Cerulean City

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Cerulean City ハナダシティ Hanada City "The Floral Lagoon City"

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Map description A beautiful city with flowing water and blooming flowers.HGSS The town surrounded by waterways. The Water-type Gym is located here.PE

Cerulean City Gym - Kanto Gym #2 Misty Water-type specialist Gym Cascade Badge

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Connecting locations   ↑ Route 24   ← Route 4 Cerulean City Route 9 →   Route 5 ↓

Location Location of Cerulean City in Kanto.

Other generation maps Gen I Gen II Gen III

Cerulean City (Japanese: ハナダシティ Hanada City) is a seaside city located in northern Kanto. It is situated near a sea inlet to the north, with Saffron City to the south, and Mt. Moon to the west. It is home to Misty, the Cerulean City Gym Leader.

The city is one of only two cities in Kanto to have four different routes enter the city, the other being Saffron City. Cerulean is a mid-sized city with a few attractions, including the Bike Shop and the Berry Powder man.

Slogan

Generations I-III

A Mysterious, Blue Aura Surrounds It (Japanese: ハナダは　みずいろ　しんぴのいろ Hanada is the color of aqua mysteries.)

Generation IV

The Floral Lagoon City (Japanese: はなさく　みずの　まち The town of bursting water.)

Places of interest

Bike Shop

The Bike Shop in Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen

Main article: Miracle Cycle

In the Generation I games and Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen, the Bike Shop sells Bicycles produced by the company. Designs range from a plain city bike to a fast mountain bike; however, the player can only ever get one: the Bicycle. It can be bought for $1,000,000 or exchanged for a Bike Voucher. As only $999,999 can be held at maximum, there is no way for the player to obtain a Bicycle without a Bike Voucher. The Pokémon Fan Club Chairman in Vermilion City will hand over his Bike Voucher if the player listens to him talk about his Rapidash.

In Generation II, the shop is closed because the owner decided to move the shop to Goldenrod City in the Johto region. In Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver, however, the shop in Kanto is also open, although nothing is obtainable inside. The manager mentions that since all the bicycles have been shipped to Johto for sale, all he has left to sell are inflatable tubes. The That Town, These People radio show profile of Cerulean City mentions this as well.

The name "Miracle Cycle" only appears in the Japanese games. In the English versions, the Miracle Cycle Shops are just called "Bike Shops" and no mention of Miracle Cycle is made at all.

In Generation VII, the shop is replaced with the home of the Bike Maniac, who collects different kinds of Bicycles, such as Mach Bikes and Acro Bikes. He doesn't sell or give away any of them.

Cerulean Cave

Main article: Cerulean Cave

On the outskirts of Cerulean City lies Cerulean Cave, also known as the Unknown Dungeon. It is said to be home to "horribly strong Pokémon". The player can capture the level 70 Mewtwo in the Generation I, III, and IV games. Only Trainers who compete and win in the Pokémon League at Indigo Plateau may enter due to the strength of the Pokémon in the cave, although in Generation IV, the player must also defeat all of Kanto's Gym Leaders in order to gain access. Mewtwo lies at the end of the cave, the only one of its species in the game.

Another addition in FireRed and LeafGreen is that Trainers are now required to further prove themselves before entering the cave by completing the quest on the Sevii Islands and restoring the Network Machine of the Pokémon Network Center to operational status. This stipulation may or may not have been added due to the addition of Wobbuffet to the cave's selection of wild Pokémon, and the old set of requirements that would have allowed players to enter the cave before obtaining the National Pokédex.

In Generation II, the Dungeon has collapsed, but Mewtwo's Berserk Gene has been left behind. In HeartGold and SoulSilver, however, the cave is still open. The Pokégear map mentions that it once collapsed but was rebuilt, and Mewtwo can still be found inside.

In Pokémon Stadium 2, the Pokédex map displays the Cerulean Cave as part of the Cerulean City.

Cerulean Gym

Main article: Cerulean Gym

Cerulean Gym in Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen

The Cerulean Gym is the official Gym of Cerulean City. It is based on Water-type Pokémon. The Gym Leader is Misty. Trainers who defeat her will receive the Cascade Badge. Other known Gym members include Swimmer Briana, Swimmer Parker, Swimmer Diana, Swimmer Luis, and Picnicker Diana. The Cerulean Gym is designed like an indoor swimming pool, with platforms above the water for the player to walk on. There are no puzzles to solve in this Gym.

Berry Powder man

In Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen, there is a man in a cottage in the northern part of town who concocts a variety of medicines from Berry Powder and will exchange Berry Powder for herbal medicine and vitamins. When he is first visited, he gives the player the Powder Jar, and will ask the player to make some Berry Powder from the new machine that crushes Berries in the Pokémon Center upstairs. There is also a sign on his wall that keeps a record of pressing-speed ranking the player achieves.

