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'''Viridian City''' (Japanese: '''{{tt|トキワシティ|Tokiwa Shiti}}''' ''Tokiwa City'') is a small city located in western [[Kanto]]. In the [[Generation I]] and [[Generation III]] {{pkmn|games}}, [[Team Rocket]] leader [[Giovanni]] serves as [[Gym Leader|Leader]] of the {{t|Ground}}-specialist [[Viridian Gym]], but the [[Gym]] is locked until the {{player}} has gained the other seven [[Badge#Kanto|League Badges]]. {{ga|Blue}} is the Gym Leader in the [[Generation II]] and [[Generation IV]] games and trains {{OBP|Pokémon|species}} of various types.
 
'''Viridian City''' (Japanese: '''トキワシティ''' ''Tokiwa City'') is a small city located in western [[Kanto]]. In the [[Generation I]] and [[Generation III]] {{pkmn|games}}, [[Team Rocket]] leader [[Giovanni]] serves as [[Gym Leader|Leader]] of the {{t|Ground}}-specialist [[Viridian Gym]], but the [[Gym]] is locked until the {{player}} has gained the other seven [[Badge#Kanto|League Badges]]. {{ga|Blue}} is the Gym Leader in the [[Generation II]] and [[Generation IV]] games and trains {{OBP|Pokémon|species}} of various types.


Three major paths lead from the city center. To the north is {{rt|2|Kanto}}, as well as [[Viridian Forest]], which lies in the middle of the route, leading to [[Pewter City]]. To the south is {{rt|1|Kanto}}, which leads to [[Pallet Town]]. To the west is {{rt|22|Kanto}}, leading to [[Indigo Plateau]] and the [[Pokémon League]].
Three major paths lead from the city center. To the north is {{rt|2|Kanto}}, as well as [[Viridian Forest]], which lies in the middle of the route, leading to [[Pewter City]]. To the south is {{rt|1|Kanto}}, which leads to [[Pallet Town]]. To the west is {{rt|22|Kanto}}, leading to [[Indigo Plateau]] and the [[Pokémon League]].
In the Generation II games and {{game|HeartGold and SoulSilver|s}}, the city is known as "the Gateway to Indigo Plateau".
==Slogan==
===Generations I-III===
'''''The Eternally Green Paradise''''' (Japanese: '''トキワは みどり えいえんのいろ''' ''Tokiwa is the color of green eternity.'')
===Generation IV===
'''''The City of Evergreen''''' (Japanese: '''えいえんなる みどりの まち''' ''The eternally green town.'')


==Places of interest==
==Places of interest==
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In {{2v2|HeartGold|SoulSilver}}, the player will initially encounter only {{tc|Ace Trainer}} {{ga|Cal}}. When the player meets someone in the Pokéwalker and re-syncs it back to the player's game, the Trainer and their Pokémon will appear in the basement. Up to 10 additional Trainers may be encountered in this way. Like Generation II, these Trainers' teams will consist of whatever Pokémon were in their parties at the time of re-syncing with the Pokéwalker, including [[held item]]s, [[move]]s, [[level]]s, and stats. Unlike Generation II, if a Pokémon's level is above 50, its level is reduced to 50 like a battle under the [[Flat Battle]] rules. Players will earn no experience or money, but will receive 1 [[Battle Point|BP]] for each victory.
In {{2v2|HeartGold|SoulSilver}}, the player will initially encounter only {{tc|Ace Trainer}} {{ga|Cal}}. When the player meets someone in the Pokéwalker and re-syncs it back to the player's game, the Trainer and their Pokémon will appear in the basement. Up to 10 additional Trainers may be encountered in this way. Like Generation II, these Trainers' teams will consist of whatever Pokémon were in their parties at the time of re-syncing with the Pokéwalker, including [[held item]]s, [[move]]s, [[level]]s, and stats. Unlike Generation II, if a Pokémon's level is above 50, its level is reduced to 50 like a battle under the [[Flat Battle]] rules. Players will earn no experience or money, but will receive 1 [[Battle Point|BP]] for each victory.


