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|slogan=A Quiet Mountain Retreat | |slogan=A Quiet Mountain Retreat | ||
|region=Johto | |region=Johto | ||
|north=Ice Path | |north=Ice Path | ||
|south=45 | |south=Route 45 | ||
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[[ | '''Blackthorn City''' (Japanese: '''フスベシティ''' ''Fusube City'') is a city located in northeast [[Johto]]. It is home to the [[Blackthorn Gym]], led by the [[Gym Leader]] [[Clair]], who specializes in {{type|Dragon}} {{OBP|Pokémon|species}}. | ||
==Geography== | |||
Blackthorn City is a large city with a fairly [[List of game locations by population|small population]] and two exits. To the north is the [[Ice Path]], and to the south is Route 45, Johto's longest vertical area that connects to the southmost points of the region. In [[Generation IV]], a river from Route 45 crosses over into Blackthorn itself. According to a resident in Blackthorn, most residents hailing from the city end up being Dragon-type specialists (such as Clair and [[Lance]]) perhaps due in-part to the [[Dragon's Den]]. Due to its overall location within Johto, Blackthorn is depicted as a mountainous region, with many ledges that the player can only traverse on their way down. | |||
In [[Generation II]], all of the houses in Blackthorn had distinct black rooves, including buildings such as the Gym and Pokémon Center. Grass only grows in the top half of the city, and it connected directly to Route 45 by a small path. | |||
In [[Generation IV]], the city appears completely different. The area now has uniquely designed houses with what appears to be straw rooves, although buildings such as the Gym and Pokémon Center now appear the same as the rest within the region. Its overall layout is far more jagged than in Gold and Silver, complete with new obstacles such as broken tree trunks and large pointed stones, a stark contrast to the smoother stones that are now littered throughout the area. Grass and flowers now grow all throughout the edges of the city, especially when closest to the water. Frost appears to creep in from the entrance to the [[Ice Path]], which tints the grass a lighter green before transitioning into the darker color seen throughout Blackthorn. Both due to the further height elevation and accompanying river added in [[Generation IV]], a wooden bridge now connects the city to Route 45. | |||
===Overworld=== | |||
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| {{color2|FFF|Generation II}} | |||
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===[[Environment]]s=== | |||
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|style="{{roundy|2px}} border: 2px solid #303030; background: #808080; width:80px"| [[File:Battle terrain water DPPtHGSS.png]] | |||
|style="{{roundy|2px}} border: 2px solid #303030; background: #808080; width:80px"| [[File:BattleEnvironmentHGSS Water Platform Grass BG.png]] | |||
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| style="color: #FFF" | {{color2|FFF|Generation IV}} ({{mcolor|Surf|FFF|Surfing}}) | |||
| style="color: #FFF" | {{color2|FFF|Generation IV}} ({{color2|FFF|fishing}}) | |||
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==Points of interest== | |||
===Blackthorn Gym=== | |||
{{main|Blackthorn Gym}} | |||
The Blackthorn Gym is the official Gym of Blackthorn City. It specializes in {{type|Dragon}} Pokémon. The [[Gym Leader]] is [[Clair]]. {{pkmn|Trainer}}s who defeat her receive the {{Badge|Rising}}. It will be closed prior to Team Rocket's defeat because Clair is training in the [[Dragon's Den]]. After being defeated, Clair is so outraged by her defeat that she refuses to hand over the Rising Badge, forcing the player to go to the Dragon's Den before the Badge can be acquired. | |||
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|style="{{roundy|5px}} border:2px solid #303030; background:#808080; width:80px"| [[File:Blackthorn Gym exterior GSC.png]] | |||
|style="{{roundy|5px}} border:2px solid #303030; background:#808080; width:80px"| [[File:Blackthorn Gym Exterior HGSS.png]] | |||
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| {{color2|FFF|Generation II}} | |||
| {{color2|FFF|Generation IV}} | |||
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===Dragon's Den=== | ===Dragon's Den=== | ||
{{main|Dragon's Den}} | {{main|Dragon's Den}} | ||
