Cerulean City

Template:Infobox town 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.

Places of interest

Battle Factory

In the anime, the Battle Factory is located near the city.

Bike Shop

Bicycles can be purchased for an implausible $1,000,000, or with a Bike Voucher.

The Bike Shop moved to Goldenrod City in Generation II.

Cerulean Cave

Main article: Cerulean Cave

On the outskirts of Cerulean City lies Cerulean Cave, also known as the Unknown Dungeon. The player can capture Mewtwo at Level 70 in the Generation I and Generation III games.

In Generation II, the Dungeon has collapsed, and Mewtwo's Berserk Gene has been left behind.

Cerulean Gym

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Cerulean City in Generation I.

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Cerulean City in Generation II.

Main article: Cerulean Gym

Berry Powder man

In Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen, there is a man in a cottage who will exchange Berry Powder for rare and valuable items.

Gym Badge Man

In Generation I, there is a man in a cottage in the North-West corner of the city who will explain exactly what the effects are for each of the eight Indigo League Gym Badges.

In the Pokémon Special manga

Cerulean City is first visited in the Red, Green & Blue chapter in Suddenly Starmie, being the place where Misty's mansion and the Cerulean Gym are located. It streets surround a canal full of boats resembling Venice. Here Red and Misty train to defeat Team Rocket.

Poké Mart

Generations I and III

Item	Price ($)
Balls
Poké Ball	200
Recovery items
Antidote	100
Awakening	200
Burn Heal	250
Parlyz Heal	200
Potion	300
Super Potion**	700
Other items
Escape Rope*	550
Repel	350

Generation II

Item	Price ($)
Balls
Great Ball	600
Ultra Ball	1,200
Recovery items
Full Heal	600
Super Potion	700
Other items
Dire Hit	650
Super Repel	500
Surf Mail	50
X Attack	550
X Defend	550

Items

Generation I

Rare Candy (hidden)

Pokémon

Wild Pokémon can be found in the water inside Cerulean City's Gym, 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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Pokémon		Games			Location	Levels	Rate
	Psyduck	R	B	Y	Fishing	15	33%
	Krabby	R	B	Y	Fishing	15	33%
	Goldeen	R	B	Y	Fishing	15	33%
	Poliwag	R	B	Y	Fishing: Gym Good Rod	10	50%
	Goldeen	R	B	Y	Fishing: Gym Good Rod	10	50%
	Goldeen	R	B	Y	Fishing	25-30	70%
	Seaking	R	B	Y	Fishing	30-40	30%
Trade
	Jynx	R	B	Y	Poliwhirl	Poliwhirl's level	Only 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

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Pokémon		Games			Location	Levels	Rate
All times
	Goldeen	G	S	C	Surfing	5-14	90%
	Seaking	G	S	C	Surfing	10-14	10%
Inside Gym Only
All times
	Krabby	G	S	C	Old Rod	10	100%
	Krabby	G	S	C	Good Rod	20	60%
	Krabby	G	S	C	Super Rod	40	60%
	Kingler	G	S	C	Super Rod	40	10%
Morning
	Corsola	G	S	C	Good Rod	20	30%
	Corsola	G	S	C	Super Rod	40	30%
Day
	Corsola	G	S	C	Good Rod	20	30%
	Corsola	G	S	C	Super Rod	40	30%
Night
	Staryu	G	S	C	Good Rod	20	30%
	Staryu	G	S	C	Super Rod	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 III

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Pokémon		Games		Location	Levels	Rate
	Tentacool	FR	LG	Surfing		100%
	Magikarp	FR	LG	Old Rod		100%
	Krabby	FR	LG	Good Rod		20%
	Krabby	FR	LG	Good Rod		60%
	Horsea	FR	LG	Good Rod		60%
	Horsea	FR	LG	Good Rod		20%
	Magikarp	FR	LG	Good Rod		20%
	Psyduck	FR	LG	Super Rod		1%
	Slowpoke	FR	LG	Super Rod		1%
	Krabby	FR	LG	Super Rod		84%
	Horsea	FR	LG	Super Rod		84%
	Gyarados	FR	LG	Super Rod		15%
Trade
	Jynx	FR	LG	Poliwhirl	Poliwhirl's level	Only 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.

Trainer Tips

FireRed and LeafGreen

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

In other languages

Language	Name	Origin
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.
German	Azuria City	From Azur, azure.
Italian	Celestopoli	From celeste, light blue, and the suffix -poli, meaning city.
Spanish	Ciudad Celeste	Celeste means light blue.
Korean	블루시티 Blue City
Chinese (Mandarin)	華藍市/华蓝市 Huálán Shì
Chinese (Cantonese)	淺藍市 Cinlaam Si

References

Psypoke Psydex - Pokémon catch rates

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