Roshan City
| Roshan City ローシャン Rōshan | |
 Roshan City | |
| Region | Unova |
| Debut | Kyurem VS. The Sword of Justice |
Roshan City (Japanese: ローシャン Rōshan) is an animated series-exclusive location in Unova. It is one of the settings of Kyurem VS. The Sword of Justice.
Roshan City is a sprawling city accessible by train. Underneath the city are disused subway tunnels, and one of the old stations has been transformed into a museum for old transportation devices.
A train track that leads to Roshan City connects it with Windy Station and probably other locations as well. Ash and his friends took the train to Roshan City and on their way met an injured Keldeo. When they arrived in Roshan City, they immediately took it to the city's Pokémon Center. The Nurse Joy there told them more about Keldeo and the Swords of Justice. After Keldeo was healed, Ash, Iris, Cilan took Keldeo outside and ate dinner with it.
Shortly afterwards, they were attacked by a group of Cryogonal, which were sent by Kyurem. A wild chase followed, continuing through the city's disused subway tunnels, until Ash and his friends managed to escape the city with a blimp from Roshan City's museum of old transportation devices.
Trivia
Origin
Roshan City is modeled after various locations in Tokyo, such as the special wards of Shinjuku and Shinagawa along with the waterfront district of Tennōzu Isle[1]. Director Kunihiko Yuyama had expressed a desire to incorporate reality into the film in light of the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake, leading to Japan being chosen as a basis for the setting.
Names
| Language | Name | Origin |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese | ローシャン Rōshan | Possibly from the name Roshan where it is derived from روشن rōšan (Persian for "bright") |
| English, German | Roshan City | Transcription of its Japanese name |
| European Spanish, Latin American Spanish |
Ciudad Roshan | From its English name |
| Italian | Roscianopoli | From its English name and the placename suffix -poli (city) |
| Korean | 로샨 Roshan | Transcription of its Japanese name |
| Chinese (Taiwan) | 洛祥 Luòxiáng | Transcription of its Japanese name |
| Chinese (Hong Kong) | 洛祥 Lokchèuhng | |
| Polish | Miasto Roshan | From its English name |
References
- ↑ Interview with Kōichi Yamadera and Director Kunihiko Yuyama[dead link] on Oricon (archived) (Japanese)
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