Burned Tower

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Burned Tower
Brass Tower
やけたとう
Burned Tower
"Wild Missingno. appeared!"
HGSS Brass Tower-Night.png
Map description: A tower that was hit by lightning, and subsequently caught fire and burned.
Location: Ecruteak City
Region: Johto
Generations: II, IV
Johto Brass Tower Map.png
Location of Burned Tower in Johto.
Pokémon world locations

The Burned Tower (Japanese: やけたとう Burned Tower) is a location in Ecruteak City formerly as tall as the Bell Tower to the east. It burned down due to a lightning strike 150 years prior to the events of the Pokémon Gold, Silver, and Crystal and their remakes. Before the great fire that caused its destruction, the tower was called Brass Tower (Japanese: カネのとう Gong Tower).

According to some legends, Lugia once perched here. However, when the tower burned down, Lugia fled to the Whirl Islands to live, while Ho-Oh, which lived in the Bell Tower, flew away in search of a pure-hearted Trainer. Three unnamed Pokémon perished in the fire; Ho-Oh returned briefly to revive them after the fire had been put out. These Pokémon, the Legendary beasts Raikou, Entei, and Suicune, were destined to speed across the land since their revival.

In the games

The beasts in the Burned Tower in HeartGold and SoulSilver

In Pokémon Gold, Silver, Crystal, HeartGold, and SoulSilver, the player encounters Raikou, Entei, and Suicune for the first time in the basement of the Burned Tower, who then flee. This is also where the player's rival will challenge them once again, with the second form of the first partner Pokémon he stole. In Gold and Silver, it is not required to access the Burned Tower (and thus, battle with the rival) as part of the storyline.

In Crystal, it is said that, before it burned down, the tower was known as the Brass Tower, with gleaming golden panels of brass to complement the Tin Tower's silvery panels of tin. However, this detail was not mentioned in the remakes, and the Tin Tower's name was changed to "Bell Tower", removing any connection the two had to the names of the games.

History

The tower was built 700 years before the time of Generations II and IV alongside its twin, the Bell Tower. The two towers were meant to foster friendship between people and Pokémon. Many people, mostly ancestors of Ecruteak Gym Leader Morty, traveled to the tops of these towers to commune with the Legendary Pokémon residing there.

Suddenly, 150 years before the events of the games, this tower burned down in a mysterious fire, ignited by a bolt of lightning and put out by a sudden downpour. This fire caused three nameless Pokémon to perish. Ho-Oh, fleeing from its perch, granted new life to the Pokémon, making them into the Legendary beasts before flying in search of a pure-hearted Trainer. The three events of the fire, the lightning bolt, raging blaze, and sudden downpour, are said to have some relation to the three beasts.

Items

Item Location Games
Ultra Ball Ultra Ball 1F; dead end east of entrance (hidden)  C 
Burn Heal Burn Heal 1F; dead end at the northeastern corner (requires Rock Smash)  G  S 
HP Up HP Up 1F; dead end at the northeastern corner (requires Rock Smash)  C 
Ether Ether 1F; in the small indent at the dead end in the center of the room (requires Rock SmashGS) (hidden)  G  S  C 
X Speed X Speed 1F; in the center area (requires Rock Smash)  G  S 
Ether Ether 1F; dead end at the northern side (hidden)  HG  SS 
Antidote Antidote 1F; on the "bridge" on the northern side  HG  SS 
Ultra Ball Ultra Ball 1F; one tile north and one tile east of the southernmost breakable rock (hidden)  HG  SS 
HP Up HP Up 1F; behind a breakable rock in the southwestern corner (requires Rock Smash)  HG  SS 
Burn Heal Burn Heal B1F; in the area accessed by dropping through the hole east of the entrance (hidden)  G  S 
TM Normal TM20 (Endure) B1F; in the area accessed by dropping through the northeastern hole (requires Strength)  G  S  C 
Ultra Ball Ultra Ball B1F; in the area accessed by dropping through the hole west of the entrace (hidden)  G  S 
HP Up HP Up B1F; in the area accessed by dropping through the northwestern hole  G  S 
Nugget Nugget B1F; where Entei, Raikou, and Suicune were (hidden)  G  S 
Antidote Antidote B1F; in a boulder just east of the northwestern pillar (hidden)  HG  SS 
TM Dark TM12 (Taunt) B1F; in the northwestern corner (requires Strength)  HG  SS 
Revive Revive B1F; in a boulder just west of the breakable rocks in the southeastern corner (hidden)  HG  SS 

