Castelia City

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Castelia City ヒウンシティ
Hiun City
"A City of Grandeur"
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Map description
A big city with skyscrapers piercing the clouds.
Castelia City Gym - Unova Gym #3
Burgh
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Bug-type
specialist Gym
Insect Badge
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Castelia City Gym - Unova Gym #3
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Castelia City
Skyarrow Bridge
 
Castelia Sewers*
 
Location
Unova Castelia City Map.png
Location of Castelia City in Unova.

Castelia City (Japanese: ヒウンシティ Hiun City) is a large seaside city located in south central Unova. Unlike other cities, Castelia is a huge, sprawling metropolis, sporting many towering skyscrapers and other tall buildings. It is the heart of business and economy of the Unova region, as opposed to its sister city, Nimbasa City, which is the heart of leisure and entertainment. Most of its city streets are crowded with different people rushing around, trying to get to work, home, or other places, creating a hustle and bustle scene for city life. The city exists on the bottom of Unova's central peninsula, south of the desert and north of the sea, making for a perfect harbor city.

Castelia City in Black 2 and White 2

The city has only two possible entrances on foot, from Route 4, a harsh desert in the north, and from the Skyarrow Bridge, a large suspension bridge that connects the southern part of the eastern peninsula to the central peninsula and provides a scenic view of Castelia's vast skyline, which spans off in the east. There are several other ways to enter the city. Tourists and businessmen travel to Castelia City from other regions by boat and stop at Castelia's harbor side.

Castelia City is geographically the largest city in the Unova region and contains many structural elements that have not been seen in cities in other regions. The city's core is a central business district, with huge skyscrapers and other commercial buildings; a series of alleyways lead into this core, where smaller shops are set up among city traffic. The city's outskirts are bounded on all sides by harbor, where ships provide traffic to other regions in the Pokémon world.

Despite its economic encouragement, Castelia also offers a worldly aspect. The city is a melting pot, incorporating cultures and foods from other regions. From across the globe, artists also flock to Castelia to open their art galleries, offering a different sort of entertainment in comparison to Nimbasa City.

Slogan

A City of Grandeur (Japanese: ヒウンは 飛ぶ雲 めでたい雲 Hiun is soaring clouds, auspicious clouds.)

Places of interest

A map of Castelia City in Pokémon Black and White

Oceanfront Road

Due to the geography of Unova's central peninsula, Castelia City's wharf is shaped so that it extends around most of the city. The wharf is considered the outer layer of the city, where many important skyscrapers and other buildings stand. The Pokémon Center can be found in the east of the wharf, and other important locations such as the Battle Company and Passerby Analytics HQ can be found in the west.

Battle Company

Battle Company
Talented Trainers Welcome!

The Battle Company is a multi-story building located on the corner of Mode Street along the wharf. The company is one of the lead researchers of battle items, and assists in the development of other items such as Poké Balls, as well as goods for Pokémon and Trainers. An essential part of the research the company does is through battling, so most of the employees, who are usually Clerks and Scientists, are looking for a battle when they work. The stronger the employee is, the higher the floor they work on. Only three floors are accessible to Trainers and visitors, however: the ground floor, 47th floor, and 55th floor. The floors are all connected by an elevator at the back of the building. The ground floor is reception and the visitors' floor, where there are a few tables set up and a television. The 47th floor contains many Battle Company employees who will battle visitors. The head of the company works on the 55th floor.

The 47th floor contains sixBW/fiveB2W2 employees, most of whom can be battled. There are many office desks and cubicles, as well as computer systems and servers. The 55th floor is very much similar to the 47th floor, with several desks, cubicles and meeting places. In Black and White, there are four employees working on this floor, as well as the president, who sits at the back of the room behind a desk. In Black 2 and White 2, only the new president and the janitor occupy the 55th floor.

In Black and White, the president is an elderly man who disguises himself as a Janitor to trick people. He will give the player an Exp. Share after he is defeated. In Black 2 and White 2, it is revealed that the old president has retired to become a full-time janitor. His successor is his grandson, School Kid Neil. The janitor cannot be battled, but will still give the player an Exp. Share when they enter the building.

Passerby Analytics HQ

Main article: Passerby Analytics HQ

Passerby Analytics HQ
...People pass by as they walk along.

The Passerby Analytics HQ is located on the corner of the street where Castelia Gym is. This is the place where the player may accept requests to conduct surveys, answer questionnaires or change their greeting or thanking phrase.

Ocean Piers

Liberty Pier with a boat

There are five piers on the waterfront based on five human fingers[1] where certain ferries are docked.

Liberty Pier

Liberty Pier is opposite the street in which the Gym resides. The ferry found here will take the player to Liberty Garden. In Black and White, the Liberty Pass is required to board the ferry. In Black 2 and White 2, this is no longer the case.

Unity Pier

Unity Pier is across from Narrow Street, and its ferry is transport to Unity Tower, which is only available after making an international trade.

Prime Pier

Prime Pier is across from Mode Street. In Black and White, the Plasma Ship, a black boat that Team Plasma uses to get to Liberty Garden, is occasionally docked here prior to the player traveling to Liberty Garden themselves. One local citizen is curious about the ship, even after it has departed. In Black 2 and White 2, this is where Pop Roxie docks his boat and where the Plasma Frigate can be initially seen.

Cruise Dock

The Cruise Dock is opposite Castelia Street. It is where the Royal Unova docks. In Black and White, the player can only ride it in the evening after defeating Ghetsis at N's Castle.

Thumb Pier

Thumb Pier lies directly south of the Bridge Gate. In Black and White, a Scientist will give away an Evolution stone, depending on whether the Trainer wants to evolve a Pansage, Pansear, or Panpour. In Black 2 and White 2, the entrance to the Castelia Sewers is located here.

