Saffron City: Difference between revisions

{{Samename|chapter in [[Pokémon Zensho]]|PZ07}}

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{{Town infobox

|jpname=ヤマブキシティ

|jptrans=Yamabuki City

|imageI=Saffron City RBY.png

|imageII=Saffron City GSC.png

The player does not need to fulfill certain requirements in order to access the city.

==Places of interest==

===Silph Co. Head Office===

The Silph Co. Head Office is an eleven-floor skyscraper, and effectively a giant maze. The building contains a number of [[warp tile]]s, which must be used in order to reach different rooms. Some of Silph's doors require a {{ka|Card Key}} to open.

===Fighting Dojo===

{{main|Fighting Dojo}}

[[File:Fighting Dojo FRLG.png|thumb|200px|The Fighting Dojo in FireRed and LeafGreen]]

The Fighting Dojo and the Saffron Gym once competed against each other to determine which one would be Saffron City's Gym. Due to the [[Type#Type effectiveness|type advantage]] that the Saffron Gym's Psychic-type Pokémon had over the Dojo's Fighting-type Pokémon, Saffron Gym easily won and became the official Gym.

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===Magnet Train station===

{{main|Magnet Train}}

==Items==

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{{itemlist|TM Psychic|Gift from Mr. Psychic|R=yes|B=yes|Y=yes|G=yes|S=yes|C=yes|FR=yes|LG=yes|HG=yes|SS=yes|display={{TM|29|Psychic}}}}

{{itemlist|TM Psychic VI|Gift from Mr. Psychic|LP=yes|LE=yes|display={{TM|40|Psychic}}}}

{{itemlist|TM Normal|Gift from {{OBP|Copycat|character}} for giving her a [[Poké Doll]]|R=yes|B=yes|Y=yes|display={{TM|31|Mimic}}}}

{{itemlist|X Sp. Def|Northeast corner of the city, near the [[Saffron Gym]]|LP=yes|LE=yes}}

{{Itemlist|Yellow Shard|Held by Volty, a {{p|Pikachu}} the player can receive in a [[In-game trade|trade]]|HG=yes|SS=yes}}

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==Pokémon==

===Generation VII===

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{{sign|FRLG|convenient than buying other items.}}

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==Differences in generations==

==In the spin-off games==

{{main|Saffron City (stage)}}

[[File:Saffron City SSB.png|thumb|200px|Saffron City in [[Super Smash Bros.]]]]

During the game's intro, {{p|Pikachu}} can be seen rolling on a Poké Ball as a person walks by.

In {{g|Pinball}}, Saffron City appears on the Blue table. Catchable {{OBP|Pokémon|species}} include {{p|Ekans}}, {{p|Sandshrew}}, {{p|Vulpix}}, {{p|Meowth}}, {{p|Growlithe}}, {{p|Hitmonlee}}, {{p|Hitmonchan}} and {{p|Lapras}}.

==In the anime==

[[File:Saffron City anime.png|thumb|250px|Saffron City in the {{pkmn|anime}}]]

Saffron City debuted in ''[[EP022|Abra and the Psychic Showdown]]''. {{Ash}}, {{an|Misty}}, and {{an|Brock}} were initially caught and trapped by {{TRT}}, but were soon freed by a mysterious little girl, who turned out to be [[Sabrina]]'s doll. Wanting to earn the {{Badge|Marsh}}, Ash entered the [[Saffron Gym]] and challenged Sabrina into a battle, using his {{AP|Pikachu}} against Sabrina's {{p|Abra}}. During the battle, Abra evolved into a {{TP|Sabrina|Kadabra}} and easily overwhelmed Pikachu, making Ash eventually give up. Following the advice of [[Sabrina's father|a mysterious man]], Ash headed to [[Lavender Town]] to obtain a {{type|Ghost}} {{OBP|Pokémon|species}} so he could have another battle with Sabrina.