A clan of masters of {{ | A clan of masters of {{type|Dragon}} Pokémon have lived in the city for generations. The masters built the [[Dragon's Den]], a cavern with an underground lake that contains a shrine to Dragon Pokémon, as well as the elders of the Dragon clan. An Ace Trainer in the Pokémon Center claims that it's a special cave for Gym Leaders to train themselves. The entrance is located behind the Gym, across a small pond, while the main cavern seems to be located underneath the city itself. It is inaccessible before defeating [[Clair]] in the [[Blackthorn Gym]], as it is blocked off by a man in front of the cave, and then it must be traversed to finally obtain the {{badge|Rising}}. | ||
Besides the strong {{pkmn|Trainer}}s that dwell within the cavern, the Master of the Dragon User Clan can be found here, and he will quiz the {{player}} on their attitude towards and treatment of their Pokémon. Correct answers will be rewarded, in {{v2|Crystal}}, {{game3|HeartGold and SoulSilver|HeartGold|s}}, and {{game3|HeartGold and SoulSilver|SoulSilver|s}}, with a {{p|Dratini}} that knows {{m|ExtremeSpeed}}. and [[Clair]] will visit to reward the player with the {{badge|Rising}} she refused to award in the [[Blackthorn Gym|Gym]], as well as {{TM|24|DragonBreath}}{{sup/2|GSC}} or {{TM|59|Dragon Pulse}}{{sup/4|HGSS}}. | |||
In [[Generation IV]], Clair and Lance appear for a [[Multi Battle]] if the player and {{ga|Silver}} have already battled at [[Mt. Moon]]. Following this, Silver can be found here, contemplating his training on [[Time#Time-specific events|Tuesdays and Thursdays]]. | |||
== | {| style="margin:auto; text-align:center; {{roundy|10px}} border:2px solid #303030; background:#474747; font-size:80%" | ||
{{ | |- | ||
|style="{{roundy|5px}} border:2px solid #303030; background:#808080; width:80px"| [[File:HGSS Dragon's Den-Morning.png]] | |||
|style="{{roundy|5px}} border:2px solid #303030; background:#808080; width:80px"| [[File:HGSS Dragon's Den-Day.png]] | |||
|style="{{roundy|5px}} border:2px solid #303030; background:#808080; width:80px"| [[File:HGSS Dragon's Den-Night.png]] | |||
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| style="color: #FFF" colspan="3" | {{color2|FFF|Location preview|Location previews}} for the {{color2|FFF|Dragon's Den}} in {{color2|FFF|Generation IV}} | |||
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===Santos=== | ===Santos=== | ||
{{main|Week Siblings}} | {{main|Week Siblings}} | ||
[[Week Siblings|Santos]] can be found in the city on Saturdays. When the player encounters him for the first time, he'll give out a [[Spell Tag]] | [[Week Siblings|Santos]] can be found in the city on Saturdays. When the player encounters him for the first time, he'll give out a [[Spell Tag]]{{sup/2|GSC}} or [[Soft Sand]]{{sup/4|HGSS}}, and then a {{DL|List of Ribbons in the games|Snooze Ribbon}} all other times after the first encounter.{{sup/4|HGSS}} | ||
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|style="{{roundy|5px}} border:2px solid #303030; background:#808080; width:80px"| [[File:Arthur II OD.png]] | |||
|style="{{roundy|5px}} border:2px solid #303030; background:#808080; width:80px"| [[File:Youngster HGSS OD.png]] | |||
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| {{color2|FFF|Generation II}} | |||
| {{color2|FFF|Generation IV}} | |||
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|} | |||
===In-game trade=== | |||
{{main|In-game trade}} | |||
In Gold and Silver, the player can trade a female {{p|Dragonair}} to obtain a {{p|Rhydon}} holding a [[Bitter Berry]] | |||
In Crystal, HeartGold, SoulSilver, the character trades the player a {{p|Dodrio}} holding a [[Smoke Ball]] instead. | |||
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|style="{{roundy|5px}} border:2px solid #303030; background:#808080; width:80px"| [[File:Emy Location GSC.png]] | |||
|style="{{roundy|5px}} border:2px solid #303030; background:#808080; width:80px"| [[File:Ayana Location HGSS.png]] | |||
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| style="color: #FFF" | Emy in {{color2|FFF|Generation II}} | |||
| style="color: #FFF" | Ayana in {{color2|FFF|Generation IV}} | |||
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===Move Deleter and Move Tutor=== | |||
The Move Deleter can be found in a house to the left of the [[Poké Mart]]. For no charge, he will make a Pokémon forget a [[move]] it knows. The Move Deleter's service can be used to delete moves exclusive to Generation II, so that Pokémon can be traded to a [[Generation I]] game via the [[Time Capsule]]. | |||
