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'''Alamos Town''' (Japanese: '''アラモスタウン''' ''Alamos Town'') is an {{pkmn|anime}}-exclusive location in the [[Sinnoh]] [[region]] and the setting for the first {{series|Diamond & Pearl}} {{pkmn|movie}}, ''[[M10|The Rise of Darkrai]]''. | '''Alamos Town''' (Japanese: '''アラモスタウン''' ''Alamos Town'') is an {{pkmn|anime}}-exclusive location in the [[Sinnoh]] [[region]] and the setting for the first {{series|Diamond & Pearl}} {{pkmn|movie}}, ''[[M10|The Rise of Darkrai]]''. | ||
According to promotional maps, Alamos Town is located northwest of [[Oreburgh City]] and northeast of [[Jubilife City]], near the [[Ravaged Path]]. The main part of the city is on top of a large mesa in the middle of a lake. There is a bridge connecting the mesa to the mainland. The area around Alamos Town is heavily wooded with many hills and plateaus. | |||
Many {{p|Pidgey}} and {{p|Rattata}} can be seen roaming here, as well as some {{p|Purugly}}. | |||
==In the anime== | |||
[[File:Alamos Town.png|thumb|left|250px|Alamos Town in another dimension]] | [[File:Alamos Town.png|thumb|left|250px|Alamos Town in another dimension]] | ||
The town's centerpiece is the [[Space-Time Tower]], where the Alamos Town [[Pokémon Contest]] is held. Dawn entered the Alamos Contest along with fellow {{pkmn|Coordinator}}s [[Allegra]], {{OBP|Kai|M10}}, and [[Maury]]. However, she ended up losing and Allegra was the one who received the Alamos [[Ribbon]]. | The town's centerpiece is the [[Space-Time Tower]], where the Alamos Town [[Pokémon Contest]] is held. Dawn entered the Alamos Contest along with fellow {{pkmn|Coordinator}}s [[Allegra]], {{OBP|Kai|M10}}, and [[Maury]]. However, she ended up losing and Allegra was the one who received the Alamos [[Ribbon]]. | ||
The town is the home | The town is the home to the {{pkmn2|Mythical}} {{OBP|Darkrai|M10}} and it was nearly destroyed during a battle between {{mov|Dialga}} and {{mov|Palkia}}. The two [[Legendary Pokémon]] were fighting due to distortions in both the {{DL|Dimensions|Temporal World}} and the {{DL|Dimensions|Spatial World}} caused by {{OBP|Arceus|M12}}'s imminent awakening. There is a garden near the water in where many [[wild Pokémon]] play, and was also where [[Alicia]] first met Darkrai, after defending himself from a {{p|Roserade}}, a {{p|Kirlia}}, and a {{p|Luxray}}. | ||
Alamos Town has two brief reappearances in ''[[M12|Arceus and the Jewel of Life]]''. [[Sheena]] and {{ | Alamos Town has two brief reappearances in ''[[M12|Arceus and the Jewel of Life]]''. After observing disruptions in the [[Time-Space Axis]], [[Sheena]] and {{OBP|Kevin|M12}} traveled to Alamos and were present at its plateau when Palkia returned the town to its proper dimension. Later on, during the credits of the movie, a brief update on [[Tonio]], [[Alice]], and [[Baron Alberto]] is shown. | ||
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==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
[[File:Alamos Town Establishing shot.png|250px|thumb|The cliffs surrounding Alamos Town]] | |||
* The town's name is the Spanish word for {{wp|poplar}} - álamos. | * The town's name is the Spanish word for {{wp|poplar}} - álamos. | ||
* The only {{p|Shellos}} that appear in the movie are of the East Sea [[List of Pokémon with form differences|variety]], although Alamos Town is actually on the ''west'' side of [[Mt. Coronet]]. | * The only {{p|Shellos}} that appear in the movie are of the East Sea [[List of Pokémon with form differences|variety]], although Alamos Town is actually on the ''west'' side of [[Mt. Coronet]]. | ||