Saffron City
Saffron City (Japanese: ヤマブキシティ Yamabuki City) is a sprawling metropolis in the Kanto region. It lies in between Celadon City, Vermilion City, Lavender Town, and Cerulean City. It is home to Sabrina, the Saffron City Gym Leader.
The Copycat and Mr. Psychic also live here.
Places of interest
Battle Arena
The Battle Arena is located near Saffron City in the anime.
Silph Co. HQ
- Main article: Silph Co.
Silph Co. is the largest and tallest building in the city. They porduce a variety of goods for Pokémon trainers, such as the Silph Scope. Silph Co. has been targeted by Team Rocket.
Saffron Gym
- Main article: Saffron Gym
Sabrina the Template:Type2 Gym leader. She is a user of Template:Type2 Pokémon.
Pokémon Contest Hall
Pokémon Coordinators come to the Saffron City Contest Hall to take part in Pokémon Contests.
It only appears in the anime, when May competed in the Saffron City Contest.
Fighting Dojo
- Main article: Fighting Dojo
In addition to Sabrina's Template:Type2 Gym, there is also a secondary gym, the Fighting Dojo, which has Template:Type2s, and where, if the Karate Master Kiyo/Koichi is defeated, the player can obtain either Hitmonchan or Hitmonlee in Generation I and Generation III. It is stated in-game that there were two official gyms, both giving badges, however after a battle in which the Psychic gym won, it lost its official status.
The Dojo is closed in Generation II, because the leader is training in Johto's Mount Mortar.
Magnet Train station
In Generation II and Generation IV, the Magnet Train runs from Saffron City to Goldenrod City in Johto, connecting the two regions.
Pokémon Trainer Fan Club
People gather to discuss their favorite celebrity trainers at the Pokémon Trainer Fan Club, which only exists in Generation III.
Poké Mart
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Demographics
The population is 66 in the Pokémon games, making it the fourth biggest city in the Pokémon world and the biggest in Kanto.
In Super Smash Bros.
- Main article: Saffron City (stage)
Saffron City appears as a playable stage, specifically the roof of Silph Co., in Super Smash Bros. In the background as well, the text Gotta Catch 'em All! and Route 5 can be seen. The part of the mountain range consisting of mountains such as Mt. Moon, Cerulean Cave and Mt. Silver can be seen north of Cerulean City. Interestingly, a minor building with some blurry text can be seen. However, the text seems to start with a "F", which possibly may mean that it is the Fighting Dojo. Flying Pokémon, such as Pidgeot or Butterfree can sometimes been seen.
During the intro, Pikachu can be seen lying on a Poké Ball.
Trainer Tips
Trivia
- Its Japanese motto is ヤマブキ きんいろ かがやきのいろ.
- Saffron is one of the only cities in Kanto that has enough visible houses to accomodate its population.
- Saffron City is the only in-game Kanto city that May won a Ribbon from.
In other languages
| Language | Name | Origin |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese | ヤマブキシティ Yamabuki City | 山吹色 (yamabuki iro) refers to the golden color of Kerria flowers. |
| English | Saffron City | From saffron, a golden yellow color. |
| French | Safrania | From safran, saffron. |
| German | Saffronia City | From Safran, saffron. |
| Italian | Zafferanopoli | From zafferano, saffron, and the suffix -poli, meaning city. |
| Polish | Safrania | From French Safrania. |
| Spanish | Ciudad Azafrán | Azafrán means saffron. |
| Korean | 노랑시티 Norang City | 노랑 (norang) means yellow. |
| Chinese (Mandarin) | 金黃市/金黄市 Jīnhuáng Shì | |
| Chinese (Cantonese) | 金黄市 Gamwong Si |
