Azalea Town

Template:Infobox town Azalea Town (Japanese: ヒワダタウン Hiwada Town) is a small, isolated town located on the southern peninsula of the Johto region. The town is best known for being the residence of Kurt, a custom Poké Ball creator who makes Poké Balls out of apricorns. He lives in the northwest portion of town on the east edge of Ilex Forest. Azalea features other notable locations as well, such as the Slowpoke Well.

Pokémon Trainers must journey to Azalea Town in order to win the Hive Badge from Bugsy, the Azalea Gym Leader who specializes in Bug-type Pokémon.

Places of interest

Charcoal kiln

Near the gym is a small house that houses the Pokémon world's only Charcoal kiln. The kiln is owned by a family that handles not only the production of the Charcoal, but also the collection of the necessary materials. To acquire the wood necessary for the Charcoal, the family uses a Farfetch'd to Cut down trees in Ilex Forest. The wood is then treated in the kiln and turned into Charcoal, which is then sold at the local Poké Mart, making Charcoal the only type-enhancing held item that can be freely purchased, albeit at a high price.

Kurt's House

Main article: Kurt

Kurt specializes in making custom Poké Balls specifically designed to work more effectively against specific types of Pokémon. The ball that Kurt makes depends on the Apricorn that is given to Kurt by trainers. The White Apricorn is located behind his house while two other groups of Apricorns can be found on Route 36 and Route 42, both near Ecruteak City.

Slowpoke Well

Main article: Slowpoke Well

Slowpoke may not be considered to be an important Pokémon outside of Azalea, but in this small southern Johto town, Slowpoke are placed in high regard and are revered by the community. This is shown by the existence of the Slowpoke Well in the northeast corner of town near the entrance to Route 33. The small well opening leads to an expansive two-level cave heavily populated with Slowpoke located underneath Azalea.

Poké Mart

Item	Price ($)
Balls
Poké Ball	200
Recovery items
Antidote	100
Parlyz Heal	200
Potion	300
Super Potion	700
Other items
Charcoal	9,800
Escape Rope	550
Flower Mail	50
Repel	350

Notes

• According to legends in the town, the Yawn of a Slowpoke causes rain. 400 years ago, a drought in Azalea Town ended right when a Slowpoke yawned.
• In Generation II, when the main character arrives in the town, the citizens are in an uproar because the local population of Slowpoke have vanished. The Slowpoke were being held captive in the Slowpoke Well by Team Rocket. Team Rocket was cutting off the Slowpoke's tails and selling them as delicacies. After Team Rocket was defeated, the Slowpoke returned and can again be found all over the town.

Demographics

Azalea Town's population is 18. This makes it one of the smallest cities in Johto.

Name origin

Azaleas are a type of flowering shrub. Hiwada(桧皮) is the bark of a Cypress tree.

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.