Cerulean City

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Cerulean City ハナダシティ Hanada City "The Floral Lagoon City"

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Map description A beautiful city with flowing water and blooming flowers.

Cerulean City Gym - Kanto Gym #2 Misty Water-type specialist Gym Cascade Badge

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Connecting locations   ↑ Route 24   ← Route 4 Cerulean City Route 9 →   Route 5 ↓

Location File:CeruleanKantoTownMap.gif Location of Cerulean City in Kanto.

Other generation maps Gen I Gen II Gen III

Cerulean City (Japanese: ハナダシティ Hanada City) is a seaside city located in northern Kanto. It is situated near a sea inlet to the north, with Saffron City to the south, and Mt. Moon to the west. It is home to Misty, the Cerulean City Gym Leader.

The city is one of only two cities in Kanto to have four different routes enter the city, the other being Saffron City. Cerulean is a mid-sized city with a few attractions including the Miracle Cycle Shop and the Berry Powder Man.

Places of interest

Bike Shop

Main article: Miracle Cycle

The Bike Shop has a store in Cerulean City, which sells Bicycles produced by the company. Designs range from a plain city bike to fast mountain bike; however the player only ever gets one: the Bicycle. It can be bought for $1,000,000, or exchanged for a Bike Voucher. However, as only $999,999 can be obtained at any time, there is no way to buy a Bicycle without a Bike Voucher. The Pokémon Fan Club Chairman in Vermilion City will give out his Bike Voucher, making this the only viable way to get the item.

In Generation II, the shop is closed due to the owner deciding to move the shop to Goldenrod City in the Johto region. In Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver, however, the shop in Kanto is also open. Nothing is obtainable inside, however, and the manager mentions that since all the bicycles have been shipped to Johto for sale, all he has left to sell is inflatable tubes. The That Town, These People radio show profile of Cerulean City also mentions this.

The name "Miracle Cycle" is limited strictly to the Japanese games, and in the English versions, the Miracle Cycle Shops are called just "Bike Shops" and no mention of Miracle Cycle is made at all.

Cerulean Cave

Main article: Cerulean Cave

On the outskirts of Cerulean City lies Cerulean Cave, also known as the Unknown Dungeon. It is said to be home to "horribly strong Pokémon". The player can capture Mewtwo at level 70 in the Generation I, III, and IV games. Only Trainers who compete and win in the Pokémon League at Indigo Plateau may enter due to the potency of the Pokémon in the cave. At the end of the cave lies Mewtwo, the only one of its species in the game.

Another addition in FireRed and LeafGreen lies in the fact that trainers are now required to further prove themselves before entering the cave, which is done by completing the quest on Sevii Islands and restoring the Network Machine to operational status. This stipulation may or may not have been done due to the addition of Wobbuffet to the cave's selection of wild Pokémon, and the old set of requirements would have allowed players to enter the cave before obtaining the National Pokédex.

In Generation II, the Dungeon has collapsed, but Mewtwo's Berserk Gene has been left behind. In HeartGold and SoulSilver, however, the cave is still open. The Pokégear map mentions that it once collapsed but was rebuilt, and Mewtwo can still be found inside.

Cerulean Gym

Main article: Cerulean Gym

Cerulean Gym in Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen

The Cerulean Gym is the official gym of Cerulean City. It is based on Template:Type2 Pokémon. The Gym Leader is Misty. Trainers that defeat her receive the Cascade Badge. Other known members include Swimmer Briana, Swimmer Parker, Swimmer Diana, Swimmer Luis, and Picnicker Diana. The Cerulean Gym is designed like an indoor swimming pool, with platforms above the water for the player to walk on. There are no puzzles to solve in this gym.

Berry Powder man

In FireRed and LeafGreen, there is a man in a cottage who concocts a variety of medicine from Berry Powder and will exchange Berry Powder for rare and valuable items. When he is first visited, he gives the player the Powder Jar, and will ask the player to make some Berry Powder from the new machine that crushes berries in the Pokémon Center upstairs. There is also a sign on his wall that keeps a record of pressing-speed ranking the player achieves.

Berry Powder
EnergyPowder 50 units	Energy Root 80 units
Heal Powder 50 units	Revival Herb 300 units
Protein 1000 units	Iron 1000 units
Carbos 1000 units	Calcium 1000 units
Zinc 1000 units	HP Up 1000 units
PP Up 3000 units

Gym Badge man

In Generations I and III, there is a man in a cottage in the northwest corner of the city who will explain exactly what the effects are for each of the eight Indigo League Gym Badges. He also has a small backyard, where a Rare Candy can be found hidden under the flowers.