;Generation II
{{sign|RBY|header}}
{{sign|RBY|title|TRAINER HOUSE}}
{{sign|RBY|The Club for Top}}
{{sign|RBY|Trainer Battles}}
{{sign|RBY|footer}}
;Generation IV
{{sign|DPcity|header}}
{{sign|DPcity|header}}
{{sign|DPcity|title|Trainer House}}
{{sign|DPcity|title|Trainer House}}
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In [[Generation I]], a {{DL|Revive|Revive}} can be found in the gym, while a {{DL|EV-enhancing item|Macho Brace}} replaces it in [[Generation III]]; it is the only gym to boast items. This is the only Gym to be based on 3 different types throughout the games and anime and the only one to ever have no type specialty. In all generations aside from [[Generation III]], at least one Trainer in the Viridian Gym owns a {{p|Rhydon}}, while in [[Generation III]], all of Giovanni's Pokémon know {{m|Earthquake}}.
In [[Generation I]], a {{DL|Revive|Revive}} can be found in the gym, while a {{DL|EV-enhancing item|Macho Brace}} replaces it in [[Generation III]]; it is the only gym to boast items. This is the only Gym to be based on 3 different types throughout the games and anime and the only one to ever have no type specialty. In all generations aside from [[Generation III]], at least one Trainer in the Viridian Gym owns a {{p|Rhydon}}, while in [[Generation III]], all of Giovanni's Pokémon know {{m|Earthquake}}.


===Welcome sign===
===Move Tutor===
In [[Generation II]] and {{2v2|HeartGold|SoulSilver}}, there is a sign welcoming the {{player}} to the city, claiming to be the gateway to [[Indigo Plateau]].
The man in the area that requires {{m|Cut}} or {{m|Surf}} to access gives out the [[TM]] for {{m|Dream Eater}}: in [[Generation I|Generations I]] and {{gen|II}}, it is [[TM42]], while in [[Generation IV]], it is [[TM85]]. In [[Generation III]], he is instead a [[Move Tutor]] of Dream Eater.
 
;Generation II
{{sign|RBY|header}}
{{sign|RBY|Welcome to}}
{{sign|RBY|VIRIDIAN CITY,}}
{{sign|RBY|the Gateway to}}
{{sign|RBY|INDIGO PLATEAU}}
{{sign|RBY|footer}}
 
;Generation IV
{{sign|DPcity|header}}
{{sign|DPcity|Welcome to Viridian City,}}
{{sign|DPcity|the Gateway to Indigo Plateau!}}
{{sign|DPcity|footer}}


==Demographics==
==Demographics==
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==Trivia==
==Trivia==
* Its Japanese motto is {{tt|トキワは みどり えいえんのいろ|Tokiwa wa midori eien no iro}} "''Tokiwa is the color of green eternity.''"
* An {{pkmn|anime}} song {{so|Viridian City|of the same name}} is centered on its status as the location of the final [[Gym]] in [[Kanto]].
* An {{pkmn|anime}} song {{so|Viridian City|of the same name}} is centered on its status as the location of the final [[Gym]] in [[Kanto]].
* It is the only town that is the first visited in the game that has a [[Gym]] after the starting location, though the Gym is closed until the other seven [[Badge]]s have been obtained.
* It is the only town that is the first visited in the game that has a [[Gym]] after the starting location, though the Gym is closed until the other seven [[Badge]]s have been obtained.
* Its English motto before [[Generation IV]] was "''The Eternally Green Paradise''".
* The man in the area that requires Cut or Surf to access (in all generations) gives out a TM containing {{m|Dream Eater}}, except in [[Generation III]], where Dream Eater is not a TM; instead, he works as a [[Move Tutor]], offering to teach it directly to one of the {{player}}'s Pokémon.


==Name origin==
==Name origin==
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| 常青 (''soengceng'') means evergreen.
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Revision as of 23:39, 29 March 2015

If you were looking for the song, see Viridian City (song).
If you were looking for the chapter in Pokémon Zensho, see PZ09.

