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{{Town infobox
|name=Aspertia City
|jpname=ヒオウギシティ
|jptrans=Hiougi City
|image=Aspertia City {{#switch: {{#expr: {{#time: n}} mod 4}}|0=Winter|1=Spring|2=Summer|3=Autumn}} B2W2.png
|slogan=A city that reaches for the sky.
|mapdesc=A city at the foot of high mountains where you can see all of Unova.
|region=Unova
|north=Route 19
|generation=5
|regionnorth=Unova
|gym=Aspertia Gym
|gymtitle={{color2|000|Generation V|Gen V}}
|gymno=1{{sup/5|B2W2}}
|leader=Cheren
|leadersprite=VSCheren 2.png
|badge=Basic
|gymtype=Normal
|colordark=FF661A
|colormed=FF9966
|colorlight=FFCCB3
}}
'''Aspertia City''' (Japanese: '''ヒオウギシティ''' ''Hiougi City'') is a small city situated in southwestern [[Unova]] and serves as the hometown of the main protagonists in {{game|Black and White|s|4=2|Pokémon Black 2 and White 2}}. The settlement exists on Unova's western strip of land, and is surrounded by forest. The entrance to the city is through {{rt|19|Unova}} to its north.

Aspertia City contains some prominent areas of interest such as the [[Aspertia Gym]], a lookout, and a [[Pokémon Center]]. It is a newly developed area containing modern buildings and houses.

==Slogan==
'''''A city that reaches for the sky.''''' (Japanese: '''{{j|さらなる　発展を　意味する　街}}''' ''The town signifying further development.'')

==Places of interest==
===Player's house===
{{main|Player's house#Aspertia City|Player's house → Unova → Aspertia City}}
The player's house lies in southeastern Aspertia City and is where the player lives before beginning their journey. The player's house has a small flower garden and is situated by a small body of water, which can be {{m|surf}}ed across to obtain [[TM53]] ({{m|Energy Ball}}).

===Trainers' School / Aspertia Gym===
{{main|Aspertia Gym}}
The Aspertia Gym is the official [[Gym]] of Aspertia City and the first Gym a player must face in Pokémon Black 2 and White 2. It is based on {{type|Normal}} {{OBP|Pokémon|species}}. The [[Gym Leader]] is [[Cheren]]. {{pkmn|Trainer}}s who defeat him receive the {{Badge|Basic}} and the [[TM83]] ({{m|Work Up}}). The Gym is situated just west of the Pokémon Center in the backyard of the Trainers' School.

===Lookout===
{{sign|bwbuilding|Aspertia City Outlook Ahead|Unova Unfolds before Your Eyes}}
The lookout is Aspertia City's most famous spot. It is a platform built onto a hill at the city's northmost point. There are stairs, which ascend to an observation deck hosting a green lamppost. The lookout overlooks a panoramic view of a scenic landscape featuring trees, a lake in the foreground, and a mountain range in the background. The scenery changes depending on the [[Seasons|season]].

==Demographics==
===Pokémon Black 2 and White 2===
The population of Aspertia City is 32, including the {{player}} and [[Hugh]].

==Poké Mart==
{{shop|Upper cashier}}
{{shoprow|{{shopitem|Poké Ball|200}}|{{shopitem|Great Ball|600|note=<sup>1 {{color2|000|Badge}}</sup>}}}}
{{shoprow|{{shopitem|Ultra Ball|1200|note=<sup>5 {{color2|000|Badge|Badges}}</sup>}}|{{shopitem|Potion|300}}}}
{{shoprow|{{shopitem|Super Potion|700|note=<sup>1 {{color2|000|Badge}}</sup>}}|{{shopitem|Hyper Potion|1200|note=<sup>3 {{color2|000|Badge|Badges}}</sup>}}}}
{{shoprow|{{shopitem|Max Potion|2500|note=<sup>7 {{color2|000|Badge|Badges}}</sup>}}|{{shopitem|Full Restore|3000|note=<sup>8 {{color2|000|Badge|Badges}}</sup>}}}}
{{shoprow|{{shopitem|Revive|1500|note=<sup>3 {{color2|000|Badge|Badges}}</sup>}}|{{shopitem|Antidote|100|note=<sup>1 {{color2|000|Badge}}</sup>}}}}
{{shoprow|{{shopitem|Paralyze Heal|200|note=<sup>1 {{color2|000|Badge}}</sup>|display=Parlyz Heal}}|{{shopitem|Awakening|250|note=<sup>1 {{color2|000|Badge}}</sup>}}}}
{{shoprow|{{shopitem|Burn Heal|250|note=<sup>1 {{color2|000|Badge}}</sup>}}|{{shopitem|Ice Heal|250|note=<sup>1 {{color2|000|Badge}}</sup>}}}}
{{shoprow|{{shopitem|Full Heal|600|note=<sup>5 {{color2|000|Badge|Badges}}</sup>}}|{{shopitem|Escape Rope|550|note=<sup>1 {{color2|000|Badge}}</sup>}}}}
{{shoprow|{{shopitem|Repel|350|note=<sup>1 {{color2|000|Badge}}</sup>}}|{{shopitem|Super Repel|500|note=<sup>3 {{color2|000|Badge|Badges}}</sup>}}}}
{{shoprow|{{shopitem|Max Repel|700|note=<sup>5 {{color2|000|Badge|Badges}}</sup>}}}}
{{shopfooter|multiple=yes}}
{{shop|Lower cashier}}
{{shoprow|{{shopitem|Greet Mail|50}}|{{shopitem|Favored Mail|50}}}}
{{shoprow|{{shopitem|RSVP Mail|50}}|{{shopitem|Thanks Mail|50}}}}
{{shoprow|{{shopitem|Inquiry Mail|50}}|{{shopitem|Like Mail|50}}}}
{{shoprow|{{shopitem|Reply Mail|50}}}}
{{shopfooter}}

