Pokémon Tower

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Pokémon Tower
Lavender Radio Tower
ポケモンタワー
Pokémon Tower
"Wild Missingno. appeared!"
Pokémon Tower PE.png
Map description: A tower that houses the graves of countless Pokémon. Many people visit it daily to pay their respects to the fallen.FRLG
Location: Lavender Town
Region: Kanto
Generations: I, II, III, IV, VII
Kanto Lavender Town Map.png
Location of Pokémon Tower in Kanto.
Pokémon world locations

The Pokémon Tower (Japanese: ポケモンタワー Pokémon Tower) is a seven-story tower located in Lavender Town in the Kanto region. It is a burial ground for Pokémon.

Role

Generation III

The Pokémon Tower houses hundreds of graves of deceased Pokémon in all of its seven floors. Many people visit the building daily to pay their respects to the fallen. On all floors other than the first two, though, the possibility of being attacked by wild Pokémon is present. In Generations II and IV, the tower was converted into the Lavender Radio Tower, undergoing a similar transformation to the Kanto Power Plant to the north.

Aside from graves, the tower is home to wild Cubone as well as many Ghost-type Pokémon. In Generations I, III, and VII, Team Rocket tried to steal the Cubone to sell their valuable skulls. In the process, a mother Marowak that was protecting her Cubone child was killed. The ghost of the mother Marowak haunted the tower until the player was able to knock it outRBYFRLG/her child climbed the tower and reunited with herPE, setting her spirit free. Mr. Fuji attempted to confront the poachers, but ended up being taken hostage himself and required the help of the player to be released. As a show of gratitude, Mr. Fuji gives the player the Poké Flute.

The wild Pokémon in the tower appear disguised as ghosts, although their disguise can be revealed by using a Silph Scope. Any Pokémon who attempts to fight a ghost that has not been revealed by the Silph Scope will be "too scared to move." In Generation VII, the ghosts are not battled normally; touching one instead returns the player to the first floor of the tower.

A special spot on the fifth floor has been made into a wild Pokémon-free healing area. In the Generation I games, the Channeler next to it mentions it is related to white magic. This was removed in the later games.

In Generation I, it is possible to exploit an oversight that allows the player to skip the sequence with the ghost Marowak by using a Poké Doll, making it possible to progress without obtaining the Silph Scope first.

Slogans

As Pokémon Tower

"May the Souls of Pokémon Rest Easy"RBY, "Becalm the Spirits of Pokémon"FRLGPE

As Radio Tower

"Your Favorite Programs On-Air Around the Clock!"GSC, "Your Best-Loved Shows On-Air Around the Clock!"HGSS

Items

Item Location Games
None Formal Set 1F, from the old lady  P  E 
X Attack X Attack 2F, northeast of staircase to 3F  P  E 
Elixir Elixir 2F, southwest corner  P  E 
Pearl Pearl 2F, on the easternmost tombstone against the southern wall (hidden) (daily)  P  E 
Candy Yellow Pikachu Candy ×5 2F, reward for defeating Coach Trainer Holly  P 
Candy Brown Eevee Candy ×5 2F, reward for defeating Coach Trainer Holly  E 
Escape Rope Escape Rope 3F, in the north area of the floor  R  B  Y  FR  LG 
Awakening Awakening 3F, against the northern wall  P  E 
Super Potion Super Potion 3F, in the middle of the floor  P  E 
Star Piece Star Piece 3F, in the northeast corner of the floor (hidden) (daily)  P  E 
Elixir Elixir 4F, southeast of the center of the floor  R  B  Y  FR  LG 
Escape Rope Escape Rope 4F, in the middle of a ring of tombstones near the stairs to 3F  P  E 
Full Heal Full Heal 4F, north of the stairs to 3F  P  E 
Awakening Awakening 4F, southwest of the center of the floor  R  B  Y  FR  LG 
TM Psychic VI TM04 (Teleport) 4F, southwest of the center of the floor  P  E 
Super Potion Super Potion 4F, in the northeast corner of the floor (hidden) (daily)  P  E 
HP Up HP Up 4F, in the south area of the floor  R  B  Y 
Great Ball Great Ball 4F, in the south area of the floor  FR  LG 
Elixer Elixer 5F, one square east and three squares south of the west staircase (hidden)  R  B  Y 
Big Mushroom Big Mushroom 5F, one square north and four squares west of Channeler Ruth (hidden)  FR  LG 
Cleanse Tag Cleanse Tag 5F, in the center of the healing area  FR  LG 
Nugget Nugget 5F, in the southwest area of the floor  R  B  Y  FR  LG 
Nugget Nugget 5F, in the northwest corner  P  E 
Ice Stone Ice Stone 5F, in the southwest corner  P  E 
Big Pearl Big Pearl 5F, on the tombstone in the southeast corner (hidden) (daily)  P  E 
X Accuracy X Accuracy 6F, southwest of the stairs to 5F  R  B  Y  FR  LG 
Revive Revive 6F, south of the stairs to 5F  P  E 
Ultra Ball Ultra Ball ×3 6F, north of the stairs to 5F  P  E 
Hyper Potion Hyper Potion 6F, in the northwest corner  P  E 
PP Up PP Up 6F, in a corner on the wall, south of the northwest corner (hidden) (daily)  P  E 
Rare Candy Rare Candy 6F, in the west area of the floor  R  B  Y  FR  LG 
Rare Candy Rare Candy 6F, west of the stairs to 7F (requires Silph Scope)  P  E 
Soothe Bell Soothe Bell 7F, where Mr. Fuji was standing (hidden) (requires Silph Scope)  FR  LG 
None EXPN Card Gift from the radio station manager after restoring power  G  S  C  HG  SS 

