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==Trivia==
==Trivia==
* Its Japanese motto is {{tt|ニビは はいいろ いしのいろ |Nibi is the color of gray stone}}.
* Its Japanese motto is {{tt|ニビは はいいろ いしのいろ |Nibi wa haīro ishi no iro}} "''Nibi is the color of {{tt|gray|or grey}} stone.''"
* [[Goldenrod City]] and [[Rustboro City]] are very similar to Pewter City. Their geographic locations in their respective [[region]]s are remarkably similar, as well as being only accessible through a forest during the beginning of 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 {{type2|Rock}} {{OBP|Pokémon|species}}, and play a role in the player obtaining [[fossil]] Pokémon.
* [[Goldenrod City]] and [[Rustboro City]] are very similar to Pewter City. Their geographic locations in their respective [[region]]s are remarkably similar, as well as being only accessible through a forest during the beginning of 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 {{type2|Rock}} {{OBP|Pokémon|species}}, 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''.
** [[Oreburgh City]] is also very similar to Pewter City, as they are both surrounded by mountains, both of their [[Gym]]s specialize in {{type2|Rock}} {{OBP|Pokémon|species}}, 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''.
* Pewter City is the only city in which a legendary Pokémon can be caught, with {{p|Latias}} or {{p|Latios}} appearing in Pewter City in {{2v2|HeartGold|SoulSilver}} if the player has the [[Enigma Stone]].
* Pewter City is the only city in which a [[legendary Pokémon]] can be caught, with {{p|Latias}} or {{p|Latios}} appearing in Pewter City in {{game|HeartGold and SoulSilver|s}} if the player has the [[Enigma Stone]].
* In [[Generation I]], the young man who prevents the player from leaving via {{rt|3|Kanto}} before defeating [[Brock]] will walk off to the right hand side of the screen upon showing the player to the [[Pewter Gym]]. How he accomplishes this and returns to his original position is unknown, given the presence of a fence preventing the player from doing the same.
* In [[Generation I]], the young man who prevents the player from leaving via {{rt|3|Kanto}} before defeating [[Brock]] will walk off to the right side of the screen upon showing the player to the [[Pewter Gym]]. How he accomplishes this and returns to his original position is unknown, given the presence of a fence preventing the player from doing the same. This issue was corrected in {{game|FireRed and LeafGreen|s}}.
* The French name of the city is the same as the English name of [[Hall Matron Argenta]].
* The French name of the city is the same as the English name of [[Hall Matron Argenta]].
* Prior to Generation IV, its motto was "A Stone Gray City".
* Prior to [[Generation IV]], its English motto was "''A Stone Gray City.''"


==Name origin==
==Name origin==
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