Viridian City トキワシティ
Tokiwa City
"The City of Evergreen"
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Route 2
 
Route 22
Viridian City
 
Route 1
 
Location
Kanto Viridian City Map.png
Location of Viridian City in Kanto.
Viridian City RBY.png Viridian City GSC.png Viridian City FRLG.png
Gen I Gen II Gen III

Viridian City (Japanese: トキワシティ Tokiwa City) is a small city located in western Kanto. In the Generation I and Generation III games, Team Rocket leader Giovanni serves as Leader of the Ground-specialist Viridian Gym, but the Gym is locked until the player has gained the other seven League Badges. Blue is the Gym Leader in the Generation II and Generation IV games and trains Pokémon of various types.

Three major paths lead from the city center. To the north is Route 2, as well as Viridian Forest, which lies in the middle of the route, leading to Pewter City. To the south is Route 1, which leads to Pallet Town. To the west is Route 22, leading to Indigo Plateau and the Pokémon League.

In the Generation II games and Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver, the city is known as "the Gateway to Indigo Plateau".

Slogan

Generations I-III

The Eternally Green Paradise (Japanese: トキワは みどり えいえんのいろ Tokiwa is the color of green eternity.)

Generation IV

The City of Evergreen (Japanese: えいえんなる みどりの まち The eternally green town.)

Places of interest

Pokémon academy

Main article: Pokémon academy

Pokémon academies are schools where students and Trainers learn about Pokémon. Trainer classes commonly seen at these locations include Lasses, School Kids, and Scientists. Much like the one in Violet City, this Pokémon Academy, located in the center of Viridian in Generations I and III, is dedicated to teaching the basics of Pokémon to inexperienced Trainers. In Generations II and IV, this school has been replaced by the Trainer House.

Old man

Main article: Old man (Kanto)
The old man lying down in the middle of the road

There is a grumpy old man in central Viridian who will not let Trainers pass through to Route 2 until he has had his daily coffee. (In the original Japanese games, the old man is not grumpy from lack of coffee, but rather is drunk and has passed out in the middle of the road, much to the dismay of his grandchild.) The man is simply a barrier in the game, preventing players from wandering past Viridian City until the player has gone to the Viridian Poké Mart and delivered Oak's Parcel to Professor Oak.

Once the task is complete, the old man lightens up and teaches the player how to catch a Pokémon using a Poké Ball. This is a guide for novice players in Pokémon Red, Blue, and Yellow, and Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen. He will also give the player a Teachy TV in Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen, which teaches the player a variety of things about battling and catching Pokémon.

He appears again in Pokémon Gold, Silver, and Crystal and Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver, declaring that he has had his espresso and that he was once an expert at catching Pokémon. This is a reference to the events of three years before.

Trainer House

Main article: Trainer House
The Trainer House in Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver

In Generation II and HeartGold and SoulSilver, the Trainer House replaces the Pokémon academy. On entry, the first floor has a few people and a small desk. The basement is mostly comprised of a large open area with only a desk located at the top of the room and an open battlefield on the lower portion. After the battle, the player cannot re-challenge the Trainers in the basement until the next day.

In Generation II, the Trainer will be the last player he or she has used Mystery Gift with, or in the case the player has never used Mystery Gift with anyone, Cal. If this Trainer is another player that he or she has used Mystery Gift with, their team will consist of whatever Pokémon were in their party at the time of using Mystery Gift, including held items, moves, levels, and stats. Regardless of which Trainer it is, the opposing Trainer's sprite will be of Ethan.

In HeartGold and SoulSilver, the player will initially encounter only Ace Trainer Cal. When the player meets someone in the Pokéwalker and re-syncs it back to the player's game, the Trainer and their Pokémon will appear in the basement. Up to 10 additional Trainers may be encountered in this way. Like Generation II, these Trainers' teams will consist of whatever Pokémon were in their parties at the time of re-syncing with the Pokéwalker, including held items, moves, levels, and stats. Unlike Generation II, if a Pokémon's level is above 50, its level is reduced to 50 like a battle under the Flat Battle rules. Players will earn no experience or money, but will receive 1 BP for each victory.

