Pinwheel Forest

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.

The legendary Pokémon Virizion can be found deep in the forest. However, in order to capture Virizion, the player must first encounter Cobalion, who resides in Mistralton Cave.

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 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

Pokémon

Generation V

Outer area

Pokémon	Games						Location	Levels	Rate
									Sp	Su	Au	Wi
Pidove	B			W			Grass	12-15	30%
Timburr	B			W			Grass	12-16	20%
Tympole	B			W			Grass	12-17	40%
Throh	B			W			Grass	12-15	10%
Sawk	B			W			Grass	12-17	10%
Rustling Grass
Audino	B			W			Grass	12-15	95%
Throh	B			W			Grass	15	5%
Sawk	B			W			Grass	15	5%
Dark Grass
Pidove	B			W			Grass	14-15	30%
Timburr	B			W			Grass	14-17	20%
Tympole	B			W			Grass	14-17	40%
Throh	B			W			Grass	14-17	10%
Sawk	B			W			Grass	14-17	10%
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
									Sp	Su	Au	Wi
Venipede	B			W			Grass	15-16	20%
Sewaddle	B			W			Grass	14-17	40%
Pidove	B			W			Grass	15-16	10%
Cottonee	B			W			Grass	14-17	30%
Petilil	B			W			Grass	14-17	30%
Rustling Grass
Audino	B			W			Grass	14-17	65%
Pansage	B			W			Grass	15	10%
Pansear	B			W			Grass	15	10%
Panpour	B			W			Grass	15	10%
Whimsicott	B			W			Grass	15	5%
Lilligant	B			W			Grass	15-17	5%
Dark Grass
Tranquill	B			W			Grass	23-24	10%
Swadloon	B			W			Grass	22-25	40%
Whirlipede	B			W			Grass	23-24	10%
Cottonee	B			W			Grass	22-25	40%
Petilil	B			W			Grass	22-25	40%
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
Basculin	B			W			Surfing	37-55	50%
Basculin	B			W			Surfing	37-55	50%
Goldeen	B			W			Surfing	43-47	50%
Fishing Spots
Basculin	B			W			Surfing	55	20%
Basculin	B			W			Surfing	55	20%
Goldeen	B			W			Surfing	56	20%
Seaking	B			W			Surfing	39-70	60%
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
									Sp	Su	Au	Wi
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.

Trainers

Generation V

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

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 surronding 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

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