Cherrygrove City (Japanese: ヨシノシティYoshino City) is located in south-central Johto. Though the city has no Gym, it is frequently passed through by Pokémon Trainers on their way to Violet City from New Bark Town. The city acts mainly as a tutorial, introducing the player to the main tools of the game (the Pokémon Center, the Poké Mart, etc.).
Guide Gent, who first stands near the east entrance of Cherrygrove, will offer the player a tour of the city. The tour route includes the Pokémon Center, the Pokémon Mart, the exit to Route 30, the sea, and Guide Gent's house. Upon the conclusion of the tour, the player will receive the Map Card for their Pokégear. In HeartGold and SoulSilver, he instead gives the player the Running Shoes, and only gives them the Map Card upon leaving Cherrygrove City to the north.
Off-shore island
There is an off-shore island to the west of the town. Trainers are unable to reach the island when they first reach the town, due to the fact they are unable to use Surf. Trainers must gain HM03 (Surf) in order to access this area. There is a man who will give the player the Mystic Water. A strip of land north of the island has a hidden nugget, which requires HM08 (Rock Climb) to reach.
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.
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.
Cherrygrove City is the second smallest city of Johto, which is ironic since its location is based on Nagoya, which is the third largest city of Japan and the second largest city of the region Johto represents.
In Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver, the pond behind the Pokémon Center that was present, but inaccessible, in Generation II, is accessible through a new path on Route 30. However, this causes a strange phenomenon: Due to there being only one set of data for all bodies of water on a given route, entirely different Pokémon can be caught depending on whether the player is in the water on the Cherrygrove City or Route 30 side of the pond. Even stranger is the fact that those found on the Cherrygrove side belong in the sea, and these Pokémon should not be able to survive in a freshwater pond.
As with many other Johto towns, Cherrygrove City's slogan is changed between Generation II and Generation IV. Its Generation II slogan is "The City of Cute, Fragrant Flowers".
Name origin
Language
Name
Origin
Japanese
ヨシノシティ Yoshino City
From 吉野 Yoshino, a species of Japanese cherry tree.
English
Cherrygrove City
Cherries are a type of fruit, while a grove is a multitude of trees near each other.
French
Ville Griotte
From griotte, sour cherry.
German
Rosalia City
Italian
Fiorpescopoli
From fiore di pesco, peach flower, and the suffix -poli, meaning city.
Spanish
Ciudad Cerezo
From cerezo, cherry tree.
Korean
무궁시티 Mugung Shiti
무궁 (mugung) means eternal.
Chinese (Mandarin)
吉花市 Jíhuā Shì
May be derived from 吉野 yoshino and 櫻花 yīnghuā (cherry blossom). 吉花 literally means "auspicious blossom".
