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'''Michina Town''' (Japanese: '''ミチーナ''' ''Michina'') is the setting for ''[[M12|Arceus and the Jewel of Life]]''. | '''Michina Town''' (Japanese: '''ミチーナ''' ''Michina'') is an {{pkmn|anime}}-exclusive location in the [[Sinnoh]] [[region]] and the setting for the third {{series|Diamond & Pearl}} {{pkmn|movie}}, ''[[M12|Arceus and the Jewel of Life]]''. It is a riverside town surrounded by flourishing nature. The town's centerpiece is the Michina Ruins. | ||
Thousands of years ago, Michina Town was a desolate place, which was nothing but a wasteland. But the [[Jewel of Life]]'s power that {{mov|Arceus|Arceus|12}} gave [[Damos]] made the town's soil rich and fertile. Then Damos constructed the town's ruins in order to praise Arceus's kindness. | |||
Thousands of years ago, Michina Town was a desolate place, which was nothing but a wasteland. But the [[Jewel of Life]]'s power that {{ | |||
==Michina Ruins== | ==Michina Ruins== | ||
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==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
* | * Michina Town is the fourth movie-made city based on a real city outside Japan. | ||
* Around the time of the premiere of ''Arceus and the Jewel of Life'', at various EB Games stores around the country, an Australian event Arceus was distributed with its [[OT]] as "Michina", the name of the town in the movie. | |||
* Around the time of the premiere of ''Arceus and the Jewel of Life'', at various EB Games stores around the country, an [[List of local English event Pokémon distributions in Generation IV#Australian Michina Arceus|Australian event Arceus]] was distributed with its [[OT]] as "Michina", the name of the town in the movie. | |||
===Origin=== | ===Origin=== | ||
Michina Town is mostly based on {{wp|Meteora}}, {{wp|Greece}}. | Michina Town is mostly based on {{wp|Meteora}}, {{wp|Greece}}. | ||
==In other languages== | |||
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Revision as of 19:28, 4 November 2016
Michina Town ミチーナ Michina | |
Michina Town | |
Region | Sinnoh |
Debut | Arceus and the Jewel of Life |
Michina Town (Japanese: ミチーナ Michina) is an anime-exclusive location in the Sinnoh region and the setting for the third Diamond & Pearl series movie, Arceus and the Jewel of Life. It is a riverside town surrounded by flourishing nature. The town's centerpiece is the Michina Ruins.
Thousands of years ago, Michina Town was a desolate place, which was nothing but a wasteland. But the Jewel of Life's power that Arceus gave Damos made the town's soil rich and fertile. Then Damos constructed the town's ruins in order to praise Arceus's kindness.
Michina Ruins
The Michina Ruins are old ruins of a temple, located at the peak of a huge, rocky mountain in Michina. Beside the ruins is a beautiful lake.
The ruins are guarded by Sheena and Kevin. It is where Damos witnessed the awakening of Arceus. It is also the home of the Jewel of Life. The Space-Time Axis can be found in the basement of the ruins.
In the TCG
This listing is of cards mentioning or featuring Michina Town or Pokémon that reside there in the Pokémon Trading Card Game.
Michina Town's Pokémon Cards listed with a blue background are only legal to use in the current Expanded format. Cards listed with a green background are legal to use in both the current Standard and Expanded formats. | |||||||
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Card | Type | English Expansion |
Rarity | # | Japanese Expansion |
Rarity | # |
Chikorita | Movie Commemoration Random Pack | 001/022 | |||||
Cyndaquil | Movie Commemoration Random Pack | 004/022 | |||||
Totodile | Movie Commemoration Random Pack | 006/022 | |||||
Spiky-eared Pichu | Movie Commemoration Random Pack | 009/022 | |||||
Movie Commemoration Random Pack | 010/022 | ||||||
Movie Commemoration Random Pack | 011/022 | ||||||
DPt-P Promotional cards | 042/DPt-P | ||||||
Unnumbered Promotional cards | |||||||
Card | Type | English Expansion |
Rarity | # | Japanese Expansion |
Rarity | # |
Michina Temple | St | DPt-P Promotional cards | 044/DPt-P | ||||
Trivia
- Michina Town is the fourth movie-made city based on a real city outside Japan.
- Around the time of the premiere of Arceus and the Jewel of Life, at various EB Games stores around the country, an Australian event Arceus was distributed with its OT as "Michina", the name of the town in the movie.
Origin
Michina Town is mostly based on Meteora, Greece.
In other languages
Language | Name | Origin |
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Japanese | ミチーナ Michīna | Possibly from 未知な michi-na, meaning "strange" or "unknown". |
Korean | 미케나 Mycena | Similar to Mycenae. |
Chinese (Taiwan) | 米季納 Mǐjìnà | Transliteration of Michina. Also, 米 is "rice", 季 refers to "seasons", and 納 means "to receive". |
This article is part of both Project Anime and Project Locations, Bulbapedia projects that, together, aim to write comprehensive articles on the Pokémon Anime and Locations, respectively. |