Castelia Street

Castelia Street has many people coming and going, especially during the evenings when people are going home from work. This street has many tall skyscrapers and large buildings. The Game Freak HQ is on this street, as well as a building where, in Black and White, one Pokémon per day can receive a massage to increase its friendship. The second building also has an elevator allowing access to its 11th floor, where a person will give away TM44 (Rest).

Game Freak

The Game Freak headquarters are located in a large building on Castelia Street's right side. The building has only one accessible floor—22F—where the Game Freak developers can be found.

In Black and White, a girl on the ground floor will tell a story about a Pokémon that can cause illusions and then show the player a photo of Zorua, thus adding it to the Pokédex. Next to her is a young boy who does not talk. If the player has a fateful encounter Celebi in their party and talks to the boy, Celebi will come out of its Poké Ball, and the boy will reveal himself to actually be a Zorua, who will then join the player if they have a Poké Ball to spare.

The office on the 22nd floor is similar to the Battle Company's, with computers, cubicles, desks and servers around the place. Here is where the Game Freak developers are working on the game. The Game Director at the back of the room will give the player a Diploma if they complete the Regional Pokédex, as well as another Diploma if they fill up the National Pokédex.

In Black and White, after defeating Ghetsis and Team Plasma at the Pokémon League, another Game Designer, Morimoto, will battle the player once per day. The Sound Director will play a special Team Rocket theme. In Black 2 and White 2, Morimoto and Nishino can be battled once per day here, but unlike Pokémon Black and White, they will battle the player at any stage in the game.

Mode Street

Mode Street is another commuter-heavy street, but it is not as large or as busy as Castelia Street. Many trees and plants line its sides, giving the street a feeling of nature. Along the west side of Mode Street is the famous Casteliacone stand, and along the east side is Studio Castelia, a popular art gallery where people go to enjoy local artwork.

Studio Castelia

Studio Castelia is a small art gallery in central Castelia which displays and showcases many painting from artists who live in Castelia; however, it does not display any of Burgh's paintings, as he prefers to hang them in the Castelia Gym. Many artists from around Unova come to Castelia to get inspiration from Burgh, and their paintings are hanging here. In Black and White, the studio is currently exhibiting works in the motif of legends of the Unova region, which have more to do with the myths of Reshiram and Zekrom. In Black 2 and White 2, the current focus is works by up-and-coming young artists. The owner of the studio likes to take walks along the Central Plaza and enjoys taking in the scenery and landscape with people and Pokémon. Every day, a HarlequinBW /ClerkB2W2 inside will ask the player to bring him a Pokémon of a certain type (except Dark), and for doing so he will reward the player with their choice of one of the first five Berries.

Casteliacone

Casteliacone Stand

Castelia's Famous Casteliacone
Closed during Winter.

Castelia's Famous Casteliacone

Casteliacone is a popular ice cream stand in Castelia City, which sells ice creams with the same name as the store. In Black and White, a single Casteliacone can be purchased once per week every Tuesday for $100, except in winter when the stand is closed. Due to its tremendous popularity, Casteliacone sells out very quickly, with crowds of people coming from all across Unova, even as far as Accumula Town, just to have a taste. The line for the famous sweet is always long and the ice cream is often unavailable.

In the two years between Pokémon Black and White and Pokémon Black 2 and White 2, the ice cream has diminished in popularity. In Black 2 and White 2, the player can either purchase one or a dozen Casteliacones, is no longer limited by day of the week, and the stand remains open even in winter, but the player may still only make one purchase per day. Initially, the stand has no line, but after the player has defeated the Champion, a long line will again appear in front of the stand (if the player has bought a Casteliacone sometime previously), and the player must talk to the last person in line to get in line.

The ice cream has the ability to cure a single Pokémon of all status conditions.

Casteliacone


Narrow Street

Narrow Street is a back alley with a number of dumpsters and rubbish bins lined up against its sides. Like the name suggests, the street is very narrow, containing dark buildings, and shady people. Unlike any of the other streets, it is poorly lit and contains very few people. A man hidden behind one of the dumpsters will give the player TM70 (Flash). Some thugs can be seen hanging around the street not saying much, just laughing and smirking. In Black and White, one of the city's three Dancers is originally located here. There is only one accessible building on this street, a small café called Café Sonata.

Café Sonata

Café Sonata is a small café on the right side of Narrow Street. Many people come to the café to relax after a tiring day of work, and to listen to the Musician's guitar rhythm, who believes that a beautiful melody makes people happy and a sad melody makes people sorrowful. If the player brings a fateful encounter Meloetta to the Musician, he will teach it Relic Song. The manager of the café will give Trainers a Lemonade in Black and White and Moomoo Milk in Black 2 and White 2 for coming into the store for the first time; however, no drinks or items can be bought after this.

In Black 2 and White 2, by showing Meloetta to a person here, the player can receive a special Funfest Mission.

Gym Street

Gym Street is a large street which contains its namesake, the Castelia Gym. Another building is also on the west side of the street, being only an empty building in Black and White while in Black 2 and White 2 it contains the Medal Office and many people.

Castelia City Gym

Main article: Castelia Gym

The Castelia Gym is the official Gym of Castelia City, located on the western-most street above the Liberty Pier. The Gym also doubles as a working art gallery. It is based on Bug-type Pokémon. The Gym Leader is Burgh.

The Castelia Gym is designed like a huge beehive in Black and White. It contains many small hexagonal rooms, several which are cut off by walls of honey which are at first barricaded by gates. There are buttons which are placed in the center of most of the rooms, and if certain buttons are stepped on, they trigger the gates to descend. However, not all the buttons trigger the doors to descend; some instead make Trainers appear who will then challenge the player. The player is able to walk through any wall of honey, as long as there is not a raised gate over it, allowing the player to navigate through the Gym and eventually reach Burgh. The Gym is also decorated with pictures painted by Burgh himself. For defeating Burgh, Trainers receive the Insect Badge and TM76 (Struggle Bug).

