Dahara City
| Dahara City デセルシティ Désert City | |
 Dahara City | |
| Region | Kalos |
| Debut | Hoopa — The Mischief Pokémon |
Dahara City (Japanese: デセルシティ Désert City) is an animated series-exclusive location in Kalos and one of the settings of Hoopa and the Clash of Ages. Sitting by an inlet in the desert, Dahara City is a sprawling metropolis with towering skyscrapers surrounded by stone houses. One of its landmarks is the Dahara Tower.
One hundred years ago, Dahara City was just a small village. One day, Hoopa Unbound emerged from a ring. It started to steal food, which made the villagers angry. To repay them, Hoopa showered them with gold. As a result, the town grew and prospered. In return for more food, Hoopa granted the villagers wishes. The villagers wanted to see Hoopa in battle, so they had it fight strong Pokémon. Hoopa eventually got carried away by fighting, and started to summon Legendary Pokémon like Regigigas, Reshiram and Zekrom to test its strength. When the cataclysmic battle between these immensely powerful Pokémon nearly destroyed Dahara City, a lone man from Arche Valley called Ghris stepped forward and sealed Hoopa in the Prison Bottle, saving the village. Due to the wealth Hoopa had brought the village earlier, it would eventually grow into a sprawling city.
It debuted in Hoopa — The Mischief Pokémon. As Baraz, Meray and Hoopa had split ways in their search for the Prison Bottle, Meray and Hoopa eventually saw the skyline of Dahara City in the distance. In Hoopa and the Clash of Ages, Ash and his friends decided to pay it a visit, and met Baraz, Meray and Hoopa along the way. When the Prison Bottle broke during a confrontation with Team Rocket, Hoopa's evil power manifested itself into a separate Hoopa Unbound and started to wreak havoc on Dahara City again. Hoopa Unbound summoned many Legendary Pokémon once more and had them fight against other Legendary Pokémon summoned by Hoopa Confined and commanded by Ash. Parts of Dahara City were destroyed in the battle, but Baraz and Meray managed to create another Prison Bottle and sealed away Hoopa's evil power.
Although Dahara City seemed safe now, time and space started to warp around Dahara Tower due to too many Legendary Pokémon having been summoned to one place. Ash transformed Hoopa into Hoopa Unbound using the new Prison Bottle, now not turning it evil because the evil power had disappeared. Hoopa Unbound managed to transport the people around the tower to a safe location with its rings. The distortion ultimately completely consumed Dahara Tower, but not before Arceus appeared over Dahara City to save Baraz who had been trapped in the middle of the distortion.
In the manga
Movie adaptations
Dahara City appeared in Hoopa and the Clash of Ages.
Trivia
- The Japanese name of Dahara City, Désert City, was used as the OT of Kyogre, Groudon, Dialga, Palkia, Kyurem, Giratina, and Arceus event distributions for Japan and South Korea in 2015 to 2016. With the exception of Arceus, these Pokémon were summoned by Hoopa Unbound in the eighteenth movie.
Origin
Dahara City is based on Dubai[1], the most populous city of the United Arab Emirates. Dubai is located in the Arabian Desert, where it sits by the coast of the Persian Gulf. It is also the site of some of the world's tallest skyscrapers with the Burj Khalifa currently being the world's tallest structure.
Dahara City parallels the collection of architectural styles in Dubai that ranges from traditional to modern interpretation of Islamic architecture. Director Kunihiko Yuyama and his team scouted the historic district of Al Bastakiya with the nearby Dubai Museum[2] and the areas around the Dubai Creek with the waterfront promenade of Deira Corniche and traditional souks such as Dubai Textile Souk, Dubai Spice Souk, and Dubai Gold Souk[3], along with the modern infrastructures[4][5] in the city such as the Dubai Mall, the Burj Khalifa, the Dubai Marina, and the Palm Jumeirah.
In addition, Yuyama's team had also scouted the nearby city of Abu Dhabi[6][7], visiting Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque, Heritage Village, Central Market, Emirates Palace, The Corniche, World Trade Center Souk, Al Ittihad Square, and the Zayed Sports City Stadium.
Names
| Language | Name | Origin |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese | デセルシティ Désert City | From désert (French for "desert") |
| English, German | Dahara City | From desert or possibly Dubai and the Sahara (the largest hot desert in the world) where the latter is derived from صَحَارَى ṣaḥārā (Arabic for "deserts") |
| European Spanish, Latin American Spanish |
Ciudad Dahara | From its English name |
| French | Desara | From désert (desert) and the Sahara |
| Italian | Desertopoli | From deserto (desert) and the placename suffix -poli (city) |
| Korean | 데세르시티 Désert City | Transcription of its Japanese name |
| Chinese (Taiwan and mainland China) | 荒漠市 Huāngmò Shì | From 荒漠 huāngmò / fōngmohk (desert) |
| Chinese (Hong Kong) | 荒漠市 Fōngmohk Síh | |
| Brazilian Portuguese | Cidade de Dahara | From its English name |
| Polish | Dahara | From its English name |
References
- ↑ Location Scouting Report (Chapter 1: To the City in the Desert!) on the Pokémon movie website (archived) (Japanese) (English translation by Dogasu)
- ↑ Location Scouting Report (Chapter 5: To Old Dubai!) on the Pokémon movie website (archived) (Japanese) (English translation by Dogasu)
- ↑ Location Scouting Report (Chapter 7: Souk! Souk! Souk!) on the Pokémon movie website (archived) (Japanese) (English translation by Dogasu)
- ↑ Location Scouting Report (Chapter 11: Burj Khalifa and the World's Greatest) on the Pokémon movie website (archived) (Japanese) (English translation by Dogasu)
- ↑ Location Scouting Report (Chapter 13: Palm Jumeirah and the Valley of Buildings) on the Pokémon movie website (archived) (Japanese) (English translation by Dogasu)
- ↑ Location Scouting Report (Chapter 2: A Baptism of Heat and the White Mosque) on the Pokémon movie website (archived) (Japanese) (English translation by Dogasu)
- ↑ Location Scouting Report (Chapter 3: The Persian Gulf and Life in Arabia, Then and Now) on the Pokémon movie website (archived) (Japanese) (English translation by Dogasu)
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