Cerulean City
Template:Infobox town Cerulean City (Japanese: ハナダシティ Hanada City) is a seaside city located in northern Kanto. It is situated near a sea inlet to the north, with Saffron City to the south, and Mt. Moon to the west. It is home to Misty, the Cerulean City Gym Leader.
The city is one of only two cities in Kanto to have four different routes enter the city, the other being Saffron City. Cerulean is a mid-sized city with a few attractions.
Places of interest
Battle Factory
In the anime, the Battle Factory is located near the city.
Bike Shop
Bicycles can be purchased for an implausible $1,000,000, or with a Bike Voucher.
The Bike Shop moved to Goldenrod City in Generation II.
Cerulean Cave
- Main article: Cerulean Cave
On the outskirts of Cerulean City lies Cerulean Cave, also known as the Unknown Dungeon. The player can capture Mewtwo at Level 70 in the Generation I and Generation III games.
In Generation II, the Dungeon has collapsed, and Mewtwo's Berserk Gene has been left behind.
Cerulean Gym
- Main article: Cerulean Gym
Berry Powder man
In Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen, there is a man in a cottage who will exchange Berry Powder for rare and valuable items.
Gym Badge Man
In Generation I, there is a man in a cottage in the North-West corner of the city who will explain exactly what the effects are for each of the eight Indigo League Gym Badges.
In the Pokémon Special manga
Cerulean City is first visited in the Red, Green & Blue chapter in Suddenly Starmie, being the place where Misty's mansion and the Cerulean Gym are located. It streets surround a canal full of boats resembling Venice. Here Red and Misty train to defeat Team Rocket.
Poké Mart
Generations I and III
Item | Price ($) |
---|---|
Balls | |
Poké Ball | 200 |
Recovery items | |
Antidote | 100 |
Awakening | 200 |
Burn Heal | 250 |
Parlyz Heal | 200 |
Potion | 300 |
Super Potion** | 700 |
Other items | |
Escape Rope* | 550 |
Repel | 350 |
- *=Pokémon Yellow and Generation III only.
- **=Generation III only.
Generation II
Item | Price ($) |
---|---|
Balls | |
Great Ball | 600 |
Ultra Ball | 1,200 |
Recovery items | |
Full Heal | 600 |
Super Potion | 700 |
Other items | |
Dire Hit | 650 |
Super Repel | 500 |
Surf Mail | 50 |
X Attack | 550 |
X Defend | 550 |
Items
Generation I
- Rare Candy (hidden)
Pokémon
Wild Pokémon can be found in the water inside Cerulean City's Gym, as well as in the channel along the northwestern edge of town. In Pokémon Red and Blue and Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen, there is a man who will trade his Jynx for a Poliwhirl.
Generation I
style="background: #E6E6E6;"Pokémon | Games | Location | Levels | Rate
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Psyduck | R | B | Y | Fishing | 15 | 33%
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Krabby | R | B | Y | Fishing | 15 | 33%
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Goldeen | R | B | Y | Fishing | 15 | 33%
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Poliwag | R | B | Y | Fishing: Gym Good Rod | 10 | 50%
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Goldeen | R | B | Y | Fishing: Gym Good Rod | 10 | 50%
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Goldeen | R | B | Y | Fishing | 25-30 | 70%
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Seaking | R | B | Y | Fishing | 30-40 | 30%
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Trade
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Jynx | R | B | Y | Poliwhirl | Poliwhirl's level | 100%
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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 II
style="background: #ACC9E6;" style="background: #E6E6E6;" style="background: #ACC9E6;" style="background: #FFFFAA;" style="background: #5ED0FF;" style="background: #003366; color: #FFFF99;"Pokémon | Games | Location | Levels | Rate | |||
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All times
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Goldeen | G | S | C | Surfing | 5-14 | 90%
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Seaking | G | S | C | Surfing | 10-14 | 10%
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Inside Gym Only | |||||||
All times
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Krabby | G | S | C | Old Rod | 10 | 100%
| |
Krabby | G | S | C | Good Rod | 20 | 60%
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Krabby | G | S | C | Super Rod | 40 | 60%
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Kingler | G | S | C | Super Rod | 40 | 10% | |
Morning
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Corsola | G | S | C | Good Rod | 20 | 30%
| |
Corsola | G | S | C | Super Rod | 40 | 30% | |
Day
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Corsola | G | S | C | Good Rod | 20 | 30%
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Corsola | G | S | C | Super Rod | 40 | 30% | |
Night
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Staryu | G | S | C | Good Rod | 20 | 30%
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Staryu | G | S | C | Super Rod | 40 | 30%
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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 III
style="background: #E6E6E6;"Pokémon | Games | Location | Levels | Rate
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Tentacool | FR | LG | Surfing | 100%
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Magikarp | FR | LG | Old Rod | 100%
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Krabby | FR | LG | Good Rod | 20%
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Krabby | FR | LG | Good Rod | 60%
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Horsea | FR | LG | Good Rod | 60%
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Horsea | FR | LG | Good Rod | 20%
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Magikarp | FR | LG | Good Rod | 20%
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Psyduck | FR | LG | Super Rod | 1%
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Slowpoke | FR | LG | Super Rod | 1%
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Krabby | FR | LG | Super Rod | 84%
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Horsea | FR | LG | Super Rod | 84%
| |||
Gyarados | FR | LG | Super Rod | 15%
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Trade
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Jynx | FR | LG | Poliwhirl |
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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. |
Trainer Tips
FireRed and LeafGreen
- A Pokémon can be made to hold an item. Some items can even be used by the holding Pokémon in battle.
Name origin
Cerulean is a sky-blue color, with its name derived from the Latin word for the sky. Hanada iro (縹色) refers to a light blue color.
In other languages
- Spanish: Ciudad Celeste
- Italian: Celestopoli
- German: Azuria City
References
- Psypoke Psydex - Pokémon catch rates
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