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Pinwheel Forest (Japanese: ヤグルマの森 Yaguruma Forest) is a forest in Unova which lies between Nacrene City and Castelia City, at the east end of the Skyarrow Bridge.

In Pokémon Black and White, the legendary Pokémon Virizion can be found deep in the forest in Rumination Field. However, in order to capture Virizion, the player must first encounter Cobalion, who resides in Mistralton Cave.

In Pokémon Black 2 and White 2, Virizion no longer resides here, instead taking residence at Route 11. The forest can only be visited after the player defeats the Elite Four. Gorm of the Seven Sages can be found here while investigating with Cheren.

Due to the presence of a Moss Rock, Eevee can evolve into Leafeon here.

Geography

There is an outer portion to the east which is accessible as soon as the player gains access to Nacrene City, and an inner portion to the west which is accessible only after winning at the Nacrene Gym. After the player battles Cobalion, the east portion of the forest can be explored. There is an entrance to the deep area of the forest in the east where the Legendary Pokémon Virizion resides.

Like in the Eterna Forest, it has a moss-covered rock. Leveling up Eevee in this forest will allow it to evolve into Leafeon.

Items

Outer area

Inner area

Hidden Hollow

Pokémon

Pokémon Black and White

Outer area

Pokémon	Games						Location	Levels	Rate
Pidove	B			W			Grass	12-15	30%
Timburr	B			W			Grass	12-15	20%
Tympole	B			W			Grass	12-15	40%
Throh	B			W			Grass	12-15	10%
Sawk	B			W			Grass	12-17	10%
Dark grass
Pidove	B			W			Dark grass	14-15	30%
Timburr	B			W			Dark grass	14-17	20%
Tympole	B			W			Dark grass	14-17	40%
Throh	B			W			Dark grass	14-17	10%
Sawk	B			W			Dark grass	14-17	10%
Rustling grass
Audino	B			W			Grass	12-15	95%
Throh	B			W			Grass	15	5%
Sawk	B			W			Grass	15	5%
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.

Inner area

Pokémon	Games						Location	Levels	Rate
Pidove	B			W			Grass	15-16	10%
Sewaddle	B			W			Grass	14-17	40%
Venipede	B			W			Grass	15-16	20%
Cottonee	B			W			Grass	14-17	30%
Petilil	B			W			Grass	14-17	30%
Dark grass
Tranquill	B			W			Dark grass	23-24	10%
Swadloon	B			W			Dark grass	22-25	40%
Whirlipede	B			W			Dark grass	23-24	10%
Cottonee	B			W			Dark grass	22-25	40%
Petilil	B			W			Dark grass	22-25	40%
Rustling grass
Pansage	B			W			Grass	15	10%
Pansear	B			W			Grass	15	10%
Panpour	B			W			Grass	15	10%
Audino	B			W			Grass	14-17	65%
Whimsicott	B			W			Grass	15	5%
Lilligant	B			W			Grass	15-17	5%
Surfing
Basculin	B			W			Surfing	5-19	100%
Basculin	B			W			Surfing	5-18	100%
Rippling water
Basculin	B			W			Surfing	9-20	100%
Basculin	B			W			Surfing	9-20	100%
Fishing
Goldeen	B			W			Fishing	43-47	50%
Basculin	B			W			Fishing	37-55	50%
Basculin	B			W			Fishing	37-55	50%
Rippling water
Goldeen	B			W			Fishing	56	20%
Seaking	B			W			Fishing	39-70	60%
Basculin	B			W			Fishing	55	20%
Basculin	B			W			Fishing	55	20%
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.

Rumination Field

Pokémon	Games						Location	Levels	Rate
Virizion	B			W			Only one	42	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.