Trainer House
The Club for Top Trainer Battles

Viridian Gym

Main article: Viridian Gym
Viridian Gym in FireRed and LeafGreen

The Viridian Gym is the official Gym of Viridian City. It specializes in Ground-type Pokémon. The Leader is Giovanni, the head of Team Rocket. Trainers who defeat him receive the Earth Badge. Viridian Gym appears in all games set in the Kanto region. In Generation I and III, the Gym is locked due to its Leader's absence; the gym will not re-open until the player has collected seven other badges.

The gym floor uses the same transporting tiles seen in the Rocket Hideout. The player must use these tiles to navigate through to the upper-left hand corner of the Gym, where Giovanni waits. In Generation II and IV, Blue has taken over the Gym. In Generation II, the Gym is completely remodeled and the tiles are gone. In Generation IV, the tiles are back in order. The colors of the Gym's exterior are based on the colors most associated with the type that the Gym specializes in. Viridian Gym, however, is both green and blue, likely referring to its Gym Leader's name.

In Generation I, a Revive can be found in the gym, while a Macho Brace replaces it in Generation III; it is the only gym to boast items. This is the only Gym to be based on 3 different types throughout the games and anime and the only one to ever have no type specialty. In all generations aside from Generation III, at least one Trainer in the Viridian Gym owns a Rhydon, while in Generation III, all of Giovanni's Pokémon know Earthquake.

Move Tutor

The man in the area that requires Cut or Surf to access gives out the TM for Dream Eater: in Generations I and II, it is TM42, while in Generation IV, it is TM85. In Generation III, he is instead a Move Tutor of Dream Eater.

Demographics

Pokémon Red, Blue, and Yellow

In Pokémon Red, Blue, and Yellow, the population of Viridian City is 28 (27 excluding Giovanni).

Pokémon Gold, Silver, and Crystal

In Pokémon Gold, Silver, and Crystal, the population of Viridian City is 25. The population has decreased, due to the fact that Viridian Gym no longer has regular Trainers.

Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen

In Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen, the population of Viridian City is 30.

Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver

In Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver, the population of Viridian City is 34. This shows that Viridian City has grown in size from FireRed and LeafGreen to HeartGold and SoulSilver.

Poké Mart

The Poké Mart is located south of the Viridian Gym. In Generation II and IV, it is to the right of the Trainer House.

Generation I
Generation II
Generation III


Lower cashier (Generation IV)
Upper cashier (Generation IV)


Items

Item Location Games
Teachy TV Teachy TV Obtained from the old man who teaches the player how to catch a Pokémon  FR  LG 
Oak's Parcel Oak's Parcel From the shopkeeper at the Poké Mart  R  B  Y  FR  LG 
Potion Potion In the cuttable tree in the northwestern part of the city (hidden)  R  B  Y 
Potion Potion Next to the cuttable tree in the northwestern part of the city  FR  LG 
TM Psychic TM42 (Dream Eater) Received from the sleeping male in the southwestern part of the city (requires Cut or Surf)  R  B  Y  G  S  C 
Nugget Nugget Near the trees northeast of the Poké Mart (hidden)  HG  SS 
TM Psychic TM85 (Dream Eater) Received from the sleeping male in the southwestern part of the city (requires Cut or Surf)  HG  SS 

Pokémon

Generation I

Pokémon Games Location Levels Rate
Fishing
Magikarp Magikarp
R B Y
Old Rod Fishing
Old Rod
5 100%
Poliwag Poliwag
R B Y
Good Rod Fishing
Good Rod
10 50%
Goldeen Goldeen
R B Y
Good Rod Fishing
Good Rod
10 50%
Poliwag Poliwag
R B Y
Super Rod Fishing
Super Rod
15 50%
Poliwag Poliwag
R B Y
Super Rod Fishing
Super Rod
5-15 100%
Tentacool Tentacool
R B Y
Super Rod Fishing
Super Rod
15 50%
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