Pokémon

Generation II

1F

Pokémon Games Location Levels Rate
Rattata Rattata
G S C
1F 1F
13,15 50%
Rattata Rattata
G S C
1F 1F
13,15 55%
Raticate Raticate
G S C
1F 1F
15 5%
Zubat Zubat
G S C
1F 1F
14 10%
Koffing Koffing
G S C
1F 1F
14,16 35%
Koffing Koffing
G S C
1F 1F
14 30%
Rock Smash
Krabby Krabby
G S C
Rock Smash Rock Smash
15 90%
Shuckle Shuckle
G S C
Rock Smash Rock Smash
15 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.


B1F

Pokémon Games Location Levels Rate
Morning Day Night
Rattata Rattata
G S C
B1F B1F
14,16 40% 0% 40%
Rattata Rattata
G S C
B1F B1F
14 0% 35% 0%
Rattata Rattata
G S C
B1F B1F
14 30%
Zubat Zubat
G S C
B1F B1F
15 5%
Zubat Zubat
G S C
B1F B1F
15 10%
Koffing Koffing
G S C
B1F B1F
14,16 50%
Koffing Koffing
G S C
B1F B1F
12,14,16 59%
Weezing Weezing
G S C
B1F B1F
16 1%
Magmar Magmar
G S C
B1F B1F
14 5% 0% 5%
Magmar Magmar
G S C
B1F B1F
16 0% 10% 0%
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

1F

Pokémon Games Location Levels Rate
Rattata Rattata
HG SS
1F 1F
13, 15 50%
Raticate Raticate
HG SS
1F 1F
15 5%
Zubat Zubat
HG SS
1F 1F
14 10%
Koffing Koffing
HG SS
1F 1F
14, 16 35%
Special Pokémon
Zigzagoon Zigzagoon
HG SS
Hoenn Sound Hoenn Sound
13-14 20%
Spinda Spinda
HG SS
Hoenn Sound Hoenn Sound
15 20%
Meditite Meditite
HG SS
Sinnoh Sound Sinnoh Sound
15 20%
Chatot Chatot
HG SS
Sinnoh Sound Sinnoh Sound
13-14 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.


B1F

Pokémon Games Location Levels Rate
Morning Day Night
Rattata Rattata
HG SS
B1F B1F
14, 16 40% 0% 40%
Rattata Rattata
HG SS
B1F B1F
14 0% 35% 0%
Zubat Zubat
HG SS
B1F B1F
15 5%
Koffing Koffing
HG SS
B1F B1F
14, 16 50%
Magmar Magmar
HG SS
B1F B1F
14 5% 0% 5%
Magmar Magmar
HG SS
B1F B1F
16 0% 10% 0%
Special Pokémon
Zigzagoon Zigzagoon
HG SS
Hoenn Sound Hoenn Sound
14 20%
Spinda Spinda
HG SS
Hoenn Sound Hoenn Sound
16 20%
Meditite Meditite
HG SS
Sinnoh Sound Sinnoh Sound
16 20%
Chatot Chatot
HG SS
Sinnoh Sound Sinnoh Sound
14 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.


Special encounters

Generation IV

A Suicune appears here after entering the Hall of Fame if it was defeated or run from at Route 25. If defeated or run from, it respawns after entering the Hall of Fame again.

Spr 4h 245.png
Type:
Water Unknown
Ability:
Pressure
Held item:
None
Suicune Lv.40
Rain Dance
Water Status
Gust
Flying Special
Aurora Beam
Ice Special
Mist
Ice Status

Trainers

Generation II

In Gold and Silver, if this rival battle is not conducted before the subsequent rival battle in the Goldenrod Tunnel, it becomes unavailable. In Crystal, this battle is mandatory in order to challenge the Ecruteak Gym.