Berry Powder
EnergyPowder 50 units	Energy Root 80 units
Heal Powder 50 units	Revival Herb 300 units
Protein 1,000 units	Iron 1,000 units
Carbos 1,000 units	Calcium 1,000 units
Zinc 1,000 units	HP Up 1,000 units
PP Up 3,000 units

Gym Badge man

In Generations I and III, there is a man in a cottage in the northwest corner of the city who will explain exactly what the effects are for each of the eight Indigo League Gym Badges. He also has a small backyard, where a Rare Candy can be found hidden among the flowers.

Dontae/Melanie's house

There is a residential house located to the west of the Pokémon Center.

In Pokémon Red, Blue, Gold, Silver, Crystal, FireRed, LeafGreen, HeartGold, and SoulSilver, this house belongs to Dontae and his wife. In Generation I and III, Dontae will offer to trade the player his Jynx for their Poliwhirl. In Generation II and IV, he is satisfied with the Pokémon he has received from trades over the years.

In Pokémon Yellow, this house belongs to Melanie. She is taking care of an Oddish, Sandshrew, and Bulbasaur. If the player's friendship with the starter Pikachu is 147 or higher, she will offer to give the player her Bulbasaur.

In Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!, Melanie once again inhabits the house. She will give the player a Bulbasaur if they have caught at least 30 Pokémon.

Burglarized house

In Generations I, III, and VII, a Team Rocket Grunt stole the TM for Dig from its owner, leaving the house a mess. After defeating the Grunt, the player will receive the TM from him. The owner then says that since the TM was stolen, he'll find a way of teaching Dig to Diglett without a TM.

The house is initially inaccessible because a Cerulean Police Officer (Officer Jenny in Yellow and Generation VII) blocks the door. The officer will only move aside from the door after the player talks to Bill at his Sea Cottage on Route 25.

In Generations II and IV, the man is actively fighting against robbers so the situation that occurred to him and his wife three years prior does not happen again. When he learns about the Team Rocket Grunt who stole the Machine Part, he gets upset and claims that he won't even reconsider not reporting the Team Rocket Grunt if he turns out to be the same thief from three years ago.

A notice outside the house in Generation II and HeartGold and SoulSilver reads:

There's a notice here...
Stamp out thievery and make the city
a friendlier, more cheerful place!
Cerulean Police

Move Tutor

In Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!, a Trainer in the Pokémon Center will teach the player's Partner Pokémon exclusive moves.

Let's Go, Pikachu! Move Type Cat. Zippy Zap  Electric  Physical

Let's Go, Eevee! Move Type Cat. Bouncy Bubble  Water  Special Buzzy Buzz  Electric  Special Sizzly Slide  Fire  Physical

Demographics

Cerulean City in Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver

Pokémon Red, Blue, and Yellow

In Pokémon Red, Blue, and Yellow, the population of Cerulean City is 27.

Pokémon Gold, Silver, and Crystal

In Pokémon Gold, Silver, and Crystal, the population of Cerulean City is 24. The decrease in population is due to the Bike Shop moving to Goldenrod City.

Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen

In Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen, the population of Cerulean City is 32.

Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver

In Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver, the population of Cerulean City is 33, having increased by one since Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen.

Poké Mart

Generation I
Poké Ball $200	Potion $300
Escape RopeY $550	Repel $350
Antidote $100	Burn Heal $250
Awakening $200	Parlyz Heal $200

Generation II
Great Ball $600	Ultra Ball $1200
Super Potion $700	Super Repel $500
Full Heal $600	X Defend $550
X Attack $500	Dire Hit $650
Surf Mail $50

Generation III
Poké Ball $200	Super Potion $700
Potion $300	Antidote $100
Paralyze Heal $200	Awakening $250
Burn Heal $250	Escape Rope $550
Repel $350

Lower cashier (Generation IV)
Poké Ball $200	Great Ball $600
Ultra Ball $1200	Potion $300
Super Potion $700	Hyper Potion $1200
Max Potion $2500	Full Restore $3000
Revive $1500	Antidote $100
Parlyz Heal $200	Awakening $250
Burn Heal $250	Ice Heal $250
Full Heal $600	Escape Rope $550
Repel $350	Super Repel $500
Max Repel $700

