Cerulean City
- If you were looking for the chapter in Pokémon Zensho, see PZ03.
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Cerulean City Gym - Kanto Gym #2
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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 Miracle Cycle Bike Shop and the Berry Powder Man.
Places of interest
Bike Shop
- Main article: Miracle Cycle
The Bike Shop has a store in Cerulean City, which sells Bicycles produced by the company. Designs range from a plain city bike to fast mountain bike; however the player only ever gets one: the Bicycle. It can be bought for $1,000,000, or exchanged for a Bike Voucher. However, as only $999,999 can be obtained at any time, there is no way to buy a Bicycle without a Bike Voucher. The Pokémon Fan Club Chairman in Vermilion City will give out his Bike Voucher, making this the only viable way to get the item.
In Generation II, the shop is closed due to the owner deciding to move the shop to Goldenrod City in the Johto region. In Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver, however, the shop in Kanto is also open. Nothing is obtainable inside, however, and the manager mentions that since all the bicycles have been shipped to Johto for sale, all he has left to sell is inflatable tubes. The That Town, These People radio show profile of Cerulean City also mentions this.
The name "Miracle Cycle" is limited strictly to the Japanese games, and in the English versions, the Miracle Cycle Shops are called just "Bike Shops" and no mention of Miracle Cycle is made at all.
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 Mewtwo at level 70 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 potency of the Pokémon in the cave. At the end of the cave lies Mewtwo, the only one of its species in the game.
Another addition in FireRed and LeafGreen lies in the fact that trainers are now required to further prove themselves before entering the cave, which is done by completing the quest on Sevii Islands and restoring the Network Machine to operational status. This stipulation may or may not have been done due to the addition of Wobbuffet to the cave's selection of wild Pokémon, and the old set of requirements 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.
Cerulean Gym
- Main article: Cerulean Gym
The Cerulean Gym is the official gym of Cerulean City. It is based on Template:Type2 Pokémon. The Gym Leader is Misty. Trainers that defeat her receive the Cascade Badge. Other known 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 FireRed and LeafGreen, there is a man in a cottage who concocts a variety of medicine from Berry Powder and will exchange Berry Powder for rare and valuable items. 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.
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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 under the flowers.
Demographics
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; the population has increased by one since Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen.
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Items
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Pokémon
Wild Pokémon can be found in the water inside Cerulean City's Gym (Generation I only), as well as in the channel along the northwestern edge of town. In Pokémon Red and Blue and Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen, there is a man who will trade his Jynx for a Poliwhirl.
Generation I
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Poliwhirl's level | One | |||||||||
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10 | One | |||||||||
Fishing | |||||||||||||||
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R | B | Y |
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5 | 100% | |||||||||
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R | B | Y |
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10 | 50% | |||||||||
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10 | 50% | |||||||||
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15 | 33% | |||||||||
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15 | 33% | |||||||||
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15 | 33% | |||||||||
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25-30 | 70% | |||||||||
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R | B | Y |
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30-40 | 30% | |||||||||
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
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5-14 | 90% | |||||||||
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10-14 | 10% | |||||||||
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10 | 85% | |||||||||
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10 | 15% | |||||||||
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20 | 55% | |||||||||
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20 | 35% | |||||||||
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20 | 10% | 10% | 0% | |||||||
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20 | 0% | 0% | 10% | |||||||
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40 | 60% | |||||||||
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40 | 30% | 30% | 0% | |||||||
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40 | 0% | 0% | 30% | |||||||
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40 | 10% | |||||||||
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Fishing | |||||||||||||||
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10 | 100% | |||||||||
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20 | 60% | |||||||||
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20 | 30% | 30% | 0% | |||||||
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20 | 0% | 0% | 30% | |||||||
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40 | 60% | |||||||||
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40 | 30% | 30% | 0% | |||||||
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40 | 0% | 0% | 30% | |||||||
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40 | 10% | |||||||||
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
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5-40 | 100% | ||||||||||
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5 | 100% | ||||||||||
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5-15 | 60% | ||||||||||
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5-15 | 60% | ||||||||||
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5-15 | 20% | ||||||||||
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15-35 | 84% | ||||||||||
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15-35 | 84% | ||||||||||
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15-25 | 15% | ||||||||||
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25-35 | 1% | ||||||||||
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25-35 | 1% | ||||||||||
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
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11-13 14-16 |
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11-13 | 30% | ||||||||||
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11-13 14-16 |
20% | ||||||||||
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5-10 | 90% | ||||||||||
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10 | 10% | ||||||||||
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10 | 95% | ||||||||||
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10 | 5% | ||||||||||
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20 | 60% | ||||||||||
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20 | 40% | ||||||||||
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40 | 90% | ||||||||||
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40 | 7% | ||||||||||
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40 | 3% | ||||||||||
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
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Red, Green, and Blue
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Generation III
FireRed and LeafGreen
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Trainer Tips
Generation I
TRAINER TIPS
Pressing B Button
during evolution
cancels the whole
process.
Generation III
In the spin-off games
In 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
Cerulean City first appeared in The Water Flowers of Cerulean City, where Ash decides to challenge the Cerulean Gym.
In the manga
In the Pokémon Adventures manga
Cerulean City is first visited in the Red, Green & Blue arc in Suddenly Starmie, being the place where Misty's mansion and the Cerulean Gym are located. Its streets surround a canal full of boats resembling Venice. Red and Misty also train here to defeat Team Rocket.
Trivia
- Its Japanese motto is ハナダは みずいろ しんぴのいろ "Hanada is the color of aqua mysteries."
- A School Kid with an Itemfinder/Dowsing MCHN hints at an item outside of Cerulean Cave. He continues to claim that his Itemfinder/Dowsing MCHN is responding even after the player retrieves the item.
- Prior to Generation IV, its English motto was "A Mysterious, Blue Aura Surrounds It".
- 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.
Name origin
Language | Name | Origin |
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Japanese | ハナダシティ Hanada City | 縹色 (hanada iro) refers to a light blue color. |
English | Cerulean City | From cerulean, a deep blue color. |
French | Azuria | From azur, azure. |
Czech | Blankytné město | Blankyt means azure, město is city (or town) |
German | Azuria City | From Azur, azure. |
Italian | Celestopoli | From celeste, light blue, and the suffix -poli, meaning city. |
Polish | Azuria | From German and French Azuria. |
Spanish | Ciudad Celeste | Celeste means light blue. |
Korean | 블루시티 Blue City | 블루 is a transliteration of blue. |
Chinese (Mandarin) | 華藍市/华蓝市 Huálán Shì 花藍市/花蓝市 Huālán Shì * |
華藍/华蓝 (huálán) means "magnificent blue", but can also mean "blue blossoms". 花蓝 (huālán) means "floral blue". |
Chinese (Cantonese) | 淺藍市 Cinlaam Si | 淺藍 (cinlaam) means "light blue". |
Indonesian | Kota Serulin (Pokémon Pocket Monsters only) | Transliteration from its English name. |
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