Pokémon Games Location Levels Rate
Surfing
Poliwag Poliwag
G S C
Surfing Surfing
5-14 90%
Poliwhirl Poliwhirl
G S C
Surfing Surfing
10-14 10%
Fishing
Magikarp Magikarp
G S C
Old Rod Fishing
Old Rod
10 85%
Poliwag Poliwag
G S C
Old Rod Fishing
Old Rod
10 15%
Poliwag Poliwag
G S C
Good Rod Fishing
Good Rod
20 65%
Magikarp Magikarp
G S C
Good Rod Fishing
Good Rod
20 35%
Poliwag Poliwag
G S C
Super Rod Fishing
Super Rod
40 70%
Magikarp Magikarp
G S C
Super Rod Fishing
Super Rod
40 20%
Poliwhirl Poliwhirl
G S C
Super Rod Fishing
Super Rod
40 10%
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
Surfing
Psyduck Psyduck
FR LG
Surfing Surfing
20-40 100%
Slowpoke Slowpoke
FR LG
Surfing Surfing
20-40 100%
Fishing
Magikarp Magikarp
FR LG
Old Rod Fishing
Old Rod
5 100%
Poliwag Poliwag
FR LG
Good Rod Fishing
Good Rod
5-15 60%
Goldeen Goldeen
FR LG
Good Rod Fishing
Good Rod
5-15 20%
Magikarp Magikarp
FR LG
Good Rod Fishing
Good Rod
5-15 20%
Poliwag Poliwag
FR LG
Super Rod Fishing
Super Rod
15-25 40%
Poliwhirl Poliwhirl
FR LG
Super Rod Fishing
Super Rod
20-30 40%
Gyarados Gyarados
FR LG
Super Rod Fishing
Super Rod
15-25 15%
Psyduck Psyduck
FR LG
Super Rod Fishing
Super Rod
15-35 5%
Slowpoke Slowpoke
FR LG
Super Rod Fishing
Super Rod
15-35 5%
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 IV

Pokémon Games Location Levels Rate
Surfing
Poliwag Poliwag
HG SS
Surfing Surfing
5-10 90%
Poliwhirl Poliwhirl
HG SS
Surfing Surfing
10 10%
Fishing
Magikarp Magikarp
HG SS
Old Rod Fishing
Old Rod
10 95%
Poliwag Poliwag
HG SS
Old Rod Fishing
Old Rod
10 5%
Poliwag Poliwag
HG SS
Good Rod Fishing
Good Rod
20 60%
Magikarp Magikarp
HG SS
Good Rod Fishing
Good Rod
20 40%
Poliwag Poliwag
HG SS
Super Rod Fishing
Super Rod
40 93%
Magikarp Magikarp
HG SS
Super Rod Fishing
Super Rod
40 7%
Headbutt
Hoothoot Hoothoot
HG SS
Headbutt Headbutt
3-7 50%
Spinarak Spinarak
HG SS
Headbutt Headbutt
5-7 30%
Ledyba Ledyba
HG SS
Headbutt Headbutt
5-7 30%
Pineco Pineco
HG SS
Headbutt Headbutt
3-4 30%
Wurmple Wurmple
HG SS
Headbutt Headbutt
3-7 20%
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.


Differences between generations

Generation I and III

Viridian City's layout is consistent between Generations I and III. There are no notable differences between the Viridian of Generation I and Generation III, aside from the larger houses in III and some slight repositioning. Trees have become bigger, flowers are more visible, and most other sprites have been upgraded to Generation III standards. Most of the town's residents remain the same, and will give the player the same information. Items that are given out, however, are different from generation to generation. In Generation III the Potion behind the Cut tree is no longer hidden.