Walking Pokémon

Item Location Games
Pearl Pearl 4F, Infrequently found by the player's walking Ghost-type Pokémon near the stairs to 3F  P  E 

Pokémon

Generation I

Pokémon Games Location Levels Rate
3F
Gastly Gastly
R B Y
3F 3F
18-24 90%
Gastly Gastly
R B Y
3F 3F
18-25 95%
Haunter Haunter
R B Y
3F 3F
25 1%
Haunter Haunter
R B Y
3F 3F
20, 25 5%
Cubone Cubone
R B Y
3F 3F
20, 22 9%
4F
Gastly Gastly
R B Y
4F 4F
18-24 86%
Gastly Gastly
R B Y
4F 4F
18-25 95%
Haunter Haunter
R B Y
4F 4F
25 5%
Haunter Haunter
R B Y
4F 4F
20, 25 5%
Cubone Cubone
R B Y
4F 4F
20, 22 9%
5F
Gastly Gastly
R B Y
5F 5F
18-24 86%
Gastly Gastly
R B Y
5F 5F
21-27 90%
Haunter Haunter
R B Y
5F 5F
25 5%
Haunter Haunter
R B Y
5F 5F
22, 27 5%
Cubone Cubone
R B Y
5F 5F
20, 22 9%
Cubone Cubone
R B Y
5F 5F
20 5%
6F
Gastly Gastly
R B Y
6F 6F
19-24 85%
Gastly Gastly
R B Y
6F 6F
21-27 90%
Haunter Haunter
R B Y
6F 6F
26, 28 6%
Haunter Haunter
R B Y
6F 6F
22, 27 5%
Cubone Cubone
R B Y
6F 6F
22, 24 9%
Cubone Cubone
R B Y
6F 6F
20 5%
7F
Gastly Gastly
R B Y
7F 7F
20-24 75%
Gastly Gastly
R B Y
7F 7F
23-29 90%
Haunter Haunter
R B Y
7F 7F
28, 30 15%
Haunter Haunter
R B Y
7F 7F
24, 29 5%
Cubone Cubone
R B Y
7F 7F
22, 24 10%
Cubone Cubone
R B Y
7F 7F
24 5%
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 III

Pokémon Games Location Levels Rate
3F
Gastly Gastly
FR LG
3F 3F
13-19 90%
Haunter Haunter
FR LG
3F 3F
20 1%
Cubone Cubone
FR LG
3F 3F
15, 17 9%
4F-5F
Gastly Gastly
FR LG
4F-5F 4F-5F
13-19 86%
Haunter Haunter
FR LG
4F-5F 4F-5F
20 5%
Cubone Cubone
FR LG
4F-5F 4F-5F
15, 17 9%
6F
Gastly Gastly
FR LG
6F 6F
14-19 85%
Haunter Haunter
FR LG
6F 6F
21, 23 6%
Cubone Cubone
FR LG
6F 6F
17, 19 9%
7F
Gastly Gastly
FR LG
7F 7F
15-19 75%
Haunter Haunter
FR LG
7F 7F
23, 25 15%
Cubone Cubone
FR LG
7F 7F
17, 19 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.