In the two-year gap in the series, Burgh's Gym gets a redesign, now featuring cocoons (perhaps created using String Shot) which a player uses much like elevators to reach Burgh.

Medal Office

The Medal Office (Japanese: メダル事務局 Medal Office) is located opposite the Gym.

In Black and White, when following a Team Plasma Grunt to try to retrieve Bianca's Munna, it is discovered that the strange, seemingly deserted building is currently hiding Ghetsis, Bronius, and Rood, along with several Team Plasma Grunts. Ghetsis reveals that they are using the building as a hideout as they thought it would be ironic to have a hideout opposite a Gym, but they had not expected to be discovered so soon. Team Plasma then leaves the building, leaving only a Smoke Ball.

In Black 2 and White 2, the second floor of this location has been turned into the Medal Office. The Name Rater, Pokémon masseuse, and Feeling Reader can be found on the first floor, while Fennel and Amanita are on the third floor. After the player has entered the Hall of Fame, Amanita will give the player an Eevee she received from a friend in the Kanto region. This Eevee has its Hidden Ability and is always male.

Central Plaza

The Central Plaza, also known as the Castelia Central Area, is a park located at the intersection of all the streets in Castelia City. There is a large flowing fountain that is said to bring people and Pokémon together. There are vending machines located here that sell drinks. In Black and White, a Dancer named Mickey will give the player an Amulet Coin if they can round up two other Dancers in Castelia to form a dance team with him. The two other dancers that are located around the city are Edmond and Raymond, and they are located on Narrow Street and Unity Pier respectively.

To the north of Central Plaza is another street with several tall skyscrapers that leads out to Route 4. Three buildings may be accessed from this street.

On the west side is a building that contains many useful services in Black and White. On the ground floor is the Name Rater, where Trainers may change the nicknames of their Pokémon, as well as the Feeling Reader, who offers advice about using the Feeling Check on the C-Gear. On the 11th floor is the Relocator, which requires a password to be used. The Relocator is used to transfer any of the four Pokémon distributed to commemorate the anime movie Zoroark: Master of IllusionsCelebi and the Shiny legendary beasts, Raikou, Entei, and Suicune. Also on the 11th floor is Mr. Lock, the "magical clown who can open anything." Using the Relocator, the player can transfer the Lock Capsule, an event item that was never given an official distribution, to Black or White. After giving the Lock Capsule to Mr. Lock, the player will receive TM95 (Snarl), which was locked within the Lock Capsule to protect it from Team Rocket. In Black 2 and White 2, an old man on the ground floor will give the player an Amulet Coin.

The southernmost building on the east side of the street is hosting a party on its 47th floor. After getting past the guard on the ground floor who frisks anyone for suspicious items, the player may go up the elevator and talk with people at the party, some of whom speak in foreign languages. Some of the people upstairs will give away items or TMs.

The northernmost building on the east side of the street is full of people on the ground floor, one of whom is a Scientist who will give the player an Eviolite if they have seen enough Pokémon. On the 47th floor, a man will explain the effects of each of the eight Badges.

Vending machines


Castelia Park

Only accessible via the Castelia Sewers in Black 2 and White 2, Castelia Park is a small area enclosed by buildings. Similar to (but much smaller than) the National Park in Johto, it is shaped like a Poké Ball. Dark grass is on the right, with regular tall grass on the left and a tree in the middle. It is said to be "where it all began" for Castelia City.

Pokémon Center

A lady next to the PC will ask whether the Pokémon leading the team at that moment is the player's favorite Pokémon. This will change the favorite Pokémon's sprite in the Trainer's Profile from the Vs. Recorder. This action can be repeated anytime the player wants to change the favorite Pokémon again.

Castelia University

Not seen but mentioned on television, Castelia University is a school in which Dr. Technic Al'Machine often appears as a guest expert for "Moves for Living."

Demographics

Pokémon Black and White

Castelia City's population is 127 (excluding automatically regenerating NPCs that simply walk by the player if they are in the way on Castelia and Mode Streets, and the street leading to Route 4).

Pokémon Black 2 and White 2

Castelia City's population is 137 (excluding automatically regenerating NPCs that simply walk by the player if they are in the way on Castelia and Mode Streets, and the street leading to Route 4).

Poké Mart

Upper cashier
Lower cashier


Items

Oceanfront Road

Item Location Games
Bicycle Bicycle Received from a Harlequin near Prime Pier  B2  W2 
Rare Candy Rare Candy Reward for finding all three Harlequins  B2  W2 

Ocean Piers

Item Location Games
Leaf Stone Leaf Stone Received from a Scientist on Thumb Pier (only one stone can be chosen)  B  W 
Fire Stone Fire Stone Received from a Scientist on Thumb Pier (only one stone can be chosen)  B  W 
Water Stone Water Stone Received from a Scientist on Thumb Pier (only one stone can be chosen)  B  W 
Heart Scale Heart Scale On southern part of Prime Pier  B2  W2 
Destiny Knot Destiny Knot Received from a woman on Unity Pier  B2  W2 

Pokémon Center

Item Location Games
Wide Lens Wide Lens Received from the man in black, if the player has Pokémon with 5 different outsider IDs  B  W 
Everstone Everstone Received from the man in black, if the player has Pokémon with 10 different outsider IDs  B  W 
Zoom Lens Zoom Lens Received from the man in black, if the player has Pokémon with 20 different outsider IDs  B  W 
Choice Scarf Choice Scarf Received from the man in black, if the player has Pokémon with 30 different outsider IDs  B  W 
PP Max PP Max Received from the man in black, if the player has Pokémon with 40 different outsider IDs  B  W 
Master Ball Master Ball Received from the man in black, if the player has Pokémon with 50 different outsider IDs  B  W 