In {{2v2|HeartGold|SoulSilver}}, the move deleter shares his house with [[Johto]]'s [[Move Reminder]], who will teach a move the Pokémon was previously able to learn in exchange for a [[Heart Scale]]. There are also two Move Tutors: [[Wilma|one]] who will teach {{m|Draco Meteor}} to {{type|Dragon}} Pokémon, and another who will teach {{m|Frenzy Plant}}, {{m|Blast Burn}}, and {{m|Hydro Cannon}} to the fully-evolved {{t|Grass}}-, {{t|Fire}}-, and {{type|Water}} [[first partner Pokémon]], respectively. Like the Move Deleter, the tutors do not charge for their services. | |||
{| style="margin:auto; text-align:center; {{roundy|10px}} border:2px solid #303030; background:#474747; font-size:80%" | |||
{ | |- | ||
|style="{{roundy|5px}} border:2px solid #303030; background:#808080; width:80px"| [[File:Move Deleter House Interior Screenshot GSC.png]] | |||
|style="{{roundy|5px}} border:2px solid #303030; background:#808080; width:80px"| [[File:Move Deleter House Interior Screenshot HGSS.png]] | |||
|- | |||
| {{color2|FFF|Generation II}} | |||
| {{color2|FFF|Generation IV}} | |||
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|} | |||
==Poké Mart== | ==Poké Mart== | ||
{{shop|Generation II}} | |||
{{shoprow|{{shopitem|Great Ball|600}}|{{shopitem|Ultra Ball|1200}}}} | {{shoprow|{{shopitem|Great Ball|600}}|{{shopitem|Ultra Ball|1200}}}} | ||
{{shoprow|{{shopitem|Hyper Potion|1200}}|{{shopitem|Max Potion|2500}}}} | {{shoprow|{{shopitem|Hyper Potion|1200}}|{{shopitem|Max Potion|2500}}}} | ||
{{shoprow|{{shopitem|Full Heal|600}}|{{shopitem|X | {{shoprow|{{shopitem|Full Heal|600}}|{{shopitem|Revive|1500}}}} | ||
{{shoprow|{{shopitem|Max Repel|700}}|{{shopitem|X Defense|550|display=X Defend}}}} | |||
{{shoprow|{{shopitem|X Attack|500}}}} | {{shoprow|{{shopitem|X Attack|500}}}} | ||
{{shopfooter}} | {{shopfooter}} | ||
{{shop|Lower cashier (Generation IV)}} | |||
{{shoprow|{{shopitem|Poké Ball|200}}|{{shopitem|Great Ball|600}}}} | {{shoprow|{{shopitem|Poké Ball (item)|200|5=Poké Ball|display=Poké Ball}}|{{shopitem|Great Ball|600}}}} | ||
{{shoprow|{{shopitem|Ultra Ball|1200}}|{{shopitem|Potion|300}}}} | {{shoprow|{{shopitem|Ultra Ball|1200}}|{{shopitem|Potion|300}}}} | ||
{{shoprow|{{shopitem|Super Potion|700}}|{{shopitem|Hyper Potion|1200}}}} | {{shoprow|{{shopitem|Super Potion|700}}|{{shopitem|Hyper Potion|1200}}}} | ||
{{shoprow|{{shopitem|Max Potion|2500}}|{{shopitem|Full Restore|3000}}}} | {{shoprow|{{shopitem|Max Potion|2500}}|{{shopitem|Full Restore|3000|note=<sup>8 {{color2|000|Badge|Badges}}</sup>}}}} | ||
{{shoprow|{{shopitem|Revive|1500}}|{{shopitem|Antidote|100}}}} | {{shoprow|{{shopitem|Revive|1500}}|{{shopitem|Antidote|100}}}} | ||
{{shoprow|{{shopitem| | {{shoprow|{{shopitem|Paralyze Heal|200|display=Parlyz Heal}}|{{shopitem|Awakening|250}}}} | ||
{{shoprow|{{shopitem|Burn Heal|250}}|{{shopitem|Ice Heal|250}}}} | {{shoprow|{{shopitem|Burn Heal|250}}|{{shopitem|Ice Heal|250}}}} | ||
{{shoprow|{{shopitem|Full Heal|600}}|{{shopitem|Escape Rope|550}}}} | {{shoprow|{{shopitem|Full Heal|600}}|{{shopitem|Escape Rope|550}}}} | ||
{{shoprow|{{shopitem|Repel|350}}|{{shopitem|Super Repel|500}}}} | {{shoprow|{{shopitem|Repel|350}}|{{shopitem|Super Repel|500}}}} | ||
{{shoprow|{{shopitem|Max Repel|700}}}} | {{shoprow|{{shopitem|Max Repel|700}}}} | ||
{{shopfooter}} | {{shopfooter|multiple=yes}} | ||
{{shop|Upper cashier (Generation IV)}} | |||
{{shoprow|{{shopitem|Air Mail|50}}|{{shopitem|Net Ball|1000}}}} | {{shoprow|{{shopitem|Air Mail|50}}|{{shopitem|Net Ball|1000}}}} | ||
{{shoprow|{{shopitem|Dusk Ball|1000}}}} | {{shoprow|{{shopitem|Dusk Ball|1000}}}} | ||
{{shopfooter}} | {{shopfooter}} | ||
|} | |||
==Items== | |||
{{itlisth|mountain}} | |||
{{Itemlist|Spell Tag|From [[Week Siblings|Santos]]{{dotw|Sa}}|G=yes|S=yes|C=yes}} | |||
{{Itemlist|Soft Sand|From Santos{{dotw|Sa}}|HG=yes|SS=yes}} | |||
{{Itemlist|none|sprite=Snooze Ribbon|From Santos after meeting all the Week Siblings{{dotw|Sa}}|HG=yes|SS=yes|display={{DL|List of Ribbons in the games|Snooze Ribbon}}}} | |||
{{Itemlist|none|sprite=Effort Ribbon|From the house northeast of the [[Pokémon Center]], if the player's lead Pokémon has 510 {{EV}}s|HG=yes|SS=yes|display={{DL|List of Ribbons in the games|Effort Ribbon}}}} | |||
{{Itemlist|none|Held by Don, a {{p|Rhydon}} the player can receive in a trade|G=yes|S=yes|display=[[Bitter Berry]]}} | |||
{{Itemlist|Smoke Ball|Held by Doris, a {{p|Dodrio}} the player can receive in a trade|C=yes|HG=yes|SS=yes}} | |||
{{itlistfoot|mountain}} | |||
==Pokémon== | ==Pokémon== | ||
===Generation II=== | ===Generation II=== | ||
{{ | {{Catch/header|mountain|4}} | ||
{{ | {{Catch/div|water|Surfing}} | ||
{{ | {{Catch/entry2|129|Magikarp|yes|yes|yes|Surf|5-19|all=100%|type1=Water}} | ||