Generation VII

Pokémon Games Location Levels Rate
3F-4F
Zubat Zubat
P E
3F-4F 3F-4F
27-32 5%
Golbat Golbat
P E
3F-4F 3F-4F
27-32 5%
Gastly Gastly
P E
3F-4F 3F-4F
27-32 75%
Haunter Haunter
P E
3F-4F 3F-4F
27-32 5%
Cubone Cubone
P E
3F-4F 3F-4F
27-32 10%
5F-6F
Zubat Zubat
P E
5F-6F 5F-6F
27-32 5%
Golbat Golbat
P E
5F-6F 5F-6F
27-32 5%
Gastly Gastly
P E
5F-6F 5F-6F
27-32 70%
Haunter Haunter
P E
5F-6F 5F-6F
27-32 10%
Cubone Cubone
P E
5F-6F 5F-6F
27-32 10%
Rare Spawns
Chansey Chansey
P E
3F-6F 3F-6F
27-32 -
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 I

A ghost is encountered on 6F as part of the story. The Silph Scope must be in the bag in order to reveal its identity as a Marowak. Poké Balls can be thrown, but will always fail. It must be defeated in order to progress. If run from, it respawns immediately without leaving the area.

If a Poké Doll is used to flee from battle, the game will consider it defeated, allowing access to 7F.

Red, Green, and Blue Yellow
Spr 1b 105.png
Type:
Ground Unknown
Marowak Lv.30
Bone Club
Ground
Growl
Normal
Leer
Normal
Focus Energy
Normal
Spr 1y 105.png
Type:
Ground Unknown
Marowak Lv.30
Bone Club
Ground
Tail Whip
Normal
Headbutt
Normal
Leer
Normal

Generation III

A ghost is encountered on 6F as part of the story. The Silph Scope must be in the bag in order to reveal its identity as a Marowak. Poké Balls can be thrown, but will always fail. It must be defeated in order to progress. If run from, it respawns immediately without leaving the area.

Spr 3f 105.png
Type:
Ground Unknown
Ability:
Rock Head or Lightningrod
Held item:
None
Marowak Lv.30
Headbutt
Normal
Leer
Normal
Focus Energy
Normal
Bonemerang
Ground

Trainers

Generation I

2F

Pokémon Red and Blue

Blue has one Potion per Pokémon, using it 12.5% of the time if their HP falls below 20%.

Bulbasaur If the player chose Bulbasaur:



Charmander If the player chose Charmander:



Squirtle If the player chose Squirtle:



Pokémon Yellow

Blue has one Potion per Pokémon, using it 12.5% of the time if their HP falls below 20%.

Vaporeon If Eevee will evolve into Vaporeon:



Jolteon If Eevee will evolve into Jolteon:



Flareon If Eevee will evolve into Flareon:



3F

Trainer Pokémon
Channeler
Channeler
Reward: $690
Gastly Gastly Lv.23
No item
Channeler
Channeler
Reward: $660
Gastly Gastly Lv.22
No item
Channeler
Channeler
Reward: $720
Gastly Gastly Lv.24
No item


4F

Trainer Pokémon
Channeler
Channeler
Reward: $690
Gastly Gastly Lv.23
No item
Gastly Gastly Lv.23
No item
Channeler
Channeler
Reward: $660
Gastly Gastly Lv.22
No item
Channeler
Channeler
Reward: $720
Gastly Gastly Lv.24
No item


5F

Trainer Pokémon
Channeler
Channeler
Reward: $660
Gastly Gastly Lv.22
No item
Channeler
Channeler
Reward: $690
Haunter Haunter Lv.23
No item
Channeler
Channeler
Reward: $720
Gastly Gastly Lv.24
No item
Channeler
Channeler
Reward: $660
Haunter Haunter Lv.22
No item


6F

Trainer Pokémon
Channeler
Channeler
Reward: $660
Gastly Gastly Lv.22
No item
Gastly Gastly Lv.22
No item
Gastly Gastly Lv.22
No item
Channeler
Channeler
Reward: $720
Gastly Gastly Lv.24
No item
Channeler
Channeler
Reward: $720
Gastly Gastly Lv.24
No item