Demographics

Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen

In Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen, the population of Cerulean City is 32.

Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver

In Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver, the population of Cerulean City is 33; the population has increased by one since Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen.

Poké Mart

Generation I and III Poké Ball $200 Potion $300 Super Potion* $700 Antidote $100 Awakening $250 Burn Heal $250 Parlyz Heal Parlyz Heal $200 Escape Rope* $550 Repel $350

Generation II Great Ball $600 Ultra Ball $1,200 Full Heal $600 Super Potion $700 Dire Hit $650 Super Repel $500 ??? Surf Mail $50 X Attack $550 X Defend $550

Generation IV - Bottom Poké Ball $200 Great Ball $600 Ultra Ball $1200 Potion $200 Super Potion $700 Hyper Potion $1200 Max Potion $2500 Full Restore $3000 Revive $1500 Antidote $100 Parlyz Heal Parlyz Heal $200 Awakening $250 Burn Heal $250 Ice Heal $250 Full Heal $600 Escape Rope $550 Repel $350 Super Repel $500 Max Repel $700

Generation IV - Top Air Mail $50 Quick Ball $1000

Items

Pokémon

Wild Pokémon can be found in the water inside Cerulean City's Gym (Generation I only), as well as in the channel along the northwestern edge of town. In Pokémon Red and Blue and Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen, there is a man who will trade his Jynx for a Poliwhirl.

Generation I

Pokémon	Games						Location	Levels	Rate
Gift Pokémon
Jynx	R		B		Y		Trade Poliwhirl	Poliwhirl's level	One
Bulbasaur	R		B		Y		Gift	10	One
Fishing
Magikarp	R		B		Y		Fishing Old Rod	5	100%
Poliwag	R		B		Y		Fishing Good Rod	10	50%
Goldeen	R		B		Y		Fishing Good Rod	10	50%
Psyduck	R		B		Y		Fishing Super Rod	15	33%
Krabby	R		B		Y		Fishing Super Rod	15	33%
Goldeen	R		B		Y		Fishing Super Rod	15	33%
Goldeen	R		B		Y		Fishing Super Rod	25-30	70%
Seaking	R		B		Y		Fishing Super Rod	30-40	30%
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 II

Pokémon	Games						Location	Levels	Rate
Fishing and Surfing
Goldeen	G		S		C		Surfing	5-14	90%
Seaking	G		S		C		Surfing	10-14	10%
Magikarp	G		S		C		Fishing Old Rod	10	85%
Krabby	G		S		C		Fishing Old Rod	10	15%
Krabby	G		S		C		Fishing Good Rod	20	55%
Magikarp	G		S		C		Fishing Good Rod	20	35%
Corsola	G		S		C		Fishing Good Rod	20	10%	10%	0%
Staryu	G		S		C		Fishing Good Rod	20	0%	0%	10%
Krabby	G		S		C		Fishing Super Rod	40	60%
Corsola	G		S		C		Fishing Super Rod	40	30%	30%	0%
Staryu	G		S		C		Fishing Super Rod	40	0%	0%	30%
Kingler	G		S		C		Fishing Super Rod	40	10%
Inside Gym
Fishing
Krabby	G		S		C		Fishing Old Rod	10	100%
Krabby	G		S		C		Fishing Good Rod	20	60%
Corsola	G		S		C		Fishing Good Rod	20	30%	30%	0%
Staryu	G		S		C		Fishing Good Rod	20	0%	0%	30%
Krabby	G		S		C		Fishing Super Rod	40	60%
Corsola	G		S		C		Fishing Super Rod	40	30%	30%	0%
Staryu	G		S		C		Fishing Super Rod	40	0%	0%	30%
Kingler	G		S		C		Fishing Super Rod	40	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.

Generation III

Pokémon	Games						Location	Levels	Rate
Gift Pokémon
Jynx	FR			LG			Trade Poliwhirl	Poliwhirl's level	One
Fishing and Surfing
Tentacool	FR			LG			Surfing	5-40	100%
Magikarp	FR			LG			Fishing Old Rod	5	100%
Horsea	FR			LG			Fishing Good Rod	5-15	60%
Horsea	FR			LG			Fishing Good Rod	5-15	20%
Krabby	FR			LG			Fishing Good Rod	5-15	20%
Krabby	FR			LG			Fishing Good Rod	5-15	60%
Magikarp	FR			LG			Fishing Good Rod	5-15	20%
Horsea	FR			LG			Fishing Super Rod	15-35	84%
Krabby	FR			LG			Fishing Super Rod	15-35	84%
Gyarados	FR			LG			Fishing Super Rod	15-25	15%
Psyduck	FR			LG			Fishing Super Rod	25-35	1%
Slowpoke	FR			LG			Fishing Super Rod	25-35	1%
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

