A town of flower lovers, Floaroma Town is always perfumed with the sweet scent of flowers. A short, floral pathway opens up to a sprawling sea of flowers in bloom. In the center of town is the flower shop called Pick a Peck of Colors.
Floaroma Town (Japanese: ソノオタウンSonoo Town) is a town in the Sinnohregion, known for its honey and vividly scented flowers that grow everywhere. It is the first area where Berries from non-player characters are available in Generation IV. Notable landmarks of the town include the Pick a Peck of Colors Flower Shop at its center and the Floaroma Meadow found to the north. In Pokémon Platinum, Floaroma Town has wooden arches at its entrances. Floaroma Town is bordered to the south by Route 204, the east by Route 205, and to the north by Fuego Ironworks (though not directly accessible from Floaroma Town itself).
Vivid & Scented (Japanese: あざやかに はなかおる まちThe town that smells vividly of flowers.)
History and tradition
According to the townspeople, Floaroma Town was once a barren and desolate hill. People started planting flowers around it to cheer up the place, but nothing would grow. Then, someone expressed thanks for a blessing of nature, and the whole hill burst into bloom. It is theorized that Shaymin was the cause of the sudden burst of flowers, given it being the Gratitude Pokémon, and its ability to "instantly transform ruined land into a lush field of flowers," according to its Pokédex entry.
The Pick a Peck of Colors Flower Shop offers players the game's first Berries, equipment needed for raising Berries, and a number of Accessories or Stickers in exchange for Berries.
The Floaroma Meadow is an area accessed through the flowers in the northeast section of Floaroma Town proper, but still part of the town according to the Town Map. The first time the player visits Floaroma Town, the entrance to the meadow is blocked by two Team Galactic Grunts. After defeating one by the Valley Windworks, the player must return to defeat them and gain access to a Honey Tree, a man who sells honey, and the key to Valley Windworks.
A path in Floaroma Town leading to the meadow begins with a sign which reads:
Floaroma Meadow Ahead
Honey Available
Demographics
Pokémon Diamond and Pearl
The population of Floaroma Town is 29, making it moderately populated for a small area. Apparently this is caused by the alluring aroma of the typical flowers and honey of the town. The majority of the townspeople are female.
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
Pokémon Platinum
On certain days, the player can challenge a Trainer who appears in the Pokémon Center. Depending on the game progress, the Trainer will have teams with higher leveled Pokémon upon rematch.
Legend says Floaroma Town was once barren and without any kind of vegetation. One day, a beautiful woman went atop the hill and expressed gratitude, which resulted in flowers growing exponentially. In the present day, the town is covered in flowers. The abundance of greenery is a part of the town's architectural style; the streets feature many flower beds and both the Pokémon Center and the Contest Hall are decorated with flowers.
Floaroma Town appeared in The Mystery Boy, Jun!!, where Hareta and Mitsumi met Jun there. Jun challenged Hareta to a Pokémon battle, but when he found out that Hareta only had Piplup, he told him to go catch more Pokémon before they could battle. Hareta soon managed to catch himself a Shinx, but before he and Jun could battle, they heard of Team Galactic causing trouble at Valley Windworks, so they headed there to deal with them.
Trivia
In the 2009 Pokémon annual, Floaroma Town is incorrectly spelled as "Floarama".
In Oh, Do You Know The Poffin Plan?, a story was told about a woman who made all of the flowers bloom, probably to avoid showing Shaymin, which was not revealed at that time. The NPCs in-game simply say it was a Pokémon.
There is a tiny section of Floaroma Town that sits between the northern entrance to the Floaroma Meadow and the river by Fuego Ironworks. There is no grass or items to be found though.
In Pokémon Diamond, Pearl, and Platinum, due to the tweaking glitch, if the player rides 5 east, 1 south starting from the spot outside the house in the middle of the town, while on the bicycle's slow gear, the trees on the left of the town will be replaced with a black abyss.
The music of Floaroma Town is shared with that of the Flower Paradise, the event-specific location in Sinnoh where the mythical Pokémon, Shaymin resides.
Coupled with the woman giving a Gracidea flower if Shaymin is present in the player-character's party, the use of identical music for both areas supports the myth that Shaymin was the Pokémon told to have brought flowers to the town.
Floaroma Town may be inspired by Furano, a city in Hokkaido famed as a tourist destination for its lavender fields. The town of Biei located near Furano is also a popular tourist spot with its picturesque parks and farms.
Geographically, Floaroma Town may correspond to the town of Hokuryū, home to the Hokuryū Sunflower Village—the largest sunflower fields in Japan.
↑In Pokémon Legends: Arceus, the Floaro Gardens in Hisui is known as 園生の開墾地 Sonoo no Kaikonchi (literally "Garden Clearing") in Japanese, where Sonoo is written as 園生 (garden) in kanji. The garden's name in all the other languages corresponds to the respective localized names of Floaroma Town.
