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Three paths, all major, lead from the city center. To the north is {{rt|2|Kanto}}, as well as [[Viridian Forest]], which lies in the middle of Route 2 south of [[Pewter City]]. To the south is {{rt|1|Kanto}}, which leads to [[Pallet Town]]. To the west is {{rt|22|Kanto}}, leading to the [[Indigo Plateau]] and the [[Pokémon League]].

==Places of interest==

A Pokémon academy is a school where students and [[Pokémon Trainer|trainers]] can learn more about {{obp|Pokémon|species}}. Most beginning trainers visit at least one of them, and common trainers who study extensively at these locations are [[Lass]]es, [[School Kid]]s, and [[Scientist]]s. Much like the Pokémon Academy in [[Violet City]], this building, located in the center of Viridian in [[Generation III]] only, is dedicated to teaching the basics of Pokémon to inexperienced trainers. Many trainers that pass through Viridian fall under this category, making the city an ideal location. In [[Generation II]] this school was rebuilt as the [[Trainer House]].

===Old man===

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[[File:Old man.png|thumb|left|The old man lying down in the middle of the road]]

There is a grumpy old man that lives in central Viridian City that will not let Trainer's pass through to {{rt|2|Kanto}}, until he has had his coffee for the day. In the original Japanese games, the old man is not grumpy from lack of coffee, but is rather drunk and has passed out in the middle of the road much to the dismay of his grandchild. This is just a barrier in the game, so players will not wander past Viridian City until the player goes to the Viridian [[Poké Mart]] and delivers a [[List of key items in Generation III#Oak's Parcel|parcel]] to [[Professor Oak]].  

After that, he starts to lighten up and help the player by teaching them how to catch a Pokémon using a [[Poké Ball]]. This is a guide for novice players in {{game2|Red|Blue|Yellow}}, and {{game|FireRed and LeafGreen|s}}. He will also give the player a [[Teachy TV]] in {{game|FireRed and LeafGreen|s}}, which teaches the player a variety of things about battling and catching Pokémon.

He appears again in {{game2|Gold|Silver|Crystal}}, and {{game|HeartGold and SoulSilver|s}} saying that he had his cup of coffee and also tells the player he was once an expert at catching Pokémon. This is a reference to the events that happened [[Generation I|three years]] before [[Generation II]].

[[File:Trainerhouse.png|thumb|right|The Trainer House in Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver]]

A unique attraction in Generation II-era Viridian is the Trainer House, a location where trainers from far and wide can battle one trainer per day. On entry, the first floor has a few people and a small desk. Speaking to the woman behind the desk enables entry into the lower basement, where a lone trainer can be found. The basement is mostly comprised of a large open area with only a desk located at the top of the room and an open battlefield on the lower portion. The game takes control of the player, leading them to where the player is automatically engaged in their battle against their opponent. After the battle, the game once again takes control of the player, taking them back to the desk. After the battle, the player cannot re-enter the battlefield until the next day.

In Generation II, this trainer will either be {{ga|Cal}}, if the {{player}} has never used [[Mystery Gift]] with anyone, or the last player he or she has used Mystery Gift with. If it is Cal, his team will consist of the final forms of all three [[Johto]] [[starter Pokémon]] at [[level]] 50, namely {{p|Meganium}}, {{p|Typhlosion}} and {{p|Feraligatr}}. If it is another player that has been Mystery Gifted with, their team will consist of whatever Pokémon were in their party at the time of Mystery Gifting, including [[held item]]s, [[move]]s, levels, and so on. No matter what, however, the opponent trainer's sprite will be of {{ga|Ethan}}.

In Generation IV, the player will initially encounter only [[Ace Trainer]] Cal. However, because Mystery Gift no longer requires communicating with other players, more trainers can be encountered through the use of the [[Pokéwalker]]. Up to 10 trainers may be encountered in this way. When the player meets someone in the Pokéwalker and re-syncs it back to the player's game, the trainer and their Pokémon will appear in the basement. Unlike Generation II, levels are not retained above level 50 and will revert both player's Pokémon to a maximum level of level 50, just like a [[Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection|Wi-Fi]] battle.