Pokémon	Games						Location	Levels	Rate
Headbutt
Hoothoot	HG			SS			Headbutt	11-13 14-16	50%
Pineco	HG			SS			Headbutt	11-13	30%
Combee	HG			SS			Headbutt	11-13 14-16	20%
Fishing and Surfing
Goldeen	HG			SS			Surfing	5-10	90%
Seaking	HG			SS			Surfing	10	10%
Magikarp	HG			SS			Fishing Old Rod	10	95%
Goldeen	HG			SS			Fishing Old Rod	10	5%
Magikarp	HG			SS			Fishing Good Rod	20	60%
Goldeen	HG			SS			Fishing Good Rod	20	40%
Goldeen	HG			SS			Fishing Super Rod	40	90%
Magikarp	HG			SS			Fishing Super Rod	40	7%
Seaking	HG			SS			Fishing Super Rod	40	3%
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 I

Trainer	Pokémon
Rocket Rocket Reward: $510	Machop Lv.17 No item
	Drowzee Lv.17 No item

Red, Green, and Blue

If the player chose Bulbasaur:

File:RBBlue.png Blue Cerulean City Red, Green, and Blue Professor and Professor Blue Oak Cerulean City Red, Green, and Blue Reward: $595

Type: Fire Unknown Charmander Lv.17 Scratch Normal   --       Growl Normal   --       Ember Fire   --       Leer Normal   --       Types: Normal Flying Pidgeotto Lv.18 Gust Normal   --       Sand-Attack Normal   --       Quick Attack Normal   --       Struggle Normal   --       Type: Normal Unknown Rattata Lv.15 Tackle Normal   --       Tail Whip Normal   --       Quick Attack Normal   --       Hyper Fang Normal   --       Type: Psychic Unknown Abra Lv.15 Teleport Psychic   --       Struggle Normal   --       Struggle Normal   --       Struggle Normal   --

If the player chose Charmander:

File:RBBlue.png Blue Cerulean City Red, Green, and Blue Professor and Professor Blue Oak Cerulean City Red, Green, and Blue Reward: $595

Type: Water Unknown Squirtle Lv.17 Tackle Normal   --       Tail Whip Normal   --       Bubble Water   --       Water Gun Water   --       Types: Normal Flying Pidgeotto Lv.18 Gust Normal   --       Sand-Attack Normal   --       Quick Attack Normal   --       Struggle Normal   --       Type: Normal Unknown Rattata Lv.15 Tackle Normal   --       Tail Whip Normal   --       Quick Attack Normal   --       Hyper Fang Normal   --       Type: Psychic Unknown Abra Lv.15 Teleport Psychic   --       Struggle Normal   --       Struggle Normal   --       Struggle Normal   --

If the player chose Squirtle:

File:RBBlue.png Blue Cerulean City Red, Green, and Blue Professor and Professor Blue Oak Cerulean City Red, Green, and Blue Reward: $595

Types: Grass Poison Bulbasaur Lv.17 Tackle Normal   --       Growl Normal   --       Leech Seed Grass   --       Vine Whip Grass   --       Types: Normal Flying Pidgeotto Lv.18 Gust Normal   --       Sand-Attack Normal   --       Quick Attack Normal   --       Struggle Normal   --       Type: Normal Unknown Rattata Lv.15 Tackle Normal   --       Tail Whip Normal   --       Quick Attack Normal   --       Hyper Fang Normal   --       Type: Psychic Unknown Abra Lv.15 Teleport Psychic   --       Struggle Normal   --       Struggle Normal   --       Struggle Normal   --

Yellow

File:Y Blue.png Blue Cerulean City Yellow Professor and Professor Blue Oak Cerulean City Yellow Reward: $595

Types: Normal Flying Spearow Lv.18 Peck Flying   --       Growl Normal   --       Leer Normal   --       Fury Attack Normal   --       Type: Ground Unknown Sandshrew Lv.15 Scratch Normal   --       Sand-Attack Normal   --       Struggle Normal   --       Struggle Normal   --       Type: Normal Unknown Rattata Lv.15 Tackle Normal   --       Tail Whip Normal   --       Quick Attack Normal   --       Hyper Fang Normal   --       Type: Normal Unknown Eevee Lv.17 Tackle Normal   --       Tail Whip Normal   --       Sand-Attack Normal   --       Struggle Normal   --

Generation III

FireRed and LeafGreen

If the player chose Bulbasaur:

File:Blue1.png Rival Blue Cerulean City FireRed and LeafGreen Rival and Professor Blue Oak Cerulean City FireRed and LeafGreen Reward: $288

Types: Normal Flying Ability: Keen Eye Held item: None Pidgeotto Lv.17 Tackle Normal   --       Gust Flying   --       Sand-Attack Ground   --       Quick Attack Normal   --       Type: Normal Unknown Ability: Guts Held item: None Rattata Lv.15 Tackle Normal   --       Tail Whip Normal   --       Quick Attack Normal   --       Struggle Normal   --       Type: Psychic Unknown Ability: Synchronize Held item: None Abra Lv.16 Teleport Psychic   --       Struggle Normal   --       Struggle Normal   --       Struggle Normal   --       Type: Fire Unknown Ability: Blaze Held item: None Charmander Lv.18 Scratch Normal   --       Growl Normal   --       Ember Fire   --       Metal Claw Steel   --

If the player chose Charmander:

File:Blue1.png Rival Blue Cerulean City FireRed and LeafGreen Rival and Professor Blue Oak Cerulean City FireRed and LeafGreen Reward: $288

Types: Normal Flying Ability: Keen Eye Held item: None Pidgeotto Lv.17 Tackle Normal   --       Gust Flying   --       Sand-Attack Ground   --       Quick Attack Normal   --       Type: Normal Unknown Ability: Guts Held item: None Rattata Lv.15 Tackle Normal   --       Tail Whip Normal   --       Quick Attack Normal   --       Hyper Fang Normal   --       Type: Psychic Unknown Ability: Synchronize Held item: None Abra Lv.16 Teleport Psychic   --       Struggle Normal   --       Struggle Normal   --       Struggle Normal   --       Type: Water Unknown Ability: Torrent Held item: None Squirtle Lv.18 Tackle Normal   --       Tail Whip Normal   --       Bubble Water   --       Water Gun Water   --

If the player chose Squirtle:

File:Blue1.png Rival Blue Cerulean City FireRed and LeafGreen Rival and Professor Blue Oak Cerulean City FireRed and LeafGreen Reward: $288

Types: Normal Flying Ability: Keen Eye Held item: None Pidgeotto Lv.17 Tackle Normal   --       Gust Flying   --       Sand-Attack Ground   --       Quick Attack Normal   --       Type: Normal Unknown Ability: Guts Held item: None Rattata Lv.15 Tackle Normal   --       Tail Whip Normal   --       Quick Attack Normal   --       Hyper Fang Normal   --       Type: Psychic Unknown Ability: Synchronize Held item: None Abra Lv.16 Teleport Psychic   --       Struggle Normal   --       Struggle Normal   --       Struggle Normal   --       Types: Grass Poison Ability: Overgrow Held item: None Bulbasaur Lv.18 Tackle Normal   --       Growl Normal   --       Leech Seed Grass   --       Vine Whip Grass   --

Trainer	Pokémon
Team Rocket Grunt Team Rocket Grunt Reward: $554	Machop♂ Lv.17 No item
	Drowzee♂ Lv.17 No item

Trainer Tips

Generation I

• Pressing B Button during evolution cancels the whole process.

Generation III

• A Pokémon can be made to hold an item. Some items can even be used by the holding Pokémon in battle.

In other media

In the anime

Cerulean City first appeared in The Water Flowers of Cerulean City, where Ash decides to challenge the Cerulean Gym.

In the manga

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

Cerulean City is first visited in the Red, Green & Blue arc in Suddenly Starmie, being the place where Misty's mansion and the Cerulean Gym are located. Its streets surround a canal full of boats resembling Venice. Red and Misty also train here to defeat Team Rocket.

Trivia

• Its Japanese motto is ハナダは みずいろ しんぴのいろ.
• In Pokémon Pinball, Cerulean City appears on the Red and Blue tables; catchable Pokémon include Caterpie, Oddish, Meowth, Psyduck, Mankey, Abra, Bellsprout, Krabby, Goldeen and Jynx.
• A School Kid with a Dowsing Machine (an Itemfinder in Generation II) hints at an item outside of Cerulean Cave. He continues to claim that his Dowsing Machine is responding even after the player retrieves the item.
• Prior to Generation IV, its motto was "A Mysterious, Blue Aura Surrounds It".
• The Gym Badge man is the only character in Generation III to define the Marsh Badge and Volcano Badge as having the effect of allowing the player to use post-Generation I HM moves Rock Smash and Waterfall outside of battle, due to Sabrina and Blaine not explaining it themselves.

Name origin