Cerulean City
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| Cerulean City | |
| ハナダシティ Hanada City | |
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| A Mysterious, Blue Aura Surrounds It | |
| Location info | |
| Region | Kanto |
| Connecting routes | Route 24 (North) Route 5 (South) Route 4 (West) Route 9 (East) |
| Gym info | |
| Gym | Cerulean Gym |
| Gym Leader | Misty Daisy, Lily, and Violet (anime only) |
| Badge | Cascadebadge |
| Dominant type | Water |
 Location of Cerulean City in Kanto. | |
| Cities and Towns | |
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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.
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Places of interest
Battle Factory
In the anime, Cerulean City is the site of the Kanto Battle Factory.
Bike Shop
Bicycles can be purchased for an implausable 
1,000,000, or with a Bike Voucher.
The Bike Shop moved to Goldenrod City in Generation II.
Cerulean Cave
- Main article: Cerulean Cave
On the outskirts of Cerulean City lies Cerulean Cave, also known as the Unknown Dungeon. The player can capture Mewtwo at Level 70 in the Generation I and Generation III games.
In Generation II, the Dungeon has collapsed, and Mewtwo's Berserk Gene has been left behind.
Berry Powder man
In FireRed and LeafGreen, there is a man in a cottage who will exchange Berry Powder for rare and valuable items.
In the Pokémon Special manga
Cerulean City is first visited in the Red, Green & Blue chapter in Suddenly Starmie, being the place where Misty's mansion and the Cerulean Gym are located. It streets surround a canal full of boats resembling Venice. Here Red and Misty train to defeat Team Rocket.
Poké Mart
Generations I and III
| Item | Price ()
|
|---|---|
| Balls | |
| Poké Ball | 200 |
| Recovery items | |
| Antidote | 100 |
| Awakening | 200 |
| Burn Heal | 250 |
| Parlyz Heal | 200 |
| Potion | 300 |
| Super Potion** | 700 |
| Other items | |
| Escape Rope* | 550 |
| Repel | 350 |
- *=Pokémon Yellow and Generation III only.
- **=Generation III only.
Generation II
| Item | Price ()
|
|---|---|
| Balls | |
| Great Ball | 600 |
| Ultra Ball | 1,200 |
| Recovery items | |
| Full Heal | 600 |
| Super Potion | 700 |
| Other items | |
| Dire Hit | 650 |
| Super Repel | 500 |
| Surf Mail | 50 |
| X Attack | 550 |
| X Defend | 550 |
Pokémon
Wild Pokémon can be found in the water inside Cerulean City's Gym, as well as in the channel along the northwestern edge of town. In Pokémon Red and Blue Versions and Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen Versions, there is a man who will trade his Jynx for a Poliwhirl.
Generation I
| Name | Games | Location | Levels | Rate | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Psyduck | R | B | Fishing | 33% | ||
| Krabby | R | B | Fishing | 33% | ||
| Goldeen | R | B | Fishing | 33% | ||
| Y | Fishing | 70% | ||||
| Seaking | Y | Fishing | 30% | |||
| Jynx | R | B | Trade | - | ||
Generation II
| Name | Games | Location | Levels | Rate | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All times | ||||||
| Krabby* | G | S | C | Fishing (All) | 10, 20, 40 | 60% |
| Kingler* | G | S | C | Fishing (Super) | 40 | 10% |
| Goldeen | G | S | C | Surfing | 5-14 | 90% |
| Seaking | G | S | C | Surfing | 10-14 | 10% |
| Morning and Day | ||||||
| Corsola* | G | S | C | Fishing (Good/Super) | 20, 40 | 30% |
| Night | ||||||
| Staryu* | G | S | C | Fishing (Good/Super) | 20, 40 | 30% |
- *=Inside the Gym only.
Generation III
| Name | Games | Location | Levels | Rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Psyduck | FR | Fishing (Super) | 1% | ||
| Tentacool | FR | LG | Surfing | 100% | |
| Slowpoke | LG | Fishing (Super) | 1% | ||
| Krabby | FR | Fishing (Good) | 20% | ||
| LG | Fishing (Good) | 60% | |||
| LG | Fishing (Super) | 84% | |||
| Horsea | FR | Fishing (Good) | 60% | ||
| FR | Fishing (Super) | 84% | |||
| LG | Fishing (Good) | 20% | |||
| Magikarp | FR | LG | Fishing (Old) | 100% | |
| FR | LG | Fishing (Good) | 20% | ||
| Gyarados | FR | LG | Fishing (Super) | 15% | |
| Jynx | FR | LG | Trade | - | |
Trainer Tips
FireRed and LeafGreen
- A Pokémon can be made to hold an item. Some items can even be used by the holding Pokémon in battle.
Name origin
Cerulean is a sky-blue color, with its name derived from the Latin word for the sky. Hanada iro (縹色) refers to a light blue color.
References
- Psypoke Psydex - Pokémon catch rates
| Kanto | |
|---|---|
| Gym: |  Pewter City |  Cerulean City |  Vermilion City |  Celadon City |  Fuchsia City |  Saffron City |  Cinnabar Island |  Viridian City
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| Other: | Pallet Town | Lavender Town |
| League: | Indigo Plateau |
| Routes: | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 |
| Landmarks: | Viridian Forest | Diglett's Cave | Mt. Moon (Square) | Cerulean Cave | Rock Tunnel | Power Plant | Cycling Road | Rocket Hideout |
| Silph Co. | Pokémon Tower | Safari Zone | Seafoam Islands | Pokémon Mansion | Victory Road | Tohjo Falls | |
| This article is part of Project Cities and Towns, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on every city and town in the Pokémon world. |