{{ | {{Catch/div|water|Fishing}} | ||
{{ | {{Catch/entry2|060|Poliwag|yes|yes|yes|Fish Old|10|all=15%|type1=Water}} | ||
{{ | {{Catch/entry2|129|Magikarp|yes|yes|yes|Fish Old|10|all=85%|type1=Water}} | ||
{{ | {{Catch/entry2|060|Poliwag|yes|yes|yes|Fish Good|20|all=65%|type1=Water}} | ||
{{ | {{Catch/entry2|129|Magikarp|yes|yes|yes|Fish Good|20|all=35%|type1=Water}} | ||
{{ | {{Catch/entry2|060|Poliwag|yes|yes|yes|Fish Super|40|all=80%|type1=Water}} | ||
{{Catch/entry2|129|Magikarp|yes|yes|yes|Fish Super|40|all=20%|type1=Water}} | |||
{{Catch/div|mountain|Special}} | |||
{{Catch/entry2|085|Dodrio|no|no|yes|Trade|The same as the traded Pokémon|all=One||tradenum=148|tradename=Dragonair|tradegender=female|type1=Normal|type2=Flying}} | |||
{{Catch/entry2|112|Rhydon|yes|yes|no|Trade|The same as the traded Pokémon|all=One|tradenum=148|tradename=Dragonair|tradegender=female|type1=Ground|type2=Rock}} | |||
{{Catch/footer|mountain}} | |||
===Generation IV=== | |||
{{Catch/header|mountain|4}} | |||
{{Catch/div|water|Surfing}} | |||
{{Catch/entryhs|129|Magikarp|yes|yes|Surf|2-20|all=100%|type1=Water}} | |||
{{Catch/div|water|Fishing}} | |||
{{Catch/entryhs|060|Poliwag|yes|yes|Fish Old|10|all=15%|type1=Water}} | |||
{{Catch/entryhs|129|Magikarp|yes|yes|Fish Old|10|all=85%|type1=Water}} | |||
{{Catch/entryhs|060|Poliwag|yes|yes|Fish Good|20|all=40%|type1=Water}} | |||
{{Catch/entryhs|129|Magikarp|yes|yes|Fish Good|20|all=60%|type1=Water}} | |||
{{Catch/entryhs|060|Poliwag|yes|yes|Fish Super|40|all=80%|type1=Water}} | |||
{{Catch/entryhs|129|Magikarp|yes|yes|Fish Super|40|all=20%|type1=Water}} | |||
{{Catch/div|mountain|Special}} | |||
{{Catch/entryhs|085|Dodrio|yes|yes|Trade|The same as the traded Pokémon|all=One|tradenum=148|tradename=Dragonair|tradegender=female|type1=Normal|type2=Flying}} | |||
{{Catch/footer|mountain}} | |||
==== | ==Slogan== | ||
{{ | ===Generation II=== | ||
{{ | '''''A Quiet Mountain Retreat''''' (Japanese, '''やまあいに たたずむ しずかな まち''' ''A quiet city standing among the mountains.'') | ||
{{ | ===Generation VI=== | ||
{{ | '''''A Quiet Mountain Retreat''''' (Japanese, '''しずかな やまあいの まち''' ''The town of quiet mountains.'') | ||
==Trainer Tips== | |||
===Generation II=== | |||
{{sign|GSC|header}} | |||
{{sign|GSC|title|TRAINER TIPS}} | |||
{{sign|GSC|A POKéMON holding}} | |||
{{sign|GSC|a MIRACLEBERRY}} | |||
{{sign|GSC|will cure itself}} | |||
{{sign|GSC|of any status}} | |||
{{sign|GSC|problem.}} | |||
{{sign|GSC|footer}} | |||
===Generation IV=== | ===Generation IV=== | ||
====[[ | {{sign|DPtip|header}} | ||
{{ | {{sign|DPtip|title|Trainer Tips}} | ||
{{ | {{sign|DPtip|Wild Pokémon will appear regularly}} | ||
{{ | {{sign|DPtip|if you don't run, but walk quietly in the}} | ||
{{ | {{sign|DPtip|tall grass.}} | ||
{{sign|DPtip|If your party Pokémon are}} | |||
{{sign|DPtip|tired, it is better to avoid running,}} | |||
{{sign|DPtip|and go straight to a Pokémon Center.}} | |||
{{sign|DPtip|footer}} | |||
==Walking Pokémon quotes== | |||
[[Walking Pokémon]] can have reactions unique to Blackthorn City. Any quote below where the area says "anywhere" requires interacting with the Pokémon<!--; for more specific areas, the Pokémon reacts automatically when it gets near-->. | |||
{| class="roundtable" style="margin: auto; text-align: center; background-color: #474747; border: 3px solid #303030" | |||
|- style="background:#808080" | |||
! Games | |||
! Pokémon | |||
! Area | |||
! Quote | |||
|- style="background-color: #FFF" | |||
! {{GameIcon|HG}}{{GameIcon|SS}} | |||
| [[File:Bag Poké Ball Sprite.png]]<br>Any Pokémon | |||
| Anywhere | |||
| "Your Pokémon stares intently at the mountain." | |||
|} | |||
[[Dragon's Den]] and [[Blackthorn Gym]] within Blackthorn City also have their own quotes. | |||
==Music== | |||
{| class="roundtable" style="margin: auto; text-align: center; background-color: #474747; border: 3px solid #303030" | |||
|- style="background-color: #808080" | |||
! Games | |||
! Song Name | |||
! Composition | |||
! Arrangement | |||
|- style="background-color: #FFF" | |||
! {{GameIcon|G}}{{GameIcon|S}}{{GameIcon|C}} | |||
| [[Pokémon HeartGold & Pokémon SoulSilver: Super Music Collection|Azalea Town]] | |||
| [[Gō Ichinose]] | |||
| [[Gō Ichinose]] | |||
|- style="background-color: #FFF" | |||
! {{GameIcon|HG}}{{GameIcon|SS}} | |||
| [[Pokémon HeartGold & Pokémon SoulSilver: Super Music Collection|Azalea Town]] | |||
| [[Gō Ichinose]] | |||
| [[Shota Kageyama]]<br><small>[[GB Sounds]]:</small> [[Go Ichinose]] | |||
|} | |||
==Development== | |||