Pokémon Black 2 and White 2

Outer area

Pokémon	Games						Location	Levels	Rate
Yanma	B2			W2			Grass	55	%
Toxicroak	B2			W2			Grass	55	%
Gurdurr	B2			W2			Grass	54-56	%
Palpitoad	B2			W2			Grass	54, 57	%
Throh	B2			W2			Grass	57	%
Sawk	B2			W2			Grass	55, 57	%
Dark grass
Yanma	B2			W2			Dark grass	63	%
Toxicroak	B2			W2			Dark grass	63	%
Gurdurr	B2			W2			Dark grass	63-64	%
Palpitoad	B2			W2			Dark grass	64-65	%
Throh	B2			W2			Dark grass	63, 65	%
Sawk	B2			W2			Dark grass	63	%
Rustling grass
Audino	B2			W2			Grass	54-57	%
Seismitoad	B2			W2			Grass	57	%
Hidden Hollow
Poliwhirl	B2			W2			Only one	55-60	Random
Hariyama	B2			W2			Only one	55-60	Random
Medicham	B2			W2			Only one	55-60	Random
Bagon	B2			W2			Only one	55-60	Random
N's Pokémon
Pidove	B2			W2			Only one	13	One
Timburr	B2			W2			Only one	13	One
Tympole	B2			W2			Only one	13	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.

Inner area

Pokémon	Games						Location	Levels	Rate
Vigoroth	B2			W2			Grass	55, 57	%
Swadloon	B2			W2			Grass	54	%
Whirlipede	B2			W2			Grass	55, 57	%
Cottonee	B2			W2			Grass	54	%
Petilil	B2			W2			Grass	54-57	%
Dark grass
Vigoroth	B2			W2			Dark grass	63	%
Swadloon	B2			W2			Dark grass	62	%
Whirlipede	B2			W2			Dark grass	63, 65	%
Cottonee	B2			W2			Dark grass	62-63	%
Petilil	B2			W2			Dark grass	??	%
Rustling grass
Slaking	B2			W2			Grass	57	%
Pansage	B2			W2			Grass	55	%
Pansear	B2			W2			Grass	??	%
Panpour	B2			W2			Grass	55	%
Audino	B2			W2			Grass	54, 56	%
Surfing
Marill	B2			W2			Surfing	48	%
Basculin	B2			W2			Surfing	45, 47	%
Basculin	B2			W2			Surfing	??	%
Rippling water
Basculin	B2			W2			Surfing	55	%
Basculin	B2			W2			Surfing	60	%
Fishing
Goldeen	B2			W2			Fishing	46, 53	%
Basculin	B2			W2			Fishing	52	%
Basculin	B2			W2			Fishing	??	%
Rippling water
Goldeen	B2			W2			Fishing	35, 43, 45	%
Hidden Hollow
Butterfree	B2			W2			Only one	55-60	Random
Beedrill	B2			W2			Only one	55-60	Random
Murkrow	B2			W2			Only one	55-60	Random
Breloom	B2			W2			Only one	55-60	Random
Amoonguss	B2			W2			Only one	55-60	Random
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.

Trainers

Pokémon Black and White

Outer area

Trainer	Pokémon
Nurse Shery マサミ Masami Reward: $600	Munna♀ Lv.15 No item
Preschooler Juliet コトノ Kotono Reward: $52	Cottonee♀ Lv.13 No item
	Petilil♀ Lv.13 No item
Preschooler Homer オウチ Ōchi Reward: $56	Roggenrola♂ Lv.14 No item
Youngster Keita ケイタ Keita Reward: $208	Tympole♂ Lv.13 No item
	Tympole♂ Lv.13 No item
	Tympole♂ Lv.13 No item
Youngster Zachary レツジ Retsuji Reward: $224	Venipede♂ Lv.14 No item
	Lillipup♂ Lv.14 No item
Black Belt Kentaro ケンタロウ Kentarō Reward: $512	Timburr♂ Lv.16 No item
Battle Girl Lee リ Li Reward: $512	Timburr♂ Lv.16 No item

