Opelucid City
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Opelucid City Gym - Unova Gym #8B / #7B2W2
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Opelucid City Gym - Unova Gym #8W
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Location Location of Opelucid City in Unova. |
Opelucid City (Japanese: ソウリュウシティ Soryu City) is a city in the northern and central area of the Unova region. The look of Opelucid City differs between versions. In Pokémon Black, the city has a technological appearance, while in Pokémon White, it has a natural appearance. The music reflects their respective appearances in both versions as well. Black 2 and White 2 maintains this difference as well.
During the storyline of Black 2 and White 2, the city is frozen by the Plasma Frigate, blocking the entrances to all but the Pokémon Center, Gym, and Drayden's house. During the credits, it is seen thawing out. Additionally, after the events of Pokémon Black and White, a landslide on the old Victory Road apparently occurred and, as a safety precaution, the northern exit to Route 10 is sealed off; Route 10 therefore no longer exists in Black 2 and White 2. The gate is also completely destroyed.
Places of interest
Opelucid Gym
- Main article: Opelucid Gym
Opelucid City is host to the final Gym Trainers challenge on their journey through Unova. The Gym Leader faced depends on the game version. In Pokémon Black, the player will battle Drayden; in Pokémon White the player will battle Iris. They both specialize in Dragon-types. In Black 2 and White 2, Drayden is the sole Gym Leader due to Iris becoming the Champion.
Battle House
The Battle House, located west of the entrance, is a building where the player can battle two Ace Trainers in Rotation Battles in Black, and Triple Battles in White. Unlike most Trainers in Black and White, these Trainers can be rematched, and will battle the player once per day.
In Black 2 and White 2, the Battle House was closed due to the Trainers leaving for the Pokémon World Tournament to test their skills.
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Opelucid Gate (Route 10 exit)
The northern exit of the city differs between the two sets of games. In Black and White it exits to Route 10, however in Black 2 and White 2 this northern exit has been sealed off. This is due to the collapse of the old Victory Road.
This change removes Route 10 from Unova completely. Even if the player uses a cheating device to bypass through the sealed off area, it leads nowhere and plays the music from Route 6, 7, 8, 9, 17, and 18.
Demographics
Pokémon Black
Opelucid City has a population of 46.
Pokémon White
Opelucid City has a population of 52.
Variable scoring
In Black version, a synth track will be added to the background theme if the player is near a keytar player performing immediately west of the Pokémon Center. In White version, an erhu player stands in the same place and will add an erhu track.
Poké Mart
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Items
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Prop | Gift from the Musical fan in the westernmost building (once daily; Gift Box, Fluffy Beard, Big Bag, Scarlet Hat) | B W B2 W2 | |
Destiny Knot | Gift from a girl inside the building between Opelucid Gym and the Battle House | B W | |
Float Stone | Gift from the Linebacker on the second floor of Drayden/Iris's house | B W B2 W2 | |
Ring Target | Gift from the girl on the second floor of Drayden/Iris's house | B W B2 W2 | |
Cell Battery | Gift from a man inside the building east of Drayden/Iris's house; show him a Pokémon with Charge from the opposite version | B W | |
Max Repel | South of the Pokémon Center (hidden) | B W | |
Ultra Ball | On the road between the Battle House and the building to its left (hidden) | B W | |
Master Ball | Gift from Professor Juniper after defeating Drayden/Iris | B W | |
Smoke Ball | From a lady in the house east to the Gym | B2 W2 | |
Trainers
Pokémon Black 2 and White 2
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Trainer Tips
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Trivia
- Opelucid's Japanese motto is 過去と 未來が 絡みあう街.
- The city is similar to Blackthorn City in that they are both host to a Dragon-type Gym, that Gym is the eighth Gym of the region at some point, that they both have the effort value checker and a Move Tutor for Draco Meteor, and that they are both located in the northern part of their respective regions.
- This is the second city in Unova where the Gym Leader varies, though not in the same way as the Striaton Gym.
- However this does not apply to Black 2 and White 2.
- In Black 2 and White 2, if the player does not get the Ring Target or the Float Stone from the people in Drayden's house before Team Plasma freezes the city, they will only talk about how concerned they are for the city. Should this be the case, they will give the player the items after defeating the Elite Four and Champion.
- If the player does not collect the Max Potion from Route 11 and uses the Dowsing Machine by the city's eastern exit, it will reveal the presence of a hidden item. This disappears once the Max Potion is collected.
Name origin
Language | Name | Origin |
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Japanese | ソウリュウシティ Soryu City | 双龍文 sōryūmon, a type of Chinese pattern resembling two dragons. Also from 蒼竜 sōryū, a Japanese name for the Azure Dragon. |
English | Opelucid City | From opacus (opaque sheets of clouds), perlucidus (sheets of cloud with small spaces), and possibly translucidus (translucent sheets of clouds). May also be from opal and lucid. |
French | Janusia | From Janus, the Roman god of gates depicted with two faces, one facing the past, the other facing the future. Also a flower genus. |
German | Twindrake City | From "twin" and "drake" (a term sometimes used to refer to European dragons). |
Italian | Boreduopoli | From Bora, a northern katabatic wind in the Mediterranean area, and duo. |
Spanish | Ciudad Caolín | From caolín, kaolinite. |
Korean | 쌍용시티 Ssang'yong City | 쌍용 (雙龍) ssang'yong means a pair of dragons. |
Chinese (Mandarin) | 雙龍市 Shuānglóng Shì | From its Japanese name. Literally means "Double dragon". |
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. |