Upper cashier (Generation IV)
Air Mail $50	Quick Ball $1000

Generation VII
Poké Ball $100	Great Ball $300
Ultra Ball4 Badges $500	Potion $200
Super Potion2 Badges $700	Hyper Potion4 Badges $1,500
Max Potion6 Badges $2,500	Full Restore8 Badges $3,000
Antidote $200	Burn Heal $300
Ice Heal $100	Awakening $100
Paralyze Heal $300	Full Heal3 Badges $400
Revive3 Badges $2,000	Escape Rope $300
Repel $400	Super Repel3 Badges $700
Max Repel5 Badges $900	Lure2 Badges $400
Super Lure4 Badges $700	Max Lure6 Badges $900
X Attack $550	X Defense $500
X Sp. Atk $350	X Sp. Def $350
X Speed $350	X Accuracy $950
Dire Hit $650	Guard Spec. $700

Items

Item		Location	Games
	Fab Mail	Held by Zynx, a Jynx the player can obtain in a trade	FR  LG
	Heart Scale ×5	Received from the Bike Maniac after listening to all of his Bicycle descriptions	P  E
	Rare Candy	One square south and three squares west of the northeast corner of the backyard of the Gym Badge man's house (hidden)	R  B  Y
	Rare Candy	One square south of the middle flower in the backyard of the Gym Badge man's house (hidden)	FR  LG
	Rare Candy	In the backyard of the Gym Badge man's house	P  E
	Powder Jar	Received from an old man in the house next to the Gym Badge man's house	FR  LG
	Fame Checker	Received from Blue after defeating him	FR  LG
	TM28 (Dig)	Received from the Team Rocket Grunt after defeating him	R  B  Y  FR  LG
	TM10 (Dig)	Received from the Team Rocket Grunt after defeating him	P  E
	Bicycle	Received from the Bike Shop owner in return for a Bike Voucher	R  B  Y  FR  LG
	Burn Heal	Southwest corner of town, south of the hedge wall	P  E
	TM60 (Megahorn)	Reward for defeating Coach Trainer Harjit, after becoming Champion	P  E
	Escape Rope ×3	Received from Trace outside Cerulean Cave after catching Mewtwo	P  E
	Berserk Gene	Near where the entrance to Cerulean Cave used to be (requires Surf) (hidden)	G  S  C
	Nugget	Southeast of the entrance to Cerulean Cave (requires Surf) (hidden)	HG  SS

Flower Bed

Item		Location	Games
	Pretty Wing	Infrequently found by some walking Pokémon from the flower bed to the south of Nugget Bridge	P  E

Pokémon

Wild Pokémon can be found in the water inside the Cerulean Gym (Generation I only), as well as in the channel along the northwest edge of town.

In the house next to the Pokémon Center, there is a man who will trade his Jynx for a Poliwhirl in Pokémon Red and Blue and Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen.

Generation I

Pokémon	Games						Location	Levels	Rate
Fishing
Magikarp	R		B		Y		Fishing Old Rod	5	100%
Poliwag	R		B		Y		Fishing Good Rod	10	50%
Goldeen	R		B		Y		Fishing Good Rod	10	50%
Psyduck	R		B		Y		Fishing Super Rod	15	33%
Krabby	R		B		Y		Fishing Super Rod	15	33%
Goldeen	R		B		Y		Fishing Super Rod	15	33%
Goldeen	R		B		Y		Fishing Super Rod	25, 30	70%
Seaking	R		B		Y		Fishing Super Rod	30, 40	30%
Gift Pokémon
Bulbasaur	R		B		Y		Gift	10	One
Special Pokémon
Jynx	R		B		Y		Trade Poliwhirl	The same as the Traded Pokémon	One
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.

Generation II

It's not possible to fish in Cerulean City in Pokémon Crystal. The Pokémon listed below appear only in Pokémon Gold and Silver if fishing inside the Cerulean Gym.

Pokémon	Games						Location	Levels	Rate
Surfing
Goldeen	G		S		C		Surfing	5-14	90%
Seaking	G		S		C		Surfing	10-14	10%
Fishing
Krabby	G		S		C		Fishing Old Rod	10	15%
Magikarp	G		S		C		Fishing Old Rod	10	85%
Krabby	G		S		C		Fishing Good Rod	20	55%
Staryu	G		S		C		Fishing Good Rod	20	0%	0%	10%
Magikarp	G		S		C		Fishing Good Rod	20	35%
Corsola	G		S		C		Fishing Good Rod	20	10%	10%	0%
Krabby	G		S		C		Fishing Super Rod	40	60%
Kingler	G		S		C		Fishing Super Rod	40	10%
Staryu	G		S		C		Fishing Super Rod	40	0%	0%	30%
Corsola	G		S		C		Fishing Super Rod	40	30%	30%	0%
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.

