Cinnabar Island

Cinnabar Island グレンじま Guren Island

The Fiery Town of Burning Desire

Connecting routes   ↑ Route 21   Cinnabar Island Route 20 →

Gym info Leader: Blaine Type: Fire Badge: Volcano Badge

Location of Cinnabar Island in Kanto

Cinnabar Island (Japanese: alternatively グレンタウン Guren Town and グレンじま Guren Island) is a large island located off the southern coast of the Kanto region, south of Pallet Town. It is home to a large volcano. Blaine is the resident Gym Leader, specializing in Fire-type Pokémon. Cinnabar is a kind of red mineral, associated with hot springs and volcanoes. There are no land paths to the island. Instead Route 20 in the east and Route 21 in the north are both waterways through the ocean.

The Generation I games reveal Cinnabar Island to be a technological mecca. The journals scattered about the abandoned Pokémon Mansion suggest that Mewtwo was cloned here. The scientists at the Pokémon Lab have the ability to resurrect Pokémon from their fossils. In Generation II, three years after the events of Generation I, a volcano erupted on the island, destroying everything, except for the Pokémon Center.

Places of interest

Pokémon Mansion

Main article: Pokémon Mansion

The Pokémon Mansion is a decrepit, burned-down mansion on Cinnabar Island. It got its name because a famous Pokémon Researcher once lived there. The Pokémon Mansion has four different floors. Doors can be unlocked in the Mansion by pressing switches hidden in Mewtwo statues. To access the Cinnabar Island Gym in Generation I and Generation III, the main character has to enter the mansion and find the Secret Key to unlock the door of the Gym. Many burglars come to the mansion, trying to steal valuable items that may have been lost in the wreckage, challenging the player to a battle when spotted. Amongst the rubble and wreckage is information that the scientists who once worked there obtained a Mew and impregnated it with the genetically altered Mewtwo, who destroyed the mansion in its escape.

Pokémon Lab

Main article: Pokémon Lab

The Pokémon Lab is a laboratory located on Cinnabar Island. It was founded by Dr. Fuji and appears in the Generation I games and their remakes. The first room of the Pokémon Lab has two people who will offer to trade Pokémon. The old man will offer his Electrode for a Raichu, and the girl will want to trade her Tangela for a Venonat. In the second room, there is a man who will teach Metronome once to one of the player's Pokémon; in Generation I, he gives away TM35 (Metronome). In the third room, there is a scientist who will revive the fossils the player obtained at Mt. Moon and from the Pewter City Museum and a person who will trade his Seel for a Ponyta. In Silph Co., there is a Pokémon Report stating that Pokémon Lab created Porygon.

Volcano

There is a volcano on Cinnabar Island which gives it its name. Strangely enough, the volcano that appears on Cinnabar Island cannot be accessed to, or has never been seen or mentioned on the island, in Generation I and in Generation III. But in the anime, the volcano is a prominent feature of the island, and is where the Cinnabar Gym is located and split into two sections; one is inside of the volcano, and has an arena suspended over the lava inside one of the chambers, the other arena is in the top crater of the volcano itself. In Generation II and IV, three years after the events of Generation I, the Volcano erupted on the island destroying everything, except for the Pokémon Center which still stands. What appeared to be a rain-filled crater could also be seen in Pokémon Gold, Silver, and Crystal. In HeartGold and SoulSilver, the exterior of the volcano can be scaled with Rock Climb.

Cinnabar Gym

Main article: Cinnabar Gym

Cinnabar Gym in Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen

The Cinnabar Gym is the official gym of Cinnabar Island. It is based on Fire-type Pokémon. The Gym Leader is Blaine. Trainers who defeat him receive the Volcano Badge. The player is unable to enter the gym at once, only when they obtain the Secret Key from the Pokémon Mansion can they unlock the door to the gym. The Cinnabar Gym is a high-tech affair featuring a series of sealed doors. Trivia questions about various Pokémon must be answered to unseal the doors. However, when the player fails to answer a trivia question correctly, a battle with either a Burglar or Super Nerd results, an alternative to unsealing the doors. In Generations II and IV, Blaine's original gym on Cinnabar Island was destroyed by a volcanic eruption. This forced him to relocate to a cave on Seafoam Island.

Poké Mart

Item	Price
Balls
Ultra Ball	1,200
Great Ball	600
Medicine
Hyper Potion	1,200
Revive	1,500
Full Heal	600
Other items
Escape Rope	550
Max Repel	700

Items

Generation I

• TM35 (Metronome): Inside the second room of the Pokémon Lab.

Generation II

• Rare Candy: In the upper/middle accessible corner of the island.

Pokémon

Generation I

Pokémon		Games			Location	Levels	Rate
Surfing and Fishing
	Tentacool	R	B	Y	Fishing	15-30	40%
	Shellder	R	B	Y	Fishing	15	25%
	Horsea	R	B	Y	Fishing	15	25%
	Goldeen	R	B	Y	Fishing	15	25%
	Staryu	R	B	Y	Fishing	15	25%
	Staryu	R	B	Y	Fishing	10-15	60%
	Poliwag	R	B	Y	Good Rod	10	50%
	Goldeen	R	B	Y	Good Rod	10	50%
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.

