- If you were looking for the chapter in Pokémon Zensho, see PZ02.
Pewter City (Japanese: ニビシティ Nibi City) is a city located in northwest Kanto. The locale lies between Viridian Forest (via Route 2) and Mt. Moon (via Route 3). The most notable resident of the city is Brock, the Pewter City Gym Leader.
Places of interest
Pewter Museum of Science
- Main article: Pewter Museum of Science
Exterior view of the Museum in HeartGold and SoulSilver
A famous museum is located in the northwestern part of Pewter City and is one of the city's main attractions. The main building is open to the public for $50 and features several historical artifacts, including Aerodactyl and Kabutops Fossils, and a model of a space shuttle.
There are two floors to explore in the Pewter Museum of Science. The first floor holds the front desk and a Fossil exhibit containing the Fossils of Aerodactyl and Kabutops. The second floor hosts a space exhibit featuring a Space Shuttle and a large Moon Stone that fell onto Mt. Moon The player is able to explore the museum at any time, after paying the $50 admission fee.
Once the ability to use Cut out of battle is gained, the player can sneak into the back of the museum and acquire the Old Amber from a scientist there, allowing the player to revive an Aerodactyl later in the game. In FireRed and LeafGreen, there is also a move tutor who will teach Seismic Toss.
The museum is closed for renovations during Generation II.
In HeartGold and SoulSilver, however, the museum is open for business. There is a scientist in the museum who will revive a player's Fossils, much like the scientist at Cinnabar Island's Pokémon Lab in Generation I and FireRed and LeafGreen. This is due to the fact that Fossils can be found under rocks using Rock Smash unlike in Generation II where players were required to transfer Fossil Pokémon from the Generation I games using the Time Capsule.
The sign with the notice about its closure in Generation II reads:
There's a notice
here...
PEWTER MUSEUM OF
SCIENCE is closed
for renovations...
Pewter Gym
- Main article: Pewter Gym
The Pewter Gym is the official Gym of Pewter City. It is based on Template:Type2 Pokémon. The Gym Leader is Brock. Trainers that defeat him receive the Boulder Badge.
Other known members include Camper Jerry, Camper Liam, Brock's father, Flint, and Brock's mother, Lola.
Pewter Gym appears in all games set in the Kanto region, appearing much the same in each: a small building with a Japanese rock garden inside, one Trainer, and the Gym Leader Brock waiting on a large stone pedestal. In the Generation I games and their Generation III remakes, whenever the player tries to leave Pewter City, a boy will lead him or her to the front of the Gym if the player has not earned their Boulder Badge yet.
Thievery notice
In Generation I and FireRed and LeafGreen, there's a notice about thieves that have been stealing Pokémon Fossils from Mt. Moon and to contact Pewter Police with any information to assist them in stopping the troublemakers.
- Generation I
NOTICE!
Thieves have been
stealing POKéMON
fossils at MT.
MOON! Please call
PEWTER POLICE
with any info!
- Generation III
NOTICE!
Thieves have been stealing POKéMON
fossils from MT. MOON.
Please call the PEWTER POLICE if
you have any information.
Welcome sign
In Generation II and HeartGold and SoulSilver, there's a sign that welcomes the player to the city.
- Generation II
- Generation IV
Mt. Moon Gift Shop notice
In Generation II only, there's a notice about the Mt. Moon Gift Shop at the Mt. Moon Square being now open.
There's a notice
here...
MT.MOON GIFT SHOP
now open!
Demographics
Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen
In Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen, the population of Pewter City is 33.
Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver
Pewter City's population is 30; it declined from Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen games to the Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver games. Its decline in population could be due to the Pewter Museum of Science's missing second floor, which was present in the FireRed and LeafGreen games.