Battle Company

Item Location Games
Exp. Share Exp. Share 1F, received from the President upon entering  B2  W2 
Miracle Seed Miracle Seed 1F, received from an Ace Trainer if the first option is chosen  B2  W2 
Mystic Water Mystic Water 1F, received from an Ace Trainer if the second option is chosen  B2  W2 
Charcoal Charcoal 1F, received from an Ace Trainer if the third option is chosen  B2  W2 
Quick Ball Quick Ball ×3 47F, received from a Clerk ♂ in the upper-right corner  B  W 
Timer Ball Timer Ball ×3 47F, received from a Clerk ♂ in the upper-right corner  B  W 
Quick Ball Quick Ball ×2 47F, reward for defeating Clerk ♂ Clemens  B2  W2 
Timer Ball Timer Ball ×5 47F, reward for defeating Clerk ♂ Warren  B2  W2 
Scope Lens Scope Lens 47F, received from a Scientist in the lower-right corner  B  W  B2  W2 
Revive Revive 47F, in the lower-left corner  B  W 
Guard Spec. Guard Spec. 47F, in the lower-left corner  B2  W2 
Hyper Potion Hyper Potion 55F, in the middle of the floor  B  W 
Ether Ether 55F, in the upper-left corner  B2  W2 
Exp. Share Exp. Share 55F, reward for defeating Janitor/President Geoff  B  W 

Castelia Street

Item Location Games
TM Psychic TM44 (Rest) Received from a HikerBW/GuitaristB2W2 on 11F of the western building  B  W  B2  W2 

Game Freak

Item Location Games
Revive Revive 22F, near Morimoto  B2  W2 

Mode Street

Studio Castelia

Item Location Games
Cheri Berry Cheri Berry Received from HarlequinBW/Clerk ♂B2W2 if shown a Pokémon of the requested type (only one Berry can be chosen per day)  B  W  B2  W2 
Chesto Berry Chesto Berry Received from HarlequinBW/Clerk ♂B2W2 if shown a Pokémon of the requested type (only one Berry can be chosen per day)  B  W  B2  W2 
Pecha Berry Pecha Berry Received from HarlequinBW/Clerk ♂B2W2 if shown a Pokémon of the requested type (only one Berry can be chosen per day)  B  W  B2  W2 
Rawst Berry Rawst Berry Received from HarlequinBW/Clerk ♂B2W2 if shown a Pokémon of the requested type (only one Berry can be chosen per day)  B  W  B2  W2 
Aspear Berry Aspear Berry Received from HarlequinBW/Clerk ♂B2W2 if shown a Pokémon of the requested type (only one Berry can be chosen per day)  B  W  B2  W2 

Narrow Street

Item Location Games
TM Normal TM70 (Flash) Received from the man behind a dumpster  B  W  B2  W2 

Café Sonata

Item Location Games
Lemonade Lemonade Received from the manager  B  W 
Moomoo Milk III Moomoo Milk Received from the manager  B2  W2 

Gym Street

Item Location Games
Yache Berry Yache Berry In Team Plasma's hideout, received from Iris after rescuing Munna  B  W 
Smoke Ball Smoke Ball In Team Plasma's hideout after rescuing Munna  B  W 

Central Plaza

Item Location Games
Amulet Coin III Amulet Coin Reward from the Dancers after defeating all three of them  B  W 

Street connecting to Route 4

Item Location Games
TM Normal TM45 (Attract) Received from a girl on 47F of the southeastern building  B  W  B2  W2 
Eviolite Eviolite Received from a Scientist on 1F of the northeastern building, if at least 25BW/40B2W2 Pokémon have been seen in the Pokédex  B  W  B2  W2 
Charcoal Charcoal On 47F of the northeastern building  B2  W2 
Amulet Coin III Amulet Coin Received from a man on 1F of the western building  B2  W2 
TM Dark TM95 (Snarl) Received from Mr. Lock via the Lock Capsule on 11F of the western building (the Lock Capsule was never made available, making this item unobtainable)  B  W 

Castelia Gate

Item Location Games
Dowsing MCHN Dowsing MCHN Received from Bianca  B2  W2 

Castelia Park

This area can only be accessed from the Castelia Sewers.

Item Location Games
Miracle Seed Miracle Seed In the park area  B2  W2 

Back alley

This area can only be accessed from the Castelia Sewers when the sewers are flooded in the spring and summer seasons, and requires Surf. However, it is possible to change seasons to autumn or winter while entering the area from the sewers.

Item Location Games
Repel Repel Northwest of the entrance  B2  W2 
BlackGlasses BlackGlasses Near the back alley Trainers  B2  W2 

Pokémon

Pokémon Black and White

The Zorua gifted here is coded never to appear as Shiny.

Pokémon Games Location Levels Rate
Gift Pokémon
Zorua Zorua
B W
Gift Gift
10 One
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 Black 2 and White 2

Castelia City proper

Pokémon Games Location Levels Rate
Gift Pokémon
After entering the Hall of Fame
Eevee Eevee
B2 W2
Gift Gift
10 One
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.


Castelia Park

This area can only be accessed from the Castelia Sewers.

Pokémon Games Location Levels Rate
Rattata Rattata
B2 W2
Grass Grass
15-16 30%
Eevee Eevee
B2 W2
Grass Grass
18 5%
Skitty Skitty
B2 W2
Grass Grass
15-16 15%
Buneary Buneary
B2 W2
Grass Grass
15-16 15%
Pidove Pidove
B2 W2
Grass Grass
15-16 15%
Cottonee Cottonee
B2 W2
Grass Grass
15-17 35%
Petilil Petilil
B2 W2
Grass Grass
15-17 35%
Dark grass
Rattata Rattata
B2 W2
Dark grass Dark grass
16-17 30%
Eevee Eevee
B2 W2
Dark grass Dark grass
19 5%
Skitty Skitty
B2 W2
Dark grass Dark grass
16-17 15%
Buneary Buneary
B2 W2
Dark grass Dark grass
16-17 15%
Pidove Pidove
B2 W2
Dark grass Dark grass
16-17 15%
Cottonee Cottonee
B2 W2
Dark grass Dark grass
16-18 35%
Petilil Petilil
B2 W2
Dark grass Dark grass
16-18 35%
Rustling grass
Delcatty Delcatty
B2 W2
Rustling grass Rustling grass
18 5%
Lopunny Lopunny
B2 W2
Rustling grass Rustling grass
18 5%
Audino Audino
B2 W2
Rustling grass Rustling grass
15-18 90%
Whimsicott Whimsicott
B2 W2
Rustling grass Rustling grass
18 5%
Lilligant Lilligant
B2 W2
Rustling grass Rustling grass
18 5%
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 Black and White

