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* The Darkrai handed out at the Toys "R" Us distribution, as well as the ones distributed in Europe, had the OT "ALAMOS", a reference to the tenth movie's location, Alamos Town. | * The Darkrai handed out at the Toys "R" Us distribution, as well as the ones distributed in Europe, had the OT "ALAMOS", a reference to the tenth movie's location, Alamos Town. | ||
* Alamos Town is the third movie-made city based off a real city outside Japan. | * Alamos Town is the third movie-made city based off a real city outside Japan. | ||
* | * The wild {{p|Shellos}} that appear in the movie are from the eastern side of Sinnoh, even though Alamos Town in located on the western side of [[Mt. Coronet]]. | ||
== Origin == | == Origin == |
Revision as of 21:35, 22 January 2009
Alamos Town (Japanese: アラモスタウン Alamos Town) is an anime-exclusive town in Sinnoh that was featured in the movie The Rise of Darkrai. The town's centerpiece is the Space-Time Tower. The town also had a Contest, which Dawn participated in. It was nearly destroyed while Dialga and Palkia were fighting. It is the home of Darkrai. There is a garden near the water in where many Pokémon play. The garden was also where Alicia first met Darkrai, after defending himself from a Roserade, a Kirlia, and a Luxray.
Location in Sinnoh
Alamos Town appears to be located northwest of Oreburgh City and Northeast of Jubilife City. The main part of the city is on top of a large mesa in the middle of a lake. There is a bridge connecting the mesa to the mainland.
According to maps of Sinnoh, the area around Alamos Town is heavily wooded with many hills and plateaus. According to a recent map of the anime, it is located near the Ravaged Path.
Many Pidgey and Rattata can be seen roaming here.
Trivia
- The Darkrai handed out at the Toys "R" Us distribution, as well as the ones distributed in Europe, had the OT "ALAMOS", a reference to the tenth movie's location, Alamos Town.
- Alamos Town is the third movie-made city based off a real city outside Japan.
- The wild Shellos that appear in the movie are from the eastern side of Sinnoh, even though Alamos Town in located on the western side of Mt. Coronet.
Origin
Alamos Town is based on Barcelona, Spain.
The Space-Time Tower located in Alamos Town is based on the Sagrada Família church in Barcelona. It also seems that the designer of the Space-Time Tower, Godey, and main character Tonio, is based on the creator of the cathedral, Antoni Gaudí.
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