The Olivine Lighthouse[1][2] (Japanese: アサギのとうだいAsagi's Lighthouse),[3] usually shortened to Lighthouse (Japanese: とうだいLighthouse),[3][4] is a location in Johto.
According to the entrance sign, this place is known as the Glitter Lighthouse (Japanese: かがやきのとうだいRadiance Lighthouse), but this name is never mentioned anywhere else in the games. In the Japanese version of Pokémon the Series, the lighthouse is referred by this name, but it was translated as Shining Lighthouse in the English dub.
It has also been referred to as Olivine City Lighthouse,[5]Olivine's Lighthouse,[6]Olivine City's lighthouse,[7]Lighthouse at Olivine[8], and in Japanese as アサギシティのとうだい (Asagi City's Lighthouse). Alternatively, Port Lighthouse (Japanese: みなとのとうだいPort Lighthouse).[9]
It is here that Trainers will first find Jasmine, the Olivine Gym Leader, from a hint by their rival. Amphy is an Ampharos who serves as a beacon for the Lighthouse. Recently, Amphy has become ill, and Jasmine, nurturing Amphy to health, will not leave for any reason until Amphy is cured. She asks the player if they will travel across the sea to nearby Cianwood City to get a SecretPotion, then bring it back to her.
In Generation IV, Gentleman Preston and Lass Connie are actually Trainers from the Gym, and will return there once Amphy has been cured. Also in Generation IV, once the player has spoken to her, Jasmine opens a door for them leading to an elevator that goes from the top floor directly back to the bottom.
Trainers with a telephone symbol by their names will give their Pokégear number to the player, and may call or be called for a rematch with higher-level Pokémon.
Trainers with a telephone symbol by their names will give their Pokégear number to the player, and may call or be called for a rematch with higher-level Pokémon.
Jasmine mentions this as "Olivine City's lighthouse". She says that Ethan got medicine for Amphy in the past.
Jasmine forms a sync pair with an Ampharos. She says that the (unnamed) lighthouse keeper has been training this Ampharos to become Amphy's successor in the lighthouse.
Once the player reaches friendship level 100 with Jasmine in the Trainer Lodge, they can purchase a replica of this lighthouse in the Lodge Exchange to display in the Trainer Lodge.
The Olivine Lighthouse, known as the "Shining Lighthouse" in the English dub, remains an important landmark and a popular tourist attraction in Olivine City. However, a neighboring electric lighthouse now does most of its work. An Ampharos has historically been the light source, and this tradition continues under Myron's watch.
In Fight for the Light!, Ash and his friends ventured over to the Shining Lighthouse so Ash could challenge Jasmine to a Gymbattle. However, Jasmine was too concerned about her Ampharos, Sparkle, because it was ill. Team Rocket showed up on the scene and in their scheme to capture Sparkle, but were foiled by Janina and her Onix. Ash and his friends agreed to join Janina in traveling to Cianwood City to get medicine for Sparkle. They obtained the medicine in the following episode, and Janina returned to Olivine City with it, while Ash's group decided they would travel through the Whirl Islands while waiting for Jasmine to feel up for a Gym battle.
In Throwing in the Noctowl!, the light of the Shining Lighthouse helped Wings Alexander through the thick fog and avoid crashing his plane, which had Ash's group and Team Rocket aboard, into the Olivine sea cliffs. Janina, Jasmine, and a fully recovered Sparkle waved from the lighthouse as the plane corrected its course.
In Pokémon Gold, Silver, and Crystal, Jasmine leaves the top floor by walking north, where the only visible exit would be by falling into the hole. In Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver, there is an elevator available on the north wall, but Jasmine does not take it; instead, she leaves by walking south and going down the ladder, even though this way is actually a dead end.
Jasmine makes a reference to this lighthouse when she meets the player in Sunyshore City. She says that one of the reasons Sunyshore reminds her of Olivine is because it has a tall lighthouse like her hometown.
In other languages
Glitter Lighthouse (games)/Shining Lighthouse (Pokémon the Series)
↑ 3.03.1Lighthouse (Japanese: アサギのとうだいAsagi's Lighthouse) is the name of this area as seen on the Pokégear's Town Map, the meeting location for a Pokémon hatched here, or when the player enters this area.
Ampharos (HeartGold & SoulSilver 14/123)
Lightning Energy (HeartGold & SoulSilver 118/123)
