The Celadon Condominiums (Japanese: タマムシマンションTamamushi Condominiums) is a four-floored building found in Celadon City that serves as Game Freak's headquarters in the Kantoregion.
Prior to Generation IV, it corresponded to the real-life Game Freak headquarters at Kashiwa 3rd building in Shimokitazawa,[1] which Game Freak also nicknamed as Pokémon Center Shimokita Town HQ (Japanese: ポケモンセンターシモキタタウン本部) in the alternate text for the link to the dedicated Pokémon section on the early versions of their website.[2]
In the English localizations of the first three generations, it was also less accurately called the Celadon Mansion as マンションmansion is a loanword in Japanese that refers to condominiums, not a mansion.
In FireRed and LeafGreen, she will instead give the player Tea, which they must give to one of the guards in the gates surrounding Saffron City in order to pass. Additionally, for the Fame Checker, this old woman provides information about Daisy Oak, and the Pokémon Journal in the second floor contains information about Erika.
A man inside the room on the roof will tell the player a frightening story at night about a boy who went out to ride his new Bicycle after sunset before giving the player TM03 (Curse)GSC or a Spell TagHGSS. This story alludes to the speed decrease experienced when cycling uphill on Cycling Road in the games of the first three generations even though the effect is no longer present in Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver.
Specifically in the Generation II games, the PC in the second floor displays a draft of an email to the Producer where it is revealed that a lot of new Pokémon are not native to the Johto region.
In Crystal only, there is an Easter egg on the right side of the staircase that leads up from the roof's entry point in which the game mentions that the player has added a moustache to the graffiti already drawn on the wall.
Exclusively in HeartGold and SoulSilver, the GB Sounds can be obtained in the third floor from the Sound Designer[3] after collecting all 8 Kanto Badges.
As Pokémon Center Shimokita Town HQ, it notably housed the original iteration of the Pokémon Journal (Japanese: ポケモンジャーナルPokémon Journal), an online newspaper with insider info on all things Pokémon in the Game Freak website between 1997[4] and 2002[5]. For example, it is the oldest known official source that mentions the base points mechanic in the Generation I games using that exact terminology (基礎ポイント).[6]
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.
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.
Trainers
Generation VII
All of these Trainers appear at the Condominiums once the player has become Champion.
In the first four generations, the floors are given specific names:
The first floor is the Celadon Mansion Manager's Suite (Japanese: タマムシマンションかんりにんしつTamamushi Condominiums Manager's Room), except in Generation IV where it is not named.
The second floor is the GAME FREAK Meeting Room (Japanese: ゲームフリークおうせつしつGAME FREAK Drawing Room), except in Generation IV where it is not named.
The third floor is the GAME FREAK Development Room (Japanese: ゲームフリークかいはつしつGAME FREAK Development Room), including in Generation IV.