Chikorita If the player chose Chikorita:



Cyndaquil If the player chose Cyndaquil:



Totodile If the player chose Totodile:




Trainer Pokémon
Requires Rock Smash
Firebreather NedGS
Firebreather NedGS
トシヤ Toshiya
Reward: $720
Koffing Koffing Lv.15
No item
Koffing Koffing Lv.15
No item
Growlithe Growlithe Lv.16
No item
Firebreather DickGS
Firebreather DickGS
マサノリ Masanori
Reward: $816
Charmeleon Charmeleon Lv.17
No item
Trainers with a telephone symbol by their names will give their Pokégear number to the player, and may call or be called for a rematch with higher-level Pokémon.


Generation IV

Chikorita If the player chose Chikorita:



Cyndaquil If the player chose Cyndaquil:



Totodile If the player chose Totodile:




Trainer Pokémon
Firebreather Ned
Firebreather Ned
トシヤ Toshiya
Reward: $512
Koffing Koffing Lv.16
No item
Growlithe Growlithe Lv.17
No item
Koffing Koffing Lv.16
No item
Firebreather Richard
Firebreather Richard
マサノリ Masanori
Reward: $576
Charmeleon Charmeleon Lv.18
No item
Trainers with a telephone symbol by their names will give their Pokégear number to the player, and may call or be called for a rematch with higher-level Pokémon.


Preview

Layout

Version Outside 1F before rival battle 1F after rival battle B1F
Gold Brass Tower GS.png Burned Tower 1F GS.png Burned Tower B1F GS.png
Silver
Crystal Brass Tower C.png Burned Tower 1F before C.png Burned Tower 1F C.png Burned Tower B1F C.png
HeartGold Brass Tower HGSS.png Burned Tower 1F HGSS.png Burned Tower B1F HGSS.png
SoulSilver
 

In the spin-off games

Pokémon Masters EX

Artwork depicting the Burned Tower is seen in Eusine's mindscape.

Eusine & Suicune
Eusine Mindscape.png

In the anime

Main series

The Burned Tower in the anime
The Burned Tower in its debut

The Burned Tower exists in the anime's interpretation of Ecruteak City as well, but it was the only tower initially and was the Bell Tower itself. When it burned down due to a war for Ho-Oh's power, a second, new Bell Tower was built to the east, in the hope that Ho-Oh would return, though it never did.

In A Ghost of a Chance, Ash, Misty, and Brock traveled to the Burned Tower by accident, thinking it was the Ecruteak Gym. While here, they were frightened by the many Gastly who took up residence here, as they had made an illusion of fire. With Morty's help, they were able to calm down the ghosts and get out. In the process, Morty also mentioned that the fire that destroyed the tower happened some 300 years prior, instead of 150 as stated in the games.

The Burned Tower later made a brief cameo in An Egg Scramble! during Lyra's presentation of Johto at the Johto Festival.

Pokémon Generations

Burned Tower in Pokémon Generations
Brass Tower in Pokémon Generations

The Burned Tower appeared in The Reawakening, where Eusine went over the legend of the Legendary beasts while exploring the tower. He also had a momentary encounter with Suicune, making him hopeful that the Legendary beasts would start trusting in humans again.

The Brass Tower was also seen in a flashback during Eusine's tale before it burned.

Pokémon Evolutions

The Burned Tower appeared in The Show, where it was the focus of the Kimono Girls' performance about the histories of it and the Bell Tower, which detailed how it burned down 150 years earlier.

In the manga

Pocket Monsters HGSS Jō's Big Adventure

The Burned Tower appeared in The Johto Region's Disaster!!, where encountered the Kimono Girls there. They told him of the Legendary beasts that reside on the bottom floor, but instead of them, Jō ended up finding Morty there. The two had a battle, with Jō emerging victorious and earning himself the Fog Badge.