As of at least the [[Pokémon Gold and Silver Spaceworld '97 demo|Spaceworld 1997 demo]], Blackthorn City did not exist, as the entire map did not resemble the final design for Johto at all. Another map from earlier in development was left in the final release of Gold & Silver, as well as Crystal, as Map '''2A:4C34'''. | |||
This (and the larger map of Johto from this time period) shows that the Ice Path was not in the games until later in development, with an entrance to the city in the west from [[Route 44]] and [[Mahogany City]]. Additionally, the Dragon's Den does not appear to be present, though the overall idea for a vertically-oriented map seems to have been planned for some time. It's possible that the tower on the rightmost side of the map was related to Clair's eventual challenge before plans were changed, as the Blackthorn Gym is still present, just in the southeast of the map instead. Grass occupies the majority of the map layout unlike in the final, where it is relatively sparse compared to the dirt and rocks around the area, which are also missing in this build. Blackthorn's buildings also lack their unique roof designs at this time. | |||
{| style="margin:auto; text-align:center; {{roundy|10px}} border:2px solid #{{johto color dark}}; background:#{{johto color}}; font-size:80%" | |||
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|style="{{roundy|5px}} border:2px solid #{{johto color dark}}; background:#{{johto color light}}; width:80px"| [[File:Blackthorn City beta GS.png|350px]] | |||
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| Map 2A:4C34 as found in the files of the final game | |||
|- | |||
|} | |||
==In the anime== | |||
[[File:Blackthorn City anime.png|thumb|250px|Blackthorn City in the {{pkmn|anime}}]] | |||
Blackthorn City first appeared in ''[[EP251|Beauty is Skin Deep]]''. {{Ash}}, {{an|Brock}}, and {{an|Misty}} witnessed an age-old ritual performed by [[Clair]] at the Riverhead Falls, a waterfall that is also the source of Blackthorn's main river. In [[EP252|the following episode]], Ash took part in his [[Gym]] {{pkmn|battle}}, but it was interrupted by {{TRT}}'s theft of the [[Dragon Fang]]. They chased the trio through the [[Dragon's Den]] to the [[Dragon Holy Land]]. Here, Ash reunited with his {{AP|Charizard}}. In ''[[EP254|Better Eight Than Never]]'', Clair and Ash restarted their battle, and Ash managed to earn his {{badge|Rising}}. | |||
In ''[[BW093|Goodbye, Junior Cup - Hello Adventure!]]'', the plane {{an|Dawn}} was taking to [[Johto]] was mentioned to make a stop in Blackthorn City. | |||
{{an|Iris}} visited Blackthorn City in [[BWS02]]. During her visit, she found out that a {{TP|Iris|Gible}} had been causing damage on the town by chewing off bits of benches, fountains, and such. Later, after saving Gible from falling off of a clock tower, Iris found out that Gible had wound up into the city by accident, and offered to take it away. She then met Clair, and together they took Gible to the Dragon Holy Land. After Iris's battle against Clair at the Blackthorn Gym, Gible appeared again, showing that it wanted to come with Iris. Accepting the offer, Iris then {{pkmn2|caught}} the {{pkmn|category|Land Shark Pokémon}} with a {{i|Poké Ball}}. | |||
{{-}} | |||
== | ==In the manga== | ||
[[File:Blackthorn City Adventures.png|thumb|250px|Blackthorn City in [[Pokémon Adventures]]]] | |||
===Pokémon Adventures=== | |||
| | ===={{MangaArc|Gold, Silver & Crystal}}==== | ||
Blackthorn City first appeared in ''[[PS123|Debonaire Dragonair]]'', where Clair was seen {{pkmn|training}} at her Gym before heading to [[Dragon's Den]], where she encountered and battled {{DL|Legendary beasts (Adventures)|Suicune}}. | |||
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== | ===={{MangaArc|Black & White}}==== | ||
{{ | In ''[[PS516|One Way or Another]]'', [[Iris]] revealed that Blackthorn City, also known as the [[Village of Dragons]], was her hometown. It was also where she had first met [[Drayden]], who had brought her to the [[Unova]] region to train. | ||
{{-}} | |||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
* | * The song '''[[Pokémon FireRed & Pokémon LeafGreen: Super Music Collection|Sevii Islands: Four & Five Islands]]''' is a remix of the song '''[[Pokémon HeartGold & Pokémon SoulSilver: Super Music Collection|Azalea Town]]''' from [[Generation II]], shared with Blackthorn City, that is played on [[Four Island (town)|Four]] and {{OBP|Five Island|town}}s in {{game|FireRed and LeafGreen|s}}. | ||