7F

Pokémon Red and Blue
Trainer Pokémon
Rocket
Rocket
Reward: $750
Zubat Zubat Lv.25
No item
Zubat Zubat Lv.25
No item
Golbat Golbat Lv.25
No item
Rocket
Rocket
Reward: $780
Koffing Koffing Lv.26
No item
Drowzee Drowzee Lv.26
No item
Rocket
Rocket
Reward: $690
Zubat Zubat Lv.23
No item
Rattata Rattata Lv.23
No item
Raticate Raticate Lv.23
No item
Zubat Zubat Lv.23
No item


Pokémon Yellow



Generation III

2F

Bulbasaur If the player chose Bulbasaur:



Charmander If the player chose Charmander:



SquirtleIf the player chose Squirtle:



3F

Trainer Pokémon
Channeler Hope
Channeler Hope
アイリ Airi
Reward: $736
Gastly Gastly Lv.23
No item
Channeler Patricia
Channeler Patricia
コトネ Kotone
Reward: $704
Gastly Gastly Lv.22
No item
Channeler Carly
Channeler Carly
トミコ Tomiko
Reward: $768
Gastly Gastly Lv.24
No item
Trainers with a Vs. Seeker by their names, when alerted for a rematch using the item, may use higher-level Pokémon.


4F

Trainer Pokémon
Channeler Laurel
Channeler Laurel
ソノコ Sonoko
Reward: $736
Gastly Gastly Lv.23
No item
Gastly Gastly Lv.23
No item
Channeler Jody
Channeler Jody
サユリ Sayuri
Reward: $704
Gastly Gastly Lv.22
No item
Channeler Paula
Channeler Paula
ヒイナ Hiina
Reward: $768
Gastly Gastly Lv.24
No item
Trainers with a Vs. Seeker by their names, when alerted for a rematch using the item, may use higher-level Pokémon.


5F

Trainer Pokémon
Channeler Ruth
Channeler Ruth
ヒトエ Hitoe
Reward: $704
Gastly Gastly Lv.22
No item
Channeler Tammy
Channeler Tammy
ミコト Mikoto
Reward: $736
Haunter Haunter Lv.23
No item
Channeler Karina
Channeler Karina
カヨコ Kayoko
Reward: $768
Gastly Gastly Lv.24
No item
Channeler Janae
Channeler Janae
シズル Shizuru
Reward: $704
Gastly Gastly Lv.22
No item
Trainers with a Vs. Seeker by their names, when alerted for a rematch using the item, may use higher-level Pokémon.


6F

Trainer Pokémon
Channeler Angelica
Channeler Angelica
ウキエ Ukie
Reward: $704
Gastly Gastly Lv.22
No item
Gastly Gastly Lv.22
No item
Gastly Gastly Lv.22
No item
Channeler Jennifer
Channeler Jennifer
ヤエコ Yaeko
Reward: $768
Gastly Gastly Lv.24
No item
Channeler Emilia
Channeler Emilia
サワコ Sawako
Reward: $768
Gastly Gastly Lv.24
No item
Trainers with a Vs. Seeker by their names, when alerted for a rematch using the item, may use higher-level Pokémon.


7F

Trainer Pokémon
Team Rocket Grunt
Team Rocket Grunt
Reward: $800
Zubat Zubat Lv.25
No item
Zubat Zubat Lv.25
No item
Golbat Golbat Lv.25
No item
Team Rocket Grunt
Team Rocket Grunt
Reward: $832
Koffing Koffing Lv.26
No item
Drowzee Drowzee Lv.26
No item
Team Rocket Grunt
Team Rocket Grunt
Reward: $736
Zubat Zubat Lv.23
No item
Rattata Rattata Lv.23
No item
Raticate Raticate Lv.23
No item
Zubat Zubat Lv.23
No item
Trainers with a Vs. Seeker by their names, when alerted for a rematch using the item, may use higher-level Pokémon.


Generation VII

2F

Pikachu In Let's Go, Pikachu!:



Eevee In Let's Go, Eevee!:




Trainer Pokémon
Coach Trainer Holly
Coach Trainer Holly
ヘシマ Heshima
Reward: $2,800
Geodude Geodude Lv.28
No item


3F

Trainer Pokémon
Channeler Hope
Channeler Hope
アイリ Airi
Reward: $1,000
3 Poké Balls
Gastly Gastly Lv.25
No item
Channeler Patricia
Channeler Patricia
コトネ Kotone
Reward: $1,000
3 Poké Balls
Gastly Gastly Lv.25
No item
Gastly Gastly Lv.25
No item
Channeler Carly
Channeler Carly
トミコ Tomiko
Reward: $1,000
3 Poké Balls
Gastly Gastly Lv.25
No item