The Burned Tower in Pokémon Adventures

Pokémon Adventures

Gold, Silver & Crystal arc

The Burned Tower was first seen in Slugging It Out With Slugma, where three balls of light were seen flying out of the ruins.

In Buzz Off, Butterfree!, the aforementioned event was shown in more detail. When Yellow and Wilton passed through Ecruteak City, they met Jasmine, with whom they talked about things related to the earthquake that had struck the city some time earlier. During their discussion, the Burned Tower unexpectedly caught fire. Yellow managed to put out the fire, but was then pulled into the tower by an unseen force. She mysteriously ended up falling through a rock and into a mysterious void, where she encountered Raikou, Entei, and Suicune, who thanked her for saving them and burst out of the rock, escaping into the outside world once again and starting to roam around Johto. After Yellow had come out of the rock too and told Wilton and Jasmine what she had seen, Jasmine told her and Wilton the story behind the three Legendary Pokémon.

The Pokémon Summit stadium in Pokémon Gold & Silver: The Golden Boys

Pokémon Gold & Silver: The Golden Boys

In this canon, the ruins of the Burned Tower have been demolished and replaced with a stadium hosting the Pokémon Summit, a battle event that Gold and Whitney arrived to attend in Gold and Black VS Team Rocket. However, the event was interrupted by an attack by Team Rocket, led by Rocket Executive Grey. Fortunately, the three Legendary beasts appeared and prevented Team Rocket from destroying the dome with a group of exploding Electrode, although the event was still cancelled due to this incident.

In the TCG

The following is a list of cards named Burned Tower.

Related cards
Cards listed with a blue background are only legal to use in the current Expanded format.
Cards listed with a silver background are legal to use in both the current Standard and Expanded formats.
Card Type English
Expansion
Rarity # Japanese
Expansion
Rarity #
Burned Tower St Undaunted Uncommon 71/90 Reviving Legends Uncommon 078/080
 


Trivia

  • In Pokémon Gold and Silver, the exterior of the Burned Tower depicts it as being a short, common tower. However, in Crystal Version the top of the tower is destroyed, showing the inside, and the interior uses darker colors to produce a charred look, thus making it more akin to the storyline. The Crystal exterior design was then updated and reused in Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver, while the interior combines elements of both designs from Generation II.
  • In Pokémon Gold and Silver, upon losing to the player, Firebreather Dick claims he just got burned. To go with this, his overworld sprite's palette is changed to gray.
  • In Pokémon Crystal, because Silver doesn't battle the player immediately after entering the Burned Tower, the player can enter the tower and speak with Eusine, and see that Silver is in the middle of the tower, waiting for the player. However, if the player leaves and proceeds to Olivine City, when the player arrives Silver appears there, exiting the Olivine Gym, and then talks to the player before leaving. If the player returns to the Burned Tower, Silver will still be waiting for the player there.
  • The music used in the Burned Tower is a slower, more melancholic version of the theme of the Bell Tower, indicating their connection.
  • The tower's original name of "Brass Tower" is only referenced in Pokémon Crystal and in Pokémon Masters EX, once in each game.
  • After the player has captured or defeated Ho-Oh in HeartGold and SoulSilver, several citizens of Ecruteak mention that there are plans to rebuild the tower.
  • It is actually possible to use Dig to escape from the Burned Tower—even the basement—and return to the entrance; this is because, as can be seen from the in-battle background used in Generation IV, the Burned Tower is classified as a cave area, rather than a building, likely to allow wild Pokémon to be found. This is also the case with the Bell Tower and Sprout Tower.
    • Due to this, unlike other buildings, Burmy will take on its Sandy Cloak, rather than its Trash Cloak, if it battles here.

Origin

A Buddhist temple in the real world city of Kyoto, covered in gold leaf, is known as Kinkaku-ji. Like this tower, it was burned down; however, unlike it, it was reconstructed. The likeness of a phoenix rests atop the tower.