Castelia City image from a TV commercial

Battle Company

Trainer Pokémon
47F
Clerk ♀ Ingrid
Clerk ♀ Ingrid
ミチコ Michiko
Reward: $760
Herdier Herdier Lv.19
No item
Clerk ♂ Clemens
Clerk ♂ Clemens
カツノリ Katsunori
Reward: $760
Timburr Timburr Lv.19
No item
Scientist Randall
Scientist Randall
ナオユキ Naoyuki
Reward: $912
Roggenrola Roggenrola Lv.19
No item
Clerk ♂ Warren
Clerk ♂ Warren
ヒロノブ Hironobu
Reward: $680
Basculin Basculin
Red-Striped Form
Lv.17
No item
Basculin Basculin
Blue-Striped Form
Lv.17
No item
Basculin Basculin
Red-Striped Form
Lv.17
No item
Clerk ♀ Alberta
Clerk ♀ Alberta
モモコ Momoko
Reward: $720
Petilil Petilil Lv.18
No item
Cottonee Cottonee Lv.18
No item
55F
Clerk ♂ Ivan
Clerk ♂ Ivan
カズヤ Kazuya
Reward: $800
Woobat Woobat Lv.20
No item
Scientist Samantha
Scientist Samantha
アカリ Akari
Reward: $960
Munna Munna Lv.20
No item
Scientist Steve
Scientist Steve
スティーブ Steve
Reward: $960
Sewaddle Sewaddle Lv.20
No item
Clerk ♂ Wade
Clerk ♂ Wade
コウイチ Kōichi
Reward: $1520
Pansear Pansear Lv.19
No item
Pansage Pansage Lv.19
No item
Panpour Panpour Lv.19
No item
Janitor Geoff
Janitor Geoff
シンノスケ Shinnosuke
Reward: $4000
Trubbish Trubbish Lv.20
No item
Minccino Minccino Lv.20
No item


Central Plaza

Trainer Pokémon
Dancer Mickey
Dancer Mickey
ミッキー Mickey
Reward: $672
Pansage Pansage Lv.21
No item


Narrow Street

Trainer Pokémon
After defeating Mickey
Dancer Edmond
Dancer Edmond
エドモンド Edmond
Reward: $672
Panpour Panpour Lv.21
No item


Unity Pier

Trainer Pokémon
After defeating Mickey
Dancer Raymond
Dancer Raymond
レイモンド Raymond
Reward: $672
Pansear Pansear Lv.21
No item


Gym Street

Trainer Pokémon
After meeting Bianca, Burgh, and Iris on Prime Pier
Team Plasma Grunt
Team Plasma Grunt
Reward: $680
Sandile Sandile Lv.17
No item
Sandile Sandile Lv.17
No item


Castelia Gate

Bianca will challenge the player here once they've earned the Insect Badge.

Snivy If the player chose Snivy:



Tepig If the player chose Tepig:



Oshawott If the player chose Oshawott:



Game Freak



Pokémon Black 2 and White 2

Battle Company

Trainer Pokémon
47F
Clerk ♂ Clemens
Clerk ♂ Clemens
カツノリ Katsunori
Reward: $640
Growlithe Growlithe Lv.16
No item
Clerk ♂ Warren
Clerk ♂ Warren
ヒロノブ Hironobu
Reward: $640
Marill Marill Lv.16
No item
Clerk ♀ Britney
Clerk ♀ Britney
サトコ Satoko
Reward: $640
Budew Budew Lv.16
No item
Clerk ♂ Gilligan
Clerk ♂ Gilligan
シゲオ Shigeo
Reward: $1360
Pidove Pidove Lv.17
No item
55F
School Kid Neil
School Kid Neil
ノボル Noboru
Reward: $340
Eevee Eevee Lv.17
No item
Herdier Herdier Lv.17
No item


Game Freak

Pre–Hall of Fame





Post–Hall of Fame





Back alley

These Trainers are in an area accessible only from the Castelia Sewers when the sewers are flooded in the spring and summer seasons, and requires Surf. However, it is possible to change seasons to autumn or winter while entering the area from the sewers. Defeating these Trainers will earn the player the Castelia Boss Medal.

Trainer Pokémon
Roughneck Ricky
Roughneck Ricky
リッキー Ricky
Reward: $768
Scraggy Scraggy Lv.32
No item
Dancer Jean-Paul
Dancer Jean-Paul
ベルモンド Belmondo
Reward: $1024
Darumaka Darumaka Lv.32
No item
Guitarist Tina
Guitarist Tina
ティナ Tina
Reward: $1056
Krokorok Krokorok Lv.33
No item
Liepard Liepard Lv.33
No item


Layout

Game North Street Central Plaza Gym Street Narrow Street Mode Street Castelia Street Oceanfront Road
Black 2 Castelia City Street B2W2.png Castelia City Central Plaza B2W2.png Castelia City Gym Street B2W2.png Castelia City Narrow Street B2W2.png Castelia City Mode Street B2W2.png Castelia City Castelia Street B2W2.png Castelia City Oceanfront Road B2W2.png
White 2
 

 

Game Liberty Pier Unity Pier Prime Pier Cruise Dock Thumb Pier Back Alley Castelia Park
Black 2 Castelia City Liberty Pier B2W2.png Castelia City Unity Pier B2W2.png Castelia City Prime Pier B2W2.png Castelia City Cruise Dock B2W2.png Castelia City Thumb Pier B2W2.png Castelia City Back Alley B2W2.png Castelia Park B2W2.png
White 2
 

Gallery

Artwork

Castelia City Concept Art.png Castelia City Concept Art 2.png Castelia City Concept Art 3.png
Concept art from Black and White by Keiko Moritsugu[2] Concept art from Black and White

In animation

Pokémon the Series

Like in the games, Castelia City is depicted as extremely large, with an abundance of huge, colorful skyscrapers and shops lining its long wharf.