Inner area

Trainer	Pokémon
Twins Mayo & May マヨとマヤ Mayo and Maya Reward: $256	Sewaddle♀ Lv.16 No item
	Sewaddle♀ Lv.16 No item
School Kid Sammy オサム Osamu Reward: $340	Munna♂ Lv.17 No item
Lass Eva カナ Kana Reward: $240	Woobat♀ Lv.15 No item
	Woobat♀ Lv.15 No item
	Woobat♀ Lv.15 No item
School Kid Millie ミリー Millie Reward: $320	Pidove♀ Lv.16 No item
	Purrloin♀ Lv.16 No item
Team Plasma Grunt Reward: $640	Sandile♂ Lv.16 No item
Team Plasma Grunt Reward: $640	Purrloin♀ Lv.16 No item
Pokémon Ranger Forrest モリト Morito Reward: $1080	Herdier♂ Lv.18 No item
Youngster Nicholas カツミ Katsumi Reward: $256	Venipede♂ Lv.16 No item
	Timburr♂ Lv.16 No item
Pokémon Ranger Audra キリ Kiri Reward: $1080	Pansage♂ Lv.18 No item
Pokémon Ranger Irene ヤスコ Yasuko Reward: $1080	Panpour♂ Lv.18 No item
Team Plasma Grunt Reward: $640	Patrat♂ Lv.16 No item
Pokémon Ranger Miguel ミゲル Miguel Reward: $1080	Pansear♂ Lv.18 No item
Team Plasma Grunt Reward: $560	Patrat♂ Lv.14 No item
	Patrat♂ Lv.14 No item
	Sandile♂ Lv.14 No item

Pokémon Black 2 and White 2

Inner area

Cheren will partner with the player if the battle is a Double Battle.

Trainer	Pokémon
Preschooler ??? ショウ Shō Reward: $240	Wooper♂ Lv.60 No item
	Tympole♂ Lv.60 No item
Preschooler ??? アカリ Akari Reward: $236	Dratini♀ Lv.59 No item
	Gible♀ Lv.59 No item
	Bagon♀ Lv.59 No item
Nursery Aide ??? マイコ Maiko Reward: $2440	Exeggcute♀ Lv.61 No item
	Miltank♀ Lv.61 No item
Preschooler ??? エイジ Eiji Reward: $236	Burmy♂ Plant Cloak Lv.59 No item
	Scyther♂ Lv.59 No item
	Paras♂ Lv.59 No item
Twins ??? アキとアミ Aki and Ami Reward: $960	Plusle♀ Lv.60 No item
	Minun♀ Lv.60 No item
Nursery Aide ??? チヅル Chizuru Reward: $2680 (with Preschooler Kaito)	Chansey♀ Lv.61 No item
	Leavanny♀ Lv.61 No item
Preschooler ??? カイト Kaito Reward: $2680 (with Nursery Aide Chizuru)	Pineco♂ Lv.60 No item
	Ferrothorn♂ Lv.60 No item
Pokémon Ranger ??? キョウコ Kyōko Reward: $3720	Sudowoodo♀ Lv.62 No item
	Gloom♀ Lv.62 No item
	Beartic♀ Lv.62 No item
Pokémon Ranger ??? ケイゴ Keigo Reward: $3720	Weepinbell♂ Lv.62 No item
	Luxray♂ Lv.62 No item
	Ursaring♂ Lv.62 No item
Youngster ??? ケイタ Keita Reward: $960	Mankey♂ Lv.60 No item
	Snubbull♀ Lv.60 No item
	Crawdaunt♂ Lv.60 No item
Pokémon Ranger ??? ソウスケ Sōsuke Reward: $3720	Electrike♂ Lv.62 No item
	Rapidash♂ Lv.62 No item
	Farfetch'd♂ Lv.62 No item
Veteran ??? ローザ Rosa Reward: $10240 (with Veteran Sōjirō)	Crobat♀ Lv.64 No item
	Magmortar♂ Lv.64 No item
	Leafeon♂ Lv.64 No item
Veteran ??? ソウジロウ Sōjirō Reward: $10240 (with Veteran Rosa)	Ludicolo♂ Lv.64 No item
	Electivire♂ Lv.64 No item
	Forretress♂ Lv.64 No item
Lass ??? ヒヨリ Hiyori Reward: $1920 (with Youngster Heita)	Nidoran♀ Lv.60 No item
	Nidoran♂ Lv.60 No item
	Nidoqueen♀ Lv.60 No item
Youngster ??? ヘイタ Heita Reward: $1920 (with Lass Hiyori)	Cascoon♂ Lv.60 No item
	Silcoon♂ Lv.60 No item
	Scolipede♂ Lv.60 No item
Pokémon Ranger ??? クニミ Kunimi Reward: $3720	Munchlax♂ Lv.62 No item
	Zebstrika♀ Lv.62 No item
	Kricketune♀ Lv.62 No item
Youngster ??? カツミ Katsumi Reward: $960	Phanpy♂ Lv.60 No item
	Doduo♂ Lv.60 No item
	Fearow♂ Lv.60 No item

