Sootopolis City

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Sootopolis City ルネシティ Rune City "The mystical city where history slumbers."

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Map description This city, which rises from the crater of a great meteoroid crash, can only be reached through the sea or from the sky.

Sootopolis City Gym - Hoenn Gym #8RSORAS Wallace Water-type specialist Gym Rain Badge

Sootopolis City Gym - Hoenn Gym #8E Juan Water-type specialist Gym Rain Badge

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Connecting locations   ↑ Cave of Origin   Sootopolis City   Route 126 ↓

Location Location of Sootopolis City in Hoenn.

Sootopolis City (Japanese: ルネシティ Rune City) is a city located to the east of the Hoenn mainland.

Sootopolis City plays a major part in the games, as it is the location where the player has their encounter with the Legendary Pokémon Groudon^ROR or Kyogre^SAS, and obtain their final Badge.

Sootopolis City has a fantastic nighttime view, with stars peering in through the top of the crater.

In the Pokémon games, Sootopolis City can only be reached by diving through Route 126, or by Flying or soaring. Sootopolis is surrounded by Route 126.

Slogan

The mystical city where history slumbers. (Japanese: れきしが　ねむる　しんぴの　まち The mystical city where history slumbers.)

History

Sootopolis City is located inside of a giant crater.

In Pokémon Ruby, Sapphire, and Emerald, the crater is that of an underwater volcano which erupted and forced itself out of the sea many years ago, eventually filling with rainwater.

In Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire, the crater was formed by a giant meteorite impact into the ocean of the Hoenn region thousands of years ago, eventually filling with rainwater. People soon began to dwell in the crater for its warm, fresh water and a city soon came forth. The great tree in front of the Cave of Origin was received from AZ when he visited from the Kalos region.

To navigate the city, people have to climb many flights of stairs and Dive under the sea. This causes many of the locals to get into good shape.

Role

Delta Episode

During the Delta Episode, after Steven has informed Wallace of the plan to enter the Sky Pillar, Wallace is outside the Cave of Origin talking to the guard about the great tree. He invites the player to follow him to the Sky Pillar's entrance on Route 131, then leaves.

Places of interest

Cave of Origin

Main article: Cave of Origin

The Cave of Origin is located in Sootopolis, in Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire it contains Groudon and Kyogre respectively, while in Pokémon Emerald, Wallace is there, wondering where Rayquaza could be.

Competitive brothers

In the house northeast of the Pokémon Center, there are two brothers who are arguing over two different species of Pokémon. The younger brother is a Fisherman, while the older brother is a Hiker.

In Pokémon Ruby, Sapphire, and Emerald, they are arguing over the sizes of their favorite Pokémon. If a brother is shown a Pokémon of the species he prefers, he will calculate its size give the player a prize if it is bigger than the largest one he had seen before; the younger brother gives an Ethers, while the older brother gives an Elixir.

In Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire, they are arguing over the cuteness of their favorite Pokémon. If a brother is shown a Pokémon of the species he prefers with an affection level of at least 4, he will give the player a Max Elixir.

In Pokémon Ruby, Sapphire, Omega Ruby, and Alpha Sapphire, the younger brother prefers Barboach and the older brother prefers Shroomish. In Pokémon Emerald, the younger brother prefers Seedot and the older brother prefers Lotad.

Sootopolis Gym

Main article: Sootopolis Gym

In Pokémon Ruby, Sapphire, Omega Ruby, and Alpha Sapphire, Wallace is the Gym Leader in this city. He uses Water-type Pokémon, and is the one who hands out the Rain Badge.

In Pokémon Emerald, Wallace is the former Gym Leader, with his former mentor Juan resuming the role due to Wallace moving on to become Champion.

Move Tutor

In Pokémon Emerald, inside the Pokémon Center there is a trainer who will teach a compatible Pokémon Double-Edge one time only.

In Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire, in the north-eastern part of Sootopolis City there is a house with an elderly gentleman within it. If the player talks to him with a Dragon-type Pokémon with high friendship, he will offer to teach it Draco Meteor.

