Tin Tower

Tin Tower スズのとう Tin Tower
Location:	Northeast Ecruteak City
Region:	Johto
Generations:	II, IV
Location of Tin Tower in Johto.
Pokémon World Locations

The Tin Tower (Japanese: スズのとう Tin Tower) is a location in Johto in Ecruteak City.

In the games

The top of Tin Tower

In Gold and Silver and their remakes, the Trainer finally comes to the Tin Tower, holding the Rainbow Wing. At this point, the player will be allowed to ascend the remaining eight levels of the tower, up to the roof, where Ho-Oh itself waits. However, in Pokémon Crystal, players with a Clear Bell will be able to capture Suicune here, and only after catching each of the legendary beasts, will a Trainer be able to ascend the steps above the first floor to get to Ho-Oh.

Anyone who wishes to enter the tower must have either the Rainbow Wing or Clear Bell, and must show these to the monk to enter.

History

Ho-Oh flying around the tower

Seven hundred years before the games' events, two nine-tier towers were built opposite each other in Ecruteak City. The towers were built to foster friendship and hope between Pokémon and people. The view from the top of the towers was said to be 'magnificent'.

In the west was Brass Tower, which was said to awaken Pokémon, and in the east was Tin Tower, where Pokémon were said to rest, a similarity to the Hoenn region's Cave of Origin and Mt. Pyre, respectively. At the time, an immense silver-colored Pokémon, was said to make its roost atop the Brass Tower, while its counterpart, the glorious rainbow-colored Ho-Oh was said to rest at Tin Tower.

However, about 150 years before the games' events, a lightning bolt struck the Brass Tower. It was engulfed in flames that raged for three days. A sudden downpour finally put out the blaze, but it had already burnt to the ground. Three nameless Pokémon perished in the fire. But Ho-Oh descended from the sky and resurrected them. The Pokémon are said to embody three powers: the lightning that struck the tower, the fire that burned the tower, and the rain that put out the fire. When the Pokémon appeared, they struck terror in those who saw their rise. The three Pokémon, knowing their own power, fled, running like the wind off into the grassland.

Items

Tin Tower as seen in Gold and Silver.

• Full Heal - 3F
• Ultra Ball - 4F
• Super Potion - 4F
• Escape Rope - 4F
• Rare Candy - 5F
• Max Revive - 7F
• Full Restore - 8F
• Max Elixer - 8F
• Nugget - 8F

Pokémon

Generation II

Pokémon		Games			Location	Levels	Rate
All times
	Suicune	G	S	C	1F	40	Only One
	Ho-Oh	G	S	C	10F	40	Only One
	Ho-Oh	G	S	C	10F	70	Only One
	Ho-Oh	G	S	C	10F	60	Only One
Day
	Rattata	G	S	C	2F-9F	20-24	100%
Night
	Rattata	G	S	C	2F-9F	22-24	20%
	Gastly	G	S	C	2F-9F	20-22	80%
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 IV

Ho-Oh on top of Tin Tower

Battling Ho-Oh on top of Tin Tower

Pokémon		Games		Location	Levels	Rate
Special Pokémon
	Ho-Oh	HG	SS	10F	45	Only one
	Ho-Oh	HG	SS	10F	70	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.

Eyecatch

Morning

Day

Evening

Night

In the anime

According to the episode For Ho-Oh the Bells Toll, the Tin Tower holds four bells on each floor, which only ring if Ho-Oh or Suicune are coming. On the top floor, however, it possesses four crystal bells, which will only ring for Ho-Oh's appearance. In the anime, neither of the towers have any relation to Lugia and in this case the Tin Tower is just a copy of the Brass Tower. Ho-Oh would occasionally appear at the Brass Tower as a sign of peace to a chosen few who were Morty's ancestors. But several greedy people tried to take its power, burning the original in the following battle forcing Ho-Oh to flee the tower. The people of the city decided to make another tower in hope of Ho-Oh returning, although it never did.

Trivia

Origin

A Buddhist temple in the real world city of Kyoto is known as Ginkaku-ji. Unlike its counterpart, Kinkaku-ji which is covered in gold leaf, this temple is not covered in silver leaf, though this was originally intended. A statue of avian likeness rest atop each of the two real world towers.

Name origin

Similarly to the Brass Tower's, the Tin Tower's Japanese name, スズのとう Suzu no Tō, refers to both a metal and a type of bell, examples of which appear in the Tower itself.

In other languages

• Spanish: Torre Hojalata, but mentioned in Generation IV as Torre Lata
• Italian: Torre di Latta
• German: Zinnturm

See also

• Brass Tower

Johto Gym: Violet City • Azalea Town • Goldenrod City • Ecruteak City Cianwood City • Olivine City • Mahogany Town • Blackthorn City Other: New Bark Town • Cherrygrove City • Frontier Front League: Indigo Plateau* (games) • Mt. Silver (anime) Routes: 28 • 29 • 30 • 31 • 32 • 33 • 34 • 35 • 36 • 37 • 38 • 39 • 40 • 41 • 42 • 43 • 44 • 45 • 46 • 47 • 48 Landmarks: Dark Cave • Sprout Tower • Ruins of Alph • Shinto Ruins • Union Cave • Slowpoke Well • Ilex Forest • Radio Tower National Park • Tin and Brass Towers • MooMoo Farm • Glitter Lighthouse • Battle Tower/Frontier • Ragged Cliff Gate Hidden Tower • Safari Zone • Whirl Islands • Mt. Mortar • Lake of Rage • Rocket Hideout • Ice Path • Dragon's Den

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