==Viridian Gym==

The Viridian Gym is the official [[gym]] of Viridian City.  It is based on {{type2|Ground}} {{obp|Pokémon|species}}.  The [[Gym Leader]] is [[Giovanni]], the head of [[Team Rocket]].  {{pkmn|Trainer}}s who defeat him receive the {{Badge|Earth}}. Viridian Gym appears in all games set in the [[Kanto]] region. In [[Generation I]] and {{gen|III}}, when the {{player}} makes their first encounter with the gym, it is locked because of the absence of the Gym Leader. With this acknowledged, the player journeys off onto other Gyms to challenge them. Once this has been accomplished and the player has collected the other seven [[Gym Badges]], the Viridian Gym reopens.

Inside the Gym, the floor uses the same transporting tiles as in the {{OBP|Rocket Hideout|Celadon City}}. The player must use these tiles to navigate through the Gym to reach Giovanni. In [[Generation II]] and {{gen|IV}}, Blue takes over the gym. In Generation II, the gym is completely remodeled and the tiles are now gone. In Generation IV, the tiles are put back up. The maze of tiles is roughly the same shape of the original Generation II gym. The colors of the Gym's exterior are based on the colors most associated with the type that the Gym specializes in. Viridian Gym, however, is both green and blue, likely referring to its Gym Leader's name.

In [[Generation I]], a Revive can be found, while a [[Macho Brace]] replaces it in [[Generation III]], making it the only gym with items in it. This is the only gym to be based on 3 different types throughout the games and anime and the only one to not have a type for a generation. In all generations aside from [[Generation III]], at least one Trainer in the Viridian Gym owned a {{p|Rhydon}}, while in [[Generation III]], all of Giovanni's Pokémon knew {{m|Earthquake}}.

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===In the anime===

[[Image:Viridian City Pokémon Center.jpg|thumb|right|Viridian City's Pokémon Center.]]

Viridian City is first visited in ''[[EP002|Pokémon Emergency!]]'', when [[Ash Ketchum]] takes his injured {{AP|Pikachu}} to the [[Pokémon Center]] here. When entering the town, Ash is stopped by Viridian City's [[Officer Jenny]], who finds him suspicious, due to the fact he is carrying Pikachu in his arms and not a [[Poké Ball]]. While staying overnight at the Pokémon Center, Ash has his first encounter with the [[Team Rocket]] Trio:  [[Jessie]], [[James]], and {{MTR}}.  Ash and Pikachu foil their plot to steal all the {{obp|Pokémon|species}} in the Pokémon Center, thus beginning Team Rocket's obsession with capturing Ash's Pikachu. 

[[Image:Viridian City outskirts.jpg|thumb|left|165px|The outskirts of Viridian City.]]

Sometime later, Ash and friends revisit Viridian City. They discover the [[Viridian Gym]], and Ash decides to fight the [[Gym Leader]], but {{Gary}} ends up fighting him first (forcing Ash to wait outside due to the one-trainer-at-a-time policy that Viridian Gym apparently has).  After {{TP|Misty|Togepi}} is carried off by a {{p|Fearow}}, Ash and friends go looking for it, only to find it in the Gym. They then notice that Gary and his [[Gary's cheerleaders|girlfriends]] were badly injured due to {{an|Mewtwo}}'s attacks. After Ash fights and wins a difficult and dangerous battle with Team Rocket, the Gym collapses due to Togepi blowing up the stands. Afterwards, Ash and friends leave.