Pokémon the Series: Black & White

The city made a brief cameo in The Lost World of Gothitelle!, where a few skyscrapers could be seen from the Skyarrow Bridge, and again in Sally's flashback of Gothitelle in the alleyways. It appeared fully in A Venipede Stampede!, when Ash, Iris, and Cilan arrived there. Cilan talked about its famous ice cream: Casteliacone. Ash and his friends suddenly met Burgh at the Central Plaza. Burgh sensed something was wrong and they ventured into the underground sewer system. Here, they found an injured Venipede. Suddenly, a massive group of Venipede stormed in and attacked the city.

Burgh became somewhat angry when he found out that the Mayor of Castelia City planned to get rid of the Venipede using force and protested the idea. The mayor eventually decided to let him handle it. Burgh's idea was to find the leader of the Venipede and have Nurse Joy's Audino use Heal Pulse on it. He, Ash, and Iris eventually located the leader only to see it was attacked by Trip and his Lampent. Burgh ordered him to stop and told him that he was only making things worse.

Once Nurse Joy's Audino used Heal Pulse on the leader, Burgh played his Bug Flute and lead the Venipede into Central Plaza. In the episode's original, now-deleted ending, he saw Ash and his friends off when they decided to go with Professor Juniper to investigate the Desert Resort, where a large amount of energy was detected and likely responsible for the Venipede swarming the city.

Castelia City was set to serve as a major setting in the original BW023 and BW024, with Team Rocket trying to use the power of the Meteonite to force Unova's underworld to bend to their will, only for it to be stolen by Team Plasma. Upon being subsequently taken back to the Desert Resort, the Meteonite was to release energy blasts that threatened to destroy Castelia City. However, these episodes were never aired and were later retconned out of existence, leaving their events non-canonical.

In Battling For The Love of Bug-Types!, Ash had his Gym battle with Burgh. Ash won against Burgh, and his Sewaddle evolved into a Swadloon.

A fishing contest in A Fishing Connoisseur in a Fishy Competition! was supposed to take place in Castelia City, but the episode was delayed in Japan until June 23 because of the Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami, and the contest was relocated to an unnamed city.

Castelia City briefly appeared again at the end of The Name's N!. Here, N got off the ship where he met Ash, Iris, and Cilan and bid farewell to them.

Pokémon Journeys: The Series

Castelia City reappeared during Raid Battle in The Ruins!. Ash and Goh traveled there in order to reach the Desert Resort and explore the Colossus Ruins.

Castelia City reappeared in A Close Call... Practically!, where Ash and Goh traveled there as a part of Goh's prize for winning the Pokémon Grand Eating Contest. While the two enjoyed some delicious food, Team Rocket, having followed them, were planning to steal Pikachu by swapping it with a near-identical robotic replica. However, their getaway was noticed by Goh's Cinderace and Ash's Lucario, who gave pursuit. Due to Meowth gluing their hands together, they constantly found themselves bumbling around, even as they snatched Pikachu back and tried to escape from the trio. Eventually, they managed to cooperate enough to defeat the trio, who, while blasting off with Pikachu, discovered that they had accidentally taken their robotic Pikachu replica instead of the real one.

Castelia City made a cameo in Thrash of the Titans! as Ash and Goh flew over it on their way to Opelucid City.

Gallery

Pokémon Center Central Plaza Casteliacone Castelia Gym
Castelia City Pokémon Center.png Central Plaza anime.png Casteliacone stand anime.png Castelia Gym anime.png

Pokémon Black 2 and White 2 Animated Trailer

Castelia City briefly appeared in the Pokémon Black Version 2 and Pokémon White Version 2 Animated Trailer, in which Nate met up with Colress at the local square. There, Colress explained Team Plasma's beliefs to liberate Pokémon Trainers before commenting that he believed differently.

In the manga

Pokémon Adventures

Castelia City in Pokémon Adventures

Platinum arc

Castelia City first appeared in The Final Dimensional Duel XI as Looker was shown flying towards it.

Black & White arc

Castelia City was briefly shown in Fussing and Fighting.

Black and White first arrived in Castelia City at the end of A Direct Attack and a Daunting Defense. There, Black's Tepig chased a Zorua through the GAME FREAK building while both Black and White were away. In the following round, White started to fear for her business when told by Black that Tep is close to evolving, and tried to persuade him not to use it in battle, but to no avail. While Black had his battle with Burgh, Bianca arrived at the city looking for Black, and ended up at Narrow Street, where a Team Plasma Grunt knocked her out and declared her Litwick to be liberated. Iris, who visited Castelia earlier to critique Burgh's paintings, informed the Gym Leader about the incident, just after he lost to Black. Black helped solve the mystery by tracing the source of the spores on Bianca to the building opposite the Gym. They found the Grunts inside the building, accompanied by Bronius, who fled the scene. The next day, White calmed down over her fears when she found out that Tep evolved. In another part of the city, Cheren only then found out what happened to Bianca.

