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The '''Pokémon Tower''' (Japanese: '''ポケモンタワー''' ''Pokémon Tower'') is a seven-story tower located in [[Lavender Town]] in the region of [[Kanto]].

The Pokémon Tower houses hundreds of graves of deceased {{OBP|Pokémon|species}} in all of its seven floors. Many people visit the building daily to pay their respects to the fallen. On all floors other than the first two, though, the possibility of being attacked by [[wild Pokémon]] is present. In [[Generation]]s {{gen|II}} and {{gen|IV}}, the tower was converted into the '''Lavender Radio Tower''', undergoing a similar transformation to the [[Kanto Power Plant]] to the north.

Aside from graves, the tower is home to wild {{p|Cubone}} as well as many {{type|Ghost}} Pokémon. In [[Generation I]] and [[Generation III]], [[Team Rocket]] tried to steal the Cubone to sell their valuable skulls. In the process, a mother {{p|Marowak}} that was protecting her Cubone child was killed. {{OBP|Ghost|literal|The ghost}} of the mother Marowak haunted the tower until {{ga|Red}}/{{ga|Leaf}} was able to knock it out, setting her spirit free. The {{OBP|Marowak|ghost}} that appears here cannot be caught, even if a [[Master Ball]] is used. [[Mr. Fuji]] attempted to confront the poachers, but ended up being taken hostage himself and required the help of the main character to be released. As a show of gratitude, Mr. Fuji gives the main character the [[Poké Flute]].

The Ghost-type Pokémon in the tower appear to have a unique ability to disguise themselves as the ghosts of humans. However, a [[Silph Scope]] will reveal their true natures and identity, allowing the Pokémon to be engaged in battle. Any Pokémon who attempts to fight ghosts without a Silph Scope will be "too scared to move."

A special spot on the fifth floor has been made into a wild Pokémon-free healing area. In the original games, the Channeler next to it makes a reference to white magic about it. This was edited out in the later games.

In [[Generation I]], it is possible to exploit {{DL|List of glitches in Generation I|Ghost Marowak bypassing|a glitch}} that allows the {{player}} to skip the sequence with the [[level]] 30 {{OBP|ghost|literal}} by using a [[Poké Doll]], making it possible to progress without obtaining the [[Silph Scope]] first.

{{Itemlist|Escape Rope|3F; north side|R=yes|B=yes|Y=yes|FR=yes|LG=yes}}

{{Itemlist|Elixir|3F; near the staircase leading to the next floor|R=yes|B=yes|Y=yes|FR=yes|LG=yes|display={{DL|Ether|Elixir}}}}

{{Itemlist|Awakening|4F; in the center of the floor|R=yes|B=yes|Y=yes|FR=yes|LG=yes|display={{DL|Status ailment healing item|Awakening}}}}

{{Itemlist|HP Up|4F; south side|R=yes|B=yes|Y=yes|display={{DL|Vitamin|HP Up}}}}

{{Itemlist|Great Ball|4F; south side|FR=yes|LG=yes|display={{Ball|Great}}}}

{{Itemlist|Elixir|5F; on the wall near the west staircase (south of the stairs) ''(hidden)''|R=yes|B=yes|Y=yes|display={{DL|Ether|Elixir}}}}

{{Itemlist|Big Mushroom|5F; above and to the left of the northernmost Channeler ''(hidden)''|FR=yes|LG=yes|display={{DL|Valuable item|Big Mushroom}}}}

{{Itemlist|Nugget|5F; south side, near the healing spot|R=yes|B=yes|Y=yes|FR=yes|LG=yes|display={{DL|Valuable item|Nugget}}}}

{{Itemlist|X Accuracy|6F; near the staircase from the fifth floor|R=yes|B=yes|Y=yes|FR=yes|LG=yes|display={{DL|Battle item|X Accuracy}}}}