After the [[Silver Conference]], Viridian is once again revisited, only some things have changed. Most notably, the [[Nurse Joy]] who worked at the Viridian Center in ''Pokémon Emergency!'' had retired, {{an|Misty}}'s [[bike]] had been fixed, and Misty had to return to the gym in [[Cerulean City|Cerulean]] because her [[The Sensational Sisters|sisters]] were going away for three months. After a battle with Team Rocket, as well as [[Invincible Pokémon Brothers|a trio of hired thugs]], they leave Viridian City.

Ash later passes through Viridian on the way home after the [[Ever Grande Conference]]. Visiting the site of the rebuilt Viridian Gym, circumstances end up bringing him to the battlefield for a friendly one-on-one challenge with the temporary Gym Leader. While he doesn't fight [[Giovanni]], he does end up fighting [[Agatha]] of the [[Elite Four]].

===In the Pokémon Adventures manga===

Viridian City is first visited in the ''[[PS002|Bulbasaur, Come Home!]]'' round of the [[Red, Green & Blue chapter (Adventures)|Red, Green & Blue]] chapter when {{adv|Red}} and [[Professor Oak]] chase the {{obp|Pokémon|species}} that escaped from his laboratory. They enter the abandoned [[Viridian City Gym]] and fight with the only current resident of that building, an angry {{p|Machoke}}.

Viridian City made a brief appearance at the end of ''[[PS022|A Hollow Victreebel]]'' and at the beginning of ''[[PS023|Make Way For Magmar!]]'' in the [[Red, Green & Blue chapter (Adventures)|Red, Green  & Blue Chapter]] where citizens where asking about where [[Giovanni]] had gone.

==Differences between generations==

===Generation I and III===

Viridian City is very consistent in the way of layout throughout each generation. There are no notable differences between the Generation I and Generation III games, except for houses being slightly bigger and some buildings repositioned. Trees have become bigger, flowers are more visible, and most other sprites have been upgraded to Generation III standards. Most of the towns residence remain the same, and will tell Trainers the same message. Items that are given out, however, are different from generation to generation.

The differences between the Generation II and IV and Generation I and III games are more noticeable. The [[Pokémon Academy]] seen in Generation III has been replaced with the giant [[Trainer House]], and other buildings were added as well. Within the Trainer House in Generation II, Trainer's will battle either {{ga|Cal}}, if the player has never used [[Mystery Gift]] with anyone, or the last player he or she has used Mystery Gift with. In Generation IV, the player may either battle Cal and up to 10 trainers who they met on their Pokéwalker.

*An {{pkmn|anime}} song [[Viridian City (song)|of the same name]] is centered on its status as the location of the final [[Gym]] in [[Kanto]].

*It is the only town that is the first visited in the game that has a Gym after the starting location, though the Gym is closed until the other seven [[Badge|Badges]] have been obtained.

* Its motto before Generation IV was "The Eternally Green Paradise".

==In other languages==

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| 常磐色 (''tokiwa iro'') refers to the green color of evergreen trees.

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| English

| From ''viridian'', a blue-green color.

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| From ''jade''.

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| ''Chrom'' means chrome (chromium), and ''město'' means city (or town).

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| German

| Vertania City

| From French ''vert'', green.

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| Italian

| Smeraldopoli

| From ''smeraldo'', emerald, and the suffix ''-poli'', meaning city.

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| Wertania

| From German ''Vertania''.

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| Russian ({{wp|Channel One (Russia)|ORT}})

| {{tt|Вертания|Vertania}}

| Possibly from German ''Vertania''.

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| Spanish

| Ciudad Verde

| Means ''green city''.

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| Portuguese - Brazil

| Cidade de Veridiana

| Portuguese adaptation of "''Viridian City''"

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| Korean

| 상록시티 ''Sangrok City''

| 상록 (''sangrok'') means evergreen.

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| Chinese (Mandarin)

| 常磐市 ''Chángpán Shì''

| From the Japanese name.

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| Chinese (Cantonese)

| 常青市 ''Soengceng Si''

| 常青 (''Soengceng'') means evergreen.

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