White later returned to Castelia City with Bianca in With a Little Help from My Friends in an effort to cheer her up after finding out what happened to her after the incident. She was impressed by Bianca's musical skills and sent recordings of her music to a local guitarist at Café Sonata, who was also impressed. Thus she took Bianca to the café, which was on the same street where Bianca suffered the initial incident. They entered the café to find that it was attacked by a Vullaby, with the guitarist having broken his hand as a result of the attack. Vullaby began to attack a Meloetta residing in the café at the moment. White used her newly acquired battling skills to keep Vullaby at bay, but struggled when Vullaby called on an entire flock of its kind. Bianca volunteered to play Meloetta's forgotten Relic Song in the guitarist's place. This allowed Meloetta to relearn the song and transform into its Pirouette Forme, turning the battle against the flock of Vullaby. White concluded the battle by capturing the leading wild Vullaby, convincing Bianca to give her Pokédex to White.

Black 2 & White 2 arc

Castelia City was due to host the Unova Choir Tournament, which Cheren's Aspertia Trainers' School class qualified for by winning the Autumn Choir Tournament. In Angry Boy, Roxie led the class to a member of the organizing committee, who, as the class found out, had been attacked and his Karrablast stolen. Hearing that the attacker hid in the Castelia Sewers, Blake, Whitley, and Hugh went into the sewers to confront them, the culprits suspectedly turning out to be members of Team Plasma. After meeting up with the rest of the class back above ground on Castelia, Hugh told them of Team Plasma's revival, and revealed that he had evidence that one of their classmates was a member. When everybody started suspecting Whitley, her Foongus, Foongy, put everyone besides her and Hugh asleep. Hugh demanded Whitley to take him to Team Plasma's hideout, but before she could convince him that she didn't know where the current hideout was, the Plasma Frigate appeared over the city and fired its Kyurem Cannon at it, freezing the city over in an instant. The cannon's blast knocked Hugh out, after which Whitley was confronted by Rood, who had come for the memory card hidden inside Whitley's pendant, which held a program to stop the Colress Machine's power to control Pokémon. However, the memory card, which Whitley had lost and Hugh had discovered earlier, was not in Hugh's possession, meaning that it was still in Aspertia City. Rood decided to leave N's Zorua behind to impersonate Whitley while they would return to Aspertia City to retrieve the memory card. However, aboard the Plasma Frigate, Rood was spotted by Colress and Ghetsis, with the latter ordering him to be captured. However, Whitley protected Rood from the capture attempt, causing her to get caught instead and giving Rood enough time to escape. Cheren and his class were later found by Benga and Marlon off-panel and taken to the Marine Tube to recover.

In Epilogue, Blake was reinstated of his rank at the International Police office in Castelia City. After Blake had left, it was revealed that Blake being discharged from the International Police had all been just a test for him, and that the Magician, who had been supplying Blake with his equipment, was an International Police agent as well.

Gallery

In the TCG

This listing is of cards mentioning or featuring Castelia City in the Pokémon Trading Card Game.

Related cards
Cards listed with a blue background are only legal to use in the current Expanded format.
Cards listed with a green background are legal to use in both the current Standard and Expanded formats.
Card Type English
Expansion
Rarity # Japanese
Expansion
Rarity #
Kricketot Grass Next Destinies Common 3/99 Psycho Drive C 003/052
Kricketune Grass Next Destinies Uncommon 4/99 Psycho Drive U 004/052
Amoonguss Grass Next Destinies Rare 9/99 Hail Blizzard U 008/052
Growlithe Fire Next Destinies Common 10/99 Hail Blizzard C 009/052
Simisear Fire Next Destinies Rare 16/99 Psycho Drive U 011/052
Lampent Fire Next Destinies Uncommon 19/99 Hail Blizzard C 013/052
Staryu Water Next Destinies Common 23/99 Psycho Drive C 012/052
Starmie Water Next Destinies Uncommon 24/99 Psycho Drive U 013/052
Lapras Water Next Destinies Rare 25/99 Hail Blizzard U 015/052
Simipour Water Next Destinies Rare 29/99 Psycho Drive U 017/052
Vanillite Water Next Destinies Common 31/99 Hail Blizzard C 016/052
Vanillish Water Next Destinies Uncommon 32/99 Hail Blizzard C 017/052
Raichu Lightning Next Destinies Uncommon 40/99 Hail Blizzard U 024/052
Luxio Lightning Next Destinies Uncommon 44/99 Psycho Drive U 022/052
Ralts Psychic Next Destinies Common 55/99 Hail Blizzard C 026/052
      Master Deck Build Box EX   015/046
Darmanitan Psychic Next Destinies Rare 60/99 Hail Blizzard U 029/052
Solosis Psychic Noble Victories Common 50/101 Psycho Drive C 031/052
Duosion Psychic Noble Victories Uncommon 51/101 Psycho Drive C 032/052
Reuniclus Psychic Noble Victories Rare 52/101 Psycho Drive U 033/052
Elgyem Psychic Next Destinies Common 61/99 Hail Blizzard C 030/052
Beheeyem Psychic Next Destinies Rare 62/99 Hail Blizzard U 031/052
Riolu Fighting Next Destinies Common 63/99 Hail Blizzard C 033/052
Gurdurr Fighting Noble Victories Uncommon 63/101 Psycho Drive C 035/052
Mienfoo Fighting Next Destinies Common 67/99 Psycho Drive C 037/052
Sneasel Darkness Next Destinies Common 69/99 Hail Blizzard C 037/052
Meowth Colorless Next Destinies Common 80/99 Psycho Drive C 045/052
Miscellaneous Promotional cards          
Persian Colorless Next Destinies Rare 81/99 Psycho Drive U 046/052
Pokémon Center St Next Destinies Uncommon 90/99 Hail Blizzard U 051/052
Riolu Fighting BW Black Star Promos   BW33 BW-P Promotional cards   104/BW-P
Meowth Colorless BW Black Star Promos   BW35 BW-P Promotional cards   105/BW-P
      BW-P Promotional cards   204/BW-P
Unfezant Colorless Boundaries Crossed Rare 125/149 Freeze Bolt U 052/059
Magneton Lightning Plasma Storm Uncommon 44/135 Plasma Gale U 024/070
Trubbish Psychic Plasma Storm Common 65/135 Plasma Gale C 036/070
Purrloin Darkness Plasma Storm Common 83/135 Plasma Gale C 044/070
Leafeon Grass Plasma Freeze Rare 11/116 Thunder Knuckle U 006/051
Jolteon Lightning Plasma Freeze Uncommon 34/116 Spiral Force U 016/051
Muk Psychic Plasma Freeze Rare 46/116 Thunder Knuckle U 024/051
Dragonite Dragon Plasma Freeze Rare Holo 83/116 Thunder Knuckle R 040/051
Frozen City St Plasma Freeze Uncommon 100/116 Spiral Force U 049/051
Moltres Fire Legendary Treasures Rare Holo 22/113 EX Battle Boost   014/093
Articuno Water Legendary Treasures Rare Holo 32/113 EX Battle Boost   024/093
Kyurem Water Legendary Treasures Rare Holo 43/113 EX Battle Boost   035/093
Minccino Colorless Legendary Treasures Common 104/113 EX Battle Boost   088/093
 