Generation III

Pokémon	Games						Location	Levels	Rate
Surfing
Tentacool	FR			LG			Surfing	5-40	100%
Fishing
Magikarp	FR			LG			Fishing Old Rod	5	100%
Krabby	FR			LG			Fishing Good Rod	5-15	20%
Krabby	FR			LG			Fishing Good Rod	5-15	60%
Horsea	FR			LG			Fishing Good Rod	5-15	60%
Horsea	FR			LG			Fishing Good Rod	5-15	20%
Magikarp	FR			LG			Fishing Good Rod	5-15	20%
Psyduck	FR			LG			Fishing Super Rod	25-35	1%
Slowpoke	FR			LG			Fishing Super Rod	25-35	1%
Krabby	FR			LG			Fishing Super Rod	15-35	84%
Horsea	FR			LG			Fishing Super Rod	15-35	84%
Gyarados	FR			LG			Fishing Super Rod	15-25	15%
Special Pokémon
Jynx	FR			LG			Trade Poliwhirl	The same as the Traded Pokémon	One
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.

Generation IV

Pokémon	Games						Location	Levels	Rate
Surfing
Goldeen	HG			SS			Surfing	5-10	90%
Seaking	HG			SS			Surfing	10	10%
Fishing
Goldeen	HG			SS			Fishing Old Rod	10	15%
Magikarp	HG			SS			Fishing Old Rod	10	85%
Goldeen	HG			SS			Fishing Good Rod	20	40%
Magikarp	HG			SS			Fishing Good Rod	20	60%
Goldeen	HG			SS			Fishing Super Rod	40	70%
Seaking	HG			SS			Fishing Super Rod	40	10%
Magikarp	HG			SS			Fishing Super Rod	40	20%
Headbutt Group A
Hoothoot	HG			SS			Headbutt	11-13	50%
Pineco	HG			SS			Headbutt	11-13	30%
Combee	HG			SS			Headbutt	11-13	20%
Headbutt Group B
Hoothoot	HG			SS			Headbutt	14-16	80%
Combee	HG			SS			Headbutt	14-16	20%
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.

Generation VII

Pokémon	Games						Location	Levels	Rate
While riding a Flying Pokémon
Pidgey	P			E			Midair	3-56	60%
Pidgeotto	P			E			Midair	3-56	35%
Pidgeot	P			E			Midair	3-56	5%
Gift Pokémon
Bulbasaur	P			E			Gift	12	One
Special Pokémon
Rattata Alolan Form	P			E			Trade Rattata	12	Unlimited
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.

Trainers

Generation I

Pokémon Red and Blue

If the player chose Bulbasaur:

Blue Cerulean City Red, Green, and Blue Reward: $595

Types: Normal Flying Pidgeotto Lv.18 Gust Normal   --       Sand-Attack Normal   --       Quick Attack Normal   --       Struggle Normal   --       Type: Psychic Unknown Abra Lv.15 Teleport Psychic   --       Struggle Normal   --       Struggle Normal   --       Struggle Normal   --       Type: Normal Unknown Rattata Lv.15 Tackle Normal   --       Tail Whip Normal   --       Quick Attack Normal   --       Hyper Fang Normal   --       Type: Fire Unknown Charmander Lv.17 Scratch Normal   --       Growl Normal   --       Ember Fire   --       Leer Normal   --

If the player chose Charmander:

Blue Cerulean City Red, Green, and Blue Reward: $595

Types: Normal Flying Pidgeotto Lv.18 Gust Normal   --       Sand-Attack Normal   --       Quick Attack Normal   --       Struggle Normal   --       Type: Psychic Unknown Abra Lv.15 Teleport Psychic   --       Struggle Normal   --       Struggle Normal   --       Struggle Normal   --       Type: Normal Unknown Rattata Lv.15 Tackle Normal   --       Tail Whip Normal   --       Quick Attack Normal   --       Hyper Fang Normal   --       Type: Water Unknown Squirtle Lv.17 Tackle Normal   --       Tail Whip Normal   --       Bubble Water   --       Water Gun Water   --

If the player chose Squirtle:

Blue Cerulean City Red, Green, and Blue Reward: $595

Types: Normal Flying Pidgeotto Lv.18 Gust Normal   --       Sand-Attack Normal   --       Quick Attack Normal   --       Struggle Normal   --       Type: Psychic Unknown Abra Lv.15 Teleport Psychic   --       Struggle Normal   --       Struggle Normal   --       Struggle Normal   --       Type: Normal Unknown Rattata Lv.15 Tackle Normal   --       Tail Whip Normal   --       Quick Attack Normal   --       Hyper Fang Normal   --       Types: Grass Poison Bulbasaur Lv.17 Tackle Normal   --       Growl Normal   --       Leech Seed Grass   --       Vine Whip Grass   --