{{Itemlist|Rare Candy|6F, south side|R=yes|B=yes|Y=yes|FR=yes|LG=yes|display={{DL|Vitamin|Rare Candy}}}}

{{Itemlist|Cleanse Tag|6F; in the center of the healing spot|FR=yes|LG=yes|display={{DL|Out-of-battle effect item|Cleanse Tag}}}}

{{Itemlist|Soothe Bell|7F; where Mr. Fuji was standing ''{{tt|(hidden)|Requires using Itemfinder on the spot where he stood, causing the item to be automatically obtained}}''|FR=yes|LG=yes|display={{DL|Out-of-battle effect item|Soothe Bell}}}}

{{Itemlist|None|From the radio station manager after restoring functionality to the Power Plant|G=yes|S=yes|C=yes|HG=yes|SS=yes|display=[[Pokégear|EXPN Card]]}}

{{catch/entry1|093|Haunter|no|no|yes|3F|20-25|5%|type1=ghost|type2=poison}}

{{catch/entry1|093|Haunter|no|no|yes|4F|20-25|5%|type1=ghost|type2=poison}}

{{catch/entry1|104|Cubone|yes|yes|no|5F|20-22|9%|type1=ground}}

{{catch/entry1|092|Gastly|yes|yes|no|6F|18-24|85%|type1=ghost|type2=poison}}

{{catch/entry1|104|Cubone|yes|yes|no|6F|20-22|9%|type1=ground}}

{{catch/entry1|093|Haunter|yes|yes|no|7F|28-30|15%|type1=ghost|type2=poison}}

{{catch/entry1|093|Haunter|no|no|yes|7F|24-29|5%|type1=ghost|type2=poison}}

{{catch/entry1|104|Cubone|yes|yes|no|7F|22-24|10%|type1=ground}}

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{{catch/entryfl|092|Gastly|yes|yes|4-5F|13-19|86%|type1=ghost|type2=poison}}

{{catch/entryfl|104|Cubone|yes|yes|4-5F|15, 17|9%|type1=ground}}

{{catch/entryfl|093|Haunter|yes|yes|4-5F|20|5%|type1=ghost|type2=poison}}

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! width=15% style="background: #{{locationcolor/light|building}}; {{roundytl|5px}}" | Program

! width=10% style="background: #{{locationcolor/light|building}}" | Host(s)

! width=10% style="background: #{{locationcolor/light|building}}" | Channel ([[Pokégear|PG]])

! width=45% style="background: #{{locationcolor/light|building}}" | Description

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| [[Poké Flute]]

| Plays Poké Flute music. Used to awaken {{p|Snorlax}}.  

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| [[Pokémon Music Channel|Let's All Sing]]

| style="background: #FFF; {{roundybl|5px}}" | [[Places and People]]

| style="background: #FFF" | {{DL|DJ|Lily}}

| style="background: #FFF" | 16.5

| style="background: #FFF" | Talk show discussing [[Kanto]] locations or Trainers the player has faced.

| style="background: #FFF" | {{v2|Crystal}} only{{tt|*|Only applies for the Pokégear. Does not apply for the radios in Kanto houses.}}

| style="background: #FFF; {{roundybr|5px}}" | Unknown

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| rowspan="3" | [[File:Radio Tower (Lavender Town) GSC.png|140px]]

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[[File:Pokémon Tower anime.png|thumb|165px|The Pokémon Tower in the anime]]

The Pokémon Tower appeared in ''[[EP023|The Tower of Terror]]''. It is depicted as a decrepit mansion rather than a graveyard as it is in the games.

