Lake Acuity

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Lake Acuity エイチこ Eichi Lake "Wild Missingno. appeared!"
Location:	North end of Route 217
Region:	Sinnoh
Generations:	IV
Location of Lake Acuity in Sinnoh.
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Lake Acuity (Japanese: エイチこ Eichi Lake) is home to the legendary Pokémon, Uxie.

Items

Item		Location	Games
	TM14 (Blizzard)	At northwest corner of tall grass in the northeast part of the lake (requires Surf)	D  P  Pt

Pokémon

Pokémon	Games						Location	Levels	Rate
Psyduck	D		P		Pt		Grass	34-36	30%	30%	20%
Psyduck	D		P		Pt		Grass	38	5%
Golduck	D		P		Pt		Grass	38-40	15%
Noctowl	D		P		Pt		Grass	34,36	0%	0%	20%
Sneasel	D		P		Pt		Grass	35-36	25%
Sneasel	D		P		Pt		Grass	41	10%
Snorunt	D		P		Pt		Grass	39-40	0%	0%	20%
Bibarel	D		P		Pt		Grass	34-35	35%	35%	25%
Bibarel	D		P		Pt		Grass	39-40	25%
Chingling	D		P		Pt		Grass	34-36	10%
Snover	D		P		Pt		Grass	38	45%	45%	25%
Fishing and Surfing
Psyduck	D		P		Pt		Surfing	20-40	90%
Golduck	D		P		Pt		Surfing	38-40	10%
Magikarp	D		P		Pt		Fishing Old Rod	3-10	100%
Magikarp	D		P		Pt		Fishing Good Rod	10-25	65%
Goldeen	D		P		Pt		Fishing Good Rod	10-25	35%
Gyarados	D		P		Pt		Fishing Super Rod	30-55	65%
Seaking	D		P		Pt		Fishing Super Rod	30-55	35%
Special Pokémon
Wobbuffet	D		P		Pt		Poké Radar	34-36	22%
Smoochum	D		P		Pt		Swarm	35	40%
Ursaring	D		P		Pt		Dual-slot Emerald	34-36	5%
Teddiursa	D		P		Pt		Dual-slot Emerald	40,41	8%
Solrock	D		P		Pt		Dual-slot Ruby	34,36 40,41	8%
Lunatone	D		P		Pt		Dual-slot Sapphire	34,36 40,41	8%
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.

Acuity Cavern

Uxie in Acuity Cavern

Pokémon	Games						Location	Levels	Rate
Uxie	D		P		Pt		Only one	50	Only One
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

Lake Acuity in the anime

The lake was mentioned by May and Zoey in Pruning a Passel of Pals!.

Ash and company were going to the Lake Acuity in Frozen on Their Tracks!, but due to Team Galactic's actions, the train was stopped at a fixed signal until the end of the episode.

The lake was the main setting in Pedal to the Mettle! and Evolving Strategies!, where a full battle between Ash and Paul took place.

In Uncrushing Defeat! a silhouette of Uxie appeared at the lake showing itself to Brock who was trying to find Berries to help Ash's Monferno.

In The Needs of the Three!, it was explained that Lake Acuity, and indeed all three of Sinnoh's lakes, are the entrances to another world where the Lake Trio lives, and they do not actually live in the lakes themselves.

During the Team Galactic finale, Cynthia's grandmother was stationed here, helping Professor Rowan with trying to keep Uxie safe.

Trivia

• At each of Sinnoh's lakes, a TM can be found containing a powerful move of a different elemental type. Lake Acuity's TM is Ice-type.
• Lake Acuity is the only lake in Sinnoh where a member of the Starly evolutionary line is not available. Noctowl, however, is available.
• Lake Acuity is the only lake in Sinnoh where Team Galactic isn't fought. Instead, Barry fought Jupiter, losing and vowing to become stronger.
• When Lake Acuity was first mentioned in the anime, it was shown to be covered in snow. however, in all subsequent appearances there was no snow present.

Name origin

Acuity means "sharpness of wit". This is fitting, as Uxie is the Knowledge Pokémon.

In other languages

Language Title Mandarin Chinese 睿智湖 Ruìzhì Hú (anime and Adventures) 英知湖 Yīngzhī Hú (DPA) Finnish Acuity-järvi European French Lac Savoir German See der Stärke Italian Lago Arguzia Polish Jezioro Ostrości European Spanish Lago Agudeza

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