Pokémon Yellow

Blue Cerulean City Yellow Reward: $595

Types: Normal Flying Spearow Lv.18 Peck Flying   --       Growl Normal   --       Leer Normal   --       Fury Attack Normal   --       Type: Ground Unknown Sandshrew Lv.15 Scratch Normal   --       Sand-Attack Normal   --       Struggle Normal   --       Struggle Normal   --       Type: Normal Unknown Rattata Lv.15 Tackle Normal   --       Tail Whip Normal   --       Quick Attack Normal   --       Hyper Fang Normal   --       Type: Normal Unknown Eevee Lv.17 Tackle Normal   --       Tail Whip Normal   --       Sand-Attack Normal   --       Growl Normal   --

All versions

Trainer	Pokémon
After obtaining the S.S. Ticket
Rocket Reward: $510	Machop Lv.17 No item
	Drowzee Lv.17 No item

Generation III

If the player chose Bulbasaur:

Rival Blue Cerulean City FireRed and LeafGreen Reward: $288

Types: Normal Flying Ability: Keen Eye Held item: None Pidgeotto♂ Lv.17 Tackle Normal   --       Gust Flying   --       Sand-Attack Ground   --       Quick Attack Normal   --       Type: Normal Unknown Ability: Guts Held item: None Rattata♂ Lv.15 Tackle Normal   --       Tail Whip Normal   --       Quick Attack Normal   --       Hyper Fang Normal   --       Type: Psychic Unknown Ability: Synchronize Held item: None Abra♂ Lv.16 Teleport Psychic   --       Struggle Normal   --       Struggle Normal   --       Struggle Normal   --       Type: Fire Unknown Ability: Blaze Held item: None Charmander♂ Lv.18 Scratch Normal   --       Growl Normal   --       Ember Fire   --       Metal Claw Steel   --

If the player chose Charmander:

Rival Blue Cerulean City FireRed and LeafGreen Reward: $288

Types: Normal Flying Ability: Keen Eye Held item: None Pidgeotto♂ Lv.17 Tackle Normal   --       Gust Flying   --       Sand-Attack Ground   --       Quick Attack Normal   --       Type: Psychic Unknown Ability: Synchronize Held item: None Abra♂ Lv.16 Teleport Psychic   --       Struggle Normal   --       Struggle Normal   --       Struggle Normal   --       Type: Normal Unknown Ability: Guts Held item: None Rattata♂ Lv.15 Tackle Normal   --       Tail Whip Normal   --       Quick Attack Normal   --       Hyper Fang Normal   --       Type: Water Unknown Ability: Torrent Held item: None Squirtle♂ Lv.18 Tackle Normal   --       Tail Whip Normal   --       Withdraw Water   --       Water Gun Water   --

If the player chose Squirtle:

Rival Blue Cerulean City FireRed and LeafGreen Reward: $288

Types: Normal Flying Ability: Keen Eye Held item: None Pidgeotto♂ Lv.17 Tackle Normal   --       Gust Flying   --       Sand-Attack Ground   --       Quick Attack Normal   --       Type: Normal Unknown Ability: Guts Held item: None Rattata♂ Lv.15 Tackle Normal   --       Tail Whip Normal   --       Quick Attack Normal   --       Hyper Fang Normal   --       Type: Psychic Unknown Ability: Synchronize Held item: None Abra♂ Lv.16 Teleport Psychic   --       Struggle Normal   --       Struggle Normal   --       Struggle Normal   --       Types: Grass Poison Ability: Overgrow Held item: None Bulbasaur♂ Lv.18 Sleep Powder Grass   --       PoisonPowder Poison   --       Vine Whip Grass   --       Leech Seed Grass   --

Trainer	Pokémon
After obtaining the S.S. Ticket
Team Rocket Grunt Reward: $544	Machop♂ Lv.17 No item
	Drowzee♂ Lv.17 No item
Trainers with a Vs. Seeker by their names, when alerted for a rematch using the item, may use higher-level Pokémon.

Generation VII

In Let's Go, Pikachu!:

Pokémon Trainer Trace Cerulean City Let's Go, Pikachu! Reward: $520

Types: Normal Flying Mega Stone: None Pidgey♂ Lv.12 Quick Attack Normal Physical   --       Sand Attack Ground Status   --       Gust Flying Special   --       Curse Unknown Status   --       Types: Grass Poison Mega Stone: None Oddish♀ Lv.12 Absorb Grass Special   --       Acid Poison Special   --       Poison Powder Poison Status   --       Curse Unknown Status   --       Type: Normal Unknown Mega Stone: None Eevee♂ Lv.13 Quick Attack Normal Physical   --       Tail Whip Normal Status   --       Double Kick Fighting Physical   --       Curse Unknown Status   --

In Let's Go, Eevee!:

Pokémon Trainer Trace Cerulean City Let's Go, Eevee! Reward: $520

Types: Normal Flying Mega Stone: None Pidgey♂ Lv.12 Quick Attack Normal Physical   --       Sand Attack Ground Status   --       Gust Flying Special   --       Curse Unknown Status   --       Types: Grass Poison Mega Stone: None Oddish♀ Lv.12 Absorb Grass Special   --       Acid Poison Special   --       Poison Powder Poison Status   --       Curse Unknown Status   --       Type: Electric Unknown Mega Stone: None Pikachu♂ Lv.13 Thunder Shock Electric Special   --       Tail Whip Normal Status   --       Double Kick Fighting Physical   --       Curse Unknown Status   --

Trainer	Pokémon
After obtaining the Cascade Badge and S.S. Ticket
Team Rocket Grunt Reward: $420	Raticate♂ Lv.15 No item
After becoming Champion
Master Trainer Bird Keeper Barney シンヤ Shin'ya	Doduo♂ Lv.70 Swords Dance Jump Kick - -
Master Trainer Lass Kimberly マユミ Mayumi	Poliwhirl♀ Lv.70 Substitute Scald Psychic -
Master Trainer Black Belt Yuen タツオミ Tatsuomi	Poliwrath♂ Lv.75 Brick Break Bulk Up Psychic -
Master Trainer Ace Trainer Grayson シンイチロウ Shin'ichirō	Dragonite♂ Lv.75 Outrage Ice Beam Aqua Jet Reflect
Master Trainer Youngster Denis タカオ Takao	Raticate♂ Lv.75 Double-Edge Facade Blizzard -
Requires Sea Skim
Master Trainer Psychic Avery ナオキ Naoki	Jynx♀ Lv.75 Calm Mind Lovely Kiss Dream Eater Seismic Toss
Coach Trainer Harjit ソウア Soua Reward: $5,200	Rhydon♀ Lv.52 No item
	Rapidash♂ Lv.52 No item
	Dewgong♀ Lv.52 No item
	Seaking♂ Lv.52 No item
	Nidoking♂ Lv.52 No item

After defeating Green in Cerulean Cave

This battle can be repeated every time the player defeats the Pokémon League.

Pokémon Trainer Green Cerulean City Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee! Reward: $19,040

Type: Fairy Unknown Mega Stone: None Clefable♀ Lv.66 Moonblast Fairy Special   --       Light Screen Psychic Status   --       Reflect Psychic Status   --       Tri Attack Normal Special   --       Types: Ghost Poison Mega Stone: None Gengar♂ Lv.66 Dark Pulse Dark Special   --       Shadow Ball Ghost Special   --       Sludge Bomb Poison Special   --       Will-O-Wisp Fire Status   --       Types: Grass Poison Mega Stone: None Victreebel♂ Lv.66 Power Whip Grass Physical   --       Poison Jab Poison Physical   --       Sucker Punch Dark Physical   --       Leech Life Bug Physical   --       Type: Fire Unknown Mega Stone: None Ninetales♀ Lv.66 Fire Blast Fire Special   --       Dark Pulse Dark Special   --       Foul Play Dark Physical   --       Hyper Beam Normal Special   --       Type: Normal Unknown Mega Stone: None Kangaskhan♀ Lv.66 Dizzy Punch Normal Physical   --       Sucker Punch Dark Physical   --       Thunder Punch Electric Physical   --       Brick Break Fighting Physical   --       Type: Water Unknown Mega Stone: Blastoisinite Blastoise♂ Lv.68 Hydro Pump Water Special   --       Flash Cannon Steel Special   --       Ice Beam Ice Special   --       Fake Out Normal Physical   --

Trainer Tips

Generation I

TRAINER TIPS
Pressing B Button
during evolution
cancels the whole
process.

Generation III

TRAINER TIPS
A POKéMON can be made to hold
an item.
Some items can even be used by
the holding POKéMON in battle.

Artwork

Concept art from the Let's Go, Pikachu and Eevee! Super Music Collection

In the spin-off games

Pokémon Pinball

In Pokémon Pinball, Cerulean City appears on the Red and Blue tables; catchable Pokémon include Caterpie, Oddish, Meowth, Psyduck, Mankey, Abra, Bellsprout, Krabby, Goldeen and Jynx.

In the anime

Main series

Cerulean City in the anime

Cerulean City first appeared in The Water Flowers of Cerulean City, where Ash decided to challenge the Cerulean Gym. At the Gym, he found out that Gary and the other two Trainers from Pallet Town had already beaten the Gym. As their only remaining Pokémon after those challengers was a Goldeen, the Sensational Sisters were ready to give Ash the Cascade Badge without a battle, until Misty appeared, revealing herself to be one of the Cerulean Gym Leaders as well. Ash and Misty started a Gym battle, but just when Ash was about to win, Team Rocket busted their way into the Gym, interrupting the battle. After Team Rocket had been defeated, the Sensational Sisters decided to give Ash the Cascade Badge as thanks for saving the Gym.

