Cinnabar Lab

This article is about the laboratory located in Cinnabar Island. For Professor Oak's lab, see Professor Oak's Laboratory.

Pokémon Lab ポケモンけんきゅうじょ Pokémon Institute "Wild Missingno. appeared!"
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Location:	Cinnabar Island
Region:	Kanto
Generations:	I, IIIFRLG
Location of Pokémon Lab in Kanto.
Pokémon world locations

The Pokémon Lab (Japanese: ポケモンけんきゅうじょ Pokémon Institute) is a laboratory located on Cinnabar Island. It was founded by Dr. Fuji and only appears in the Generation I games and their Generation III remakes. It is speculated that Dr. Fuji is actually Mr. Fuji.

In the games

On the main division of Pokémon Lab, there is a large reception area, where a portrait of Dr. Fuji, the laboratory's founder, is located on one of the walls. Interacting it results in a surprising reaction from the player character, since the founder shares the name with Mr. Fuji, leading to speculation about them being actually the same person. The resulting interaction text is as follows:

Generation I

FireRed and LeafGreen

In the first room of the Pokémon Lab, there are two people who will offer to trade Pokémon. In the Japanese Red and Green, international Red and Blue and FireRed and LeafGreen, the old man will offer his Electrode for a Raichu, while the girl will want to trade her Tangela for a Venonat. In the Japanese Blue, he will offer a Graveler for a Kadabra instead, with the girl offering a Slowpoke for a Seel. In Yellow, Golduck and Growlithe can be traded for Rhydon and Dewgong, respectively.

In the second room, there is Move Tutor who will teach Metronome once to one of the player's Pokémon. In Generation I, the man instead gives away the TM containing Metronome, TM35, as Move Tutors were not available back then.

In the third room, there is a scientist who will revive the Fossils the player obtained at Mt. Moon and Pewter Museum of Science in Pewter City. However, the player must walk out of the building before returning to claim their Fossil Pokémon. There is also a third in-game trade: Seel for a Ponyta in the Japanese Red and Green, international Red and Blue and FireRed and LeafGreen, a Krabby for a Growlithe in the Japanese Blue, and Muk for Kangaskhan in Yellow.

A Pokémon Report found in Silph Co. states that Porygon was created by the Pokémon Lab.

Pokémon

Generation I

Pokémon	Games						Location	Levels	Rate
Gift Pokémon
Seel	R		B		Y		Trade Ponyta	The same as the Traded Pokémon	One
Electrode	R		B		Y		Trade Raichu	The same as the Traded Pokémon	One
Tangela	R		B		Y		Trade Venonat	The same as the Traded Pokémon	One
Dewgong	R		B		Y		Trade Growlithe	The same as the Traded Pokémon	One
Muk	R		B		Y		Trade Kangaskhan	The same as the Traded Pokémon	One
Rhydon	R		B		Y		Trade Golduck	The same as the traded Pokémon	One
Omanyte	R		B		Y		Revive Helix Fossil	30	Fossil
Kabuto	R		B		Y		Revive Dome Fossil	30	Fossil
Aerodactyl	R		B		Y		Revive Old Amber	30	Fossil
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

Pokémon	Games						Location	Levels	Rate
Gift Pokémon
Seel	FR			LG			Trade Ponyta	The same as the Traded Pokémon	One
Electrode	FR			LG			Trade Raichu	The same as the Traded Pokémon	One
Tangela	FR			LG			Trade Venonat	The same as the Traded Pokémon	One
Omanyte	FR			LG			Revive Helix Fossil	5	Many
Kabuto	FR			LG			Revive Dome Fossil	5	Many
Aerodactyl	FR			LG			Revive Old Amber	5	Many
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.

In the anime

When Ash and his friends arrived on Cinnabar Island in Riddle Me This, they had planned to visit the Pokémon Lab. However, Team Rocket stole all of the Pokémon in it. Ash helped save them and sent the trio blasting off.

In the manga

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

In Holy Moltres, Red was sent by Blaine to revive the Old Amber that he received from Giovanni in Make Way for Magmar!. Red managed to revive an Aerodactyl which he nicknamed Aero.

Kanto
Settlements Pallet Town • Viridian City • Pewter City • Cerulean City • Vermilion City • Lavender Town Celadon City • Saffron City • Fuchsia City • Cinnabar Island • Indigo Plateau Routes 1 • 2 • 3 • 4 • 5 • 6 • 7 • 8 • 9 • 10 • 11 • 12 • 13 • 14 • 15 • 16 • 17 • 18 • 19 • 20 • 21 • 22 • 23 • 24 • 25 • 26 • 27 • 28 Landmarks Professor Oak's Laboratory • Viridian Forest • Diglett's Cave • Pewter Museum of Science • Mt. Moon (Square) • Cerulean Cave Underground Path (Kanto Routes 5–6) • Underground Path (Kanto Routes 7–8) • S.S. Anne • S.S. Aqua • Sea Cottage • Rock Tunnel Power Plant • Cycling Road/Pokémon Road • Team Rocket Hideout • Silph Co. • Magnet Train • Pokémon Tower • Safari Zone/Pal Park GO Park • Seafoam Islands • Pokémon Mansion • Cinnabar Lab • Pokémon League Reception Gate • Victory Road • Tohjo Falls Access to Sevii Islands • Johto

This article is part of Project Locations, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on every location in the Pokémon world.