Burned Tower

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Burned Tower
Brass Tower
やけたとう
Burned Tower
"Wild Missingno. appeared!"
HGSS Brass Tower-Morning.png
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Location: Northwest Ecruteak City
Region: Johto
Generations: II, IV
Johto Brass Tower Map.png
Location of Burned Tower in Johto.
Pokémon world locations

The Burned Tower (Japanese: やけたとう Burned Tower) is a location in Ecruteak City formerly as tall as the Bell Tower to the east. It burned down mysteriously 150 years prior to the events of the Pokémon Gold, Silver, and Crystal and their remakes. Before the great fire that caused its destruction the tower was called Brass Tower (Japanese: かねのとう Kane Tower).

According to some legends, Lugia once perched here. However, when the tower burned down, Lugia fled to the Whirl Islands to live, while Ho-Oh, which lived in the Bell Tower, flew away in search of a pure-hearted Trainer. Three unnamed Pokémon perished in the fire; Ho-Oh returned briefly to revive them after the fire had been put out. These Pokémon, the legendary beasts Raikou, Entei, and Suicune, were destined to speed across the land since their revival.

In the games

File:Legendary beasts Burned Tower.png
The beasts in the Burned Tower in HeartGold and SoulSilver

In Pokémon Gold, Silver, Crystal, HeartGold, and SoulSilver, the player encounters Raikou, Entei, and Suicune for the first time in the basement of the Burned Tower, who then flee. This is also where the player's rival will challenge him or her once again, with the second form of the starter he stole.

In Crystal, it is said that, before it burned down, the tower was known as the Brass Tower, with gleaming golden panels of brass to compliment the Tin Tower's silvery panels of tin. However, this detail was not mentioned in the remakes, and the Tin Tower's name was changed to "Bell Tower", removing any connection the two had to the names of the games.

History

The tower was built 700 years before the time of Generations II and IV alongside its twin, the Bell Tower. The two towers were meant to foster friendship between people and Pokémon. Many people, mostly ancestors of Ecruteak Gym Leader Morty, traveled to the tops of these towers to commune with the legendary Pokémon residing there.

Suddenly, 150 years before the events of the games, this tower burned down in a mysterious fire, ignited by a bolt of lightning and put out by a sudden downpour. This fire, which may have had some relation to the drought that a Slowpoke ended in Azalea Town, caused three nameless Pokémon to perish. Ho-Oh, fleeing from its perch, granted new life to the Pokémon, making them into the legendary beasts before flying in search of a pure-hearted Trainer. The three events of the fire, the lightning bolt, raging blaze, and sudden downpour, are said to have some relation to the three beasts.

Items

Item Location Games
Burn Heal Burn Heal
  • 1F; past the eastern Firebreather
  • B1F; drop into hole right of entrance (hidden)
 G  S 
X Speed X Speed 1F; in the center area  G  S 
Ether Ether 1F; northernmost dead-end (hidden)  G  S  HG  SS 
HP Up HP Up B1F; drop into northwestern hole  G  S 
HP Up HP Up 1F (requires Rock Smash)  C  HG  SS 
TM Normal TM20 (Endure) B1F; drop into northeastern hole; behind a rock able to be moved with Strength  G  S  C 
Nugget Nugget B1F; where Entei, Raikou, and Suicune were (hidden)  G  S 
Ultra Ball Ultra Ball B1F; drop into hole left of entrance (hidden)  G  S 
Ultra Ball Ultra Ball 1F; dead-end right of entrance; near smashable rocks (hidden)  C  HG  SS 
TM Dark TM12 (Taunt) B1F; in northwestern corner (requires Strength)  HG  SS 
Revive Revive B1F; south-center in a boulder just west of the smashable rocks (hidden)  HG  SS 
Antidote Antidote
  • 1F; on bridge to left side
  • B1F; boulder in northwestern corner (hidden)
 HG  SS 