[[File:Saffron Contest billboard.png|thumb|left|220px|A billboard for the Saffron Contest]]

Ash and {{ashfr}} returned to Saffron City in ''[[EP024|Haunter versus Kadabra]]'', accompanied by a {{TP|Sabrina|Haunter}} Ash had befriended. Unfortunately, Haunter preferred comedy over battling, and disappeared before the [[rematch]]. Ash managed to find Haunter again, but it disappeared yet again when Ash re-entered the Gym. To protect Ash, Pikachu faced Sabrina's Kadabra. After a while, Haunter appeared and made Sabrina laugh for the first time in years. As her Kadabra was rendered unable to battle by the laughter, Sabrina gave Ash the Marsh Badge and kept Haunter with her.

In ''[[AG139|On Cloud Arcanine]]'', [[Drew]] informed {{an|May}} that a [[Pokémon Contest]] was scheduled to be held at Saffron City. In ''[[AG143|The Saffron Con]]'', Ash, May, [[Max]], and Brock arrived there. They visited the [[Contest Hall]] and met [[Lilian Meridian|Lilian]] for the first time. Later, the group met up with Harley at the [[Pokémon Center]], who revealed he was working as an assistant to [[Nurse Joy]] after she treated his {{TP|Harley|Cacturne}}. He also told May that, in the [[Kanto]] [[region]], [[Pokémon Coordinator]]s are allowed to switch {{OBP|Pokémon|species}} between the [[Appeal|Performance Stage]] and the [[Contest Battle|Battle Stage]]. Initially, May did not believe him, but Nurse Joy confirmed he was telling the truth. Harley then informed her that she could use her [[Hoenn]] [[Contest Pass]] to sign up for the Saffron Contest until 11 AM the next day. This time, however, he was lying.

In ''[[AG145|Pasta La Vista!]]'', May and Brock decided to visit Saffron City's most famous noodle house, known for a dish called "battle noodles". However, the owner was soon called away to attend to business at the [[Fighting Dojo]]. Ash and Max met the Fighting Dojo's owner, [[Master Hamm]], and soon caught up with May and Brock, who followed the noodle shop owner, [[Kyle Hamm|Kyle]], who is also Master Hamm's son. Eventually, the father and son came to an understanding, with Kyle returning to his noodle business while dojo student [[Terri]] agreed to takeover the dojo from Master Hamm.

The [[Battle Arena]] is also located near Saffron City.

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[[File:Saffron City PO.png|thumb|250px|Saffron City in [[Pokémon Origins]]]]

Saffron City appeared in ''[[PO03|File 3: Giovanni]]''. Soon after arriving at the city, {{OBP|Red|Origins}} encountered {{OBP|Blue|Origins}}, and together they saved a woman from being harassed by [[Team Rocket]]. The woman revealed herself to be the [[Silph Co.]]'s president's secretary, and told the two Trainers that Team Rocket had taken over the company, intending to steal the [[Master Ball]] they were developing. Wanting to free the Pokémon used in the development tests, Red stormed the Silph Co., releasing all the imprisoned Pokémon and {{tc|Scientist}}s inside. At the top floor, he encountered the Boss of Team Rocket, [[Giovanni]]. He had a battle against the criminal leader, but was easily defeated, and Giovanni got away.

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==In the manga==

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| Japanese

| ヤマブキシティ ''Yamabuki City''

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| Saffron City

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| German

| Saffronia City

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|rowspan="2"| Spanish

| Ciudad Azafrán

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| Ciudad Saffron{{tt|*|Latin American dub}}

| From its English name

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| Korean

| 노랑시티 ''Norang City''

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| Chinese ({{tt|Cantonese|Hong Kong}})

| 金黃市 ''Gāmwòhng Síh''

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| Brazilian Portuguese

| From its English name

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| Russian

| Шафрания ''Shafraniya'' {{tt|*|anime}}<br>Шафран-Сити ''Shafran-Siti'' {{tt|*|Super Smash Bros. Ultimate}}

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| Swedish

| Saffronstaden

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| Vietnamese

| Thành phố Yamabuki

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