Pokémon		Games			Location	Levels	Rate
	Seel	R	B	Y	In-Game Trade	The same as the traded Pokémon	Trade Ponyta
	Electrode	R	B	Y	In-Game Trade	The same as the Traded Pokémon	Trade Raichu
	Tangela	R	B	Y	In-Game Trade	The same as the Traded Pokémon	Trade Venonat
	Rhydon	R	B	Y	In-Game Trade	The same as the traded Pokémon	Trade Golduck
	Dewgong	R	B	Y	In-Game Trade	The same as the Traded Pokémon	Trade Growlithe
	Muk	R	B	Y	In-Game Trade	The same as the Traded Pokémon	Trade Kangaskhan
	Omanyte	R	B	Y	Resurrect	20	Helix Fossil
	Kabuto	R	B	Y	Resurrect	20	Dome Fossil
	Aerodactyl	R	B	Y	Resurrect	20	Old Amber
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
	Magikarp	FR	LG	Old Rod		100%
	Krabby	FR	LG	Good Rod		20%
	Krabby	FR	LG	Good Rod		60%
	Horsea	FR	LG	Good Rod		60%
	Horsea	FR	LG	Good Rod		20%
	Magikarp	FR	LG	Good Rod		20%
	Psyduck	FR	LG	Super Rod		1%
	Slowpoke	FR	LG	Super Rod		1%
	Slowbro	FR	LG	Super Rod		4%
	Shellder	FR	LG	Super Rod		40%
	Krabby	FR	LG	Super Rod		40%
	Horsea	FR	LG	Super Rod		40%
	Seadra	FR	LG	Super Rod		4%
	Staryu	FR	LG	Super Rod		40%
	Gyarados	FR	LG	Super Rod		15%
	Tentacool	FR	LG	Surfing		100%
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.

Pokémon		Games		Location	Levels	Rate
	Seel	FR	LG	In-Game Trade	The same as the traded Pokémon	Trade Ponyta
	Electrode	FR	LG	In-Game Trade	The same as the Traded Pokémon	Trade Raichu
	Tangela	FR	LG	In-Game Trade	The same as the Traded Pokémon	Trade Venonat
	Omanyte	FR	LG	Resurrect	5	Helix Fossil
	Kabuto	FR	LG	Resurrect	5	Dome Fossil
	Aerodactyl	FR	LG	Resurrect	5	Old Amber
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.

In the anime

The opening to the volcano on Cinnabar Island in the anime.

Cinnabar Island is considered a mere beach resort in the anime. Many Trainers skip the island entirely or go there for a break from battling. Blaine runs a hotel for tourists and wears a hippie disguise to hide his real identity as Gym Leader. His Gym is located inside of the volcano. Aside from inside of the Pokémon Mansion, wild Pokémon also appear in the ocean around the island.

The Cinnabar Gym has two sections in the anime; one is inside of the volcano, and has an arena suspended over the lava inside one of the chambers. The other arena is in the top crater of the volcano itself.

In Riddle Me This, Ash was trying to locate the gym so he could challenge Blaine. He was told by a man who liked telling riddles that the gym disappeared when Cinnabar Island became a tourist trap. However, the man eventually told Ash that Blaine built another gym inside of a volcano. When Ash and the others went in, they learned that the riddler was actually Blaine in disguise. Ash and Blaine battled, but Ash had a series of misfortunes. The first was his Squirtle being defeated by Blaine's Ninetales. Then, his Charizard refused to listen to him. Finally, Pikachu received severe burns caused by Blaine's Magmar and its powerful Fire Blast. Ash called off the battle, not wanting Pikachu to get injured. In Volcanic Panic, after Team Rocket had almost destroyed Blaine's gym (and Cinnabar Island as a result), he agreed to a rematch on his alternate battlefield on top of the volcano. This time, Ash was able to defeat Blaine with the help of his Charizard and its Seismic Toss.

Differences between generations

Cinnabar Island has changed dramatically between Generation I and Generation II as the city has been totally replaced by a large erupted volcano, removing everything except for the Pokémon Center. After the eruption, the Gym was relocated to the Seafoam Islands. Blue can be first found at Cinnabar, because he was bored and decided to take a stroll there. In Generation III, there are a few changes with the visual design, as the Pokémon Mansion and Pokémon Lab are slightly larger along with more sandy beach areas. The first and last questions in the Cinnabar Gym have also been changed slightly for clarification.

Gallery

Cinnabar Island in Generation I.

Cinnabar Island in Generation II.

Cinnabar Island in Generation III.

Trivia

• Its Japanese motto is グレンの あかは じょうねつの いろ.
• It was long believed that Cinnabar Island once was the tip of a stratovolcano or a shield volcano since no mountain was visible on the island for the first three generations. This was changed in Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver where a mountain stratovolcano is actually there and can be reached by using Rock Climb, indicating that lack of diverse scenery in the past games was the reason for no mountain being there.
• Cinnabar Island has many glitches associated with it in the Generation I games, such as Missingno. There is also a trick to see a man on the roof of the Gym.
• Some of the wild Pokémon found in the mansion in Generation I have been moved to Knot Island in Generation III, such as Ponyta and Magmar.
• Cinnabar Island is the only area with a Pokémon Gym whose name ends in neither "City" nor "Town".

In other languages

Kanto Gym: Pewter City • Cerulean City • Vermilion City • Celadon City Fuchsia City • Saffron City • Cinnabar Island • Viridian City Towns: 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: Professor Oak's Laboratory • Viridian Forest • Diglett's Cave • Mt. Moon (Square) • Cerulean Cave • Cerulean Cape Rock Tunnel • Power Plant • Cycling Road • Rocket Hideout • Silph Co. • Pokémon Tower • Safari Zone/Pal Park • Seafoam Islands Pokémon Mansion • Victory Road • Tohjo Falls

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