Pacifidlog Town: Difference between revisions

{{Itemlist|Big Pearl|Behind the town sign on the Pokémon Center's platform (requires {{m|Surf}}) ''(hidden)''|OR=yes|AS=yes|display={{DL|Valuable item|Big Pearl}}}}

{{Itemlist|Heart Scale|East of the door to the southeastern house ''(hidden)''|OR=yes|AS=yes|display={{DL|Exchangeable item|Heart Scale}}}}

{{Itemlist|Kangaskhanite|West side of the Pokémon Center platform, after encountering {{p|Groudon}}{{sup/6|OR}}/{{p|Kyogre}}{{sup/6|AS}} (requires {{m|Surf}})|OR=yes|AS=yes|display={{DL|Mega Stone|Kangaskhanite}} }}

{{Itemlist|Wave Mail|Held by Coroso{{sup/3|RS}}/Seasor{{sup/3|E}}, a {{p|Corsola}}{{sup/3|RS}}/{{p|Horsea}}{{sup/3|E}} received in a trade|Ru=yes|Sa=yes|E=yes|display={{DL|Mail|Wave Mail}}}}

{{Itemlist|Heart Scale|Held by Coroso, a {{p|Corsola}} received in a trade|OR=yes|AS=yes|display={{DL|Exchangeable item|Heart Scale}}}}

[[File:Pacifidlog Town anime.png|thumb|220px|Pacifidlog Town in the anime]]

In the {{pkmn|anime}}, Pacifidlog Town was shown to be located on a regular island instead of a town built on wooden rafts. Like many other towns in the [[Hoenn]] [[region]], it is home to a [[Contest Hall]].

In the [[Appeal|Appeals Round]], Jessie had {{MTR}} using {{m|Fury Swipes}} to make a sculpture of {{an|Giovanni}} and himself out of a giant block of ice, impressing the crowd. Joshua showcased his {{p|Houndoom}}'s talents with a [[Contest combination|combination]] of {{m|Shadow Ball}} and {{m|Swift}}, whereas Erica displayed her {{p|Jynx}}'s psychic powers by combining {{m|Blizzard}} and {{m|Psychic}}. May also made use of Blizzard, having {{TP|May|Skitty}} using the [[move]] to freeze the {{m|Razor Leaf}} she got from {{m|Assist}} before {{m|DoubleSlap}}ping the leaves to shower the stage in sparkling crystal. With that, they all were able to advance to the [[Contest Battle]]s, which took place in [[AG116|the following episode]].

The first match of the second round put Jessie against Erica. The battle ended rather quickly as Jessie was disqualified for cheating, giving Erica a free pass to the Contest finals. The battle between May and Joshua, on the other hand, was a hard fought one. It ended with an explosion caused by the clash of May's Skitty's Blizzard and Joshua's Houndoom's {{m|Flamethrower}}. Having won this battle, May advanced to the final round, where she faced Erica. She had a little trouble dealing with Jynx's {{m|Psychic}} attack, but got the win after Skitty's Assist became {{m|Fire Spin}} and knocked Jynx out. This victory gave May her fifth Contest Ribbon, allowing her to enter the [[Hoenn Grand Festival]].

In the {{chap|Ruby & Sapphire}}, {{adv|Wally}} was revealed to have traveled to Pacifidlog Town to obtain a more effective cure for his health problems. He was informed of the place by the old resident that looks out for {{gdis|Mirage Island|III}} every day. After {{adv|Kyogre}} and {{adv|Groudon}} had awakened, both Wally and the old man evacuated the unstable floating settlement using the two lifeboats that were stationed.

 

The old Mirage Island watcher's name is never explicitly stated in the manga. However, in ''[[PS258|Rayquaza Redemption I]]'' Scott makes a reference to '''Mr. Gemu''' (Japanese: ゲムじーさん), which is commonly believed to be the old man's name in the Japanese fandom. [[Chuang Yi]]'s English translation removes the reference,<!--How about Viz?--> while in the [[Serebii.net]] contributor [[Coronis]]' summary of the manga, he is referred to as '''Ghem''', based on his supposed Japanese name.

* There is a possibility that Pacifidlog's concept was inspired by the [[Pokédex]] entry for {{p|Corsola}} in {{game3|Gold and Silver|Pokémon Silver|s}}, which states that, in a south sea nation, the people live in communities that are built on groups of these Pokémon. Despite this, Corsola cannot be encountered here. Instead, an NPC Trainer in {{2v2|Ruby|Sapphire}} and {{pkmn|Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire}} will [[trade]] a Corsola for a {{p|Bellossom}}.

==Name origin==