

{{Itemlist|Magmarizer|On the erupted volcano (requires {{m|Rock Climb}})|HG=yes|SS=yes|display={{DL|Evolution-inducing held item|Magmarizer}}}}

{{Catch/entry2|098|Krabby|yes|yes|yes|Fish Old|10|all=15%|type1=Water}}

{{Catch/entry2|098|Krabby|yes|yes|yes|Fish Good|20|all=55%|type1=Water}}

{{Catch/entry2|222|Corsola|yes|yes|yes|Fish Good|20|10%|10%|0%|type1=Water|type2=Rock}}

{{Catch/entry2|120|Staryu|yes|yes|yes|Fish Good|20|0%|0%|10%|type1=Water}}

{{Catch/entry2|098|Krabby|yes|yes|yes|Fish Super|40|all=60%|type1=Water}}

{{Catch/entry2|222|Corsola|yes|yes|yes|Fish Super|40|30%|30%|0%|type1=Water|type2=Rock}}

{{Catch/entry2|120|Staryu|yes|yes|yes|Fish Super|40|0%|0%|30%|type1=Water}}

{{Catch/entry2|099|Kingler|yes|yes|yes|Fish Super|40|all=10%|type1=Water}}

In ''[[EP058|Riddle Me This]]'', {{Ash}} was trying to locate the Gym so he could challenge Blaine. He was told by a man who liked telling riddles that the Gym disappeared when Cinnabar Island became a tourist trap. However, the man eventually told Ash that Blaine built another Gym inside of a volcano. When Ash and {{ashfr}} went in, they learned that the riddler was actually Blaine in disguise. Ash and Blaine battled, but Ash had a series of misfortunes. The first was his {{AP|Squirtle}} being defeated by Blaine's {{p|Ninetales}}. Then, his {{AP|Charizard}} refused to listen to him. Finally, {{AP|Pikachu}} received severe burns caused by [[Blaine's Magmar]] and its powerful {{m|Fire Blast}}. Ash called off the battle, not wanting Pikachu to get injured. In ''[[EP059|Volcanic Panic]]'', after {{TRT}} had almost destroyed Blaine's Gym (and Cinnabar Island as a result), he agreed to a rematch on his alternate battlefield on top of the volcano. This time, Ash was able to defeat Blaine with the help of his Charizard and its {{m|Seismic Toss}}, earning himself the {{badge|Volcano}}.

 

Cinnabar Island was visited by {{OBP|Red|Origins}} in the [[Pokémon Origins]] episode ''[[PO03|File 3 - Giovanni]]''. During his visit, he first explored the {{OBP|Pokémon Mansion|Kanto}}, where he discovered [[Pokémon Mansion journals|a journal]] that would [[PO04|later]] help him identify [[Cerulean Cave]]'s mysterious Pokémon as {{p|Mewtwo}}. After exploring the Mansion, Red challenged Blaine to a Gym battle and won, earning the Volcano Badge.

Cinnabar Island debuted in ''[[PS026|Holy Moltres]]'' in the {{chap|Red, Green & Blue}}, where [[Team Rocket]] with their {{p|Gengar}} and {{p|Magnemite}} were trying to hunt down [[Blaine]] because he had quit Team Rocket. He used his {{p|Arcanine}} and {{p|Rapidash}}. When he saw {{adv|Red}} he saved him from the cliff just as Team Rocket let out the {{p|Moltres}} they had captured earlier. Blaine told him to use his Rapidash to get to his lab and restore the [[Old Amber]].

Later when Red came back he was joined with an {{p|Aerodactyl}} that he had restored. They defeated Moltres and Team Rocket ran away.

In the {{chap|Yellow}}, {{adv|Yellow}} arrived at Cinnabar Island from the [[Seafoam Islands]]. She saw Blaine training with [[Camper (Trainer class)|Camper Evan]]. Blaine directed Yellow to his lab because [[Brock]] had just called Blaine about a discovery at [[Mt. Moon]]. After that, Blaine and Yellow set off for [[Cerise Island]], leaving Evan and {{tc|Super Nerd|Super Nerd Miles}} on Cinnabar.

* Cinnabar Island and [[Vermilion City]] are named after the same color in the English versions of the Pokémon games but not in the Japanese versions, since ''crimson'' ({{j|グレン}}) refers to a shade of red while ''vermilion'' ({{j|クチバ}}) refers to a shade of orange. Vermilion is an orange-red pigment, produced from the orange-red mineral cinnabar. This explains why Cinnabar Island is colored red while Vermilion City is colored orange 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 {{game|Yellow}}.

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| From 紅蓮 ''guren'', the red lotus or its crimson color

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| 홍련섬 ''Hongryeon Seom''

| From 홍련 (紅蓮) ''hongryeon'', red lotus

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|rowspan="2" | Chinese (Taiwan)

| 紅蓮島 ''Hónglián Dǎo''<br>紅蓮鎮 ''Hónglián Zhèn''

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| 紅蓮鎮 ''Hunglin Zan''

| From 紅蓮 ''hunglin'', red lotus

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| 幽谷鎮 ''Jāugūk Zan''{{tt|*|Pokémon Zensho}}

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| Chinese (Mainland China)

| 红莲岛 ''Hónglián Dǎo''<br>红莲镇 ''Hónglián Zhèn''

| Same as Taiwanese name

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| Pulau Glen ([[Pokémon Pocket Monsters]] only)

| Alternate romanization of グレン ''Guren''