Generation II and IV

The differences between the Generation II and IV and Generation I and III games are more noticeable. The Pokémon academy seen in Generation III has been replaced with the giant Trainer House, and other buildings were added as well. Within the Trainer House in Generation II, Trainers will battle either Cal, if the player has never used Mystery Gift with anyone, or the last player with whom he or she has used Mystery Gift. In Generation IV, the player may either battle Cal or up to 10 different Trainers met on the Pokéwalker.

Trainer Tips

Generation I

TRAINER TIPS
The battle moves
of POKéMON are
limited by their
POWER POINTs, PP.
To replenish PP,
rest your tired
POKéMON at a
POKéMON CENTER!

TRAINER TIPS
Catch POKéMON
and expand your
collection!
The more you have,
the easier it is
to fight!

Generation III

TRAINER TIPS
The battle moves of POKéMON are
limited by their POWER POINTS, PP.
To replenish PP, rest your tired
POKéMON at a POKéMON CENTER.

TRAINER TIPS
Catch POKéMON and expand your
collection.
The more you have, the easier it
is to battle.

In the spin-off games

In Pokémon Pinball

Pinball Blue Viridian City.png

In Pokémon Pinball, Viridian City appears on the Blue table; catchable Pokémon include Bulbasaur, Squirtle, Nidoran♀, Nidoran♂, Poliwag and Tentacool.

In the anime

In the main series

Viridian City in the anime
Viridian City's Pokémon Center

Viridian City was first seen at the end of Pokémon - I Choose You!, and is later visited in Pokémon Emergency!, when Ash Ketchum took his injured Pikachu to the Pokémon Center here. When entering the town, Ash was stopped by Viridian City's Officer Jenny, who found him suspicious, due to the fact he was carrying Pikachu in his arms and not a Poké Ball. While staying overnight at the Pokémon Center, Ash had his first encounter with the Team Rocket trio: Jessie, James, and Meowth. Ash and Pikachu foiled their plot to steal all the Pokémon in the Pokémon Center, thus beginning Team Rocket's obsession with capturing Ash's Pikachu.

Sometime later, in The Battle of the Badge, Ash and his friends revisited Viridian City. They found the Viridian Gym, and Ash decided to fight the Gym Leader, but Gary ended up fighting him first (forcing Ash to wait outside due to the one-Trainer-at-a-time policy that Viridian Gym apparently has). After Togepi was carried off by a Fearow, Ash and friends went looking for it, only to find it in the Gym. They then noticed that Gary and his girlfriends were badly injured due to Mewtwo's attacks. After Ash fought and won a difficult and dangerous battle with Team Rocket, the Gym collapsed due to Togepi blowing up the stands. Ash picked up the Earth Badge Team Rocket lost. Afterwards, Ash and his friends left.

After the Silver Conference, Viridian was once again revisited, in Gotta Catch Ya Later!, only some things had changed. Most notably, the Nurse Joy who worked at the Viridian Center in Pokémon Emergency! had retired and Misty's bike had been fixed. After a battle with Team Rocket, as well as a trio of hired thugs, they left Viridian City.

Ash later passed through Viridian on the way home in The Scheme Team, after the Ever Grande Conference. Visiting the site of the rebuilt Viridian Gym, circumstances ended up bringing him to the battlefield for a friendly one-on-one challenge with the temporary Gym Leader, Kanto Elite Four member Agatha. It is also here that Ash met up with Scott, the owner of the Battle Frontier and decided to take the Battle Frontier challenge.

In Pokémon Origins

Viridian City in Pokémon Origins

Viridian City first appeared in the Pokémon Origins episode File 1 - Red, where Red stopped by the local Pokémon Center to heal his Charmander, after having lost a battle against his rival, Blue. He also made a call to Professor Oak from there before departing to Pewter City.

