Rustboro City

Rustboro City カナズミシティ Kanazumi City

"The city probing the integration of nature and science."

Connecting routes   ↑ Route 115   Rustboro City Route 116 →   Route 104 ↓

Gym info Leader: Roxanne Type: Rock Badge: Stone Badge

Location of Rustboro City in Hoenn

Rustboro City (Japanese: カナズミシティ Kanazumi City) is a metropolis located in western Hoenn. It is one of the largest cities in the region. The first gym is located here with Roxanne as the Gym Leader.

Places of interest

Devon Corporation

Main article: Devon Corporation

Rustboro serves as the establishment for the Devon Corporation, a company which makes many items for Pokémon Trainers. The company headquarters is located in the northwest corner of the city, and takes the appearance of a very olden-style building. A sign outside reads:

Apart from developing improved and innovative items, the company also revives Pokémon from fossils. The Devon Corporation are also attempting to build impossible machines such as one that can transform people into Pokémon. In the south section of the town is an apartment complex for Devon employees.

Cutter's House

A Cutter lives near the Pokémon Center with his daughter. A sign outside reads:

When the city of Rustboro was undergoing expansion, the Cutter had his Pokémon use Cut to help clear the land of trees. He will give the player HM01 (Cut).

Elyssa's House

Elyssa's House is located next to the Gym in Rustboro City. By talking to Elyssa, the player is given the option to make an in-game trade. In Ruby and Sapphire, Elyssa wants a Slakoth (found in the Petalburg Woods), and will trade a Makuhita named Makit in exchange. In Emerald, she wants a Ralts (found on Route 102), and will trade a Seedot named Dots in exchange. Makit is holding an X Attack, and Dots is holding a Chesto Berry. The new Pokémon's level will match that of the Pokemon the player traded.

Pokémon Trainer's School

Main article: Pokémon Trainer's School

The Pokémon Trainer's School is located east of the Pokémon Center. A sign outside reads:

Inside are five students and a teacher, who gives the player the Quick Claw. Talking to the students also reveals helpful information. Behind the teacher is the blackboard with the list of status changes that may affect Pokémon in a battle. In the anime, Roxanne, the local gym leader, runs the school.

Walda's House

In Pokémon Emerald, a sad young girl named Walda lives between the Pokémon Center and the Devon Corporation building. If the proper 'funny' word is given to her caretaker, she will reward the player with a new wallpaper for the Pokémon Storage System.

Rustboro Gym

Main article: Rustboro Gym

Rustboro Gym is the first gym a player must face in the Hoenn region. It is located in the northern part of Rustboro, east of the Devon Corporation. The sign outside reads:

The gym leader is called Roxanne who specializes in Rock-type Pokémon. A Stone Badge is awarded for defeating Roxanne. In the anime, Rustboro Gym appears as a giant boulder in A Winner by a Nosepass!.

Demographics

The population of Rustboro City is 50, making it the second biggest city in Hoenn (behind Lilycove City) and the fifth biggest in all regions.

Poké Mart

Item	Price
Balls
Poké Ball	200
Timer Ball	1,000
Repeat Ball	1,000
Medicine
Potion	100
Super Potion	700
Antidote	100
Parlyz Heal	200
Battle items
X Speed	350
X Attack	500
X Defend	550
Other items
Escape Rope	550
Repel	350

Items

Item		Location	Games
	Great Ball		RSE
	Premier Ball	In the southwestern-most building	RSE
	HM01 (Cut)	Cutter's House	RSE
	TM39 (Rock Tomb)	Reward for defeating Roxanne.	RSE
	X Defend	Behind the gate in the lower-right corner. Accessed from Route 104.	RSE
	Quick Claw	Received from the teacher at the Pokémon Trainer's School.	RSE
	Exp. Share	Reward from Mr. Stone after delivering the Letter to Steven.	RSE
	X Attack	Held by Makit.	RS
	Chesto Berry	Held by Dots.	E
	Letter	Received from Mr. Stone.	RSE
	Pokénav	Received from Mr. Stone.	RSE

Pokémon

Gift Pokémon

Pokémon		Games			Location	Levels	Rate
	Makuhita	R	S	E	House	The same as the Traded Pokémon	Trade Slakoth
	Seedot	R	S	E	House	The same as the Traded Pokémon	Trade Ralts
	Lileep	R	S	E	Devon Corporation	20	Revive Root Fossil
	Anorith	R	S	E	Devon Corporation	20	Revive Claw Fossil
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 anime, Rustboro City appears in episodes Gonna Rule The School! to On a Wingull and a Prayer!. It appears as a beautiful seaside city with a look out over the mountains. It's a big city with tall buildings and some skyscrapers.

Trivia

• Rustboro is geographically the westernmost known establishment in the Pokémon world so far.
• Rustboro City is very similar to Saffron City of Kanto. Both Saffron City and Rustboro are home to their region's corporate giants.
• Rustboro City is also similar to Pewter City of Kanto and Goldenrod City of Johto. Their geographic locations to their regions are very remarkably similar, as well as being only accessible through a forest during the beginning of the games. Rustboro is more like Pewter in that both cities are the second city visited with a gym, but first to be beaten by the player. Both Pewter and Rustboro's Gyms specialize in Rock-type Pokémon, and play a role in the player obtaining fossil Pokémon.
• As Hoenn coincides with Kyushu, Rustboro coincides approximately with Fukuoka and Kitakyushu.

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.