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[[File:Ecruteak City GS.png|220px|right|thumb|Ecruteak City in Gold and Silver]]

As with many of the larger cities in the Pokémon world, Ecruteak has a [[Ecruteak Gym|Pokémon Gym]], led by [[Morty]], who specializes in {{type|Ghost}} Pokémon and hands out the {{Badge|Fog}} to those who defeat him.

Ecruteak is known as a historical and mythical city; fittingly, its buildings all feature traditional Japanese architecture, while the tallest building in the city, and perhaps all of Johto, is the ten-story [[Bell Tower]] in the city's northeast corner, built nearly a millennium before the events of the games. The city is known as being a centerpoint of the [[legendary Pokémon]] native to the Johto region, with the great {{p|Ho-Oh}} once being said to have roosted atop the Bell Tower, and having created three [[legendary beasts]] of the Pokémon who perished when the [[Burned Tower|Brass Tower]] burned down.

===Kimono Dance Theater===

The Kimono Dance Theater is where the [[Kimono Girl]]s dance and battle. The director will give the player the [[HM]] for {{m|Surf}} in [[Generation II]], after defeating the Kimono Girls, and in [[Generation IV]], after defeating a rude {{tc|Team Rocket Grunt}}. Each of the five Kimono Girls has an evolution of {{p|Eevee}}: {{p|Vaporeon}}, {{p|Flareon}}, {{p|Jolteon}}, {{p|Espeon}}, and {{p|Umbreon}}. In Generation II, the player can freely choose their order of facing Kimono Girls. In Generation IV however, each of the Kimono Girls fight in a synchronized order, and the player must go through multiple battles until all five are defeated.

 

 

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Bellchime Trail is a short path between Ecruteak City and the [[Bell Tower]]. In Generation II, it was unnamed and simply considered a part of Ecruteak City.

A majestic tower to the east, the Bell Tower is where {{p|Ho-Oh}} was once said to roost. With the {{DL|Legendary artifacts|Rainbow Wing}}, the player is able to prove to Ho-Oh that he or she is a pure-hearted person who will bring Pokémon and people back into harmony with one another.

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== In the anime ==

[[File:Ecruteak City anime.png|thumb|200px|right|Ecruteak City in the anime]]

Ecruteak City appeared in ''[[EP181|A Ghost of a Chance]]'', ''[[EP182|From Ghost to Ghost]]'', ''[[EP183|Trouble's Brewing]]'', ''[[EP226|Espeon, Not Included]]'', and ''[[EP227|For Ho-Oh the Bells Toll!]]''. Additionally, it appeared in ''[[DP077|Staging a Heroes' Welcome!]]'', as the current location of [[Drew]], [[Harley]], and [[Solidad]], and in ''[[DP143|An Egg Scramble!]]'' in {{an|Lyra}}'s presentation of the Johto region.

===In the Pokémon Adventures manga===

Ecruteak City is destroyed by an earthquake in its debut appearance in ''[[PS108|Quilava Quandary]]''. [[Jasmine]] witnesses the incident while on her way through the city to meet the [[Day-Care Couple]]. She falls due to the ground breaking under her. She is later rescued by {{adv|Gold}} and {{adv|Silver}}. The whole city is evacuated, leaving only Gold and Silver in the city. They meet several [[Team Rocket]] grunts and the [[Carl|two]] [[Sham|executives]]. The earthquake is revealed to have been caused by them. The city is later rebuilt, as requested by Morty, with Jasmine supervising the workers. {{adv|Yellow}} sets the [[Legendary beasts]] free in the Burned Tower. {{adv|Crystal}} follows {{p|Suicune}} to the Bell Tower and makes a failed attempt to capture it.

Years later, in ''[[PS444|One Tough Togepi]]'', Gold heads here to meet Morty. The city's surroundings are the first place where {{p|Arceus}} is seen, with {{adv|Crystal}} attempting to capture it.

===In the Pokémon Gold & Silver: The Golden Boys manga===

In [[Pokémon Gold & Silver: The Golden Boys]], {{GnB|Gold}} and [[Whitney]] pass through Ecruteak City in their travels. Ecruteak City is well-known for its history and its stories of [[legendary Pokémon]] that have been passed down through generations. Points of interest include [[Ecruteak Gym]] and the [[Pokémon Summit]], which is held annually at a stadium which was built on the land formerly occupied by the [[Burned Tower]].

[[File:GameFreak 1997 fanbook MC Satoshi.jpg|right|thumb|153px|The screenshot of Old City in the fan book]]

* An unused house in [[Olivine City]] features a [[non-player character|NPC]] that claims that a pharmacist in Ecruteak made medicine for her {{OBP|Pokémon|species}}. As the pharmacy is actually in [[Cianwood City]], this suggests that it was originally planned for Ecruteak City during the development of {{game|Gold and Silver|s}}.

** Unused early maps of Ecruteak City also hint at the [[Magnet Train]] running through it as well, possibly instead of through [[Goldenrod City]]. The reason they may have considered this could have to do with the fact that {{wp|Kyoto}}, the city that Ecruteak City is based on, has its own railway system.

* Due to the fact that the burning of the [[Burned Tower|Brass Tower]] has eye-witnesses that the player can talk to, this would make some residents over 150 years old.

* In the {{pmin|France|French localization}} of {{game|Crystal}}, the {{tc|Sage|Wise Trio}} are named {{wp|Kenshiro|Ken}}, {{wp|List of Fist of the North Star characters#Shu|Shuu}} and {{wp|Raoh}}, referencing the manga {{wp|Fist of the North Star}}.

==Name origin==

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! style="{{roundytl|5px}}" | Language

! style="{{roundytr|5px}}" | Origin

|- style="background:#FFF;"  

| From 槐 ''enju'' ({{wp|Styphnolobium japonicum|Japanese Pagoda tree}}), 縁寿 ''enju'' (longevity of relationship) and 臙脂色 ''enji-iro'' (deep red)

|- style="background:#FFF;"  

| From ''{{wp|Ecru (color)|ecru}}'' and ''{{wp|teak}}''

|- style="background:#FFF;"

|- style="background:#FFF;"  

|- style="background:#FFF;"  

| From ''amaranto'', {{wp|amaranth}}

|- style="background:#FFF;"

| From the genus ''{{wp|Iris (plant)|Iris}}''

|- style="background:#FFF;"  

| From 인주 (印朱) ''inju'', red stamping ink

|- style="background:#FFF;"  

| Chinese ({{tt|Mandarin|Taiwan and mainland China}})

| 圓朱市／圆朱市 ''Yuánzhū Shì''

| Alternative reading of its Japanese name. Literally means "Round vermilion city".

|- style="background:#FFF;"  

| Chinese ({{tt|Cantonese|Hong Kong}})

| 圓朱市 ''Yuenjue Si''

| Same as the Mandarin name.

|}  

[[zh:圆朱市]]