Pokémon

Generation II

1F

Pokémon Games Location Levels Rate
Rattata Rattata
G S C
1F 1F
13-15 50%
Rattata Rattata
G S C
1F 1F
13-15 55%
Raticate Raticate
G S C
1F 1F
15 5%
Zubat Zubat
G S C
1F 1F
14 10%
Koffing Koffing
G S C
1F 1F
14-16 35%
Koffing Koffing
G S C
1F 1F
14 30%
Rock Smash
Krabby Krabby
G S C
Rock Smash Rock Smash
15 90%
Shuckle Shuckle
G S C
Rock Smash Rock Smash
15 10%
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.


B1F

Pokémon Games Location Levels Rate
Morning Day Night
Zubat Zubat
G S C
B1F B1F
15 5%
Zubat Zubat
G S C
B1F B1F
15 10%
Rattata Rattata
G S C
B1F B1F
14-16 40% 35% 40%
Rattata Rattata
G S C
B1F B1F
14 30%
Koffing Koffing
G S C
B1F B1F
14-16 50%
Koffing Koffing
G S C
B1F B1F
12-16 59%
Weezing Weezing
G S C
B1F B1F
16 1%
Magmar Magmar
G S C
B1F B1F
14 5% 0% 5%
Magmar Magmar
G S C
B1F B1F
16 0% 10% 0%
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.


Generation IV

1F

Pokémon Games Location Levels Rate
Rattata Rattata
HG SS
1F 1F
13-15 50%
Raticate Raticate
HG SS
1F 1F
15 5%
Zubat Zubat
HG SS
1F 1F
14 10%
Koffing Koffing
HG SS
1F 1F
14-16 35%
Special Pokémon
Zigzagoon Zigzagoon
HG SS
Hoenn Sound Hoenn Sound
13-14 20%
Meditite Meditite
HG SS
Sinnoh Sound Sinnoh Sound
15 20%
Spinda Spinda
HG SS
Hoenn Sound Hoenn Sound
15 20%
Chatot Chatot
HG SS
Sinnoh Sound Sinnoh Sound
14 20%
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.


B1F

Pokémon Games Location Levels Rate
Morning Day Night
Rattata Rattata
HG SS
B1F B1F
14-16 40% 0% 40%
Rattata Rattata
HG SS
B1F B1F
14 0% 35% 0%
Zubat Zubat
HG SS
B1F B1F
15 5%
Koffing Koffing
HG SS
B1F B1F
14-16 50%
Magmar Magmar
HG SS
B1F B1F
14 5% 0% 5%
Magmar Magmar
HG SS
B1F B1F
16 0% 10% 0%
Special Pokémon
Suicune Suicune
HG SS
Premier Ball Only one
40 One
Zigzagoon Zigzagoon
HG SS
Hoenn Sound Hoenn Sound
14 20%
Meditite Meditite
HG SS
Sinnoh Sound Sinnoh Sound
16 20%
Spinda Spinda
HG SS
Hoenn Sound Hoenn Sound
16 20%
Chatot Chatot
HG SS
Sinnoh Sound Sinnoh Sound
14 20%
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

Generation II

Pokémon Gold and Silver

Trainer Pokémon
Firebreather Ned
Firebreather Ned
トシヤ Toshiya
Reward: $720
Koffing Koffing Lv.15
No item
Koffing Koffing Lv.15
No item
Growlithe Growlithe Lv.16
No item
Firebreather Dick
Firebreather Dick
マサノリ Masanori
Reward: $816
Charmeleon Charmeleon Lv.17
No item
Trainers with a telephone symbol by their names will give their Pokégear number to the player, and may call or be called for a rematch with higher-level Pokémon.