In The Misty Mermaid, Misty reluctantly agreed to help her sisters in a new underwater ballet performance at Cerulean City. However, in the middle of the act, Team Rocket appeared again, once more trying to steal the Gym's Pokémon. A battle between Ash and company and Team Rocket ensued, during which Cerulean Gym's Seel evolved into a Dewgong. Once the situation was solved and Ash and company prepared to leave, Misty left her Horsea and Starmie at the Gym, the latter due to her sisters' request.

Several Pokémon Chronicles episodes have mostly focused on the Cerulean Gym and Misty. In A Date With Delcatty, Cerulean City was revealed to have a container port, the Cerulean Marine Stadium, and a lighthouse.

In Alola, Kanto! and When Regions Collide!, Ash, his classmates, Misty, Brock, and Professor Kukui visited Cerulean City to visit the Cerulean Gym and teach Ash's Alolan friends about Gyms and Pokémon Leagues. To experience a Gym battle, Mallow and Lana had an unofficial Gym battle against Brock, while Lillie and Sophocles had a battle against Misty. After these battles had been called off with no clear winner, Kiawe requested to have a serious battle against Brock, while Ash issued a similar challenge to Misty. During these battles, Brock and Misty demonstrated their new ability to use Mega Evolution by Mega Evolving their Steelix and Gyarados, respectively. Kiawe lost his battle against Brock, while Ash managed to defeat Misty.

The Battle Factory is also located near Cerulean City.

Gallery

Pokémon Center	Cerulean Marine Stadium	Lighthouse	Cerulean Gym

Pokémon Origins

Cerulean City in Pokémon Evolutions

Cerulean City was seen briefly in File 2: Cubone, where Red recalled having visited the city during his journey. During his visit, he managed to retrieve the stolen TM for Dig from a member of Team Rocket and earn the Cascade Badge by defeating Misty at the Cerulean Gym.

Pokémon Evolutions

Cerulean City briefly appeared in the beginning of The Discovery when Green entered Nugget Bridge on her way to Cerulean Cave.

In the manga

Cerulean City in The Electric Tale of Pikachu

The Electric Tale of Pikachu

Cerulean City appeared in Play Misty For Me. After defeating Brock at the Pewter Gym, Ash traveled to the Cerulean Gym in order to earn his second Badge. At the Gym, Misty challenged Ash into getting past her Gyarados and retrieving his hat from her in order to get the Badge. At first, Ash's Pokémon proved unhelpful in the given task, but his Metapod evolving into Butterfree changed things in his favor, allowing him to eventually succeed and receive the Cascade Badge from Misty's sisters.

Pokémon Adventures

Cerulean City in Pokémon Adventures

Red, Green & Blue arc

Cerulean City was first featured in Suddenly Starmie as the place where Misty's mansion and the Cerulean Gym are located. Its streets surround a canal full of boats, resembling Venice. After spending a night at the mansion, Red and Misty trained at the Gym together for a while in order to be able to fight Team Rocket more effectively. Before departing, Red received a Cascade Badge from Misty.

Yellow arc

Starting from Karate Machop!, Cerulean City was attacked by an army of Ghost Pokémon, sent there by Agatha. Misty, while protecting her Gym, found out that the Elite Four were after her Badge. After Yellow defeated Lance at Cerise Island, the Ghost army lost all of its strength.

Pokémon Zensho

Cerulean City appeared in Cerulean City, where Satoshi visited the city. Shortly after his arrival, he saved the bike shop from a Team Rocket Grunt, before heading to the Gym. However, before Satoshi could even properly start a battle with Misty, another Team Rocket Grunt attacked the Gym with a Gyarados. Satoshi defeated the Gyarados, receiving a Cascade Badge from Misty as thanks.