* In | * In the English versions of {{game|Gold and Silver|s}}, if the {{p|Dratini}} in one of the houses is interacted with and the [[Coin Case]] is used immediately afterward, {{DL|Coin Case glitches|Dratini glitch|a glitch}} will be triggered. This causes the Coin Case's display to change to "''Which move?he pp of''" permanently, unless the game is rebooted without [[Save|saving]]. | ||
* Blackthorn City is similar to that of [[Unova]]'s [[Opelucid City]] in {{game|Black and White|s}}, with the fact that both of these cities house the final [[Gym]] of their respective regions (which is {{type|Dragon}} in both cases) and are the tenth cities that the {{player}} encounters. | |||
* There is an error on the [[Trainer Tips]] sign in {{game|HeartGold and SoulSilver|s}}. It says that [[wild Pokémon]] appear regularly when walking and not [[Running Shoes|running]] through [[tall grass]], when it is in fact the opposite. | |||
** There is likely a missing word in the first line, and could have been meant to read as: "Wild Pokémon will appear ''less'' regularly if you don't run, but walk quietly in the tall grass." | |||
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! Origin | ! style="{{roundytr|5px}}" | Origin | ||
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| Japanese | | Japanese | ||
| フスベシティ ''Fusube City'' | | フスベシティ ''Fusube City'' | ||
| | | From 燻べ色 ''fusube-iro'' (smoke black color) | ||
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| English | | English | ||
| Blackthorn City | | Blackthorn City | ||
| From | | From ''black'' and ''{{wp|blackthorn}}'' | ||
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| German | | German | ||
| Ebenholz City | | Ebenholz City | ||
| From ''Ebenholz'' | | From ''Ebenholz'' ({{wp|ebony}}) | ||
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|rowspan="2" | Spanish | |||
| Ciudad Endrino | |||
| From ''endrino'' (blackthorn) | |||
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| Ciudad Espina Negra{{tt|*|Latin American dub}} | |||
| From ''espina'' (thorn) and ''negra'' (black) | |||
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| French | |||
| Ébènelle | |||
| From ''ébène'' (ebony) | |||
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| Italian | | Italian | ||
| Ebanopoli | | Ebanopoli | ||
| From ''ebano'' | | From ''ebano'' (ebony) and the suffix ''-poli'' (city) | ||
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| Korean | | Korean | ||
| 검은먹시티 '' | | 검은먹시티 ''Geomeunmeok City'' | ||
| | | From 검은 ''geomeun'' (black) and 먹 (墨) ''meok'' (ink stick) | ||
|- | |- style="background:#FFF;" | ||
| Chinese (Mandarin) | | Chinese ({{tt|Mandarin|Taiwan and Mainland China}}) | ||
| 煙墨市/烟墨市 ''Yānmò Shì'' | | 煙墨市 / 烟墨市 ''Yānmò Shì'' | ||
| | | rowspan="2" | From 煙 / 烟 ''yān / yīn'' (smoke) and 墨 ''mò / mahk'' (ink) | ||
|- | |- style="background:#FFF;" | ||
| Chinese (Cantonese) | | Chinese ({{tt|Cantonese|Hong Kong}}) | ||
| 煙墨市 '' | | 煙墨市 ''Yīnmahk Síh'' | ||
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|} | | Polish | ||
| Blackthorn{{tt|*|EP238-EP255, Diamond and Pearl series onwards}}<br>Miasto Blackthorn{{tt|*|EP239, EP251}} | |||
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| Brazilian Portuguese | |||
| Cidade de Blackthorn | |||
| From its English name | |||
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| Vietnamese | |||
| Thành phố Fusube | |||
| Transcription of its Japanese name | |||
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Blackthorn City Gym - Johto Gym #8
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Blackthorn City (Japanese: フスベシティ Fusube City) is a city located in northeast Johto. It is home to the Blackthorn Gym, led by the Gym Leader Clair, who specializes in Dragon-type Pokémon.
Geography
Blackthorn City is a large city with a fairly small population and two exits. To the north is the Ice Path, and to the south is Route 45, Johto's longest vertical area that connects to the southmost points of the region. In Generation IV, a river from Route 45 crosses over into Blackthorn itself. According to a resident in Blackthorn, most residents hailing from the city end up being Dragon-type specialists (such as Clair and Lance) perhaps due in-part to the Dragon's Den. Due to its overall location within Johto, Blackthorn is depicted as a mountainous region, with many ledges that the player can only traverse on their way down.
In Generation II, all of the houses in Blackthorn had distinct black rooves, including buildings such as the Gym and Pokémon Center. Grass only grows in the top half of the city, and it connected directly to Route 45 by a small path.
