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* Cinnabar Island and [[Vermilion City]] are named after the same color in the English versions of the Pokémon games but not in the Japanese versions, since {{tt|グレン|guren}} ''crimson'' refers to a shade of red while {{tt|クチバ|kuchiba}} ''vermilion'' refers to a shade of orange. Vermilion is an orange-red pigment, produced from the orange-red mineral cinnabar. This explains why Cinnabar Island is colored red while Vermilion City is colored orange in the [[Generation I]] games when played with the [[Super Game Boy]] enhancements enabled on a compatible system or with the [[Game Boy Color]] enhancements available in the international releases of {{game|Yellow}}. | * Cinnabar Island and [[Vermilion City]] are named after the same color in the English versions of the Pokémon games but not in the Japanese versions, since {{tt|グレン|guren}} ''crimson'' refers to a shade of red while {{tt|クチバ|kuchiba}} ''vermilion'' refers to a shade of orange. Vermilion is an orange-red pigment, produced from the orange-red mineral cinnabar. This explains why Cinnabar Island is colored red while Vermilion City is colored orange in the [[Generation I]] games when played with the [[Super Game Boy]] enhancements enabled on a compatible system or with the [[Game Boy Color]] enhancements available in the international releases of {{game|Yellow}}. | ||
* It is the southernmost location in both [[Kanto]] and [[Johto]] that the player can {{m|Fly}} to. | * It is the southernmost location in both [[Kanto]] and [[Johto]] that the player can {{m|Fly}} to. | ||
* In an old Pokémon.com summary, it was called the '''Glen Island''', which comes from the Japanese name.<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/19991012205011/http://pokemon.com/cartoons/lastten.html Pokémon World - Cartoons] (archive)</ref> | |||
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| Alternate romanization of グレン (Guren). Pulau means island. | | Alternate romanization of グレン (Guren). Pulau means island. | ||
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