4F

Trainer Pokémon
Channeler Laurel
Channeler Laurel
ソノコ Sonoko
Reward: $1,000
3 Poké Balls
Haunter Haunter Lv.25
No item
Channeler Jody
Channeler Jody
サオリ Saori
Reward: $1,000
3 Poké Balls
Gastly Gastly Lv.25
No item
Haunter Haunter Lv.25
No item
Channeler Paula
Channeler Paula
ヒイナ Hiina
Reward: $1,000
3 Poké Balls
Gastly Gastly Lv.25
No item
Gastly Gastly Lv.25
No item
After becoming Champion
Master Trainer
Lass Hazel
Lass Hazel
アヤナ Ayana
Lapras Lapras Lv.75
Solar Beam Thunderbolt
Confuse Ray -


5F

Trainer Pokémon
Channeler Ruth
Channeler Ruth
ヒトエ Hitoe
Reward: $1,000
3 Poké Balls
Haunter Haunter Lv.25
No item
Channeler Tammy
Channeler Tammy
ミコト Mikoto
Reward: $1,000
3 Poké Balls
Haunter Haunter Lv.25
No item
Gastly Gastly Lv.25
No item
Gastly Gastly Lv.25
No item
Channeler Karina
Channeler Karina
カヨコ Kayoko
Reward: $1,000
3 Poké Balls
Haunter Haunter Lv.25
No item
Gastly Gastly Lv.25
No item
Channeler Janae
Channeler Janae
シズル Shizuru
Reward: $1,000
3 Poké Balls
Gastly Gastly Lv.25
No item
Gastly Gastly Lv.25
No item
Gastly Gastly Lv.25
No item
Gastly Gastly Lv.25
No item
After becoming Champion
Master Trainer
Psychic Vlad
Psychic Vlad
タツジ Tatsuji
Hypno Hypno Lv.75
Hypnosis Nasty Plot
Shadow Ball -


6F

Trainer Pokémon
Channeler Emilia
Channeler Emilia
サワコ Sawako
Reward: $1,280
3 Poké Balls
Haunter Haunter Lv.32
No item
Haunter Haunter Lv.32
No item
Haunter Haunter Lv.32
No item
Channeler Angelica
Channeler Angelica
ウキエ Ukie
Reward: $1,000
3 Poké Balls
Gastly Gastly Lv.25
No item
Haunter Haunter Lv.25
No item
Gastly Gastly Lv.25
No item
Channeler Jennifer
Channeler Jennifer
ヤエコ Yaeko
Reward: $1,000
3 Poké Balls
Haunter Haunter Lv.25
No item
After becoming Champion
Master Trainer
Lass Charlotte
Lass Charlotte
マイコ Maiko
Raichu Raichu Lv.75
Headbutt Double Team
Hyper Beam -


7F




Trainer Pokémon
After becoming Champion
Master Trainer
Lass Emily
Lass Emily
ノリコ Noriko
Weepinbell Weepinbell Lv.70
Poison Jab Sludge Bomb
Growth -


Differences among generations

Concept art

In Generation II and IV, the tower was converted into a Radio Tower, broadcasting music and radio programs, including the Poké Flute channel, to the radios and Pokégear of Kanto. Unlike the Goldenrod Radio Tower in Goldenrod City, only one floor, the ground floor, is open to the public as a result of Team Rocket's infiltration of the Goldenrod Tower. The stairs in Generation II lead down into a basement instead of up into the tower, but the player is blocked by a guard.

After restoring power to Kanto by fixing the generator at the Kanto Power Plant, Trainers can receive the EXPN Card from the manager of the tower, allowing Pokégears to tune into the Poké Flute channel, which can be used to move Snorlax from its slumber in front of Diglett's Cave in Vermilion City.

To compensate for the loss of the burial site, the graves were moved to a small building, the House of Memories, known as the Soul House in Generation II, at the south end of the town. Most of them were placed in secret chambers that only Mr. Fuji knows about.

There is fog here in Generation III, but it has no in-battle effect. This is because fog was not used as a game mechanic until Generation IV.

In Generation VII, several changes were made to the layout. The reception desk on the ground floor has been moved to the upper-right corner, with the rest of the floor space being populated with tables and couches for visitors of the graveyard to use. The upper floors are filled with a ghostly purple mist.