In Generation IV, the city appears completely different. The area now has uniquely designed houses with what appears to be straw rooves, although buildings such as the Gym and Pokémon Center now appear the same as the rest within the region. Its overall layout is far more jagged than in Gold and Silver, complete with new obstacles such as broken tree trunks and large pointed stones, a stark contrast to the smoother stones that are now littered throughout the area. Grass and flowers now grow all throughout the edges of the city, especially when closest to the water. Frost appears to creep in from the entrance to the Ice Path, which tints the grass a lighter green before transitioning into the darker color seen throughout Blackthorn. Both due to the further height elevation and accompanying river added in Generation IV, a wooden bridge now connects the city to Route 45.
Overworld
Generation II | Generation IV |
Environments
Generation IV (Surfing) | Generation IV (fishing) |
Points of interest
Blackthorn Gym
- Main article: Blackthorn Gym
The Blackthorn Gym is the official Gym of Blackthorn City. It specializes in Dragon-type Pokémon. The Gym Leader is Clair. Trainers who defeat her receive the Rising Badge. It will be closed prior to Team Rocket's defeat because Clair is training in the Dragon's Den. After being defeated, Clair is so outraged by her defeat that she refuses to hand over the Rising Badge, forcing the player to go to the Dragon's Den before the Badge can be acquired.
Generation II | Generation IV |
Dragon's Den
- Main article: Dragon's Den
A clan of masters of Dragon-type Pokémon have lived in the city for generations. The masters built the Dragon's Den, a cavern with an underground lake that contains a shrine to Dragon Pokémon, as well as the elders of the Dragon clan. An Ace Trainer in the Pokémon Center claims that it's a special cave for Gym Leaders to train themselves. The entrance is located behind the Gym, across a small pond, while the main cavern seems to be located underneath the city itself. It is inaccessible before defeating Clair in the Blackthorn Gym, as it is blocked off by a man in front of the cave, and then it must be traversed to finally obtain the Rising Badge.
Besides the strong Trainers that dwell within the cavern, the Master of the Dragon User Clan can be found here, and he will quiz the player on their attitude towards and treatment of their Pokémon. Correct answers will be rewarded, in Crystal, HeartGold, and SoulSilver, with a Dratini that knows ExtremeSpeed. and Clair will visit to reward the player with the Rising Badge she refused to award in the Gym, as well as TM24 (DragonBreath)GSC or TM59 (Dragon Pulse)HGSS.
In Generation IV, Clair and Lance appear for a Multi Battle if the player and Silver have already battled at Mt. Moon. Following this, Silver can be found here, contemplating his training on Tuesdays and Thursdays.
Location previews for the Dragon's Den in Generation IV |
Santos
- Main article: Week Siblings
Santos can be found in the city on Saturdays. When the player encounters him for the first time, he'll give out a Spell TagGSC or Soft SandHGSS, and then a Snooze Ribbon all other times after the first encounter.HGSS
Generation II | Generation IV |
In-game trade
- Main article: In-game trade
In Gold and Silver, the player can trade a female Dragonair to obtain a Rhydon holding a Bitter Berry
In Crystal, HeartGold, SoulSilver, the character trades the player a Dodrio holding a Smoke Ball instead.
Emy in Generation II | Ayana in Generation IV |
Move Deleter and Move Tutor
The Move Deleter can be found in a house to the left of the Poké Mart. For no charge, he will make a Pokémon forget a move it knows. The Move Deleter's service can be used to delete moves exclusive to Generation II, so that Pokémon can be traded to a Generation I game via the Time Capsule.
In HeartGold and SoulSilver, the move deleter shares his house with Johto's Move Reminder, who will teach a move the Pokémon was previously able to learn in exchange for a Heart Scale. There are also two Move Tutors: one who will teach Draco Meteor to Dragon-type Pokémon, and another who will teach Frenzy Plant, Blast Burn, and Hydro Cannon to the fully-evolved Grass-, Fire-, and Water-type first partner Pokémon, respectively. Like the Move Deleter, the tutors do not charge for their services.
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Spell Tag | From SantosSa | G S C | |
Soft Sand | From SantosSa | HG SS | |
Snooze Ribbon | From Santos after meeting all the Week SiblingsSa | HG SS | |
Effort Ribbon | From the house northeast of the Pokémon Center, if the player's lead Pokémon has 510 EVs | HG SS | |
Bitter Berry | Held by Don, a Rhydon the player can receive in a trade | G S | |
Smoke Ball | Held by Doris, a Dodrio the player can receive in a trade | C HG SS | |
Pokémon
Generation II
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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. |
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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. |
Slogan
Generation II
A Quiet Mountain Retreat (Japanese, やまあいに たたずむ しずかな まち A quiet city standing among the mountains.)
Generation VI
A Quiet Mountain Retreat (Japanese, しずかな やまあいの まち The town of quiet mountains.)
Trainer Tips
Generation II
TRAINER TIPS
A POKéMON holding
a MIRACLEBERRY
will cure itself
of any status
problem.
Generation IV
Walking Pokémon quotes
Walking Pokémon can have reactions unique to Blackthorn City. Any quote below where the area says "anywhere" requires interacting with the Pokémon.
