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Ecruteak City エンジュシティ Enju City "A Historical City"

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Map description A city that even now bears the marks of its history.

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Connecting locations ← Route 38 Ecruteak City Route 42 →   Route 37 ↓

Location Location of Ecruteak City in Johto.

Other generation maps Gen II

Ecruteak City in Gold and Silver

Ecruteak City (Japanese: エンジュシティ Enju City) is an old-fashioned city located in northern Johto, situated in the woods between tall Mt. Mortar and the open fields near Johto's western shores.

As with many of the larger cities in the Pokémon world, Ecruteak has a Pokémon Gym, led by Morty, who specializes in Ghost-type Pokémon and hands out the Fog Badge to those who defeat him.

Ecruteak is known as a historical and mythical city; fittingly, its buildings all feature traditional Japanese architecture, while the tallest building in the city, and perhaps all of Johto, is the ten-story Bell Tower in the city's northeast corner, built nearly a millennium before the events of the games. The city is known as being a centerpoint of the legendary Pokémon native to the Johto region, with the great Ho-Oh once being said to have roosted atop the Bell Tower, and having created three legendary beasts of the Pokémon who perished when the Brass Tower burned down.

Places of interest

Kimono Dance Theater

The Kimono Dance Theater is where the Kimono Girls dance and battle. The director will give the player the HM for Surf in Generation II, after defeating the Kimono Girls, and in Generation IV, after defeating a rude Team Rocket Grunt. Each of the five Kimono Girls has an evolution of Eevee: Vaporeon, Flareon, Jolteon, Espeon, and Umbreon. In Generation II, the player can freely choose their order of facing Kimono Girls. In Generation IV however, each of the Kimono Girls fight in a synchronized order, and the player must go through multiple battles until all five are defeated.

Trainers

Generation II

Trainer	Pokémon
Kimono Girl Naoko コウメ Koume Reward: $1224	Flareon♂ Lv.17 No item
Kimono Girl Sayo サクラ Sakura Reward: $1224	Espeon♂ Lv.17 No item
Kimono Girl Zuki タマオ Tamao Reward: $1224	Umbreon♂ Lv.17 No item
Kimono Girl Kuni スモモ Sumomo Reward: $1224	Vaporeon♂ Lv.17 No item
Kimono Girl Miki サツキ Satsuki Reward: $1224	Jolteon♂ 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.

Generation IV

Trainer	Pokémon
Team Rocket Grunt Reward: $480	Koffing♂ Lv.12 No item
Kimono Girl Zuki タマオ Tamao Reward: $4560	Umbreon♂ Lv.38 No item
Kimono Girl Naoko コウメ Koume Reward: $4560	Espeon♂ Lv.38 No item
Kimono Girl Miki サツキ Satsuki Reward: $4560	Flareon♂ Lv.38 No item
Kimono Girl Sayo サクラ Sakura Reward: $4560	Jolteon♂ Lv.38 No item
Kimono Girl Kuni コモモ Komomo Reward: $4560	Vaporeon♂ Lv.38 No item
Trainers with a Vs. Seeker by their names, when alerted for a rematch using the item, may use higher-level Pokémon.

Burned Tower

Main article: Burned Tower

The sad remains of this once-great tower, in the northwestern corner of the city, are all that is left after a fire engulfed it 150 years before the events of the games. It was once as majestic as the Bell Tower to the east, with the two towers representative of where Pokémon awakened and where they slept.

According to some legends, Lugia once perched on this tower; however, others place Lugia as always living in the Whirl Islands. Three legendary beasts make their home in the basement of the tower, given new life after it burned down by Ho-Oh, who once perched atop the Bell Tower.

Promotional artwork by Midori Harada for HeartGold and SoulSilver

The player's rival, exploring the area, will challenge him or her a third time when he or she arrives here.

Barrier Station to Bell Tower

The Barrier Station to Bell Tower is located in the north of Ecruteak City. This gate houses three sages, collectively called the Wise Trio (Japanese: ３にんしゅう group of 3 men). It serves to prevent the player proceeding to Bell Tower until they have the Fog Badge. In Pokémon Crystal, the three sages battle the player before allowing passage.

Trainers

Crystal

Trainer	Pokémon
Sage Gaku Reward: $1024	Noctowl♂ Lv.32 No item
	Flareon♂ Lv.32 No item
Sage Masa Reward: $1024	Noctowl♂ Lv.32 No item
	Jolteon♂ Lv.32 No item
Sage Koji Reward: $1024	Noctowl♂ Lv.32 No item
	Vaporeon♂ Lv.32 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.

Bellchime Trail

Main article: Bellchime Trail

Bellchime Trail is a short path between Ecruteak City and the Bell Tower. In Generation II, it was unnamed and simply considered a part of Ecruteak City.

Bell Tower

Main article: Bell Tower

A majestic tower to the east, the Bell Tower is where Ho-Oh was once said to roost. With the Rainbow Wing, the player is able to prove to Ho-Oh that he or she is a pure-hearted person who will bring Pokémon and people back into harmony with one another.

On the first floor, Suicune lingers in Pokémon Crystal, awaiting the player's arrival with a Clear Bell.

Demographics

Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver

Ecruteak City's population is 46, making it the fourth-largest city in Johto, behind Goldenrod City, Violet City, and Olivine City.

