Petalburg City

Petalburg City
トウカシティ Touka City
PETALBURG CITY "Where people mingle with nature."
Location info
Region	Hoenn
Connecting routes	Route 102 (east) Route 104 (west)
Gym info
Gym	Petalburg Gym
Gym Leader	Norman
Badge	Balance Badge
Dominant type	Normal
Location of Petalburg City in Hoenn.
Cities and Towns

Petalburg City (Japanese: トウカシティ Touka City) is located in southern Hoenn. East of Petalburg City is Route 102 and Oldale Town. To the west is Route 104 where Mr. Briney's Cottage and the Petalburg Woods are found.

When a player first arrives at this city and talks to Norman, a boy named Wally will come in asking for help to catch a Pokémon. Using Zigzagoon, a Pokémon Norman lends, and the player's support, Wally catches his first Pokémon: a Ralts. Later on in the game, Wally becomes the main rival, while the alternate-gender choice (Brendan or May) returns to Littleroot Town to help his/her father. The Pokémon Center has a man near the PC who will let players put key words on their Trainer cards.

Places of Interest

Petalburg Gym

Main article: Petalburg Gym

Norman, the father of the player in Ruby, Sapphire, and Emerald is the Petalburg Gym Leader. He uses Normal-type Pokémon and gives out the Balance Badge.

Wally's House

Wally's house is located in the west section of the town, next door to the Gym. This the house of Wally, the main rival of Pokémon Ruby, Sapphire and Emerald and his family. After defeating Petalburg Gym, Wally's family will give you HM03 (Surf).

Pokémon Center

In Pokémon Ruby, Sapphire and the Japanese version of Emerald, players may talk to the NPC who collects profiles, and enter a certain phrase while being interviewed to unlock Mystery Gift.

Demographics

The population of Petalburg City is 25. This is a fairly high number in the Pokémon games, and may be attributed to the fact that it sits right near Hoenn's west coast.

Poké Mart

Item	Price
Balls
Poké Ball	200
Great Ball	600
Medicine
Potion	300
Super Potion	700
Antidote	100
Parlyz Heal	200
Awakening	250
Battle items
X Attack	500
X Defend	550
X Speed	350
Other items
Repel	350
Escape Rope	550
Orange Mail	50

Items

• HM03 (Surf): Obtained from Wally's family
• TM42 (Facade): Obtained from Norman
• Max Revive
• Ether
• Rare Candy (hidden)

Pokémon

Pokémon		Games			Location	Levels	Rate
	Marill	R	S	E	Surfing	5-35	100%
	Magikarp	R	S	E	Old Rod	5-10	70%
	Goldeen	R	S	E	Old Rod	5-10	30%
	Magikarp	R	S	E	Good Rod	10-30	60%
	Goldeen	R	S	E	Good Rod	10-30	20%
	Corphish	R	S	E	Good Rod	10-30	20%
	Corphish	R	S	E	Super Rod	20-45	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.

In the anime

In the Pokémon anime, Petalburg City is the hometown of Norman, May, Max, and Caroline. It also has a sister city to the north of it called North Petalburg.

Trivia

• A testmap used in the Generation III games is of Petalburg City; this map even appears in FireRed and LeafGreen where, instead of the sprites which would normally appear, sprites for Leaf, Sailors, Guitarists, Bug Catchers, Ladies and a Big Lapras doll are.
• In the Mario game Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door, there is a town named Petalburg.

Name origin

Petalburg is a combination of petal, part of a flower, and burg, a common place name of Germanic origin. Touka may refer to touka 頭花, meaning flower head.

In other languages

Hoenn Gym: Rustboro City • Dewford Town • Mauville City • Lavaridge Town Petalburg City • Fortree City • Mossdeep City • Sootopolis City Other: Littleroot Town • Oldale Town • Slateport City • Verdanturf Town • Fallarbor Town • Lilycove City • Pacifidlog Town League: Ever Grande City Routes: 101 • 102 • 103 • 104 • 105 • 106 • 107 • 108 • 109 • 110 • 111 • 112 • 113 • 114 • 115 • 116 • 117 • 118 119 • 120 • 121 • 122 • 123 • 124 • 125 • 126 • 127 • 128 • 129 • 130 • 131 • 132 • 133 • 134 • Underwater Landmarks: Petalburg Woods • Rusturf Tunnel • Island Cave • Granite Cave • Abandoned Ship • Seaside Cycling Road • New Mauville • Desert • Desert Ruins • Mirage Tower • Trainer Hill • Fiery Path • Jagged Pass • Mt. Chimney • Desert Underpass • Meteor Falls • Weather Institute • Scorched Slab • Ancient Tomb • Safari Zone • Mt. Pyre • Shoal Cave • Aqua Hideout • Magma Hideout • Mossdeep Space Center • Seafloor Cavern • Cave of Origin • Sky Pillar • Victory Road • Sealed Chamber • Battle Tower/Frontier • Altering Cave • Mirage Island • Southern Island • Marine Cave • Terra Cave

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.