Main article: Radio in the Pokémon world
Program Host(s) Channel (PG) Description EXPN Card? Games
Poké Flute (no DJ) 20 Plays Poké Flute music. Used to awaken Snorlax. Yes GSC
Let's All Sing Fern 18.5 Broadcasts music, either a march or a lullaby. Crystal only C
Places and People Lily 16.5 Talk show discussing Kanto locations or Trainers the player has faced. Crystal only* C

Layout

Inside design

Generations I and III

Version 1F 2F 3F 4F 5F 6F 7F
Red Pokémon Tower 1F RBY.png Pokémon Tower 2F RBY.png Pokémon Tower 3F RBY.png Pokémon Tower 4F RBY.png Pokémon Tower 5F RBY.png Pokémon Tower 6F RBY.png Pokémon Tower 7F RBY.png
Blue
Yellow
FireRed Pokémon Tower 1F FRLG.png Pokémon Tower 2F FRLG.png Pokémon Tower 3F FRLG.png Pokémon Tower 4F FRLG.png Pokémon Tower 5F FRLG.png Pokémon Tower 6F FRLG.png Pokémon Tower 7F FRLG.png
LeafGreen
  

Generations II and IV

Version 1F
Gold Lavender Radio Tower 1F GSC.png
Silver
Crystal
HeartGold Lavender Radio Tower 1F HGSS.png
SoulSilver
  

Outside design

Pokémon Tower RBY.png Lavender Radio Tower GSC.png Pokémon Tower FRLG.png Lavender Radio Tower HGSS.png
Generation I Generation II Generation III Generation IV

In the anime

Main series

The Pokémon Tower in the anime

The Pokémon Tower appeared in The Tower of Terror. It is depicted as a decrepit mansion rather than a graveyard as it is in the games.

Ash visited the tower after losing his Gym battle against Sabrina, and being advised by Sabrina's father to go to Lavender Town to catch himself a Ghost Pokémon in order to defeat Sabrina's Psychic Pokémon. Misty and Brock quickly got scared of the seemingly inexplicable events happening inside of the tower, and left Ash to conduct his search alone. He finally encountered Haunter and Gengar, two of the three residents of the tower. He tried to battle them, but soon found out that they were more interested in physical comedy than battling. As their comedy routine didn't work on Ash, the ghosts got sad and sank through the floor in depression. Ash tried to dive after them, but only ended up hitting the floor, causing an old chandelier to fall on him and Pikachu, killing them. Haunter then turned Ash and Pikachu into ghosts, and the two had some fun with the three ghosts, including playing some pranks with Brock and Misty, before eventually returning to their bodies. However, Haunter had enjoyed its time with Ash so much that it decided to follow him to Saffron City.

Unbeknownst by Ash and his friends, Team Rocket had also been hiding in the tower, seeking for a chance to steal Pikachu. Their plans were foiled, however, due to breaking floors and the pranks of the Ghost Pokémon. Ash even mistook their noises in the basement for the Ghost Pokémon, and had his Pikachu and Charmander attack them, eventually even throwing a Poké Ball at Jessie's face. At the end of the episode, the Team Rocket trio was seen tied up in Gastly, Haunter, and Gengar's carousel, forcing them to stay with the Ghost Pokémon for a while.

The exterior of the tower looks significantly smaller than what the game depicts it to be. It has a two horn-like objects protruding from the side of the tower, a balcony that appears to be a mouth and two eye-like windows on the very top of it, giving it a demonic appearance. There are also several other balconies and windows on the building.

The floors seem to be unstable as James falls through to the lower floor due to a single step, although it took the weight of the entire Team Rocket trio to break through the lower floor to the basement. The tower appears to have numerous rooms including a nursery, a dining room, and the aforementioned basement.

Pokémon

Pokémon Tower Gastly.png
Gastly
Pokémon Tower Gengar.png
Gengar


Pokémon previously seen at the Pokémon Tower

Sabrina Haunter.png
Haunter


Pokémon Origins

The Pokémon Tower in Pokémon Origins

The Pokémon Tower first appeared in File 2: Cubone, playing a similar role as in Pokémon Red and Blue.