Trivia

The girl commanding her Slowbro to use SonicBoom in Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen

• In Generations II and IV, a School Kid with an Itemfinder^GSC/Dowsing MCHN^HGSS hints at an item outside of Cerulean Cave. However, his machine will keep responding even after the player has picked up the item.
• The Gym Badge man is the only character in Generation III to define the Marsh Badge and Volcano Badge as having the effect of allowing the player to use the post-Generation I HM moves Rock Smash and Waterfall outside of battle, since Sabrina and Blaine do not explain it themselves.
• In Pokémon Red and Blue and Generation III, when talked to, a girl will command her Slowbro to use Withdraw or SonicBoom, or to punch. However, while Slowbro learns Withdraw by leveling up and can be taught a punching move, Slowbro is unable to learn SonicBoom by any legitimate means.
  • In Pokémon Yellow and Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!, the girl owns an Electrode instead, commanding it to use either Tackle, SonicBoom, or Swift, all being moves that Electrode can learn.
• In Generation II, Cerulean City shares its music with Viridian, Pewter, and Saffron, instead of with Fuchsia City (which uses the Celadon City theme instead), like in all of the other games.
• In Generation I, it is possible to skip Route 24 and Route 25 by defeating Misty and trading over a Pokémon that knows Cut. In Generation III, this is prevented by having the disobedient Slowbro block the cuttable tree south of the city until the player has received the S.S. Ticket from Bill at the Sea Cottage.
• In Generation III, in the house to the left of the Poké Mart is an Old Man watching a TV noting there is nothing interesting on TV. Dummied out text in the debug build shows he would have had more text as switching on NEWS1 in the debug build changes his dialogue to wishing someone would tell him about stuff directly.

Name origin

Language	Name	Origin
Japanese	ハナダシティ Hanada City	From 縹色 hanada-iro (light blue color of dayflower)
English, Danish	Cerulean City	From cerulean (deep blue color)
German	Azuria City	From Azur (azure)
Spanish	Ciudad Celeste	From celeste (light blue)
	Ciudad Cerulean* Ciudad Azulona*	From its English name From azulón, azure
French	Azuria	From azur (azure)
	Céruléan*	From its English name with accents added
Italian	Celestopoli	From celeste (light blue) and the suffix -poli (city)
Korean	블루시티 Blue City	From blue
Chinese (Mandarin)	華藍市 / 华蓝市 Huálán Shì*	From 華藍 / 华蓝 huálán (magnificent blue)
	花藍市 / 花蓝市 Huālán Shì* 花田市 Huātián Shì*	From 花藍 / 花蓝 huālán (floral blue) From the alternative reading of its Japanese name 花田 Hanada (flower field)
Chinese (Cantonese)	華藍市 Wàhlàahm Síh*	From 華藍 huálán (magnificent blue)
	淺藍市 Chínlàahm Síh*	From 淺藍 chínlàahm (light blue)
Valencian	Ciutat Celest	From celeste (heavenly)
Czech	Blankytné město	From blankyt (azure) and město (city, town)
Hungarian	Azúrkékváros	From azúrkék (azure) and város (city)
Indonesian	Kota Serulin*	From its English name
Polish	Azuria* Cerulean City*	From its German name From its English name
Brazilian Portuguese	Cidade de Cerulean* Cidade Cerulean*	From its English name
European Portuguese	Cidade de Cerulean Cerulean City*	From its English name Same as English name
Romanian	Orașul Cerulean	From its English name
Norwegian	Cerulean by Cerulean City*	From its English name
Russian	Церулин-Сити Tserulin-Siti Азурия Azuriya Лазурный город Lazurnyy gorod*	From its English name From its German name From лазурный lazúrnyj (azure) and город gorod (city)
Swedish	Cerulean City* Cerulean staden*	From its English name
Turkish	Cerulean Şehri	From its English name
Ukrainian	Лазурне Місто Lasurne Misto	From лазуровий lazúrovyj (azure) and місто misto (city)
Vietnamese	Thành phố Hanada	Transcription of its Japanese name

Kanto
Settlements Pallet Town • Viridian City • Pewter City • Cerulean City • Vermilion City • Lavender Town Celadon City • Saffron City • Fuchsia City • Cinnabar Island • Indigo Plateau Routes 1 • 2 • 3 • 4 • 5 • 6 • 7 • 8 • 9 • 10 • 11 • 12 • 13 • 14 • 15 • 16 • 17 • 18 • 19 • 20 • 21 • 22 • 23 • 24 • 25 • 26 • 27 • 28 Landmarks Professor Oak's Laboratory • Viridian Forest • Diglett's Cave • Pewter Museum of Science • Mt. Moon (Square) • Cerulean Cave Underground Path (Kanto Routes 5–6) • Underground Path (Kanto Routes 7–8) • S.S. Anne • S.S. Aqua • Sea Cottage • Rock Tunnel Power Plant • Cycling Road/Pokémon Road • Team Rocket Hideout • Silph Co. • Magnet Train • Pokémon Tower • Safari Zone/Pal Park GO Park • Seafoam Islands • Pokémon Mansion • Cinnabar Lab • Pokémon League Reception Gate • Victory Road • Tohjo Falls Access to Sevii Islands • Johto

This article is part of Project Cities and Towns, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on every city and town in the Pokémon world.