Hearthome City

Template:Infobox town Hearthome City (Japanese: ヨスガシティ Yosuga City) is a city in the region of Sinnoh. Hearthome City is home to the Super Contest Hall, where one can take place in the Super Contest, a Gym, the Pokémon Fan Club, and the Poffin House, among other things. An old man will give the player a Happiny Egg here. Hearthome City started as a place where people and Pokémon gathered and grew into a center of commerce, and is consistently voted as the most desirable place to live in all of Sinnoh. It is also a gateway to nearby Solaceon Town and Pastoria City.

Hearthome City is a child-friendly city, and there are many families and young mothers living there. Most of the buildings use elevators instead of stairs so that small children and Pokémon can move through the houses. There are prams strewn through the city. The citizens scrupulously keep their city clean.

Places of interest

Super Contest Hall

Main article: Super Contest Hall
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The Super Contest Hall

The biggest attraction, garnering contestants from all throughout the region, is the Super Contest Hall. The Super Contest Hall is an expanded format of the Pokémon Contests, within Hoenn. In it, Pokémon are rated on their appearance and performance, rather than strength. They are different from the previous generation's competitions in that not only do they have more rounds, but rounds from the earlier games have been altered. The city's Gym Leader, Fantina, is a self-proclaimed master at Pokémon Super Contests.

Amity Square

Main article: Amity Square
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The entrance in Platinum

A notable attraction is Amity Square, where Trainers relax with their Pokémon. Eleven different types of cute Pokémon will follow the player about in Amity Square, and many Pokémon wander about the city outside of their Poké Balls. Amity Square is located north of Hearthome City. The setup in Amity Square is identical to the Pikachu interaction system that was in Pokémon Yellow. Only certain small Pokémon can be taken for walks in Amity Square, usually of a "cute" appearance. Pokémon will fetch accessories or berries for their owners every 200 steps. In Pokémon Platinum, more Pokémon are allowed in than before, and the area has been expanded and redesigned. It now includes a rather large pool of water.

Pokémon Fan Club

Main article: Pokémon Fan Club

The Sinnoh's Pokémon Fan Club is located in the eastern area of Hearthome City. The Fan Club is basically a place for people to meet and chat about their favorite Pokémon and to show off their collections to each other. In general, the members are usually more oriented to unevolved, cute Pokémon and Pokémon Contests than Pokémon Battles. The Sinnoh Pokémon Fan Club Chairman says that his Fan Club is number one nationwide because he brags more than anyone. However, he doesn't do it anymore because of people's complaints. This may also explain why only two other member are found in his club. Inside the Pokémon Fan Club, the player will receive the Poffin Case, needed to bake Poffin. In Platinum, another member of the club will rate the happiness of first Pokémon in the player's party.

Poffin House

Main article: Poffin House
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Inside the Poffin House

The Poffin House is also here, where coordinators can bake Poffins to boost their Pokémon's condition for Pokémon Super Contests, either alone or through DS Wireless Communications with people nearby. Up to four people may bake at a time. The Poffin House is located west of the Poké Mart where the player can make Poffins, which are the replacement of Pokéblocks from Ruby, Sapphire, and Emerald. The player has to speak to the lady a little to the left of the entrance, throw in his or her selected berry and start stirring the liquid to begin creating their own Poffin. The Poffin's level depends on the amount of time consumed cooking the Poffin, the number of burns, and the number of spills.

Bebe's House

Bebe, the system administrator for Sinnoh's Pokémon storage system who will also give the player an Eevee living in the midst of Hearthome City. Her house, which is next to the Pokémon Center in Hearthome, is not quite as cluttered as Lanette's. Bebe is good friends with Hayley, who owns a ranch in which Pokémon can be stored, and they still keep in contact with each other. After the player obtains the National Dex, she will give them a level 5 Eevee. This Eevee came from a good mate in Johto before being passed onto the player. In Pokémon Platinum, the Eevee is available right away at level 20, without the need of the National Dex.

Mr. Goods

Main article: Mr. Goods

Mr. Goods lives on the street of Hearthome, although he claims he can't remember who he is or his real name. He is a bemused man dedicated to rarities who gives out goods to decorate the Secret Base in the Sinnoh Underground with upon completion of certain tasks, such as using the GTS or defeating all eight Gyms. Mr. Goods will also reward a trainer for other miscellaneous achievements.

Foreign Building

Main article: Foreign Building
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The Foreign Building

The Foreign Building is a building located in the western side of Hearthome City. It has six benches and stained glass windows. All the people there talk about the grace of life in the Pokémon world. It seems to be loosely based on a church or cathedral, and is the first building in all the Pokémon games to be so. Respectfully, no music can be heard in the building.

Pokémon Hotel

In the middle of the city, amongst all the life, next to the Pokémon Fan Club, is a hotel, called the Pokémon Hotel. There are only two accessible floors within the hotel, that can be accessed to by a large, automatic elevator. Many visitors come from all parts of the world to go in the Super Contest, or Amity Square. Visitors can stay here for a while to enjoy the parts of Hearthome. The landlord, inhibits the first floor, while on the second floor lives a woman and a Clefairy. The woman will give the player a Shell Bell, saying that she was given it on vacation, but alright had one.

