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Virbank City (Japanese: タチワキシティTachiwaki City) is a city in southwestern Unova. It is the location for the second Gym that the player visits in the games Black 2 and White 2, led by Roxie.
Virbank City is shown to be a port city with many hangars, docks and waterways. In the northeastern part of the city, there is graffiti painted on the wall that resembles Koffing's skull and crossbones mark.
The Virbank Gym is the official Gym of Virbank City. The Gym Leader is Roxie. The Virbank City Gym is a Gym is a music club. For defeating Roxie, Trainers receives the Toxic badge, and is also given TM09 (Venoshock).
class="roundybottom" style="background: #Template:Town color light; color: #000000" colspan="14" | A colored background means that the Pokémon can be found in this location in the specified game. A white background with a colored letter means that the Pokémon cannot be found here.
Virbank City first appeared in the anime when Ash and his friends arrive at the city port in An Epic Defense Force!. The city has an existing movie studio and a recently built amusement park. The group meets Luke who is visiting to participate in a movie contest. After being persuaded by Cilan, the gang decided to help Luke in the making of his film.
In All for the Love of Meloetta!, Ash and his friends having found out that the Unova League begins in three months, decided to go eat Virbank City's famous "Beartic Ice Cream" at Cilan's suggestion. Arriving at the ice cream stand, they meet up with the Sinnoh LeagueChampion, Cynthia. Cynthia then invited them to go to East Unova with her.
Trivia
Virbank's Japanese motto is タチワキは 立ちあがる 水蒸気.
Name origin
Language
Name
Origin
Japanese
タチワキシティ Tachiwaki City
From 立涌文様 tachiwaki-monyō, a pattern based on alternating vertical waves, resembling steam.