Poké Mart

Generation II
Poké Ball $200	Great Ball $600
Potion $300	Super Potion $700
Antidote $100	Parlyz Heal Parlyz Heal $200
Awakening $250	Burn Heal $250
Ice Heal $250	Revive $1500

Generation IV
Poké Ball $200	Great Ball $600
Heal Ball $300	Net Ball $1000
Potion $300	Super Potion $700
Antidote $100	Parlyz Heal Parlyz Heal $200
Awakening $250	Burn Heal $250
Ice Heal $250	Revive $1500
Escape Rope $550	Repel $350
Super Repel $500	Air Mail $50

Items

Item		Location	Games
	Hyper Potion	In the empty lot in the middle of town (hidden)	G  S  C  HG  SS
	Ether	Near the Burned Tower (hidden)	HG  SS
	Ultra Ball	West side of town in a lamp post (hidden)	HG  SS
	HM03 (Surf)	Reward from old man for defeating the Kimono Girls	G  S  C
	HM03 (Surf)	Reward from old man for saving the Dance Theater from the Team Rocket Grunt	HG  SS
	Itemfinder	Gift from the person in the house to the right of the Gym	G  S  C
	Dowsing MCHN	Gift from the person in the house to the right of the Gym	HG  SS
	Rainbow Wing	Reward from the wise men for capturing all three legendary beasts	C
	Clear Bell	Reward for defeating the Kimono Sisters	HG
	Tidal Bell	Reward for defeating the Kimono Sisters	SS
	Rare Candy	South of the water (hidden)	HG  SS

Pokémon

Generation II

Pokémon	Games						Location	Levels	Rate
Surfing
Poliwag	G		S		C		Surfing	15-24	90%
Poliwhirl	G		S		C		Surfing	20-24	10%
Fishing
Poliwag	G		S		C		Fishing Old Rod	10	15%
Magikarp	G		S		C		Fishing Old Rod	10	85%
Poliwag	G		S		C		Fishing Good Rod	20	65%
Magikarp	G		S		C		Fishing Good Rod	20	35%
Poliwag	G		S		C		Fishing Super Rod	40	70%
Poliwhirl	G		S		C		Fishing Super Rod	40	10%
Magikarp	G		S		C		Fishing Super Rod	40	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.

Generation IV

Pokémon	Games						Location	Levels	Rate
Surfing
Poliwag	HG			SS			Surfing	10-25	90%
Poliwhirl	HG			SS			Surfing	15-25	10%
Fishing
Poliwag	HG			SS			Fishing Old Rod	10	5%
Magikarp	HG			SS			Fishing Old Rod	10	95%
Poliwag	HG			SS			Fishing Good Rod	20	60%
Magikarp	HG			SS			Fishing Good Rod	20	40%
Poliwag	HG			SS			Fishing Super Rod	40	93%
Magikarp	HG			SS			Fishing Super Rod	40	7%
Headbutt
Exeggcute	HG			SS			Headbutt	12-17	20%
Hoothoot	HG			SS			Headbutt	12-17	50%
Ledyba	HG			SS			Headbutt	15-17	30%
Spinarak	HG			SS			Headbutt	15-17	30%
Pineco	HG			SS			Headbutt	12-14	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.

Trivia

"When my Pokémon got sick, the pharmacist in Ecruteak made some medicine for me."

• An inaccessible house in Olivine City features an NPC that claims that a pharmacist in Ecruteak made medicine for her Pokémon. As the pharmacy is in Cianwood City instead, this house, which must be hacked to enter, may feature either a mistranslation or evidence of the pharmacy being in Ecruteak during the development builds of the original Gold and Silver.
  • Early beta maps of Ecruteak suggest that the Magnet Train ran through the city as well, possibly instead of through Goldenrod City. The reason they may have considered this could have to do with the fact that Kyoto, the city that Ekruteak City is based on, has its own railway system.
• The soundtrack of HeartGold and SoulSilver reveals that the kanji for Enju are 縁寿 (longevity of a relationship).
• Ecruteak City was the first city the developers redesigned for HeartGold and SoulSilver.
• Its English Generation II motto was "A Historical City Where the Past Meets the Present".
• Due to the fact that the burning of the Brass Tower has eye-witnesses that the player can talk to, this would make some residents over 150 years old.
• In the French localization of Pokémon Crystal, the Wise Trio are named Ken, Shuu and Raoh, referencing the manga Fist of the North Star.

Name origin

Johto
Settlements New Bark Town • Cherrygrove City • Violet City • Azalea Town • Goldenrod City • Ecruteak City Olivine City • Cianwood City • Mahogany Town • Blackthorn City • Safari Zone Gate • Frontier Access Routes 29 • 30 • 31 • 32 • 33 • 34 • 35 • 36 • 37 • 38 • 39 • 40 • 41 • 42 • 43 • 44 • 45 • 46 • 47 • 48 Landmarks Dark Cave • Sprout Tower • Ruins of Alph • Union Cave • Slowpoke Well • Ilex Forest • Radio Tower • Global Terminal Goldenrod Tunnel • National Park • Pokéathlon Dome • Bell Tower • Bellchime Trail • Burned Tower • Moomoo Farm • Olivine Lighthouse Battle Tower (Crystal • HGSS)/Frontier • Cliff Edge Gate • Cliff Cave • Embedded Tower • Safari Zone • Whirl Islands Mt. Mortar • Lake of Rage • Team Rocket HQ • Ice Path • Dragon's Den • S.S. Aqua • Mt. Silver (Cave) Access to Sinjoh Ruins • Kanto

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