Driftveil City

Driftveil City ホドモエシティ Hodomoe City "A City of Billowing Sails"

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Map description A port town distributing many goods, and a gateway to the Unova region.

Driftveil City Gym - Unova Gym #5 Clay Ground-type specialist Gym Quake Badge

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Connecting locations ← Route 6 Driftveil City Driftveil Drawbridge →   Cold Storage ↓

Location Location of Driftveil City in Unova.

Driftveil City (Japanese: ホドモエシティ Hodomoe City) is a seaside city in western Unova that is used to ship containers from place to place. A large market offering some useful items occupies part of the city. It usually rains in the area.

The city has two possible entrances on foot: from Route 6 and from the Driftveil Drawbridge, which leads to Unova's central peninsula.

Places of interest

Market

The Market is located on the western side of the city. It sells herbs and other items that can be of use.

Lighthouse

Driftveil City has a small beach. If the player Surfs directly off the beach, they can find the lighthouse, which has a Water Stone on its shore.

Docks

There is a large shipping dock located directly south of the city.

Cold Storage can be found here.

Driftveil Gym

Main article: Driftveil Gym

The Driftveil Gym is the official Gym of Driftveil City. It houses Ground-type Pokémon. The Gym Leader is Clay. Trainers who defeat him are awarded the Quake Badge, which allows the player to use Fly outside of battle, as well as TM78 (Smooth Over).

Demographics

Driftveil City is a large city with a population of 55.

Items

Item		Location	Games

Pokémon

Pokémon	Games						Location	Levels	Rate
Surfing
Frillish	B			W			Surfing	5-15	100%
Surfing spots
Jellicent	B			W			Surfing	5-20	5%
Alomomola	B			W			Surfing	5-20	95%
Fishing
Krabby	B			W			Fishing	35-55	65%
Chinchou	B			W			Fishing	35-55	30%
Luvdisc	B			W			Fishing	35-55	5%
Fishing Spots
Chinchou	B			W			Fishing	35-60	60%
Luvdisc	B			W			Fishing	35-60	30%
Kingler	B			W			Fishing	35-60	5%
Lanturn	B			W			Fishing	35-60	5%
Special Pokémon
Basculin	B			W			Trade Minccino	25	One
Basculin	B			W			Trade Minccino	25	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.

Trainers

Triple battle

Trainer	Pokémon
Bike Lover Charles チャールズ Charles Reward: $864	Zebstrika♂ Lv.27 No item
	Krokorok♂ Lv.27 No item
	Basculin♂ Red-Striped Form Lv.27 No item

If the player chose Snivy:

Pokémon Trainer Bianca Driftveil City Black and White Pokémon Trainer and Professor Bianca Oak Driftveil City Black and White Reward: $2800

Types: Normal Unknown Ability: Intimidate Held item: None Herdier♀ Lv.26 Helping Hand Normal Status   --       Take Down Normal Physical   --       Work Up Normal Status   --       Crunch Dark Physical   --       Types: Water Unknown Ability: Torrent Held item: None Dewott♂ Lv.28 Razor Shell Water Physical   --       Fury Cutter Bug Physical   --       Water Pulse Water Special   --       Revenge Fighting Physical   --       Types: Fire Unknown Ability: Gluttony Held item: None Pansear♂ Lv.26 Yawn Normal Status   --       Bite Dark Physical   --       Flame Burst Fire Special   --       Amnesia Psychic Status   --       Types: Psychic Unknown Ability: Forewarn Held item: None Musharna♀ Lv.26 Defense Curl Normal Status   --       Lucky Chant Normal Status   --       Psybeam Psychic Special   --       Hypnosis Psychic Status   --

If the player chose Tepig:

Pokémon Trainer Bianca Driftveil City Black and White Pokémon Trainer and Professor Bianca Oak Driftveil City Black and White Reward: $2800