152If the player chose Chikorita:



155If the player chose Cyndaquil:



158If the player chose Totodile:



Generation IV

Trainer Pokémon
Firebreather Ned
Firebreather Ned
トシヤ Toshiya
Reward: $512
Koffing Koffing Lv.16
No item
Growlithe Growlithe Lv.17
No item
Koffing Koffing Lv.16
No item
Firebreather Richard
Firebreather Richard
マサノリ Masanori
Reward: $576
Charmeleon Charmeleon Lv.18
No item
Trainers with a telephone symbol by their names will give their Pokégear number to the player, and may call or be called for a rematch with higher-level Pokémon.


152If the player chose Chikorita:



155If the player chose Cyndaquil:



158If the player chose Totodile:



Eyecatch

Layout

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Version Outside 1F B1F
Gold Brass Tower GS.png Burned Tower 1F GS.png Burned Tower B1F GS.png
Silver
Crystal Brass Tower C.png Burned Tower 1F C.png Burned Tower B1F C.png
HeartGold Brass Tower HGSS.png
SoulSilver
 

In the anime

A burned-down tower exists in the anime's interpretation of Ecruteak City as well, however, it was the only tower initially, and was the Bell Tower itself. When it burned down due to a war for Ho-Oh's power, a second, new Bell Tower was built to the east, in the hope that Ho-Oh would return, though it never did.

Ash, Misty, and Brock traveled to this burned-out tower by accident, thinking it was the Ecruteak Gym. While here, they were frightened by the many Gastly who took up residence here, as they had made an illusion of fire. With Morty's help, they were able to escape.

In the manga

In the Pokémon Gold & Silver: The Golden Boys manga

In Pokémon Gold & Silver: The Golden Boys, the legend passed down in Ecruteak City is that Brass Tower was burned down intentionally by people long ago, as they felt they had lost their connection to the legendary Pokémon it was built to honor. As a result, the golden Pokémon returned to the skies and broke all ties with humankind.

Unlike in the games, there are no ruins where the Burned Tower used to stand. Instead, a stadium was built on the site of the tower. It is used to house the Pokémon Summit.

In the TCG

The following is a list of cards named Burned Tower.

Related cards
Cards listed with a blue background are only legal to use in the current Expanded format.
Cards listed with a silver background are legal to use in both the current Standard and Expanded formats.
Card Type English
Expansion
Rarity # Japanese
Expansion
Rarity #
Burned Tower St Undaunted Uncommon 71/90 Reviving Legends Uncommon 078/080
 


Trivia

  • In Pokémon Gold and Silver, the exterior of the Burned Tower depicts it as being a short, common tower. However, in Crystal Version the top of the tower is destroyed, showing the inside, thus making it more akin to the storyline. The Crystal design was then updated and reused in Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver.
  • The music used in the Burned Tower is a slower, more melancholic version of the theme of the Bell Tower, indicating their connection.
  • The tower's original name of "Brass Tower" is only referenced once, in Crystal.
  • After the player has captured or defeated Ho-Oh in HeartGold and SoulSilver, several citizens of Ecruteak mention that there are plans to rebuild the tower.
  • It is actually possible to use Dig to escape from the Burned Tower—even the basement—and return to the entrance; this is because, as can be seen from the in-battle background used in Generation IV, the Burned Tower is classified as a cave area, rather than a building, likely to allow wild Pokémon to be found. This is also the case with the Bell Tower and Sprout Tower.
    • Due to this, unlike other buildings, Burmy will take on its Sandy Cloak, rather than its Trash Cloak, if it battles here.

Origin

A Buddhist temple in the real world city of Kyoto, covered in gold leaf, is known as Kinkaku-ji. Like this tower, it was burned down; however, unlike it, it was reconstructed. The likeness of a phoenix rests atop the tower. It could also be based on Sai-ji or the West Temple was one of the two large Buddhist temples established in Kyoto, Japan. Sai-ji was established together with the other temple, Tō-ji (the East Temple). Each occupied a square site of approximately 300 m by 300 m situated symmetrically on both sides of the Suzaku Avenue (Suzaku-ōji, present-day Senbon-dōri), just north of the great Rashōmon gate along the southern edge of the city. While Tō-ji has survived (albeit rebuilt) into modern times, Sai-ji was burnt in 990 and 1233, then abandoned and never rebuilt.

