Artazon (Japanese: ボウルタウンBowl Town) is a town in the Paldearegion, located on the border of South Province (Area Three) and East Province (Area One). It is known for its flowers and art. Citizens of Artazon have a particular fondness for the Pokémon Sunflora, which is featured in traditions and art installations around the town. Though the town is primarily contained within the East Province, a small portion in the west of the settlement is part of the South Province.
The Sunflora Lawn is a garden filled with Sunflora. Here, the player can participate in a mini-game to find Sunflora from around the town and bring them back. This mini-game also serves as the local Gym Test.
Artisan Bakery is a chain store that sells various sandwichingredients and picks. It has two locations in Artazon, one along the southwestern row of buildings and another along the southeastern row of buildings.
Barato's is a restaurant chain that sells sweet and savory foods which provide Meal Powers. It has one location in Artazon, along the northeastern row of buildings.
Chic Kebab is a vending cart chain that sells grilled foods which provide Meal Powers. It has one location in Artazon, at the southeastern end of the swimming pool.
Every Wich Way is a restaurant chain that sells sandwiches which provide Meal Powers. It has one location in Artazon, along the southeastern row of buildings.
Go-For-Broke Grill is a restaurant chain that sells various savory dishes which provide Meal Powers. It has one location in Artazon, along the southeastern row of buildings.
Kanto Crepes is a vending cart chain that sells sweet crepes which provide Meal Powers. It has one location in Artazon, in the plaza on the eastern side of town.
Seabreeze Café is a restaurant chain that sells light fare which provide Meal Powers. It has two locations in Artazon, one along the southwestern row of buildings and another along the northeastern row of buildings.
Smoochurro is a vending cart chain that sells different types of churros which provide Meal Powers. It has one location in Artazon, stationed between the Gym and the swimming pool.
Sugar-N-Ice is a vending cart chain that sells ice cream cones of various flavors which provide Meal Powers. It has four locations in Artazon: three surround the swimming pool to the south and one is stationed in front of the hedge maze to the north.
Sure Cans is a chain store that sells sandwichingredients, mostly fruits and vegetables. It has one location in Artazon, along the northwestern row of buildings.
Artazon first appeared in Nemona and Brassius and…, where it was visited by Liko and Roy. During their visit, they met Nemona and Brassius, learning that the Gym Leader was experiencing an artist's block after an encounter with the Black Rayquaza, causing him to have temporarily closed the Artazon Gym. After learning that Rayquaza had served as an inspiration for Roy's journey, Brassius challenged him to a battle to see if he was worthy of facing the Legendary Pokémon. The battle ended in Brassius's victory after he Terastallized his Sudowoodo. Afterwards, he directed Liko and Roy to the forest where he had seen Rayquaza.
In The Future I Choose, Friede visited the library in Artazon, coincidentally meeting up with Liko's mother and his former teacher Lucca while there.
In Sparkle! The Glow of Flame and Art, Liko, Roy, and Dot arrived in Artazon, just in time for an annual art festival. After meeting up with Brassius, Hassel, and Alex, Roy had a battle with Nemona and lost. The children then created their own pieces of art to be displayed at the festival, after which Brassius agreed to have his Tera Training battle with Roy. This time, Roy was able to use his improved battle skills and newly acquired ability to use Terastallization to defeat Brassius, passing his first test.
Artazon first appeared in Acquisition! New Ability: Dash!! after Scarlet had arrived there. She initially stopped to look at "Surrendering Sunflora" statue, impressing Brassius to tears when she instantly understood what he had tried to convey with his art piece. Upon learning that Brassius was the local Gym Leader, Scarlet reluctantly agreed to battle him in exchange for information about the treasures of ruin. After passing the Gym Test, Scarlet faced Brassius and managed to defeat him in Challenge! The Avant-Garde Gym Leader!!. Afterwards, Brassius was ready to answer Scarlet's question, though all he was able to tell her was that the treasures of ruin were actually Pokémon, which Scarlet, who had been hired to look for them by a client of hers, hadn't been aware of.
Artazon was introduced as a Stadium card in the Pokémon Trading Card Game during the English Scarlet & Violet Series (the Japanese Scarlet & Violet Era). It was first released in the Japanese Triplet Beat subset and the English Paldea Evolved expansion, with artwork by Oswaldo KATO. A hyper rare version of the card with artwork by the same illustrator was included in the Japanese Ruler of the Black Flame expansion and the English Obsidian Flames expansion. It lets players search their deck for a Basic Pokémon without a Rule Box, and add it to their Bench. Afterwards, the player shuffles their deck.
Official concept artwork of Artazon in Pokémon Scarlet and Violet shows similarities to the Surrealism painting style of Salvador Dalí. It also includes references to Flamenco, a folkloric dance from southern Spain.
Geographically, it may correspond to the Spanish cities of Murcia and Cartagena in the Region of Murcia, a region that plays an important role in Spain's horticulture.
From bol (Spanish for "bowl") and jardín (Spanish for "garden")
European Spanish, Latin American Spanish
Pueblo Altamía
From altamía (medieval bowl) and possibly Cave of Altamira (cave complex located in Cantabria renowned for its prehistoric cave art)
French
Cuencia
From cuenco (Spanish for "bowl"), cuenca (Spanish for "river basin"), and possibly Cuenca and Murcia
Italian
Los Tazones
From los tazones (Spanish for "the bowls")
Korean
보울마을 Bowl Maeul
From bowl
Chinese (Traditional)
深缽鎮 Shēnbō Zhèn / Sāmbuht Jan
From 深 shēn / sām (deep) and 缽 / 钵 bō / buht (earthenware bowl)
Chinese (Simplified)
深钵镇 Shēnbō Zhèn
Hindi
गोलटोरापुर Goaltorapur
From गोल gol (round), कटोरा kaṭorā (bowl), and पुर pur (village/town; common suffix in Indian city names) or possibly गोलटोरे Goaltore (village and forest in West Bengal)