Poké Mart
Items
Pokémon
Generation II
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Games
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Location
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Levels
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Rate
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| Gift Pokémon
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G
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S
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C
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Gloom's level
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One
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G
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S
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C
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Haunter's level
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One
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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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Generation IV
Trainer Tips
Generation I
TRAINER TIPS
Any POKéMON that takes part in
battle, however
short, earn EXP!
Generation III
TRAINER TIPS
All POKéMON that appear in battle,
however briefly, earn EXP Points.
In the spin-off games
In Pokémon Pinball
In Pokémon Pinball, Pewter City appears on the Red table; catchable Pokémon include Pidgey, Spearow, Ekans, Jigglypuff and Magikarp.
In the anime
Episodes in Pewter City commonly focus on the Pewter Gym. While its legacy is of a strong Gym "as rough and tough as the stones themselves" was kept under Brock, his mother has recently added a brighter color scheme. The Gym Leader's family lives in a house by behind the Gym, in which Brock, his nine siblings, and parents currently reside.
Around the outskirts of the city, there is a Contest Hall and one of the locations of the Battle Pyramid. Pewter City is also the hometown of Solidad, the winner of the Kanto Grand Festival and Pete Pebbleman, a Trainer who was defeated by Ash Ketchum during the Indigo Plateau Conference.
In the manga
In the Pokémon Adventures manga
Pewter City is first visited in Wanted: Pikachu! and Onix is On! in the Red, Green & Blue arc. The citizens are business people that have tents in the streets where they sell principally fruits and vegetables which a roaming Pikachu tried to steal. After Red caught it, the citizens of the city gave Red a big feast. They also enjoy watching the battles of the Trainers who challenge the Pewter Gym. The city has a Pokémon Center, but during this time, it is closed due to vandalism, later revealed to be caused by the "bad" Gym Leaders in an effort to make Brock give up his Gym Badge for their plans.
It later made a brief appearance in Make Way For Magmar in the Red, Green & Blue arc when the Pewter Museum of Science had been set on fire by two Magmar.
Trivia
- Its Japanese motto is ニビは はいいろ いしのいろ "Nibi is the color of gray stone."
- Goldenrod City and Rustboro City are very similar to Pewter City. Their geographic locations in their respective regions are remarkably similar, as well as being only accessible through a forest early in the game. Rustboro is, however, the most like Pewter in that both cities are the second city visited with a Gym, but first to be beat by the player. Both Pewter and Rustboro's Gyms specialize in Template:Type2 Pokémon, and play a role in the player obtaining Fossil Pokémon.
- Pewter City is the only city in which a legendary Pokémon can be caught, with Latias or Latios appearing in Pewter City in Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver if the player has the Enigma Stone.
- The French name of the city is the same as the English name of Hall Matron Argenta.
- Prior to Generation IV, its English motto was "A Stone Gray City"
Name origin
| Language
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Name
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Origin
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| Japanese
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ニビシティ Nibi City
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鈍色 (nibi iro) refers to a dull gray color.
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| English
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Pewter City
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Pewter is a metal alloy of copper, tin, and, traditionally, lead that has a gray color.
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| Danish
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Tinby (anime season 10 only)
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Means tin city.
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| French
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Argenta
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From argent, silver.
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| Czech
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Cínové město
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Means tin city.
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| German
|
Marmoria City
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From Marmor (marble).
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| Italian
|
Plumbeopoli
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From plumbeo (of the color of lead) and the suffix -poli (city).
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| Polish
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Marmoria
|
From its German name.
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| Spanish
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Ciudad Plateada/Pewter
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Means silver city.
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| Korean
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회색시티 Hoesaek City
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From 회색 hoesaek (the color gray).
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| Chinese (Mandarin)
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尼比市 Níbǐ Shì
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Transliteration of the Japanese name.
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| Chinese (Cantonese)
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深灰市 Samfui Si
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From 深灰 samfui (dark gray).
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| Indonesian
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Kota Peter (Pokémon Pocket Monsters only)
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Corruption of Pewter.
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