Music

Games Location Song name (Japanese) Song name (English) Composition Arrangement
 B  W 
 B2  W2 
Everywhere ヒウンシティ Castelia City Shota Kageyama Shota Kageyama

Trivia

Pikachu inside the building
  • Even though it was officially stated that no Pokémon from previous generations would appear in Pokémon Black and White before obtaining the National Pokédex, a Pikachu can be seen with a Hiker inside the same building as the Name Rater in Castelia City as a small cameo.
  • The Game Freak headquarters in Castelia City is a direct reference to the Carrot Tower in Setagaya, Tokyo. The 22nd floor of the Carrot Tower is the former headquarters of the game development company Game Freak, which is the same floor that the Game Freak members are located on in the game.
  • Castelia City is based on the island of Manhattan, which is one of the five New York City boroughs.
  • Several locations in Castelia City are different than they are in other cities and towns: the Pokémon Center is located underneath another building, not a standalone building; the Gym faces the left, while others face south.
  • The "Moves for Living" TV program broadcast around Unova features Dr. Technic Al'Machine, a professor from Castelia University.
  • Despite the Casteliacone stand closing in winter, it will still be advertised on TV and bulletin boards during that season.
  • Because of the many different camera angles used in the city, using Fly in Castelia City causes an abrupt change in the camera angle in order to center the player in the screen and zoom in on them. Other places in the game with multiple camera angles also employ this technique.
  • The man who gives the player TM70 (Flash) says the target's accuracy is lowered to half after Flash is used two times, but this is false; it must actually be used three times.
  • A painting of Castelia City is on display in Lumiose Museum in Pokémon X and Y.
  • In Pokémon Scarlet and Violet, Castelia City is mentioned to be Amarys's hometown. In addition, the city's theme can be unlocked as a possible background music track for the League Club Room.

Name origin

Language Name Origin
Japanese ヒウンシティ Hiun City From 飛雲文 hiun-mon (a pattern based around swirling clouds) and 飛雲 hiun (soaring clouds)
English Castelia City From castellanus, a cloud featuring a turreted appearance named after the Latin word for castle
German Stratos City From Stratus (stratus cloud) or Stratosphäre (stratosphere)
Spanish Ciudad Porcelana From porcelana (porcelain)
French Volucité From volute (spiral or scroll form) or volume and cité (city)
Italian Austropoli From austro (southerly Mediterranean wind) and the suffix -poli (city)
Korean 구름시티 Gureum City From 구름무늬 gureum-munui (cloud pattern)
Chinese (Mandarin) 飛雲市 / 飞云市 Fēiyún Shì From 飛雲 / 飞云 fēiyún / fēiwàhn (soaring clouds)
Chinese (Cantonese) 飛雲市 Fēiwàhn Síh
Polish Castelia From its English name
Brazilian Portuguese Cidade de Castelia From its English name
Vietnamese Thành phố Hiun Transcription of its Japanese name


References


Unova
Trio Badge.png Basic Badge.png Insect Badge.png Bolt Badge.png Quake Badge.png Jet Badge.png Freeze Badge.png Legend Badge.png
Basic Badge.png Toxic Badge.png Insect Badge.png Bolt Badge.png Quake Badge.png Jet Badge.png Legend Badge.png Wave Badge.png
Settlements
Nuvema TownAccumula TownStriaton CityNacrene CityCastelia CityNimbasa CityAnville Town
Driftveil CityMistralton CityIcirrus CityOpelucid CityPokémon LeagueLacunosa TownUndella Town
Black CityWhite ForestAspertia CityFloccesy TownVirbank CityLentimas TownHumilau City
Routes
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Bridges and tunnels
Skyarrow BridgeDriftveil DrawbridgeTubeline BridgeVillage BridgeMarvelous BridgeMarine Tube
Landmarks
DreamyardWellspring CavePinwheel ForestLiberty GardenDesert ResortRelic CastleBattle SubwayLostlorn Forest
Cold StorageMistralton CaveChargestone CaveCelestial TowerTwist MountainDragonspiral TowerMoor of Icirrus
Challenger's CaveVictory Road (BWB2W2) • N's CastleRoyal UnovaGiant ChasmUndella BayAbyssal Ruins
Abundant ShrinePoké Transfer LabP2 LaboratoryEntralinkUnity TowerFloccesy RanchPledge GroveVirbank Complex
Pokéstar StudiosCastelia SewersJoin AvenueCave of BeingPokémon World TournamentReversal MountainPlasma Frigate
Clay TunnelUnderground RuinsStrange HouseRelic PassageSeaside CaveWhite TreehollowBlack Tower
Access to
Nature Preserve
Other
Blueberry AcademyTerarium


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