Sprout Tower

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Sprout Tower マダツボミのとう
Madatsubomi Tower
"Wild Missingno. appeared!"
HGSS Sprout Tower-Evening.png
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Location: Violet City
Region: Johto
Generations: II, IV
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Location of Sprout Tower in Johto.
Pokémon world locations

Sprout Tower (Japanese: マダツボミのとう Madatsubomi Tower) is a large pagoda located in Violet City in Johto. The tower itself is over 100 feet tall and is held together by a giant flexible pillar that shakes from side to side. This flexibility protects the tall tower from earthquakes and symbolizes the battles that are occurring on upper floors. This technology is now known as 柔構造 jūkōzō, and applied to hundreds of modern high-rise buildings. Legend has it that a 100-foot-tall Bellsprout was used to make the swaying pillar. It is inhabited by monks who study diligently and teach that all living beings coexist through cooperation. These monks solely train Bellsprout, and occasionally Hoothoot as well.

Geography

File:HGSS Sprout Tower.png
Sprout Tower in Generation IV

Sprout Tower is a three tiered tower with multiple eaves. Like the Bell Tower and the Burned Tower, it is constructed solely out of wood, creating a multi-story effect. The design of Sprout Tower is inspired by Buddhist temples in the Nara Prefecture of Japan, such as Kōfuku-ji and Hōryū-ji temples. Surrounding the tower is a beautiful lake in the center of Violet City, hosting several architectural bridges making its way across the water. Sprout Tower is dedicated to the gentle and peaceful nature of Bellsprout. The giant spine-like pillar located in the center of the tower acts as a support for the old tower structure, and it even protects the tall tower from sudden earthquakes. It is said that the main swaying pillar was, in fact, once a 100-foot-tall Bellsprout.

Spout Tower is three stories tall. The ground floor is much like a visitors floor, where tourists come to see the unique style of which the tower was formed. There are two other upper levels, which are dedicated to Pokémon Training; monks who study diligently and train their gentle Bellsprout come to teach that all living beings coexist through cooperation. The monks of the tower train solely Bellsprout and have at least one in their party, and other have occasionally captured Hoothoot as well. The upper floors are also riddled with wild Rattata that inhabit the wooden pillars and columns. And as night falls, ghosts are said to appear in the tower, in the form of Gastly.

In Johto-based games, when the player first encounters the Elder, Li, he has just been defeated by Silver, who uses an Escape Rope to exit the tower easily. After defeating the Elder, Li, the player will receive Flash, an HM in Generation II and a TM in Generation IV.

Items

Item Location Games

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Pokémon

Generation II

Pokémon Games Location Levels Rate
     
  Rattata
G S C
  Walking
3-6 100% 100% 0%
  Rattata
G S C
  Walking
3-5 0% 0% 15%
  Gastly
G S C
  Walking
3-6 0% 0% 85%
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.


Generation IV

Pokémon Games Location Levels Rate
     
  Rattata
HG SS
  Walking
3-6 100% 100% 0%
  Rattata
HG SS
  Walking
3-5 0% 0% 15%
  Gastly
HG SS
  Walking
3-6 0% 0% 85%
Special Pokémon
  Zigzagoon
HG SS
  Hoenn Sound
3-4 20%
  Spinda
HG SS
  Hoenn Sound
5 20%
  Meditite
HG SS
  Sinnoh Sound
5 20%
  Chatot
HG SS
  Sinnoh Sound
3-4 20%
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

Generation II

Trainer Pokémon
Sage Nico
Sage Nico
Reward: $96
  Bellsprout Lv.3
No item
  Bellsprout Lv.3
No item
  Bellsprout Lv.3
No item
Sage Chow
Sage Chow
Reward: $96
  Bellsprout Lv.3
No item
  Bellsprout Lv.3
No item
  Bellsprout Lv.3
No item
Sage Edmond
Sage Edmond
Reward: $96
  Bellsprout Lv.3
No item
  Bellsprout Lv.3
No item
  Bellsprout Lv.3
No item
Sage Jin
Sage Jin
Reward: $192
  Bellsprout Lv.6
No item
Sage Neal
Sage Neal
Reward: $192
  Bellsprout Lv.6
No item
Sage Troy
Sage Troy
Reward: $224
  Bellsprout Lv.7
No item
  Hoothoot Lv.7
No item
Trainers with a telephone symbol by their names will give their Pokégear number to the player, and may call or be called for a rematch with higher-level Pokémon.




Generation IV

Trainer Pokémon
Sage Nico
Sage Nico
チンネン Chinnen
Reward: $144
  Bellsprout Lv.3
No item
  Bellsprout Lv.3
No item
  Bellsprout Lv.3
No item
Sage Chow
Sage Chow
モクネン Mokunen
Reward: $144
  Bellsprout Lv.3
No item
  Bellsprout Lv.3
No item
  Bellsprout Lv.3
No item
Sage Edmond
Sage Edmond
エイソウ Eisō
Reward: $144
  Bellsprout Lv.3
No item
  Bellsprout Lv.3
No item
  Bellsprout Lv.3
No item
Sage Jin
Sage Jin
ソウネン Sōnen
Reward: $288
  Bellsprout Lv.6
No item
Sage Neal
Sage Neal
Kakunen
Reward: $288
  Bellsprout Lv.6
No item
Sage Troy
Sage Troy
カイネン Kainen
Reward: $336
  Bellsprout Lv.7
No item
  Hoothoot Lv.7
No item
Trainers with a telephone symbol by their names will give their Pokégear number to the player, and may call or be called for a rematch with higher-level Pokémon.




Layout

Version Ground floor First floor Second floor
Gold File:Sprouttower1.png File:Sprouttower2.png File:Sprouttower3.png
Silver
Crystal
 

Eyecatch

In the TCG

The Sprout Tower was featured in the TCG. The following is a list of cards named Sprout Tower.

Name Type Rarity Set Set no.
Sprout Tower T   Neo Genesis 97/111

Trivia

  • It is actually possible to use Dig to escape from Sprout Tower—even the top floor—and return to the entrance; this is because, as can be seen from the in-battle background used in Generation IV, Sprout Tower is classified as a cave area, rather than a building, likely to allow wild Pokémon to be found. This is also the case with the Bell Tower and Burned Tower.
    • Due to this, unlike other buildings, Burmy will take on its Sandy Cloak, rather than its Trash Cloak, if it battles here.
  • In Chuang Yi's translation of Pokémon Adventures, Sprout Tower is named the Bellsprout Pagoda.

In other languages

Language Title
Mandarin Chinese 喇叭芽之塔 Lǎbāyá-zhī Tǎ
  Dutch Bellsprout Toren
  European French Tour Chétiflor
  German Knofensaturm
  Italian Torre Sprout
  Korean 모다피의 탑 Modapi-yi Tap
  European Spanish Torre Bellsprout



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