Outer area

Trainer	Pokémon
School Kid ??? ミリー Millie Reward: $1200	Oddish♀ Lv.60 No item
	Tangela♀ Lv.60 No item
	Bellossom♀ Lv.60 No item
Ace Trainer ??? ユウサク Yūsaku Reward: $3780	Furret♂ Lv.63 No item
	Braviary♂ Lv.63 No item
	Seismitoad♂ Lv.63 No item
Ace Trainer ??? サエコ Saeko Reward: $3780	Linoone♀ Lv.63 No item
	Mandibuzz♀ Lv.63 No item
	Toxicroak♀ Lv.63 No item
Black Belt ??? ケンタロウ Kentarō Reward: $1952	Tyrogue♂ Lv.61 No item
	Scrafty♂ Lv.61 No item
	Makuhita♂ Lv.61 No item
Battle Girl ??? リ Li Reward: $1952	Tyrogue♂ Lv.61 No item
	Machop♂ Lv.61 No item
	Poliwrath♂ Lv.61 No item
School Kid ??? アズマ Azuma Reward: $1200	Venonat♂ Lv.60 No item
	Yanma♂ Lv.60 No item
	Venomoth♂ Lv.60 No item

Trainer Tips

In the anime

Pinwheel Forest in the anime

The outskirts

Pinwheel Forest is shown to be a huge forest in the anime. With mountains and fields on the outskirts, and a variety of foliage and moss. Inside the forest, there are mossy trees, one where a bunch of Galvantula live. In the middle of the forest is a giant tree where the whole forest can be seen from. It is also shown to have a waterfall and caves where Patrat live. A Pokémon Center is shown inside the forest.

The outskirts appeared in Scraggy-Hatched to be Wild! where Ash's Egg hatched into a Scraggy. It became a bully and picked on Ash's Pokémon. Later it was badly hurt by a Galvantula, but recovered after taking some medicine Iris had made. The next day it challenged the Galvantula again but needed saving from Ash and his friends after the entire colony of Galvantula joined in the fight. Then Scraggy had a battle with Axew which ended in a draw.

Ash and his friends reach Pinwheel Forest in Sewaddle and Burgh in Pinwheel Forest! where they met the Castelia Gym Leader, Burgh. Ash encounters a Sewaddle which battles Pikachu before disappearing. It appears later where it stays with the group. It then helps to defeat two Woobat with Pikachu. The next day, Sewaddle gets stuck to a Deerling and falls into a river but is saved by Burgh's Leavanny. Later, Ash visits the Pokémon Center where he sends one of his Pokémon to Professor Juniper to make room for Sewaddle.

Just outside of Pinwheel Forest, a path leads to a huge Poké Mart where loads of goods are sold such as gems and jewelry. Pokémon Connoisseurs, including Burgundy, also set up booths in the area where they judge the compatibility that a Pokémon and their Trainer have. Ash, Iris and Cilan visited it in A Connoisseur's Revenge!.

Next, a small town is encountered with trees and rocky hills surrounding the place and a small stream, there is a small battleground where, in Dancing With the Ducklett Trio!, Axew battled Ash's Scraggy. In the town, there is also a Pokémon Center. A bunch of Ducklett live there and steal people's possessions. Pikachu battled Sandile here and Sandile evolved into a Krokorok. After that, the group finally reached Skyarrow Bridge.

Name origin

Its Japanese name comes from 矢車 yaguruma, "arrow wheel", a pair of ornamental wheels with a spherical spinning vane placed on top of a pole on which carp streamers are raised on. It is also a mon based on the yaguruma. The 矢 ya (arrow) in its Japanese name also relates to the アロー (arrow) in スカイアローブリッジ (Skyarrow Bridge). The name can also be taken from 矢車菊 yaguruma-kiku (cornflower) or 矢車草 yaguruma-sou (Rodgersia podophylla).

In other languages

Unova
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