Whirl Islands

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Whirl Islands うずまきじま
Whirlpool Islands
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Location: Route 41
Region: Johto
Generations: II, IV
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Location of Whirl Islands in Johto.
Pokémon world locations

The Whirl Islands (Japanese: うずまきじま Whirlpool Islands) are a small archipelago located between the mainland of Johto and Cianwood City, on Route 41. Beneath the sea, a maze of dark caves sprawl, with explorers able to travel between the four islands with some amount of difficulty. Deep within these caves, Lugia can be found.

Named after the dangerous whirlpools that surround them, some parts of the Whirl Islands are mysterious and largely inaccessible. Children in Olivine City are told that bad kids are sent to the islands.

As explained in Pokémon SoulSilver, the Whirl Islands used to be one large island. At some point in time, there were two countries fighting over the island. Lugia, the guardian of the island, got upset and cast lightning bolts to tear the island into four pieces. It then disappeared into the deep end of the waterfall basin, longing for the invisible trust between people and Pokémon to manifest once more.

Items

Generation II

Item Location Games

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Generation IV

Item Location Games

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Pokémon

Generation II

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Pokémon Games Location Levels Rate
All times


041 Zubat G S C Walking 24 30%


042 Golbat G S C Walking 5%


086 Seel G S C Walking 22-23 15%


098 Krabby G S C Walking 23, 25 50%
Morning


042 Golbat G S C Walking 5%


086 Seel G S C Walking 25%


098 Krabby G S C Walking 40%
Day


042 Golbat G S C Walking 5%


086 Seel G S C Walking 25%


098 Krabby G S C Walking 40%
Night


042 Golbat G S C Walking 10%


098 Krabby G S C Walking 60%
Surfing and Fishing


098 Krabby G S C Fishing 40%


099 Kingler G S C Fishing 20%


116 Horsea G S C Fishing 30%


117 Seadra G S C Fishing 10%


072 Tentacool G S C Surfing 60%


073 Tentacruel G S C Surfing 10%


116 Horsea G S C Surfing 30%


117 Seadra G S C Surfing ?%


Special Pokémon


249 Lugia G S C Cave accessible from northeast island 70 Only one


249 Lugia G S C Cave accessible from northeast island 40 Only one


249 Lugia G S C Cave accessible from northeast island 60 Only one


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

Kimono Girls summoning Lugia inside Whirl Islands in SoulSilver
Lugia in the Whirl Islands in Generation IV
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Battling Lugia in the Whirl Islands
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Pokémon Games Location Levels Rate


Special Pokémon


249 Lugia HG SS Cave accessible from northeast island 45 Only one


249 Lugia HG SS Cave accessible from northeast island 70 Only one


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.

Eyecatch

In the anime

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Map of the Whirl Islands in the anime

The depiction of the islands is far different in the anime. Far from being deserted, it contains many towns and other inhabitable areas. The Whirl Islands are home to the Whirl Cup, a competition for Water Pokémon Trainers held once every three years.

Rumors circulate that families of Lugia reside there. A mother Lugia and her baby, Silver, were sought by Dr. Namba and did, in fact, reveal themselves.

There are four main islands, with many smaller ones scattered throughout. Together, the islands in the archipelago form a spiral shape.

The islands, from north to south:

According to the Nurse Joy on Blue Point Isle, the climate varies from island to island.

In the manga

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Silver flying over the Whirl Islands

The Whirl Islands appeared in the Pokémon Adventures manga in the HeartGold & SoulSilver arc.

Trivia

In other languages

  • Brazilian Portuguese: Ilhas dos Redemoinhos (sometimes accidentally translated from the similar-sounding "World Islands" as Ilhas Mundo)
  • Spanish: Islas Remolino
  • Italian: Isole Vorticose
  • German: Strudelinseln
  • French: Tourb'îles
  • Korean: 소용돌이섬

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