Pewter City

Template:Infobox town Pewter City (Japanese: ニビシティ Nibi City) is a city located in northwest Kanto. The locale lies between Viridian Forest (via Route 2) and Mt. Moon (via Route 3). The most notable resident of the city is Brock, the Pewter City Gym Leader.

Places of interest

Pewter Gym

Main article: Pewter Gym

Pewter Museum of Science

Main article: Pewter Museum of Science

A famous museum is located in the northwestern part of town. The main building is open to the public for $50 and features several historical artifacts, including Aerodactyl and Kabutops fossils, and a model of a space shuttle. The second, smaller building is not accessible by the public, but if the player cuts through and talks to the scientists there, Old Amber can be obtained and used to resurrect an Aerodactyl on Cinnabar Island.

The museum is closed for renovations during Generation II.

Pokémon

Generation I

Gift Pokémon

Pokémon		Games			Location	Levels	Rate
	Aerodactyl	R	B	Y	Museum	30	Old Amber
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

Gift Pokémon

Pokémon		Games			Location	Levels	Rate
	Rapidash	G	S	C	House	The same as the Traded Pokémon	Trade Gloom
	Xatu	G	S	C	House	The same as the Traded Pokémon	Trade Haunter
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

Gift Pokémon

Pokémon		Games		Location	Levels	Rate
	Aerodactyl	FR	LG	Museum	5	Old Amber
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.

Poké Mart

Items

Generation II

• Mint Berry
• Ice Berry

Generation III

• Poké Ball (Hidden)

Trainer Tips

Red and Blue

• Any Pokémon that takes part in battle, however short, earns EXP!

FireRed and LeafGreen

In the anime

Episodes in Pewter City commonly focus on the Pewter Gym. While its legacy is of a strong Gym "as rough and tough as the stones themselves" was kept under Brock, his mother has recently added a brighter color scheme. The Gym Leader's family lives in a house by the side of the Gym, in which Brock's nine siblings and parents currently reside.

Around the outskirts of the city, there is a Contest Hall and one of the locations of the Battle Pyramid.

In the Pokémon Special manga

Pewter City is first visited in Wanted: Pikachu! and Onix is On! in the Red, Green & Blue chapter. The citizens are business people that have tents in the streets where they sell principally fruits and vegetables, they also enjoy to watch the battles of the trainers who challenge the Pewter Gym. The city has a Pokémon Center but in this round it is closed because of damages, later revealed to be caused by the "bad" Gym Leaders in an effort to make Brock give up his gym badge for their plans.

Trivia

• Its Japanese motto is ニビは はいいろ いしのいろ .
• In Generation I, the Pewter Museum housed a model of the Space Shuttle Columbia. However, due to the shuttle's 2003 accident, it is simply called "Space Shuttle" in Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen.
• Goldenrod City and Rustboro City are very similar to Pewter City. Their geographic locations in their respective regions are remarkably similar, as well as being only accessible through a forest during the beginning of the game. Rustboro is however the most like Pewter in that both cities are the second city visited with a gym, but first to be beat by the player. Both Pewter and Rustboro's Gyms specialize in Template:Type2 Pokémon, and play a role in the player obtaining fossil Pokémon.

In other languages

Template:Towns of Kanto

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