Hearthome Gym

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Hearthome Gym in Pokémon Platinum.
Main article: Hearthome Gym

The Hearthome Gym is the official Gym of Hearthome City. It is based on Template:Type2 Pokémon. The Gym Leader is Fantina. Trainers who defeat her receive the Relic Badge. The Hearthome Gym in Pokémon Diamond and Pearl, was the 5th gym, but in Pokémon Platinum, this was changed to the 3rd gym. This is evident by the significant level change of Fantina's Pokémon. The Hearthome Gym is a giant, five-story building constructed of gray stone blocks. It is illuminated by eerie gray-blue torches. On every floor, there is a mathematical puzzle and three doors corresponding with the answers. Picking the correct door leads to the next elevator up. Picking the wrong door leads to a dead end and a trainer to fight. The Gym Leader waits in the final room on the fifth floor, which has stain-glass windows and resembles a cathedral. In Pokémon Platinum, Hearthome Gym has become much like Dewford Gym, in Hoenn; it is dark and there is only limited light source. The player must navigate their way around the gym using a flashlight. Duskull lamps are used as visible walls, to guide the player around. There are other trainers with flashlights the player must battle, in order to make their way to Fantina. For defeating Fantina, trainers receive the Relic Badge, TM65 (Shadow Claw), and the ability to use Defog outside of battle.

Items

Key Items

Demographics

The population of Hearthome City is 55 people. Given that it is the only town in the Pokémon world to feature babies, it probably has the lowest age distribution too.

Poké Mart

Item Price
Balls
Poké Ball $200
Heal Ball $300
Net Ball $1,000
Nest Ball $1,000
Medicine
Potion $300
Super Potion $700
Antidote $100
Paralyz Heal $200
Awakening $250
Burn Heal $250
Ice Heal $250
Other items
Escape Rope $550
Repel $350
Heart Mail $50

Pokémon

Pokémon Diamond and Pearl

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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.

Pokémon Platinum

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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

Pokémon Diamond and Pearl

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In the anime

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Through the streets of Hearthome City

In Dawn's Early Night, Hearthome City is first seen as a busy city. Ash tries to enter Hearthome Gym, but the Gym Leader isn't there, instead Nando comes to greet them. Dawn enters the Hearthome City Contest, only to find herself up against all of her rivals: Zoey, Jessie (disguised as Jessalina), and Nando. Dawn loses in the first round getting very depressed. Zoey loses to Nando in the finals.

Later, Ash, Dawn, and Brock enter the Hearthome City Tag Battle Competition hosted in Hearthome City. Ash get tagged with Paul, while Dawn gets tagged with Conway, and Brock gets tagged with Holly. They all win their battles in the first round and move up to the second round.Ash and Paul, Dawn and Conway, and Brock and Holly advance to the tag battle semifinals. It is revealed that Dawn and Conway have already won their match and the next match-ups were about to begin. It was Paul and Ash, versus Brock and Holly. Torterra used Leaf Storm, knocking Croagunk out, and giving victory to Ash and Paul. Finally, the next battle between Dawn, Conway, Ash, and Paul started. Ash sent out Chimchar, Paul used his Elekid, and Conway and Dawn called out Heracross and Buizel, but after much hardship, Ash and Paul win the battle along with the Tag Battle competition.

After the competition, Paul releases his Chimchar due to it's inability to use blaze during the match, which is then adopted by Ash.

In other languages

Names

Language Name Origin
Japanese ヨスガシティ Yosuga City From 縁 yosuga, "a way of life."
English Hearthome City From the expression home is where the heart is,
French Unionpolis From union and -polis, from the Greek word for city.
German Herzhofen From Herz, heart, and the suffix hofen (court).
Italian Cuoripoli From cuore, heart, and the suffix -poli, meaning city.
Spanish Ciudad Corazón Corazón means heart.
Korean 연고시티 Yeongo City
Chinese (Mandarin) 緣之市 Yuán Zhī Shì

Trivia

  • Hearthome's Japanese town motto is こころが ふれあう ばしょ.
  • It is the first city in the games to feature a church/cathedral. However, it is referred to as a foreign culture building.
  • A woman in the city mentions that she evolved one of her Pokémon with a Water Stone; however, none of the Pokémon in the Sinnoh Dex evolve via Water Stone. In Pokémon Platinum, however, Eevee is included in the Sinnoh Dex, and needs a Water Stone to evolve into Vaporeon. In Platinum, she mentions using a Fire Stone instead.
  • In the anime, Enta is the mayor of Hearthome City. However, this is only mentioned in the dub.


Sinnoh
               
Settlements
Twinleaf TownSandgem TownJubilife CityOreburgh CityFloaroma TownEterna CityHearthome City
Solaceon TownVeilstone CityPastoria CityCelestic TownCanalave CitySnowpoint CitySunyshore City
Pokémon LeagueFight AreaSurvival AreaResort Area
Routes
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Landmarks
Lake Verity (Lakefront) • Oreburgh GateOreburgh MineOreburgh Mining MuseumGlobal Terminal/Global Wonder Station
Ravaged PathFloaroma MeadowValley WindworksEterna ForestOld ChateauUnderground/Grand Underground
Wayward CaveMount CoronetAmity SquareLost TowerHallowed TowerSolaceon RuinsManiac TunnelLake Valor (Lakefront)
Great MarshPokémon MansionTrophy GardenFuego IronworksIron IslandLake Acuity (Lakefront) • Spear PillarVictory Road
Pal Park/Ramanas ParkContest HallBattle ZoneBattle ParkBattle Tower/Battle FrontierStark MountainSnowpoint Temple
Spring PathSendoff SpringTurnback CaveFullmoon IslandNewmoon IslandSeabreak PathFlower ParadiseHall of Origin
Access to
Distortion World
See also
Hisui
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