Name origin

While the Burned Tower is named quite obviously in both English and Japanese, the original Japanese name of the tower, revealed in Pokémon Crystal, was かねのとう Kane no Tou. "Kane" can be translated as "metal", hence the English version's translation as Brass Tower, a golden-colored metal, to counter the silver-colored tin used on the other tower. "Kane" can also, like the suzu of the Bell Tower, translate as a type of gong-like bell used in Japanese ritual. As it was not mentioned in HeartGold and SoulSilver, it did not receive a more accurate name as Bell Tower did.

In other languages

Language Title
Mandarin Chinese 燒焦塔 Shāojiāo Tǎ
France Flag.png European French Tour Cendrée
Germany Flag.png German Turmruine
Italy Flag.png Italian Torre Bruciata
South Korea Flag.png Korean 불탄탑 Bultan Tap
Spain Flag.png European Spanish Torre Quemada

See also



Johto
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Settlements
New Bark TownCherrygrove CityViolet CityAzalea TownGoldenrod CityEcruteak City
Olivine CityCianwood CityMahogany TownBlackthorn CitySafari Zone GateFrontier Access
Routes
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Landmarks
Dark CaveSprout TowerRuins of AlphUnion CaveSlowpoke WellIlex ForestRadio TowerGlobal Terminal
Goldenrod TunnelNational ParkPokéathlon DomeBell TowerBellchime TrailBurned TowerMoomoo FarmOlivine Lighthouse
Battle Tower (CrystalHGSS)/FrontierCliff Edge GateCliff CaveEmbedded TowerSafari ZoneWhirl Islands
Mt. MortarLake of RageTeam Rocket HQIce PathDragon's DenS.S. AquaMt. Silver (Cave)
Access to
Sinjoh RuinsKanto



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Route 10Route 25Pewter CityRoaming Pokémon
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Johto Ilex ForestBell TowerWhirl IslandsMt. Silver Cave
Burned TowerEmbedded TowerRoaming Pokémon
Hoenn Desert RuinsIsland CaveAncient TombCave of OriginMarine Cave
Terra CaveSky PillarSouthern IslandSea MauvilleScorched Slab
Pathless PlainNameless CavernFabled CaveGnarled Den
Trackless ForestCrescent IsleSkyRoaming Pokémon
Sinnoh Acuity CavernValor CavernSpear PillarTurnback Cave
Rock Peak RuinsIceberg RuinsIron RuinsSnowpoint Temple
Stark MountainNewmoon IslandFlower ParadiseHall of Origin
Ramanas ParkFloaroma TownRoaming Pokémon
Unova Guidance ChamberTrial ChamberRumination FieldN's CastleAbundant Shrine
Giant ChasmDragonspiral TowerLiberty GardenRoute 11Route 13Route 22
Route 23Celestial TowerNacrene CityUnderground RuinsTwist Mountain
DreamyardMarvelous BridgeReversal MountainCoastal BiomeRoaming Pokémon
Kalos Sea Spirit's DenTeam Flare Secret HQTerminus Cave
Unknown DungeonRoaming Pokémon
Alola Route 16Altar of the SunneAltar of the MooneMount LanakilaMahalo Trail
Ruins of ConflictRuins of LifeRuins of AbundanceRuins of Hope
Aether ParadiseAncient Poni PathLake of the SunneLake of the Moone
Ten Carat HillResolution Cave
Galar Tower summitBattle TowerMaster DojoCrown ShrineMax Lair
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Frigid SeaLakeside CaveBallimere LakeFreezingtonRoaming Pokémon
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Casseroya LakeNorth Paldean SeaSouth Province (Area Four)North Province (Area Two)
Alfornada CavernGreat Crater of PaldeaTagtree ThicketEast Province (Area One)
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