==Items==
{{Itlisth|road}}
{{Itemlist|Xtransceiver B2W2|In the [[Bag]] from the start of the game|B2=yes|W2=yes|display=[[Xtransceiver]]}}
{{Itemlist|Pal Pad|In the [[Bag]] from the start of the game|B2=yes|W2=yes}}
{{Itemlist|None|sprite=Key Pokédex {{#switch: {{#expr: {{#time: U}} mod 2}}|0=m|1=f}} Sprite|Gift from [[Bianca]] after choosing a [[starter Pokémon]]|B2=yes|W2=yes|display=[[Pokédex]]}}
{{Itemlist|Poké Ball|Gift from [[Bianca]] in the Pokémon Center after defeating [[Hugh]]|B2=yes|W2=yes|display={{ball|Poké}} ×10}}
{{Itemlist|Running Shoes|Gift from the {{player}}'s {{OBP|Mom|Black 2 and White 2}} after getting the Poké Balls, outside of the Pokémon Center|B2=yes|W2=yes}}
{{Itemlist|Town Map|Gift from [[Hugh]]'s sister after getting the Poké Balls, outside of the Pokémon Center|B2=yes|W2=yes}}
{{Itemlist|Potion|Obtained from the woman at gate connecting to {{rt|19|Unova}}|B2=yes|W2=yes}}
{{Itemlist|TM Normal|From [[Bianca]] after defeating [[Cheren]]|B2=yes|W2=yes|display={{TM|27|Return}}}}
{{Itemlist|None|From [[Bianca]] after defeating [[Cheren]]|B2=yes|W2=yes|display=[[C-Gear]]}}
{{Itemlist|Ultra Ball|From the girl in the northeast house after defeating [[Cheren]]|B2=yes|W2=yes|display={{ball|Ultra}}}}
{{Itemlist|TM Grass|Beyond the water near the {{player}}'s house (requires {{m|Surf}})|B2=yes|W2=yes|display={{TM|53|Energy Ball}}}}
{{Itemlist|None|sprite=Key Pokédex {{#switch: {{#expr: {{#time: U}} mod 2}}|0=m|1=f}} Sprite|From [[Cedric Juniper]] after entering the [[Hall of Fame]]|B2=yes|W2=yes|display=[[National Pokédex]]}}
{{Itemlist|Max Revive|From {{player}}'s {{OBP|Mom|Black 2 and White 2}} after entering the [[Hall of Fame]]|B2=yes|W2=yes|display=[[Max Revive]] ×2}}
{{Itlistfoot|road}}

==Pokémon==
{{catch/header|road|4}}
{{catch/div|water|Surfing}}
{{catch/entry5-2|550|Basculin|yes|no|Surf|5-15|all=100%|type1=Water}}
{{catch/entry5-2|550B|Basculin|no|yes|Surf|5-15|all=100%|type1=Water}}
{{catch/div|water|Surfing in rippling water}}
{{catch/entry5-2|550|Basculin|no|yes|Rippling|5-15|all=100%|type1=Water}}
{{catch/entry5-2|550B|Basculin|yes|no|Rippling|5-15|all=100%|type1=Water}}
{{catch/div|water|Fishing}}
{{catch/entry5-2|118|Goldeen|yes|yes|Fish Super|40-70|all=70%|type1=Water}}
{{catch/entry5-2|550|Basculin|yes|no|Fish Super|40-60|all=30%|type1=Water}}
{{catch/entry5-2|550B|Basculin|no|yes|Fish Super|40-60|all=30%|type1=Water}}
{{catch/div|water|Fishing in rippling water}}
{{catch/entry5-2|118|Goldeen|yes|yes|Rippling|40-60|all=60%|type1=Water}}
{{catch/entry5-2|119|Seaking|yes|yes|Rippling|50-70|all=10%|type1=Water}}
{{catch/entry5-2|550|Basculin|no|yes|Rippling|40-60|all=30%|type1=Water}}
{{catch/entry5-2|550B|Basculin|yes|no|Rippling|40-60|all=30%|type1=Water}}
{{catch/div|road|Gift Pokémon}}
{{catch/entry5-2|495|Snivy|yes|yes|Starter|5|all=One|type1=Grass}}
{{catch/entry5-2|498|Tepig|yes|yes|Starter|5|all=One|type1=Fire}}
{{catch/entry5-2|501|Oshawott|yes|yes|Starter|5|all=One|type1=Water}}
{{catch/footer|road}}

