Mauville City

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Mauville City キンセツシティ
Kinsetsu City
"The bright and shiny city of fun!"
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Mauville City Gym - Hoenn Gym #3
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Mauville City
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Location
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Location of Mauville City in Hoenn.

Mauville City (Japanese: キンセツシティ Kinsetsu City) is located in central Hoenn and serves as the hub for travelers throughout the Hoenn region. The city features a Game Corner and Rydel's Cycles. Wattson is the Gym Leader and founder of Mauville. He originally had plans to do a complete overhaul of the town, but abandoned them. He specializes in Template:Type2 Pokémon.

The roads of the town stretch north to Route 111, west to Route 117 and Verdanturf Town, east to a beach on Route 118, and south to Route 110.

Places of interest

Mauville City in Ruby and Sapphire

Rydel's Cycle

Main article: Rydel's Cycles

A bike shop is located in Mauville City which is called Rydel's Cycles. It is very conveniently located for the owner and customers alike, as the Seaside Cycling Road runs on Route 110, just to the south. Rydel sells Acro Bikes and Mach Bikes. However, he will give the player a bike for free after he finds out that the player have come all the way from Littleroot Town with just Running Shoes. The player may exchange their bike with the owner for the other bike.

Mauville Game Corner

Main article: Mauville Game Corner

The Mauville Game Corner also draws tourists in. At the Game Corner, people can gamble coins on slots or roulette. This game corner houses two roulette wheels and sixteen slot machines. A Coin Case is needed to play at the game corner, which can also be found in one of the houses at Mauville City, in exchange for Harbor Mail.

Mauville Gym

Main article: Mauville Gym

The Mauville Gym specializes in Electric-Type. Wattson, the Gym leader hands out the Dynamo Badge to the players who defeats him. The Gym contains electric dividers that turn on or off when different switches are stepped on.

Demographics

Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire

In Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire, the population of Mauville City is 39. This number means it is a medium-sized Hoenn city.

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Trivia

  • Mauville City is the hometown of League Champion, Tyson.
  • Mauville has part of a straight line of free path can be ridden on that breeders use when hatching eggs.
  • "Mauville" is actually the French name of Violet City.
    • Coincidentally, the city's French name "Lavandia" is the same as the German name of Lavender Town.
    • Additionally, the city shares its name with Lavender Town in Korean.

Name origin

Language Name Origin
Japanese キンセツシティ Kinsetsu City 近接 Kinsetsu means "nearby" or "neighboring". May come from 菫 kin (violet) and 晢 setsu (shine).
English Mauville City From mauve, a purple-pink color, and ville, a common suffix to names of villages
French Lavandia From lavande, lavender.
German Malvenfroh City From Malvenfarbe, mauve, and froh, glad.
Italian Ciclamipoli From ciclamino, cyclamen, and the suffix -poli, meaning city.
Spanish Ciudad Malvalona From malva, mauve.
Korean 보라도시 Bora City 보라 (bora) means violet.
Chinese (Mandarin) 紫堇市 Zǐjǐn Shì 紫 () refers to the color purple or violet, while 堇 (jǐn) refers to flowers from the Viola genus.




Hoenn
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Settlements
Littleroot TownOldale TownPetalburg CityRustboro CityDewford TownSlateport CityMauville CityVerdanturf Town
Fallarbor TownLavaridge TownFortree CityLilycove CityMossdeep CitySootopolis CityPacifidlog TownEver Grande City
Battle FrontierBattle Resort
Routes
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Landmarks
Petalburg WoodsRusturf TunnelIsland CaveGranite CaveAbandoned ShipSea MauvilleOceanic Museum
Seaside Cycling RoadTrick HouseMauville Game CornerNew MauvilleTrainer HillDesert RuinsMirage TowerFiery Path
Jagged PassMt. ChimneyDesert UnderpassMeteor FallsWeather InstituteScorched SlabAncient TombSafari ZoneMt. Pyre
Lilycove MuseumShoal CaveTeam Aqua Hideout • Team Magma Hideout (LilycoveJagged Pass) • Mossdeep Space CenterSeafloor Cavern
Cave of OriginMirage IslandSky PillarVictory RoadPokémon LeagueSealed ChamberArtisan CaveAltering CaveSouthern Island
Marine CaveTerra CaveContest HallBattle MaisonBattle TowerBattle TentSecret IsletSecret MeadowSecret Shore
Mirage spots

Mirage CavesMirage ForestsMirage IslandsMirage Mountains
Crescent IsleFabled CaveGnarled DenNameless CavernPathless PlainTrackless Forest

Access to
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