Lavender Town
Lavender Town (Japanese: シオンタウン Shion Town) is a small town located in northeast Kanto, just south of the Rock Tunnel. Though the Lavender Town of Generation I and Generation III is known mainly for ghost sightings in the Pokémon Tower and as the main gravesite of Pokémon, it is noticeably modernized in Generation II with the inclusion of a broadcasting station.
North of Lavender is Route 10 and the Rock Tunnel. West of the town is Route 8, while to the south is Route 12 and the Silence Bridge.
Places of Interest
Pokémon Tower
- Main article: Pokémon Tower
In Generation I, Pokémon Tower is a seven-floor graveyard that holds the grave of departed Pokémon. Populated by channelers, it was notable for numerous ghost sightings (Pokémon killed by Team Rocket), as well as the location of Team Rocket's kidnapping of Mr. Fuji. By Generation II, however, the tower was converted to the Kanto Radio Tower, with all graves being moved to either the south end of town or underground.
Lavender Volunteer Pokémon House
The Lavender Volunteer Pokémon House, located in central Lavender Town, was founded by Mr. Fuji. The organization exists to care for abandoned and orphaned Pokémon.
Name Rater
The Name Rater is located in the south end of town, and allows the player to change, or grant a nickname to, any of their Pokémon.
Poké Mart
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Trainer Tips
Generations I and III
- New Silph Scope! Make the Invisible Plain to See! Silph Co.
In the anime
In the anime, Ash travels to Lavender Town to catch a Template:Type2 Pokémon to fight Sabrina, and ends up befriending a Haunter. The Battle Dome is also located near the city.
Trivia
- Lavender Town's Japanese motto is シオンは むらさき とうとい いろ.
In other languages
| Language | Name | Origin |
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| Japanese | シオンタウン Shion Town | 紫苑色 (shion iro) refers to the purple color of Tatarian Aster. |
| English | Lavender Town | From lavender, a pale purple color. |
| French | Lavanville | From lavande, lavender, and ville, village. |
| German | Lavandia | From Lavendel, lavender. |
| Italian | Lavandonia | From lavanda, lavender. |
| Spanish | Pueblo Lavanda | From lavanda, lavender. |
| Korean | 보라타운 Bora Town | 보라 (bora) means violet. |
| Chinese (Mandarin) | 紫苑鎮/紫苑镇 Zǐyuàn Zhèn | |
| Chinese (Cantonese) | 幽谷鎮 Jauguk Zan |
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This article is part of Project Cities and Towns, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on every city and town in the Pokémon world. |