==Trainers==
{{MSP|495|Snivy}} If the {{player}} chose {{p|Snivy}}:
{{Party/Single
|color={{black 2 color}}
|headcolor={{black 2 color light}}
|bordercolor={{black 2 color dark}}
|sprite=Spr B2W2 Hugh.png
|prize={{pokedollar}}{{tt|500|400 in Easy Mode, 600 in Challenge Mode}}
|class={{PK}}{{MN}} Trainer
|classlink=Pokémon Trainer
|name={{color2|000|Hugh}}
|game=B2W2
|location=Aspertia City
|pokemon=1}}
|style="margin:auto"|{{Pokémon/5
|game=Black 2
|ndex=498
|pokemon=Tepig
|level={{tt|5|4 in Easy Mode, 6 in Challenge Mode}}
|gender=male
|type1=Fire
|ability=Blaze
|move1=Tackle|move1type=Normal|move1cat=Physical
|move2=Tail Whip|move2type=Normal|move2cat=Status}}
{{Party/Footer}}

{{MSP|498|Tepig}} If the {{player}} chose {{p|Tepig}}:
{{Party/Single
|color={{black 2 color}}
|headcolor={{black 2 color light}}
|bordercolor={{black 2 color dark}}
|sprite=Spr B2W2 Hugh.png
|prize={{pokedollar}}{{tt|500|400 in Easy Mode, 600 in Challenge Mode}}
|class={{PK}}{{MN}} Trainer
|classlink=Pokémon Trainer
|name={{color2|000|Hugh}}
|game=B2W2
|location=Aspertia City
|pokemon=1}}
|style="margin:auto"|{{Pokémon/5
|game=Black 2
|ndex=501
|pokemon=Oshawott
|level={{tt|5|4 in Easy Mode, 6 in Challenge Mode}}
|gender=male
|type1=Water
|ability=Torrent
|move1=Tackle|move1type=Normal|move1cat=Physical
|move2=Tail Whip|move2type=Normal|move2cat=Status}}
{{Party/Footer}}

{{MSP|501|Oshawott}} If the {{player}} chose {{p|Oshawott}}:
{{Party/Single
|color={{black 2 color}}
|headcolor={{black 2 color light}}
|bordercolor={{black 2 color dark}}
|sprite=Spr B2W2 Hugh.png
|prize={{pokedollar}}{{tt|500|400 in Easy Mode, 600 in Challenge Mode}}
|class={{PK}}{{MN}} Trainer
|classlink=Pokémon Trainer
|name={{color2|000|Hugh}}
|game=B2W2
|location=Aspertia City
|pokemon=1}}
|style="margin:auto"|{{Pokémon/5
|game=Black 2
|ndex=495
|pokemon=Snivy
|level={{tt|5|4 in Easy Mode, 6 in Challenge Mode}}
|gender=male
|type1=Grass
|ability=Overgrow
|move1=Tackle|move1type=Normal|move1cat=Physical
|move2=Leer|move2type=Normal|move2cat=Status}}
{{Party/Footer}}

==In the anime==

===In the main series===
[[File:Aspertia City anime.png|thumb|250px|Aspertia City in the {{pkmn|anime}}]]
Aspertia City was first mentioned by [[Professor Juniper]] in ''[[BW109|New Places... Familiar Faces!]]'' when she advised {{Ash}} to challenge the new Gym Leader, [[Cheren]], while on their way to the {{an|White Ruins}}.

Aspertia City first appeared in ''[[BW111|There's a New Gym Leader in Town!]]'' when the gang arrived for Ash and Cheren's battle.

The city contains a port and is also home to the Aspertia Gym. The Gym also functions as a school dedicated exclusively to the education of aspiring Pokémon Trainers. Cheren is not only Gym Leader of Aspertia Gym, but also a teacher of the school.
{{-}}

===In the Pokémon Black 2 and White 2 Animated Trailer===
[[File:Aspertia City Animated Trailer.png|thumb|250px|Aspertia City from above, as seen in the animated trailer]]
Aspertia City briefly appeared in the [[Pokémon Black Version 2 and Pokémon White Version 2 Animated Trailer]]. There, {{ga|Nate}} and [[Hugh]] met up with [[Bianca]] and chose their [[starter Pokémon]].

