Azalea Town
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Azalea Town (Japanese: ヒワダタウン Hiwada Town) is a small, isolated town located on the southern peninsula of the Johto region. The town is best known for being the residence of Kurt, a custom Poké Ball creator who makes Poké Balls out of Apricorns. He lives in the northwest portion of town on the east edge of Ilex Forest. Azalea features other notable locations as well, such as the Slowpoke Well.
Pokémon Trainers must journey to Azalea Town in order to win the Hive Badge from Bugsy, the Azalea Gym Leader who specializes in Bug-type Pokémon.
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Places of interest
Charcoal Kiln
Near the gym is a small house that houses the Pokémon world's only Charcoal kiln. The kiln is owned by a family that handles not only the production of the Charcoal, but also the collection of the necessary materials. To acquire the wood necessary for the Charcoal, the family uses a Farfetch'd to cut down trees in Ilex Forest. The wood is then treated in the kiln and turned into Charcoal, which is then sold at the local Poké Mart, making Charcoal the only type-enhancing held item that can be freely purchased, albeit at a high price.
Kurt's House
Kurt lives in a house in the northwest corner of Azalea Town. He resides there with his granddaughter Maisy, and her favorite Pokémon, Slowpoke. There is a Apricorn tree located next to his house that grows White Apricorns daily.
Kurt specializes in making custom Poké Balls specifically designed to work more effectively against specific types of Pokémon. The ball that Kurt makes depends on the Apricorn that is given to Kurt by trainers. The White Apricorn is located behind his house while two other groups of Apricorns can be found on Route 37 and Route 42, both near Ecruteak City. In Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver, Apricorns can be found throughout the entire Johto region.
When entering Kurt's house for the first time, he will quickly run out after saying something about going to the Slowpoke Well. He will defeat the grunt at the entrance, then will fall into the well and injure his back. After Kurt is injured while trying to stop Team Rocket, the player has to defeat the Grunts and rescue the kidnapped Slowpoke.
Slowpoke Well
- Main article: Slowpoke Well
Slowpoke may not be considered to be an important Pokémon outside of Azalea, but in this small southern Johto town, Slowpoke are placed in high regard and are revered by the community. This is shown by the existence of the Slowpoke Well in the northeast corner of town near the entrance to Route 33. The small well opening leads to an expansive two-level cave heavily populated with Slowpoke located underneath Azalea.
Slowpoke Well is where the player first encounters the revived Team Rocket, who are cutting off the tails of Slowpoke to sell at their HQ in Mahogany Town. Before talking to Kurt in his house, there will be a Team Rocket Grunt guarding the entrance of the well, and will not let anyone in.
There are two floors; the first one can be explored when Team Rocket attacks, whereas the other cannot be reached until later. Later in the game, after the player has acquired both Surf and Strength, they can explore the lower floor of the well. There is a man on an island who will give players a King's Rock if they talk to him.
Demographics
Azalea Town's population is eighteen. This makes it one of the smallest cities in Johto.
Items
- White Apricorn: Apricorn tree outside of Kurt's House
- Lure Ball: Gift from Kurt
- Charcoal: Gift from Charcoal Maker
- Full Heal (hidden)
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Trivia
- According to legends in the town, the Yawn of a Slowpoke causes rain. 400 years ago, a drought in Azalea Town ended right when a Slowpoke yawned.
- A remix of this town's music can be heard on Four and Five Islands.
- When the player first encounters the boy that lost the Farfetch'd in Generation II, his overworld sprite uses the green palette; when he is back at the house, his palette colors him blue instead.
- Azalea is the first location with a gym in the games that is a town rather than a city (not including Cinnabar Island).
Name origin
An azalea is a flowering shrub. Hiwada (桧皮) is the bark of a Cypress tree.
In other languages
- Spanish: Pueblo Azalea
- Italian: Azalina
- German: Azalea City
- French: Écorcia
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