{{Ash}} visited the tower after losing his [[Gym]] {{pkmn|battle}} against [[Sabrina]], and being adviced by [[Sabrina's father]] to go to Lavender Town to catch himself a Ghost Pokémon in order to defeat Sabrina's {{t|Psychic}} Pokémon. {{an|Misty}} and {{an|Brock}} quickly got scared of the seemingly unexplainable events happening inside of the tower, and left Ash do his Ghost search alone. When he finally encountered {{TP|Sabrina|Haunter}} and {{p|Gengar}}, two of the three residents of the tower, he tried to battle them, but soon found out that they were more interested in physical comedy than battling. As their comedy routine didn't work on Ash, the ghosts got sad and sank through the floor in depression. Ash tried to dive after them, but only ended up hitting the floor, causing an old chandelier to fall on him and {{AP|Pikachu}}, killing them. Haunter then turned Ash and Pikachu into ghosts, and the two had some fun with the three ghosts, including playing some pranks with Brock and Misty, before eventually returning to their bodies. However, Haunter had enjoyed its time with Ash so much that it decided to follow him to [[Saffron City]].

Unbeknownst by Ash and {{ashfr}}, {{TRT}} had also been hiding in the tower, seeking for a chance to steal Pikachu. Their plans were foiled, however, due to breaking floors and the pranks of the Ghost Pokémon. Ash even mistook their noises in the basement for the Ghost Pokémon, and had his Pikachu and {{AP|Charmander}} attack them, eventually even throwing a [[Poké Ball]] at [[Jessie]]'s face. At the end of the episode, the Team Rocket trio was seen in tied up in {{p|Gastly}}, Haunter, and Gengar's carousel, forcing them to stay with the Ghost Pokémon for a while.

The floors seem to be unstable as [[James]] falls through to the lower floor due to a single step, although it took the weight of the entire Team Rocket trio to break through lower floor to the basement. The tower appears to have numerous rooms including a nursery, a dining room, and the aforementioned basement.

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[[File:Pokémon Tower PO.png|thumb|250px|The Pokémon Tower in Pokémon Origins]]

The Pokémon Tower first appeared in the [[Pokémon Origins]] episode ''[[PO02|File 2 - Cubone]]'', playing a similar role as in {{game|Red and Blue|s}}.

Initially, Blue believed that the ghost rumors were set up by Team Rocket to scare unwanted visitors away, but when he reached the sixth floor, he found himself attacked by a real ghost, and ran away in scare. He soon bumped into Red, who had also come to the tower. As the ghost followed them, Red refused to run away, and sent his {{p|Charmeleon}} to battle the ghost. During the battle, Blue managed to sneak past the ghost and make his way to the upper floors, where he encountered a {{tc|Team Rocket Grunt}} with the [[Silph Scope]]. He quickly defeated the Grunt with his {{p|Wartortle}}, snatched the Silph Scope, and rushed it to Red, who had found his attacks being useless against the ghost. With the Silph Scope, Red discovered that the ghost was actually the spirit of {{OBP|Marowak|ghost}}, a Pokémon that had been killed by Team Rocket. Before the battle could go on, [[Reina]] arrived with {{p|Cubone}}, Marowak's child. Seeing her child once again, Marowak finally found peace, and departed to the afterlife. Red then made his way to the top floor, where he battled one of the Team Rocket Grunt's with his {{p|Jolteon}}. With the help of Cubone, Jolteon was able to beat the Grunt's {{p|Koffing}}, forcing the Rockets to retreat in defeat. Mr. Fuji was then rescued, and the tower was opened to the public once again.

The Pokémon Tower made a brief cameo appearance in ''[[PO04|File 4 - Charizard]]'' during an overview of Lavender Town.

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[[File:Pokemon Tower MPJ.png|thumb|right|250px|The Pokémon Tower in Magical Pokémon Journey]]

The Pokémon Tower debuted in ''[[PPPB14|Raichu's Best Friend]]''. When {{MPJ|Pikachu}} and his friend see a picture that they took, they spot a {{OBP|ghost|literal}} within the picture. Afterwards, the ghost returns and switches to her [[Sandy|human]] form. The ghost turns out to be a girl named Sandy who wants the group to do a favor for her and find her [[Sandy's Raichu|friend]]. Sandy sends the group onto the Pokémon Tower in order to find her Raichu.

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