==In the manga==
===In the Pokémon Adventures manga===
[[Hugh]] lives in Aspertia City and attends the city's school, which is also attended by {{adv|Blake}} and {{adv|Whitley}}. [[Colress]] raids the city using {{p|Genesect}}, but is stopped by Blake and [[Looker]] when the former captures Genesect with a {{ball|Luxury}}. Colress, however, evades arrest and escapes.

Later on in the {{chap|Black 2 & White 2}}, the [[Autumn Choral Competition]] takes place here.

==In the TCG==
This listing is of cards mentioning or featuring Aspertia City in the [[Pokémon Trading Card Game]].

{{Cardlist/header|Related cards|Colorless|char=yes}}
{{cardlist/entry|cardname={{TCG ID|Boundaries Crossed|Purrloin|90}}|type=Darkness|enset=Boundaries Crossed|enrarity=Common|ennum=90/149|jpset=Freeze Bolt|jprarity=C|jpnum=041/159}}
{{cardlist/entry|cardname={{TCG ID|Boundaries Crossed|Hugh|130}}|type=Supporter|enset=Boundaries Crossed|enrarity=Uncommon|ennum=130/149|jpset=Freeze Bolt|jprarity=U|jpnum=056/159|jpset2=BW-P Promotional cards|jpnum2=170/BW-P}}
{{cardlist/entry|cardname={{TCG ID|Plasma Storm|Turtwig|1}}|type=Grass|enset=Plasma Storm|enrarity=Common|ennum=1/135|jpset=Plasma Gale|jprarity=C|jpnum=001/070}}
{{cardlist/entry|cardname={{TCG ID|Plasma Storm|Ralts|59}}|type=Psychic|enset=Plasma Storm|enrarity=Common|ennum=59/135|jpset=Plasma Gale|jprarity=C|jpnum=032/070}}
{{cardlist/entry|cardname={{TCG ID|Plasma Storm|Patrat|111}}|type=Colorless|enset=Plasma Storm|enrarity=Common|ennum=111/135|jpset=Plasma Gale|jprarity=C|jpnum=060/070}}
{{cardlist/footer|Colorless}}

==Trivia==
* Aspertia City is the only [[hometown]] in the [[core series]] games to be a city, and as such is much larger than other hometowns and has a higher population. It is also the first hometown in a core series game to contain concrete paths, a [[Gym]], or a [[Pokémon Center]]. It is also the first hometown that is connected to a [[gate]].
** As Aspertia City is the only hometown to house a Pokémon Center, it also is the only city in the core series games where the Pokémon Center is not the {{m|fly}}ing destination, as this trait is given to the {{player}}'s house.
* Aspertia City and [[Nuvema Town]] are the only hometowns that share a region.

==Name origin==
{| class="roundy" style="background: #FFCCB3; border: 3px solid #FF661A"
|-
! Language
! Name
! Origin
|- style="background:#FFF"
| Japanese
| ヒオウギシティ ''Hiougi City''
| From 檜扇紋 ''hiougimon'', a pattern based on a folding fan made from a {{wp|Chamaecyparis obtusa|hinoki cypress}}.
|- style="background:#FFF"
| English
| Aspertia City
| From ''{{wp|undulatus asperatus|asperatus}}'' (a recently discovered cloud formation) and ''aspire'' or ''aspiration''.
|- style="background:#FFF"
| French
| Pavonnay
| Possibly from ''pavo'' (Latin for peacock), ''avon'' (Breton for river), and ''-ay'' (French city suffix).
|- style="background:#FFF"
| German
| Eventura City
| From ''éventail'' (French for fan) and ''aventura'' (Spanish for adventure).
|- style="background:#FFF"
| Italian
| Alisopoli
| From ''aliseo'', {{wp|trade wind}}.
|- style="background:#FFF"
| Spanish
| Ciudad Engobe
| From ''engobe'', {{wp|Slip (ceramics)|slip}}.
|- style="background:#FFF"
| Korean
| 부채시티 ''Buchae City''
| From 부채 ''buchae'', fan.
|- style="background:#FFF"
| Chinese ({{tt|Mandarin|Taiwan}})
| 檜扇市 ''Kuàishàn Shì''
| From its Japanese name.
|- style="background:#FFF"
|Russian
|Аспертия Сити ''Aspertiya Siti''
|Transcription of English name
|- style="background:#FFF"
| Vietnamese
| Thành phố Hiougi
| Same as Japanese name
|}
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