Demographics

Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire

In Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire, the population of Sootopolis City is 39. This is a middling population in Hoenn, despite its near isolation from the rest of the region.

Pokémon Emerald

In Pokémon Emerald, the population of Sootopolis City is 43.

Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire

In Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire, Sootopolis City has a total population of 42.

Poké Mart

Generation III
Ultra Ball $1200	Hyper Potion $1200
Max Potion $2500	Full Heal $600
Revive $1500	Max Repel $700
X Attack $500	X Defend $550
Shadow Mail $50

Generation VI
Poké Ball $200	Great Ball $600
Ultra Ball $1,200	Potion $300
Super Potion $700	Hyper Potion $1,200
Max Potion $2,500	Full Restore $3,000
Revive $1,500	Antidote $100
Paralyze Heal $200	Awakening $250
Burn Heal $250	Ice Heal $250
Full Heal $600	Escape Rope $550
Repel $350	Super Repel $500
Max Repel $700

Items

Item		Location	Games
	TM31 (Brick Break)	Given by the Black Belt with the Kecleon in the northwestern house (requires Surf)	R  S  E  OR  AS
	Wailmer Doll	Given by girl in the house just east of the Pokémon Center	R  S  E  OR  AS
	Super Potion	North of Kiri (requires Surf) (hidden)	OR  AS
	Protein	Behind the house southeast of the Pokémon Center (hidden)	OR  AS
	HM07 (Waterfall)	Gift from Wallace in front of the Gym after calming Groudon and Kyogre (requires Surf)	E
	Ether	From Fisherman if shown a big enough BarboachRS/SeedotE	R  S  E
	Elixir	From Hiker if shown a big enough ShroomishRS/LotadE	R  S  E
	Max Elixir ×2	From Fisherman if shown a Barboach with affection level of at least 4 From Hiker if shown a Shroomish with affection level of at least 4	OR  AS
	TM83 (Infestation)	From a Collector in the Poké Mart for answering Lisia to his question (requires Surf)	OR  AS
	Sablenite	In the southeast of the area with the entrance to the Cave of Origin (requires Surf)	OR  AS
	Magma Suit	From Maxie before entering the Cave of Origin, after Groudon has been awoken (requires Surf)	OR
	Aqua Suit	From Archie before entering the Cave of Origin, after Kyogre has been awoken (requires Surf)	AS
Red Orb VI	Red Orb	From Maxie after defeating or capturing Groudon (requires Surf)	OR
Blue Orb VI	Blue Orb	From Archie after defeating or capturing Kyogre (requires Surf)	AS
	Eon Flute	From Steven after defeating or capturing GroudonOR/KyogreAS (requires Surf)	OR  AS

Berries from Kiri

Kiri will give the player two Berries each day. Kiri is not present while Groudon^ROR/Kyogre^SAS is causing abnormal weather in Sootopolis City.

Item		Location	Games
	Pomeg Berry	Obtained from Kiri in the southwest part of city (requires Surf)	R  S  E  OR  AS
	Kelpsy Berry	Obtained from Kiri in the southwest part of city (requires Surf)	R  S  E  OR  AS
	Qualot Berry	Obtained from Kiri in the southwest part of city (requires Surf)	R  S  E  OR  AS
	Hondew Berry	Obtained from Kiri in the southwest part of city (requires Surf)	R  S  E  OR  AS
	Grepa Berry	Obtained from Kiri in the southwest part of city (requires Surf)	R  S  E  OR  AS
	Tamato Berry	Obtained from Kiri in the southwest part of city (requires Surf)	R  S  E  OR  AS
	Cornn Berry	Obtained from Kiri in the southwest part of city (requires Surf)	R  S  E  OR  AS
	Magost Berry	Obtained from Kiri in the southwest part of city (requires Surf)	R  S  E  OR  AS
	Rabuta Berry	Obtained from Kiri in the southwest part of city (requires Surf)	R  S  E  OR  AS
	Nomel Berry	Obtained from Kiri in the southwest part of city (requires Surf)	R  S  E  OR  AS
	Figy Berry	Obtained from Kiri in the southwest part of city (requires Surf)	R  S  E  OR  AS
	Iapapa Berry	Obtained from Kiri in the southwest part of city (requires Surf)	R  S  E  OR  AS
	Aguav Berry	Obtained from Kiri in the southwest part of city (requires Surf)	OR  AS
	Mago Berry	Obtained from Kiri in the southwest part of city (requires Surf)	OR  AS
	Razz Berry	Obtained from Kiri in the southwest part of city (requires Surf)	OR  AS
	Wiki Berry	Obtained from Kiri in the southwest part of city (requires Surf)	OR  AS