Viridian City appeared again in File 3 - Giovanni, where Red returned there in order to challenge the local Gym Leader, only to find out that not only had Blue already done so, but that the Gym Leader was none other than Giovanni, the Boss of Team Rocket. Enraged of seeing Giovanni as a Gym Leader, Red challenged him to a battle, not as a Gym Leader, but as the enemy of all Pokémon. Using his specially trained Rhyhorn, Giovanni defeated most of Red's Pokémon with ease, but soon noticed himself getting excited of the battle. When Red sent out his Charizard to face Giovanni's last Pokémon, Rhydon, Giovanni finally remembered how he had once been like Red, a child enjoying Pokémon battles simply for the fun and excitement of it. Even though Red eventually won the battle, he initially refused to take the Earth Badge, saying he didn't want it from the Boss of Team Rocket. Impressed of Red's attitude, Giovanni then informed his minions that Team Rocket would now be disbanded. After this, Red accepted Giovanni's Badge, and departed Viridian City for Indigo Plateau. Reminded of his past, Giovanni decided to find a new path for himself and his Pokémon, leaving behind his positions as Viridian City's Gym Leader and the Boss of Team Rocket.

In the manga

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

Viridian City is first visited in the Bulbasaur, Come Home! round of the Red, Green & Blue arc when Red and Professor Oak chase the Pokémon that escaped from his laboratory. They enter the abandoned Viridian Gym and fight with the only current resident of that building, an angry Machoke.

Viridian City made a brief appearance at the end of A Hollow Victreebel and at the beginning of Make Way For Magmar! in the Red, Green & Blue chapter where citizens where asking about where Giovanni had gone.

Viridian City is the hometown of Giovanni, the Team Rocket leader, Yellow, the star of the Yellow arc who debuted in Drat That Dratini!, and Lance, the main villain of the Yellow chapter.

In the Gold, Silver & Crystal arc, Wilton arrived at Viridian City to meet Yellow and take her on a new adventure to Johto. Red would later take the Gym Leader test at the newly-renovated Gym in the city. Red passed, and became Viridian City's next Gym Leader - until he forfeited due to injury. Blue eventually assumed this position after proving his strength in front of four wild Pokémon.

In the FireRed & LeafGreen arc, Yellow first visited the Viridian City Gym to see Blue, but he had not yet returned. Upon stepping out of the Gym, she met Silver, who came to Viridian searching for his roots. Not long afterwards, two Team Rocket members came and told Silver that he was their leader's son, and took him away. Yellow gave chase on her Butterfree, Kitty.

Trivia

  • An anime song of the same name is centered on its status as the location of the final Gym in Kanto.
  • It is the only town that is the first visited in the game that has a Gym after the starting location, though the Gym is closed until the other seven Badges have been obtained.

Name origin

Language Name Origin
Japanese トキワシティ Tokiwa City 常磐色 (tokiwa iro) refers to the green color of evergreen trees.
English Viridian City From viridian, a blue-green color. May also come from Latin Viridi, meaning green.
French Jadielle From jade.
Czech Chromové město Chrom means chromium (possibly a reference to chrome green) and město means city (or town).
German Vertania City From French vert, green.
Italian Smeraldopoli From smeraldo, emerald, and the suffix -poli, meaning city.
Polish Wertania From German Vertania.
Russian (ORT) Вертания Possibly from Polish Wertania and German Vertania.
Spanish Ciudad Verde
Ciudad Viridian*
Means green city.
Same as English name.
Portuguese - Brazil Cidade de Veridiana Portuguese adaptation of Viridian City
Korean 상록시티 Sangrok City 상록 (常綠) sangrok means evergreen.
Chinese (Mandarin) 常磐市 Chángpán Shì From the Japanese name.
Chinese (Cantonese) 常青市 Soengceng Si 常青 (soengceng) means evergreen.



Kanto
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Settlements
Pallet TownViridian CityPewter CityCerulean CityVermilion CityLavender Town
Celadon CitySaffron CityFuchsia CityCinnabar IslandIndigo Plateau
Routes
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Landmarks
Professor Oak's LaboratoryViridian ForestDiglett's CavePewter Museum of ScienceMt. Moon (Square) • Cerulean Cave
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Access to
Sevii IslandsJohto


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