Name origin

While the Burned Tower is named quite obviously in both English and Japanese, the original Japanese name of the tower, revealed in Pokémon Crystal, was カネのとう Kane no Tou. The kana for kane can refer to 金 metal, hence the English version's translation as Brass Tower, a golden-colored metal, to counter the silver-colored tin used on the other tower. Kane can also, like the suzu of the Bell Tower, refer to 鐘 / 鉦 kane, a type of gong-like bell used in Japanese ritual. As it was not mentioned in HeartGold and SoulSilver, it did not receive a more accurate name as Bell Tower did, and is still called the Brass Tower in Pokémon Masters EX.

In other languages

Language Title
Chinese Cantonese 燒焦塔 Sīujīu Taap
Mandarin 燒焦塔 / 烧焦塔 Shāojiāo Tǎ *
烧毁的塔 Shāohuǐ-de Tǎ *
The Czech Republic Flag.png Czech Spálená věž
Finland Flag.png Finnish Palanut torni
France Flag.png French Tour Cendrée
Germany Flag.png German Turmruine
Italy Flag.png Italian Torre Bruciata
South Korea Flag.png Korean 불탄탑 Bultan Tap
Poland Flag.png Polish Spalona Wieża
Brazil Flag.png Brazilian Portuguese Torre Queimada
Spain Flag.png Spanish Torre Quemada
Sweden Flag.png Swedish Det brända tornet
Vietnam Flag.png Vietnamese Tháp Cháy

Brass Tower

Language Title
Chinese Cantonese 鐘之塔 Jūng-jī Taap
Mandarin 鐘之塔 Zhōng-zhī Tǎ
France Flag.png French Tour de Cuivre
Germany Flag.png German Bronzeturm
Italy Flag.png Italian Torre d'Ottone
South Korea Flag.png Korean 종의탑 Jong-ui Tap
Brazil Flag.png Brazilian Portuguese Torre de Bronze
Spain Flag.png Spanish Torre Latón

See also



Johto
Zephyr Badge.png Hive Badge.png Plain Badge.png Fog Badge.png Storm Badge.png Mineral Badge.png Glacier Badge.png Rising Badge.png
Settlements
New Bark TownCherrygrove CityViolet CityAzalea TownGoldenrod CityEcruteak City
Olivine CityCianwood CityMahogany TownBlackthorn CitySafari Zone GateFrontier Access
Routes
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Landmarks
Dark CaveSprout TowerRuins of AlphUnion CaveSlowpoke WellIlex ForestRadio TowerGlobal Terminal
Goldenrod TunnelNational ParkPokéathlon DomeBell TowerBellchime TrailBurned TowerMoomoo FarmOlivine Lighthouse
Battle Tower (CrystalHGSS)/FrontierCliff Edge GateCliff CaveEmbedded TowerSafari ZoneWhirl Islands
Mt. MortarLake of RageTeam Rocket HQIce PathDragon's DenS.S. AquaMt. Silver (Cave)
Access to
Sinjoh RuinsKanto



Game locations of Legendary and Mythical Pokémon
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Johto Ilex ForestBell TowerWhirl IslandsMt. Silver Cave
Burned TowerEmbedded TowerRoaming Pokémon
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Terra CaveSky PillarSouthern IslandSea MauvilleScorched Slab
Pathless PlainNameless CavernFabled CaveGnarled Den
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Sinnoh Acuity CavernValor CavernSpear PillarTurnback Cave
Rock Peak RuinsIceberg RuinsIron RuinsSnowpoint Temple
Stark MountainNewmoon IslandFlower ParadiseHall of Origin
Ramanas ParkFloaroma TownRoaming Pokémon
Unova Guidance ChamberTrial ChamberRumination FieldN's CastleAbundant Shrine
Giant ChasmDragonspiral TowerLiberty GardenRoute 11Route 13Route 22
Route 23Celestial TowerNacrene CityUnderground RuinsTwist Mountain
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Kalos Sea Spirit's DenTeam Flare Secret HQTerminus Cave
Unknown DungeonRoaming Pokémon
Alola Route 16Altar of the SunneAltar of the MooneMount LanakilaMahalo Trail
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Ten Carat HillResolution Cave
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Frigid SeaLakeside CaveBallimere LakeFreezingtonRoaming Pokémon
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