Games | Pokémon | Area | Quote |
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HG SS | Any Pokémon |
Anywhere | "Your Pokémon stares intently at the mountain." |
Dragon's Den and Blackthorn Gym within Blackthorn City also have their own quotes.
Music
Games | Song Name | Composition | Arrangement |
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G S C | Azalea Town | Gō Ichinose | Gō Ichinose |
HG SS | Azalea Town | Gō Ichinose | Shota Kageyama GB Sounds: Go Ichinose |
Development
As of at least the Spaceworld 1997 demo, Blackthorn City did not exist, as the entire map did not resemble the final design for Johto at all. Another map from earlier in development was left in the final release of Gold & Silver, as well as Crystal, as Map 2A:4C34.
This (and the larger map of Johto from this time period) shows that the Ice Path was not in the games until later in development, with an entrance to the city in the west from Route 44 and Mahogany City. Additionally, the Dragon's Den does not appear to be present, though the overall idea for a vertically-oriented map seems to have been planned for some time. It's possible that the tower on the rightmost side of the map was related to Clair's eventual challenge before plans were changed, as the Blackthorn Gym is still present, just in the southeast of the map instead. Grass occupies the majority of the map layout unlike in the final, where it is relatively sparse compared to the dirt and rocks around the area, which are also missing in this build. Blackthorn's buildings also lack their unique roof designs at this time.
Map 2A:4C34 as found in the files of the final game |
In the anime
Blackthorn City first appeared in Beauty is Skin Deep. Ash, Brock, and Misty witnessed an age-old ritual performed by Clair at the Riverhead Falls, a waterfall that is also the source of Blackthorn's main river. In the following episode, Ash took part in his Gym battle, but it was interrupted by Team Rocket's theft of the Dragon Fang. They chased the trio through the Dragon's Den to the Dragon Holy Land. Here, Ash reunited with his Charizard. In Better Eight Than Never, Clair and Ash restarted their battle, and Ash managed to earn his Rising Badge.
In Goodbye, Junior Cup - Hello Adventure!, the plane Dawn was taking to Johto was mentioned to make a stop in Blackthorn City.
Iris visited Blackthorn City in BWS02. During her visit, she found out that a Gible had been causing damage on the town by chewing off bits of benches, fountains, and such. Later, after saving Gible from falling off of a clock tower, Iris found out that Gible had wound up into the city by accident, and offered to take it away. She then met Clair, and together they took Gible to the Dragon Holy Land. After Iris's battle against Clair at the Blackthorn Gym, Gible appeared again, showing that it wanted to come with Iris. Accepting the offer, Iris then caught the Land Shark Pokémon with a Poké Ball.
In the manga
Pokémon Adventures
Gold, Silver & Crystal arc
Blackthorn City first appeared in Debonaire Dragonair, where Clair was seen training at her Gym before heading to Dragon's Den, where she encountered and battled Suicune.
Black & White arc
In One Way or Another, Iris revealed that Blackthorn City, also known as the Village of Dragons, was her hometown. It was also where she had first met Drayden, who had brought her to the Unova region to train.
Trivia
- The song Sevii Islands: Four & Five Islands is a remix of the song Azalea Town from Generation II, shared with Blackthorn City, that is played on Four and Five Islands in Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen.
- In the English versions of Pokémon Gold and Silver, if the Dratini in one of the houses is interacted with and the Coin Case is used immediately afterward, a glitch will be triggered. This causes the Coin Case's display to change to "Which move?he pp of" permanently, unless the game is rebooted without saving.
- Blackthorn City is similar to that of Unova's Opelucid City in Pokémon Black and White, with the fact that both of these cities house the final Gym of their respective regions (which is Dragon-type in both cases) and are the tenth cities that the player encounters.
- There is an error on the Trainer Tips sign in Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver. It says that wild Pokémon appear regularly when walking and not running through tall grass, when it is in fact the opposite.
- There is likely a missing word in the first line, and could have been meant to read as: "Wild Pokémon will appear less regularly if you don't run, but walk quietly in the tall grass."
Name origin
Language | Name | Origin |
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Japanese | フスベシティ Fusube City | From 燻べ色 fusube-iro (smoke black color) |
English | Blackthorn City | From black and blackthorn |
German | Ebenholz City | From Ebenholz (ebony) |
Spanish | Ciudad Endrino | From endrino (blackthorn) |
Ciudad Espina Negra* | From espina (thorn) and negra (black) | |
French | Ébènelle | From ébène (ebony) |
Italian | Ebanopoli | From ebano (ebony) and the suffix -poli (city) |
Korean | 검은먹시티 Geomeunmeok City | From 검은 geomeun (black) and 먹 (墨) meok (ink stick) |
Chinese (Mandarin) | 煙墨市 / 烟墨市 Yānmò Shì | From 煙 / 烟 yān / yīn (smoke) and 墨 mò / mahk (ink) |
Chinese (Cantonese) | 煙墨市 Yīnmahk Síh | |
Polish | Blackthorn* Miasto Blackthorn* |
From its English name |
Brazilian Portuguese | Cidade de Blackthorn | From its English name |
Vietnamese | Thành phố Fusube | Transcription of its Japanese name |
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