Pokémon

Generation III

No surfing Pokémon can appear during the battle between Groudon and Kyogre^E.

Pokémon	Games						Location	Levels	Rate
Surfing
Magikarp	R		S		E		Surfing	5-35	100%
Fishing
Tentacool	R		S		E		Fishing Old Rod	5-10	30%
Magikarp	R		S		E		Fishing Old Rod	5-10	70%
Magikarp	R		S		E		Fishing Good Rod	10-30	100%
Magikarp	R		S		E		Fishing Super Rod	30-35	80%
Gyarados	R		S		E		Fishing Super Rod	5-45	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.

Generation VI

Pokémon	Games						Location	Levels	Rate
Surfing
Magikarp	OR			AS			Surfing	25, 30, 35	100%
Fishing
Magikarp	OR			AS			Fishing Old Rod	5, 10, 15	100%
Magikarp	OR			AS			Fishing Good Rod	25	100%
Magikarp	OR			AS			Fishing Super Rod	30, 35	95%
Gyarados	OR			AS			Fishing Super Rod	40	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.

Layout

Game	Surface	Underwater
Ruby
Sapphire
Emerald
Omega Ruby
Alpha Sapphire

In the anime

Sootopolis City in the anime

In the anime, the volcano Sootopolis is built upon opens up at one side, giving access to ferries. It appeared in the episodes The Great Eight Fate! and Eight Ain't Enough!. Ash had his battle with Juan here, obtaining his final Hoenn League Badge.

In the manga

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

Sootopolis City in Pokémon Adventures

Sootopolis City was first mentioned in Stick This in Your Craw, Crawdaunt I by Mr. Briney when his Whiscash, Whisko, was sensing earthquakes with its whiskers and that many earthquakes have happened there.

The fight between Groudon and Kyogre mainly took place in Sootopolis City.

Origin

Sootopolis City appears to be based on the Greek island of Santorini, also known as Thera.

Trivia

• Kiri was named after Junichi Masuda's daughter, born right before the Japanese release of Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire.
• In the flower patch next to the big tree AZ gave, there is a flower in the patch that is the same in design to the flower the Eternal Flower Floette, the Floette that befriended AZ in the Pokémon X and Y storyline. Whether there is an in-game event relating to this is currently unknown.
• This is the only city in the Pokémon world which requires the use of Dive in order to be reached for the first time.
• There is a minor collision error on one of the rocks in Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire.

Name origin

Language	Name	Origin
Japanese	ルネシティ Rune City	Possibly from ルネサンス (Renaissance), 流 ru (flow), 瑠璃 ruri (lapis lazuli or its blue color), and 涅 netsu (underwater soil containing alum that is traditionally used in dying black or dark colors)
English	Sootopolis City	From soot, which is expelled when a volcano erupts, and polis (Greek for city)
French	Atalanopolis	Possibly from Atlantis and polis, Greek for city. May also be derived from Vanessa atalanta, whose French name (Vulcain) is derived from volcano.
German	Xeneroville	Possibly from xeno- (foreign), cenere (Italian for ash), or nero (Italian for black) and ville
Italian	Ceneride	From cenere (ash)
Spanish	Arrecípolis	From arrecife (coral reef) and polis (Greek for city)
Korean	루네시티 Rune City	Same as the Japanese name
Chinese (Mandarin)	琉璃市 Liúlí Shì	Rough transliteration of its Japanese name; can be taken as "colored glaze city" or "glass city"

References

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