Types: Normal Unknown Ability: Intimidate Held item: None Herdier♀ Lv.26 Helping Hand Normal Status   --       Take Down Normal Physical   --       Work Up Normal Status   --       Crunch Dark Physical   --       Types: Grass Unknown Ability: Overgrow Held item: None Servine♂ Lv.28 Leaf Tornado Grass Special   --       Leech Seed Grass Status   --       Mega Drain Grass Special   --       Slam Normal Physical   --       Types: Water Unknown Ability: Gluttony Held item: None Panpour♂ Lv.26 Water Sport Water Status   --       Bite Dark Physical   --       Scald Water Special   --       Taunt Dark Status   --       Types: Psychic Unknown Ability: Forewarn Held item: None Musharna♀ Lv.26 Defense Curl Normal Status   --       Lucky Chant Normal Status   --       Psybeam Psychic Special   --       Hypnosis Psychic Status   --

If the player chose Oshawott:

Pokémon Trainer Bianca Driftveil City Black and White Pokémon Trainer and Professor Bianca Oak Driftveil City Black and White Reward: $2800

Types: Normal Unknown Ability: Intimidate Held item: None Herdier♀ Lv.26 Helping Hand Normal Status   --       Take Down Normal Physical   --       Work Up Normal Status   --       Crunch Dark Physical   --       Types: Fire Fighting Ability: Blaze Held item: None Pignite♂ Lv.28 Arm Thrust Fighting Physical   --       Smog Poison Special   --       Rollout Rock Physical   --       Take Down Normal Physical   --       Types: Grass Unknown Ability: Gluttony Held item: None Pansage♂ Lv.26 Leech Seed Grass Status   --       Bite Dark Physical   --       Seed Bomb Grass Physical   --       Torment Dark Status   --       Types: Psychic Unknown Ability: Forewarn Held item: None Musharna♀ Lv.26 Defense Curl Normal Status   --       Lucky Chant Normal Status   --       Psybeam Psychic Special   --       Hypnosis Psychic Status   --

Trivia

• Driftveil's Japanese motto is ふねの ほと うずまく みずのこと.

Name origin

Language	Name	Origin
Japanese	ホドモエシティ Hodomoe City	帆巴 hodomoe, "sail swirl": a mon that resembles sails set in a circle (example).
English	Driftveil City	From cloud drift and the word "veil". May also be from velum (sail-shaped cloud).
French	Port Yoneuve	From port, porion (miner master) and neuve (new).
Italian	Libecciopoli	From Libeccio.

Unova
Settlements Nuvema Town • Accumula Town • Striaton City • Nacrene City • Castelia City • Nimbasa City • Anville Town Driftveil City • Mistralton City • Icirrus City • Opelucid City • Pokémon League • Lacunosa Town • Undella Town Black City • White Forest • Aspertia City • Floccesy Town • Virbank City • Lentimas Town • Humilau City Routes 1 • 2 • 3 • 4 • 5 • 6 • 7 • 8 • 9 • 10 • 11 • 12 • 13 • 14 • 15 • 16 • 17 • 18 • 19 • 20 • 21 • 22 • 23 Bridges and tunnels Skyarrow Bridge • Driftveil Drawbridge • Tubeline Bridge • Village Bridge • Marvelous Bridge • Marine Tube Landmarks Dreamyard • Wellspring Cave • Pinwheel Forest • Liberty Garden • Desert Resort • Relic Castle • Battle Subway • Lostlorn Forest Cold Storage • Mistralton Cave • Chargestone Cave • Celestial Tower • Twist Mountain • Dragonspiral Tower • Moor of Icirrus Challenger's Cave • Victory Road (BW • B2W2) • N's Castle • Royal Unova • Giant Chasm • Undella Bay • Abyssal Ruins Abundant Shrine • Poké Transfer Lab • P2 Laboratory • Entralink • Unity Tower • Floccesy Ranch • Pledge Grove • Virbank Complex Pokéstar Studios • Castelia Sewers • Join Avenue • Cave of Being • Pokémon World Tournament • Reversal Mountain • Plasma Frigate Clay Tunnel • Underground Ruins • Strange House • Relic Passage • Seaside Cave • White Treehollow • Black Tower Access to Nature Preserve Other Blueberry Academy • Terarium

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