Once Red arrived in Lavender Town, he soon heard rumors about a ghost that has been appearing in the Pokémon Tower, where people go to pay their respects to their deceased Pokémon. While visiting the Pokémon House, Red learned that Team Rocket had recently invided the tower and made its top floor their base. Upon hearing that Mr. Fuji had been taken hostage by Team Rocket when he had tried to convince them to leave, Red decided to go to the Pokémon Tower and save Mr. Fuji. Blue overheard the conversation and decided to defeat Team Rocket and save Mr. Fuji himself, so that he would be the revered hero of Lavender Town.

Initially, Blue believed that the ghost rumors were set up by Team Rocket to scare unwanted visitors away, but when he reached the sixth floor, he found himself attacked by a real ghost, and ran away in scare. His scream was heard by the Team Rocket members on the top floor, and one of them went to check it out. Blue soon bumped into Red, who had also come to the tower. As the ghost followed them, Red refused to run away, and sent his Charmeleon to battle the ghost. During the battle, Blue managed to sneak past the ghost and make his way to the upper floors, where he encountered the Team Rocket Grunt with the Silph Scope. He quickly defeated the Grunt with his Wartortle, snatched the Silph Scope, and rushed it to Red, who had found his attacks being useless against the ghost. With the Silph Scope, Red discovered that the ghost was actually the spirit of Marowak, a Pokémon that had been killed by Team Rocket. Before the battle could go on, Reina arrived with Cubone, Marowak's child. Seeing her child once again, Marowak finally found peace, and departed to the afterlife. Red then made his way to the top floor, where he battled one of the Team Rocket Grunt's with his Jolteon. With the help of Cubone, Jolteon was able to beat the Grunt's Koffing, forcing the Rockets to retreat in defeat. Mr. Fuji was then rescued, and the tower was opened to the public once again.

The Pokémon Tower made a brief cameo appearance in File 4: Charizard during an overview of Lavender Town.

Pokémon

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Marowak (ghost)


In the manga

The Electric Tale of Pikachu

The Pokémon Tower appeared in Haunting My Dreams. It was the home to a group of Gastly and their leader, a giant Haunter called the Black Fog. After the Black Fog had sucked out Sabrina's soul with its Dream Eater attack, Ash led a group of Trainers to Lavender Town, their plan being to capture the Black Fog in a giant Poké Ball. Although the capture initially seemed successful, the Black Fog escaped by using Explosion to destroy the capture device from the inside. This act, however, left it severely weakened and vulnerable to regular Poké Balls. With this advantage on his side, Ash chased the Black Fog into the tower and managed to corner it, attempting to catch the giant Gas Pokémon with an Ultra Ball. However, just before the ball could make contact with the Black Fog, it used Self-Destruct, killing itself and collapsing the tower. With its death, Sabrina recovered and teleported to the site. It was then revealed that past people had treated the Black Fog as a god, and, having gotten used to this treatment, it had chosen to kill itself rather than be caught by a human. Ash, though, was left saddened for having wasted all of his allowance on the Ultra Ball that he had just lost.

Pokémon

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Gastly (multiple)
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Black Fog


Magical Pokémon Journey

Pokémon Tower in Magical Pokémon Journey

The Pokémon Tower debuted in Raichu's Best Friend. When Pikachu and his friend see a picture that they took, they spot a ghost within the picture. Afterwards, the ghost returns and switches to her human form. The ghost turns out to be a girl named Sandy who wants the group to do a favor for her and find her friend. Sandy sends the group to the Pokémon Tower in order to find her Raichu.

Once the group enters the tower, they are bombarded by many ghosts of the deceased Pokémon within the tower.

Pokémon

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Raichu
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Psyduck (multiple)
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Golbat
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Charmander
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Poliwag
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Victreebel
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Ninetales
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Growlithe


Pokémon Adventures

Pokémon Tower in Pokémon Adventures

Red, Green & Blue arc

The Pokémon Tower appeared in Sigh for Psyduck and That Awful Arbok!. When Red had come to Lavender Town, he found out from Mr. Fuji that there are stories of Pokémon ghosts that appear from the tower. After learning that Blue had gone inside and not returned for two weeks, Red decided to investigate the area.

Upon entering, Red was attacked by various zombie Pokémon that were being controlled by a mysterious purple fog. In addition, he discovered that Blue and his Charmeleon were also being controlled by the fog. Once he figured out that the fog was actually a Gastly, Red managed to free Blue and Charmeleon upon defeating the culprit. The Gastly's owner was subsequently revealed to be Koga, a Gym Leader working for Team Rocket, who had taken over the tower as a base for the organization. The tower was damaged when Koga's Arbok kept using Acid to attack Red and Blue, but was repaired by the townspeople after Koga was defeated and driven off.

Pokémon

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Psyduck (zombie)
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Lickitung (multiple; zombies)
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Slowbro (multiple; zombies)
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Tangela (multiple; zombies)
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Slowpoke (multiple; zombies)
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Gastly
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Arbok


Pokémon Zensho

Pokémon Tower in Pokémon Zensho

The Pokémon Tower appeared in Celadon City. After visiting the Lavender Volunteer Pokémon House and learning about the tower, Satoshi tried to enter it, but was scared away by the ghosts inside. He then witnessed two Team Rocket Grunts exiting the tower and overheard them talking about the Silph Scope. As such, he decided to follow them.

After having managed to snatch himself a Silph Scope from Team Rocket's hideout in Celadon City, Satoshi returned to the Pokémon Tower, now being able to identify the ghosts inside as Ghost-type Pokémon. At the top floor, he found Mr. Fuji, who was being held hostage by Giovanni and a pair of Team Rocket Grunts. Giovanni summoned the spirit of his dead Machamp to attack Satoshi, but another ghost suddenly appeared and defeated Machamp, driving Team Rocket off. With Team Rocket gone, Mr. Fuji was able to calm the ghost's spirit, revealing that it was actually a Marowak killed by Team Rocket, which was now able to peacefully depart into the afterlife.

Pokémon

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Gastly
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Gengar
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Machamp
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Marowak (ghost)


In the TCG

This listing is of cards mentioning and/or featuring the Pokémon Tower in the Pokémon Trading Card Game.

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 #
Pokémon Tower T [St] Wizards Black Star Promos   42 Expansion Sheet 3 Uncommon  
 


In the magazines

News about the Pokémon Tower
(Pokémon Power magazine)

Pokémon Power

In Pokémon Power (issue 2, page 3), it is said that visitors have reported seeing ghosts in the Pokémon Tower these days. This article also makes a reference to the TV show The X-Files by mentioning that the government has sent special agents Mulder and Scully to investigate the Pokémon Tower.

Trivia

  • The song for the Pokémon Tower was briefly arranged for the song Ghost Dive.
  • In Generation I only, the player will be unable to defeat the Channelers and reach the end of the Pokémon Tower if there are no available moves (with PP remaining) that can damage Ghost-type Pokémon, either directly or indirectly such as via confusion. This is due to the fact that in this generation, Ghost-type Pokémon are immune to Struggle (being a Normal-type move) and all opposing Pokémon have infinite PP. This applies to the battle against Agatha at the Indigo Plateau as well.

In other languages

Language Title
Chinese Cantonese 寶可夢塔 Pokémon Taap *
寵物小精靈的魔塔 Chúngmaht Síujīnglìhng-dīk Mōtaap *
寵物小精靈塔 Chúngmaht Síujīnglìhng Taap *
小精靈高塔 Síujīnglìhng-dīk Mōtaap *
Mandarin 寶可夢塔 / 宝可梦塔 Pokémon Tǎ *
神奇寶貝的靈骨塔 / 神奇宝贝的灵骨塔 Shénqíbǎobèi-de Línggǔtǎ *
神奇寶貝塔 / 神奇宝贝塔 Shénqíbǎobèi Tǎ *
宝可梦的灵骨塔 Pokémon-de Línggǔtǎ *
宠物小精灵的灵骨塔 Chǒngwùxiǎojīnglíng-de Línggǔtǎ *
宠物小精灵塔 Chǒngwùxiǎojīnglíng Tǎ *
小精灵塔 Xiǎojīnglíng Tǎ *
Denmark Flag.png Danish Pokémon-tårnet
Finland Flag.png Finnish Pokémon-torni
France Flag.png French Tour Pokémon
Germany Flag.png German Pokémon-Turm
Italy Flag.png Italian Torre Pokémon
South Korea Flag.png Korean 포켓몬타워 Pokémon Tower
Norway Flag.png Norwegian Pokémontårnet
Poland Flag.png Polish Wieża Pokémonów
Portugal Flag.png Portuguese Torre Pokémon
Spain Flag.png Spanish Torre Pokémon
Sweden Flag.png Swedish Pokémon-tornet
Turkey Flag.png Turkish Pokémon Kulesi
Vietnam Flag.png Vietnamese Tháp Pokémon

See also



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